1st WCTC Chess Tournament 2026

Round-RobinStandard

45 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 24 Jun 2026 to 28 Jun 2026 in Mandalay, Myanmar. Top 10 Elo average was 1675, and top seed was Nyan Bhone Htet (🇲🇲 MYA, 1772).

Hein Myat Thu (🇲🇲 MYA, 1702) won with 9.0/9, ahead of Hein Myat Aung (8.0) and Bhone Sett Ti (6.5). Thu won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 8: Okkar Min Myat (1499) beat Phone Say Thaw (1692), a +193-point gap.

Location

🇲🇲Mandalay, Myanmar

Dates

24 Jun 2026 → 28 Jun 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes for game with 30 seconds delay from move 1

System

Round-robin · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇲🇲Nyan Bhone Htet1772

Avg top 10

1,675

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇲🇲Myanmar×30

Top 3

🥇
Hein Myat Thu
🇲🇲MYA·1702
9.0pts·2462perf+62.4
🥈
Hein Myat Aung
🇲🇲MYA·1650
8.0pts·1995perf+101.2
🥉
Bhone Sett Ti
🇲🇲MYA·1549
6.5pts·1831perf+50.4

How it unfolded

Top 14 · 9 rounds

Hein Myat Thu led from R5 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Thu#1Aung#2Thiha#3Bhone Sett#4Htet#8Khit#10Khant#13Htut#14Scit#26Tun#6Phyo#7Eaint#9Hlaing#12Htut#16

R5–R9 · LEAD HELD

Hein Myat Thu never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Hein Myat Thu beat Hein Myat Aung (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Hein Myat Thu 9 wins (R1–R9)Hein Myat Aung 4+4 wins (R1–R4, R6–R9)Kyaw Thiha 4 wins (R1–R4)

