Bishop Bash Classical Chess Tournament, 2026 UNDER - 1800 Rating

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22 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 24 Apr 2026 to 25 Apr 2026 in Lahore, Pakistan. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1585, and top seed was Hashmi Amr Iftikhar (🇵🇰 PAK, 1680).

Issam Bashir (🇵🇰 PAK, 1674) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Muhammad Ayan Ahsan (3.5) and Hashmi Amr Iftikhar (3.5). Bashir won solo starting round 4.

Location

🇵🇰Lahore, Pakistan

Dates

24 Apr 2026 → 25 Apr 2026

Time control

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

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇵🇰Hashmi Amr Iftikhar1680

Avg top 10

1,585

Participants

Titled players · 1

WCM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇵🇰Pakistan×17

Top 3

🥇
Issam Bashir
🇵🇰PAK·1674
4.0pts·1778perf+21.2
🥈
Muhammad Ayan Ahsan
🇵🇰PAK·1656
3.5pts·1717perf+9.6
🥉
Hashmi Amr Iftikhar
🇵🇰PAK·1680
3.5pts·1667perf-3.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Issam Bashir led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Bashir4Rehman3.5Kamran3.5Amr Iftikhar3.5Ahsan3.5Aamir3.5

R4–R5 · LEAD HELD

Issam Bashir held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Issam Bashir drew with Rayaan Rehman (Black).

R1–R5 · UNBEATEN

Issam Bashir went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Issam Bashir	*	½	—	1
2Rayaan Rehman	½	*	—	—
3Anas Kamran	—	—	*	—
4Hashmi Amr Iftikhar	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Issam Bashir	1674	PAK	+18N	+8B	=4N	+3B	=2N	4.0	13.5	14.5	11.00	1778	+21.2
2	Muhammad Ayan Ahsan	1656	PAK	=13B	+10N	=6B	+9N	=1B	3.5	13.5	16.0	11.00	1717	+9.6
3	Amr Iftikhar, Hashmi	1680	PAK	+10B	=6N	+9B	−1N	+12B	3.5	13.5	16.0	10.25	1667	-3.2
4	Rayaan Rehman	1448	PAK	+20B	+16N	=1B	=7N	=6B	3.5	12.5	13.5	8.00	1673	+47.6
5	Anas Kamran	1595	PAK	+11B	−9N	+12N	=8B	+16N	3.5	11.5	13.0	8.50	1614	+3.2
6	Ashaz Merchant	1563	PAK	+19N	=3B	=2N	+18B	=4N	3.5	11.5	12.5	7.25	1595	+5.2
7	Muhammad Mujtaba Aamir	1605	PAK	+21N	=12B	+15N	=4B	=8N	3.5	10.5	11.0	6.50	1505	-16.4
8	Muhammad Hamza Ali Peerzada	1556	PAK	+22B	−1N	+14B	=5N	=7B	3.0	13.0	13.0	5.50	1500	-8.8
9	Aayat AsmiWCM	1538	PAK	+17N	+5B	−3N	−2B	+18N	3.0	11.5	12.5	5.50	1519	-2.8
10	Ahmed, Iyaad Moeed	0	PAK	−3N	−2B	+19N	+17B	+14N	3.0	10.0	11.0	4.00	868	0.0
11	Huzzaifa Hassan Khan	0	PAK	−5N	−17B	+21N	+22B	+15B	3.0	6.5	6.5	2.00	795	0.0
12	Muhammad Chaudhry	1511	PAK	+14B	=7N	−5B	+15N	−3N	2.5	12.5	14.0	5.25	1354	-21.2
13	Afzal Raahim Naeem	0	PAK	=2N	−15B	+17N	−16B	+22N	2.5	7.5	7.5	2.75	1370	0.0
14	FIDE 7856016	0	—	−12N	+21B	−8N	+19B	−10B	2.0	9.5	10.0	1.50	734	0.0
15	FIDE 7843666	0	—	=16B	+13N	−7B	−12B	−11N	1.5	11.5	13.0	3.25	1256	0.0
16	Qamar, Hafsa	1470	PAK	=15N	−4B	F	+13N	−5B	1.5	11.0	11.0	3.25	722	-34.4
17	Muhammad Shaheer	0	PAK	−9B	+11N	−13B	−10N	F	1.0	11.5	11.5	3.00	738	0.0
18	Muhammad Aarib Khan	0	PAK	−1B	+22N	F	−6N	−9B	1.0	11.5	11.5	0.00	792	0.0
19	FIDE 7865830	0	—	−6B	−20N	−10B	−14N	+21N	1.0	9.5	10.0	0.50	763	0.0
20	FIDE 7837666	0	—	−4N	+19B	F	F	F	1.0	5.5	5.5	1.00	648	0.0
21	FIDE 7865104	0	—	−7B	−14N	−11B	=?N	−19B	0.5	9.5	9.5	0.00	805	0.0
22	Muhammad Ghaus Akbar Mehmood	0	PAK	−8N	−18B	F	−11N	−13B	0.0	9.5	9.5	0.00	756	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Rayaan RehmanPAK
+47.6
3.5 pts · #2
2Issam BashirPAK
+21.2
4.0 pts · #1
3Muhammad Ayan AhsanPAK
+9.6
3.5 pts · #5

Top rating losers

1Qamar, HafsaPAK
-34.4
1.5 pts · #16
2Muhammad ChaudhryPAK
-21.2
2.5 pts · #12
3Muhammad Mujtaba AamirPAK
-16.4
3.5 pts · #6