GP Circuit 2026 Monthly Event - April
10 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 11 Apr 2026 to 12 Apr 2026 in Seri Kembangan, Selangor, Malaysia. Top 10 Elo average was 1523, and top seed was Kin Keuw Chek (🇲🇾 MAS, 1850).
Kartikeyan Rajendran (🇲🇾 MAS, 1840) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Muhd Eilfie Ismadi (4.0) and Xia Sean Lee (3.5). Rajendran won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Xia Sean Lee (1689) beat Kartikeyan Rajendran (1840), a +151-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R4; 2 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.
Muhd Eilfie Ismadi held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
2 players finish on 4.0/5. Rajendran takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (12.5).
Muhd Eilfie Ismadi lost to Kartikeyan Rajendran (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Muhd Eilfie Ismadi | * | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Kartikeyan Rajendran | 1 | * | 0 | 1 |
| 3Xia Sean Lee | 0 | 1 | * | — |
| 4Kin Keuw Chek | 0 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rajendran, Kartikeyan | 1840 | MAS | +8N | +5B | −3N | +4B | +2B | 4.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 10.50 | 1988 | +36.4 |
| 2 | Ismadi, Muhd Eilfie | 1800 | MAS | +9N | +4B | +5N | +3B | −1N | 4.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 9.50 | 1985 | +47.2 |
| 3 | Lee, Xia Sean | 1689 | MAS | +10B | +7N | +1B | −2N | =6B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 7.75 | 1794 | +17.8 |
| 4 | Chek, Kin Keuw | 1850 | MAS | +7B | −2N | =6B | −1N | +8B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 5.25 | 1673 | -21.6 |
| 5 | Mohd. Zain, Harith Kamil Zafri | 1830 | MAS | +6B | −1N | −2B | +9N | =7B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 4.75 | 1662 | -40.4 |
| 6 | Ku, Ee Enn | 1555 | MAS | −5N | +9B | =4N | =8B | =3N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 4.75 | 1691 | +30.8 |
| 7 | Mohayuddin, Afiq Syukri | 1575 | MAS | −4N | −3B | +8N | +10B | =5N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.75 | 1648 | +9.2 |
| 8 | Mohd Ashadi, Ahnaf Hadif | 1570 | MAS | −1B | +10N | −7B | =6N | −4N | 1.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.25 | 1389 | -32.4 |
| 9 | Ng, Jin Jie | 1516 | MAS | −2B | −6N | F | −5B | +10N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 932 | -29.2 |
| 10 | FIDE 565003667 | 0 | — | −3N | −8B | F | −7N | −9B | 0.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 791 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Ismadi, Muhd EilfieMAS+47.24.0 pts · #1
- 2Rajendran, KartikeyanMAS+36.44.0 pts · #2
- 3Ku, Ee EnnMAS+30.82.5 pts · #5
- 1Mohd. Zain, Harith Kamil ZafriMAS-40.42.5 pts · #6
- 2Mohd Ashadi, Ahnaf HadifMAS-32.41.5 pts · #8
- 3Ng, Jin JieMAS-29.21.0 pts · #10
- R3+151 Elo gap