FIDE World Amateur Chess Championships 2026 · Sub2300
FIDE World Amateur Chess Championships 2026 — Sub2300 Round 1
Best game of the round
CM Thomas Zulu (2181) vs Chen- Hao Wu (1948), 0-1, Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation — replay the game
Critical game
FM Gyula Mester (2277) vs Nik Ahmad Farouqi Nik (1999), 0-1, Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation — replay the game
Biggest upset
FM Gyula Mester (2277) vs Nik Ahmad Farouqi Nik (1999), 0-1, Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation — replay the game
Games
- FM Gyula Mester (2277) – Nik Ahmad Farouqi Nik (1999) 0-1 game
- Shan Wen Tin (1998) – FM Ramon Junior Gonzalez Parejo (2261) * game
- FM Gerardo Antonio Gracia Alvarez (2236) – FM Dejan Jakovljevic (1993) * game
- Junyang Han (1984) – FM Ekaterina Borisova (2232) 1/2-1/2 game
- FM A. Moussa Othman (2226) – Yibai Ren (1981) * game
- CM Ree Herng Shen (1976) – FM Sedrani Ammar (2223) 1-0 game
- CM Arman Ghevondyan (2218) – Timur Chekanov (1975) 1-0 game
- Jimmy Tan (1966) – FM Nestor Favian Lozano Ramirez (2213) 1/2-1/2 game
- Mahindrakar Indrajeet (2212) – CM Abdulrahman Al Ibrahim (1964) * game
- Yin Lin Wee (1963) – FM Adham Hossam Mohamed (2205) 1-0 game
- Nikolay Valeriev Hristov (2189) – FM Zhuban Bigabylov (1956) * game
- Yuvanesh A (1954) – CM Tomasz Jaskolka (2187) 1-0 game
- CM Thomas Zulu (2181) – Chen- Hao Wu (1948) 0-1 game
- CM Tze Shyan Evin Sung (1928) – Yuyang Wei (2174) * game
- FM Genivan Genkeswaran (2162) – Yee Hao Loong (1927) 1/2-1/2 game
Standings after round 1
- Ghevondyan, Arman
- Nik, Nik Ahmad Farouqi
- Shen, Ree Herng
- Wee, Yin Lin
- Yuvanesh A
- Wu, Chen- Hao
- Borisova, Ekaterina
- Lozano Ramirez, Nestor Favian
- Genkeswaran, Genivan
- Han,Junyang