2025 Asian Dragons International Invitation Chess Tournament_U16
25 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 11 Jul 2025 to 15 Jul 2025 in Taipei, Chinese Taipei. 8 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1662, and top seed was Jihu Song (🇰🇷 KOR, 1828).
Alexander Michael Lee (🇮🇩 INA, 1709) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Jihu Song (7.0) and Yung-Hao Chen (6.0). Lee won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Yu Chen (Ethan) Cheng (1565) beat Yuchang Yang (1715), a +150-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsAlexander Michael Lee led from R3; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Alexander Michael Lee never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
Alexander Michael Lee beat Jihu Song (White).
Alexander Michael Lee won 7 in a row (R1–R7).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Alexander Michael Lee | * | 1 | — | 1 |
| 2Jihu Song | 0 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Yu Chen (Ethan) Cheng | — | 0 | * | — |
| 4Jhuo-Han Wu | 0 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee, Alexander Michael | 1709 | INA | +7N | +10B | +13N | +6B | +4N | +2B | +11N | =3B | +9B | 8.5 | 45.0 | 49.5 | 46.50 | 2101 | +97.2 |
| 2 | Song, Jihu | 1828 | KOR | +19N | +9B | =6N | +3B | +10N | −1N | +5B | +4B | =8N | 7.0 | 47.0 | 50.5 | 36.75 | 1788 | -8.0 |
| 3 | Chen, Yung-Hao | 1707 | TPE | +23B | =12N | +5B | −2N | +7B | =8N | =6B | =1N | +14B | 6.0 | 46.5 | 48.5 | 29.75 | 1655 | -12.8 |
| 4 | Wu, Jhuo-Han | 0 | TPE | =8N | +15B | +12N | +9B | −1B | =6N | +7B | −2N | +10N | 6.0 | 46.0 | 50.0 | 29.25 | 1662 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Cheng, Yu Chen (Ethan) | 1565 | TPE | +20N | +11B | −3N | +13B | −8N | +9B | −2N | +12B | +6B | 6.0 | 42.5 | 45.0 | 27.00 | 1683 | +39.6 |
| 6 | Yang, Ya-Cheng | 1705 | TPE | +24N | +21B | =2B | −1N | +15B | =4B | =3N | +10B | −5N | 5.5 | 45.0 | 47.0 | 23.00 | 1604 | -27.6 |
| 7 | Lin, Min-Hao | 0 | TPE | −1B | +25N | +11N | =8B | −3N | +13B | −4N | +21B | +15N | 5.5 | 41.5 | 42.5 | 19.50 | 1567 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Chan, Chi Ngo | 1484 | HKG | =4B | =16N | +20B | =7N | +5B | =3B | −10N | =14N | =2B | 5.0 | 43.5 | 46.0 | 24.75 | 1616 | +32.0 |
| 9 | Gim, Hajin | 1668 | KOR | +22B | −2N | +14B | −4N | +23B | −5N | +17B | +11B | −1N | 5.0 | 42.5 | 44.5 | 17.00 | 1508 | -32.4 |
| 10 | Hsu, Noah | 1586 | USA | +25B | −1N | +22B | +17N | −2B | +16N | +8B | −6N | −4B | 5.0 | 41.0 | 42.0 | 15.00 | 1555 | -9.6 |
| 11 | Yang, Yuchang | 1715 | USA | +14B | −5N | −7B | +22N | +18B | +17N | −1B | −9N | +20N | 5.0 | 39.0 | 41.0 | 16.00 | 1452 | -55.2 |
| 12 | Yen, Yu-En | 0 | TPE | +17N | =3B | −4B | −15N | =14B | +18N | +16B | −5N | =19B | 4.5 | 37.0 | 40.5 | 17.50 | 1602 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Wu, Tansi Tung | 0 | TPE | +16B | +18N | −1B | −5N | −17B | −7N | +25N | =20B | +21N | 4.5 | 35.5 | 36.5 | 11.75 | 1582 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Chang, Chung Min | 0 | TPE | −11N | +24B | −9N | +20B | =12N | +15B | =21N | =8B | −3N | 4.5 | 34.5 | 36.5 | 14.50 | 1321 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Ozaki, Hugo | 0 | JPN | =18B | −4N | +16B | +12B | −6N | −14N | +23B | =19N | −7B | 4.0 | 36.5 | 38.5 | 13.50 | 1590 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Lee, Kar Yan Rebekah | 1446 | SGP | −13N | =8B | −15N | +19B | +25N | −10B | −12N | +22B | −18N | 3.5 | 32.0 | 33.0 | 9.00 | 1301 | -14.8 |
| 17 | Sun, David | 0 | MAC | −12B | +23N | +21N | −10B | +13N | −11B | −9N | =18B | F | 3.5 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 10.75 | 1332 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Su, Yi-Ruei | 1653 | TPE | =15N | −13B | =19N | +25B | −11N | −12B | F | =17N | +16B | 3.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 10.00 | 1563 | -8.4 |
| 19 | CHI IOI, WONG | 0 | MAC | −2B | −22N | =18B | −16N | F | +23N | +24B | =15B | =12N | 3.5 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 10.00 | 1356 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Watanabe, Satoru | 0 | JPN | −5B | F | −8N | −14N | −24B | +25B | +22N | =13N | −11B | 2.5 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 5.25 | 785 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Yen, Yun-En | 0 | TPE | F | −6N | −17B | −23N | +22B | +24N | =14B | −7N | −13B | 2.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 6.25 | 905 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Ng, Jing Qi Ashley | 0 | SGP | −9N | +19B | −10N | −11B | −21N | F | −20B | −16N | +24B | 2.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 5.50 | 794 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Lo, Wei-Hsuan | 0 | TPE | −3N | −17B | +24N | +21B | −9N | −19B | −15N | F | −25B | 2.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 4.50 | 886 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 16305990 | 0 | — | −6B | −14N | −23B | F | +20N | −21B | −19N | +25B | −22N | 2.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 3.50 | 905 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 15400972 | 0 | — | −10N | −7B | F | −18N | −16B | −20N | −13B | −24N | +23N | 1.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 2.00 | 750 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Lee, Alexander MichaelINA+97.28.5 pts · #1
- 2Cheng, Yu Chen (Ethan)TPE+39.66.0 pts · #3
- 3Chan, Chi NgoHKG+32.05.0 pts · #6
- 1Yang, YuchangUSA-55.25.0 pts · #14
- 2Gim, HajinKOR-32.45.0 pts · #13
- 3Yang, Ya-ChengTPE-27.65.5 pts · #9
- R2+150 Elo gap
- R9+140 Elo gap
- R6+119 Elo gap