9th Eastern Asia Youth Chess Championships 2025 Standard-U16

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34 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 22 Jul 2025 to 28 Jul 2025 in Zhuhai,GuangDong, China. 4 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2018, and top seed was Tenguundalai Ganbat (🇲🇳 MGL, FM, 2167).

Tenguundalai Ganbat (🇲🇳 MGL, FM, 2167) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Jamison Edrich Kao (7.0) and Ree Herng Shen (6.5). Ganbat won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Junteng Song (1590) beat Yinuo(LN) Wang (2101), a +511-point gap.

Location

🇨🇳Zhuhai,GuangDong, China

Dates

22 Jul 2025 → 28 Jul 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇲🇳FMTenguundalai Ganbat2167

Avg top 10

2,018

Participants

Titled players · 4

FM×2

CM×2

Federations · 8 represented

🇨🇳China×10

🇭🇰Hong Kong China×7

🇲🇳Mongolia×3

🇻🇳Vietnam×3

🇹🇭Thailand×2

🇰🇷South Korea×1

🇺🇸United States of America×1

🇸🇬Singapore×1

Top 3

🥇
FMTenguundalai Ganbat
🇲🇳MGL·2167
8.0pts·2252perf+31.2
🥈
CMJamison Edrich Kao
🇺🇸USA·2018
7.0pts·2113perf+50.5
🥉
CMRee Herng Shen
🇲🇾MAS·2070
6.5pts·2033perf-3.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

FM Tenguundalai Ganbat led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Ganbat8Kao7Shen6.5Lam6Ling5.5Shah5.5

R4–R9 · LEAD HELD

FM Tenguundalai Ganbat never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Tenguundalai Ganbat beat CM Jamison Edrich Kao (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

