2025 "the Belt and Road" China International Chess Open (Bengbu, Anhui)Group A

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72 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 13 Aug 2025 to 18 Aug 2025 in Bengbu, Anhui, China. 35 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2552, and top seed was Jeffery Xiong (🇺🇸 USA, GM, 2650).

Xiangyu Xu (🇨🇳 CHN, GM, 2612) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Di Zhang (6.5) and Xiangrui Kong (6.5). Xu shared the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 9: Ruijun Jin (1938) beat Chen Zou (IM, 2449), a +511-point gap.

Location

🇨🇳Bengbu, Anhui, China

Dates

13 Aug 2025 → 18 Aug 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇺🇸GMJeffery Xiong2650

Avg top 10

2,552

Participants

Titled players · 35

GM×11

IM×13

FM×4

CM×2

WGM×2

WIM×2

WFM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇨🇳China×57

🇦🇿Azerbaijan×2

🇺🇸United States of America×2

🇦🇲Armenia×2

🇪🇸Spain×2

FIDE (no federation)×2

🇭🇰Hong Kong China×1

🇮🇷Iran×1

Top 3

🥇
GMXiangyu Xu
🇨🇳CHN·2612
6.5pts·2622perf+2.6
🥈
Di Zhang
🇨🇳CHN·2465
6.5pts·2538perf+11.3
🥉
IMXiangrui Kong
🇨🇳CHN·2479
6.5pts·2550perf+10.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R7; 3 players tied at 6.5/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Xu6.5Zhang6.5Kong6.5Xiong6Rasulov6Bai6

R7–R9 · LEAD HELD

GM Xiangyu Xu held the sole lead from R7 through R9 without losing it.

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 6.5/9. Xu takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (44.0).

