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9th Eastern Asia Youth Chess Championships 2025 Standard-U18

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26 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 22 Jul 2025 to 28 Jul 2025 in Zhuhai,GuangDong, China. 7 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2137, and top seed was Christian Gian Karlo Arca (🇵🇭 PHI, IM, 2410).

Christian Gian Karlo Arca (🇵🇭 PHI, IM, 2410) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Ulziikhishig Khishigbat (6.5) and Ivan Travis Cu (6.0). Arca won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Yee Hao Loong (1838) beat Genivan Genkeswaran (FM, 2136), a +298-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
🇵🇭IMChristian Gian Karlo Arca2410
Avg top 10
2,137
Participants
26
Titled players · 7
IM×2
FM×4
CM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇨🇳China×7
🇲🇳Mongolia×3
🇻🇳Vietnam×3
🇵🇭Philippines×2
🇲🇾Malaysia×2
🇭🇰Hong Kong China×2
🇹🇭Thailand×2
🇲🇲Myanmar×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

IM Christian Gian Karlo Arca led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
13
6
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9
Arca8Khishigbat6.5Hu6Do6Cu6Chen5.5
R4–R9 · LEAD HELD

IM Christian Gian Karlo Arca never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Christian Gian Karlo Arca beat IM Ulziikhishig Khishigbat (Black).

R1–R5 · WIN STREAK

IM Christian Gian Karlo Arca won 5 in a row (R1–R5).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1IMChristian Gian Karlo Arca*
1
½
1
2IMUlziikhishig Khishigbat
0
*
0
1
3Zhening Hu
½
1
*—
4FMAn Hoa Do
0
0
—*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Arca, Christian Gian KarloIM2410PHI+9N+8B+2N+3B+7N=6N+4B=5B+10N8.045.550.544.752462+5.4
2Ulziikhishig KhishigbatIM2267MGL+19B+4N−1B+6B+8N=3N+13B+7B−5N6.546.550.533.502235+2.8
3Cu, Ivan TravisFM2303PHI+13N+17B+11N−1N+4B=2B=7N=8B=6N6.046.050.030.752174-18.2
4Do, An HoaFM1926VIE+21N−2B+16N+11B−3N+9B−1N+13B+8N6.044.548.027.502083+58.4
5Hu, Zhening2066CHN+12B=20N+14B−7N−17B+15N+6B=1N+2B6.043.547.031.752202+57.2
6Chen, KailinFM2311CHN+15B+18N=7B−2N+9N=1B−5N+16B=3B5.546.050.027.752160-25.0
7Wang, Xiaozhi1875CHN+26B+14N=6N+5B−1B+17N=3B−2N=11N5.545.546.023.252223+112.4
8Ren, Yibai1995CHN+23B−1N+20B+13N−2B=10N+17B=3N−4B5.043.546.520.502017+6.0
9Vo Hoang QuanCM1848VIE−1B+23N+19B+12N−6B−4N=10B+18N=14B5.042.045.020.752001+62.8
10Song, Yihang1890CHN−20N−11B+21N+16B+22N=8B=9N+12B−1B5.039.543.021.501993+38.8
11Zaini, Sofyan Ahmad0INA+24B+10N−3B−4N=15B=12N=18B+20N=7B5.039.542.521.0019330.0
12Yang, Dongwoo1721KOR−5N+24N+23B−9B=14N=11B+15N−10N+17B5.037.040.019.251938+84.8
13Yee Hao Loong1838MAS−3B+25N+18B−8B+20N+14B−2N−4N=16B4.540.041.515.751948+28.0
14Genkeswaran, GenivanFM2136MAS+16N−7B−5N+19B=12B−13N+22B=17N=9N4.538.542.019.001847-113.2
15Erkhembayar Chuluuntuul1847MGL−6N+22B=17N=20B=11N−5B−12B+21N+26B4.536.036.513.751803-18.8
16Yu, Yanming1789CHN−14B+26N−4B−10N+24B+22N+20B−6N=13N4.535.536.012.751828+5.6
17Lee, Jing Xi Jonathan1919SGP+25B−3N=15B+18N+5N−7B−8N=14B−12N4.040.542.016.001910-10.4
18Saw Aye Chan Min2032MYA+22N−6B−13N−17B+19N+21B=11N−9B=24N4.035.038.015.001819-85.2
19Feng, Kuixiu1815CHN−2N+21B−9N−14N−18B+24N−23B+26N+25B4.031.031.58.501732-38.8
20Anar, Batpurev0MGL+10B=5B−8N=15N−13B+25B−16N−11B=23N3.537.539.013.2517590.0
21Wong, Chak Sum1535HKG−4B−19N−10B+26N+23B−18N+25B−15B=22N3.531.532.06.751583+8.0
22Saisud, Krit1670THA−18B−15N+26B+24N−10B−16B−14N+25N=21B3.530.531.06.751630-16.8
23Wang Xin1601MAC−8N−9B−12N=25B−21N=26B+19N=24N=20B3.030.531.08.251604-3.6
24Cheung, Shiu Ming1861HKG−11N−12B+25N−22B−16N−19B+26N=23B=18B3.030.531.05.501499-107.2
25Vu Duy Nghia0VIE−17N−13B−24B=23N+26B−20N−21N−22B−19N1.529.029.52.0013270.0
26Chotesuparach, Vimutti0THA−7N−16B−22N−21B−25N=23N−24B−19B−15N0.531.533.01.5013050.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets