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Tayyab Ali Claims Second Place in Highly Competitive Tournament

26 December 2025

GCA’s Senior Coach made waves at the recent Chessaddict Chess Club competition by securing a podium finish against 48 elite participants. Despite the presence of the four National Masters in the event, Our Trainer Sir Tayyab Ali stayed focused and delivered a strong performance across all Seven Rounds. finishing with 6 / 7 score.

The highlight of the tournament was his win against titled opponents. Out of his six victories two were against National Masters NM Aziz Farooqui and NM Younus specially his victory against NM Younus was noteworthy as he’s an outstanding player with a remarkable FIDE rating of above 2000.

After Seven intense rounds of play Sir Tayyab scored 6/ 7 points and Second spot out of all the 48 participants While he finished with a nearly perfect score his win was decided by narrow tie break margins. This achievement is a moment of great pride for GCA as it reflects the quality of leadership and professional training we provide. We congratulate Sir Tayyab Ali on his outperformance in the tournament and his dedication to continued success.