27th Asian Youth Chess Championships 2025 - U18

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47 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 22 Nov 2025 to 29 Nov 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand. 24 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2355, and top seed was Sriram Adarsh Uppala (🇮🇳 IND, IM, 2463).

Banh Gia Huy (🇻🇳 VIE, IM, 2440) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Christian Gian Karlo Arca (6.5) and Igor Ismagilov (6.5). Huy won solo starting round 7.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Sai Siddharth (1906) beat Dang Anh Minh (FM, 2258), a +352-point gap.

Location

🇹🇭Bangkok, Thailand

Dates

22 Nov 2025 → 29 Nov 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇮🇳IMSriram Adarsh Uppala2463

Avg top 10

2,355

Participants

Titled players · 24

IM×4

FM×16

CM×4

Federations · 8 represented

🇰🇿Kazakhstan×4

🇹🇼Chinese Taipei×4

🇮🇳India×4

🇺🇿Uzbekistan×4

🇨🇳China×4

🇻🇳Vietnam×4

🇸🇬Singapore×2

🇱🇰Sri Lanka×2

Top 3

🥇
IMBanh Gia Huy
🇻🇳VIE·2440
7.0pts·2509perf+7.9
🥈
IMChristian Gian Karlo Arca
🇵🇭PHI·2407
6.5pts·2386perf-0.3
🥉
FMIgor Ismagilov
🇷🇺RUS·2247
6.5pts·2434perf+83.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

IM Banh Gia Huy led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Huy7Uppala6.5Arca6.5Ismagilov6.5Tuli6Amangeldy6

R4–R9 · LEAD HELD

IM Banh Gia Huy held the sole lead from R4 through R9 without losing it.

R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Banh Gia Huy drew with IM Sriram Adarsh Uppala (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

