Singapore National Seniors Chess Championships 2026
Open SwissStandard
34 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 24 Apr 2026 to 02 May 2026 in Singapore, Singapore. 3 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1850, and top seed was Terry Toh (🇸🇬 SGP, IM, 2394).
Enrique Paciencia (🇸🇬 SGP, IM, 2253) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Martin Lee Mui Seng (5.0) and Huay Leon Warren Lim (5.0). Paciencia won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Cheng Hwee Chang (1648) beat Liong-On Mark Choong (CM, 1876), a +228-point gap.
Location
🇸🇬Singapore, Singapore
Dates
24 Apr 2026 → 02 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 3
IM×2
CM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇸🇬Singapore×28
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsIM Enrique Paciencia led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
13
6
3
1
1
1
1
R4–R7 · LEAD HELD
IM Enrique Paciencia never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
IM Enrique Paciencia 6 wins (R1–R6)Kok Onn Osric Mooi 3 wins (R5–R7)Martin Lee Mui Seng 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMEnrique Paciencia | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2Kok Onn Osric Mooi | — | * | 0 | — |
| 3Martin Lee Mui Seng | 0 | 1 | * | ½ |
| 4Sherng Yu Lim | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paciencia, EnriqueIM | 2253 | SGP | +20B | +17N | +18B | +8N | +2B | +12N | =9B | 6.5 | 23.0 | 26.0 | 24.00 | 2348 | +6.0 |
| 2 | Lee Mui Seng, Martin | 0 | SGP | +4B | +24N | +3N | =9B | −1N | +6B | =5N | 5.0 | 30.0 | 32.0 | 21.00 | 1844 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Lim, Huay Leon Warren | 1684 | SGP | +21B | +26N | −2B | +22N | −12N | +10B | +8B | 5.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 15.50 | 1933 | +24.0 |
| 4 | Mooi, Kok Onn Osric | 1695 | SGP | −2N | +28B | +19N | −7B | +23N | +11B | +14B | 5.0 | 22.5 | 24.0 | 14.50 | 1829 | +18.4 |
| 5 | Lim, Sherng Yu | 1742 | SGP | +28N | =13B | =22B | +23N | =7N | +24B | =2B | 5.0 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 13.75 | 1767 | +5.2 |
| 6 | Tan, Chee Fai Henry | 0 | SGP | +23B | −9N | +10B | =18N | +13B | −2N | +16B | 4.5 | 23.0 | 25.5 | 15.00 | 1679 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Tobin, Paul Nicholas | 1639 | SGP | +34B | +31N | −8B | +4N | =5B | −9N | +15B | 4.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 12.00 | 1693 | +4.4 |
| 8 | Choong, Liong-On MarkCM | 1876 | SGP | +19N | +11B | +7N | −1B | −24N | +18B | −3N | 4.0 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 14.50 | 1764 | -18.4 |
| 9 | Polistico, Eliodoro B | 1827 | SGP | F | +6B | +13N | =2N | F | +7B | =1N | 4.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 18.25 | 2063 | +16.2 |
| 10 | Chin, Chee Shun | 1524 | SGP | −15N | +21B | −6N | +16B | +29B | −3N | +25N | 4.0 | 21.5 | 23.0 | 10.00 | 1697 | +18.0 |
| 11 | Ohng, Kok Yeong Kevin | 1633 | SGP | +25B | −8N | +20B | −13N | +22B | −4N | +19B | 4.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 10.50 | 1539 | -13.4 |
| 12 | Toh, TerryIM | 2394 | SGP | F | F | +14B | +17N | +3B | −1B | +24N | 4.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 13.50 | 2286 | -3.7 |
| 13 | Tam, Hung Wah | 1505 | SGP | +32B | =5N | −9B | +11B | −6N | +17N | F | 3.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 10.50 | 1804 | +60.8 |
| 14 | Lean, Boon Cheng Richard | 1672 | SGP | =22N | +16B | −12N | F | +20B | +19B | −4N | 3.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 10.75 | 1764 | +10.8 |
