9th Eastern Asia Youth Chess Championships 2025 Standard-G14
24 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 22 Jul 2025 to 28 Jul 2025 in Zhuhai,GuangDong, China. 3 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1729, and top seed was Sodgerelt Naranbold (🇲🇳 MGL, WCM, 1924).
Jemaicah Yap Mendoza (🇵🇠PHI, WFM, 1874) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Sodgerelt Naranbold (8.0) and Ziyu He (6.0). Mendoza won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Nguyen Ha Anh Tran (1432) beat Yutong(SZ) Liu (1645), a +213-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsWFM Jemaicah Yap Mendoza led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
WFM Jemaicah Yap Mendoza held the sole lead from R3 through R9 without losing it.
WFM Jemaicah Yap Mendoza drew with WCM Sodgerelt Naranbold (White).
WFM Jemaicah Yap Mendoza 4+4 wins (R1–R4, R6–R9)WCM Sodgerelt Naranbold 3+4 wins (R2–R4, R6–R9)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1WFMJemaicah Yap Mendoza | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2WCMSodgerelt Naranbold | ½ | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3WCMZiyu He | 0 | 0 | * | ½ |
| 4Miaoyan Xia | 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 | Mendoza, Jemaicah YapWFM | 1874 | PHI | +13B | +15N | +3B | +9N | =2B | +8N | +4B | +7N | +6N | 8.5 | 43.0 | 47.5 | 43.50 | 2137 | +78.8 |
| 2 | Sodgerelt NaranboldWCM | 1924 | MGL | =10N | +12B | +4N | +5B | =1N | +3B | +8B | +9N | +11B | 8.0 | 43.5 | 48.0 | 41.50 | 2019 | +31.6 |
| 3 | He, ZiyuWCM | 1743 | CHN | +22N | +6B | −1N | =4B | +17N | −2N | +5B | =10B | +8N | 6.0 | 45.0 | 47.5 | 26.00 | 1786 | +23.5 |
| 4 | Xia, Miaoyan | 1651 | CHN | +18B | +16N | −2B | =3N | +9B | +5N | −1N | −6B | +10N | 5.5 | 46.0 | 49.5 | 25.00 | 1738 | +42.0 |
| 5 | Chen, Ziyi Claire | 1570 | SGP | +21N | =7B | +23N | −2N | +10B | −4B | −3N | +13N | +14B | 5.5 | 40.5 | 42.5 | 20.50 | 1674 | +42.8 |
| 6 | Min Amarawatti | 1622 | MYA | +20B | −3N | +21B | +16N | −8N | +11B | −7N | +4N | −1B | 5.0 | 41.0 | 43.5 | 19.50 | 1644 | +6.0 |
| 7 | Tawankanjana, Sasinat | 1719 | THA | +17B | =5N | −9B | +20N | −11B | +16N | +6B | −1B | =15N | 5.0 | 40.0 | 43.0 | 20.50 | 1641 | -32.0 |
| 8 | Wang, Xin Yu Aimee | 1707 | MAS | −16B | +18N | +13B | +10N | +6B | −1B | −2N | =11N | −3B | 4.5 | 45.0 | 48.5 | 19.75 | 1652 | -20.4 |
| 9 | Zee, Hyeonjeong | 1712 | KOR | +14N | =23B | +7N | −1B | −4N | +17B | =11N | −2B | =12N | 4.5 | 44.0 | 46.0 | 18.50 | 1640 | -31.2 |
| 10 | Liu, Jingyu | 1561 | CHN | =2B | =11N | +15B | −8B | −5N | +20N | +21B | =3N | −4B | 4.5 | 41.5 | 44.0 | 19.25 | 1599 | +8.4 |
| 11 | Lau, Chloe Hailey | 1689 | HKG | =12N | =10B | =17N | +23B | +7N | −6N | =9B | =8B | −2N | 4.5 | 39.5 | 41.5 | 17.75 | 1625 | -29.2 |
| 12 | Lim, Yijia Claire | 1466 | MAS | =11B | −2N | −20B | =22B | +24N | =19N | =14B | +16N | =9B | 4.5 | 34.5 | 36.5 | 15.75 | 1605 | +45.2 |
| 13 | Handoko, Claretta Nathania | 1539 | INA | −1N | +14B | −8N | −21B | +23N | +18B | =17N | −5B | +24B | 4.5 | 34.5 | 36.5 | 13.75 | 1573 | +9.6 |
| 14 | Amin-Erdene, Tamir | 1520 | MGL | −9B | −13N | +19B | +18N | =16B | =21N | =12N | +17B | −5N | 4.5 | 33.5 | 36.0 | 16.00 | 1521 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Liu, Yutong(SZ) | 1645 | CHN | +24N | −1B | −10N | −17B | −18N | +23B | +20N | +19B | =7B | 4.5 | 33.5 | 35.5 | 13.00 | 1460 | -69.6 |
| 16 | Peng, Xiaolu | 1498 | CHN | +8N | −4B | +22N | −6B | =14N | −7B | =19N | −12B | +21N | 4.0 | 35.0 | 37.5 | 13.50 | 1491 | -6.4 |
| 17 | Wang, Deng | 1521 | CHN | −7N | +24B | =11B | +15N | −3B | −9N | =13B | −14N | =22N | 3.5 | 36.0 | 38.0 | 12.25 | 1494 | -12.0 |
| 18 | Tran, Nguyen Ha Anh | 1432 | VIE | −4N | −8B | +24N | −14B | +15B | −13N | =22N | =21B | =19N | 3.5 | 32.0 | 34.0 | 10.75 | 1413 | -10.0 |
| 19 | Tran Thao Quyen | 1425 | VIE | F | F | −14N | +24B | +22N | =12B | =16B | −15N | =18B | 3.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 10.50 | 1457 | +8.8 |
| 20 | Huang, Xiran | 0 | CHN | −6N | =22B | +12N | −7B | =21N | −10B | −15B | =24N | =23B | 3.0 | 30.5 | 32.5 | 9.00 | 1404 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Liang, Ruoyan | 0 | CHN | −5B | F | −6N | +13N | =20B | =14B | −10N | =18N | −16B | 2.5 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 10.00 | 1377 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Jang, Yunseo | 1527 | KOR | −3B | =20N | −16B | =12N | −19B | −24N | =18B | =23N | =17B | 2.5 | 30.0 | 32.0 | 8.25 | 1338 | -72.4 |
| 23 | Xiao, Baijing | 0 | CHN | F | =9N | −5B | −11N | −13B | −15N | =24B | =22B | =20N | 2.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 6.00 | 1340 | -16.8 |
| 24 | Enerel Ganbat | 0 | MGL | −15B | −17N | −18B | −19N | −12B | +22B | =23N | =20B | −13N | 2.0 | 29.5 | 31.5 | 5.00 | 1243 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Mendoza, Jemaicah YapWFMPHI+78.88.5 pts · #1
- 2Lim, Yijia ClaireMAS+45.24.5 pts · #11
- 3Chen, Ziyi ClaireSGP+42.85.5 pts · #6
- 1Jang, YunseoKOR-72.42.5 pts · #21
- 2Liu, Yutong(SZ)CHN-69.64.5 pts · #16
- 3Tawankanjana, SasinatTHA-32.05.0 pts · #10
- R5+213 Elo gap
- R1+209 Elo gap
- R4+124 Elo gap