HKSAR Junior Championship 2026 - U18
Open SwissStandard
9 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 03 Jan 2026 to 04 Jan 2026 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. 2 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 983, and top seed was Jamison Edrich Kao (🇺🇸 USA, CM, 2131).
Jamison Edrich Kao (🇺🇸 USA, CM, 2131) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Wang Ip Boris Chan (4.0) and Zig Zeth Hon (3.0). Kao won solo starting round 4.
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 · 2
CM×2
Federations · 2 represented
🇭🇰Hong Kong China×6
🇺🇸United States of America×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsCM Jamison Edrich Kao led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
CM Jamison Edrich Kao never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
CM Jamison Edrich Kao beat CM Wang Ip Boris Chan (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
CM Jamison Edrich Kao 5 wins (R1–R5)CM Wang Ip Boris Chan 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMJamison Edrich Kao | * | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2CMWang Ip Boris Chan | 0 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Zig Zeth Hon | 0 | 0 | * | — |
| 4FIDE 66200415 | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kao, Jamison EdrichCM | 2131 | USA | +6N | +5B | +7N | +2B | +3N | 5.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 12.00 | 2588 | +19.2 |
| 2 | Chan, Wang Ip BorisCM | 1916 | HKG | +8B | +4N | +3B | −1N | +5B | 4.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 9.00 | 1942 | +7.6 |
| 3 | Hon, Zig Zeth | 1774 | HKG | +7N | +6B | −2N | +5B | −1B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 5.00 | 1768 | -2.0 |
| 4 | FIDE 66200415 | 0 | — | F | −2B | +?N | =6B | +7N | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.25 | 1504 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Qin, Ho Pok | 1547 | HKG | +9B | −1N | +8B | −3N | −2N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 2.50 | 1078 | -15.6 |
| 6 | Yu, Lik Hang | 1479 | HKG | −1B | −3N | +9B | =4N | −8B | 1.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 2.25 | 1026 | -9.2 |
| 7 | Wong, Wang Chun Kyle | 0 | HKG | −3B | +9N | −1B | =?N | −4B | 1.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.00 | 1152 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Chan, Long | 0 | HKG | −2N | −?B | −5N | =9B | +6N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 1522 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 6021247 | 0 | — | −5N | −7B | −6N | =8N | =?B | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.75 | 713 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kao, Jamison EdrichCMUSA+19.25.0 pts · #1
- 2Chan, Wang Ip BorisCMHKG+7.64.0 pts · #3
- 3Wong, Wang Chun KyleHKG0.01.5 pts · #8
Top rating losers
- 1Qin, Ho PokHKG-15.62.0 pts · #7
- 2Yu, Lik HangHKG-9.21.5 pts · #9
- 3Hon, Zig ZethHKG-2.03.0 pts · #2