FM Tenguundalai Ganbat 7 wins (R1–R7)CM Ree Herng Shen 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMTenguundalai Ganbat	*	1	1	1
2CMJamison Edrich Kao	0	*	½	1
3CMRee Herng Shen	0	½	*	—
4FMChun Yung Samuel Lam	0	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Tenguundalai GanbatFM	2167	MGL	+14N	+8B	+11N	+3B	+2N	+4B	+5N	=6B	=7N	8.0	46.5	51.5	46.00	2252	+31.2
2	Kao, Jamison EdrichCM	2018	USA	+16N	+9B	=21N	+17B	−1B	+12N	+10B	=3N	+4B	7.0	45.5	49.5	36.25	2113	+50.5
3	Shen, Ree HerngCM	2070	MAS	+28B	+13N	+18B	−1N	−5B	+19N	+7B	=2B	+11N	6.5	45.0	48.5	31.50	2033	-3.6
4	Lam, Chun Yung SamuelFM	2121	HKG	−26B	+30N	+27B	+16N	+12B	−1N	+18B	+5B	−2N	6.0	41.5	45.0	26.50	1945	-55.6
5	Ha, Nguyen Nam Khanh	1559	VIE	−13B	+28N	+20N	+8B	+3N	+11B	−1B	−4N	=12B	5.5	45.5	49.0	27.50	1919	+154.4
6	Wang, Puxuan	1750	CHN	+23N	=15B	−17N	+13B	=21N	+8B	=11N	=1N	=10B	5.5	42.5	46.5	28.25	1953	+81.6
7	Nguyen, Paul Ashton	1848	HKG	−21N	=22B	+31N	=14B	+23N	+17B	−3N	+15B	=1B	5.5	41.0	43.5	24.50	1850	+6.0
8	Ling, Guohan	1848	CHN	+32B	−1N	+26B	−5N	+29B	−6N	+21B	+18N	=9B	5.5	40.0	42.5	20.75	1805	-9.3
9	Shah, Krishiv	1822	HKG	+34B	−2N	−24B	+27N	=16B	+20N	+12B	=11B	=8N	5.5	39.0	39.5	21.00	1804	-2.8
10	Wang, Yinuo(LN)	2101	CHN	−27N	+31B	−16N	+22B	+26N	+14B	−2N	+13B	=6N	5.5	38.0	40.5	22.75	1841	-92.0
11	Jiroajvanichakorn, Rathasart	1906	THA	+30B	+26N	−1B	+24N	+18B	−5N	=6B	=9N	−3B	5.0	43.0	46.5	21.00	1828	-28.9
12	Fan, Sizhuo	1652	CHN	=25B	+19N	+15N	+21B	−4N	−2B	−9N	+26B	=5N	5.0	41.5	45.0	21.75	1874	+90.0
13	Usman, Mark Gabriel	1866	PHI	+5N	−3B	−23N	−6N	+25B	+29N	+14B	−10N	+17B	5.0	40.5	44.0	22.50	1931	+28.8
14	Jin, Zhan Eric	1717	HKG	−1B	=32N	+33B	=7N	+24B	−10N	−13N	+22B	+26N	5.0	38.0	40.0	17.50	1788	+22.4
15	Wong, Yen-Hsiu Elliot	2020	SGP	+29B	=6N	−12B	−19N	+33B	+16N	=17B	−7N	+21B	5.0	37.0	39.0	19.00	1720	-108.8
16	Song, Junteng	1590	CHN	−2B	+34N	+10B	−4B	=9N	−15B	+28N	=19N	=18B	4.5	41.5	42.0	16.75	1846	+102.0
17	Rolston, Daniel Haruma	1871	JPN	=24B	+33N	+6B	−2N	=19B	−7N	=15N	+27B	−13N	4.5	40.0	42.0	17.75	1771	-42.0
18	Pamungkas, Arjuna Satria	1879	INA	+22N	+27B	−3N	+23B	−11N	+21B	−4N	−8B	=16N	4.5	39.5	43.0	17.75	1743	-52.8
19	Chun, Junhyun	1783	KOR	=31N	−12B	+32N	+15B	=17N	−3B	=26N	=16B	=20N	4.5	36.0	38.5	17.25	1744	-19.2
20	Tran, Le Viet Anh	1750	VIE	=33B	=24N	−5B	=28N	+31B	−9B	=22N	+25N	=19B	4.5	33.5	35.5	15.50	1687	-28.8
21	Wang, Xuhang	1526	CHN	+7B	+25N	=2B	−12N	=6B	−18N	−8N	+28B	−15N	4.0	42.0	45.5	19.25	1780	+100.4
22	Chen, Ningze	1573	CHN	−18B	=7N	=25B	−10N	=28B	+33N	=20B	−14N	+31N	4.0	35.0	37.0	13.25	1701	+39.2
23	Da Silva, Marco	0	HKG	−6B	+29N	+13B	−18N	−7B	=28N	−27B	+34N	=24B	4.0	35.0	35.5	12.75	1661	0.0
24	Yang, Zibai	1572	CHN	=17N	=20B	+9N	−11B	−14N	−26B	=32N	+31B	=23N	4.0	34.5	37.0	15.75	1683	+39.6
25	Zar Ni Aung	2026	MYA	=12N	−21B	=22N	−26B	−13N	+30B	+29N	−20B	+27N	4.0	33.0	36.5	15.00	1635	-156.4
26	Kledmanee, Darun	1671	THA	+4N	−11B	−8N	+25N	−10B	+24N	=19B	−12N	−14B	3.5	40.5	44.5	16.25	1770	+32.0
27	Bui, Huu Duc	1657	VIE	+10B	−18N	−4N	−9B	=32N	+31B	+23N	−17N	−25B	3.5	36.5	39.0	13.25	1706	+6.8
28	Bayasgalanbaatar, Munkhkhuslen	1652	MGL	−3N	−5B	+30N	=20B	=22N	=23B	−16B	−21N	+34B	3.5	36.5	37.0	10.25	1558	-48.8
29	Li Yi Ming	1597	MAC	−15N	−23B	+34N	+32B	−8N	−13B	−25B	+33N	=30N	3.5	31.5	32.0	6.75	1665	+12.0
30	Hu, Ching Sui Bill	1581	HKG	−11N	−4B	−28B	−31N	+34B	−25N	+33B	+32N	=29B	3.5	29.0	29.5	6.75	1572	-15.2
31	Tang, Jeromy	1508	HKG	=19B	−10N	−7B	+30B	−20N	−27N	+34B	−24N	−22B	2.5	35.0	35.5	6.25	1523	-2.4
32	Mi, Shuoyu	1557	CHN	−8N	=14B	−19B	−29N	=27B	=34N	=24B	−30B	=33N	2.5	31.5	32.0	7.50	1467	-38.0
33	Baasangombo Bayartogtokh	0	MGL	=20N	−17B	−14N	+34B	−15N	−22B	−30N	−29B	=32B	2.0	32.5	33.0	4.00	1468	0.0
34	Xie, Yuchen	1521	CHN	−9N	−16B	−29B	−33N	−30N	=32B	−31N	−23B	−28N	0.5	29.5	31.5	1.25	1193	-86.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Ha, Nguyen Nam KhanhVIE
+154.4
5.5 pts · #7
2Song, JuntengCHN
+102.0
4.5 pts · #13
3Wang, XuhangCHN
+100.4
4.0 pts · #19

Top rating losers

1Zar Ni AungMYA
-156.4
4.0 pts · #20
2Wong, Yen-Hsiu ElliotSGP
-108.8
5.0 pts · #16
3Wang, Yinuo(LN)CHN
-92.0
5.5 pts · #8

Biggest upsets

R3+511 Elo gap
Song, Junteng1590 beat Wang, Yinuo(LN)2101
R5+511 Elo gap
Ha, Nguyen Nam Khanh1559 beat CMShen, Ree Herng2070
R2+500 Elo gap
Wang, Xuhang1526 beat Zar Ni Aung2026