2025 North American Youth Chess Ch. - Girls U08
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13 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 18 Aug 2025 to 23 Aug 2025 in Kingston, ON, Canada. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 323, and top seed was Emily Jiaying Tang (🇺🇸 USA, 1675).
Emily Jiaying Tang (🇺🇸 USA, 1675) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Winnie Tsuchida-Tomashevsky (7.5) and Elina Umi Khudyev (7.0). Tang won solo starting round 3.
Location
🇨🇦Kingston, ON, Canada
Dates
18 Aug 2025 → 23 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×6
🇨🇦Canada×3
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsEmily Jiaying Tang led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R3–R9 · LEAD HELD
Emily Jiaying Tang never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Emily Jiaying Tang beat Winnie Tsuchida-Tomashevsky (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Emily Jiaying Tang 3+5 wins (R1–R3, R5–R9)Winnie Tsuchida-Tomashevsky 3+3 wins (R3–R5, R7–R9)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Emily Jiaying Tang | * | 1 | ½ | 1 |
| 2Winnie Tsuchida-Tomashevsky | 0 | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Elina Umi Khudyev | ½ | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4Emma Ge | 0 | 0 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tang, Emily Jiaying | 1675 | USA | +8B | +2N | +7B | =3B | +4N | +5N | +9B | +6N | +10B | 8.5 | 41.0 | 44.5 | 41.00 | 2356 | +13.6 |
| 2 | Tsuchida-Tomashevsky, Winnie | 0 | USA | +?N | −1B | +12N | +9N | +10B | =3N | +8B | +4B | +5N | 7.5 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 27.00 | 1616 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Khudyev, Elina Umi | 0 | USA | =10N | +5B | +6B | =1N | +7N | =2B | =4N | +9B | +11N | 7.0 | 42.0 | 45.0 | 32.50 | 1636 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Ge, Emma | 0 | USA | −5N | +?B | +13N | +6B | −1B | +7N | =3B | −2N | +?N | 5.5 | 38.5 | 38.5 | 14.00 | 875 | 0.0 |
| 5 | FIDE 39985709 | 0 | — | +4B | −3N | +8N | −7B | +12N | −1B | +?B | +13N | −2B | 5.0 | 40.5 | 40.5 | 13.50 | 875 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Vignesh, Laksha | 0 | USA | +12N | +13B | −3N | −4N | =9B | +10N | +11B | −1B | −8N | 4.5 | 37.0 | 39.0 | 12.25 | 1423 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Shen-Rong, Emma | 0 | CAN | F | +11B | −1N | +5N | −3B | −4B | −10N | +?B | +12N | 4.0 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 10.00 | 875 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Renganathan, Navika | 0 | CAN | −1N | F | −5B | −11B | +?N | +13B | −2N | +?N | +6B | 4.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 6.50 | 875 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Brijith, Anushka | 1559 | CAN | −13N | +10B | +11N | −2B | =6N | +12B | −1N | −3N | F | 3.5 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 10.75 | 875 | -13.6 |
| 10 | Yan, Grace Lingxin | 0 | USA | =3B | −9N | +?B | +?N | −2N | −6B | +7B | F | −1N | 3.5 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 7.50 | 816 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 39972240 | 0 | — | +?B | −7N | −9B | +8N | −?B | F | −6N | +12N | −3B | 3.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 6.00 | 756 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 2675803 | 0 | — | −6B | +?N | −2B | +13N | −5B | −9N | F | −11B | −7B | 2.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 2.00 | 756 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 2679370 | 0 | — | +9B | −6N | −4B | −12B | F | −8N | +?N | −5B | −?B | 2.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 3.50 | 1576 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Tang, Emily JiayingUSA+13.68.5 pts · #2
- 2Renganathan, NavikaCAN0.04.0 pts · #6
- 3Shen-Rong, EmmaCAN0.04.0 pts · #10
Top rating losers
- 1Brijith, AnushkaCAN-13.63.5 pts · #8
- 2Shen-Rong, EmmaCAN0.04.0 pts · #10
- 3Renganathan, NavikaCAN0.04.0 pts · #6