Asian Amateur Chess Championships 2025 - W1700
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40 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 03 Aug 2025 to 09 Aug 2025 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. 2 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1618, and top seed was Asudani Ruhani Raj (🇮🇳 IND, 1690).
Yana Emilou De Vera (🇵🇭 PHI, 1622) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Adina Baideldinova (7.0) and Asudani Ruhani Raj (6.5). De Vera shared the lead from round 6 and won solo starting round 7.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Khalima Zhorobekova (1402) beat Emujin Enkhbayar (1574), a +172-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 · 2
WCM×2
Federations · 8 represented
🇨🇳China×10
🇭🇰Hong Kong China×7
🇵🇭Philippines×6
🇮🇳India×5
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×2
🇲🇳Mongolia×2
🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan×1
🇵🇰Pakistan×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsYana Emilou De Vera led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
Co-leaders
19
9
5
2
1
5
1
1
1
R7 · LEADER CHANGE07 Aug
Yana Emilou De Vera takes the sole lead (6.0/7).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Yana Emilou De Vera 5 wins (R4–R8)Adina Baideldinova 6 wins (R4–R9)Jing Huang 4 wins (R6–R9)
R5 · LATE SURGE
Jing Huang was #19 at R5, climbed to #1 over the final stretch.
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yana Emilou De Vera | * | — | 1 | ½ |
| 2Adina Baideldinova | — | * | — | — |
| 3Jing Huang | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Lila Alyssa Serina | ½ | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | De Vera, Yana Emilou | 1622 | PHI | +34N | +28B | −10N | +27B | +4N | +7B | +8N | +6B | =5N | 7.5 | 43.5 | 46.5 | 37.75 | 1803 | +31.0 |
| 2 | Baideldinova, Adina | 0 | KAZ | −3N | +35B | −9N | +33N | +24B | +16N | +17B | +11B | +8N | 7.0 | 40.5 | 43.5 | 31.00 | 1623 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Asudani Ruhani Raj | 1690 | IND | +2B | +21N | +19B | −8N | +17B | −6N | +20B | =5N | +10B | 6.5 | 44.5 | 49.0 | 33.75 | 1680 | -1.6 |
| 4 | Huang, Jing | 0 | HKG | −10N | +14B | +13B | =19N | −1B | +27N | +21B | +18N | +7N | 6.5 | 43.5 | 47.0 | 31.75 | 1614 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Serina, Lila Alyssa | 1666 | PHI | +39N | =27B | +29N | =10B | +15N | +8B | =6N | =3B | =1B | 6.5 | 43.5 | 45.0 | 30.50 | 1693 | +11.2 |
| 6 | Wu, Yuetong | 1579 | CHN | +40N | +12B | −7N | +18B | +10N | +3B | =5B | −1N | =11N | 6.0 | 47.5 | 48.5 | 29.00 | 1625 | +15.2 |
| 7 | Luo, Zhenzhen | 1649 | CHN | +17B | +26N | +6B | +11N | −8B | −1N | +13B | +10N | −4B | 6.0 | 47.0 | 51.0 | 31.00 | 1707 | +22.0 |
| 8 | Disha U A | 1621 | IND | +15B | +23N | +30B | +3B | +7N | −5N | −1B | +19N | −2B | 6.0 | 47.0 | 50.5 | 29.50 | 1734 | +45.2 |
| 9 | Ren, Ruoxi | 0 | CHN | −27N | +39B | +2B | +23N | −11B | −17N | +30B | +20N | +15N | 6.0 | 37.5 | 39.0 | 25.50 | 1484 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Kim, Nayoon B | 1582 | KOR | +4B | +32N | +1B | =5N | −6B | +21N | +11N | −7B | −3N | 5.5 | 49.0 | 52.0 | 30.25 | 1600 | +0.8 |
| 11 | Lepaopao, Maureinn | 1523 | PHI | +24B | +38N | +31B | −7B | +9N | +19N | −10B | −2N | =6B | 5.5 | 42.5 | 44.5 | 23.00 | 1524 | -0.8 |
| 12 | Qiu, Xixian | 0 | CHN | +13B | −6N | −23B | +40N | −20B | =14N | +31B | +25N | +19B | 5.5 | 37.5 | 38.5 | 21.25 | 1529 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Wu, Tansi Tung | 1496 | TPE | −12N | +40B | −4N | +36B | +32N | =18B | −7N | +28B | +29N | 5.5 | 35.5 | 36.5 | 16.25 | 1681 | +30.0 |
| 14 | Wang, Deng | 1514 | CHN | −31B | −4N | +40B | −16N | +29N | =12B | +38B | +17N | +18B | 5.5 | 35.0 | 36.0 | 18.25 | 2373 | +23.6 |
| 15 | Enerel Ganbat | 0 | MGL | −8N | +37B | +38B | +30N | −5B | −20N | +27B | +23N | −9B | 5.0 | 36.5 | 38.5 | 15.50 | 1463 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Zhao, Yina | 0 | CHN | −26B | −17N | +39N | +14B | +22N | −2B | −18N | +32B | +28N | 5.0 | 36.5 | 38.0 | 18.00 | 1483 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Cafirma, Elizsa Gayle | 0 | PHI | −7N | +16B | +36N | +29B | −3N | +9B | −2N | −14B | =20B | 4.5 | 44.0 | 47.0 | 19.75 | 1441 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Lin, Chenlu | 0 | CHN | +20B | −19N | +26B | −6N | +23B | =13N | +16B | −4B | −14N | 4.5 | 41.5 | 45.5 | 20.25 | 1509 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Conjurado, Joella Faye | 1619 | PHI | +33N | +18B | −3N | =4B | +27N | −11B | +28N | −8B | −12N | 4.5 | 41.5 | 44.5 | 17.75 | 1475 | -39.2 |
