1st CMC 1800 Classical Chess Busana Menara MARA

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71 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 18 Apr 2026 to 19 Apr 2026 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1691, and top seed was Haqqi Mohd Hatta (🇲🇾 MAS, 1766).

Izzul Imanuddin Ishak (🇲🇾 MAS, 1732) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Thamil Chelvan Poovendtiran (6.0) and Nur Izzuddin Zakaria (6.0). Ishak shared the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Nur Izzuddin Zakaria (1529) beat Haqqi Mohd Hatta (1766), a +237-point gap.

Location

🇲🇾Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Dates

18 Apr 2026 → 19 Apr 2026

Time control

Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇲🇾Haqqi Mohd Hatta1766

Avg top 10

1,691

Participants

Federations · 2 represented

🇲🇾Malaysia×56

🇵🇹Portugal×1

Top 3

🥇
Izzul Imanuddin Ishak
🇲🇾MAS·1732
6.0pts·1937perf+62.8
🥈
Thamil Chelvan Poovendtiran
🇲🇾MAS·1684
6.0pts·1901perf+66.4
🥉
Nur Izzuddin Zakaria
🇲🇾MAS·1529
6.0pts·2431perf+101.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 3 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Poovendtiran6Ishak6Zakaria6Ariff5.5Nazli Syam5.5Vijayan5.5

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 6.0/7. Ishak takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (31.5).

