27th Asian Youth Chess Championships 2025 - U14

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72 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 22 Nov 2025 to 29 Nov 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand. 17 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2260, and top seed was Dau Khuong Duy (🇻🇳 VIE, IM, 2489).

Barad Ahmadi (🇮🇷 IRI, FM, 2256) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Fuyan Shen (7.0) and Manh Duc Nguyen (7.0). Ahmadi shared the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Christian Tolosa (1758) beat Ruslan Momunaliev (CM, 2239), a +481-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

Avg top 10

2,260

Participants

Titled players · 17

FM×6

CM×11

Federations · 8 represented

🇰🇿Kazakhstan×9

🇮🇳India×8

🇹🇼Chinese Taipei×5

🇨🇳China×4

🇰🇷South Korea×4

🇺🇿Uzbekistan×4

FIDE (no federation)×4

🇸🇬Singapore×4

Top 3

🥇
FMBarad Ahmadi
🇮🇷IRI·2256
7.0pts·2370perf+53.2
🥈
Fuyan Shen
🇨🇳CHN·2190
7.0pts·2310perf+60.0
🥉
CMManh Duc Nguyen
🇻🇳VIE·2178
7.0pts·2327perf+72.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 4 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 4 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Ahmadi7Shen7Nguyen7Jiang7Nguyen6.5Jain6.5— ex-leaders:Md.led R7, #11

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

4 players finish on 7.0/9. Ahmadi takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (48.0).

R9 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Barad Ahmadi drew with Fuyan Shen (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

