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Samarkand Olympiad Selection 2026 - Women

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10 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 19 Feb 2026 to 21 Feb 2026 in North Point, Hong Kong. 4 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1304, and top seed was Sigappi Kannappan (🇭🇰 HKG, WFM, 1950).

Sigappi Kannappan (🇭🇰 HKG, WFM, 1950) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Hoi Ting Leung (4.5) and Wen Xi Fan (3.5). Kannappan won solo starting round 2.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Wen Xi Fan (1508) beat Chloe Hailey Lau (1614), a +106-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
Top seed
🇭🇰WFMSigappi Kannappan1950
Avg top 10
1,304
Participants
10
Titled players · 4
WFM×1
WCM×3
Federations · 1 represented
🇭🇰Hong Kong China×9
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

WFM Sigappi Kannappan led from R2; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
5
1
1
1
1
1
1.534.56R1R2R3R4R5R6
Kannappan5.5Leung4.5Liu3.5Fan3.5Lau3Lee2.5
R2–R6 · LEAD HELD

WFM Sigappi Kannappan never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

WFM Sigappi Kannappan beat WCM Hoi Ting Leung (White).

R1–R4 · WIN STREAK

WFM Sigappi Kannappan won 4 in a row (R1–R4).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1WFMSigappi Kannappan*
1
1
½
2WCMHoi Ting Leung
0
*
½
1
3WCMTian Yi Liu
0
½
*
1
4Wen Xi Fan
½
0
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Kannappan, SigappiWFM1950HKG+7N+5B+4N+2B=3N+6B5.517.019.517.752013+5.2
2Leung, Hoi TingWCM1621HKG+6N=4B+9N−1N+10B+3B4.517.017.09.751777+15.0
3Fan, Wen Xi1508HKG−4N+9B+5N+8N=1B−2N3.518.520.59.751698+45.6
4Liu, Tian YiWCM1783HKG+3B=2N−1B+5N+8BF3.518.518.510.751800+7.2
5Lau, Chloe Hailey1614HKG+10B−1N−3B−4B+7N+8N3.017.017.04.501592-10.4
6Ng, Sau Wai1486HKG−2B−8N+10B=7B+9N−1N2.516.516.53.251325-15.2
7Lee, Seo Yoon Marissa1517HKG−1B+10N−8B=6N−5B+9B2.515.015.03.251324-37.2
8Anandpara, Jayendra SaloniWCM1562HKG−9N+6B+7N−3B−4N−5B2.015.017.05.001510-7.6
9Sun, Vivian Youtian0HKG+8B−3N−2B+10N−6B−7N2.015.015.02.0012990.0
10FIDE 60209250—−5N−7B−6N−9B−2NF0.016.018.00.007600.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets