20th Dato Arthur Tan Malaysian Open Chess Championship Participants
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 |