2025 Asian Dragons International Invitation Chess Tournament-Open
27 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 11 Jul 2025 to 15 Jul 2025 in Taipei, Chinese Taipei. 4 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1964, and top seed was Aleksandr Domalchuk-Jonasson (🇮🇸 ISL, IM, 2367).
Aleksandr Domalchuk-Jonasson (🇮🇸 ISL, IM, 2367) won with 9.0/9, ahead of Brian Surjaya (6.5) and I Wayan Ekanata Darma Pradnyana (6.0). Domalchuk-Jonasson won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Jing Xuan Alyssa Ng (1678) beat Akira Watanabe (FM, 2284), a +606-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsIM Aleksandr Domalchuk-Jonasson led from R4; +2.5-point edge over the runner-up.
IM Aleksandr Domalchuk-Jonasson never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +2.5 over the runner-up.
IM Aleksandr Domalchuk-Jonasson beat Brian Surjaya (Black).
IM Aleksandr Domalchuk-Jonasson 9 wins (R1–R9)Brian Surjaya 3 wins (R7–R9)I Wayan Ekanata Darma Pradnyana 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMAleksandr Domalchuk-Jonasson | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Brian Surjaya | 0 | * | — 1 | 1 |
| 3I Wayan Ekanata Darma Pradnyana | 0 | — 0 | * | — |
| 4Jing Xuan Alyssa Ng | 0 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Domalchuk-Jonasson, AleksandrIM | 2367 | ISL | +20N | +22B | +5N | +3B | +2N | +6B | +4N | +8N | +15B | 9.0 | 40.0 | 43.0 | 43.00 | 2769 | +7.3 |
| 2 | Surjaya, Brian | 1938 | INA | +17B | =9N | +4B | +10N | −1B | F | +3N | +5B | +6B | 6.5 | 45.5 | 49.5 | 32.25 | 2159 | +82.8 |
| 3 | I Wayan Ekanata Darma Pradnyana | 1988 | INA | +23N | +19B | +10N | −1N | +8B | F | −2B | +13N | +12B | 6.0 | 43.5 | 46.5 | 24.50 | 2075 | +38.4 |
| 4 | Ng, Jing Xuan Alyssa | 1678 | SGP | =11N | +27B | −2N | +22B | =19N | +10B | −1B | =7N | +8B | 5.5 | 40.5 | 42.0 | 20.00 | 1898 | +97.2 |
| 5 | Huang,Hsuan-Chen | 1738 | TPE | +16B | +26N | −1B | =21N | =7B | =8N | +12B | −2N | =10B | 5.0 | 41.5 | 43.5 | 19.25 | 1852 | +19.4 |
| 6 | Fang, KunWFM | 1845 | SGP | +24N | −8B | +22N | +14B | +9N | −1N | =7B | =16B | −2N | 5.0 | 41.0 | 43.5 | 19.00 | 1833 | -5.0 |
| 7 | Conan, Wong | 1762 | SGP | =27N | =11B | =19N | +23B | =5N | =9B | =6N | =4B | =16N | 5.0 | 35.0 | 36.5 | 19.75 | 1763 | -0.4 |
| 8 | Leung, Ian Kei | 1624 | MAC | +25B | +6N | −9B | +16N | −3N | =5B | +19N | −1B | −4N | 4.5 | 42.5 | 44.5 | 17.00 | 1778 | +66.8 |
| 9 | Tang, Tsz Sang | 1673 | HKG | +14N | =2B | +8N | =11B | −6B | =7N | =16B | F | =13N | 4.5 | 38.5 | 42.5 | 21.25 | 1815 | +30.2 |
| 10 | Watanabe, AkiraFM | 2284 | JPN | +12B | +13N | −3B | −2B | +20N | −4N | +22B | F | =5N | 4.5 | 38.5 | 38.5 | 18.00 | 1947 | -55.2 |
| 11 | Lai, Hong-Yi | 1843 | TPE | =4B | =7N | +12B | =9N | −16B | =13N | −15B | =19N | +25B | 4.5 | 35.5 | 37.5 | 18.00 | 1719 | -59.2 |
