9th Eastern Asia Youth Chess Championships 2025 Standard-G18
24 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 22 Jul 2025 to 28 Jul 2025 in Zhuhai,GuangDong, China. 12 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1999, and top seed was Kai Ni Agnes Chong (🇲🇾 MAS, WFM, 2134).
Bayarsaikhan Khulan (🇲🇳 MGL, WIM, 1961) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Nu Quynh Duong Ton (7.5) and Ruelle Canino (7.0). Khulan shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 8.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Enkhsaikhan Odmaa (WCM, 1771) beat Erdenebayar Khuslen (WFM, 2081), a +310-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsWIM Bayarsaikhan Khulan led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
WIM Bayarsaikhan Khulan held the sole lead from R5 through R9 without losing it.
WIM Bayarsaikhan Khulan drew with WFM Nu Quynh Duong Ton (Black).
WIM Bayarsaikhan Khulan 3 wins (R4–R6)WIM Ruelle Canino 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R7–R9)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1WIMBayarsaikhan Khulan | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2WFMNu Quynh Duong Ton | ½ | * | ½ | — |
| 3WIMRuelle Canino | 0 | ½ | * | — |
| 4WFMErdenebayar Khuslen | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khulan, BayarsaikhanWIM | 1961 | MGL | +18N | +15B | =2N | +7B | +10N | +3B | =4N | +5B | +8N | 8.0 | 44.0 | 47.5 | 41.00 | 2254 | +113.2 |
| 2 | Ton, Nu Quynh DuongWFM | 1970 | VIE | +13B | +19N | =1B | +17N | =3B | +10N | +12B | =4N | +7B | 7.5 | 41.5 | 45.0 | 34.75 | 2199 | +94.6 |
| 3 | Canino, RuelleWIM | 1974 | PHI | +11N | +7B | +12N | =10B | =2N | −1N | +16B | +14B | +4B | 7.0 | 43.0 | 46.5 | 32.50 | 2119 | +64.4 |
| 4 | Feng, EuniceWFM | 2090 | HKG | −10B | +6N | +8B | +9N | =12B | +16N | =1B | =2B | −3N | 5.5 | 46.5 | 50.0 | 28.75 | 1978 | -44.8 |
| 5 | Nguyen, Ngoc HienWFM | 2044 | VIE | −9B | +20N | =13B | −6N | +8B | +19N | +10B | −1N | +16B | 5.5 | 39.0 | 42.5 | 22.00 | 1911 | -49.0 |
| 6 | Khuslen, ErdenebayarWFM | 2081 | MGL | =16N | −4B | =18N | +5B | −9N | +23B | =7N | +11N | +13B | 5.5 | 36.5 | 37.5 | 21.00 | 1902 | -64.4 |
| 7 | Pi, Aiying | 1884 | CHN | +21B | −3N | +23B | −1N | =17B | +11N | =6B | +13N | −2N | 5.0 | 43.5 | 44.5 | 17.50 | 1891 | +7.7 |
| 8 | Khuslenzaya, BaldanjantsanWFM | 1838 | MGL | −17B | +21N | −4N | +23B | −5N | +18B | +9N | +12B | −1B | 5.0 | 38.5 | 39.5 | 17.00 | 1887 | +26.0 |
| 9 | Odmaa, EnkhsaikhanWCM | 1771 | MGL | +5N | −16B | +14N | −4B | +6B | −12N | −8B | +20N | +15N | 5.0 | 37.0 | 40.5 | 22.50 | 1955 | +82.0 |
| 10 | Peng, Jingyi(GD) | 1796 | CHN | +4N | +14B | +16N | =3N | −1B | −2B | −5N | −15B | +19N | 4.5 | 45.0 | 48.5 | 20.00 | 1940 | +57.4 |
| 11 | Prommuang, ArayaWCM | 1768 | THA | −3B | +22N | +19B | =12N | −16N | −7B | +18N | −6B | +24B | 4.5 | 34.0 | 35.0 | 12.00 | 1780 | +0.8 |
| 12 | Shi, Yige | 1916 | CHN | F | +17N | −3B | =11B | =4N | +9B | −2N | −8N | +14B | 4.0 | 42.0 | 42.0 | 17.50 | 1934 | +6.8 |
| 13 | Xia, Xuejing | 1707 | HKG | −2N | +18B | =5N | −16B | +20N | +15B | =14N | −7B | −6N | 4.0 | 38.5 | 42.0 | 15.75 | 1834 | +52.8 |
| 14 | Mu, WangxueyaoWFM | 1931 | CHN | +20B | −10N | −9B | +21N | =19B | +17N | =13B | −3N | −12N | 4.0 | 35.0 | 38.5 | 14.25 | 1779 | -58.8 |
| 15 | Pian, Junyao | 1855 | CHN | +22B | −1N | −17B | −19N | +21B | −13N | +24B | +10N | −9B | 4.0 | 34.0 | 35.0 | 11.00 | 1669 | -65.7 |
| 16 | Maharani, Salwa Nadia | 1775 | INA | =6B | +9N | −10B | +13N | +11B | −4B | −3N | F | −5N | 3.5 | 41.5 | 45.0 | 16.25 | 1861 | +29.2 |
| 17 | Chong, Kai Ni AgnesWFM | 2134 | MAS | +8N | −12B | +15N | −2B | =7N | −14B | +19N | F | F | 3.5 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 15.00 | 1894 | -83.6 |
| 18 | Kaewwattha, Natrada | 1677 | THA | −1B | −13N | =6B | =20N | +22B | −8N | −11B | +24N | =21B | 3.5 | 36.0 | 37.0 | 9.25 | 1568 | -41.6 |
| 19 | Pang, Kay Yan EdenWCM | 1865 | SGP | +23N | −2B | −11N | +15B | =14N | −5B | −17B | +22N | −10B | 3.5 | 35.5 | 36.5 | 9.00 | 1729 | -55.2 |
| 20 | Ogay, Anastassiya | 1677 | KOR | −14N | −5B | +22N | =18B | −13B | =24N | =21N | −9B | +23N | 3.5 | 28.5 | 29.5 | 7.00 | 1576 | -43.6 |
| 21 | Wu, Yufei | 1554 | CHN | −7N | −8B | +24N | −14B | −15N | +22N | =20B | =23B | =18N | 3.5 | 28.0 | 29.0 | 7.00 | 1529 | -12.8 |
| 22 | Nguyen Minh Khue | 0 | VIE | −15N | −11B | −20B | +24N | −18N | −21B | +23N | −19B | F | 2.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 2.00 | 1384 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Theint Thazin | 1450 | MYA | −19B | F | −7N | −8N | =24B | −6N | −22B | =21N | −20B | 1.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 2.25 | 1370 | -16.0 |
| 24 | Tran Hong Duong | 0 | VIE | F | F | −21B | −22B | =23N | =20B | −15N | −18B | −11N | 1.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 2.25 | 1391 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Khulan, BayarsaikhanWIMMGL+113.28.0 pts · #1
- 2Ton, Nu Quynh DuongWFMVIE+94.67.5 pts · #2
- 3Odmaa, EnkhsaikhanWCMMGL+82.05.0 pts · #9
- 1Chong, Kai Ni AgnesWFMMAS-83.63.5 pts · #14
- 2Pian, JunyaoCHN-65.74.0 pts · #19
- 3Khuslen, ErdenebayarWFMMGL-64.45.5 pts · #4
- R5+310 Elo gap
- R1+294 Elo gap
- R1+273 Elo gap