Johor Chess Association invites you to 9th Johor Open 2025 in Malaysia

by Shahid Ahmed - 11/01/2025

Johor Chess Association invites you to 9th Johor International Open 2025. The tournament has two categories - Open and Challengers (Below 2000). The top three prizes in Open are RM 10000, 6000 and 4000. For Challengers, the top three prizes are RM 1300, 1000 and 800. A total of 3 GMs, 11 IMs and a WIM have registered from eight countries across the world. Entry is Free for GM, IM and players rated above 2300 in the Open section. Last date is extended to 16th January without any penalty in entry fees. There are few conditions offered for GMs rated above 2400 and IMs rated above 2300. IM Nitin S and Venkatesh M R are the only two Indians to have won this tournament in 2014 and 2017 respectively. The next one can be you. Check out the article to find out all details about the tournament. Photo: Tournament circular

Next week play a strong rating open in Johor, Malaysia

Regulations, Venue, Date and Eligibility

9th Johor International Chess Open 2025 will take place at Fairview International School in Johor, Malaysia from 18th to 23rd January 2025. There are two categories - Open and Challengers. Open is completely open for all. Challengers section is for players rated below 2000. Total nine rounds will be played in each event. For more details, check the image below.

Tournament Regulations | Source: Tournament circular

Schedule

The tournament will take place from 18th to 23rd January 2025. There are double rounds on 20th, 21st and 22nd January. Check out the image below for complete schedule details. There is a Rapid tournament on 19th and Blitz on 23rd January.

Tournament Schedule | Source: Tournament circular

Prizes

The top three prizes in Open tournament is - RM 10000 (≈₹191480), 6000 (≈₹114888) and 4000 (≈₹76592). There are also special prizes in various categories. Check out the image below for more details.

Prize details in both categories | Source: Tournament Circular

Entry fee

Entry is FREE for GM, IM and players rated above 2300. Last date is extended to 16th January without any penalty in entry fees. For everyone else, check the entry fee details for both categories in the image below.

Entry fee details | Source: Tournament circular

Accommodation and Conditions

Check out the accommodation details. Conditions (Provisions) for GM and IMs mentioned below.

Accommodation details | Source: Tournament circular

Contact details

Pooja: +601126703228

Azri: +60182380806

Dinesh: +60146115256

Steven: WhatsApp/Wechat +60167202272

email: enquiry@johorchess.org

Check the tournament details on our calendar.

Indian success at this event

IM Nitin S won the inaugural edition in 2014 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

GM Venkatesh M R won the 4th edition in 2017 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

GM Diptayan Ghosh secured second place in the 8th edition | Photo: FM FT IA Peter Long

IM Harikrishnan A Ra finished third in the 7th edition | Photo: Gila chess

Players list in Open

No.		Name	FideID	FED	Rtg
1	GM	Iniyan, Pa	25002767	IND	2508
2	GM	Priasmoro, Novendra	7105029	INA	2436
3	IM	Setyaki, Azarya Jodi	7101589	INA	2417
4	IM	Firman Syah, Farid	7102526	INA	2405
5	IM	Arfan, Aditya Bagus	7106041	INA	2402
6	IM	Raahul, V S	25035525	IND	2382
7	GM	Nguyen, Van Huy	12401064	VIE	2372
8	FM	Cahaya, Satria Duta	7124252	INA	2360
9	IM	Hafiz, Arif Abdul	7104227	INA	2358
10	IM	Budhidharma, Nayaka	7106955	INA	2356
11	IM	Duong, The Anh	12401277	VIE	2303
12		Sun, Chao	8622990	CHN	2241
13	IM	Gunawan, Ronny	7100035	INA	2225
14	IM	Li, Bo	8602786	CHN	2222
15		Genkeswaran, Genivan	5754496	MAS	2198
16	CM	Zulkipli, Zaidan	5704154	MAS	2176
17	CM	Mariano, Fabian Glen	7129041	INA	2175
18	IM	Sadikin The, Irwanto	7100590	INA	2174
19	WIM	Zhou, Guijue	8602905	CHN	2154

Details

Links

Official site

Johor Chess Association

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