27th Asian Youth Chess Championships 2025 - U08
72 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 22 Nov 2025 to 29 Nov 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand. 1 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1737, and top seed was Kiasha Mahboobi (🇮🇷 IRI, 1869).
Kiasha Mahboobi (🇮🇷 IRI, 1869) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Tamizh Amudhan S (7.0) and Mahdiar Janbarari (7.0). Mahboobi won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Neithal D Ansera (1533) beat Kiasha Mahboobi (1869), a +336-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R9; 4 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 4 at the finish.
4 players finish on 7.0/9. Mahboobi takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (49.5).
Kiasha Mahboobi beat CM Tamizh Amudhan S (Black).
Kiasha Mahboobi 4 wins (R1–R4)CM Tamizh Amudhan S 6 wins (R1–R6)Mahdiar Janbarari 3 wins (R6–R8)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kiasha Mahboobi | * | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2CMTamizh Amudhan S | 0 | * | 1 | 0 |
| 3Mahdiar Janbarari | 1 | 0 | * | — |
| 4Marius Constante | 0 | 1 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mahboobi, Kiasha | 1869 | IRI | +31N | +20B | +10N | +4B | −24N | +8B | +2N | −3B | +13N | 7.0 | 49.5 | 54.0 | 42.00 | 1872 | +4.4 |
| 2 | Tamizh Amudhan SCM | 1714 | IND | +55B | +25N | +17B | +9N | +3B | +24N | −1B | +6N | −4B | 7.0 | 49.0 | 52.5 | 38.50 | 1879 | +67.6 |
| 3 | Janbarari, Mahdiar | 1721 | IRI | +56B | +23N | =5B | +14N | −2N | +31B | +9B | +1N | =7B | 7.0 | 48.5 | 52.0 | 38.50 | 1851 | +57.6 |
| 4 | Constante, Marius | 1681 | PHI | +29B | +35N | +44B | −1N | +27B | −11N | +16B | +24N | +2N | 7.0 | 45.0 | 49.0 | 36.00 | 1818 | +57.2 |
| 5 | Vu Thanh An | 1609 | VIE | +38B | +36N | =3N | +26B | =8N | =6B | −12N | +22B | +19B | 6.5 | 46.0 | 50.5 | 34.75 | 1805 | +89.2 |
| 6 | Khasanchin, Damir | 1776 | FID | +59B | +65N | −9B | +32N | +7B | =5N | +11B | −2B | +14N | 6.5 | 45.0 | 47.5 | 31.25 | 1786 | +6.0 |
| 7 | Huynh Thien An | 1634 | VIE | +50B | +60N | −11B | +35N | −6N | +37B | +26N | +12B | =3N | 6.5 | 43.5 | 46.5 | 30.50 | 1762 | +62.8 |
| 8 | Omurzakov, Altair | 1687 | KAZ | +47B | +16N | =14B | +21N | =5B | −1N | +15B | =10N | =9B | 6.0 | 47.5 | 51.5 | 32.50 | 1752 | +31.2 |
| 9 | Chong, Jake | 1652 | HKG | +40N | +46B | +6N | −2B | =13N | +10B | −3N | +33B | =8N | 6.0 | 47.5 | 51.5 | 31.50 | 1776 | +59.2 |
| 10 | Takkshanth Anand | 1661 | IND | +30B | +34N | −1B | +16N | +15B | −9N | +17B | =8B | =11N | 6.0 | 46.5 | 51.0 | 32.00 | 1750 | +30.4 |
| 11 | Kalinin, Bogdan | 1724 | FID | +49N | +32B | +7N | −24B | +45N | +4B | −6N | =13B | =10B | 6.0 | 45.5 | 49.5 | 32.00 | 1758 | +15.2 |
| 12 | Rakhymtay, Sanzhar | 1682 | KAZ | =33N | −18B | +36B | +58N | =14B | +28N | +5B | −7N | +24B | 6.0 | 43.0 | 46.5 | 29.50 | 1604 | -30.0 |
| 13 | Bakhytzhan, Abilmansur | 1734 | KAZ | −34B | +50N | +59B | +46N | =9B | +19N | +24B | =11N | −1B | 6.0 | 42.0 | 45.0 | 27.50 | 1738 | +1.6 |
| 14 | Erkinboev, Sayfuddin | 1567 | UZB | +43B | +39N | =8N | −3B | =12N | =20B | +25N | +27B | −6B | 5.5 | 45.5 | 50.0 | 27.75 | 1711 | +51.6 |
| 15 | Jayasuriya, Sayuru Lonindu | 1513 | SRI | −21B | +43N | +25B | +65N | −10N | +32B | −8N | +26B | =16B | 5.5 | 42.0 | 44.5 | 24.25 | 1654 | +57.2 |
| 16 | Saifiev, Murodali | 1536 | TJK | +69N | −8B | +40N | −10B | +53N | +45B | −4N | +41B | =15N | 5.5 | 41.5 | 43.5 | 21.75 | 1575 | +14.8 |
| 17 | Hoang Gia Bao | 1601 | VIE | +41N | +57B | −2N | =31B | =26N | +34B | −10N | +48B | =18N | 5.5 | 41.0 | 44.5 | 24.00 | 1562 | -14.4 |
| 18 | Nguyen Minh Khang | 1517 | VIE | =19B | +12N | −21B | =28N | −32B | +50N | +45N | +39B | =17B | 5.5 | 40.5 | 44.5 | 26.50 | 1696 | +87.6 |
| 19 | Nguyen Tran Gia Vuong | 1717 | VIE | =18N | −44B | +47N | +51B | +37N | −13B | +31N | +20B | −5N | 5.5 | 40.5 | 44.5 | 25.25 | 1703 | -5.6 |
| 20 | Prayank Gaonkar | 1596 | IND | +70B | −1N | +56B | =33N | =22B | =14N | +44B | −19N | +38B | 5.5 | 40.0 | 42.0 | 21.75 | 1627 | +10.4 |
| 21 | Yunker, German | 1689 | FID | +15N | =26B | +18N | −8B | −31N | +49B | −33N | +46B | +32N | 5.5 | 39.5 | 43.5 | 26.00 | 1634 | -26.4 |
| 22 | Mazhitov, Madi | 1743 | KAZ | +37N | =45B | −24N | +49B | =20N | =25B | +42N | −5N | +35B | 5.5 | 39.5 | 43.5 | 24.75 | 1630 | -50.4 |
| 23 | Jin, Yi | 1574 | SGP | +66N | −3B | +55N | −37B | =33N | −47B | +49N | +36B | +34N | 5.5 | 36.5 | 39.0 | 21.25 | 1552 | -7.6 |
| 24 | Neithal D Ansera | 1533 | IND | +52B | +27N | +22B | +11N | +1B | −2B | −13N | −4B | −12N | 5.0 | 49.5 | 53.5 | 27.50 | 1724 | +88.0 |
| 25 | Hosseini, Seyed Maahyar | 1572 | IRI | +48N | −2B | −15N | +38B | +29N | =22N | −14B | +47B | =27N | 5.0 | 42.0 | 46.0 | 22.75 | 1578 | -3.6 |
| 26 | Aaradhyo Guin | 1572 | IND | +71B | =21N | +58B | −5N | =17B | +52N | −7B | −15N | +33B | 5.0 | 41.5 | 43.5 | 19.50 | 1464 | -25.2 |
| 27 | Azaan, Mahmood | 1619 | BAN | +61N | −24B | +34N | +42B | −4N | =33B | +36N | −14N | =25B | 5.0 | 40.5 | 43.5 | 21.25 | 1552 | -29.2 |
| 28 | Suyundukov, Ansar | 1545 | KAZ | −44N | +61B | =51N | =18B | +30N | −12B | −41N | +50B | +48N | 5.0 | 37.0 | 40.0 | 20.75 | 1563 | +6.0 |
| 29 | Ruengjirachuporn, Chantat | 1491 | THA | −4N | +69B | −32N | +57B | −25B | −38N | +62B | +53N | +44B | 5.0 | 35.5 | 37.5 | 16.50 | 768 | -64.0 |
| 30 | Cheng, Shu-Tsai | 1481 | TPE | −10N | +54B | −46N | +69B | −28B | −39N | +60B | +52N | +45B | 5.0 | 34.5 | 36.5 | 17.00 | 1366 | -34.4 |
| 31 | Mirkhatami, Seyed Arsam | 1528 | IRI | −1B | +53N | +60B | =17N | +21B | −3N | −19B | =44N | =41B | 4.5 | 43.0 | 46.0 | 19.50 | 1543 | -2.0 |
| 32 | Ng, Yuval | 1574 | SGP | +72B | −11N | +29B | −6B | +18N | −15N | +40B | =38N | −21B | 4.5 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 17.25 | 1537 | -20.4 |
| 33 | Devansh Darpan Patel | 1493 | IND | =12B | +68N | =45N | =20B | =23B | =27N | +21B | −9N | −26N | 4.5 | 42.5 | 45.0 | 21.00 | 1622 | +55.6 |
| 34 | Tay, Cameron | 1526 | SGP | +13N | −10B | −27B | +43N | +39B | −17N | +52B | =35N | −23B | 4.5 | 41.5 | 45.5 | 21.25 | 1530 | -0.4 |
| 35 | Vishwakarthi, Vikram | 1535 | SGP | +54N | −4B | +57N | −7B | =36N | =41B | +53N | =34B | −22N | 4.5 | 40.5 | 44.0 | 18.25 | 1354 | -44.0 |
| 36 | Sod, Munkh-Orgil | 0 | MGL | +42N | −5B | −12N | +40B | =35B | +59N | −27B | −23N | +63B | 4.5 | 39.5 | 42.5 | 17.25 | 1560 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Mohd Shahrul Annuar, Muhd Aariz Daniel | 1526 | MAS | −22B | +72N | +39B | +23N | −19B | −7N | −38B | +61N | =43B | 4.5 | 39.5 | 39.5 | 15.25 | 1561 | +13.7 |
| 38 | Choi, Jungwoon | 1411 | KOR | −5N | +67B | −42N | −25N | +63B | +29B | +37N | =32B | −20N | 4.5 | 38.5 | 41.0 | 17.25 | 1549 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Pham Xuan An | 1675 | VIE | +51N | −14B | −37N | +48B | −34N | +30B | +47N | −18N | =40B | 4.5 | 37.5 | 41.5 | 19.25 | 1473 | -87.6 |
| 40 | Dabaev, Ermek | 1475 | KGZ | −9B | +52N | −16B | −36N | +43B | +55N | −32N | +54B | =39N | 4.5 | 37.5 | 41.0 | 18.25 | 1449 | -8.0 |
| 41 | Tang Duy Khanh | 1405 | VIE | −17B | −59N | +62B | +56N | =46B | =35N | +28B | −16N | =31N | 4.5 | 35.5 | 38.5 | 18.00 | 1500 | +38.8 |
| 42 | Khasanov, Abdulaziz | 1535 | UZB | −36B | +70N | +38B | −27N | =44B | +51N | −22B | −45N | +57B | 4.5 | 35.0 | 37.0 | 16.00 | 1500 | -1.6 |
| 43 | Koe, Ruihe Joshua | 0 | SGP | −14N | −15B | +61N | −34B | −40N | +64B | +59B | +67N | =37N | 4.5 | 33.5 | 36.0 | 13.75 | 1485 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Odmagnai Battulga | 0 | MGL | +28B | +19N | −4N | −45B | =42N | +46B | −20N | =31B | −29N | 4.0 | 41.0 | 45.0 | 19.00 | 1535 | -16.8 |
| 45 | Shi, Hankun(SH) | 1580 | CHN | +53B | =22N | =33B | +44N | −11B | −16N | −18B | +42B | −30N | 4.0 | 40.5 | 44.5 | 17.50 | 1419 | -60.8 |
| 46 | Jyothi Nikhil, Neev | 1548 | AUS | +62B | −9N | +30B | −13B | =41N | −44N | +58B | −21N | =47B | 4.0 | 38.5 | 41.5 | 15.75 | 1459 | -28.8 |
| 47 | Nguyen Viet Hoang Phuc | 1498 | VIE | −8N | =48B | −19B | +68N | +60B | +23N | −39B | −25N | =46N | 4.0 | 37.5 | 40.0 | 15.00 | 1532 | +10.0 |
| 48 | Jargalbayar Uuganbayar | 0 | MGL | −25B | =47N | +68B | −39N | =55B | +56N | +51B | −17N | −28B | 4.0 | 35.0 | 37.5 | 13.75 | 1526 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Mohamed AlMaeeni | 1525 | UAE | −11B | +71N | =65B | −22N | +58B | −21N | −23B | +66N | =51N | 4.0 | 35.0 | 37.0 | 11.25 | 1362 | -52.0 |
| 50 | Yang, Zhiyi | 1460 | CHN | −7N | −13B | +71N | −52B | +69N | −18B | +65B | −28N | +60B | 4.0 | 34.5 | 36.5 | 9.50 | 1361 | -23.6 |
| 51 | Alisherov, Altai | 1484 | KGZ | −39B | +62N | =28B | −19N | +65B | −42B | −48N | +55N | =49B | 4.0 | 34.0 | 36.5 | 13.50 | 1539 | +17.6 |
| 52 | Zan Lin Htut | 0 | MYA | −24N | −40B | +64N | +50N | +59B | −26B | −34N | −30B | +65N | 4.0 | 34.0 | 36.5 | 12.50 | 1428 | 0.0 |
| 53 | Baidar Bayasgalan | 0 | MGL | −45N | −31B | +54N | +67B | −16B | +66N | −35B | −29B | +59N | 4.0 | 33.0 | 35.5 | 12.00 | 1376 | 0.0 |
| 54 | Tanjung, Arzanka Einer | 0 | INA | −35B | −30N | −53B | =70N | +68B | =65N | +56B | −40N | +61B | 4.0 | 29.5 | 31.5 | 11.25 | 1544 | 0.0 |
| 55 | Lai, Yun-Cheng | 1516 | TPE | −2N | +66B | −23B | =60N | =48N | −40B | =57N | −51B | +67B | 3.5 | 34.0 | 36.5 | 10.25 | 1320 | -56.4 |
