Rebecca Cup The 6th China Chess Rising Stars Tournament 2026
SwissStandard
42 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 20 Mar 2026 to 25 Mar 2026 in Jangsu Dongtai, China. 14 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2358, and top seed was Di Zhang (🇨🇳 CHN, 2481).
Haochen Jiang (🇨🇳 CHN, IM, 2455) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Mingren Hong (6.5) and Hongfu Dong (6.0). Jiang took the lead from round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Mingxuan Ji (1732) beat Huaqi Liu (2104), a +372-point gap.
Location
🇨🇳Jangsu Dongtai, China
Dates
20 Mar 2026 → 25 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 14
IM×4
FM×3
CM×1
WIM×3
WFM×2
WCM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇨🇳China×42
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsIM Haochen Jiang led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE22 Mar
IM Haochen Jiang takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
R9 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
IM Haochen Jiang drew with Mingren Hong (White).
R1–R9 · UNBEATEN
IM Haochen Jiang went unbeaten across 9 games (R1–R9).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMHaochen Jiang | * | ½ | ½ | ½ |
| 2Mingren Hong | ½ | * | ½ | — |
| 3Hongfu Dong | ½ | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4FMZilong Yang | ½ | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jiang, HaochenIM | 2455 | CHN | +31B | =26N | +21B | +15B | =4N | +12N | +8B | =3N | =2B | 7.0 | 42.5 | 46.5 | 35.25 | 2508 | +6.4 |
| 2 | Hong, Mingren | 2227 | CHN | +32B | =3N | +8B | =5B | =16N | +11N | =12B | +9B | =1N | 6.5 | 45.0 | 49.0 | 34.50 | 2465 | +101.2 |
| 3 | Dong, Hongfu | 2360 | CHN | +34N | =2B | =13N | +9B | =6N | =4B | +14N | =1B | =5N | 6.0 | 47.0 | 50.5 | 32.25 | 2354 | +1.2 |
| 4 | Yang, ZilongFM | 2361 | CHN | +22B | =21N | +26B | =11N | =1B | =3N | +7B | =10N | =6B | 6.0 | 44.5 | 48.5 | 31.50 | 2374 | +4.6 |
| 5 | Wu, YixingIM | 2340 | CHN | +19B | =13N | +33B | =2N | −11B | =17N | +22B | +12N | =3B | 6.0 | 42.0 | 45.5 | 29.25 | 2357 | +3.1 |
| 6 | Jiang, Liu | 2268 | CHN | +28B | =33N | =12B | +18N | =3B | =10N | =11B | +19N | =4N | 6.0 | 41.5 | 45.0 | 29.50 | 2326 | +29.5 |
| 7 | Zhang, Haoxuan(ZJ)FM | 2071 | CHN | =8B | −10N | +32B | +26N | +20N | =9B | −4N | +23B | +11N | 6.0 | 41.0 | 45.0 | 28.00 | 2329 | +105.8 |
| 8 | Cao, QingfengIM | 2406 | CHN | =7N | +35B | −2N | =13B | +23N | +15B | −1N | =14B | +21N | 5.5 | 43.5 | 47.0 | 25.50 | 2242 | -15.3 |
