Chinese National Youth Chess Championship 2026(B18)

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55 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held from 22 Feb 2026 to 27 Feb 2026 in Panjin,Liaoning, China. 3 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2186, and top seed was Qingfeng Cao (🇨🇳 CHN, IM, 2406).

Zhi Zhang (🇨🇳 CHN, 2283) won with 8.5/11, ahead of Yinuo(LN) Wang (8.0) and Qingfeng Cao (8.0). Zhang shared the lead from round 8 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Wang Ip Boris Chan (CM, 1923) beat Qingfeng Cao (IM, 2406), a +483-point gap.

Location

🇨🇳Panjin,Liaoning, China

Dates

22 Feb 2026 → 27 Feb 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 11 rounds

Top seed

🇨🇳IMQingfeng Cao2406

Avg top 10

2,186

Participants

Titled players · 3

IM×1

FM×1

CM×1

Federations · 2 represented

🇨🇳China×50

🇭🇰Hong Kong China×2

Top 3

🥇
Zhi Zhang
🇨🇳CHN·2283
8.5pts·2216perf-6.2
🥈
Yinuo(LN) Wang
🇨🇳CHN·2077
8.0pts·2195perf+70.0
🥉
IMQingfeng Cao
🇨🇳CHN·2406
8.0pts·2217perf-17.9

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 11 rounds

Zhi Zhang led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Zhang8.5Jin8Cao8Wang8Yu7.5Chen7.5

R9 · LEADER CHANGE26 Feb

Zhi Zhang takes the sole lead (7.5/9).

