Asian Amateur Chess Championships 2025 - U2300
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47 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 03 Aug 2025 to 09 Aug 2025 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. 13 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2195, and top seed was Ulziikhishig Khishigbat (🇲🇳 MGL, IM, 2269).
Ulziikhishig Khishigbat (🇲🇳 MGL, IM, 2269) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Roel Abelgas (7.0) and Alekhine Nouri (6.5). Khishigbat took the lead from round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Ho Cheung Wong (FM, 1922) beat Christian Mark Daluz (FM, 2242), a +320-point gap.
Location
🇭🇰Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Dates
03 Aug 2025 → 09 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 13
IM×1
FM×8
CM×4
Federations · 8 represented
🇨🇳China×10
🇭🇰Hong Kong China×8
🇵🇭Philippines×6
🇮🇳India×4
🇮🇩Indonesia×3
🇰🇷South Korea×3
🇸🇬Singapore×3
🇲🇳Mongolia×2
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsIM Ulziikhishig Khishigbat led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE06 Aug
IM Ulziikhishig Khishigbat takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
IM Ulziikhishig Khishigbat drew with FM Roel Abelgas (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
IM Ulziikhishig Khishigbat 3 wins (R1–R3)FM Roel Abelgas 3 wins (R1–R3)FM Alekhine Nouri 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMUlziikhishig Khishigbat | * | ½ | 1 | ½ |
| 2FMRoel Abelgas | ½ | * | — | ½ |
| 3FMAlekhine Nouri | 0 | — | * | ½ |
| 4FMTenguundalai Ganbat | ½ | ½ | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ulziikhishig KhishigbatIM | 2269 | MGL | +11B | +19N | +6B | =2B | +10N | +3N | =4B | +9B | =5N | 7.5 | 48.5 | 53.0 | 43.25 | 2398 | +54.4 |
| 2 | Abelgas, RoelFM | 2163 | PHI | +32N | +16B | +15B | =1N | =5N | +10B | =9N | =4B | +12B | 7.0 | 46.5 | 50.5 | 37.75 | 2333 | +39.8 |
| 3 | Nouri, AlekhineFM | 2219 | PHI | +46N | +18B | +17N | −10B | +16N | −1B | +7N | +19B | =4N | 6.5 | 45.0 | 45.5 | 29.25 | 2225 | +4.2 |
| 4 | Tenguundalai GanbatFM | 2199 | MGL | =31N | +33B | +24N | =9B | +26N | +5B | =1N | =2N | =3B | 6.5 | 44.5 | 48.5 | 33.25 | 2229 | +20.8 |
| 5 | Wei, Yuyang | 2168 | CHN | =25B | +40N | +29B | +21N | =2B | −4N | +8B | =12N | =1B | 6.0 | 45.0 | 47.5 | 29.00 | 2204 | +11.4 |
| 6 | Xu, Pengmo | 2045 | CHN | +38N | +13B | −1N | +15B | −9N | =26B | +28N | =18B | +16N | 6.0 | 41.5 | 44.5 | 27.00 | 2113 | +32.0 |
| 7 | Kao, Jamison EdrichCM | 2082 | USA | +20B | −15N | =37B | +25N | =11B | +23N | −3B | +17N | +9N | 6.0 | 40.5 | 43.5 | 27.75 | 2106 | +13.6 |
| 8 | Tran Vo Quoc Bao | 2095 | VIE | =30N | +31B | −9N | +37B | +24N | +17B | −5N | =15B | +18N | 6.0 | 38.5 | 41.5 | 25.50 | 2091 | -0.4 |
| 9 | Borisova, EkaterinaFM | 2241 | RUS | +45B | =29N | +8B | =4N | +6B | +11N | =2B | −1N | −7B | 5.5 | 48.5 | 49.5 | 27.25 | 2159 | -16.4 |
| 10 | Sham R | 2143 | IND | +27B | +26N | +28B | +3N | −1B | −2N | −12B | =14N | +15N | 5.5 | 45.0 | 49.0 | 26.25 | 2134 | +0.8 |
| 11 | Lv, RuiqiCM | 1925 | CHN | −1N | +38B | +33N | +19B | =7N | −9B | =14N | =21B | +22N | 5.5 | 42.0 | 45.0 | 24.00 | 2133 | +95.6 |
| 12 | Daluz, Christian MarkFM | 2242 | PHI | −13N | −24B | +36N | +38B | +30N | +16B | +10N | =5B | −2N | 5.5 | 40.5 | 43.5 | 24.00 | 2127 | -16.4 |
| 13 | Wong, Ho CheungFM | 1922 | HKG | +12B | −6N | +43N | =17B | −19N | +33B | −18N | +25B | +21N | 5.5 | 38.5 | 40.0 | 22.00 | 2025 | +26.6 |
| 14 | Surjaya, Brian | 2021 | INA | =40B | −25N | +41B | −27N | +29B | +20N | =11B | =10B | +19N | 5.5 | 34.5 | 37.0 | 22.25 | 1991 | -9.2 |
| 15 | Zuo, Junyu | 1937 | CHN | +43B | +7B | −2N | −6N | +34B | =19B | +22N | =8N | −10B | 5.0 | 43.5 | 45.0 | 21.25 | 2052 | +40.6 |
| 16 | Bigabylov, ZhubanFM | 1948 | KAZ | +42B | −2N | +20B | +28N | −3B | −12N | +24B | +26N | −6B | 5.0 | 41.5 | 43.5 | 18.50 | 1985 | +7.6 |
| 17 | Li, YihengCM | 1954 | HKG | +44N | +22B | −3B | =13N | +27B | −8N | =21N | −7B | +20N | 5.0 | 41.5 | 43.0 | 19.50 | 2042 | +40.0 |
| 18 | Bei, Er | 2005 | CHN | +41B | −3N | =27B | =34N | =28B | +40N | +13B | =6N | −8B | 5.0 | 38.5 | 41.0 | 19.50 | 1958 | -20.4 |
| 19 | Utkrisht Tuli | 2027 | IND | +34B | −1B | +30N | −11N | +13B | =15N | +26B | −3N | −14B | 4.5 | 43.5 | 47.5 | 20.00 | 1986 | -20.0 |
| 20 | Ho, In Hei HenryFM | 1828 | HKG | −7N | +47B | −16N | +31B | =22N | −14B | +37B | +23N | −17B | 4.5 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 13.75 | 1945 | +26.2 |
| 21 | Calica, Io Aristotle Nikolai | 2049 | PHI | +39B | −28N | +32B | −5B | =40N | +27N | =17B | =11N | −13B | 4.5 | 37.0 | 39.5 | 17.50 | 1903 | -67.6 |
| 22 | Aquino, Jose Jr. | 2215 | PHI | +37B | −17N | +25B | −26N | =20B | +32N | −15B | +27N | −11B | 4.5 | 36.0 | 39.0 | 17.25 | 1903 | -64.8 |
| 23 | Chan, Wang Ip BorisCM | 1933 | HKG | =24N | =30B | =34N | =40B | +39N | −7B | =25N | −20B | +31N | 4.5 | 33.5 | 36.0 | 16.25 | 1867 | -28.4 |
| 24 | Ye, Peilin | 0 | CHN | =23B | +12N | −4B | +29N | −8B | =25N | −16N | =30B | =32N | 4.0 | 39.5 | 43.5 | 17.75 | 1965 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Pang, Khai Jie Ryan | 1896 | SGP | =5N | +14B | −22N | −7B | +37N | =24B | =23B | −13N | =39B | 4.0 | 39.0 | 42.0 | 17.25 | 1965 | +12.0 |
| 26 | Teo, Hong Ming | 1943 | SGP | +47N | −10B | +39N | +22B | −4B | =6N | −19N | −16B | =30N | 4.0 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 12.50 | 1935 | -0.8 |
| 27 | Lee, Gerent Chak Yan | 1873 | HKG | −10N | +44B | =18N | +14B | −17N | −21B | +33N | −22B | =35B | 4.0 | 38.0 | 39.5 | 15.50 | 1943 | +15.0 |
| 28 | Gnanasekar, Jai Adithya | 1819 | SGP | F | +21B | −10N | −16B | =18N | +35N | −6B | =31B | +29N | 4.0 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 17.00 | 2016 | +78.8 |
| 29 | I Wayan Ekanata Darma Pradnyana | 2026 | INA | +36N | =9B | −5N | −24B | −14N | =30B | +41B | +34N | −28B | 4.0 | 36.5 | 39.0 | 14.75 | 1921 | -20.4 |
| 30 | Li, Jiahong | 1858 | CHN | =8B | =23N | −19B | +47N | −12B | =29N | =35B | =24N | =26B | 4.0 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 13.25 | 1936 | +14.4 |
| 31 | Lau, Sau Ching | 1902 | MAS | =4B | −8N | =35B | −20N | +47B | =34N | +43B | =28N | −23B | 4.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 10.75 | 1816 | -18.0 |
| 32 | Kim, Yegeon | 1873 | KOR | −2B | +42N | −21N | +43B | =33N | −22B | =34B | =35N | =24B | 4.0 | 34.0 | 35.5 | 11.50 | 1847 | -14.0 |
| 33 | Zheng, Leran | 1764 | CHN | +35B | −4N | −11B | +45N | =32B | −13N | −27B | =37N | +47N | 4.0 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 8.50 | 1862 | +42.4 |
| 34 | Feng, Kuixiu | 1778 | CHN | −19N | +45N | =23B | =18B | −15N | =31B | =32N | −29B | +44N | 4.0 | 32.5 | 33.5 | 11.25 | 1882 | +47.6 |
| 35 | Park, Inchan | 2014 | KOR | −33N | −39B | =31N | +41B | +38N | −28B | =30N | =32B | =27N | 4.0 | 30.0 | 32.5 | 13.50 | 1783 | -106.8 |
| 36 | Lim, Kian Guan | 1769 | MAS | −29B | −37N | −12B | =44N | +42B | =41N | +40B | −39N | =43B | 3.5 | 24.0 | 25.5 | 7.25 | 1724 | -13.6 |
| 37 | Alzamil, Abdulaziz | 1902 | KSA | −22N | +36B | =7N | −8N | −25B | +38B | −20N | =33B | F | 3.0 | 35.5 | 38.0 | 11.50 | 1845 | -15.2 |
| 38 | Park, Sihoo | 1805 | KOR | −6B | −11N | F | −12N | −35B | −37N | +47B | +44B | +42N | 3.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 3.50 | 1785 | -16.8 |
| 39 | Shah, Krishiv | 1819 | HKG | −21N | +35N | −26B | F | −23B | =43N | F | +36B | =25N | 3.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 10.25 | 1823 | +2.0 |
| 40 | Nguyen, Paul Ashton | 1769 | HKG | =14N | −5B | +46N | =23N | =21B | −18B | −36N | F | F | 2.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 7.75 | 1876 | +30.8 |
| 41 | Silva, Zedric | 1709 | PHI | −18N | =46B | −14N | −35N | +44B | =36B | −29N | =43N | F | 2.5 | 28.0 | 28.5 | 4.25 | 1728 | +0.4 |
| 42 | Tjong, Zach Alexander | 1622 | INA | −16N | −32B | F | F | −36N | F | +44N | +47B | −38B | 2.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 1.50 | 1651 | +5.2 |
| 43 | Prabhat Kumar | 1502 | IND | −15N | F | −13B | −32N | F | =39B | −31N | =41B | =36N | 1.5 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 4.50 | 1612 | +12.0 |
| 44 | Ramendra, Ranjan | 1708 | IND | −17B | −27N | −45B | =36B | −41N | +47N | −42B | −38N | −34B | 1.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 1.75 | 1503 | -44.4 |
| 45 | Lu, Di | 1912 | CHN | −9N | −34B | +44N | −33B | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 1.50 | 1681 | -25.2 |
| 46 | Aljameel, Sultan Anwar | 1903 | KSA | −3B | =41N | −40B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 1.25 | 1626 | -21.2 |
| 47 | Daryanani, Naresh Lachmandas | 1552 | HKG | −26B | −20N | F | −30B | −31N | −44B | −38N | −42N | −33B | 0.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 0.00 | 1004 | -32.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Lv, RuiqiCMCHN+95.65.5 pts · #9
- 2Gnanasekar, Jai AdithyaSGP+78.84.0 pts · #27
- 3Ulziikhishig KhishigbatIMMGL+54.47.5 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Park, InchanKOR-106.84.0 pts · #28
- 2Calica, Io Aristotle NikolaiPHI-67.64.5 pts · #19
- 3Aquino, Jose Jr.PHI-64.84.5 pts · #18
Biggest upsets
- R1+320 Elo gap
- R9+290 Elo gap
- R7+278 Elo gap