Rebecca Cup The 6th China Chess Rising Stars Tournament 2026

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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

Top seed

🇨🇳Di Zhang2481

Avg top 10

2,358

Participants

Titled players · 14

IM×4

FM×3

CM×1

WIM×3

WFM×2

WCM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇨🇳China×42

Top 3

🥇
IMHaochen Jiang
🇨🇳CHN·2455
7.0pts·2508perf+6.4
🥈
Mingren Hong
🇨🇳CHN·2227
6.5pts·2465perf+101.2
🥉
Hongfu Dong
🇨🇳CHN·2360
6.0pts·2354perf+1.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

IM Haochen Jiang led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Jiang7Hong6.5Dong6Yang6Jiang6Zhang6— ex-leaders:Jinled R3, #15

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
+105.8
6.0 pts · #6
2Hong, MingrenCHN
+101.2
6.5 pts · #2
3Xia, MiaoyanCHN
+94.6
3.5 pts · #36

Top rating losers

1Liang, HanzheCHN
-107.6
2.0 pts · #40
2Zhou, ShumengCHN
-83.2
4.0 pts · #26
3Zhang, JieminCHN
-80.2
2.5 pts · #39

Biggest upsets

R8+372 Elo gap
Ji, Mingxuan1732 beat Liu, Huaqi2104
R2+361 Elo gap
Shao, Qiyu1898 beat CMZhou, Yuxu2259
R6+355 Elo gap
Xia, Miaoyan1652 beat Wu, Yinan2007