Samarkand Olympiad Selection 2026 - Men
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44 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 19 Feb 2026 to 21 Feb 2026 in North Point, Hong Kong. 6 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1996, and top seed was Chun Yung Samuel Lam (🇭🇰 HKG, FM, 2184).
Niilo Man Nissinen (🇭🇰 HKG, FM, 2159) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Yucheng Robinson Li (5.0) and Yiheng Li (4.5). Nissinen won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Yucheng Robinson Li (1832) beat Chun Yung Samuel Lam (FM, 2184), a +352-point gap.
Location
🇭🇰North Point, Hong Kong
Dates
19 Feb 2026 → 21 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Titled players · 6
FM×4
CM×2
Federations · 1 represented
🇭🇰Hong Kong China×43
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 2 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 5.0/6. Nissinen takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (20.5).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
FM Niilo Man Nissinen lost to Yucheng Robinson Li (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
FM Niilo Man Nissinen 3 wins (R1–R3)Yucheng Robinson Li 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMNiilo Man Nissinen | * | 0 | — | — |
| 2Yucheng Robinson Li | 1 | * | ½ | — |
| 3CMYiheng Li | — | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4Chi Zhang | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nissinen, Niilo ManFM | 2159 | HKG | +17B | +13N | +8B | −2N | +6B | +7B | 5.0 | 20.5 | 24.0 | 19.00 | 2158 | +1.2 |
| 2 | Li, Yucheng Robinson | 1832 | HKG | +33B | +11N | +14B | +1B | =7N | =3N | 5.0 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 18.25 | 2226 | +114.8 |
| 3 | Li, YihengCM | 2029 | HKG | +18N | +16B | =6N | =4B | +13N | =2B | 4.5 | 20.5 | 24.0 | 17.25 | 2015 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Zhang, Chi | 1900 | HKG | +31B | =28N | +12B | =3N | =11B | +10B | 4.5 | 17.5 | 20.0 | 14.75 | 2056 | +25.4 |
| 5 | Wong, Ho CheungFM | 1949 | HKG | +27B | =12N | +28B | −7N | +15B | +11N | 4.5 | 17.0 | 19.5 | 13.75 | 1993 | +9.4 |
| 6 | Nguyen, Paul Ashton | 1910 | HKG | +21B | +15N | =3B | +10B | −1N | =8N | 4.0 | 20.5 | 23.5 | 14.25 | 2027 | +40.8 |
| 7 | Chan, Pui Yin BrandonCM | 1939 | HKG | +38N | +30B | =10N | +5B | =2B | −1N | 4.0 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 13.25 | 1989 | +20.8 |
| 8 | Shah, Krishiv | 1975 | HKG | +41N | +22B | −1N | +30B | =19N | =6B | 4.0 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 10.75 | 1935 | -6.0 |
| 9 | Ho, In Hei HenryFM | 1852 | HKG | +29N | −10B | −21N | +32B | +23N | +22B | 4.0 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 10.50 | 1764 | -9.2 |
| 10 | Kwong, Wing Ki | 2008 | HKG | +25B | +9N | =7B | −6N | +14B | −4N | 3.5 | 20.0 | 23.0 | 12.50 | 1913 | -12.8 |
| 11 | Lam, Chun Yung SamuelFM | 2184 | HKG | +24N | −2B | +37N | +22B | =4N | −5B | 3.5 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 10.25 | 1896 | -71.2 |
| 12 | Chen, Kyle | 1745 | HKG | +26N | =5B | −4N | =15N | +21B | =13B | 3.5 | 19.0 | 22.0 | 11.75 | 1807 | +22.4 |
| 13 | Zhang, Edmond Meng | 1896 | HKG | +32N | −1B | +24N | +21B | −3B | =12N | 3.5 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 9.75 | 1829 | -12.4 |
| 14 | Fang, Brandon Jun Qiao | 1909 | HKG | +23N | =37B | −2N | +17B | −10N | +24B | 3.5 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 10.50 | 1772 | -34.0 |
| 15 | Chiu, Duncan Ray | 1698 | HKG | +39N | −6B | +40N | =12B | −5N | +29N | 3.5 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 7.75 | 1733 | +13.2 |
| 16 | Zhou, Tony | 1764 | HKG | +34B | −3N | −31B | +27N | +25B | =18N | 3.5 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 9.25 | 1701 | -17.6 |
| 17 | Jin, Ziyang | 1632 | HKG | −1N | =32B | +29N | −14N | +27B | +30N | 3.5 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 8.50 | 1760 | +36.4 |
| 18 | Say, Hoi Wang Isaac | 1625 | HKG | −3B | −34N | +42B | +33N | +35N | =16B | 3.5 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 7.25 | 1666 | +11.2 |
| 19 | Tong, Ho Man | 1810 | HKG | =40N | =20B | +23N | +35B | =8B | F | 3.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 9.50 | 1821 | +4.8 |
