2025 New Zealand Women's Championship
31 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 10 Oct 2025 to 12 Oct 2025 in Auckland, New Zealand. 9 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1826, and top seed was Isabelle Yixuan Ning (🇳🇿 NZL, CM, 2117).
Emily Cathay Gan (🇳🇿 NZL, WCM, 1721) won with 4.5/6, ahead of Luna Yuexiu Xu (4.5) and Nadia Braganza (4.5).
The biggest upset came in round 4: Weiyang Cadence Yu (WCM, 1642) beat Isabelle Yixuan Ning (CM, 2117), a +475-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 5 players tied at 4.5/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 5 at the finish.
5 players finish on 4.5/6. Gan takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (19.0).
WCM Sophia Feng 3 wins (R4–R6)WFM Nadia Braganza 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1WCMSophia Feng | * | — | — | — |
| 2WFMNadia Braganza | — | * | — | ½ |
| 3WCMWanyao Sarah Sun | — | — | * | ½ |
| 4WCMEmily Cathay Gan | — | ½ | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gan, Emily CathayWCM | 1721 | NZL | +15B | +22N | +12B | =4N | =3B | =8N | 4.5 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 14.50 | 1873 | +36.8 |
| 2 | Xu, Luna YuexiuWCM | 1857 | NZL | −13B | +20N | +22B | +9N | +6B | =3N | 4.5 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 14.25 | 1822 | -5.2 |
| 3 | Braganza, NadiaWFM | 1843 | NZL | =19N | +23B | +10N | +18B | =1N | =2B | 4.5 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 13.75 | 1860 | +3.8 |
| 4 | Sun, Wanyao SarahWCM | 1789 | NZL | +27N | +14B | =18N | =1B | =8N | +10B | 4.5 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 13.00 | 1851 | +12.8 |
| 5 | Feng, SophiaWCM | 1876 | NZL | +28N | −18B | =19N | +23B | +12B | +11N | 4.5 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 10.75 | 1802 | -12.8 |
| 6 | Methmani, NelunikaWIM | 1740 | SRI | +17N | =13B | =7N | +16B | −2N | +12B | 4.0 | 17.5 | 20.5 | 12.50 | 1837 | +11.4 |
| 7 | Ning, Isabelle YixuanCM | 2117 | NZL | +11B | =9N | =6B | −12N | +13B | +14N | 4.0 | 17.0 | 20.0 | 13.25 | 1846 | -60.4 |
| 8 | Huang, Ziyu | 1789 | CHN | +31B | −12N | +24B | +13N | =4B | =1B | 4.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 9.50 | 1712 | -15.6 |
| 9 | Xu, Laura | 1690 | NZL | +21N | =7B | =13N | −2B | +22N | =16B | 3.5 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 9.50 | 1736 | +7.2 |
| 10 | Tang, Tracy | 1649 | NZL | =20B | +29N | −3B | +15N | +19B | −4N | 3.5 | 17.0 | 17.5 | 7.25 | 1607 | -7.6 |
| 11 | Guo, Anne Xuduo | 1638 | NZL | −7N | =21B | +17N | +25B | +18N | −5B | 3.5 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 8.75 | 1856 | +38.8 |
| 12 | Yu, Weiyang CadenceWCM | 1642 | NZL | +30N | +8B | −1N | +7B | −5N | −6N | 3.0 | 21.0 | 21.5 | 8.50 | 1762 | +25.6 |
| 13 | Zhao, Yuanyi (Rebecca) | 1579 | NZL | +2N | =6N | =9B | −8B | −7N | +23B | 3.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 10.25 | 1763 | +56.4 |
| 14 | Ng, Lok Jim (Lauren) | 1650 | NZL | +24N | −4N | −15B | +17B | +27N | −7B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 6.00 | 1643 | -5.2 |
| 15 | Lin, Sophia Zilan | 0 | NZL | −1N | +25B | +14N | −10B | −16N | +22B | 3.0 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 7.00 | 1674 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Li, Olivia | 1641 | NZL | F | =19B | +28N | −6N | +15B | =9N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 7.00 | 1644 | +1.2 |
| 17 | Zhang, Cynthia | 0 | NZL | −6B | +30N | −11B | −14N | +26B | +27N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 3.50 | 1426 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Yue, Annie | 1684 | NZL | +26B | +5N | =4B | −3N | −11B | F | 2.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 8.75 | 1705 | +3.6 |
| 19 | Saglam, Azra Sena | 1536 | NZL | =3B | =16N | =5B | F | −10N | +20B | 2.5 | 18.0 | 20.5 | 8.50 | 1662 | +21.2 |
| 20 | Corporal, Joyce | 0 | PHI | =10N | −2B | +21N | F | +31B | −19N | 2.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 4.25 | 1534 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Ongcoy, Reniza | 0 | NZL | −9B | =11N | −20B | +29N | −23N | +24B | 2.5 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 4.25 | 1352 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Moshakova, Elena | 1531 | RUS | +25N | −1B | −2N | +24B | −9B | −15N | 2.0 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 4.00 | 1588 | +4.6 |
| 23 | Rehansi, D P Sayuni Vonara | 1538 | NZL | F | −3N | +29B | −5N | +21B | −13N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 3.00 | 956 | -29.2 |
| 24 | Brand, Miriam | 0 | NZL | −14B | +27B | −8N | −22N | +25B | −21N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 3.00 | 1575 | 0.0 |
| 25 | McNabb, Ashlee-Deanna | 1834 | NZL | −22B | −15N | +26B | −11N | −24N | +30B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 2.50 | 789 | -64.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 4330293 | 0 | — | −18N | −28B | −25N | +30B | −17N | +29B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 908 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Xu, Vera Jintian | 1404 | NZL | −4B | −24N | F | +31N | −14B | −17B | 1.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 1509 | +7.2 |
| 28 | Lourenco, EvaWCM | 1608 | NZL | −5B | +26N | −16B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 949 | -13.0 |
| 29 | Dissanayake, W D Srimathie I | 0 | NZL | F | −10B | −23N | −21B | =30N | −26N | 0.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.25 | 794 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 4332610 | 0 | — | −12B | −17B | F | −26N | =29B | −25N | 0.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.25 | 939 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Li, Fiona Chenxi | 0 | NZL | −8N | F | F | −27B | −20N | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 813 | -24.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Zhao, Yuanyi (Rebecca)NZL+56.43.0 pts · #8
- 2Guo, Anne XuduoNZL+38.83.5 pts · #12
- 3Gan, Emily CathayWCMNZL+36.84.5 pts · #5
- 1McNabb, Ashlee-DeannaNZL-64.02.0 pts · #27
- 2Ning, Isabelle YixuanCMNZL-60.44.0 pts · #4
- 3Rehansi, D P Sayuni VonaraNZL-29.22.0 pts · #28
- R4+475 Elo gap
- R1+303 Elo gap
- R1+278 Elo gap