Rebecca Cup The 5th China Chess Rising Stars Tournament 2025
26 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 17 Jun 2025 to 22 Jun 2025 in Jangsu Dongtai, China. 10 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2394, and top seed was Haochen Jiang (🇨🇳 CHN, IM, 2450).
Haochen Jiang (🇨🇳 CHN, IM, 2450) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Di Zhang (6.0) and Hongsen Chen (6.0). Jiang won solo starting round 8.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Chenxi Fang (1753) beat Muziyan Gao (WIM, 2315), a +562-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsIM Haochen Jiang led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
IM Haochen Jiang held the sole lead from R3 through R9 without losing it.
IM Haochen Jiang drew with IM Hongsen Chen (Black).
IM Haochen Jiang 3 wins (R1–R3)IM Hongsen Chen 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMHaochen Jiang | * | ½ | ½ | 1 |
| 2IMHongsen Chen | ½ | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3Di Zhang | ½ | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4Runyi Zhou | 0 | ½ | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jiang, HaochenIM | 2450 | CHN | +20N | +7B | +6N | =2B | =3N | =5B | =4N | +12B | =8N | 6.5 | 43.5 | 47.5 | 33.50 | 2519 | +8.5 |
| 2 | Zhang, Di | 2446 | CHN | +13N | +25B | =5N | =1N | =4B | =3B | +6N | =8B | =7N | 6.0 | 44.0 | 46.5 | 29.50 | 2465 | +2.6 |
| 3 | Chen, HongsenIM | 2377 | CHN | =15N | +8B | +14N | +9B | =1B | =2N | =5N | =4B | =6N | 6.0 | 43.5 | 48.0 | 31.25 | 2431 | +7.7 |
| 4 | Peng, Hongchi | 2399 | CHN | =8N | −6B | +20N | +19B | =2N | +12B | =1B | =3N | =5N | 5.5 | 43.0 | 47.0 | 27.00 | 2421 | +3.4 |
| 5 | Xie, KaifanIM | 2446 | CHN | +23B | =10N | =2B | =17N | +13B | =1N | =3B | =9N | =4B | 5.5 | 42.5 | 46.0 | 27.00 | 2433 | -1.2 |
| 6 | Zhou, Runyi | 2301 | CHN | +21B | +4N | −1B | =15N | =17B | +18N | −2B | +13N | =3B | 5.5 | 41.0 | 45.0 | 25.25 | 2338 | +11.6 |
| 7 | Jin, YuehengIM | 2364 | CHN | +24B | −1N | =19B | =11N | =10B | +17N | =12N | +18B | =2B | 5.5 | 39.0 | 41.5 | 22.75 | 2369 | +1.9 |
| 8 | Chen, Zhi | 2177 | CHN | =4B | −3N | =18B | +24N | =11B | =10N | +15B | =2N | =1B | 5.0 | 42.5 | 45.0 | 23.00 | 2330 | +69.2 |
| 9 | Wu, YixingIM | 2385 | CHN | +22B | =17N | +10B | −3N | −18B | +11N | =13N | =5B | =15B | 5.0 | 38.5 | 42.5 | 23.25 | 2300 | -9.2 |
| 10 | Gong, SunleIM | 2347 | CHN | +16N | =5B | −9N | =14B | =7N | =8B | −18N | +23B | +17N | 5.0 | 38.0 | 41.5 | 22.25 | 2268 | -8.1 |
