The ‘First Friday’ tournament was held in Institute of Chess Excellence, Malaysia. We had five Indians participating in this event. After six days of gruelling chess, Tamil Nadu’s D. Gukesh dominated the tournament from beginning to end. The 11-year-old had also scored his maiden IM norm in the process.
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Final Ranking after 9 Rounds
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
| 1 | 5 | CM | Gukesh D | IND | 2323 | 7,0 | 0,0 | 5 | 29,00 |
| 2 | 6 | Kumar Gaurav | IND | 2274 | 5,5 | 0,0 | 2 | 24,50 | |
| 3 | 9 | IM | Nay Oo Kyaw Tun | MYA | 2344 | 5,0 | 1,0 | 2 | 21,75 |
| 4 | 1 | Lokesh N. | IND | 2181 | 5,0 | 0,0 | 4 | 18,50 | |
| 5 | 2 | IM | Mas Hafizulhelmi | MAS | 2318 | 4,5 | 1,5 | 1 | 21,00 |
| 6 | 7 | IM | Lioe Dede | INA | 2356 | 4,5 | 1,0 | 3 | 17,00 |
| 7 | 10 | Sekar B | IND | 2260 | 4,5 | 0,5 | 3 | 16,50 | |
| 8 | 3 | FM | Sivakumar Ashvin | SGP | 2309 | 4,0 | 0,0 | 3 | 14,50 |
| 9 | 4 | FM | Subramaniam Sumant | MAS | 2172 | 3,0 | 0,0 | 1 | 14,25 |
| 10 | 8 | IM | Mishra Neeraj-Kumar | IND | 2301 | 2,0 | 0,0 | 0 | 9,00 |
FIDE World Championships U7, U9, U11, U13, U15 & U17 – 2026 in Roquetas de Mar, Spain from 13th to 21st October 2026 
Asian Amateur Chess Championships – 2026 (Men & Women U2300 – U2000 – U1700) in Bangkok, Thailand from 20th to 30th November, 2026. 
Final report :Asian Junior Open & Girls Chess Championships 2026 in Mumbai from 16-26 August 2026 
FIDE World Amateur Chess Championships – 2026 in Klang, Selangor, Malaysia from 04-13 November 2026. 
FIDE World Junior U20 Chess Championships – 2026 in Greater Caracas, Venezuela from 17th to 28th November, 2026. 
Commonwealth School Chess Championships – 2026 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 4th to 12th October 2026.