2025 North American Youth Chess Ch. - Girls U16
13 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 18 Aug 2025 to 23 Aug 2025 in Kingston, ON, Canada. 7 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1817, and top seed was Hanxi (Hancy) Jiang (🇨🇦 CAN, WFM, 1929).
Hanxi (Hancy) Jiang (🇨🇦 CAN, WFM, 1929) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Chloe Wang (6.5) and Kylie Zhang (6.0). Jiang shared the lead from round 8 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Jind Kaur (CM, 1563) beat Dhanvi Namala (1752), a +189-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsWFM Hanxi (Hancy) Jiang led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
WFM Hanxi (Hancy) Jiang takes the sole lead (7.0/9).
WFM Hanxi (Hancy) Jiang beat WFM Chloe Wang (White).
WFM Hanxi (Hancy) Jiang won 5 in a row (R5–R9).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1WFMHanxi (Hancy) Jiang | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2WFMChloe Wang | 0 | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3WCMKylie Zhang | 0 | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4WCMAliana Fausto | 0 | ½ | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jiang, Hanxi (Hancy)WFM | 1929 | CAN | +6B | −5N | +7B | −8N | +13B | +3N | +2B | +4N | +9N | 7.0 | 37.5 | 38.5 | 30.50 | 2007 | +31.5 |
| 2 | Wang, ChloeWFM | 1875 | USA | +9N | +7B | =4N | =3B | +10N | +5B | −1N | +8B | =6N | 6.5 | 38.0 | 41.0 | 26.00 | 1976 | +45.2 |
| 3 | Zhang, KylieWCM | 1733 | USA | =10N | +9B | +5B | =2N | =4N | −1B | =8N | +6B | +12B | 6.0 | 37.5 | 39.5 | 23.00 | 1938 | +94.2 |
| 4 | Fausto, AlianaWCM | 1832 | USA | +13B | +11N | =2B | +5N | =3B | +10N | =9N | −1B | =7B | 6.0 | 36.5 | 37.5 | 20.75 | 1896 | +28.8 |
| 5 | Han, Shuyi | 1828 | USA | +12N | +1B | −3N | −4B | +8B | −2N | =6B | +13N | F | 4.5 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 15.50 | 1832 | +4.0 |
| 6 | Prabhu, Tanya G | 1813 | USA | −1N | +12B | −13N | +11B | −9N | +7B | =5N | −3N | =2B | 4.0 | 35.5 | 36.5 | 14.00 | 1702 | -50.8 |
| 7 | Yang, Jing YaoWCM | 1731 | CAN | +8B | −2N | −1N | =9B | F | −6N | +11B | +12B | =4N | 4.0 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 12.50 | 1776 | +19.6 |
| 8 | Huang, Jolie | 1833 | USA | −7N | =10B | =12N | +1B | −5N | F | =3B | −2N | +13B | 3.5 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 13.50 | 1737 | -42.8 |
| 9 | Namala, Dhanvi | 1752 | USA | −2B | −3N | F | =7N | +6B | +12N | =4B | −11N | −1B | 3.0 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 11.00 | 1674 | -36.4 |
| 10 | Fiset, Anais ChloeWCM | 1843 | CAN | =3B | =8N | +11B | +13N | −2B | −4B | F | F | F | 3.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 8.25 | 1754 | -27.2 |
| 11 | Kaur, JindCM | 1563 | USA | F | −4B | −10N | −6N | =12B | +13N | −7N | +9B | F | 2.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 5.00 | 1650 | +27.6 |
| 12 | Yang, Lucy | 1612 | CAN | −5B | −6N | =8B | F | =11N | −9B | +13B | −7N | −3N | 2.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 4.00 | 1549 | -25.6 |
| 13 | Li, Emma | 1686 | USA | −4N | F | +6B | −10B | −1N | −11B | −12N | −5B | −8N | 1.0 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 4.00 | 1459 | -80.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Zhang, KylieWCMUSA+94.26.0 pts · #3
- 2Wang, ChloeWFMUSA+45.26.5 pts · #2
- 3Jiang, Hanxi (Hancy)WFMCAN+31.57.0 pts · #1
- 1Li, EmmaUSA-80.41.0 pts · #13
- 2Prabhu, Tanya GUSA-50.84.0 pts · #6
- 3Huang, JolieUSA-42.83.5 pts · #8
- R8+189 Elo gap
- R3+127 Elo gap
- R6+123 Elo gap