The Johor Chess Festival 2025 will take place from December 26 to December 31 in Johor, Malaysia. This tournament has 2 categories – Open and Challenger. The Challenger section 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 Asian Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.
The top-seeded players are Justin Chenghao Shu (1998), WFM Hoang Minh Tho Do (1980), Huynh Thien Vo (1941), Tun Htwe Win (1875), Aung Khun Pha Sai (1793), Nur Uzma Bazilah Mohd Tarmizi (1789), Michael Culasing (1786), Jou Ching Ang (1783), AFM A Dira A Ddawiyah Abd Aziz (1755), AIM Safin Aldebaran Amir (1750), Andika Jeyaram (1738), AIM Alessandro Alfaridzi Amir (1735), Aarav Thodge (1734), Yap Long Roger Beh (1734), AIM Azzubayr Imran (1728), Sheevambigay Sugumaran (1726), Nur Ain Shahar (1706), Ding Yu Toh (1699), AIM Muhammad Wildan (1697), Hoe Sen Tay (169). Scroll down for the full participants list.
Categories: Open
More: 20th Dato Arthur Tan Malaysian Chess Championship – Seniors / 20th Dato Arthur Tan Malaysian Chess Championship – Open / 20th Dato Arthur Tan Malaysian Chess Championship – Challengers / 17th Penang Heritage City International Chess Open 2025 / Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship 2025 – Open / Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship 2025 – Challengers
Johor Chess Festival 2025 – International Challenger Participants
No.
Name
FED
Rtg
1
Shu, Justin Chenghao
USA
1998
2
WFM
Do, Hoang Minh Tho
VIE
1980
3
Vo, Huynh Thien
VIE
1941
4
Win, Tun Htwe
MYA
1875
5
Sai, Aung Khun Pha
MYA
1793
6
Mohd Tarmizi, Nur Uzma Bazilah
MAS
1789
7
Culasing, Michael
PHI
1786
8
Ang, Jou Ching
MAS
1783
9
AFM
Abd Aziz, A Dira A Ddawiyah
MAS
1755
10
AIM
Amir, Safin Aldebaran
INA
1750
11
Jeyaram, Andika
MAS
1738
12
AIM
Amir, Alessandro Alfaridzi
INA
1735
13
Aarav, Thodge
IND
1734
14
Beh, Yap Long Roger
MAS
1734
15
AIM
Imran, Azzubayr
MAS
1728
16
Sugumaran, Sheevambigay
MAS
1726
17
Shahar, Nur Ain
MAS
1706
18
Toh, Ding Yu
MAS
1699
19
AIM
Wildan, Muhammad
INA
1697
20
Tay, Hoe Sen
MAS
1696
21
Rezuan, A
BRU
1695
22
Sarawana Kumar, Darsvin Kumar
MAS
1693
23
Cahyadi,
INA
1692
24
Yao, Jia
CHN
1687
25
AFM
Davin, Ronald
INA
1680
26
Chuah, Qing Sien
MAS
1673
27
Koong, Chun Hong
MAS
1669
28
AIM
Liu, Josef Gabriel
PHI
1668
29
Ornello, Hannah Rose
PHI
1666
30
Rezuan, Khaizuran
BRU
1661
31
AFM
Kamarul Azhar, Muhd Haziq Haikal
MAS
1650
32
Mohd Afif, Abdur Rahman
MAS
1649
33
Lim, Lucian
MAS
1638
34
Shi, Kevin Chengyu
USA
1635
35
Mohd Afif, Muhd Danish Arif
MAS
1632
36
Soh, Joo Sheng Judson
MAS