| 20 | Rani Puja | 1523 | IND | −18N | +33B | −27N | +34B | +12N | +15B | −3N | −9B | =17N | 4.5 | 38.5 | 41.5 | 18.75 | 786 | -17.2 |
| 21 | Ayushi Jaiswal | 1454 | IND | +35N | −3B | =32N | +28B | +25N | −10B | −4N | −29B | +31N | 4.5 | 36.0 | 39.0 | 15.50 | 1504 | +4.8 |
| 22 | Aadhya Krishnavajjala | 1428 | IND | −30B | −24N | +35B | +31N | −16B | −23N | =33B | +34N | +27N | 4.5 | 29.5 | 32.5 | 14.50 | 1442 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Zhorobekova, Khalima | 1402 | KGZ | +37N | −8B | +12N | −9B | −18N | +22B | +25N | −15B | F | 4.0 | 39.5 | 42.0 | 16.50 | 1584 | +19.2 |
| 24 | Li, Yu Tung | 0 | HKG | −11N | +22B | =28N | =32B | −2N | −25B | +36N | +30B | F | 4.0 | 35.0 | 38.0 | 14.25 | 1241 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Emujin Enkhbayar | 1574 | MGL | −32B | −30N | +33B | +26N | −21B | +24N | −23B | −12B | +38N | 4.0 | 31.5 | 33.5 | 13.00 | 1309 | -42.8 |
| 26 | Caampued, Aaliyah Faith | 1436 | PHI | +16N | −7B | −18N | −25B | =34N | +39B | −29N | =38B | +32N | 4.0 | 31.0 | 32.5 | 12.00 | 799 | -33.6 |
| 27 | Aayat AsmiWCM | 1478 | PAK | +9B | =5N | +20B | −1N | −19B | −4B | −15N | +33N | −22B | 3.5 | 45.0 | 48.0 | 16.75 | 1522 | +7.6 |
| 28 | Tang, Chloe Amandine | 1446 | HKG | +36B | −1N | =24B | −21N | +30B | +38N | −19B | −13N | −16B | 3.5 | 37.5 | 39.5 | 10.50 | 750 | -57.6 |
| 29 | Anandpara, Jayendra SaloniWCM | 1573 | HKG | F | =31N | −5B | −17N | −14B | +36N | +26B | +21N | −13B | 3.5 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 13.25 | 1441 | -18.2 |
| 30 | Zhou, Xiaoqing | 0 | CHN | +22N | +25B | −8N | −15B | −28N | +32B | −9N | −24N | =37B | 3.5 | 36.0 | 38.5 | 12.75 | 1413 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Naralkhan, Fatima | 0 | KAZ | +14N | =29B | −11N | −22B | −38N | +34B | −12N | +35N | −21B | 3.5 | 35.0 | 37.0 | 13.25 | 1431 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Kelly, Elise Lilian | 0 | HKG | +25N | −10B | =21B | =24N | −13B | −30N | +35B | −16N | −26B | 3.0 | 36.0 | 39.0 | 11.25 | 1363 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Gong, Ziyixuan | 0 | CHN | −19B | −20N | −25N | −2B | +40N | +37B | =22N | −27B | =34N | 3.0 | 33.5 | 34.5 | 7.25 | 751 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Chan, Hiu Ying | 0 | HKG | −1B | −36N | +37B | −20N | =26B | −31N | +39N | −22B | =33B | 3.0 | 32.5 | 34.0 | 7.50 | 1255 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Siridanupath, Arisa | 0 | THA | −21B | −2N | −22N | =38B | =37N | +40B | −32N | −31B | +39N | 3.0 | 28.5 | 29.5 | 4.75 | 665 | 0.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 8676771 | 0 | — | −28N | +34B | −17B | −13N | =39N | −29B | −24B | =37N | +40B | 3.0 | 28.0 | 29.0 | 6.00 | 703 | 0.0 |
| 37 | FIDE 8676755 | 0 | — | −23B | −15N | −34N | −39B | =35B | −33N | +40B | =36B | =30N | 2.5 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 5.75 | 603 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Zou, Weirong | 0 | CHN | F | −11B | −15N | =35N | +31B | −28B | −14N | =26N | −25B | 2.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 7.00 | 1131 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Bhatia, Soumya | 0 | HKG | −5B | −9N | −16B | +37N | =36B | −26N | −34B | −40N | −35B | 1.5 | 33.0 | 34.0 | 4.00 | 750 | 0.0 |
| 40 | FIDE 8677840 | 0 | — | −6B | −13N | −14N | −12B | −33B | −35N | −37N | +39B | −36N | 1.0 | 34.0 | 35.5 | 1.50 | 727 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Disha U AIND+45.26.0 pts · #6
- 2De Vera, Yana EmilouPHI+31.07.5 pts · #2
- 3Wu, Tansi TungTPE+30.05.5 pts · #15
Top rating losers
- 1Tang, Chloe AmandineHKG-57.63.5 pts · #40
- 2Emujin EnkhbayarMGL-42.84.0 pts · #25
- 3Conjurado, Joella FayePHI-39.24.5 pts · #18
Biggest upsets
- R7+172 Elo gap
- R5+120 Elo gap
- R6+111 Elo gap