3rd The Rooky Mini-Open 2026 - Standard Open
Open SwissStandard
46 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 03 Apr 2026 to 06 Apr 2026 in Bangkok, Thailand. 10 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2133, and top seed was Arsens Batashevs (🇱🇻 LAT, 2252).
Guoyu Zhou (🇨🇳 CHN, 1917) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Nikolai Val. Makarov (5.5) and Xinliang Wu (5.5). Zhou shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Paul John Lauron (1879) beat Arsens Batashevs (2252), a +373-point gap.
Location
🇹🇭Bangkok, Thailand
Dates
03 Apr 2026 → 06 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 10
FM×6
CM×2
WFM×2
Federations · 8 represented
🇨🇳China×13
🇹🇭Thailand×7
🇵🇭Philippines×5
🇮🇳India×3
🇧🇪Belgium×2
🇨🇦Canada×2
🇲🇲Myanmar×2
🇷🇺Russia×2
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsGuoyu Zhou led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Co-leaders
15
7
3
4
2
1
1
R6–R7 · LEAD HELD
Guoyu Zhou held the sole lead from R6 through R7 without losing it.
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Guoyu Zhou beat Xinliang Wu (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Guoyu Zhou 3 wins (R4–R6)Xinliang Wu 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Guoyu Zhou | * | 1 | ½ | 1 |
| 2Xinliang Wu | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3FMNikolai Val. Makarov | ½ | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Rolly Parondo | 0 | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zhou, Guoyu | 1917 | CHN | +33B | +4N | =2N | +22B | +6N | +3B | =5N | 6.0 | 28.0 | 30.5 | 25.50 | 2304 | +129.6 |
| 2 | Makarov, Nikolai Val.FM | 2135 | RUS | +23B | +10N | =1B | +9N | −3B | +12N | +4B | 5.5 | 28.5 | 31.5 | 23.00 | 2156 | +5.0 |
| 3 | Wu, Xinliang | 2003 | CHN | +39N | +7B | +5N | =6B | +2N | −1N | +28B | 5.5 | 28.0 | 30.0 | 21.75 | 2203 | +35.8 |
| 4 | Parondo, Rolly | 2193 | PHI | +14N | −1B | +25N | +8B | +22N | +5B | −2N | 5.0 | 27.5 | 30.5 | 19.00 | 2115 | -6.8 |
| 5 | Causo, DenielFM | 2226 | PHI | +38B | +11N | −3B | +10N | +18B | −4N | =1B | 4.5 | 28.0 | 30.0 | 16.50 | 2105 | -8.0 |
| 6 | Tran Pham Quang Minh | 1882 | VIE | +36B | +42N | +32B | =3N | −1B | =18N | =8B | 4.5 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 13.75 | 2027 | +55.2 |
| 7 | Chan, Wang Ip BorisCM | 1853 | HKG | +43B | −3N | +19B | −18N | +37B | +13N | =15B | 4.5 | 23.0 | 24.5 | 13.50 | 1967 | +33.2 |
| 8 | Tunguia, Edward | 1827 | PHI | =27B | +15N | =29B | −4N | +23B | +22B | =6N | 4.5 | 22.5 | 25.5 | 15.25 | 2133 | +45.6 |
| 9 | Wongsawan, Thoetsak | 1848 | THA | =20N | +26B | +24N | −2B | −15N | +32B | =11B | 4.0 | 23.0 | 25.5 | 12.25 | 1942 | +11.4 |
| 10 | Potluri SupreethaWFM | 1905 | IND | +34N | −2B | +40N | −5B | =24N | +20B | =14N | 4.0 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 11.50 | 1807 | -13.2 |
| 11 | James, Rowan | 1921 | CAN | +45N | −5B | +14N | −28B | =13N | +24B | =9N | 4.0 | 22.5 | 23.0 | 11.50 | 1888 | -3.8 |
| 12 | Lauron, Paul John | 1879 | PHI | F | =37N | =21B | +27N | +16B | −2B | +18N | 4.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 13.50 | 2013 | +16.4 |
| 13 | Chen, Baize | 1737 | CHN | −18B | +27N | +31B | =29N | =11B | −7B | +22N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 24.0 | 12.50 | 2007 | +75.2 |
| 14 | Fan, Yupan | 1703 | CHN | −4B | +33N | −11B | +35N | +32B | =29N | =10B | 4.0 | 21.0 | 23.5 | 11.00 | 1904 | +55.2 |
| 15 | Mangao, Danny MaerskFM | 2107 | PHI | F | −8B | +36N | +38N | +9B | =28B | =7N | 4.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 12.25 | 1977 | -14.6 |
| 16 | Azzamy, Khalid Shafwan | 1925 | INA | +19B | −18N | =38B | +21N | −12N | =25B | +40N | 4.0 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 11.50 | 1834 | -29.6 |
| 17 | Rohland, Michael Karl | 1876 | CAN | =26N | −24B | =20N | +41B | =25N | =40B | +42N | 4.0 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 9.75 | 1812 | -7.0 |
| 18 | Batashevs, Arsens | 2252 | LAT | +13N | +16B | −22N | +7B | −5N | =6B | −12B | 3.5 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 14.75 | 1946 | -47.2 |
| 19 | Xu, Qirui | 1624 | CHN | −16N | +46B | −7N | =26B | =31B | =23N | +35B | 3.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 7.00 | 1674 | +6.8 |
| 20 | Leng, Pengfei | 0 | CHN | =9B | −32N | =17B | +45N | =30B | −10N | +39B | 3.5 | 19.5 | 20.0 | 8.00 | 1783 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Chotesuparach, Vimutti | 1653 | THA | −22N | +43B | =12N | −16B | =26N | =38B | +34N | 3.5 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 8.50 | 1734 | +14.8 |
