2025 "the Belt and Road" China International Chess Open(Aksu, Xinjiang)Group A
SwissStandard
40 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 20 Aug 2025 to 25 Aug 2025 in Aksu,Xinjiang, China. 28 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2532, and top seed was Arseniy Nesterov ( FID, GM, 2604).
Chenxi Zhao (🇨🇳 CHN, GM, 2465) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Duc Hoa Nguyen (6.5) and Vugar Rasulov (6.5). Zhao shared the lead from round 7 and won solo starting round 8.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Ruijun Jin (1938) beat Xueyi Li (WGM, 2268), a +330-point gap.
Location
🇨🇳Aksu,Xinjiang, China
Dates
20 Aug 2025 → 25 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 28
GM×13
IM×10
FM×1
CM×1
WGM×2
WIM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇨🇳China×26
🇦🇲Armenia×2
FIDE (no federation)×2
🇦🇿Azerbaijan×2
🇮🇷Iran×1
🇸🇬Singapore×1
🇻🇳Vietnam×1
🇪🇸Spain×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsGM Chenxi Zhao led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R8.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE22 Aug
GM Misratdin Iskandarov takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
GM Chenxi Zhao drew with GM Vugar Rasulov (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
GM Chenxi Zhao 3 wins (R6–R8)GM Vugar Rasulov 3 wins (R7–R9)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMChenxi Zhao | * | ½ | ½ | 1 |
| 2GMVugar Rasulov | ½ | * | — | 1 |
| 3GMDuc Hoa Nguyen | ½ | — | * | ½ |
| 4GMMisratdin Iskandarov | 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 | Zhao, ChenxiGM | 2465 | CHN | +25N | +33B | =16N | =3B | =2N | +17B | +4N | +7B | =5N | 7.0 | 43.5 | 47.0 | 35.25 | 2645 | +20.9 |
| 2 | Nguyen, Duc HoaGM | 2396 | VIE | +9B | +11B | −5N | +20N | =1B | =16N | +8B | =4B | +10N | 6.5 | 45.5 | 50.0 | 35.25 | 2675 | +33.6 |
| 3 | Rasulov, VugarGM | 2512 | AZE | =13B | +30N | +6B | =1N | =9B | −5N | +18B | +17B | +4N | 6.5 | 44.5 | 48.5 | 33.75 | 2599 | +11.9 |
| 4 | Iskandarov, MisratdinGM | 2530 | AZE | +22B | =32N | +20B | +8N | +5B | +6N | −1B | =2N | −3B | 6.0 | 46.5 | 50.0 | 31.50 | 2577 | +5.6 |
| 5 | Chen, Qi bIM | 2468 | CHN | +40B | +34N | +2B | =16N | −4N | +3B | =7N | =10B | =1B | 6.0 | 45.0 | 46.0 | 28.75 | 2545 | +10.2 |
| 6 | Liu, QingnanGM | 2548 | CHN | =36N | +35B | −3N | +18B | +15N | −4B | +21N | +11B | =7N | 6.0 | 41.0 | 44.5 | 27.50 | 2549 | +0.5 |
| 7 | Nie, XinyangIM | 2406 | CHN | +28B | +17N | −8B | +14N | =16B | +19N | =5B | −1N | =6B | 5.5 | 43.0 | 47.0 | 26.25 | 2527 | +16.3 |
| 8 | Kong, XiangruiIM | 2479 | CHN | =29N | +36B | +7N | −4B | =10N | =11B | −2N | +18B | +17N | 5.5 | 42.0 | 45.5 | 25.50 | 2505 | +3.9 |
| 9 | Nesterov, ArseniyGM | 2604 | FID | −2N | +24B | +26N | =15B | =3N | =12B | −11N | +32B | +21N | 5.5 | 42.0 | 45.5 | 25.00 | 2500 | -10.8 |
| 10 | Jumabayev, RinatGM | 2556 | KAZ | +27B | =20N | =19B | =23N | =8B | +14N | +16B | =5N | −2B | 5.5 | 41.0 | 45.0 | 26.00 | 2545 | -1.1 |
| 11 | Ohanyan, EminGM | 2489 | ARM | +38B | −2N | =22B | +32N | =19B | =8N | +9B | −6N | +16B | 5.5 | 40.5 | 43.0 | 23.25 | 2526 | +5.2 |
| 12 | Huang, Renjie | 2478 | CHN | −34B | +39N | =13B | =22N | +38B | =9N | =14B | =16N | +23B | 5.5 | 35.0 | 36.0 | 20.25 | 2443 | -1.8 |
| 13 | Yan, TianqiWIM | 2290 | CHN | =3N | =15B | =12N | =21B | −14B | =28N | =20B | +30N | +19B | 5.0 | 39.5 | 43.5 | 23.50 | 2418 | +31.0 |
| 14 | Peng, XiongjianGM | 2518 | CHN | −33N | +38B | +35N | −7B | +13N | −10B | =12N | +27B | =15N | 5.0 | 37.5 | 40.0 | 20.25 | 2417 | -11.5 |
| 15 | Zhang, Di | 2465 | CHN | =30B | =13N | +34B | =9N | −6B | −18N | +38B | +25N | =14B | 5.0 | 37.5 | 40.0 | 19.75 | 2375 | -9.0 |
| 16 | Lobanov, SergeiGM | 2537 | FID | +26B | +21N | =1B | =5B | =7N | =2B | −10N | =12B | −11N | 4.5 | 46.0 | 50.0 | 23.75 | 2451 | -10.5 |
| 17 | Gupta, AbhijeetGM | 2535 | IND | +18N | −7B | +32B | =19N | +23B | −1N | +22B | −3N | −8B | 4.5 | 42.5 | 46.0 | 19.25 | 2435 | -12.0 |
| 18 | Yuan, Qingyu | 2343 | CHN | −17B | =28N | +30B | −6N | +24B | +15B | −3N | −8N | +34B | 4.5 | 40.0 | 43.5 | 19.00 | 2331 | -0.6 |
| 19 | Pang, TaoGM | 2469 | CHN | =24N | +29B | =10N | =17B | =11N | −7B | =27N | +33B | −13N | 4.5 | 38.5 | 42.0 | 19.50 | 2372 | -10.8 |
| 20 | Zou, ChenIM | 2449 | CHN | +31N | =10B | −4N | −2B | =29N | =25B | =13N | =35B | +33N | 4.5 | 38.5 | 42.0 | 18.50 | 2310 | -15.1 |
| 21 | Xie, KaifanIM | 2440 | CHN | +39B | −16B | =25N | =13N | +28B | =23N | −6B | +22N | −9B | 4.5 | 38.0 | 39.0 | 16.25 | 2336 | -9.8 |
| 22 | Mkrtchyan, MariamWGM | 2316 | ARM | −4N | +37B | =11N | =12B | =33N | +26B | −17N | −21B | +35N | 4.5 | 37.0 | 40.5 | 18.25 | 2371 | +14.4 |
| 23 | Atabayev, SaparmyratGM | 2492 | TKM | −35N | +40B | +33N | =10B | −17N | =21B | =32N | +26B | −12N | 4.5 | 34.5 | 35.5 | 15.25 | 2394 | -11.0 |
| 24 | Zhou, YuxuCM | 2197 | CHN | =19B | −9N | =36N | =26B | −18N | −37B | +39N | +38B | +32N | 4.5 | 31.5 | 32.5 | 13.00 | 2305 | +47.2 |
| 25 | Shen, Fuyan | 2153 | CHN | −1B | +27N | =21B | −38N | =32B | =20N | +36N | −15B | =26N | 4.0 | 36.0 | 38.5 | 15.75 | 2355 | +61.0 |
| 26 | Chen, HongsenIM | 2361 | CHN | −16N | +31B | −9B | =24N | +34B | −22N | +28B | −23N | =25B | 4.0 | 35.5 | 39.0 | 15.75 | 2242 | -12.9 |
| 27 | Peng, Hongchi | 2378 | CHN | −10N | −25B | +31N | =29B | =36N | +30B | =19B | −14N | =28B | 4.0 | 35.0 | 38.5 | 16.00 | 2229 | -15.7 |
| 28 | Jin, Ruijun | 1938 | CHN | −7N | =18B | =29N | +35B | −21N | =13B | −26N | +39B | =27N | 4.0 | 35.0 | 36.0 | 13.25 | 2231 | +56.0 |
| 29 | Yu,Shi | 2206 | CHN | =8B | −19N | =28B | =27N | =20B | −34N | =31B | =37N | +38N | 4.0 | 33.5 | 36.0 | 15.25 | 2200 | -3.4 |
| 30 | Huang, Zhi | 2102 | CHN | =15N | −3B | −18N | =31B | +40B | −27N | +37N | −13B | +39N | 4.0 | 33.5 | 34.5 | 10.00 | 2203 | +36.5 |
| 31 | Zhang, Haoxuan(ZJ)FM | 2102 | CHN | −20B | −26N | −27B | =30N | +39N | =35B | =29N | +36B | =37B | 4.0 | 31.0 | 32.0 | 12.00 | 2188 | +35.2 |
| 32 | Wang, Shixu BIM | 2436 | CHN | +37N | =4B | −17N | −11B | =25N | +33B | =23B | −9N | −24B | 3.5 | 38.0 | 41.5 | 14.25 | 2290 | -16.1 |
| 33 | Zhang, Zhi | 2291 | CHN | +14B | −1N | −23B | +40N | =22B | −32N | +34B | −19N | −20B | 3.5 | 37.0 | 38.0 | 11.75 | 2312 | +3.4 |
| 34 | Lu, MingIM | 2202 | USA | +12N | −5B | −15N | =36B | −26N | +29B | −33N | +40B | −18N | 3.5 | 36.0 | 37.0 | 12.25 | 2270 | +12.9 |
| 35 | Li, XueyiWGM | 2268 | CHN | +23B | −6N | −14B | −28N | =37B | =31N | +40B | =20N | −22B | 3.5 | 36.0 | 37.0 | 11.50 | 2196 | -17.0 |
| 36 | Llaneza Vega, MarcosIM | 2362 | ESP | =6B | −8N | =24B | =34N | =27B | =38N | −25B | −31N | +40N | 3.5 | 34.0 | 35.0 | 11.25 | 2194 | -20.2 |
| 37 | Teo, Hong Ming | 1943 | SGP | −32B | −22N | −40N | +39B | =35N | +24N | −30B | =29B | =31N | 3.5 | 29.0 | 30.0 | 11.25 | 2111 | +32.6 |
| 38 | Li, BoIM | 2230 | CHN | −11N | −14N | +39B | +25B | −12N | =36B | −15N | −24N | −29B | 2.5 | 37.0 | 38.0 | 6.75 | 2154 | -10.3 |
| 39 | TotonchyFardMotlagh, Ali | 2008 | IRI | −21N | −12B | −38N | −37N | −31B | +40N | −24B | −28N | −30B | 1.0 | 32.5 | 33.5 | 1.00 | 1816 | -36.6 |
| 40 | Shao, Shuai | 2179 | CHN | −5N | −23N | +37B | −33B | −30N | −39B | −35N | −34N | −36B | 1.0 | 32.0 | 33.0 | 3.50 | 1886 | -58.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Shen, FuyanCHN+61.04.0 pts · #31
- 2Jin, RuijunCHN+56.04.0 pts · #28
- 3Zhou, YuxuCMCHN+47.24.5 pts · #20
Top rating losers
- 1Shao, ShuaiCHN-58.01.0 pts · #40
- 2TotonchyFardMotlagh, AliIRI-36.61.0 pts · #39
- 3Llaneza Vega, MarcosIMESP-20.23.5 pts · #33
Biggest upsets
- R4+330 Elo gap
- R1+276 Elo gap
- R8+260 Elo gap