27th Asian Youth Chess Championships 2025 - U16

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57 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 22 Nov 2025 to 29 Nov 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand. 19 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2316, and top seed was Ethan Vaz (🇮🇳 IND, IM, 2466).

Gleb Scheglov ( FID, FM, 2317) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Ethan Vaz (7.0) and Shakhrombek Karimov (7.0). Scheglov broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Radin Reshad (1902) beat Hungi Yun (FM, 2310), a +408-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

🇮🇳IMEthan Vaz2466

Avg top 10

2,316

Participants

Titled players · 19

IM×2

FM×7

CM×10

Federations · 8 represented

🇮🇳India×5

🇰🇿Kazakhstan×5

🇹🇭Thailand×5

🇻🇳Vietnam×4

🇨🇳China×4

🇮🇷Iran×3

🇺🇿Uzbekistan×3

FIDE (no federation)×2

Top 3

🥇
FMGleb Scheglov
FID·2317
7.5pts·2487perf+37.4
🥈
IMEthan Vaz
🇮🇳IND·2466
7.0pts·2411perf-3.9
🥉
CMShakhrombek Karimov
🇺🇿UZB·2202
7.0pts·2381perf+78.7

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

FM Gleb Scheglov led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Scheglov7.5Karimov7Vaz7Duy6.5Kiet6.5Melnikov6.5

R5–R9 · LEAD HELD

FM Gleb Scheglov held the sole lead from R5 through R9 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