IM Banh Gia Huy 4 wins (R1–R4)IM Sriram Adarsh Uppala 4 wins (R4–R7)IM Christian Gian Karlo Arca 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMBanh Gia Huy	*	½	1	½
2IMSriram Adarsh Uppala	½	*	—	½
3IMChristian Gian Karlo Arca	0	—	*	0
4FMIgor Ismagilov	½	½	1	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Banh Gia HuyIM	2440	VIE	+14B	+12N	+11B	+2N	=3B	=5N	+17B	=4N	=10B	7.0	48.0	53.0	40.50	2509	+7.9
2	Arca, Christian Gian KarloIM	2407	PHI	+25N	+22B	+9N	−1B	+19N	−3N	+5B	+6B	=8N	6.5	47.5	52.0	35.50	2386	-0.3
3	Ismagilov, IgorFM	2247	RUS	+39B	+46N	=5B	+13N	=1N	+2B	=6N	=7B	=4B	6.5	46.0	47.5	31.75	2434	+83.2
4	Sriram Adarsh UppalaIM	2463	IND	=38N	+35B	−18N	+14B	+26N	+23N	+8B	=1B	=3N	6.5	42.5	45.5	32.25	2336	-9.6
5	Ilkhomi, JaloliddinIM	2342	TJK	+34N	+26B	=3N	=18B	+12N	=1B	−2N	+23B	=7N	6.0	45.5	49.5	30.75	2366	+6.8
6	Arpith S Bijoy	2143	IND	+43N	=13B	+24N	=7B	+11B	=17N	=3B	−2N	+16N	6.0	44.5	46.5	28.50	2317	+84.8
7	Amangeldy, ErnurFM	2324	KAZ	+20B	=15N	+16B	=6N	−23B	+18B	+12N	=3N	=5B	6.0	44.0	48.5	32.25	2294	-5.6
8	Utkrisht Tuli	2031	IND	=21N	+38B	=19N	=26B	+22N	+9B	−4N	+11N	=2B	6.0	44.0	47.0	30.00	2388	+139.0
9	Zhang, Zhi	2290	CHN	+32B	+30N	−2B	=15N	+16B	−8N	+27B	+17N	=13B	6.0	41.5	45.5	27.75	2282	+0.4
10	Fedosov, AlexanderFM	2323	FID	−16N	+37B	=14N	+38B	=15N	+28B	=23N	+25B	=1N	6.0	39.0	42.0	26.00	2254	-12.0
11	Zhou, Runyi	2293	CHN	+29N	+28B	−1N	+24B	−6N	=15B	+19N	−8B	+21N	5.5	42.5	46.5	25.00	2239	-9.6
12	Aldar BurentegshFM	2161	MGL	+41B	−1B	+35N	+20N	−5B	+13N	−7B	=15B	+25N	5.5	42.5	45.0	23.50	2244	+43.6
13	Akhilbay, ImangaliFM	2359	KAZ	+27B	=6N	=15B	−3B	+29N	−12B	+24N	+28B	=9N	5.5	42.0	46.0	25.50	2208	-30.4
14	Bayantas, AsmanFM	2096	KAZ	−1N	+36B	=10B	−4N	−33B	+46N	+32B	+31N	+23B	5.5	39.5	41.0	20.50	2223	+50.8
15	Casiguran, Phil Martin	2132	PHI	+40N	=7B	=13N	=9B	=10B	=11N	=16B	=12N	=19N	5.0	44.5	47.0	24.75	2241	+52.4
16	Genkeswaran, GenivanFM	2035	MAS	+10B	=19B	−7N	+21B	−9N	+26B	=15N	+30N	−6B	5.0	43.5	47.5	24.50	2268	+99.2
17	Jaiveer MahendruFM	2270	IND	−24N	+31B	+25N	+28B	+18N	=6B	−1N	−9B	=22N	5.0	42.0	46.0	23.00	2179	-19.8
18	Golshaani, Taha	2136	IRI	=37N	+21B	+4B	=5N	−17B	−7N	−20B	+35N	+32B	5.0	41.0	44.5	23.75	2206	+32.8
19	Azizov, SadulloFM	2266	UZB	+31B	=16N	=8B	+30N	−2B	=27N	−11B	+36N	=15B	5.0	40.5	44.0	21.75	2137	-50.2
20	Kodithuwakku, K K DinujayaCM	2064	SRI	−7N	+40B	+22N	−12B	=36N	=24B	+18N	−21B	+28N	5.0	38.5	41.0	20.50	2118	+28.4
21	Tleukhanov, YerlanFM	2311	KAZ	=8B	−18N	+45B	−16N	+38B	=25B	+29N	+20N	−11B	5.0	38.0	40.0	19.25	2117	-41.4
22	Sai Han ThihaFM	2136	MYA	+45B	−2N	−20B	+43N	−8B	=31N	+39B	+27N	=17B	5.0	35.5	37.5	15.50	2067	-28.4
23	Dang Anh MinhFM	2258	VIE	−35N	+39B	+27N	+29B	+7N	−4B	=10B	−5N	−14N	4.5	42.0	44.5	20.00	2157	-20.0
24	Kristopher, ReynardFM	1990	INA	+17B	+33N	−6B	−11N	=30B	=20N	−13B	=34N	+36B	4.5	39.0	42.5	19.00	2149	+69.2