R1–R9 · UNBEATEN

GM Xiangyu Xu went unbeaten across 9 games (R1–R9).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMXiangyu Xu	*	—	½	½
2Di Zhang	—	*	1	—
3IMXiangrui Kong	½	0	*	—
4GMJeffery Xiong	½	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Xu, XiangyuGM	2612	CHN	+55B	=33N	+36B	+13N	=4B	=3N	+14B	=11N	=7B	6.5	44.0	47.5	33.25	2622	+2.6
2	Zhang, Di	2465	CHN	+35B	=45N	+57B	+6B	−11N	=31N	+3B	=4N	+12B	6.5	42.5	46.0	33.25	2538	+11.3
3	Kong, XiangruiIM	2479	CHN	+69B	=57N	+45B	=12N	+16B	=1B	−2N	+31N	+14B	6.5	41.5	43.0	28.75	2550	+10.6
4	Bai, JinshiGM	2571	CHN	+27B	+34N	+8B	F	=1N	+11B	=10N	=2B	=6N	6.0	47.5	52.0	33.50	2627	+6.7
5	Iskandarov, MisratdinGM	2530	AZE	+37N	+10B	+17N	F	=7B	−14N	+24B	+22N	=11B	6.0	44.5	49.0	31.75	2595	+7.3
6	Lobanov, SergeiGM	2537	FID	+25B	+18N	=11B	−2N	=14B	+29N	=31B	+26N	=4B	6.0	44.0	48.5	31.25	2523	-0.8
7	Xiong, JefferyGM	2650	USA	=21N	+46B	=44N	+34B	=5N	+20B	=8N	=10B	=1N	6.0	43.5	47.5	30.75	2540	-9.9
8	Huang, Renjie	2478	CHN	+32N	+41B	−4N	+51B	=12B	+18N	=7B	=9N	=13B	6.0	43.5	47.0	29.50	2560	+10.9
9	Rasulov, VugarGM	2512	AZE	+47B	+31N	=12B	F	=15N	+21B	+32N	=8B	=10N	6.0	42.5	46.5	29.50	2507	+1.5
10	Jia, HaoxiangIM	2316	CHN	+67B	−5N	=25B	+54N	+45B	+13N	=4B	=7N	=9B	6.0	42.0	44.5	27.00	2433	+15.6
11	Zhao, ChenxiGM	2465	CHN	+72N	+23B	=6N	F	+2B	−4N	+12B	=1B	=5N	5.5	47.5	48.0	26.75	2594	+15.0
12	Nesterov, ArseniyGM	2604	FID	+39N	+26B	=9N	=3B	=8N	+44B	−11N	+28B	−2N	5.5	45.0	49.0	27.75	2515	-9.3
13	Ohanyan, EminGM	2489	ARM	=48N	+21B	+24N	−1B	+23N	−10B	+51N	=15B	=8N	5.5	43.0	46.5	26.25	2418	-6.6
14	Lou, YipingIM	2444	CHN	−46N	+52B	+39N	+37B	=6N	+5B	−1N	+38B	−3N	5.5	42.5	46.0	26.00	2400	-2.0
15	Mkrtchyan, MariamWGM	2316	ARM	=19N	=40B	=32N	+56B	=9B	+33N	=16B	=13N	=18B	5.5	41.5	45.0	26.50	2347	+12.2
16	Tan, ZhongyiGM	2539	CHN	+53N	=24B	=20N	+29B	−3N	=51B	=15N	+44B	=28N	5.5	40.0	43.5	24.75	2462	-8.0
17	Pang, TaoGM	2469	CHN	+50B	+43N	−5B	=18N	−31B	+25N	−22B	+46N	+41B	5.5	39.0	43.0	24.75	2333	-13.0
18	Llaneza Vega, MarcosIM	2362	ESP	+71N	−6B	+48N	=17B	+52N	−8B	=44N	+32B	=15N	5.5	39.0	40.0	20.50	2355	+2.2
19	Jin, Ruijun	1938	CHN	=15B	=38N	−23N	+48B	=22N	=53B	=21N	+51B	+44N	5.5	36.5	40.0	23.25	2337	+85.0
20	Xie, KaifanIM	2440	CHN	=49B	+42N	=16B	=55N	+47B	−7N	−38B	+53N	+31B	5.5	36.5	40.0	23.00	2344	-8.0
21	Wang, QinxuanyiWIM	2202	CHN	=7B	−13N	+61B	+28N	=33B	−9N	=19B	+54N	=24B	5.0	41.0	44.5	22.50	2351	+62.8
22	Hou, Yifan(HLJ)	2301	CHN	−45B	=35N	+49B	=25N	=19B	+54N	+17N	−5B	=27N	5.0	39.5	43.0	23.00	2182	-23.0
23	Lu, MingIM	2202	USA	+63B	−11N	+19B	=33N	−13B	+45N	−28B	+42N	=26B	5.0	39.5	43.0	22.25	2274	+15.6
24	Chen, Yuan	2399	CHN	+66B	=16N	−13B	=27N	=25B	+47N	−5N	+52B	=21N	5.0	39.5	42.5	20.75	2298	-18.8