| 9 | Zhong, Taoyu | 2170 | CHN | +41N | +16B | =11B | −3N | +30B | =7N | +17B | −2N | =10B | 5.5 | 43.0 | 44.5 | 23.75 | 2242 | +37.8 |
| 10 | Gao, MuziyanWIM | 2259 | CHN | −14N | +7B | +38N | F | +18B | =6B | +20N | =4B | =9N | 5.5 | 41.5 | 41.5 | 27.75 | 2270 | +5.2 |
| 11 | Zhang, Zhi | 2283 | CHN | +38N | +29B | =9N | =4B | +5N | −2B | =6N | =13N | −7B | 5.0 | 45.0 | 48.0 | 24.25 | 2240 | -10.0 |
| 12 | Zhang, Di | 2481 | CHN | =35N | +14B | =6N | +27B | +15N | −1B | =2N | −5B | =16N | 5.0 | 44.5 | 48.0 | 24.50 | 2281 | -20.8 |
| 13 | Gu, Xianghan | 2188 | CHN | +42N | =5B | =3B | =8N | =14N | =16B | =15N | =11B | =17B | 5.0 | 42.5 | 44.0 | 22.75 | 2269 | +20.8 |
| 14 | Wang, Xiaoyan | 2000 | CHN | +10B | −12N | +17B | =30N | =13B | +21N | −3B | =8N | =19B | 5.0 | 41.5 | 45.5 | 24.75 | 2267 | +55.4 |
| 15 | Jin, Ruijun | 2176 | CHN | +30B | +17N | +18B | −1N | −12B | −8N | =13B | =22N | +26B | 5.0 | 41.0 | 45.0 | 22.75 | 2254 | +18.8 |
| 16 | Jin, HongtaoFM | 2297 | CHN | +24B | −9N | =22B | +33N | =2B | =13N | −19B | +30N | =12B | 5.0 | 40.0 | 43.5 | 22.50 | 2177 | -25.6 |
| 17 | Chen, HongsenIM | 2326 | CHN | +40N | −15B | −14N | +28N | +24B | =5B | −9N | +27B | =13N | 5.0 | 39.0 | 41.0 | 20.00 | 2166 | -17.2 |
| 18 | Shao, Qiyu | 1898 | CHN | +27N | +20B | −15N | −6B | −10N | −23B | +41N | +25B | +29N | 5.0 | 38.5 | 40.0 | 19.00 | 2147 | +52.2 |
| 19 | Yuan, Shunzhe | 2029 | CHN | −5N | +42B | =20N | =29B | =27N | +34B | +16N | −6B | =14N | 5.0 | 38.5 | 40.0 | 19.00 | 2198 | +66.5 |
| 20 | Zhou, YuxuCM | 2259 | CHN | +39B | −18N | =19B | +22N | −7B | +33N | −10B | =24N | +37B | 5.0 | 37.0 | 39.5 | 18.25 | 2075 | -77.2 |
| 21 | Yu,Shi | 2227 | CHN | +25N | =4B | −1N | =23B | =29N | −14B | +35N | +28B | −8B | 4.5 | 40.5 | 44.0 | 19.25 | 2145 | -30.8 |
| 22 | Yang, Siyuan | 2058 | CHN | −4N | +25B | =16N | −20B | +41N | +27B | −5N | =15B | =23N | 4.5 | 40.0 | 41.5 | 17.25 | 2141 | +31.9 |
| 23 | Mu, WangxueyaoWFM | 1941 | CHN | −26B | =31N | +40B | =21N | −8B | +18N | +33B | −7N | =22B | 4.5 | 37.0 | 39.0 | 17.00 | 2123 | +70.0 |
| 24 | Cheng, Gongpu | 2020 | CHN | −16N | +41B | −27N | +25B | −17N | +37B | =29N | =20B | =28N | 4.5 | 34.5 | 36.0 | 15.50 | 2072 | +20.0 |
| 25 | Tong, Yiyi | 1902 | CHN | −21B | −22N | +37B | −24N | +40B | +32N | =26B | −18N | +33B | 4.5 | 33.0 | 35.0 | 14.50 | 2028 | +48.0 |
| 26 | Wang, QinxuanyiWIM | 2255 | CHN | +23N | =1B | −4N | −7B | +34N | =28B | =25N | =29B | −15N | 4.0 | 41.0 | 44.5 | 17.75 | 2078 | -77.6 |
| 27 | Zhou, Shumeng | 2194 | CHN | −18B | +39N | +24B | −12N | =19B | −22N | +36B | −17N | =30B | 4.0 | 36.5 | 39.0 | 15.00 | 2001 | -83.2 |