| 12 | Wang, Chang-Hui | 1732 | TPE | −10N | +18B | −11N | +27B | +14N | =19B | −5N | +20B | −3N | 4.5 | 35.5 | 37.0 | 15.25 | 1827 | +39.6 |
| 13 | LEONG SENG U | 1704 | MAC | +18N | −10B | =20N | −19B | +23N | =11B | +17N | −3B | =9B | 4.5 | 34.5 | 37.5 | 17.25 | 1814 | +46.8 |
| 14 | Takenouchi, Atsushi | 1814 | JPN | −9B | +17N | +26B | −6N | −12B | −15N | +24B | +21N | =19B | 4.5 | 31.5 | 33.5 | 13.75 | 1714 | -22.2 |
| 15 | Hung, Shengchen | 1865 | TPE | −22N | =20B | −23N | =18B | +26N | +14B | +11N | F | −1N | 4.0 | 36.0 | 38.0 | 14.75 | 1800 | -30.4 |
| 16 | Tsai, Chia-Chen | 1642 | TPE | −5N | F | +25B | −8B | +11N | =17B | =9N | =6N | =7B | 4.0 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 15.75 | 1743 | +42.0 |
| 17 | Wu, Pei-Ti | 1718 | TPE | −2N | −14B | =18N | F | +25B | =16N | −13B | +22B | +20N | 4.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 12.50 | 1767 | +20.4 |
| 18 | Tokuni, Shun | 1860 | JPN | −13B | −12N | =17B | =15N | +24B | =20N | −21B | =25N | +27N | 4.0 | 28.5 | 30.0 | 10.75 | 1701 | -38.0 |
| 19 | Wu, Chen- Hao | 1678 | TPE | F | −3N | =7B | +13N | =4B | =12N | −8B | =11B | =14N | 3.5 | 39.0 | 42.5 | 16.50 | 1725 | +17.2 |
| 20 | Lee, Onbin | 1735 | KOR | −1B | =15N | =13B | +24N | −10B | =18B | +23N | −12N | −17B | 3.5 | 37.5 | 40.0 | 11.75 | 1762 | +1.6 |
| 21 | Murray, Tristan Alexander | 1836 | TPE | F | =23B | +27N | =5B | F | −22N | +18N | −14B | =26N | 3.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 10.50 | 1751 | -28.8 |
| 22 | Lee, Donghyun C | 1706 | KOR | +15B | −1N | −6B | −4N | +27B | +21B | −10N | −17N | F | 3.0 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 9.00 | 1765 | +6.8 |
| 23 | Espillaga, Facundo | 1728 | PAR | −3B | =21N | +15B | −7N | −13B | +25N | −20B | =26N | −24B | 3.0 | 31.0 | 33.0 | 8.75 | 1651 | -33.6 |
| 24 | Chan, Wen Hui Ryan | 1703 | SGP | −6B | −25N | F | −20B | −18N | +26B | −14N | =27B | +23N | 2.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 5.75 | 1539 | -27.8 |
| 25 | Lee , Tung-Jung | 1738 | TPE | −8N | +24B | −16N | =26B | −17N | −23B | F | =18B | −11N | 2.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 5.50 | 1501 | -41.4 |
| 26 | Yen, Yu-Ting | 0 | TPE | F | −5B | −14N | =25N | −15B | −24N | =27N | =23B | =21B | 2.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 5.00 | 1568 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Wong, Linda JaneWCM | 1660 | TPE | =7B | −4N | −21B | −12N | −22N | F | =26B | =24N | −18B | 1.5 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 4.75 | 1445 | -32.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Ng, Jing Xuan AlyssaSGP+97.25.5 pts · #4
- 2Surjaya, BrianINA+82.86.5 pts · #2
- 3Leung, Ian KeiMAC+66.84.5 pts · #10
- 1Lai, Hong-YiTPE-59.24.5 pts · #11
- 2Watanabe, AkiraFMJPN-55.24.5 pts · #7
- 3Lee , Tung-JungTPE-41.42.0 pts · #25
- R6+606 Elo gap
- R4+346 Elo gap
- R3+296 Elo gap