Chess Mates' Scala Masters Classical Tournament
Open SwissStandard
12 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 09 May 2026 in Islamabad, Pakistan. Top 10 Elo average was 841, and top seed was Amish Kumar (🇵🇰 PAK, 1818).
Muhammad Hassan Tahir (🇵🇰 PAK, 1714) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Sana Ghaffar (3.5) and Arham Yunus Awan (3.0). Tahir won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Muhammad Hassan Tahir (1714) beat Amish Kumar (1818), a +104-point gap.
Location
🇵🇰Islamabad, Pakistan
Dates
09 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Avg top 10
841
Participants
12
Federations · 1 represented
🇵🇰Pakistan×10
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsMuhammad Hassan Tahir led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
7
3
2
1
1
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
Muhammad Hassan Tahir never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
R1–R5 · WIN STREAK
Muhammad Hassan Tahir won 5 in a row (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Muhammad Hassan Tahir | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2Sana Ghaffar | — | * | 1 | 0 |
| 3Arham Yunus Awan | 0 | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Zayd Mohammed Asim | — | 1 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muhammad Hassan Tahir | 1714 | PAK | +3N | +6B | +9N | +?N | +5B | 5.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.50 | 2524 | +40.8 |
| 2 | Sana Ghaffar | 0 | PAK | +?B | −4N | +11N | +3B | =?B | 3.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 5.00 | 1569 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Arham Yunus Awan | 0 | PAK | −1B | +?N | +4B | −2N | +8B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 5.00 | 1637 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Zayd Mohammed Asim | 1635 | PAK | −6N | +2B | −3N | +9B | +7B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 8.00 | 2448 | +41.2 |
| 5 | Abubakar Sattar | 1767 | PAK | +8B | +7N | −?B | +10N | −1N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 6.50 | 1665 | -5.4 |
| 6 | Muhammad Abdullah | 0 | PAK | +4B | −1N | =7B | −8N | +12B | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 4.25 | 1655 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Faiz Murtaza Noon | 1616 | PAK | +10B | −5B | =6N | +11B | −4N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 5.25 | 901 | -30.8 |
| 8 | FIDE 7856954 | 0 | — | −5N | −10B | +12N | +6B | −3N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.50 | 967 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Muhammad Mohsin Butt | 1680 | PAK | +12B | −?N | −1B | −4N | +10B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 875 | -40.4 |
| 10 | Raja Muhammad Zulqarnain | 0 | PAK | −7N | +8N | +?B | −5B | −9N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1448 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Abdul Samad | 0 | PAK | −?B | +12N | −2B | −7N | +?B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1559 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 7842970 | 0 | — | −9N | −11B | −8B | −?N | −6N | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 791 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Zayd Mohammed AsimPAK+41.23.0 pts · #3
- 2Muhammad Hassan TahirPAK+40.85.0 pts · #1
- 3Arham Yunus AwanPAK0.03.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Muhammad Mohsin ButtPAK-40.42.0 pts · #12
- 2Faiz Murtaza NoonPAK-30.82.5 pts · #10
- 3Abubakar SattarPAK-5.43.0 pts · #6
Biggest upsets
- R4+104 Elo gap