| 11 | Dong, Hongfu | 2314 | CHN | =14N | −12B | +16N | =7B | =8N | −9B | +21N | =17B | +18N | 5.0 | 37.0 | 41.0 | 22.00 | 2233 | -16.0 |
| 12 | Cao, QingfengIM | 2410 | CHN | =19B | +11N | =17B | =13N | +15B | −4N | =7B | −1N | =14B | 4.5 | 40.0 | 44.0 | 20.75 | 2267 | -15.6 |
| 13 | Sun, Chao | 2235 | CHN | −2B | +21N | +24B | =12B | −5N | +22N | =9B | −6B | =16N | 4.5 | 39.0 | 41.5 | 17.50 | 2247 | +3.0 |
| 14 | Yu,Shi | 2029 | CHN | =11B | +23N | −3B | =10N | =22B | =15N | =17B | =16B | =12N | 4.5 | 37.5 | 41.0 | 19.25 | 2254 | +96.0 |
| 15 | Xu, ZiyuanFM | 2117 | CHN | =3B | =19N | +25N | =6B | −12N | =14B | −8N | +24B | =9N | 4.5 | 37.0 | 39.5 | 17.50 | 2254 | +61.6 |
| 16 | Jiang, Liu | 2046 | CHN | −10B | +22N | −11B | −18N | +23B | =26N | +19B | =14N | =13B | 4.5 | 34.5 | 36.0 | 16.75 | 2144 | +44.8 |
| 17 | Chen, Yuan | 2298 | CHN | +26N | =9B | =12N | =5B | =6N | −7B | =14N | =11N | −10B | 4.0 | 40.5 | 42.0 | 16.50 | 2234 | -12.0 |
| 18 | Chen, lvheng | 2041 | CHN | −25N | =20B | =8N | +16B | +9N | −6B | +10B | −7N | −11B | 4.0 | 39.5 | 42.0 | 19.00 | 2236 | +41.2 |
| 19 | Gu, Xianghan | 2199 | CHN | =12N | =15B | =7N | −4N | =20B | =21B | −16N | =25B | +26N | 4.0 | 35.0 | 36.5 | 14.00 | 2142 | -10.8 |
| 20 | Zhang, Zhi | 2260 | CHN | −1B | =18N | −4B | +21B | =19N | −23N | +26B | =22N | =25B | 4.0 | 34.0 | 35.5 | 12.75 | 2134 | -50.2 |
| 21 | Wu, Shuang(HLJ)WFM | 1957 | CHN | −6N | −13B | +23B | −20N | +24B | =19N | −11B | +26N | =22B | 4.0 | 33.0 | 34.5 | 11.50 | 2127 | +72.0 |
| 22 | Bai, Xue | 2138 | CHN | −9N | −16B | +26N | +25B | =14N | −13B | =24N | =20B | =21N | 4.0 | 31.5 | 33.0 | 11.50 | 2076 | -12.8 |
| 23 | Xie, Jiaxiang | 2237 | CHN | −5N | −14B | −21N | +26B | −16N | +20B | +25N | −10N | =24B | 3.5 | 32.5 | 34.0 | 9.25 | 2068 | -76.4 |
| 24 | Ha,Yihan | 2093 | CHN | −7N | +26B | −13N | −8B | −21N | =25B | =22B | −15N | =23N | 2.5 | 33.5 | 35.0 | 6.50 | 1977 | -27.6 |
| 25 | Gao, MuziyanWIM | 2315 | CHN | +18B | −2N | −15B | −22N | −26B | =24N | −23B | =19N | =20N | 2.5 | 32.5 | 34.0 | 9.25 | 1995 | -73.8 |
| 26 | Fang, Chenxi | 1753 | CHN | −17B | −24N | −22B | −23N | +25N | =16B | −20N | −21B | −19B | 1.5 | 30.5 | 33.0 | 4.75 | 1838 | +20.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Yu,ShiCHN+96.04.5 pts · #14
- 2Wu, Shuang(HLJ)WFMCHN+72.04.0 pts · #18
- 3Chen, ZhiCHN+69.25.0 pts · #9
- 1Xie, JiaxiangCHN-76.43.5 pts · #23
- 2Gao, MuziyanWIMCHN-73.82.5 pts · #25
- 3Zhang, ZhiCHN-50.24.0 pts · #19
- R5+562 Elo gap
- R5+344 Elo gap
- R7+306 Elo gap