FM Gleb Scheglov 5 wins (R1–R5)CM Shakhrombek Karimov 3 wins (R3–R5)IM Ethan Vaz 4 wins (R2–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMGleb Scheglov	*	—	½	½
2CMShakhrombek Karimov	—	*	1	—
3IMEthan Vaz	½	0	*	1
4FMTran Ngoc Minh Duy	½	—	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Scheglov, GlebFM	2317	FID	+33B	+16N	+22B	+9N	+17B	=2N	+26B	=4B	=5N	7.5	45.5	50.0	40.00	2487	+37.4
2	Vaz, EthanIM	2466	IND	=21N	+18B	+34N	+27B	+4N	=1B	+17N	+9B	−3B	7.0	46.0	50.5	37.25	2411	-3.9
3	Karimov, ShakhrombekCM	2202	UZB	+39B	−25N	+33B	+8N	+11B	=5N	=9B	+17B	+2N	7.0	44.5	48.5	38.00	2381	+78.7
4	Tran Ngoc Minh DuyFM	2318	VIE	+35N	=20B	+29B	+13N	−2B	=10N	+19B	=1N	+14B	6.5	45.5	49.5	33.50	2337	+7.8
5	Dinh Nho KietIM	2328	VIE	+30B	+32N	−17B	+44N	=9B	=3B	+25N	+10N	=1B	6.5	44.0	47.0	32.00	2301	-1.3
6	Melnikov, FedorFM	2339	FID	−7N	+47B	=12N	+41B	−28N	+21B	+32N	+18B	+15N	6.5	39.5	42.5	29.25	2179	-24.4
7	Usman, Mark Gabriel	1964	PHI	+6B	=10B	−27N	+51N	+22B	=15N	=14B	+26N	=13B	6.0	42.5	45.0	29.50	2276	+142.4
8	Wang, Yinuo(LN)	2042	CHN	+43N	−26B	+42N	−3B	−18N	+46B	+36N	+44B	+17N	6.0	35.5	38.5	22.00	2107	+33.8
9	Syzdyk, SamirCM	2222	KAZ	+38B	+37N	+25B	−1B	=5N	+28B	=3N	−2N	=10B	5.5	46.5	50.5	26.50	2233	+9.6
10	Nguyen, Vuong Tung LamCM	2136	VIE	+47B	=7N	+51B	−11N	+29B	=4B	+12N	−5B	=9N	5.5	43.0	45.5	24.50	2150	+16.4
11	Petukhov, AlanFM	2340	KAZ	+12B	F	+21N	+10B	−3N	=32B	+20N	−15N	+31B	5.5	42.5	45.5	27.75	2224	-17.4
12	Zhong, Taoyu	1976	CHN	−11N	+45B	=6B	+39N	+13B	=19N	−10B	=16N	+26B	5.5	42.0	45.0	25.50	2191	+93.9
13	Kasimov, RaufCM	2195	UZB	=18N	+24B	+41N	−4B	−12N	+30B	=29N	+37B	=7N	5.5	41.0	44.5	24.75	2060	-49.4
14	Dumanuly, SultanbeibarysFM	2250	KAZ	−31N	+56B	+35N	+20B	−25N	+36B	=7N	+27B	−4N	5.5	39.0	40.0	21.50	2094	-57.2
15	Yun, HungiFM	2310	KOR	−41N	+40B	−30N	+53B	+37N	=7B	+28N	+11B	−6B	5.5	38.5	40.5	23.00	2102	-34.6
16	Shen, Ree HerngCM	2068	MAS	+52N	−1B	=38N	=18B	−36N	+42N	+35B	=12B	+25N	5.5	38.0	40.5	21.75	2017	-17.9
17	Sharshenbekov, EmirCM	2217	KGZ	+42N	+28B	+5N	+26B	−1N	+25B	−2B	−3N	−8B	5.0	47.5	51.0	23.50	2211	-0.4
18	Prasanna Karthick M	1865	IND	=13B	−2N	+46B	=16N	+8B	=27B	+23N	−6N	=20B	5.0	45.0	48.0	24.25	2155	+122.8
19	Velavaa RagaveshCM	2162	IND	=24N	=21B	+36N	+37B	=26N	=12B	−4N	=25B	=29N	5.0	39.5	43.5	22.50	2071	-36.1
20	Induwara, T H D Thisarindu	2051	SRI	+48B	=4N	=23B	−14N	+42B	=31N	−11B	+41N	=18N	5.0	39.0	42.0	20.50	2065	+8.8
21	Tan, Steven	1976	INA	=2B	=19N	−11B	+45N	=44B	−6N	+39B	=32N	+41B	5.0	39.0	42.0	20.25	2126	+63.2
22	Nguyen Anh Huy	2079	VIE	+45N	+31B	−1N	=30B	−7N	+41B	=27N	−29B	+37N	5.0	39.0	42.0	19.50	2036	-17.2
23	Kuus, Erik	2128	RUS	+40N	=41B	=20N	=31B	+30N	−26B	−18B	=28N	+35B	5.0	36.0	39.5	21.25	2001	-54.8
24	Rolston, Daniel Haruma	1763	JPN	=19B	−13N	+47N	−28B	+34N	−29B	=30N	+40B	+44N	5.0	35.5	38.5	19.25	2029	+111.2
25	Nirnay Garg	2010	IND	+55N	+3B	−9N	+34B	+14B	−17N	−5B	=19N	−16B	4.5	44.5	45.5	20.50	2152	+55.2
26	Daulet, AlikhanFM	2268	KAZ	+36B	+8N	+44B	−17N	=19B	+23N	−1N	−7B	−12N	4.5	44.0	47.0	20.50	2086	-80.0
27	Kerdegar, Amirreza	2195	IRI	+46B	=29N	+7B	−2N	=31B	=18N	=22B	−14N	=28B	4.5	42.0	45.0	20.75	2035	-68.0
28	Cheng, Gongpu	2004	CHN	+53B	−17N	=39B	+24N	+6B	−9N	−15B	=23B	=27N	4.5	41.0	43.0	20.25	2087	+29.2
29	Kanzharbay, Medet	2004	KAZ	F	=27B	−4N	+38B	−10N	+24N	=13B	+22N	=19B	4.5	41.0	41.0	21.50	2133	+55.2
30	Ilar, Keith Adriane I.	1962	PHI	−5N	+49B	+15B	=22N	−23B	−13N	=24B	+45N	=32B	4.5	40.0	43.0	18.75	2011	+23.2