| 15 | Lim, Su Hui Chopper | 0 | SGP | +10B | −18N | −17B | =28N | +30B | +26B | −7N | 3.5 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 7.75 | 1513 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Chew, Lip Teck | 1712 | SGP | =33B | −14N | +31B | −10N | +28B | +21B | −6N | 3.5 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 5.75 | 797 | -52.0 |
| 17 | Wong, Shyun Fwu Aldrin | 1638 | SGP | +29N | −1B | +15N | −12B | −19N | −13B | +30N | 3.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 6.00 | 969 | -30.4 |
| 18 | Lee, Kam Fai | 1646 | SGP | +30N | +15B | −1N | =6B | F | −8N | =22B | 3.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 8.00 | 1160 | -11.6 |
| 19 | Chan Kok Wah | 1499 | SGP | −8B | +25N | −4B | +31N | +17B | −14N | −11N | 3.0 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 6.00 | 1458 | -10.8 |
| 20 | Lim, Thye Kee Norman | 1501 | SGP | −1N | +29B | −11N | +30B | −14N | −25B | +34N | 3.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 2.50 | 935 | -27.2 |
| 21 | FIDE 129104795 | 0 | — | −3N | −10N | +34B | +32B | F | −16N | +23B | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 3.50 | 1412 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Chua, Chee Peng | 0 | SGP | =14B | F | =5N | −3B | −11N | +32B | =18N | 2.5 | 21.5 | 22.0 | 6.75 | 1525 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Sathrugnan, Ravi Sivashankar | 1507 | SGP | −6N | +30B | +32N | −5B | −4B | =29N | −21N | 2.5 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 2.75 | 909 | -18.8 |
| 24 | Chang, Cheng Hwee | 1648 | SGP | F | −2B | F | +26N | +8B | −5N | −12B | 2.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 6.00 | 1786 | +12.4 |
| 25 | Lim, Jimmy S | 0 | SGP | −11N | −19B | −30N | F | +27B | +20N | −10B | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 5.00 | 1463 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Han, Lam Hin Victor | 1480 | SGP | F | −3B | +27N | −24B | F | −15N | +29B | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 3.50 | 1491 | +1.2 |
| 27 | Lim, Heng Lip James | 1518 | SGP | −31B | +34N | −26B | −29N | −25N | +28B | F | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.50 | 680 | -11.0 |
| 28 | Foo, Weng Chew | 1401 | SGP | −5B | −4N | F | =15B | −16N | −27N | +32B | 1.5 | 20.0 | 20.5 | 2.75 | 862 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Lim, Beng Seng Ronald | 0 | SGP | −17B | −20N | F | +27B | −10N | =23B | −26N | 1.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 3.25 | 1334 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 5866995 | 0 | — | −18B | −23N | +25B | −20N | −15N | F | −17B | 1.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 2.00 | 771 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 129104777 | 0 | — | +27N | −7B | −16N | −19B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.00 | 1399 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 5890594 | 0 | — | −13N | F | −23B | −21N | +34B | −22N | −28N | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 703 | 0.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 5890438 | 0 | — | =16N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.75 | 1712 | 0.0 |
| 34 | FIDE 5890942 | 0 | — | −7N | −27B | −21N | F | −32N | F | −20B | 0.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 753 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Tam, Hung WahSGP+60.83.5 pts · #11
- 2Lim, Huay Leon WarrenSGP+24.05.0 pts · #8
- 3Mooi, Kok Onn OsricSGP+18.45.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Chew, Lip TeckSGP-52.03.5 pts · #30
- 2Wong, Shyun Fwu AldrinSGP-30.43.0 pts · #31
- 3Lim, Thye Kee NormanSGP-27.23.0 pts · #25
Biggest upsets
- R5+228 Elo gap
- R7+192 Elo gap
- R4+188 Elo gap