| 28 | Xue, TianhaoWIM | 2000 | CHN | −6N | +36B | =29N | −17B | +31B | =26N | =30B | −21N | =24B | 4.0 | 36.0 | 39.5 | 15.75 | 2048 | +19.1 |
| 29 | Wu, Shuang(HLJ)WFM | 2135 | CHN | +37B | −11N | =28B | =19N | =21B | =30N | =24B | =26N | −18B | 4.0 | 36.0 | 39.0 | 16.00 | 1988 | -57.2 |
| 30 | He, ZiyuWCM | 1828 | CHN | −15N | +40B | +35N | =14B | −9N | =29B | =28N | −16B | =27N | 4.0 | 36.0 | 38.0 | 14.00 | 2072 | +89.6 |
| 31 | Xia, Jinnan | 2101 | CHN | −1N | =23B | =34N | =38B | −28N | −35B | =42N | +40N | +36B | 4.0 | 31.0 | 32.5 | 11.75 | 1971 | -54.4 |
| 32 | Fang, Chenxi | 1903 | CHN | −2N | =34B | −7N | =41B | +42N | −25B | −37N | +38B | +39N | 4.0 | 30.5 | 32.0 | 9.50 | 1912 | +2.2 |
| 33 | Xie, Chujun | 2134 | CHN | +36N | =6B | −5N | −16B | +38N | −20B | −23N | +34B | −25N | 3.5 | 38.0 | 41.0 | 13.00 | 2009 | -49.4 |
| 34 | Ha,Yihan | 2053 | CHN | −3B | =32N | =31B | +36N | −26B | −19N | =39B | −33N | +41B | 3.5 | 32.5 | 34.0 | 10.25 | 1942 | -25.8 |
| 35 | Liu, Huaqi | 2104 | CHN | =12B | −8N | −30B | =39N | =36B | +31N | −21B | −37N | +40B | 3.5 | 32.0 | 34.0 | 11.50 | 1971 | -61.2 |
| 36 | Xia, Miaoyan | 1652 | CHN | −33B | −28N | +42N | −34B | =35N | +38B | −27N | +39B | −31N | 3.5 | 28.0 | 29.5 | 8.75 | 1928 | +94.6 |
| 37 | Ji, Mingxuan | 1732 | CHN | −29N | −38B | −25N | F | +39B | −24N | +32B | +35B | −20N | 3.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 10.00 | 1933 | +66.0 |
| 38 | Wu, Yinan | 2007 | CHN | −11B | +37N | −10B | =31N | −33B | −36N | =40B | −32N | +42B | 3.0 | 30.5 | 32.0 | 7.50 | 1868 | -58.0 |
| 39 | Zhang, Jiemin | 1958 | CHN | −20N | −27B | =41N | =35B | −37N | +42B | =34N | −36N | −32B | 2.5 | 28.0 | 29.5 | 5.75 | 1783 | -80.2 |
| 40 | Liang, Hanzhe | 2024 | CHN | −17B | −30N | −23N | +42B | −25N | =41B | =38N | −31B | −35N | 2.0 | 30.0 | 31.5 | 3.75 | 1764 | -107.6 |
| 41 | He, Yi | 1802 | CHN | −9B | −24N | =39B | =32N | −22B | =40N | −18B | −42N | −34N | 1.5 | 31.5 | 33.0 | 4.25 | 1719 | -30.5 |
| 42 | Pian, Junyao | 1847 | CHN | −13B | −19N | −36B | −40N | −32B | −39N | =31B | +41B | −38N | 1.5 | 29.0 | 30.5 | 3.50 | 1690 | -59.9 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Zhang, Haoxuan(ZJ)FMCHN+105.86.0 pts · #6
- 2Hong, MingrenCHN+101.26.5 pts · #2
- 3Xia, MiaoyanCHN+94.63.5 pts · #36
Top rating losers
- 1Liang, HanzheCHN-107.62.0 pts · #40
- 2Zhou, ShumengCHN-83.24.0 pts · #26
- 3Zhang, JieminCHN-80.22.5 pts · #39
Biggest upsets
- R8+372 Elo gap
- R2+361 Elo gap
- R6+355 Elo gap