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Thamil Chelvan Poovendtiran drew with Izzul Imanuddin Ishak (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Thamil Chelvan Poovendtiran 3 wins (R4–R6)Izzul Imanuddin Ishak 3 wins (R1–R3)Nur Izzuddin Zakaria 6 wins (R2–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Thamil Chelvan Poovendtiran	*	½	—	—
2Izzul Imanuddin Ishak	½	*	—	1
3Nur Izzuddin Zakaria	—	—	*	—
4Syawal Aqmar Shahrir Ariff	—	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Ishak, Izzul Imanuddin	1732	MAS	+25N	+7B	+8N	=4N	+14B	+6B	=2N	6.0	31.5	35.5	29.75	1937	+62.8
2	Poovendtiran, Thamil Chelvan	1684	MAS	+41B	+26N	=22B	+15N	+12B	+19N	=1B	6.0	27.0	30.0	25.00	1901	+66.4
3	Zakaria, Nur Izzuddin	1529	MAS	F	+53N	+65B	+17B	+40N	+24N	+12B	6.0	20.5	21.5	19.50	2431	+101.6
4	Nazli Syam, Naim Azraie	1764	MAS	+27N	+36B	+40N	=1B	=6N	+20B	=5N	5.5	28.5	31.5	23.00	1821	+9.8
5	Vijayan, Logitan	1542	MAS	+66B	=12B	+32N	=10N	+16B	+7N	=4B	5.5	28.0	29.0	21.50	1816	+72.4
6	Ariff, Syawal Aqmar Shahrir	1740	MAS	+33B	+20N	+45B	+19N	=4B	−1N	+13B	5.5	27.5	30.5	21.75	1827	+14.6
7	Yuvaraj, Harinesh	1520	MAS	+62B	−1N	+59B	+9N	+8N	−5B	+24B	5.0	27.5	29.5	18.00	1673	+41.2
8	Abdullah Khairi, Abdullah Al-Fateh	1573	MAS	+54B	+56N	−1B	+28N	−7B	+22N	+26B	5.0	25.5	27.5	16.50	1624	+14.0
9	Alexander, Matthew	1592	MAS	−23N	+60B	+27N	−7B	+25N	+21B	+20N	5.0	25.0	27.0	18.00	1692	+9.8
10	Leong, Kai Shenn	1644	MAS	+58N	+49B	=13N	=5B	−20N	+46B	+23N	5.0	24.0	26.0	17.00	1625	-2.6
11	Chia, Ming Ze	1554	MAS	−32N	+70B	+37N	=21B	+49N	=17B	+19B	5.0	22.5	22.5	14.75	1878	+57.6
12	Mohd Hatta, Haqqi	1766	MAS	+48B	=5N	+21N	+13B	−2N	+15B	−3N	4.5	30.5	33.5	18.75	1613	-43.2
13	Mohd Shohod, Shahrulnizam	1556	MAS	+70B	+34N	=10B	−12N	+33B	+14N	−6N	4.5	26.5	26.5	14.00	1654	+12.8
14	Che Cob, Mohd Amin	1652	MAS	+37B	=43N	+44B	+22N	−1N	−13B	+36N	4.5	24.5	27.5	15.50	1643	-0.8
15	Mohd Shahrul Annuar, Muhd Aariz Daniel	1547	MAS	+53B	=57N	+43B	−2B	+32N	−12N	+34B	4.5	23.0	25.0	13.50	1532	-3.2
16	Hasan Basri, Muhd Ariji	1641	MAS	+46B	−45N	+48B	+26N	−5N	=35B	+32N	4.5	22.5	25.5	15.25	1542	-14.8
17	Muhd Muhaimi, Muhd Uwais Aysar	1614	MAS	+67B	=44N	=57B	−3N	+56B	=11N	+33B	4.5	21.5	22.5	11.50	1566	-12.0
18	Muhd Rozali, Nur Arfah Irdina	1576	MAS	+60N	−23B	+25N	−49B	=41N	+37B	+35N	4.5	21.0	23.0	14.50	1609	+4.4
19	Mohd Sallehuddin, Aisyah	1604	MAS	+71N	+28B	+23N	−6B	+36N	−2B	−11N	4.0	28.0	28.0	11.50	1567	-12.0
20	Amir Hamzah, Asri Hafiy	1538	MAS	+47N	−6B	+35B	+57N	+10B	−4N	−9B	4.0	27.5	29.5	13.50	1560	+2.9
21	Boon, Kee Yeung	0	MAS	+24B	+29N	−12B	=11N	=34B	−9N	+45B	4.0	26.0	29.0	15.25	1610	0.0
