KCCP - Knights Fight 31st Classical Chess Tournament, 2026 - UNDER 1800
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39 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 28 Jun 2026 in Lahore, Pakistan. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1589, and top seed was Hashmi Amr Iftikhar (🇵🇰 PAK, 1749).
Nadeem Ameer (🇵🇰 PAK, 0) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Hani Imran (4.5) and Hashmi Amr Iftikhar (4.0). Ameer broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Mehmood Sabir (1418) beat Muhammad Saleem Khan (1674), a +256-point gap.
Location
🇵🇰Lahore, Pakistan
Dates
28 Jun 2026
Time control
Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 1
WCM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇵🇰Pakistan×32
🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsNadeem Ameer led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
21
9
4
2
1
R5–R5 · LEAD HELD
Nadeem Ameer held the sole lead from R5 through R5 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Nadeem Ameer 5 wins (R1–R5)Hani Imran 3 wins (R3–R5)Ali seena 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nadeem Ameer | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2Hani Imran | — | * | — | — |
| 3Ali seena | — | — | * | — |
| 4Hashmi Amr Iftikhar | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nadeem Ameer | 0 | PAK | +?B | +22N | +?B | +13B | +3N | 5.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.00 | 1654 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Hani Imran | 1685 | PAK | +37B | =8N | +16B | +17N | +6B | 4.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 10.75 | 2304 | +11.0 |
| 3 | Amr Iftikhar, Hashmi | 1749 | PAK | +29B | +20N | +10B | +14N | −1B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 9.50 | 2248 | +6.0 |
| 4 | Ijtaba Amer | 1650 | PAK | −5N | +31B | +23N | +12B | +15N | 4.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 9.00 | 2257 | +10.0 |
| 5 | Ali seena | 0 | PAK | +4B | −?N | +22B | +?N | +10B | 4.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.00 | 1576 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Sabir, Mehmood | 1418 | PAK | =21B | +9N | +19B | +7B | −2N | 3.5 | 14.0 | 16.5 | 10.75 | 1776 | +54.4 |
| 7 | Muhammad Saleem Khan | 1674 | PAK | +32B | =18N | +8B | −6N | +14B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 8.75 | 618 | -16.2 |
| 8 | Aamir Zahoor | 0 | PAK | +28N | =2B | −7N | +26N | +17B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 7.75 | 1649 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Shahzaib Hassan Khan | 1595 | PAK | =23N | −6B | +28N | +19B | +20N | 3.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 7.00 | 618 | -29.2 |
| 10 | Muhammad Hamza Ali Peerzada | 1448 | PAK | +24N | +38B | −3N | +11B | −5N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 5.00 | 1634 | +18.0 |
| 11 | Mohid Adnan | 1518 | PAK | −18B | +21N | +30B | −10N | +23B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 5.50 | 648 | -24.0 |
| 12 | Khadija Anum | 1457 | PAK | −25B | +39N | +24B | −4N | +22B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.00 | 1587 | +13.6 |
| 13 | Zarar Naeem | 0 | PAK | +15N | +?B | +?B | −1N | −?B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 1494 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Adil Gillani | 0 | PAK | +?B | +?N | +?B | −3B | −7N | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 1645 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Aarij Waheed | 0 | PAK | −13B | +?N | +38N | +?B | −4B | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1580 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 7867808 | 0 | — | +?N | +?B | −2N | −?N | +?B | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1581 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Muhammad Mujtaba Aamir | 1589 | PAK | +35B | =19N | +18B | −2B | −8N | 2.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 4.75 | 885 | -14.8 |
| 18 | Mohid Khan | 0 | PAK | +11N | =7B | −17N | −21B | +?N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 4.75 | 1594 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Muhammad Mohib | 0 | PAK | +?N | =17B | −6N | −9N | +27B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.75 | 1441 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Daniyaal Lukhesar | 0 | KGZ | +?N | −3B | +25N | =?N | −9B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1347 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Talha Usman | 0 | PAK | =6N | −11B | +?N | +18N | −?B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.25 | 1392 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Aayat AsmiWCM | 1524 | PAK | +34N | −1B | −5N | +30B | −12N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 2.00 | 657 | -23.6 |
| 23 | Hassan Naz | 0 | PAK | =9B | =26N | −4B | +28N | −11N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 3.75 | 1315 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Syed Shahmeer Ali | 0 | PAK | −10B | +37N | −12N | +33B | −?N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 671 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Sharjeel Ailia Ramal | 0 | PAK | +12N | −?N | −20B | −?B | +29N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.00 | 1351 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Saad Bin Umar | 0 | PAK | =?N | =23B | +?N | −8B | −?N | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 1496 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 7867328 | 0 | — | −?N | −28B | +?N | =?B | −19N | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 842 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Umer Khan | 0 | PAK | −8B | +27N | −9B | −23B | F | 1.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 1.50 | 795 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 7867069 | 0 | — | −3N | −36B | −34N | +?B | −25B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1606 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Muhammad Ibraheem | 0 | PAK | −?B | +?B | −11N | −22N | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1322 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Muhammad Abdullah | 0 | PAK | −?B | −4N | +37B | F | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 784 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Aleena Zahid | 0 | PAK | −7N | +?B | −?N | F | F | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 858 | 0.0 |
| 33 | AHSAN IQBAL | 0 | PAK | F | −?N | −?B | −24N | +36B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 799 | 0.0 |
| 34 | KANZOOL KHALIQ | 0 | PAK | −22B | −?N | +29B | F | −?N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 776 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Ibrahim Tehseen | 0 | PAK | −17N | −?B | −?N | −?B | +?N | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1398 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Shahzaib Ijaz | 0 | PAK | −?B | +29N | −?B | −?B | −33N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 699 | 0.0 |
| 37 | FIDE 7843968 | 0 | — | −2N | −24B | −31N | F | F | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 885 | 0.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 7867735 | 0 | — | F | −10N | −15B | F | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 648 | 0.0 |
| 39 | FIDE 7867670 | 0 | — | −?B | −12B | −?N | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 688 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Sabir, MehmoodPAK+54.43.5 pts · #5
- 2Muhammad Hamza Ali PeerzadaPAK+18.03.0 pts · #17
- 3Khadija AnumPAK+13.63.0 pts · #20
Top rating losers
- 1Shahzaib Hassan KhanPAK-29.23.5 pts · #24
- 2Mohid AdnanPAK-24.03.0 pts · #28
- 3Aayat AsmiWCMPAK-23.62.0 pts · #32
Biggest upsets
- R4+256 Elo gap
- R2+177 Elo gap