31	Wang, Jiyan	1880	CHN	+14B	−22N	+32B	=23N	=27N	=20B	=44N	=34B	−11N	4.5	39.5	42.5	21.00	2137	+104.9
32	Khelghatdoust, Amirali	2069	IRI	+50B	−5B	−31N	+46N	+35B	=11N	−6B	=21B	=30N	4.5	39.5	42.5	17.50	2029	-17.6
33	Linn Phone MyatCM	1953	MYA	−1N	+52B	−3N	−40B	+38N	+48B	−37N	+49B	=34N	4.5	37.0	39.5	14.75	1881	-23.9
34	Rakan DasaCM	2111	JOR	+56B	=51N	−2B	−25N	−24B	+55N	+38B	=31N	=33B	4.5	33.0	34.0	11.75	1878	-90.8
35	Yelkhovsky, Daniil	1960	AUS	−4B	+50N	−14B	+49N	−32N	+40B	−16N	+36B	−23N	4.0	38.0	41.0	14.00	1909	-13.9
36	Subedi, Pratik	1894	NEP	−26N	+48B	−19B	+50N	+16B	−14N	−8B	−35N	+45B	4.0	36.5	39.5	14.50	1893	+0.8
37	Sanjay, Vasu	2038	SGP	+54B	−9B	+53N	−19N	−15B	+45N	+33B	−13N	−22B	4.0	36.0	37.5	11.00	1922	-30.9
38	Kim, Yegeon	1879	KOR	−9N	+43B	=16B	−29N	−33B	+51N	−34N	+48B	=39B	4.0	35.0	37.5	13.75	1821	-18.6
39	Zar Ni Aung	1870	MYA	−3N	+55B	=28N	−12B	+40N	−44B	−21N	+53B	=38N	4.0	35.0	36.0	11.25	1811	-24.8
40	Bilegsaikhan, OdbayarCM	1672	MGL	−23B	−15N	+52B	+33N	−39B	−35N	+43B	−24N	+47B	4.0	34.5	37.0	13.50	1776	+39.2
41	Reshad, Radin	1902	IRI	+15B	=23N	−13B	−6N	+51B	−22N	+42B	−20B	−21N	3.5	41.0	43.5	14.00	1974	+24.4
42	Awsaf, Chowdhury	1870	BAN	−17B	+54N	−8B	+55N	−20N	−16B	−41N	+52N	=43B	3.5	32.5	33.5	6.75	1666	-66.0
43	Gafurov, Nazar	1440	TJK	−8B	−38N	−56N	+47B	−45B	+53N	−40N	+57B	=42N	3.5	26.5	26.5	6.75	1513	+16.4
44	Shashish Subbiah	2073	IND	+49B	F	−26N	−5B	=21N	+39N	=31B	−8N	−24B	3.0	41.0	44.0	11.75	1888	-76.0
45	Abdulazizov, Asadbek	1638	UZB	−22B	−12N	+48N	−21B	+43N	−37B	+50N	−30B	−36N	3.0	34.5	37.5	9.50	1688	+11.6
46	Simpson, Rainen Yi-Fan	1803	TPE	−27N	+57B	−18N	−32B	+52N	−8N	−49B	+50B	F	3.0	31.5	31.5	5.50	1678	-51.6
47	Muhriz Shakeel	1727	PAK	−10N	−6N	−24B	−43N	+57B	+52B	−48N	+55B	−40N	3.0	31.0	31.0	3.50	1422	-104.0
48	Poon, Zhi Xin	1472	SGP	−20N	−36N	−45B	+57B	+54N	−33N	+47B	−38N	F	3.0	28.0	28.0	4.50	1533	+7.6
49	Plodnaimueang, Ueaangkun	1608	THA	−44N	−30N	+54B	−35B	=53N	=50B	+46N	−33N	F	3.0	25.5	25.5	7.00	1680	+11.2
50	Nantarattanasakul, Suphata	1552	THA	−32N	−35B	+57N	−36B	=55B	=49N	−45B	−46N	+54B	3.0	24.0	24.0	3.50	1404	-32.0
51	Tapanakulsak, Peramin	1600	THA	F	=34B	−10N	−7B	−41N	−38B	−53B	+54N	+55N	2.5	28.0	28.0	4.75	1578	-2.0
52	Choophan, Thumtiwat	1536	THA	−16B	−33N	−40N	+54B	−46B	−47N	+57N	−42B	=53N	2.5	27.0	27.0	2.50	1019	-38.8
53	Lim Ren Ken	0	BRU	−28N	F	−37B	−15N	=49B	−43B	+51N	−39N	=52B	2.0	29.5	29.5	5.25	1604	0.0
54	FIDE 13857789	0	—	−37N	−42B	−49N	−52N	−48B	+57N	=55B	−51B	−50N	1.5	22.5	22.5	0.50	864	0.0
55	Jang, Alex	0	GUM	−25B	−39N	F	−42B	=50N	−34B	=54N	−47N	−51B	1.0	26.5	26.5	2.25	1396	0.0
56	Phichetarpha, Thanakit	1666	THA	−34N	−14N	+43B	F	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	13.5	13.5	3.50	1730	+2.4
57	FIDE 14015196	0	—	F	−46N	−50B	−48N	−47N	−54B	−52B	−43N	F	0.0	24.0	24.0	0.00	786	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Usman, Mark GabrielPHI
+142.4
6.0 pts · #8
2Prasanna Karthick MIND
+122.8
5.0 pts · #23
3Rolston, Daniel HarumaJPN
+111.2
5.0 pts · #21

Top rating losers

1Muhriz ShakeelPAK
-104.0
3.0 pts · #49
2Rakan DasaCMJOR
-90.8
4.5 pts · #37
3Daulet, AlikhanFMKAZ
-80.0
4.5 pts · #25

Biggest upsets

R1+408 Elo gap
Reshad, Radin1902 beat FMYun, Hungi2310
R1+375 Elo gap
Usman, Mark Gabriel1964 beat FMMelnikov, Fedor2339
R1+370 Elo gap
Wang, Jiyan1880 beat FMDumanuly, Sultanbeibarys2250