| 22 | Ko Ko OhnFM | 2006 | MYA | +21B | +30N | +18B | −1N | −4B | −8N | −13B | 3.0 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 10.00 | 1863 | -12.8 |
| 23 | Lisin, Maksim | 1700 | RUS | −2N | =34B | =26N | +36B | −8N | =19B | =41N | 3.0 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 8.00 | 1630 | -30.0 |
| 24 | Kaewwattha, Natrada | 1672 | THA | F | +17N | −9B | =32N | =10B | −11N | +30B | 3.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 10.25 | 1874 | +31.0 |
| 25 | Frost, Peter | 1764 | AUS | +35B | −29N | −4B | +33N | =17B | =16N | F | 3.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 9.00 | 1857 | +8.0 |
| 26 | Chen, Yichen(CQ) | 0 | CHN | =17B | −9N | =23B | =19N | =21B | −37N | +38N | 3.0 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 9.00 | 1687 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Peng, Zihang | 0 | CHN | =8N | −13B | +39N | −12B | +44N | =30N | −31B | 3.0 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 6.75 | 1746 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Boucquet, EmileCM | 2159 | BEL | F | F | +37B | +11N | =29B | =15N | −3N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 10.00 | 2061 | -10.2 |
| 29 | Sai Han ThihaFM | 2154 | MYA | F | +25B | =8N | =13B | =28N | =14B | F | 3.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 10.75 | 1924 | -22.4 |
| 30 | Buranasing, Wanawee | 1814 | THA | +46N | −22B | +41N | −42B | =20N | =27B | −24N | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 5.25 | 1642 | -18.2 |
| 31 | Barbier, AstridWFM | 1985 | BEL | F | F | −13N | =40B | =19N | +39B | +27N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 7.75 | 1650 | -30.2 |
| 32 | Siridanupath, Gavin | 1876 | THA | F | +20B | −6N | =24B | −14N | −9N | +44B | 2.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 6.00 | 1610 | -61.6 |
| 33 | Liu, Yuchen(CQ) | 1522 | CHN | −1N | −14B | +46N | −25B | =36N | −34B | +43B | 2.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 2.75 | 1311 | -44.4 |
| 34 | Ishchenko-Giller, Matvii | 1516 | UKR | −10B | =23N | =35B | −37N | =43B | +33N | −21B | 2.5 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 6.00 | 1554 | +8.4 |
| 35 | Wu, Yiyang | 0 | CHN | −25N | =39B | =34N | −14B | =41N | +36B | −19N | 2.5 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 5.75 | 1511 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Tan, Zhiyuan | 1499 | CHN | −6N | +44B | −15B | −23N | =33B | −35N | +46B | 2.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 2.25 | 1592 | +14.4 |
| 37 | Yeoh, Yuan Hao Jovian | 1741 | MAS | F | =12B | −28N | +34B | −7N | +26B | F | 2.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 7.50 | 1756 | -2.0 |
| 38 | Murray, Tristan Alexander | 1719 | TPE | −5N | +45B | =16N | −15B | −40N | =21N | −26B | 2.0 | 21.0 | 21.5 | 4.25 | 1697 | -16.0 |
| 39 | Chai, Jiaqi | 1635 | CHN | −3B | =35N | −27B | =43N | +46B | −31N | −20N | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 2.00 | 1194 | -8.4 |
| 40 | Ayaan Mukherjee | 1606 | IND | F | F | −10B | =31N | +38B | =17N | −16B | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 5.50 | 1811 | +44.4 |
| 41 | Kabir Sayhan | 1566 | IND | F | F | −30B | −17N | =35B | +43N | =23B | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 4.25 | 1526 | -5.6 |
| 42 | Wiwatanadate, PoompongFM | 2093 | THA | +44N | −6B | F | +30N | F | F | −17B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 4.00 | 1817 | -26.0 |
| 43 | Chen, Zirui(CQ) | 0 | CHN | −7N | −21N | =45B | =39B | =34N | −41B | −33N | 1.5 | 17.0 | 17.5 | 2.50 | 1377 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Chongstitwattana, Cholapat | 1690 | THA | −42B | −36N | F | F | −27B | +46N | −32N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 1024 | -21.6 |
| 45 | Ferrie, Peter | 1522 | ENG | −11B | −38N | =43N | −20B | F | F | F | 0.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.75 | 1020 | -6.6 |
| 46 | FIDE 6230717 | 0 | — | −30B | −19N | −33B | F | −39N | −44B | −36N | 0.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 831 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Zhou, GuoyuCHN+129.66.0 pts · #1
- 2Chen, BaizeCHN+75.24.0 pts · #16
- 3Fan, YupanCHN+55.24.0 pts · #20
Top rating losers
- 1Siridanupath, GavinTHA-61.62.5 pts · #34
- 2Batashevs, ArsensLAT-47.23.5 pts · #11
- 3Liu, Yuchen(CQ)CHN-44.42.5 pts · #42
Biggest upsets
- R7+373 Elo gap
- R2+280 Elo gap
- R2+276 Elo gap