FM Barad Ahmadi 3 wins (R6–R8)CM Manh Duc Nguyen 3 wins (R7–R9)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMBarad Ahmadi	*	½	½	—
2Fuyan Shen	½	*	—	½
3CMManh Duc Nguyen	½	—	*	—
4Liu Jiang	—	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Ahmadi, BaradFM	2256	IRI	+48N	+27B	−12N	+21B	=3N	+15B	+5N	+7B	=2B	7.0	48.0	51.5	39.00	2370	+53.2
2	Shen, Fuyan	2190	CHN	+43B	+24N	=13B	=4N	+17B	=5B	+47N	+6B	=1N	7.0	47.0	50.5	37.50	2310	+60.0
3	Nguyen, Manh DucCM	2178	VIE	+34N	+44B	−5N	+19B	=1B	=14N	+9B	+13N	+7N	7.0	46.5	50.5	37.75	2327	+72.4
4	Jiang, Liu	2207	CHN	+31N	=18B	+37N	=2B	+25N	+6B	−7N	+12B	+8N	7.0	46.0	50.5	38.25	2294	+41.4
5	Rosh JainFM	2363	IND	+29B	+14N	+3B	−12N	+15B	=2N	−1B	+47N	+20B	6.5	48.0	51.5	35.50	2300	-9.4
6	Nguyen, Nam KietCM	2022	VIE	+56N	+69B	+20B	+8N	=12B	−4N	+13B	−2N	+17B	6.5	45.5	47.5	30.75	2318	+143.6
7	Reyan Md.FM	2282	IND	+61B	+28N	+23B	=15N	+13B	=12N	+4B	−1N	−3B	6.0	48.0	51.0	31.50	2271	0.0
8	Sherla PrathameshCM	2208	IND	+36B	+9N	+65B	−6B	=22N	+23N	+12B	=16N	−4B	6.0	46.0	48.5	29.50	2186	-4.0
9	Wickramasinghe, V W A Vinuda Vidm	1939	SRI	+72N	−8B	−31N	+33B	+30N	+10B	−3N	+25B	+27N	6.0	43.0	43.0	25.50	2083	+70.4
10	Obidov, Biloliddin	2244	UZB	+49B	=42N	+41B	−13N	=24B	−9N	+29B	+30N	+16B	6.0	40.0	43.5	27.50	2087	-52.8
11	Tulendinov, DinmukhammedFM	2180	KAZ	+30N	F	=35B	+29N	+41B	=16N	=14B	=21B	+24N	6.0	40.0	42.5	29.50	2128	-5.8
12	Abdsattar, AlisherCM	2178	KAZ	+54B	+32N	+1B	+5B	=6N	=7B	−8N	−4N	=14B	5.5	49.0	52.5	30.50	2201	+18.8
13	Zhauynbay AldiyarFM	2308	KAZ	+53N	+25B	=2N	+10B	−7N	+22B	−6N	−3B	+32N	5.5	47.5	51.0	28.00	2192	-21.8
14	Xie, Chujun	2083	CHN	+64N	−5B	=48N	+34B	+18N	=3B	=11N	=22B	=12N	5.5	44.0	47.0	26.75	2123	+26.2
15	Kotelva, Lev MCM	2155	RUS	+40B	+63N	+26B	=7B	−5N	−1N	+32B	−20N	+36B	5.5	43.5	46.5	24.50	2149	+7.6
16	Voroshilov, Roman	2089	FID	=52N	+33B	=18N	=51B	+28N	=11B	+26N	=8B	−10N	5.5	41.5	45.0	26.75	2101	+17.2
17	Batbaatar, BaatarFM	2162	MGL	=33N	=37B	+53N	+65B	−2N	+27B	=24N	+19B	−6N	5.5	41.5	44.0	23.50	2047	-44.8
18	Minkhajdarov, Ruslan	2016	FID	+46B	=4N	=16B	=20N	−14B	=35N	=36B	+49N	+39B	5.5	41.0	44.5	25.50	2010	+3.2
19	Pranav Sai Ram R S	2024	IND	+58B	−20N	+54B	−3N	+36B	=28N	+23B	−17N	+33B	5.5	41.0	44.5	24.00	2039	+17.6
20	Momunaliev, RuslanCM	2239	KGZ	+50N	+19B	−6N	=18B	+51N	−47B	+41N	+15B	−5N	5.5	40.5	44.0	24.75	2081	-53.2
21	Baturin-Vinogradov, MiroslavCM	2061	FID	+57B	−26N	+43B	−1N	=35B	+61N	+31B	=11N	=22N	5.5	40.0	43.0	23.00	2058	+7.6
22	Hong, Mingren	2176	CHN	+47B	=41N	=42B	+32N	=8B	−13N	+49B	=14N	=21B	5.5	38.5	42.0	24.00	2082	-30.4
23	Azatzhan, Adil	2120	KAZ	+38N	+51B	−7N	+31B	=26N	−8B	−19N	+50B	+47B	5.5	38.5	42.0	22.00	2053	-18.0
24	Abdulazizov, Asilbek	1912	UZB	+39N	−2B	=34N	+48B	=10N	+25B	=17B	=26N	−11B	5.0	43.5	47.0	23.50	2093	+68.0