22	Shu, Jun Hao Eloysius	1501	MAS	+52N	+30B	=2N	−14B	=38N	−8B	+46N	4.0	26.0	29.0	14.75	1598	+30.4
23	Abd Lazim, Amiruddin	0	MAS	+9B	+18N	−19B	+43N	−24B	+42N	−10B	4.0	25.5	28.5	15.50	1610	0.0
24	Kamaruddin, Ami Shamril	1566	MAS	−21N	+54B	+41N	+58B	+23N	−3B	−7N	4.0	24.5	26.5	11.50	1485	-17.6
25	Mohd Safarizan, Nur Widad Uzma	1465	MAS	−1B	+62N	−18B	+59N	−9B	+55N	+42B	4.0	23.0	25.0	9.50	1440	-5.6
26	Mohd Faizal, Muhd Fateh	1529	MAS	+69N	−2B	+64N	−16B	+58N	+40B	−8N	4.0	22.0	23.0	7.50	1508	-6.0
27	Vesvanathan, Akhilessh	1474	MAS	−4B	+61N	−9B	+65N	−42B	+50B	+44N	4.0	21.5	22.5	9.00	1430	-10.0
28	Ruslan, Haslindah	1480	MAS	+64B	−19N	+42B	−8B	−35N	+56N	+40B	4.0	20.5	22.0	9.50	1489	+1.0
29	Mohd Eizuddin, Muhd Elman	1544	MAS	+63N	−21B	−58N	+47B	=37N	+41B	=30N	4.0	19.5	21.5	11.75	1481	-13.6
30	Yeoh, Seng Hou	1599	MAS	+65B	−22N	=33B	−34N	+57B	+64N	=29B	4.0	18.5	19.5	8.25	1380	-17.8
31	Abdullah Khairi, Asma Najlaa	1438	MAS	=38B	−42N	=34B	−56N	+66B	+57N	+43B	4.0	17.0	18.0	9.50	1602	+25.6
32	Gerakios, Andre	0	POR	+11B	=38N	−5B	+44N	−15B	+48N	−16B	3.5	26.0	29.0	12.75	1560	0.0
33	Kardi, Muhd Marsaid	1469	MAS	−6N	+47B	=30N	+39B	−13N	+38B	−17N	3.5	25.5	28.5	12.00	1554	+24.4
34	Teoh, Zhi Xiang Isaac	0	MAS	+39N	−13B	=31N	+30B	=21N	=36B	−15N	3.5	24.5	28.0	13.25	1530	0.0
35	Kumaressan, Vetrivel	1420	MAS	+42B	−40B	−20N	+55N	+28B	=16N	−18B	3.5	23.0	25.5	11.75	1517	+28.4
36	Abu Bakar, Zamirah	1537	MAS	+61B	−4N	+67B	+38N	−19B	=34N	−14B	3.5	23.0	24.0	8.25	1546	+1.2
37	Shahril Azahar, Nur Adelia	1434	MAS	−14N	+50B	−11B	+62N	=29B	−18N	+65B	3.5	23.0	24.0	8.00	1260	-28.8
38	Lim, Kian Hwa	1654	MAS	=31N	=32B	+39N	−36B	=22B	−33N	+53B	3.5	22.0	24.5	11.75	1417	-31.6
39	Yeop, Mat Zaki	1502	MAS	−34B	+66N	−38B	−33N	+61B	=47N	+64B	3.5	17.0	18.0	6.00	762	-17.0
40	Abdullah Khairi, Ayshah Sakeenah	1577	MAS	+59B	+35N	−4B	+45N	−3B	−26N	−28N	3.0	26.0	28.0	8.50	1415	-52.8
41	Muhd Rozali, Nur Damia Irdina	1464	MAS	−2N	+69B	−24B	+53N	=18B	−29N	=48B	3.0	24.0	25.0	7.25	1329	-32.0
42	Vijayan, Shanvatana	1631	MAS	−35N	+31B	−28N	+60B	+27N	−23B	−25N	3.0	23.5	25.5	10.00	1383	-66.0
43	Mohd Safarizan, Muhd Salahuddin Al Ayyubi	1520	MAS	+50N	=14B	−15N	−23B	=44N	+58B	−31N	3.0	23.0	25.0	8.75	1442	-21.6
44	Asyraf, Lana Aesya	1505	MAS	+51N	=17B	−14N	−32B	=43B	+65N	−27B	3.0	22.5	23.5	7.75	1372	-26.8
45	Ng, Jin Jie	1516	MAS	+68N	+16B	−6N	−40B	−46N	+63B	−21N	3.0	22.0	23.0	7.50	1403	-24.0
46	Syed Sobri, Syed Remizan	1424	MAS	−16N	F	+61B	+50N	+45B	−10N	−22B	3.0	21.5	21.5	8.00	1383	-4.0
47	Khairul Ariffin, Muhd Zaid Imran	0	MAS	−20B	−33N	+52B	−29N	+67B	=39B	=51N	3.0	21.0	22.0	7.25	1345	0.0
48	Abdullah Khairi, Ali Kareemi	1476	MAS	−12N	+63B	−16N	+51B	=64N	−32B	=41N	3.0	20.5	22.0	7.25	1351	-18.4