25	Jiang, Liu	2180	CHN	−6N	+71B	=10N	=22B	=24N	−17B	+58N	=29B	+51N	5.0	39.5	40.5	18.50	2337	+35.0
26	Liu, GuanchuIM	2426	CHN	+59B	−12N	=27B	=47N	+41B	=38N	+42N	−6B	=23N	5.0	39.0	42.5	21.75	2292	-13.2
27	Huang, Mingqi	2189	CHN	−4N	+70B	=26N	=24B	−29N	+65B	+34B	=33N	=22B	5.0	38.0	39.0	18.25	2362	+38.2
28	Wang, Shixu BIM	2436	CHN	=56N	=48B	=51N	−21B	+49N	+37B	+23N	−12N	=16B	5.0	37.0	40.5	21.75	2300	-13.2
29	Jin, YuehengIM	2374	CHN	=61B	+54N	=33B	−16N	+27B	−6B	=53N	=25N	+46B	5.0	37.0	40.5	20.75	2271	-9.2
30	Xie, JianjunFM	2384	CHN	=64N	=56B	−37N	+40B	−32N	=35B	=49N	+65B	+47N	5.0	32.5	35.5	19.00	2096	-28.1
31	Zhang, Zhi	2291	CHN	+58N	−9B	+46N	=44B	+17N	=2B	=6N	−3B	−20N	4.5	44.0	47.5	21.25	2367	+19.6
32	Xie, Jiaxiang	2140	CHN	−8B	+68N	=15B	=36N	+30B	+34N	−9B	−18N	=43B	4.5	41.5	43.5	18.75	2327	+42.0
33	Xu, MinghuiIM	2454	CHN	+62N	=1B	=29N	=23B	=21N	−15B	+39N	=27B	F	4.5	41.0	44.5	21.25	2311	-12.7
34	Danylenko, DmytroIM	2412	UKR	+70N	−4B	+53N	−7N	+39B	−32B	−27N	+50B	=36N	4.5	38.0	39.0	15.25	2266	-15.5
35	Chen, lvheng	2031	CHN	−2N	=22B	=60N	=58B	=40N	=30N	=36B	=39B	+52N	4.5	37.0	40.5	18.75	2157	+24.4
36	Yuan, Qingyu	2343	CHN	=40N	+64B	−1N	=32B	=37N	−42B	=35N	+56B	=34B	4.5	37.0	40.0	17.75	2148	-39.6
37	Hong, Mingren	2171	CHN	−5B	+67N	+30B	−14N	=36B	−28N	=59B	=60N	+54B	4.5	36.5	39.0	16.75	2220	+8.9
38	Zhou, Runyi	2264	CHN	=52N	=19B	=56N	=64B	+65N	=26B	+20N	−14N	F	4.5	36.0	39.0	18.75	2180	-12.0
39	Wen, GehuaCM	2196	CHN	−12B	+59N	−14B	+70N	−34N	+40B	−33B	=35N	+61B	4.5	36.0	37.0	14.75	2210	+1.2
40	Zhang, Fuhan	1957	CHN	=36B	=15N	=43B	−30N	=35B	−39N	+66B	=55N	+53B	4.5	35.5	38.5	17.75	2202	+51.4
41	Li, BoIM	2230	CHN	+68B	−8N	−47B	+46N	−26N	+56B	=52N	+48B	−17N	4.5	35.5	37.5	15.25	2176	-5.8
42	Wu, Haoyan	2016	CHN	=44N	−20B	−52N	+63B	+58N	+36N	−26B	−23B	+55N	4.5	34.5	38.0	17.00	2198	+70.0
43	Yu,Shi	2206	CHN	+65N	−17B	=40N	−52B	=56N	−46B	+69N	+49B	=32N	4.5	32.5	34.0	14.75	2067	-60.0
44	Zou, ChenIM	2449	CHN	=42B	+49N	=7B	=31N	+55B	−12N	=18B	−16N	−19B	4.0	41.0	44.5	17.75	2267	-18.1
45	Zhou, Shumeng	1938	CHN	+22N	=2B	−3N	+57B	−10N	−23B	−50N	+62B	=48N	4.0	40.5	44.0	17.25	2185	+71.6
46	Li, Ziang	2014	CHN	+14B	−7N	−31B	−41B	+67N	+43N	+55B	−17B	−29N	4.0	39.0	41.5	16.00	2233	+43.2
47	Wei, Yuyang	2168	CHN	−9N	+58B	+41N	=26B	−20N	−24B	=60B	+59N	−30B	4.0	38.0	41.5	15.75	2209	+8.2
48	Chen, YiningFM	2163	CHN	=13B	=28N	−18B	−19N	+60B	=59N	+64B	−41N	=45B	4.0	37.0	40.0	15.50	2103	-15.0
49	Xiao, Jiewen	2012	CHN	=20N	−44B	−22N	+72B	−28B	+63N	=30B	−43N	+60B	4.0	36.0	36.5	12.75	2188	+32.6
50	Li, Yage	2109	CHN	−17N	−65B	+63B	=60N	−54B	=71N	+45B	−34N	+64B	4.0	30.5	31.5	12.75	2012	-50.4
