Chesseddicts 2nd invitational Classical Event Karachi
Open Round-RobinStandard
12 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 04 Apr 2026 to 05 Apr 2026 in Karachi, Pakistan. Top 10 Elo average was 1015, and top seed was Aneeq Akhtar (🇵🇰 PAK, 1798).
Raif Jafri (🇵🇰 PAK, 1732) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Shayan Sohail Memon Jd Wala (3.5) and Ali Shah (3.0). Jafri won solo starting round 2.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Muhammad Asim Khan (1574) beat Aneeq Akhtar (1798), a +224-point gap.
Location
🇵🇰Karachi, Pakistan
Dates
04 Apr 2026 → 05 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇵🇰Pakistan×11
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsRaif Jafri led from R2; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R2–R5 · LEAD HELD
Raif Jafri never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Raif Jafri drew with Shayan Sohail Memon Jd Wala (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Raif Jafri 4 wins (R1–R4)Shayan Sohail Memon Jd Wala 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Raif Jafri | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2Shayan Sohail Memon Jd Wala | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Ali Shah | 0 | — | * | 0 |
| 4Aneeq Akhtar | — | — | 1 | * |
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 🇵🇰Raif Jafri | 1732 | * | ½ | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4.5 | 9.25 | 11.0 | -0.4 | 1722 |
| 3 | 🇵🇰Shayan Sohail Memon Jd Wala | 1722 | ½ | * | — | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3.5 | 5.75 | 10.5 | +15.2 | 1874 |
| 1 | 🇵🇰Ali Shah | 0 | 0 | — | * | 0 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.50 | 11.0 | 0.0 | 1726 |
| 6 | 🇵🇰Aneeq Akhtar | 1798 | — | — | 1 | * | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3.0 | 4.50 | 8.5 | -16.8 | 1636 |
| 5 | 🇵🇰Muhammad Haroon | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | * | — | — | 0 | — | ½ | 1 | — | 2.5 | 5.75 | 13.0 | 0.0 | 1695 |
| 2 | 🇵🇰sulman sarwar | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | * | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 3.50 | 11.5 | 0.0 | 1681 |
| 8 | 🇵🇰Muhammad Asim Khan | 1574 | — | — | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | * | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2.0 | 4.50 | 11.5 | +31.2 | 2598 |
| 7 | 🇵🇰Muhammad Zain | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | * | — | 0 | — | — | 2.0 | 5.50 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 1714 |
| 10 | 🇵🇰Sajjad Ali | 1697 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — | * | — | ½ | 1 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 9.5 | -14.4 | 998 |
| 12 | 🇵🇰Muhammad Umer | 1630 | — | 0 | — | — | ½ | — | — | 1 | — | * | — | — | 1.5 | 3.25 | 8.0 | -14.8 | 922 |
| 4 | 🇵🇰Muhammad Mohibullah Khan | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | ½ | — | * | — | 1.5 | 0.75 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 1667 |
| 11 | FIDE 7858744 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 937 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Muhammad Asim KhanPAK+31.22.0 pts · #8
- 2Shayan Sohail Memon Jd WalaPAK+15.23.5 pts · #3
- 3Ali ShahPAK0.03.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Aneeq AkhtarPAK-16.83.0 pts · #6
- 2Muhammad UmerPAK-14.81.5 pts · #12
- 3Sajjad AliPAK-14.41.5 pts · #10
Biggest upsets
- R1+224 Elo gap