| 20 | Chan Lok Yee Lewis | 1885 | HKG | =36B | =19N | =27B | F | +38N | +28N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 8.50 | 1770 | -10.2 |
| 21 | Lee, Ka Po | 1540 | HKG | −6N | +39B | +9B | −13N | −12N | +34B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 8.00 | 1723 | +48.4 |
| 22 | Ng, Yi Him Ryan | 1714 | HKG | +35B | −8N | +36B | −11N | +28B | −9N | 3.0 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 6.50 | 1766 | +6.2 |
| 23 | Chung, Kwok Kwan | 1540 | HKG | −14B | +44N | −19B | +26N | −9B | +35N | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 5.00 | 1637 | +18.4 |
| 24 | Au, Chung Hei | 1635 | HKG | −11B | +33N | −13B | +36N | +34B | −14N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 6.00 | 1724 | +21.2 |
| 25 | Xiong, Weilin | 1624 | HKG | −10N | =29B | =32N | +40B | −16N | +33B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 5.75 | 1633 | -0.8 |
| 26 | Chan, Chi Ngo | 1483 | HKG | −12B | −27N | +44B | −23B | +32N | +36N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 4.00 | 1503 | -4.4 |
| 27 | Wong, Kainos | 1558 | HKG | −5N | +26B | =20N | −16B | −17N | +40B | 2.5 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 6.25 | 1650 | +20.0 |
| 28 | Lau, Tsz Yiu Christ | 1679 | HKG | +43N | =4B | −5N | +37B | −22N | −20B | 2.5 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 5.25 | 1669 | -2.6 |
| 29 | Luk, Marcus Jasper | 1510 | HKG | −9B | =25N | −17B | +42N | +37N | −15B | 2.5 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 5.00 | 1587 | +20.0 |
| 30 | Cheung, Hei Ming | 1689 | HKG | +42B | −7N | +34B | −8N | =31N | −17B | 2.5 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 4.75 | 1608 | -14.4 |
| 31 | Chui, Tsz Hei | 1535 | HKG | −4N | +43B | +16N | F | =30B | F | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 5.75 | 1784 | +36.0 |
| 32 | Fu, Cheung Hin Jotham | 1522 | HKG | −13B | =17N | =25B | −9N | −26B | +44N | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 3.25 | 1464 | -17.6 |
| 33 | Daryanani, Naresh Lachmandas | 1498 | HKG | −2N | −24B | +43N | −18B | +41N | −25N | 2.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 2.50 | 1419 | -9.8 |
| 34 | Yeo, Ren Jie Aidan | 1493 | HKG | −16N | +18B | −30N | +41B | −24N | −21N | 2.0 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 5.00 | 1513 | +5.6 |
| 35 | Lau, Clayton Hunter | 1463 | HKG | −22N | +41B | +38N | −19N | −18B | −23B | 2.0 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 3.50 | 1510 | +11.2 |
| 36 | Wong, Hoi Cheung | 1514 | HKG | =20N | =40B | −22N | −24B | +43N | −26B | 2.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 3.50 | 1409 | -27.6 |
| 37 | Lam, Lok Sum | 1640 | HKG | +44B | =14N | −11B | −28N | −29B | =38N | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.75 | 1497 | -20.2 |
| 38 | Fu, Cheung Pak Ashton | 1554 | HKG | −7B | =42N | −35B | +39N | −20B | =37B | 2.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 3.75 | 1506 | -20.0 |
| 39 | Wong, Yin Ki Patrick | 1447 | HKG | −15B | −21N | −41N | −38B | +44B | +43N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 790 | -49.6 |
| 40 | Yeo, Ren Kai Declan | 1497 | HKG | =19B | =36N | −15B | −25N | =42B | −27N | 1.5 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 3.50 | 1410 | -28.8 |
| 41 | Or, Lincoln | 1577 | HKG | −8B | −35N | +39B | −34N | −33B | =42N | 1.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 2.75 | 1355 | -74.4 |
| 42 | Pang, Maximus | 1415 | HKG | −30N | =38B | −18N | −29B | =40N | =41B | 1.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 2.50 | 1381 | -10.8 |
| 43 | FIDE 6019188 | 0 | — | −28B | −31N | −33B | +44N | −36B | −39B | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 734 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Tu, Max Hongbo | 0 | HKG | −37N | −23B | −26N | −43B | −39N | −32B | 0.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 732 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Li, Yucheng RobinsonHKG+114.85.0 pts · #2
- 2Lee, Ka PoHKG+48.43.0 pts · #22
- 3Nguyen, Paul AshtonHKG+40.84.0 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Or, LincolnHKG-74.41.5 pts · #37
- 2Lam, Chun Yung SamuelFMHKG-71.23.5 pts · #14
- 3Wong, Yin Ki PatrickHKG-49.62.0 pts · #42
Biggest upsets
- R2+352 Elo gap
- R4+327 Elo gap
- R3+312 Elo gap