Via Christmas Invitational (Girls)
Round-RobinStandard
8 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 26 Dec 2025 to 28 Dec 2025 in Seongnam, South Korea. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1574, and top seed was Ria Kim (🇰🇷 KOR, 1681).
Anna Li (🇰🇷 KOR, 1608) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Polina Ten (6.0) and Ria Kim (3.0). Li took the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 5: En Ting Alesa Wong (1438) beat Alina Palamar (1614), a +176-point gap.
Location
🇰🇷Seongnam, South Korea
Dates
26 Dec 2025 → 28 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 7 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇰🇷South Korea×7
🇸🇬Singapore×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 8 · 7 roundsAnna Li led from R5 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE27 Dec
Anna Li takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Anna Li beat Polina Ten (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Anna Li 4 wins (R3–R6)Polina Ten 4 wins (R1–R4)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇰🇷Li, Anna | 1608 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 14.75 | 17.0 | +88.8 | 1878 |
| 2 | 🇰🇷Ten, Polina | 1605 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 11.00 | 17.0 | +84.8 | 1877 |
| 3 | 🇰🇷Kim, Ria | 1681 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | — | 3.0 | 7.75 | 20.0 | -39.6 | 1541 |
| 4 | 🇰🇷Yang, Haeun | 1502 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | — | 2.5 | 5.00 | 20.5 | +3.2 | 1515 |
| 5 | 🇸🇬Wong, En Ting Alesa | 1438 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | — | 2.5 | 5.00 | 20.5 | +23.6 | 1525 |
| 6 | 🇰🇷Palamar, Alina | 1614 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | — | 1.5 | 4.50 | 21.5 | -78.4 | 1361 |
| 7 | 🇰🇷Yang, Hayeon | 1489 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | — | 1.5 | 4.00 | 21.5 | -31.6 | 1381 |
| 8 | 🇰🇷Lee, Yunseo | 1653 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 23.0 | -45.2 | 804 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Li, AnnaKOR+88.86.0 pts · #1
- 2Ten, PolinaKOR+84.86.0 pts · #2
- 3Wong, En Ting AlesaSGP+23.62.5 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Palamar, AlinaKOR-78.41.5 pts · #6
- 2Lee, YunseoKOR-45.20.0 pts · #8
- 3Kim, RiaKOR-39.63.0 pts · #3
Biggest upsets
- R5+176 Elo gap
- R3+112 Elo gap