2025 North American Youth Chess Ch. - Girls U12
27 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 18 Aug 2025 to 23 Aug 2025 in Kingston, ON, Canada. 4 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1719, and top seed was Elizabeth Xia (🇺🇸 USA, WCM, 1848).
Michelle Zhang (🇨🇦 CAN, WFM, 1839) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Alicia Zhu (6.5) and Marissa Lu (6.0). Zhang took the lead from round 8.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Emma Phu (1542) beat Elizabeth Xia (WCM, 1848), a +306-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsWFM Michelle Zhang led from R8; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R8.
Marissa Lu takes the sole lead (6.0/7).
WFM Michelle Zhang drew with WCM Alicia Zhu (Black).
WFM Michelle Zhang 3 wins (R7–R9)WCM Alicia Zhu 3 wins (R1–R3)Marissa Lu 6 wins (R2–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1WFMMichelle Zhang | * | ½ | 1 | 0 |
| 2WCMAlicia Zhu | ½ | * | 0 | ½ |
| 3Marissa Lu | 0 | 1 | * | 1 |
| 4Nicole Q Yu | 1 | ½ | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zhang, MichelleWFM | 1839 | CAN | +5B | +11N | −4B | +24N | +19B | =2N | +17B | +3N | +7B | 7.5 | 42.5 | 44.5 | 35.25 | 1941 | +42.8 |
| 2 | Zhu, AliciaWCM | 1716 | USA | +13N | +10B | +9N | =4N | +7B | =1B | −3N | +8B | =6N | 6.5 | 47.0 | 51.5 | 36.00 | 1831 | +55.2 |
| 3 | Lu, Marissa | 1797 | USA | −6N | +18B | +16N | +9B | +8N | +4N | +2B | −1B | −5N | 6.0 | 47.0 | 51.0 | 32.00 | 1757 | -14.4 |
| 4 | Yu, Nicole Q | 1714 | USA | +25B | +16N | +1N | =2B | =6N | −3B | =5N | +17B | =8N | 6.0 | 45.5 | 47.0 | 29.25 | 1801 | +36.8 |
| 5 | Li, Grace | 1543 | CAN | −1N | +20B | +14B | =19N | +11B | =6N | =4B | =7N | +3B | 6.0 | 43.5 | 47.0 | 29.25 | 1769 | +93.6 |
| 6 | Phu, Emma | 1542 | USA | +3B | =12N | +17B | =7N | =4B | =5B | −8N | +11N | =2B | 5.5 | 45.0 | 49.0 | 29.25 | 1775 | +109.6 |
| 7 | Xu, Pear | 1640 | USA | +15B | +17N | =8N | =6B | −2N | +16B | +13N | =5B | −1N | 5.5 | 44.5 | 48.5 | 26.00 | 1711 | +32.0 |
| 8 | Tuk Martin, Dana KatherineWCM | 1770 | MEX | +24B | +19N | =7B | =15N | −3B | +12N | +6B | −2N | =4B | 5.5 | 42.0 | 44.0 | 23.50 | 1739 | -12.8 |
| 9 | Nguyen, Christine | 1583 | USA | +21B | +14N | −2B | −3N | −17B | +24N | =12B | +20N | +13B | 5.5 | 36.5 | 38.5 | 19.75 | 1662 | +27.2 |
| 10 | Wang, Grace Ofia Nuoyi | 1603 | USA | +23B | −2N | −24B | +27N | =14B | −11N | +18B | +21N | +12B | 5.5 | 32.0 | 33.0 | 17.25 | 1473 | -34.4 |
| 11 | Ma, Yunhui | 1618 | USA | +26N | −1B | =13N | +21B | −5N | +10B | =16N | −6B | +22N | 5.0 | 39.5 | 40.5 | 17.00 | 1549 | -27.6 |
| 12 | Zhao, Shannon | 1606 | CAN | =18N | =6B | =21N | +13B | =15N | −8B | =9N | +16B | −10N | 4.5 | 39.5 | 42.5 | 20.25 | 1597 | -3.6 |
| 13 | Yuan, Arianna | 1498 | CAN | −2B | +23N | =11B | −12N | +18B | +14N | −7B | +19N | −9N | 4.5 | 39.0 | 41.5 | 17.00 | 1528 | +9.6 |
| 14 | Fu, Ashley | 1641 | CAN | +20N | −9B | −5N | +22B | =10N | −13B | +24N | +15B | F | 4.5 | 36.5 | 38.5 | 15.75 | 1498 | -47.6 |
| 15 | Jain, Anya | 0 | CAN | −7N | +22B | +18N | =8B | =12B | −17N | =19B | −14N | +25B | 4.5 | 34.5 | 36.0 | 15.25 | 1568 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Wong, Zoe | 1588 | USA | +27N | −4B | −3B | +26N | +24B | −7N | =11B | −12N | +20B | 4.5 | 33.5 | 34.5 | 10.00 | 1457 | -40.0 |
| 17 | Xia, ElizabethWCM | 1848 | USA | +22N | −7B | −6N | +20B | +9N | +15B | −1N | −4N | F | 4.0 | 42.5 | 45.5 | 16.50 | 1525 | -98.8 |
| 18 | Szeto, Martina | 0 | CAN | =12B | −3N | −15B | +25N | −13N | =23B | −10N | +26B | +24B | 4.0 | 31.0 | 32.0 | 8.00 | 1457 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Li, Alyssa Zhuojing | 1607 | CAN | F | −8B | +27N | =5B | −1N | =21B | =15N | −13B | +23N | 3.5 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 10.25 | 1340 | -49.2 |
| 20 | Jain, Anvi | 0 | CAN | −14B | −5N | +25B | −17N | +27B | +26N | =21N | −9B | −16N | 3.5 | 30.0 | 31.0 | 5.00 | 841 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Zhang, Ziyun | 0 | CAN | −9N | F | =12B | −11N | +22B | =19N | =20B | −10B | =26N | 3.0 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 9.25 | 1474 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Li, Grace | 1581 | CAN | −17B | −15N | +23B | −14N | −21N | +25B | F | +27N | −11B | 3.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 5.00 | 902 | -41.6 |
| 23 | Yeung, Marissa | 0 | CAN | −10N | −13B | −22N | F | =26B | =18N | +27B | =25N | −19B | 2.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 4.25 | 771 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Kakarla, Aadya | 1527 | USA | −8N | +26B | +10N | −1B | −16N | −9B | −14B | F | −18N | 2.0 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 6.50 | 1398 | -36.8 |
| 25 | FIDE 2640791 | 0 | — | −4N | −27B | −20N | −18B | F | −22N | +26B | =23B | −15N | 1.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 2.25 | 847 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 2662531 | 0 | — | −11B | −24N | F | −16B | =23N | −20B | −25N | −18N | =21B | 1.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 2.75 | 777 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 2665344 | 0 | — | −16B | +25N | −19B | −10B | −20N | F | −23N | −22B | F | 1.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 1.50 | 794 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Phu, EmmaUSA+109.65.5 pts · #3
- 2Li, GraceCAN+93.66.0 pts · #6
- 3Zhu, AliciaWCMUSA+55.26.5 pts · #2
- 1Xia, ElizabethWCMUSA-98.84.0 pts · #16
- 2Li, Alyssa ZhuojingCAN-49.23.5 pts · #21
- 3Fu, AshleyCAN-47.64.5 pts · #14
- R3+306 Elo gap
- R1+255 Elo gap
- R9+254 Elo gap