25	Kudratov, Bekhruz	2080	UZB	−2B	+41N	−17B	+47N	+35B	=21N	+30B	−10N	−12B	4.5	38.0	38.0	12.50	2120	+12.4
26	Chia, Yu Zhe AshtonFM	2134	SGP	+42B	−5N	+32B	=8N	−4B	−16N	−36B	+39N	+33B	4.5	37.5	40.0	16.00	2062	-30.8
27	Silwal, PurushottamCM	2074	NEP	−13N	+43B	−23B	+46N	+40N	=19B	−9N	−22B	+42N	4.5	33.0	34.5	11.00	2027	-11.6
28	Do, An HoaFM	2101	VIE	+44B	−11N	+46B	−17N	+32B	−10N	+33B	−13N	−20B	4.0	37.0	38.5	11.50	2067	-14.8
29	Iunusov, NuriddinCM	2015	KGZ	−11B	+42N	+33B	−23N	−13B	+35N	−21B	−32N	+43N	4.0	34.5	36.5	12.00	2059	+14.1
30	Noh, Jinwoo	2099	KOR	+47N	−9B	+44N	−19B	=24N	+36B	−25N	−16B	=34N	4.0	34.5	34.5	9.75	1945	-64.0
31	Sumanathilake, Yonal	1909	SRI	−19N	−17N	=34B	=37N	+47B	=22B	+41N	−14B	=38B	4.0	33.5	33.5	10.25	1981	+20.4
32	Afnan, Zarif Haque	2003	BAN	−9N	+47B	−26N	+44B	−28N	+40B	−14N	+29B	−18N	4.0	33.5	33.5	8.50	1929	-30.4
33	Anas KhwairaFM	2216	JOR	+36N	−24B	−29N	−35B	+14N	+44B	−28N	+37B	−26N	4.0	33.0	35.0	14.50	1924	-123.6
34	Liaw, RyanCM	2066	AUS	−5B	=45N	=31N	−36B	=42N	=37B	+40N	=24B	=30B	4.0	30.5	32.5	12.75	1867	-81.7
35	Siddharth, Sai	1906	SGP	+23B	−4N	−12B	+33N	−25N	−29B	+44N	−18B	=37N	3.5	37.5	39.5	12.25	1990	+27.6
36	Yu, Zhenghuan	1831	CHN	−33B	−14N	+42B	+34N	=20B	−30N	+26N	−19B	−24N	3.5	36.5	39.0	13.50	1993	+61.6
37	Lai, Hong-Yi	1784	TPE	=18B	−10N	−38N	=31B	=46B	=34N	+43B	−33N	=35B	3.5	31.5	33.0	11.00	1948	+52.0
38	Fakhriddinxujaev, Umarxon	2097	UZB	=4B	−8N	+37B	−10N	−21N	−41B	F	+45B	=31N	3.0	35.5	35.5	10.75	1968	-57.2
39	Maraimov, Khudoyor	1867	UZB	−3N	−23N	−43B	=41N	+45B	+42B	−22N	−26B	F	2.5	29.5	29.5	5.75	1854	-17.2
40	Tsai, Chia-Chen	1684	TPE	−15B	−20N	+41B	+45N	−27B	−32N	−34B	=44N	F	2.5	29.0	29.0	5.50	1807	+33.6
41	Pham, Minh Hieu	1829	VIE	−12N	−25B	−40N	=39B	F	+38N	−31B	−42N	+46B	2.5	26.0	26.0	5.75	1708	-43.6
42	Chen, Baize	1765	CHN	−26N	−29B	−36N	F	=34B	−39N	+47N	+41B	−27B	2.5	25.5	25.5	4.50	1744	-10.4
43	Md. Hadi, Md. Danish Zaqwan	1802	BRU	−6B	−27N	+39N	−22B	−44N	+47B	−37N	F	−29B	2.0	27.5	27.5	2.50	1648	-50.0
44	Ko, Yu-Cheng	1677	TPE	−28N	F	−30B	−32N	+43B	−33N	−35B	=40B	=45N	2.0	26.0	26.0	4.25	1734	+10.0
45	Karam,Mark	1790	LBN	−22N	=34B	−21N	−40B	−39N	F	+46B	−38N	=44B	2.0	25.5	25.5	4.50	1651	-47.2
46	Shen, Sean Chuan-En	0	TPE	F	−3B	−28N	−27B	=37N	−14B	−45N	+47B	−41N	1.5	28.5	28.5	1.75	1566	0.0
47	FIDE 14020475	0	—	−30B	−32N	F	−25B	−31N	−43N	−42B	−46N	F	0.0	25.0	25.0	0.00	1143	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Utkrisht TuliIND
+139.0
6.0 pts · #4
2Genkeswaran, GenivanFMMAS
+99.2
5.0 pts · #14
3Arpith S BijoyIND
+84.8
6.0 pts · #9

Top rating losers

1Anas KhwairaFMJOR
-123.6
4.0 pts · #26
2Liaw, RyanCMAUS
-81.7
4.0 pts · #28
3Noh, JinwooKOR
-64.0
4.0 pts · #34

Biggest upsets

R1+352 Elo gap
Siddharth, Sai1906 beat FMDang Anh Minh2258
R3+327 Elo gap
Golshaani, Taha2136 beat IMSriram Adarsh Uppala2463
R4+310 Elo gap
Siddharth, Sai1906 beat FMAnas Khwaira2216