25	Chinmay KowshikCM	2104	IND	+55B	−13N	+49B	+42N	−4B	−24N	+35B	−9N	+31B	5.0	40.0	43.5	20.00	1995	-44.8
26	Nimay AgrawalCM	2244	IND	+45N	+21B	−15N	=28B	=23B	+65N	−16B	=24B	=41N	5.0	40.0	42.5	21.75	2049	-71.4
27	Akhmet, SuleymanCM	2084	KAZ	+60B	−1N	=36B	=35N	+53B	−17N	+43B	+46N	−9B	5.0	39.0	42.5	19.50	1935	-58.4
28	Bonnet, Gabriel Misa Jean	2026	SGP	+66N	−7B	+50N	=26N	−16B	=19B	−30N	+45B	+46N	5.0	38.5	41.0	19.25	1968	-18.0
29	Minnullin, Kirill	1858	RUS	−5N	+52B	=69N	−11B	+38N	=34B	−10N	+57B	+63N	5.0	37.5	39.5	17.75	1947	+25.6
30	Nguyen, Dac Nguyen Dung	1780	VIE	−11B	=62N	=58B	+59N	−9B	+60N	+28B	−10B	+65N	5.0	36.5	39.0	17.75	1863	+28.8
31	Ahsan Feroz	1806	PAK	−4B	+67N	+9B	−23N	=32B	+42N	−21N	+37B	−25N	4.5	42.0	44.0	18.75	1961	+67.2
32	Lee, Tsuen Jin Aiesec	1887	SGP	+68N	−12B	+38N	−22B	=31N	+45B	−15N	+34B	−13B	4.5	39.5	41.5	17.25	1940	+11.6
33	Macabulos, Pat Ferdolf	1682	PHI	=17B	−16N	+62B	−9N	=37N	=48B	+44N	+42B	−19N	4.5	38.5	41.5	17.75	1912	+94.4
34	Thirof, As Syahsyah Syakish	1762	INA	−3B	+70N	=24B	−14N	+39B	=29N	=65B	−32N	+53B	4.5	37.5	39.0	15.75	1862	+28.4
35	Saadeddine, Adam	1846	LBN	−69N	+64B	=11N	=27B	=21N	=18B	−25N	=52B	+50N	4.5	37.0	39.0	19.25	1973	+53.6
36	Mamatsalaev, Shohjahon	1818	UZB	−8N	+56B	=27N	=69B	−19N	+55B	=18N	+65B	−15N	4.5	37.0	39.0	15.75	1984	+63.8
37	Lee, Eoram	1860	KOR	+59B	=17N	−4B	−47N	=33B	+40N	=54B	−31N	+60B	4.5	36.5	40.0	18.25	1794	-33.2
38	Fua, Marc Justinn	1665	PHI	−23B	+59N	−32B	=46N	−29B	−39N	+56B	+62N	+49B	4.5	34.0	37.0	15.50	1720	+16.4
39	Lin, Jhen-Jie	0	TPE	−24B	−47N	+66N	=50B	−34N	+38B	+55N	+48B	−18N	4.5	33.5	36.0	15.75	1773	0.0
40	Maratuly, Yerassyl	1675	KAZ	−15N	+68B	=45N	=44B	−65N	−37B	=66N	+59B	+51N	4.5	30.0	32.0	14.25	1772	+23.2
41	Ganepola, Thushanu Yasmith	1858	SRI	F	=22B	−10N	+52B	−11N	+62N	−20B	+54N	=26B	4.0	38.0	38.0	15.25	1997	+47.6
42	Qusaiyn, Altynbek	2007	KAZ	+71N	=10B	=22N	−25B	=45N	−31B	=52N	−33N	+61B	4.0	36.0	37.5	14.00	1842	-68.8
43	Voskolovich, Bogdan	1781	TJK	−2N	+71B	−21N	=56B	=52N	+59B	−27N	=51B	=44N	4.0	35.5	37.0	12.25	1756	-17.2
44	Hari Vardan Satheeskumar	1935	IND	+62B	−3N	=47B	=40N	=54B	−49N	−33B	+58N	=43B	4.0	34.0	37.0	14.25	1710	-96.8
45	Zhou, Tony	1838	HKG	−26B	=58N	=40B	+55N	=42B	−32N	=63B	−28N	+52N	4.0	33.5	36.5	14.50	1795	-23.2
46	Chotesuparach, Vimutti	1474	THA	−18N	−50B	+68N	=38B	=48N	+64B	+51N	−27B	−28B	4.0	33.5	35.5	12.50	1715	+75.2
47	Tolosa, Christian	1758	PHI	−22N	+39B	=44N	+37B	F	+20N	−2B	−5B	−23N	3.5	43.0	45.0	16.50	1976	+58.0
48	Karam ejeilat	1851	JOR	−1B	+57N	=14B	−24N	=46B	=33N	+62B	−39N	F	3.5	37.5	40.5	13.50	1774	-24.4
49	Yuvanesh A	1837	IND	−10N	+66B	−25N	=58B	+56N	+44B	−22N	−18B	−38N	3.5	37.5	40.0	11.75	1774	-31.5
50	Byun, Junseok	1821	KOR	−20B	+46N	−28B	=39N	−62B	+58N	+53B	−23N	−35B	3.5	36.0	39.0	13.25	1726	-41.2
51	Khondoker, Mahrus Makil	1894	BAN	+70B	−23N	+63B	=16N	−20B	=54N	−46B	=43N	−40B	3.5	35.5	37.0	11.00	1653	-83.2