49	Tee, Yuan Zhi Matthias	1516	MAS	+55B	−10N	+56B	+18N	−11B	F	F	3.0	19.0	19.0	9.00	1466	-8.0
50	FIDE 35896531	0	—	−43B	−37N	+54N	−46B	+59B	−27N	+68B	3.0	18.0	19.0	5.50	663	0.0
51	FIDE 5757762	0	—	−44B	−65N	+66B	−48N	=53B	+59N	=47B	3.0	14.5	15.5	5.75	691	0.0
52	FIDE 547000961	0	—	−22B	−59N	−47N	−63B	+70N	+66B	+60N	3.0	14.0	14.0	3.00	701	0.0
53	Irman, Abdullah Aiden	0	MAS	−15N	−3B	+68N	−41B	=51N	+67B	−38N	2.5	21.0	22.0	3.50	1282	0.0
54	FIDE 35883634	0	—	−8N	−24N	−50B	−61N	+68B	+62N	=55B	2.5	18.5	19.5	4.25	770	0.0
55	FIDE 35824832	0	—	−49N	−58B	+63N	−35B	+60N	−25B	=54N	2.5	17.0	19.0	5.25	657	0.0
56	Maniyarasu, Reshveen Sai	0	MAS	F	−8B	−49N	+31B	−17N	−28B	+58N	2.0	26.5	28.5	6.00	1383	0.0
57	FIDE 565001621	0	—	F	=15B	=17N	−20B	−30N	−31B	+63N	2.0	23.0	23.0	6.50	1307	0.0
58	Hassan, Mohd Azham	1426	MAS	−10B	+55N	+29B	−24N	−26B	−43N	−56B	2.0	22.5	24.5	6.50	1321	-24.0
59	FIDE 577038436	0	—	−40N	+52B	−7N	−25B	−50N	−51B	+66N	2.0	21.0	22.0	4.00	721	0.0
60	FIDE 35857420	0	—	−18B	−9N	+69B	−42N	−55B	+61N	−52B	2.0	20.0	21.0	3.00	800	0.0
61	FIDE 35873205	0	—	−36N	−27B	−46N	+54B	−39N	−60B	+70N	2.0	18.5	18.5	2.50	684	0.0
62	Mohd Shahrul Annuar, Nur Aara Daniel	0	MAS	−7N	−25B	+70N	−37B	−63N	−54B	+67N	2.0	18.0	18.0	1.00	1266	0.0
63	FIDE 35847824	0	—	−29B	−48N	−55B	+52N	+62B	−45N	−57B	2.0	17.5	19.5	5.00	712	0.0
64	Yuvaraj, Swareega	0	MAS	−28N	F	−26B	+67N	=48B	−30B	−39N	1.5	19.5	19.5	2.50	1307	0.0
65	FIDE 35876824	0	—	−30N	+51B	−3N	−27B	F	−44B	−37N	1.0	23.5	24.5	3.00	708	0.0
66	FIDE 35847816	0	—	−5N	−39B	−51N	+68B	−31N	−52N	−59B	1.0	21.0	22.0	1.00	694	0.0
67	Siow, Shayn Lynn	1415	MAS	−17N	+68B	−36N	−64B	−47N	−53N	−62B	1.0	17.0	18.0	1.00	776	-22.8
68	FIDE 565002822	0	—	−45B	−67N	−53B	−66N	−54N	+70B	−50N	1.0	13.0	13.0	0.00	666	0.0
69	Lo, Kai Hsiang	0	MAS	−26B	−41N	−60N	+70B	F	F	F	1.0	10.0	10.0	0.00	697	0.0
70	FIDE 565009479	0	—	−13N	−11N	−62B	−69N	−52B	−68N	−61B	0.0	17.5	18.5	0.00	755	0.0
71	Nathan, Shakti	1406	MAS	−19B	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	5.5	5.5	0.00	804	-9.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Zakaria, Nur IzzuddinMAS
+101.6
6.0 pts · #8
2Vijayan, LogitanMAS
+72.4
5.5 pts · #10
3Poovendtiran, Thamil ChelvanMAS
+66.4
6.0 pts · #1

Top rating losers

1Vijayan, ShanvatanaMAS
-66.0
3.0 pts · #34
2Abdullah Khairi, Ayshah SakeenahMAS
-52.8
3.0 pts · #28
3Mohd Hatta, HaqqiMAS
-43.2
4.5 pts · #12

Biggest upsets

R7+237 Elo gap
Zakaria, Nur Izzuddin1529 beat Mohd Hatta, Haqqi1766
R1+211 Elo gap
Kumaressan, Vetrivel1420 beat Vijayan, Shanvatana1631
R6+185 Elo gap
Kardi, Muhd Marsaid1469 beat Lim, Kian Hwa1654