1625
37
Tan, Hong Jun
MAS
1618
38
Mohd Shahrul Annuar, Muhd Aariz Daniel
MAS
1613
39
R.Ashockumar, Kisshore
MAS
1611
40
Hu, Ryo Jaden
INA
1604
41
Tan, Han Yang Luiz
MAS
1604
42
Kho, Yong An Ayden
MAS
1600
43
Khor, Zhi Chong
MAS
1600
44
Zainal Abidin, Zaharul Azam
MAS
1599
45
Muhamad Rosli, Nur Aufa Hana
MAS
1595
46
Sheridan, Wallace
AUS
1595
47
Mohd Shahrul Annuar, Nur Aara Daniel
MAS
1586
48
Goh, Keng Hing
MAS
1582
49
Wong, Qian You Ryan
MAS
1576
50
AIM
Theng, Hillary Rooca
INA
1575
51
Genkeswaran, Genvisha
MAS
1569
52
Vijendran, Grittiban
MAS
1569
53
Mohana Raj, Dharvindra Raj
MAS
1564
54
Shu, Jun Hao Eloysius
MAS
1557
55
Gunasekaran, Grijes
MAS
1556
56
Mohd Shohod, Shahrulnizam
MAS
1552
57
Wong, Zhong Yue Dwane
SGP
1549
58
Jin, Jeffrey
USA
1538
59
Ganakaran, Pugalles
MAS
1535
60
Sarawanan, Kaartiga
MAS
1535
61
Wong, Jayden
MAS
1528
62
AIM
Davin, Nicholas
INA
1527
63
Zhao, Zichen
CHN
1527
64
Tan, Yean Shin
MAS
1525
65
Vu, Viet Hai
VIE
1521
66
Tan, Yi En Ivonne
MAS
1517
67
Mohana Raj, Shivendra Raj
MAS
1507
68
Tan, Jian Hong Jayden
MAS
1507
69
Lim, Shi Han Magnus
SGP
1501
70
Hu, Ken Oliver
INA
1488
71
Ammar, Nuha Zinnirah
MAS
1474
72
Shoban Babu, Lavinesh Babu
MAS
1458
73
Tang, Jia Yee
MAS
1450
74
Ng, Wei Jie
MAS
1448
75
Ting, Shi Wen Joshua
MAS
1436
76
AFM
Chong, Rui Ying Isabella
SGP
1418
77
Tan, Yean Chee
MAS
1409
78
AIM
Chow, Ming Jack
MAS
0
79
ACM
Tan, Zhi Cheng
MAS
0
80
Abd Azim, Muhd Darwish Hakimi
MAS
0
81
Andreas, Enrico Benarivo
INA
0
82
Castro, Joviele
PHI
0
83
Chai, Swei Ferng Kelvin
MAS
0
84
Chai., Haw Xuan Nicodemus
MAS
0
85
Chee, Yi Ken
MAS
0
86
Ganakaran, Kavipriya
MAS
0
87
Ganakaran, Priyadarsini
MAS
0
88
Jaganathan, Jeeva Prasant
MAS
0
89
Jesi, Aulia
INA
0
90
Kam, Yu Hang
MAS
0
91
Khairul, Amri
INA
0
92
Khoo, Hong Yu
MAS
0
93
Kiara, Singh Gulhane
SGP
0
94
Koh, Zhe Jie Joshua
MAS
0
95
Kumaressan, Vetrivel
MAS
0
96
Latifah, Apriani
INA
0
97
Lee, Zen Tzi
MAS
0
98
Lestari, Aprilia Tri Puji
INA
0
99
Lim, Yee Ler
MAS
0
100
Lim, Yu Thong
MAS
0
101
Lim, Zi Hao
MAS
0
102
Low, Yi An
MAS
0
103
Mahilum, Jari
PHI
0
104
Muhd Iqbal, Muhd Izzqi Irfan
MAS
0
105
Ng, Yi Han
MAS
0
106
Nor Iskandar, Hanis Zuhayra
MAS
0
107
Ong, Linus Kai En
SGP
0
108
Peragash, Akilesh
MAS
0
109
Reyta, Joshua
PHI
0
110
Subramaniam, Ganakaran
MAS
0
111
Suppayah, Arivarman
MAS
0
112
Syed Muhd Yusuf, Syed Ilyas
MAS
0
113
Teh, Yii Hong
MAS
0
114
Wang, Andy Muan
USA
0
115
Wang, Max Muyang
USA
0
116
Wu, Aiden
USA
0
117
Yang, Henrik
USA
0
118
Yuli, Caterina Saragih
INA
0
119
Zhang, Hengjia(Bj)
CHN
0
120
Zhao, Zibo
CHN
0