52	Karl, Sutanto	1642	SGP	=16B	−29N	+61B	−41N	=43B	=53N	=42B	=35N	−45B	3.5	34.5	37.5	13.75	1803	+58.0
53	Cairel Adrin, Rumi Arjuna Malique	1853	MAS	−13B	+55N	−17B	+57N	−27N	=52B	−50N	+64B	−34N	3.5	34.5	37.5	11.75	1758	-49.4
54	Aitbayev, Danial	1778	KAZ	−12N	+72B	−19N	+63B	=44N	=51B	=37N	−41B	F	3.5	33.5	33.5	9.00	1780	-3.2
55	Lee, Gyuyeon	1652	KOR	−25N	−53B	+60N	−45B	+67N	−36N	−39B	+68B	=57N	3.5	30.5	32.5	9.25	1643	-12.0
56	Umaraliev, Maqsudali	1494	UZB	−6B	−36N	+70B	=43N	−49B	−57N	−38N	+71B	+66N	3.5	30.5	32.0	7.50	1548	+7.5
57	Karki, Kashiv	1565	NEP	−21N	−48B	+72N	−53B	=63N	+56B	=61B	−29N	=55B	3.5	30.5	30.5	8.25	1658	+26.4
58	Wang, Yu-Chi Xavier	1545	TPE	−19N	=45B	=30N	=49N	−61B	−50B	+71N	−44B	+70N	3.5	30.0	31.5	9.25	1664	+34.4
59	Wu, Albert Bo-Cian	0	TPE	−37N	−38B	+71N	−30B	+70N	−43N	=60B	−40N	+67B	3.5	29.5	31.0	6.75	1519	0.0
60	Chang, Chung Min	1628	TPE	−27N	=61N	−55B	=67N	+68B	−30B	=59N	+66B	−37N	3.5	29.0	31.0	8.75	1577	-21.2
61	Ye Thura Hein	1852	MYA	−7N	=60B	−52N	+64B	+58N	−21B	=57N	−63B	−42N	3.0	32.5	35.5	10.00	1699	-60.1
62	Cabreros, Nylanyer Francis	1425	PHI	−44N	=30B	−33N	+66B	+50N	−41B	−48N	−38B	=64N	3.0	32.0	34.5	10.00	1600	+61.2
63	Yeh, Bang-Fu	0	TPE	F	−15B	−51N	−54N	=57B	+67B	=45N	+61N	−29B	3.0	30.0	30.0	8.75	1713	0.0
64	Ho, Hao Wei Jayden	1585	SGP	−14B	−35N	=67B	−61N	+71B	−46N	+70B	−53N	=62B	3.0	27.0	28.5	5.50	1474	-53.2
65	Dzhumakanov, Kuanysh	1994	KAZ	+67B	F	−8N	−17N	+40B	−26B	=34N	−36N	−30B	2.5	41.0	43.0	8.75	1766	-90.8
66	Uapongkitikul, Pavatt	1553	THA	−28B	−49N	−39B	−62N	+72B	+68N	=40B	−60N	−56B	2.5	29.5	29.5	4.25	1399	-45.6
67	Lee, Yoonsoo	1468	KOR	−65N	−31B	=64N	=60B	−55B	−63N	−68B	+72N	−59N	2.0	25.5	25.5	3.25	1535	+14.4
68	Thapa, Aashirwaad	0	NEP	−32B	−40N	−46B	+72B	−60N	−66B	+67N	−55N	F	2.0	24.5	24.5	2.00	1398	0.0
69	Antipov, FedorCM	2252	FID	+35B	−6N	=29B	=36N	F	F	F	F	F	2.0	24.0	24.0	9.25	1895	-62.0
70	SOUVANKHAM, PHONPASERTH	0	LAO	−51N	−34B	−56N	=71B	−59B	+72N	−64N	F	−58B	1.5	23.0	23.0	0.75	1363	0.0
71	Ishangulyyev,Ahmet	1470	TKM	−42B	−43N	−59B	=70N	−64N	F	−58B	−56N	+72B	1.5	23.0	23.0	0.75	1339	-30.0
72	Bhone Myat Thit	1431	MYA	−9B	−54N	−57B	−68N	−66N	−70B	F	−67B	−71N	0.0	22.5	22.5	0.00	798	-73.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Nguyen, Nam KietCMVIE
+143.6
6.5 pts · #5
2Macabulos, Pat FerdolfPHI
+94.4
4.5 pts · #27
3Chotesuparach, VimuttiTHA
+75.2
4.0 pts · #47

Top rating losers

1Hari Vardan SatheeskumarIND
-96.8
4.0 pts · #33
2Dzhumakanov, KuanyshKAZ
-90.8
2.5 pts · #57
3Khondoker, Mahrus MakilBAN
-83.2
3.5 pts · #69

Biggest upsets

R6+481 Elo gap
Tolosa, Christian1758 beat CMMomunaliev, Ruslan2239
R7+420 Elo gap
Chotesuparach, Vimutti1474 beat Khondoker, Mahrus Makil1894
R5+396 Elo gap
Cabreros, Nylanyer Francis1425 beat Byun, Junseok1821