The 20th Dato Arthur Tan Malaysian Open Chess Championship will take place from September 15 to September 21 in Malaysia. It is a 10-player round robin tournament with time control of 90 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Asia, check out The Asian Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.
The top-seeded players are GM Duc Hoa Nguyen (2442), IM Mohan Kushagra (2431), IM Chen Zou (2416), IM Quoc Hy Nguyen (2413), IM Michael Jr. Concio (2409), GM Milan Pacher (2381), FM Yinn Long Wong (2356), GM Van Huy Nguyen (2352), IM Subhayan Kundu (2352), IM Xiangyi Liu (2349), FM Zhuo Ren Lim (2332), IM Rajaa Karthik (2330), FM Albert Winkelman (2324), WIM Aakanksha Hagawane (2320), FM Muhammad Kamalsyah (2314), CM Mohan Kavin (2309), IM Rolando Nolte (2299), FM Arun Daakshin (2274), GM R.R. Laxman (2271). Scroll down for the full participants list.
More Asian events: Bangladesh 49th National ‘B’ Chess Championship 2025 / 38th National U13 Goa Chess Championship 2025 – Open / 38th National U13 Goa Chess Championship 2025 – Girls / Mongolian National Chess Championship 2025 Men / Mongolian National Chess Championship 2025 Women
20th Dato Arthur Tan Malaysian Open Chess Championship Participants
No.
Name
FED
Rtg
1
GM
Nguyen, Duc Hoa
VIE
2442
2
IM
Kushagra, Mohan
IND
2431
3
IM
Zou, Chen
CHN
2416
4
IM
Nguyen, Quoc Hy
VIE
2413
5
IM
Concio, Michael Jr.
PHI
2409
6
GM
Pacher, Milan
SVK
2381
7
FM
Wong, Yinn Long
MAS
2356
8
GM
Nguyen, Van Huy
VIE
2352
9
IM
Subhayan, Kundu
IND
2352
10
IM
Liu, Xiangyi
SGP
2349
11
FM
Lim, Zhuo Ren
MAS
2332
12
IM
Karthik, Rajaa
IND
2330
13
FM
Winkelman, Albert
AUS
2324
14
WIM
Aakanksha, Hagawane
IND
2320
15
FM
Kamalsyah, Muhammad
INA
2314
16
CM
Kavin, Mohan
MAS
2309
17
IM
Nolte, Rolando
PHI
2299
18
FM
Daakshin, Arun
IND
2274
19
GM
Laxman, R.R.
IND
2271
20
FM
Saragih, Arif Rahman
INA
2242
21
FM
Lye, Lik Zang
MAS
2240
22
WIM
Pandey, Srishti
IND
2213
23
IM
Li, Bo
CHN
2209
24
CM
Gireman, Ja
IND
2208
25
CM
Nimay, Agrawal
IND
2208
26
IM
Gunawan, Ronny
INA
2187
27
Hong, Mingren
CHN
2170
28
CM
Swayham, P Das
IND
2160
29
IM
Andyka, Pitra
INA
2148
30
FM
Castellano, Christopher
PHI
2129
31
CM
Shen, Ree Herng
MAS
2113
32
IM
Bancod, Ronald
PHI
2106
33
Tran, Vo Quoc Bao
VIE
2095
34
WIM
Singgih, Diajeng Theresa
INA
2089
35
WFM
Sreekarthika, Velmurugan
SGP
2081
36
Jin, Ruijun
CHN
2079
37
Shahar, Uzair
MAS
2070
38
Le, Dang Thanh An
VIE
2046
39
WIM
Azhar, Puteri Munajjah Az-Zahraa
MAS
2034
40
Lee, Zhia Chen Zachary
MAS
2034
41
CM
Mahmood Shah, Mukhriez Shah
MAS
2030
42
WFM
Yash, Jyoti Bir
IND
2018
43
Xie, Chujun
CHN
2000
44
AIM
Chua, Chee Sian Sebastien
MAS
1998
45
WIM
Nguyen, Thanh Thuy Tien
VIE
1996
46
Tin, Shan Wen
MAS
1994
47
CM
Genkeswaran, Genivan
MAS
1992
48
Shrutarshi, Ray
IND
1989
49
Zhao, Chenyu
CHN
1980
50
Muraley, Rittesh
MAS
1967
51
Cheng, Gongpu
CHN
1964
52
AGM
Julmiri, Muhammad Zulfaqar Bin Abu Baka
MAS
1961
53
Liu, Haoling
CHN
1951
54
Vo, Hoang Quan
VIE
1924
55
AIM
Abd Aziz, A Qil A Lauddin
MAS
1921
56
N., Tarun
IND
1916
57
Khandhar, Kaushal
MAS
1908
58
AIM
Rajasa, Muhammad Andi
INA
1905
59
Razali, Faeznor
MAS
1896
60
WCM
Nithyalakshmi, Sivanesan
MAS
1891
61
Ramakrishnan, Yoggenraj
MAS
1890
62
AFM
Meiyazhagan, Kaviinayan
KOR
1884
63
Lau, Sau Ching
MAS
1884
64
Cheah, Cheok Fung
MAS
1868
65
Gagloyev, Alan
KAZ
1868
66
AGM
Ong, Way Justin
MAS
1866
67
WFM
Mohd Afif, Ainul Mardhiah
MAS
1861
68
Lum, Zhun Hoong
MAS
1814
69
Wee, Yin Lin
MAS
1809
70
ACM
Kumaran, Ashwiniy
MAS
1806
71
Nizzardo, Mattia
ITA
1795
72
Helmy, Muhammad Adnin Nuaym
MAS
1760
73
Lim, Kian Guan
MAS
1754
74
Nik Norhisham, Nik Muhd Haziq
MAS
1749
75
Ainul Fikri, Aqilah Husna
MAS
1745
76
Suneth, Shyam Keshaav
MAS
1725
77
Miao, Zixin
CHN
1721
78
Wee, Yu Heng Lucas John
SGP
1709
79
Hasnul, Hashim
BRU
1695
80
Wang, Xin Ran Claire
MAS
1693
81
Wang, Xin Yu Aimee
MAS
1682
82
Huang, Aaron Yu-Hsi
TPE
1668
83
Chen, Baize
CHN
1649
84
Teoh, Je Hern
MAS
1615
85
Narayanan, Sri Shiva Kumar
MAS
1529
86
Shoban Babu, Lavinesh Babu
MAS
1514
87
Kaattari, Konsta
FIN
0