HKSAR Championship 2026 Round 3 to 5
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41 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 06 Feb 2026 to 13 Feb 2026 in Smithfield Sports Centre, Kennedy Town, Hong Kong. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1796, and top seed was Krishiv Shah (🇭🇰 HKG, 1922).
Chi Zhang (🇭🇰 HKG, 1896) won with 3.0/5, ahead of Brandon Jun Qiao Fang (2.5) and Hei Ming Cheung (2.5). Zhang broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Clayton Hunter Lau (1414) beat Kainos Wong (1572), a +158-point gap.
Location
🇭🇰Smithfield Sports Centre, Kennedy Town, Hong Kong
Dates
06 Feb 2026 → 13 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 75 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 2
WCM×2
Federations · 1 represented
🇭🇰Hong Kong China×38
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsChi Zhang led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 7 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
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Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zhang, Chi | 1896 | HKG | F | F | +4B | +32N | +14B | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 2652 | +26.4 |
| 2 | Fang, Brandon Jun Qiao | 1903 | HKG | F | F | +16B | =14N | +5B | 2.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.25 | 2084 | +25.2 |
| 3 | Cheung, Hei Ming | 1689 | HKG | F | F | +27N | +23B | =15N | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.75 | 1675 | -0.6 |
| 4 | Choi, Ivan | 1665 | HKG | F | F | −1N | +15B | +17N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 1814 | +22.0 |
| 5 | Lau, Tsz Yiu Christ | 1679 | HKG | F | F | +25N | +7B | −2N | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.00 | 1796 | +9.2 |
| 6 | Zhou, Tony | 1771 | HKG | F | F | −14B | +21N | +10B | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.00 | 1847 | +13.2 |
| 7 | Leung, Hoi TingWCM | 1624 | HKG | F | F | +28B | −5N | +24B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1582 | -2.0 |
| 8 | Wong, Ngo Athan | 1591 | HKG | F | F | −20N | +19B | +29N | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.50 | 1437 | -16.0 |
| 9 | Chong, Chor Yuen | 1762 | HKG | F | F | +26B | −18N | +22B | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.00 | 1732 | -1.4 |
| 10 | Wong, Sze Hon | 1635 | HKG | F | F | +37N | +20B | −6N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1715 | +14.0 |
| 11 | Lau, Clayton Hunter | 1414 | HKG | F | F | −15N | +33B | +34N | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.00 | 1533 | +7.6 |
| 12 | Ip, Pak Hong Thomas | 0 | HKG | F | F | +?B | +?N | −16B | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1660 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Lundberg, Jonathan Oscar | 1483 | HKG | F | F | +36N | +35N | F | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2322 | +22.4 |
| 14 | Shah, Krishiv | 1922 | HKG | F | F | +6N | =2B | −1N | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.25 | 1857 | -18.4 |
| 15 | Tang, Jeromy | 1498 | HKG | F | F | +11B | −4N | =3B | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.25 | 1608 | +16.0 |
| 16 | Chong, Jake | 1726 | HKG | F | F | −2N | =17B | +12N | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.75 | 1591 | -19.6 |
| 17 | Wun, Yiu Sing | 1659 | HKG | F | F | +22B | =16N | −4B | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.75 | 1664 | +0.8 |
| 18 | Chen, Kyle | 1709 | HKG | F | F | =32B | +9B | F | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.25 | 2026 | +29.6 |
| 19 | Ip, Chei Bing Matthew | 1435 | HKG | F | F | +38B | −8N | =33N | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.25 | 1378 | -3.2 |
| 20 | Lau, Wai Hei | 1468 | HKG | F | F | +8B | −10N | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1606 | +15.6 |
| 21 | Anandpara, Jayendra SaloniWCM | 1555 | HKG | F | F | +31N | −6B | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 964 | -4.8 |
| 22 | Mahadevan, Aravind | 1542 | HKG | F | F | −17N | +34B | −9N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.50 | 908 | -11.4 |
| 23 | Lam, Cheuk Nam | 1472 | HKG | F | F | +40N | −3N | −30B | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 853 | -20.0 |
| 24 | Yeung, Ming Kee | 0 | HKG | F | F | F | +25B | −7N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1552 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Fok, Chi San Anderson | 1489 | HKG | F | F | −5B | −24N | +39N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1624 | +14.8 |
| 26 | Chui, Tsz Hei | 1528 | HKG | F | F | −9N | +37B | F | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1651 | +12.0 |
| 27 | Yu, Cho Hong Henry | 0 | HKG | F | F | −3B | +38N | −?B | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 857 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Lin, Pak Ming | 1485 | HKG | F | F | −7N | +39B | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1595 | +12.0 |
| 29 | Chow, Kwok Sang | 0 | HKG | F | F | +?N | F | −8B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 784 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Lau, Chloe Hailey | 1562 | HKG | F | F | F | F | +23N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2257 | +11.6 |
| 31 | Yu, Cho Chi Benjamin | 0 | HKG | F | F | −21B | −?N | +36B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 738 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Nguyen, Paul Ashton | 1902 | HKG | F | F | =18N | −1B | F | 0.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.75 | 1629 | -29.2 |
| 33 | Wong, Kainos | 1572 | HKG | F | F | F | −11N | =19B | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 1245 | -32.8 |
| 34 | Huang, Zimo | 0 | HKG | F | F | =35B | −22N | −11B | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.25 | 1236 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Fu, Cheung Hin Jotham | 1564 | HKG | F | F | =34N | −13B | F | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.25 | 680 | -22.4 |
| 36 | FIDE 6016340 | 0 | — | F | F | −13B | −?N | −31N | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 752 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Fu, Cheung Pak Ashton | 1537 | HKG | F | F | −10B | −26N | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 782 | -36.4 |
| 38 | Lau, Wing Fai | 0 | HKG | F | F | −19N | −27B | F | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 613 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Zhou, Richard | 1569 | HKG | F | F | F | −28N | −25B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 684 | -49.6 |
| 40 | FIDE 6021573 | 0 | — | F | F | −23B | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 657 | 0.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 6019170 | 0 | — | F | F | −?B | F | F | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 714 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Chen, KyleHKG+29.61.5 pts · #12
- 2Zhang, ChiHKG+26.43.0 pts · #1
- 3Fang, Brandon Jun QiaoHKG+25.22.5 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Zhou, RichardHKG-49.60.0 pts · #29
- 2Fu, Cheung Pak AshtonHKG-36.40.0 pts · #39
- 3Wong, KainosHKG-32.80.5 pts · #24
Biggest upsets
- R4+158 Elo gap
- R3+123 Elo gap