51	Senlle Caride, MiguelFM	2358	ESP	=54B	+61N	=28B	−8N	+64B	=16N	−13B	−19N	−25B	3.5	39.5	42.5	13.50	2143	-44.0
52	Li, Youjia	1932	CHN	=38B	−14N	+42B	+43N	−18B	=55N	=41B	−24N	−35B	3.5	38.5	42.0	15.25	2136	+76.4
53	Chen, Zhi	2186	CHN	−16B	+66N	−34B	=59N	+61B	=19N	=29B	−20B	−40N	3.5	37.5	40.5	13.50	2101	-42.6
54	Wang, Xiaoyan	1960	CHN	=51N	−29B	+72N	−10B	+50N	−22B	+57N	−21B	−37N	3.5	36.5	37.0	9.75	2163	+38.6
55	Zhang, XiaoWIM	2200	CHN	−1N	+62B	+65N	=20B	−44N	=52B	−46N	=40B	−42B	3.5	36.0	39.0	13.25	2070	-33.2
56	Wang, Yinuo(LN)	2009	CHN	=28B	=30N	=38B	−15N	=43B	−41N	+68B	−36N	=67N	3.5	36.0	38.0	12.75	2145	+26.8
57	Li, XueyiWGM	2268	CHN	+60B	=3B	−2N	−45N	=59B	=64N	−54B	−61N	+65B	3.5	34.0	37.0	13.00	1994	-59.8
58	Zuo, Junyu	1937	CHN	−31B	−47N	+66B	=35N	−42B	+61N	−25B	=64N	=59B	3.5	32.5	35.5	12.00	1991	+14.8
59	Du, Yuxin	2008	CHN	−26N	−39B	+71N	=53B	=57N	=48B	=37N	−47B	=58N	3.5	32.5	33.5	10.50	2082	+13.6
60	Chan, Wang Ip BorisCM	1933	HKG	−57N	=69N	=35B	=50B	−48N	+62B	=47N	=37B	−49N	3.5	32.0	33.5	12.75	2042	+45.2
61	Wu, Shuang(HLJ)WFM	1981	CHN	=29N	−51B	−21N	+62B	−53N	−58B	+70N	+57B	−39N	3.5	32.0	33.0	10.50	2092	+25.0
62	Liu, Haoling	2018	CHN	−33B	−55N	=67B	−61N	+70B	−60N	+63B	−45N	+69N	3.5	26.5	27.5	7.25	1975	-28.4
63	Wang, Jiyan	1919	CHN	−23N	=72B	−50N	−42N	+69B	−49B	−62N	+68N	+70B	3.5	25.5	26.0	4.75	1981	+16.3
64	Wu, Yinan	1983	CHN	=30B	−36N	+69B	=38N	−51N	=57B	−48N	=58B	−50N	3.0	32.5	34.0	9.75	2094	+39.2
65	Xia, Jinnan	1923	CHN	−43B	+50N	−55B	+69N	−38B	−27N	+71B	−30N	−57N	3.0	31.5	32.5	6.50	2061	+48.3
66	Ha,Yihan	1984	CHN	−24N	−53B	−58N	=67N	=68B	+70B	−40N	−69B	+71B	3.0	23.5	24.5	4.25	1926	-17.0
67	Teo, Hong Ming	1943	SGP	−10N	−37B	=62N	=66B	−46B	−68N	F	+71N	=56B	2.5	27.5	27.5	6.00	1909	-8.8
68	Grosar, Gari	1929	SLO	−41N	−32B	−70N	=71B	=66N	+67B	−56N	−63B	F	2.0	23.5	23.5	4.50	1831	-20.6
69	Shen, Fuyan	2153	CHN	−3N	=60B	−64N	−65B	−63N	F	−43B	+66N	−62B	1.5	30.5	30.5	4.75	1805	-99.4
70	TotonchyFardMotlagh, Ali	2008	IRI	−34B	−27N	+68B	−39B	−62N	−66N	−61B	F	−63N	1.0	29.5	29.5	2.00	1756	-47.6
71	Yu, Tianxiang Carlos	1961	CHN	−18B	−25N	−59B	=68N	F	=50B	−65N	−67B	−66N	1.0	28.5	28.5	3.00	1732	-84.8
72	Zhang, Haoxuan(ZJ)FM	2102	CHN	−11B	=63N	−54B	−49N	F	F	F	F	F	0.5	16.5	16.5	1.75	1767	-66.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Jin, RuijunCHN
+85.0
5.5 pts · #14
2Li, YoujiaCHN
+76.4
3.5 pts · #54
3Zhou, ShumengCHN
+71.6
4.0 pts · #44

Top rating losers

1Shen, FuyanCHN
-99.4
1.5 pts · #69
2Yu, Tianxiang CarlosCHN
-84.8
1.0 pts · #70
3Zhang, Haoxuan(ZJ)FMCHN
-66.0
0.5 pts · #72

Biggest upsets

R9+511 Elo gap
Jin, Ruijun1938 beat IMZou, Chen2449
R1+430 Elo gap
Li, Ziang2014 beat IMLou, Yiping2444
R8+420 Elo gap
Jin, Ruijun1938 beat FMSenlle Caride, Miguel2358