Intchess Asia Classical Open - 21 June 2026
13 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 21 Jun 2026 in Singapore, Singapore. 6 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 774, and top seed was Chun Leong George Lee (🇸🇬 SGP, 1645).
Chun Leong George Lee (🇸🇬 SGP, 1645) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Adhi Somu Palaniappan (4.0) and Entong Wu (3.5). Lee won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Adhi Somu Palaniappan (1505) beat Chit Ye Thu (1635), a +130-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsChun Leong George Lee led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Chun Leong George Lee held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
Chun Leong George Lee beat Adhi Somu Palaniappan (White).
Chun Leong George Lee 4 wins (R1–R4)Adhi Somu Palaniappan 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Chun Leong George Lee | * | 1 | ½ | — |
| 2Adhi Somu Palaniappan | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Entong Wu | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4Abhyuday Jha | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee, Chun Leong George | 1645 | SGP | +9N | +5B | +4N | +2B | =3N | 4.5 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 13.75 | 2348 | +44.4 |
| 2 | Palaniappan, Adhi Somu | 1505 | SGP | +10N | +12B | +11N | −1N | +4B | 4.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 7.50 | 1640 | +14.8 |
| 3 | Wu, Entong | 0 | CHN | +?N | −4B | +10N | +8B | =1B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 6.75 | 1447 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Chit Ye Thu | 1635 | MYA | +13B | +3N | −1B | +7N | −2N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.5 | 7.00 | 775 | -23.4 |
| 5 | Heng, Zeng Rui Ray | 1503 | SGP | +7B | −1N | =8N | +11B | =6B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 7.25 | 1354 | -15.6 |
| 6 | Abhyuday Jha | 1449 | IND | =11N | −8B | +9N | +10B | =5N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 6.25 | 1503 | +3.2 |
| 7 | Ting, Kee Ghin | 0 | MAS | −5N | +9B | +12N | −4B | +11N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 4.50 | 769 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Krishnasamy, Seranjan | 0 | SGP | F | +6N | =5B | −3N | +12B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.50 | 1496 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 5892716 | 0 | — | −1B | −7N | −6B | +?N | +13B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.50 | 747 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Nambiar, Aditi | 0 | IND | −2B | +13N | −3B | −6N | +?B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.50 | 677 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Watanabe, Takaharu | 0 | JPN | =6B | +?N | −2B | −5N | −7B | 1.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.50 | 1213 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 5881994 | 0 | — | F | −2N | −7B | +13B | −8N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.50 | 705 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 5893127 | 0 | — | −4N | −10B | =?B | −12N | −9N | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 835 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Lee, Chun Leong GeorgeSGP+44.44.5 pts · #1
- 2Palaniappan, Adhi SomuSGP+14.84.0 pts · #3
- 3Abhyuday JhaIND+3.23.0 pts · #4
- 1Chit Ye ThuMYA-23.43.0 pts · #11
- 2Heng, Zeng Rui RaySGP-15.63.0 pts · #6
- 3Krishnasamy, SeranjanSGP0.02.5 pts · #2
- R5+130 Elo gap