KCA Standard Open 2025 (Jul-Aug)
22 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 04 Jul 2025 to 29 Aug 2025 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1674, and top seed was In Hei Henry Ho (ππ° HKG, FM, 1828).
Zig Zeth Hon (ππ° HKG, 1713) won with 6.0/7, ahead of In Hei Henry Ho (4.0) and Edgar Lopez de Anda (4.0). Hon won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Jake Chong (1552) beat Tsz Yiu Christ Lau (1682), a +130-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 7 roundsZig Zeth Hon led from R3; +2.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Zig Zeth Hon never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.
Zig Zeth Hon beat FM In Hei Henry Ho (Black).
Zig Zeth Hon 6 wins (R1βR6)Edgar Lopez de Anda 3 wins (R4βR7)
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Zig Zeth Hon | * | 1 | 0 | β |
| 2FMIn Hei Henry Ho | 0 | * | β | 1 |
| 3Edgar Lopez de Anda | 1 | β | * | β |
| 4Tsz Sang Tang | β | 0 | β | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hon, Zig Zeth | 1713 | HKG | +11B | +8N | +5B | +2N | +6B | +7N | β3B | 6.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 18.00 | 1932 | +63.6 |
| 2 | Ho, In Hei HenryFM | 1828 | HKG | =16N | +18B | +4N | β1B | F | =10N | +12B | 4.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 8.50 | 1608 | -21.6 |
| 3 | Lopez de Anda, Edgar | 1787 | HKG | +15B | β5N | F | +18B | F | +6N | +1N | 4.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 11.50 | 1763 | -1.2 |
| 4 | Tang, Tsz Sang | 1673 | HKG | +6B | +14N | β2B | =17N | β5N | F | +13B | 3.5 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 7.75 | 1694 | +2.4 |
| 5 | Lau, Tsz Yiu Christ | 1682 | HKG | +9N | +3B | β1N | F | +4B | β8N | F | 3.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 10.50 | 1681 | +0.2 |
| 6 | Lee, Marcus | 0 | HKG | β4N | +22B | +14B | F | β1N | β3B | +20N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 2.50 | 1618 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Lam, Lok Sum | 1623 | HKG | β18N | +16B | +12N | F | +9B | β1B | F | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 6.50 | 1633 | +0.4 |
| 8 | Chong, Jake | 1552 | HKG | +20N | β1B | F | F | +11N | +5B | F | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 5.50 | 1751 | +31.6 |
| 9 | Lam, Cheuk Nam | 0 | HKG | β5B | β11N | +21N | +15B | β7N | +19B | F | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.50 | 1502 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Wong, Ngo Athan | 1495 | HKG | F | F | +15N | F | +19B | =2B | F | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.50 | 1910 | +60.4 |
| 11 | Chan, Chi Ngo | 1484 | HKG | β1N | +9B | +18N | F | β8B | F | F | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 4.00 | 833 | -24.8 |
| 12 | Wong, Man Hei Alvin | 0 | HKG | β19N | +21B | β7B | F | +18N | F | β2N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.00 | 871 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Chung, Kwok Kwan | 1495 | HKG | F | β17B | β16N | +21B | β14N | +20B | β4N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.50 | 866 | -34.4 |
| 14 | Wong, Sze Hon | 1770 | HKG | +22N | β4B | β6N | F | +13B | F | F | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 1684 | -11.2 |
| 15 | Mahadevan, Aravind | 1521 | HKG | β3N | F | β10B | β9N | =20B | F | +19N | 1.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.25 | 1489 | -3.2 |
| 16 | Daryanani, Naresh Lachmandas | 1552 | HKG | =2B | β7N | +13B | F | F | F | F | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.00 | 1649 | +7.0 |
| 17 | Choy, Shing Hei Carson Alexander | 0 | HKG | F | +13N | F | =4B | F | F | F | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.75 | 1604 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Wong, Ching Long | 0 | HKG | +7B | β2N | β11B | β3N | β12B | F | F | 1.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 3.00 | 1487 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Yeo, Ren Jie Aidan | 1561 | HKG | +12B | F | F | F | β10N | β9N | β15B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 708 | -46.0 |
| 20 | Yeo, Ren Kai Declan | 0 | HKG | β8B | F | F | F | =15N | β13N | β6B | 0.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.75 | 1250 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 6019196 | 0 | β | F | β12N | β9B | β13N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 695 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Tang, Jeromy | 1508 | HKG | β14B | β6N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 971 | -7.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
- 1Hon, Zig ZethHKG+63.66.0 pts Β· #1
- 2Wong, Ngo AthanHKG+60.42.5 pts Β· #2
- 3Chong, JakeHKG+31.63.0 pts Β· #10
- 1Yeo, Ren Jie AidanHKG-46.01.0 pts Β· #18
- 2Chung, Kwok KwanHKG-34.42.0 pts Β· #22
- 3Chan, Chi NgoHKG-24.82.0 pts Β· #19
- R6+130 Elo gap
- R4+115 Elo gap
- R2+105 Elo gap