| 56 | Ruengjirachuporn, Nantat | 1524 | THA | −3N | +64B | −20N | −41B | +57N | −48B | −54N | =65N | +66B | 3.5 | 34.0 | 36.5 | 10.25 | 1254 | -49.2 |
| 57 | Koraviyotin, Archawin | 0 | THA | +63B | −17N | −35B | −29N | −56B | +70N | =55B | +58N | −42N | 3.5 | 33.0 | 35.0 | 10.25 | 1303 | 0.0 |
| 58 | Guosaimiuer | 0 | CHN | =68B | +63N | −26N | −12B | −49N | +67B | −46N | −57B | +71N | 3.5 | 30.5 | 32.5 | 8.75 | 1479 | 0.0 |
| 59 | Shin, Hyeonseo | 1528 | KOR | −6N | +41B | −13N | +66B | −52N | −36B | −43N | +62B | −53B | 3.0 | 37.0 | 39.5 | 10.00 | 1517 | -1.6 |
| 60 | Pradhan, Shubhanga | 0 | NEP | +67N | −7B | −31N | =55B | −47N | =61B | −30N | +68B | −50N | 3.0 | 33.0 | 35.5 | 8.25 | 1419 | 0.0 |
| 61 | Yarkin, Ivan | 1428 | RUS | −27B | −28N | −43B | +72N | =62B | =60N | +63B | −37B | −54N | 3.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 6.00 | 1363 | -32.8 |
| 62 | Loh, Asher | 0 | SGP | −46N | −51B | −41N | +64B | =61N | =71B | −29N | −59N | +69B | 3.0 | 28.5 | 30.5 | 7.50 | 1094 | 0.0 |
| 63 | Damraks, Teeravee | 1549 | THA | −57N | −58B | −66N | +71B | −38N | +69B | −61N | +64B | −36N | 3.0 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 7.00 | 676 | -46.8 |
| 64 | Aung Khant | 0 | MYA | −65B | −56N | −52B | −62N | +70B | −43N | +69B | −63N | +72N | 3.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 4.00 | 749 | 0.0 |
| 65 | Phanthajarunithi, Napat | 1586 | THA | +64N | −6B | =49N | −15B | −51N | =54B | −50N | =56B | −52B | 2.5 | 35.5 | 38.5 | 8.75 | 1281 | -90.4 |
| 66 | Choi, Jiwan | 0 | KOR | −23B | −55N | +63B | −59N | =67N | −53B | +71N | −49B | −56N | 2.5 | 29.0 | 31.0 | 6.25 | 1311 | 0.0 |
| 67 | Al-Mahasna, Abdulaziz | 1542 | QAT | −60B | −38N | +72B | −53N | =66B | −58N | +68B | −43B | −55N | 2.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 3.75 | 1419 | -20.0 |
| 68 | Myint Mho Thurein | 1573 | MYA | =58N | −33B | −48N | −47B | −54N | +72B | −67N | −60N | +70B | 2.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 3.75 | 716 | -82.8 |
| 69 | Puthidawat, Nakhun | 0 | THA | −16B | −29N | +70B | −30N | −50B | −63N | −64N | +72B | −62N | 2.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 2.00 | 708 | 0.0 |
| 70 | FIDE 6223699 | 0 | — | −20N | −42B | −69N | =54B | −64N | −57B | +72N | =71B | −68N | 2.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 3.00 | 783 | 0.0 |
| 71 | Hori, Lihito | 0 | JPN | −26N | −49B | −50B | −63N | +72B | =62N | −66B | =70N | −58B | 2.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 2.50 | 723 | 0.0 |
| 72 | FIDE 14019965 | 0 | — | −32N | −37B | −67N | −61B | −71N | −68N | −70B | −69N | −64B | 0.0 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 0.00 | 763 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Vu Thanh AnVIE+89.26.5 pts · #14
- 2Neithal D AnseraIND+88.05.0 pts · #23
- 3Nguyen Minh KhangVIE+87.65.5 pts · #13
- 1Phanthajarunithi, NapatTHA-90.42.5 pts · #58
- 2Pham Xuan AnVIE-87.64.5 pts · #36
- 3Myint Mho ThureinMYA-82.82.5 pts · #70
- R5+336 Elo gap
- R3+210 Elo gap
- R1+208 Elo gap