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Hein Myat Thu	1702	MYA	+28B	+10N	+13B	+3N	+2B	+5N	+7B	+8N	+6B	9.0	49.5	53.5	53.50	2462	+62.4
2	Hein Myat Aung	1650	MYA	+35N	+26B	+6N	+18B	−1N	+24B	+4N	+3B	+7N	8.0	47.0	50.0	41.00	1995	+101.2
3	Bhone Sett Ti	1549	MYA	+19N	+14B	+11N	−1B	=4N	+27B	+5B	−2N	+17N	6.5	50.0	54.0	33.75	1831	+50.4
4	Nyan Bhone Htet	1772	MYA	+45N	+8B	−5N	+20N	=3B	+10N	−2B	+11B	+14N	6.5	47.5	48.0	30.25	1758	-36.4
5	Kyaw Thiha	1645	MYA	+39B	+23N	+4B	+24N	=16B	−1B	−3N	+19N	+10B	6.5	45.5	47.5	29.50	1826	+65.2
6	Zan Lin Htut	0	MYA	+40B	+9N	−2B	−13N	+28B	+15N	+16N	+25B	−1N	6.0	46.0	48.0	26.00	1673	+28.8
7	Myint Thaw Khant	1642	MYA	−34N	+33B	+21N	+26B	+18N	+25B	−1N	+14B	−2B	6.0	42.5	45.5	25.50	1759	+38.4
8	Thar Khit	1577	MYA	+42B	−4N	+39N	=15B	+11N	=16B	+24N	−1B	+25N	6.0	41.0	43.0	22.50	1726	0.0
9	Tha Scit	1607	MYA	+33N	−6B	+35N	−25B	+34N	−14B	+36N	+26B	+24N	6.0	32.0	35.0	20.00	1547	+10.4
10	Aung Khant Phyo	1571	MYA	+32N	−1B	+34N	=27B	+15N	−4B	+12N	+21B	−5N	5.5	45.0	48.0	24.00	1670	-23.2
11	Shwe Yee Poe Eaint	1530	MYA	=30N	+22B	−3B	+23N	−8B	+20N	+13B	−4N	+19B	5.5	42.0	46.0	25.00	1713	+23.6
12	Su Lwin Tun	1563	MYA	+25B	−17N	+37B	−16N	+22B	=13N	−10B	+29N	+21B	5.5	37.5	40.5	22.50	1686	+36.8
13	Thaw Zin Win Htut	1611	MYA	+38N	+34B	−1N	+6B	−25N	=12B	−11N	=27B	+26N	5.0	41.0	43.5	20.25	1573	-30.4
14	Kyaw Htut Khaung	1682	MYA	+36B	−3N	−20B	+37N	+31B	+9N	+26B	−7N	−4B	5.0	40.5	43.5	20.00	1472	-68.0
15	Saung Wutt Hmone Oo	1674	MYA	+31B	+29N	−24B	=8N	−10B	−6B	=30N	+37N	+22B	5.0	38.0	41.0	20.50	1528	-14.8
16	Phone Say Thaw	1692	MYA	−26N	+38B	+36N	+12B	=5N	=8N	−6B	−24B	+33N	5.0	38.0	40.5	20.25	1522	-50.8
17	Linn Wai Hlaing	1677	MYA	+21N	+12B	−18N	+29B	−24B	−26N	+35B	+28N	−3B	5.0	37.5	40.5	21.00	1596	0.0
18	Oakkar Moe Myint	1607	MYA	+43B	+41N	+17B	−2N	−7B	−29N	−21N	+34B	+30N	5.0	36.5	38.5	16.00	811	-59.6
19	Su San Thi Han	0	MYA	−3B	+28N	−22B	+39N	=21N	+30B	+27N	−5B	−11N	4.5	39.5	41.5	16.25	1399	0.0
20	FIDE 13030698	0	—	=22N	+30B	+14N	−4B	−27N	−11B	−23N	+32B	+38B	4.5	38.0	40.5	17.75	1444	0.0
21	Hein Htet A	0	MYA	−17B	+43N	−7B	+42N	=19B	+22N	+18B	−10N	−12N	4.5	38.0	40.0	15.75	1506	-11.6
22	Linn Myat Aung A	1525	MYA	=20B	−11N	+19N	+30B	−12N	−21B	+33N	+36B	−15N	4.5	36.5	39.5	16.75	782	-53.2
23	Chit Su Tun	1506	MYA	+44N	−5B	−25N	−11B	−33B	+39N	+20B	=38N	+28B	4.5	32.0	33.5	13.25	840	-23.2
24	Okkar Min Myat	1499	MYA	F	+27B	+15N	−5B	+17N	−2N	−8B	+16N	−9B	4.0	45.5	45.5	19.00	1616	-4.4
25	Saw Eh Koe Ko	0	MYA	−12N	F	+23B	+9N	+13B	−7N	+29B	−6N	−8B	4.0	43.0	43.0	19.50	1591	0.0
26	Aung Khant	0	MYA	+16B	−2N	+41B	−7N	+38B	+17B	−14N	−9N	−13B	4.0	42.5	44.5	14.50	1394	0.0
27	Ent Htoo Thit	1613	MYA	+37B	−24N	+31B	=10N	+20B	−3N	−19B	=13N	−29B	4.0	38.0	41.0	16.75	1429	-32.0
28	FIDE 13025830	0	—	−1N	−19B	+33N	+43B	−6N	+38B	+34N	−17B	−23N	4.0	37.5	39.5	10.50	847	0.0
29	May Mahar	1532	MYA	F	−15B	+32N	−17N	+35B	+18B	−25N	−12B	+27N	4.0	35.5	35.5	16.00	1559	-9.6
30	FIDE 13029037	0	—	=11B	−20N	+40B	−22N	+39B	−19N	=15B	+31N	−18B	4.0	35.0	37.0	13.25	1351	0.0
31	FIDE 13026100	0	—	−15N	+44B	−27N	+32B	−14N	−33B	+41N	−30B	+40N	4.0	29.0	30.5	9.50	852	0.0
32	FIDE 13026941	0	—	−10B	+40N	−29B	−31N	−37B	+45N	+42B	−20N	+35B	4.0	28.0	28.5	7.50	868	0.0
33	FIDE 13030663	0	—	−9B	−7N	−28B	F	+23N	+31N	−22B	+35N	−16B	3.0	37.0	37.0	11.50	1314	0.0
34	FIDE 13030710	0	—	+7B	−13N	−10B	+41N	−9B	+40N	−28B	−18N	F	3.0	35.5	35.5	10.00	1360	0.0
35	FIDE 13029762	0	—	−2B	+42N	−9B	+44N	−29N	+41B	−17N	−33B	−32N	3.0	34.0	35.5	5.50	782	0.0
36	Aung Lin Oo	0	MYA	−14N	F	−16B	−38N	+44B	+37N	−9B	−22N	+42B	3.0	29.5	29.5	6.50	821	0.0
37	Linn Thyu Nathan	0	MYA	−27N	+45B	−12N	−14B	+32N	−36B	F	−15B	+41N	3.0	29.0	29.0	6.50	833	0.0
38	FIDE 13030680	0	—	−13B	−16N	F	+36B	−26N	−28N	+40B	=23B	−20N	2.5	32.0	32.0	7.25	1366	0.0
39	FIDE 13026950	0	—	−5N	F	−8B	−19B	−30N	−23B	−43N	+45B	+44N	2.0	29.5	29.5	2.00	769	0.0
40	Theinga Sitt Naing	1433	MYA	−6N	−32B	−30N	+45B	+42N	−34B	−38N	F	−31B	2.0	26.0	26.0	2.50	776	0.0
41	FIDE 13030701	0	—	F	−18B	−26N	−34B	+43N	−35N	−31B	+44N	−37B	2.0	25.5	25.5	3.50	715	0.0
42	FIDE 13030728	0	—	−8N	−35B	+45N	−21B	−40B	F	−32N	+43B	−36N	2.0	25.0	25.0	2.50	747	0.0
43	FIDE 13030671	0	—	−18N	−21B	F	−28N	−41B	−44N	+39B	−42N	+45B	2.0	21.5	21.5	2.50	731	0.0
44	FIDE 13026879	0	—	−23B	−31N	F	−35B	−36N	+43B	=45N	−41B	−39B	1.5	21.0	21.0	2.25	683	0.0
45	FIDE 13030779	0	—	−4B	−37N	−42B	−40N	F	−32B	=44B	−39N	−43N	0.5	23.0	23.0	0.75	1083	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Hein Myat AungMYA
+101.2
8.0 pts · #2
2Kyaw ThihaMYA
+65.2
6.5 pts · #3
3Hein Myat ThuMYA
+62.4
9.0 pts · #1

Top rating losers

1Kyaw Htut KhaungMYA
-68.0
5.0 pts · #28
2Oakkar Moe MyintMYA
-59.6
5.0 pts · #43
3Linn Myat Aung AMYA
-53.2
4.5 pts · #44

Biggest upsets

R8+193 Elo gap
Okkar Min Myat1499 beat Phone Say Thaw1692
R5+178 Elo gap
Okkar Min Myat1499 beat Linn Wai Hlaing1677
R3+175 Elo gap
Okkar Min Myat1499 beat Saung Wutt Hmone Oo1674