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HKSAR Junior Championship 2026 - U18

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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
Top seed
🇺🇸CMJamison Edrich Kao2131
Avg top 10
983
Participants
9
Titled players · 2
CM×2
Federations · 2 represented
🇭🇰Hong Kong China×6
🇺🇸United States of America×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

CM Jamison Edrich Kao led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
4
3
2
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
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
Player1234
1CMJamison Edrich Kao*
1
1
2CMWang Ip Boris Chan
0
*
1
1
3Zig Zeth Hon
0
0
*
4FIDE 66200415
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Kao, Jamison EdrichCM2131USA+6N+5B+7N+2B+3N5.010.512.012.002588+19.2
2Chan, Wang Ip BorisCM1916HKG+8B+4N+3B1N+5B4.012.514.09.001942+7.6
3Hon, Zig Zeth1774HKG+7N+6B2N+5B1B3.012.514.05.001768-2.0
4FIDE 662004150F2B+?N=6B+7N2.57.07.02.2515040.0
5Qin, Ho Pok1547HKG+9B1N+8B3N2N2.013.514.52.501078-15.6
6Yu, Lik Hang1479HKG1B3N+9B=4N8B1.512.013.02.251026-9.2
7Wong, Wang Chun Kyle0HKG3B+9N1B=?N4B1.511.511.51.0011520.0
8Chan, Long0HKG2N?B5N=9B+6N1.58.58.52.0015220.0
9FIDE 602124705N7B6N=8N=?B1.06.56.50.757130.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers