The 17th edition of Penang Heritage City International Chess Open 2025 will take place from December 18 to December 23 in Penang, Malaysia. It is a 9-round Swiss system tournament with a time control of 90 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Malaysia, check out The European Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.
The top-seeded players are GM Duc Hoa Nguyen (2432), IM Nubairshah Shaikh Mohammad (2399), IM Suyog Wagh (2395), IM Pavel Shkapenko (2393), IM Almas Rakhmatullaev (2390), IM Aleksandr Domalchuk-Jonasson (2380), IM Hoang Son Dang (2378), IM Konstantin Sek (2378), Hongchi Peng (2364), GM Van Huy Nguyen (2363), IM Alexey Polschikov (2321), FM Jianwen Wong (2305), Mohammadamin Biriya (2301), IM Rajaa Karthik (2298), Zhi Zhang (2290), FM Ern Jie Anderson Ang (2280), AGM Qingyu Yuan (2268), FM Nirish Kumar Siva Kumar (2227), IM Bo Li (2187), Nur Adawiyah Abu Bakar Martin (2157). Scroll down for the full participants list.
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17th Penang Heritage City International Chess Open 2025 Participants
No.
Name
FED
Rtg
1
GM
Nguyen, Duc Hoa
VIE
2432
2
IM
Mohammad, Nubairshah Shaikh
IND
2399
3
IM
Wagh, Suyog
IND
2395
4
IM
Shkapenko, Pavel
FID
2393
5
IM
Rakhmatullaev, Almas
UZB
2390
6
IM
Domalchuk-Jonasson, Aleksandr
ISL
2380
7
IM
Dang, Hoang Son
VIE
2378
8
IM
Sek, Konstantin
FID
2378
9
Peng, Hongchi
CHN
2364
10
GM
Nguyen, Van Huy
VIE
2363
11
IM
Polschikov, Alexey
FID
2321
12
FM
Wong, Jianwen
MAS
2305
13
Biriya, Mohammadamin
IRI
2301
14
IM
Karthik, Rajaa
IND
2298
15
Zhang, Zhi
CHN
2290
16
FM
Ang, Ern Jie Anderson
MAS
2280
17
AGM
Yuan, Qingyu
CHN
2268
18
FM
Siva Kumar, Nirish Kumar
MAS
2227
19
IM
Li, Bo
CHN
2187
20
Abu Bakar Martin, Nur Adawiyah
MAS
2157
21
Caparino, Diego Abraham
PHI
2152
22
IM
Young, Angelo
PHI
2139
23
Roshantab, Sadra
IRI
2121
24
FM
Castellano, Christopher
PHI
2120
25
Yu, Shi
CHN
2119
26
CM
Shen, Ree Herng
MAS
2105
27
WFM
Azali, Tannaz
IRI
2101
28
Sidabutar, Uriel Noah Oloan
INA
2099
29
Masli, Muhd Nur Daie
MAS
2086
30
CM
Chow, Yi Chen
MAS
2070
31
FM
Lam, Chun Yung Samuel
HKG
2064
32
Norouzi Chenari, Parham
IRI
2051
33
Portugalera, Ric
PHI
2028
34
Simbolon, Firman
INA
2028
35
Vijay, Rege
SGP
2013
36
Rabbani, Abtin
IRI
2011
37
AIM
Lee, Yun Rui
MAS
1993
38
Baardeh, Tahmoores
IRI
1992
39
Duhaylungsod Jr, Hermenegildo
USA
1989
40
CM
Tan, Jun Hao
SGP
1987
41
WIM
Nguyen, Thanh Thuy Tien
VIE
1982
42
Teo, Hong Ming
SGP
1978
43
Aris, T.L.S.
INA
1962
44
Marrhuimawan, Maximiliano
INA
1957
45
Gagloyev, Alan
KAZ
1938
46
Anish, Ramkumar
IND
1932
47
Patini, Vishant Naidu
MAS
1931
48
ACM
Chen, Meng Ren Morgan
SGP
1930
49
Nedin, Danylo
UKR
1923
50
Bruun, Henrik Emil
DEN
1922
51
Rajendran, Kartikeyan
MAS
1913
52
WCM
Pham, Tran Gia Thu
VIE
1907
53
AFM
Dharmanto, Clayton Valentino
INA
1902
54
Leong, Khai Shen
MAS
1887
55
WCM
Nithyalakshmi, Sivanesan
MAS
1886
56
Sabar, Tobing
INA
1879
57
Ng, Shu Heng
MAS
1878
58
Gnanasekar, Jai Adithya
SGP
1875
59
ACM
Kumaran, Ashwiniy
MAS
1866
60
Yeoh, Wei Shen
MAS
1866
61
Pulley, Alvin
USA
1858
62
Leong, Jyuin Pang Alexx Xander
SGP
1855
63
Cairel Adrin, Rumi Arjuna Malique
MAS
1853
64
ACM
Cheah, Austin Weibin
MAS
1841
65
Shiva Shanmugam, Tharvin
MAS
1840
66
Chen, Yifei
SGP
1835
67
FM
Ismail, Ahmad
MAS
1817
68
Siva Kumar, Rishikesh Kumar
MAS
1809
69
Kapoor, Tanush
SGP
1805
70
Ong, El Win
MAS
1802
71
Eggers, Paul S
USA
1786
72
Kurniawan, Theodore Daniel
INA
1786
73
Amirullah, Muhd Ali Asghar
MAS
1784
74
Wismeijer, Jeroen
NED
1784
75
Yogesh, Vivek Shelgaonkar
SGP
1776
76
Choo, Ting Han
MAS
1775
77
Sivanesan, Moganesh
MAS
1770
78
ACM
Joseph, Samuel Alexander
INA
1769
79
Berata, I Kadek Winayaka Sentanu
INA
1768
80
Frost, Peter
AUS
1756
81
Ng, Jing Xuan Alyssa
SGP
1751
82
AIM
Tharation, Prem Kumar
MAS
1744
83
AIM
Loo, Kai Jue Bryan
MAS
1727
84
ACM
Cheng, Chee Heng Jayden
SGP
1726
85
Lim, Kian Hwa
MAS
1714
86
Teoh, Je Hern
MAS
1711
87
Lim, Howe Luong
MAS
1693
88
Choo, Ting Yong
MAS
1665
89
Yvonne, Yeoh Xin Ying
MAS
1663
90
Shen, Houlin
CHN
1661
91
Valentino, Rio
INA
1652
92
Lai, Guan Cheng
MAS
1651
93
Norhayalim, Muhd Farhan*
MAS
1638
94
Lai, Zhun Hoong Lennard*
MAS
1576
95
Narayanan, Sri Shiva Kumar
MAS
1527
96
Ting, Shi Wen Joshua
MAS
1436
97
AIM
Amadeus, Dharmaputra Kusumo
INA
0
98
Lim, Beng Seng Ronald
SGP
0