R10 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Zhi Zhang lost to FM Hongtao Jin (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Zhi Zhang 3 wins (R7–R9)FM Hongtao Jin 4 wins (R7–R10)IM Qingfeng Cao 3 wins (R4–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Zhi Zhang	*	0	1	1
2FMHongtao Jin	1	*	—	½
3IMQingfeng Cao	0	—	*	½
4Yinuo(LN) Wang	0	½	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Zhang, Zhi	2283	CHN	=5N	+28B	=23N	+11B	+17N	=8B	+33N	+2B	+3B	−4N	+7B	8.5	69.0	74.0	56.00	2216	-6.2
2	Wang, Yinuo(LN)	2077	CHN	+37B	+15N	+14B	+8N	+24B	=5N	=3B	−1N	=7B	+21N	=4B	8.0	70.5	75.5	51.75	2195	+70.0
3	Cao, QingfengIM	2406	CHN	+43N	+11B	−24N	+25B	+23N	+7B	=2N	+5B	−1N	+8B	=6N	8.0	68.5	72.5	50.75	2217	-17.9
4	Jin, HongtaoFM	2297	CHN	+27B	−8N	+36B	+12N	−7B	=6N	+14B	+17N	+25B	+1B	=2N	8.0	68.0	73.0	51.25	2142	-28.8
5	Yu, Tianxi	1774	CHN	=1B	+6N	+20B	+50N	+10B	=2B	=8N	−3N	+11B	−7N	+12B	7.5	72.0	75.0	48.25	2114	+189.6
6	Chen, Zhongkai	1894	CHN	=28N	−5B	+51N	+35B	=34N	=4B	=26N	+9B	+17B	+13N	=3B	7.5	64.0	66.5	43.00	2105	+95.6
7	Yang, Siyuan	2058	CHN	+35N	=18B	=17N	+43B	+4N	−3N	+15B	=8B	=2N	+5B	−1N	7.0	70.5	74.5	44.50	2069	+10.5
8	Yang, Lanqin	1892	CHN	+54B	+4B	+52N	−2B	+13N	=1N	=5B	=7N	=12B	−3N	+21B	7.0	68.5	70.5	39.75	2189	+142.4
9	Yu,Shi	2227	CHN	+26B	−14N	+16B	=15N	+18B	=10N	−25B	−6N	+22B	+30N	+20B	7.0	63.0	68.5	42.25	1953	-102.9
10	Ren, Yibai	1818	CHN	+55N	+19B	+12B	=24N	−5N	=9B	−11N	=13B	=23N	+17B	+18N	7.0	63.0	64.5	38.25	2026	+104.4
11	Fang, Chenxi	1903	CHN	+42B	−3N	+39B	−1N	+16B	+27N	+10B	=25N	−5N	=18B	=19N	6.5	65.5	70.0	37.25	1934	+8.6
12	Wang, Youran	1939	CHN	+41N	+36B	−10N	−4B	+44N	+34B	=18N	=33B	=8N	+25B	−5N	6.5	60.5	64.0	32.50	1836	-47.2
13	Zhong, Taoyu	2170	CHN	+16B	+33N	=50B	=18N	−8B	−25N	+36B	=10N	+27B	−6B	+29N	6.5	60.5	63.5	35.50	1891	-111.3
14	Zeng, Guanyu	1891	CHN	+47N	+9B	−2N	=52B	+19N	−33B	−4N	+24B	=26N	=23B	+25N	6.5	59.0	61.5	33.75	2041	+72.0
15	Chen, Zhiyuan	1839	CHN	+49N	−2B	+32N	=9B	+52N	=24B	−7N	=26B	−18N	+42B	+23N	6.5	57.5	60.0	30.00	1945	+45.2
16	Ni, Lelang	1717	CHN	−13N	+47B	−9N	+48B	−11N	+28B	−23N	+45B	+34N	=24B	+33N	6.5	52.5	55.5	27.25	1798	+20.4
17	Liu, Hongkuan	1801	CHN	+44B	=20N	=7B	+21N	−1B	+23B	+24N	−4B	−6N	−10N	+40B	6.0	66.0	69.5	32.00	1973	+80.4
18	Wang, Puxuan	1817	CHN	+31B	=7N	+30B	=13B	−9N	+20N	=12B	−21N	+15B	=11N	−10B	6.0	64.5	70.0	36.75	1989	+79.6
19	Wang, Jiyan	2057	CHN	+39B	−10N	=37B	+22N	−14B	+31N	=21B	=27N	=20B	=26N	=11B	6.0	59.5	64.5	33.75	1840	-101.6
20	Lu, Yuchen(ZJ)	1949	CHN	+32N	=17B	−5N	=26B	+29N	−18B	+35N	=23B	=19N	+33B	−9N	6.0	59.5	64.5	32.50	1868	-44.4
21	Fan, Jingyi	2184	CHN	−36N	+41B	+29N	−17B	=26N	+43B	=19N	+18B	+33N	−2B	−8N	6.0	58.5	62.5	30.75	1892	-137.6
22	Gu,Yi	1795	CHN	−34N	=51B	+28N	−19B	+41N	=35B	=37N	=39B	−9N	+45B	+38N	6.0	51.0	53.5	26.75	1693	-42.0
23	Liu, Haoling	1944	CHN	+40B	=30N	=1B	+27N	−3B	−17N	+16B	=20N	=10B	=14N	−15B	5.5	66.0	71.0	33.75	1891	-34.4
24	Chan, Wang Ip BorisCM	1923	HKG	+51B	+45N	+3B	=10B	−2N	=15N	−17B	−14N	+38B	=16N	−26B	5.5	62.0	64.5	28.50	1780	-70.0
25	Wang, Zixuan(HLJ)	1828	CHN	+53B	−52N	+40B	−3N	+39B	+13B	+9N	=11B	−4N	−12N	−14B	5.5	61.5	64.0	29.25	1951	+48.8
26	Zhang, Enming	1756	CHN	−9N	+54B	=34N	=20N	=21B	F	=6B	=15N	=14B	=19B	+24N	5.5	58.5	60.5	29.25	1983	+85.2
27	Zhang, Kaiwen	1780	CHN	−4N	+48B	+44N	−23B	+32N	−11B	+34N	=19B	−13N	=28N	=30B	5.5	57.5	60.5	25.50	1804	-0.4
