Asian Amateur Chess Championships 2025 - W2300
Open SwissStandard
12 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 03 Aug 2025 to 09 Aug 2025 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. 7 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1930, and top seed was Xinyu Li (🇨🇳 CHN, WFM, 2142).
Kristina Kim (🇰🇿 KAZ, WCM, 2013) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Xinyu Li (6.0) and Bristy Mukherjee (5.5). Kim won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Giecel Pacubat (1583) beat Theephigaa K P (1870), a +287-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 · 7
WFM×5
WCM×2
Federations · 8 represented
🇵🇭Philippines×3
🇮🇳India×2
🇨🇳China×2
🇮🇩Indonesia×1
🇭🇰Hong Kong China×1
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×1
🇲🇳Mongolia×1
🇰🇷South Korea×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsWCM Kristina Kim led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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2
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R3–R9 · LEAD HELD
WCM Kristina Kim held the sole lead from R3 through R9 without losing it.
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
WCM Kristina Kim beat WFM Xinyu Li (Black).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
WCM Kristina Kim won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1WCMKristina Kim | * | 1 | 1 | ½ |
| 2WFMXinyu Li | 0 | * | 0 | 1 |
| 3WFMBristy Mukherjee | 0 | 1 | * | ½ |
| 4WCMNika Juris Nicolas | ½ | 0 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kim, KristinaWCM | 2013 | KAZ | +10B | +3N | +2N | =4B | +6B | −5N | +7N | =8B | =9N | 6.5 | 38.5 | 41.0 | 29.75 | 2042 | +9.8 |
| 2 | Li,XinyuWFM | 2142 | CHN | +12B | +4N | −1B | +10N | =5B | −3N | =6B | +11B | +8N | 6.0 | 35.0 | 36.5 | 20.00 | 2027 | -22.4 |
| 3 | Bristy MukherjeeWFM | 2031 | IND | +5N | −1B | =6B | =7N | +9N | +2B | −8N | =4B | +10N | 5.5 | 39.5 | 42.0 | 24.00 | 1956 | -14.2 |
| 4 | Nicolas, Nika JurisWCM | 1873 | PHI | +9N | −2B | +7N | =1N | =10B | −6N | +5B | =3N | =11B | 5.0 | 38.0 | 40.0 | 21.25 | 1948 | +36.8 |
| 5 | Khuslenzaya, BaldanjantsanWFM | 1864 | MGL | −3B | −10N | +12B | +8N | =2N | +1B | −4N | +6B | −7B | 4.5 | 39.0 | 40.5 | 20.00 | 1921 | +25.6 |
| 6 | Yuliana, EviWFM | 1944 | INA | =7N | +11B | =3N | +9B | −1N | +4B | =2N | −5N | F | 4.5 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 19.00 | 1946 | +2.8 |
| 7 | Suyamin, Bonjoure Fille | 1805 | PHI | =6B | =8N | −4B | =3B | +11N | =12N | −1B | =9B | +5N | 4.5 | 36.5 | 38.0 | 16.50 | 1872 | +32.8 |
| 8 | Xia, Xuejing | 1760 | HKG | =11N | =7B | −9N | −5B | +12B | +10N | +3B | =1N | −2B | 4.5 | 35.5 | 37.0 | 16.00 | 1896 | +59.6 |
| 9 | Pacubat, Giecel | 1583 | PHI | −4B | +12N | +8B | −6N | −3B | −11N | +10B | =7N | =1B | 4.0 | 35.0 | 36.5 | 14.00 | 1843 | +105.2 |
| 10 | Park, SunwooWFM | 1849 | KOR | −1N | +5B | +11N | −2B | =4N | −8B | −9N | F | −3B | 2.5 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 9.00 | 1756 | -19.8 |
| 11 | Dong, Nanxi | 1912 | CHN | =8B | −6N | −10B | −12N | −7B | +9B | F | −2N | =4N | 2.0 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 8.75 | 1660 | -52.2 |
| 12 | Theephigaa K P | 1870 | IND | −2N | −9B | −5N | +11B | −8N | =7B | F | F | F | 1.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 4.25 | 1651 | -51.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Pacubat, GiecelPHI+105.24.0 pts · #9
- 2Xia, XuejingHKG+59.64.5 pts · #7
- 3Nicolas, Nika JurisWCMPHI+36.85.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Dong, NanxiCHN-52.22.0 pts · #11
- 2Theephigaa K PIND-51.01.5 pts · #12
- 3Li,XinyuWFMCHN-22.46.0 pts · #2
Biggest upsets
- R2+287 Elo gap
- R7+271 Elo gap
- R7+266 Elo gap