HKSAR Junior Championship 2026 - U16
Open SwissStandard
15 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 03 Jan 2026 to 04 Jan 2026 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1738, and top seed was Pui Yin Brandon Chan (🇭🇰 HKG, CM, 1949).
Krishiv Shah (🇭🇰 HKG, 1922) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Brandon Jun Qiao Fang (3.5) and Yucheng Robinson Li (3.5). Shah won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Tsz Ham Zhao (1683) beat Yucheng Robinson Li (1844), a +161-point gap.
Location
🇭🇰Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Dates
03 Jan 2026 → 04 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇭🇰Hong Kong China×15
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsKrishiv Shah led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
Krishiv Shah never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
Krishiv Shah won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Krishiv Shah | * | — | ½ | — |
| 2Yucheng Robinson Li | — | * | — | ½ |
| 3Brandon Jun Qiao Fang | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4Kyle Chen | — | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shah, Krishiv | 1922 | HKG | +4B | +10N | +7B | +8N | =2B | 4.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 11.75 | 2131 | +43.6 |
| 2 | Fang, Brandon Jun Qiao | 1903 | HKG | +11N | +12B | =8B | =7N | =1N | 3.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 6.75 | 1859 | -4.0 |
| 3 | Li, Yucheng Robinson | 1844 | HKG | +14B | −7N | +4B | +10N | =5B | 3.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 6.50 | 1771 | -12.0 |
| 4 | Tang, Jeromy | 1498 | HKG | −1N | +6B | −3N | +11B | +12N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 5.00 | 1612 | +10.8 |
| 5 | Chen, Kyle | 1709 | HKG | +15B | −8N | =13B | +9N | =3N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.75 | 1810 | +15.2 |
| 6 | Wong, Hin Chung Jacob | 0 | HKG | −10B | −4N | +14B | +15N | +13B | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1448 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Zhao, Tsz Ham | 1683 | HKG | +13N | +3B | −1N | =2B | F | 2.5 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 6.25 | 1890 | +31.6 |
| 8 | Chan, Pui Yin BrandonCM | 1949 | HKG | +9N | +5B | =2N | −1B | F | 2.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 7.25 | 1887 | -11.2 |
| 9 | Wong, Sze Hon | 1635 | HKG | −8B | +14N | =12N | −5B | +11N | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 1644 | +0.4 |
| 10 | Zhou, Tony | 1771 | HKG | +6N | −1B | +11N | −3B | F | 2.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 4.00 | 1620 | -22.4 |
| 11 | Mariprasath Sivasankari, Aswin | 1467 | HKG | −2B | +15N | −10B | −4N | −9B | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 893 | -38.4 |
| 12 | Chen, Fai Hang | 0 | HKG | F | −2N | =9B | =13N | −4B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.75 | 1405 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Au, Jayden Joi Hei | 0 | HKG | −7B | F | =5N | =12B | −6N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1503 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Lee, Lok Him | 1450 | HKG | −3N | −9B | −6N | F | F | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 940 | -13.6 |
| 15 | Cheung, Jasper | 0 | HKG | −5N | −11B | F | −6B | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 788 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Shah, KrishivHKG+43.64.5 pts · #1
- 2Zhao, Tsz HamHKG+31.62.5 pts · #7
- 3Chen, KyleHKG+15.23.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Mariprasath Sivasankari, AswinHKG-38.41.0 pts · #13
- 2Zhou, TonyHKG-22.42.0 pts · #9
- 3Lee, Lok HimHKG-13.60.0 pts · #15
Biggest upsets
- R2+161 Elo gap