KCA Standard Open 2025 (FIDE Rated) Nov -Dec
17 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 14 Nov 2025 to 19 Dec 2025 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. 1 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1632, and top seed was In Hei Henry Ho (🇭🇰 HKG, FM, 1836).
In Hei Henry Ho (🇭🇰 HKG, FM, 1836) won with 5.0/7, ahead of Lok Sum Lam (4.5) and Duncan Ray Chiu (4.5). Ho won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Maximus Pang (1470) beat Edgar Lopez de Anda (1775), a +305-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsFM In Hei Henry Ho led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
FM In Hei Henry Ho held the sole lead from R3 through R7 without losing it.
FM In Hei Henry Ho beat Duncan Ray Chiu (White).
FM In Hei Henry Ho won 5 in a row (R1–R6).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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| 1FMIn Hei Henry Ho | * | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2Duncan Ray Chiu | 0 | * | ½ | — |
| 3Lok Sum Lam | 0 | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4Yau Long Vulcan Leung | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ho, In Hei HenryFM | 1836 | HKG | +14B | +2N | +3B | F | +6B | +5N | F | 5.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 17.00 | 2344 | +15.8 |
| 2 | Lam, Lok Sum | 1641 | HKG | +13N | −1B | +8N | +4B | −5B | =3N | +12B | 4.5 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 10.75 | 1611 | -3.8 |
| 3 | Chiu, Duncan Ray | 1567 | HKG | +17B | F | −1N | +13B | +10N | =2B | +5N | 4.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 8.75 | 1799 | +70.8 |
| 4 | Leung, Yau Long Vulcan | 1475 | HKG | −7N | +16B | +14B | −2N | +13N | −6B | +8N | 4.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 4.00 | 1578 | +31.2 |
| 5 | Lau, Wai Hei | 1455 | HKG | F | +9B | =6N | +15B | +2N | −1B | −3B | 3.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 9.25 | 1624 | +41.2 |
| 6 | Mahadevan, Aravind | 1530 | HKG | +16N | +7B | =5B | F | −1N | +4N | F | 3.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 9.25 | 1730 | +19.6 |
| 7 | Lopez de Anda, Edgar | 1775 | HKG | +4B | −6N | −13B | +9B | =11N | +14N | F | 3.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 8.00 | 1575 | -27.8 |
| 8 | Yeo, Ren Jie Aidan | 1522 | HKG | −10B | +15N | −2B | F | F | +11N | −4B | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 3.00 | 1429 | -20.4 |
| 9 | Yeo, Ren Kai Declan | 1549 | HKG | =15B | −5N | +12B | −7N | F | F | =11B | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 3.00 | 1323 | -33.2 |
| 10 | Hon, Zig Zeth | 1816 | HKG | +8N | F | F | F | −3B | +15N | F | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.00 | 1544 | -26.4 |
| 11 | Chan, Chi Ngo | 1560 | HKG | +12N | F | F | F | =7B | −8B | =9N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.25 | 1490 | -11.2 |
| 12 | FIDE 6019170 | 0 | — | −11B | −14N | −9N | F | =15B | +13B | −2N | 1.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.50 | 1309 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Pang, Maximus | 1470 | HKG | −2B | F | +7N | −3N | −4B | −12N | F | 1.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 3.50 | 1421 | -11.2 |
| 14 | Daryanani, Naresh Lachmandas | 1527 | HKG | −1N | +12B | −4N | F | F | −7B | F | 1.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 1.50 | 895 | -18.0 |
| 15 | Li, Chengda | 0 | CHN | =9N | −8B | F | −5N | =12N | −10B | F | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.75 | 1263 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Ng, Yan Tik Esmond | 0 | HKG | −6B | −4N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 703 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Cho, Hayoon | 1425 | KOR | −3N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 766 | -12.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Chiu, Duncan RayHKG+70.84.5 pts · #2
- 2Lau, Wai HeiHKG+41.23.5 pts · #7
- 3Leung, Yau Long VulcanHKG+31.24.0 pts · #5
- 1Yeo, Ren Kai DeclanHKG-33.22.0 pts · #14
- 2Lopez de Anda, EdgarHKG-27.83.5 pts · #4
- 3Hon, Zig ZethHKG-26.42.0 pts · #8
- R3+305 Elo gap
- R5+249 Elo gap
- R2+245 Elo gap