28	Cui, Yining	0	CHN	=6B	−1N	−22B	+54N	=36B	−16N	+46N	=29B	+35N	=27B	=37B	5.5	57.5	59.5	24.25	1717	0.0
29	Chen, Xinshuo	1702	CHN	−52B	+38N	−21B	+42N	−20B	=40N	=31B	=28N	+36B	+37N	−13B	5.5	54.0	56.5	27.50	1785	+14.4
30	Cai, Yachen	1812	CHN	+46N	=23B	−18N	−34B	−35N	+53B	=38B	+40N	+39N	−9B	=27N	5.5	52.0	54.5	23.50	1745	-28.8
31	Huang, Junhao(GD)	0	CHN	−18N	−32B	+47N	+51B	=43N	−19B	=29N	=35B	=41N	=46B	+42N	5.5	47.0	49.5	21.00	1620	0.0
32	Lv, Jianxin	1601	CHN	−20B	+31N	−15B	+45N	−27B	−38N	+54B	−42N	=46N	+44B	+41N	5.5	47.0	49.0	20.00	1582	-6.8
33	Yan, Zimo	1843	CHN	+38B	−13B	=35N	+37N	+50B	+14N	−1B	=12N	−21B	−20N	−16B	5.0	61.5	64.5	25.25	1858	-2.4
34	Tao, Zhibin	0	CHN	+22B	−50N	=26B	+30N	=6B	−12N	−27B	+36N	−16B	−40N	+46N	5.0	56.0	59.0	26.00	1717	0.0
35	Liu, Aocheng	1643	CHN	−7B	+53N	=33B	−6N	+30B	=22N	−20B	=31N	−28B	+48N	=39B	5.0	56.0	58.5	21.75	1755	+41.6
36	Sun, Yuxiao	1724	CHN	+21B	−12N	−4N	=41B	=28N	+44B	−13N	−34B	−29N	+49B	+45N	5.0	54.0	57.0	20.50	1729	-8.8
37	Zeng, Weiyuan	1661	CHN	−2N	+49B	=19N	−33B	+53N	=50N	=22B	=38N	=42B	−29B	=28N	5.0	51.5	54.0	20.50	1703	+5.2
38	He, Jingrong	0	CHN	−33N	−29B	−41N	+55B	+48N	+32B	=30N	=37B	−24N	+43B	−22B	5.0	49.5	51.0	19.25	1641	0.0
39	Jin, Ruiyang	1606	CHN	−19N	+55B	−11N	+46B	−25N	=45B	+43N	=22N	−30B	=41B	=35N	5.0	49.0	50.5	17.75	1647	+10.0
40	Song, Guohe	1574	CHN	−23N	+46B	−25N	−44B	+49N	=29B	=45N	−30B	+51N	+34B	−17N	5.0	45.5	48.0	17.75	1574	-4.8
41	Wang, Bo(HLJ)	1534	CHN	−12B	−21N	+38B	=36N	−22B	=42N	+47B	=43N	=31B	=39N	−32B	4.5	53.0	56.0	20.00	1539	-3.6
42	Bai, Mingyang	0	CHN	−11N	−43B	+55N	−29B	=46N	=41B	+44N	+32B	=37N	−15N	−31B	4.5	49.5	51.0	16.75	1561	0.0
43	Yu, Yanming	1795	CHN	−3B	+42N	+45B	−7N	=31B	−21N	−39B	=41B	+49N	−38N	F	4.0	51.5	51.5	15.50	1549	-56.8
44	Sun, Zerui	0	CHN	−17N	F	−27B	+40N	−12B	−36N	−42B	=55N	+54B	−32N	+53B	3.5	44.0	44.0	10.25	1462	0.0
45	Zhang, Jiajun	0	CHN	F	−24B	−43N	−32B	+51N	=39N	=40B	−16N	+48B	−22N	−36B	3.0	48.0	48.0	10.50	1521	0.0
46	FIDE 8693064	0	—	−30B	−40N	F	−39N	=42B	=54N	−28B	+47N	=32B	=31N	−34B	3.0	46.5	46.5	11.75	1326	0.0
47	He, Bolin	0	CHN	−14B	−16N	−31B	−53N	F	+49B	−41N	−46B	=55N	=51B	+54N	3.0	37.5	37.5	7.00	1343	0.0
48	Wang, Kevin	1461	HKG	−50B	−27N	+49B	−16N	−38B	=51N	=53B	F	−45N	−35B	+55N	3.0	37.5	37.5	7.00	1335	-23.6
49	Hou, Xuewen	0	CHN	−15B	−37N	−48N	F	−40B	−47N	+55B	+54N	−43B	−36N	+51B	3.0	37.5	37.5	6.00	1343	0.0
50	Liao, Jinxin	1916	CHN	+48N	+34B	=13N	−5B	−33N	=37B	F	F	F	F	F	3.0	32.0	32.0	13.75	1721	-48.4
51	Tan, Zhiyuan	1512	CHN	−24N	=22N	−6B	−31N	−45B	=48B	F	+53N	−40B	=47N	−49N	2.5	44.0	44.0	8.50	1487	-14.0
52	Liu, Huaqi	2099	CHN	+29N	+25B	−8B	=14N	−15B	F	F	F	F	F	F	2.5	36.5	36.5	14.25	1831	-64.4
53	Huang, Chenghao	0	CHN	−25N	−35B	=54N	+47B	−37B	−30N	=48N	−51B	F	=55B	−44N	2.5	36.5	36.5	6.25	1251	0.0
54	FIDE 8699828	0	—	−8N	−26N	=53B	−28B	+55N	=46B	−32N	−49B	−44N	F	−47B	2.0	40.0	40.0	4.25	950	0.0
55	FIDE 8699860	0	—	−10B	−39N	−42B	−38N	−54B	F	−49N	=44B	=47B	=53N	−48B	1.5	38.5	38.5	4.50	827	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Yu, TianxiCHN
+189.6
7.5 pts · #4
2Yang, LanqinCHN
+142.4
7.0 pts · #13
3Ren, YibaiCHN
+104.4
7.0 pts · #10

Top rating losers

1Fan, JingyiCHN
-137.6
6.0 pts · #11
2Zhong, TaoyuCHN
-111.3
6.5 pts · #9
3Yu,ShiCHN
-102.9
7.0 pts · #7

Biggest upsets

R3+483 Elo gap
CMChan, Wang Ip Boris1923 beat IMCao, Qingfeng2406
R1+460 Elo gap
Sun, Yuxiao1724 beat Fan, Jingyi2184
R2+405 Elo gap
Yang, Lanqin1892 beat FMJin, Hongtao2297