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Samarkand Olympiad Selection 2026 - Men Knockout 2

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10 players participated in this 2-round tournament, held on 23 Feb 2026 in North Point, Hong Kong. 5 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1969, and top seed was Chun Yung Samuel Lam (🇭🇰 HKG, FM, 2184).

Niilo Man Nissinen (🇭🇰 HKG, FM, 2159) won with 2.0/2, ahead of Yiheng Li (1.5) and Edmond Meng Zhang (1.0). Nissinen broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Pui Yin Brandon Chan (CM, 1939) beat Chun Yung Samuel Lam (FM, 2184), a +245-point gap.

Location
🇭🇰North Point, Hong Kong
Dates
23 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Knockout · 2 rounds
Top seed
🇭🇰FMChun Yung Samuel Lam2184
Avg top 10
1,969
Participants
10
Titled players · 5
FM×3
CM×2
Federations · 1 represented
🇭🇰Hong Kong China×10
Top 3

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Nissinen, Niilo ManFM2159HKG+10N+10B2.00.00.00.002710+7.6
2Li, YihengCM2029HKG+9B=9N1.50.51.00.751937-7.2
3Zhang, Edmond Meng1896HKG=8B=8N1.01.02.01.001900+0.8
4Chan, Pui Yin BrandonCM1939HKG−6N+6B1.01.02.01.002184+24.0
5Wong, Ho CheungFM1949HKG+7B−7N1.01.02.01.001975+1.6
6Lam, Chun Yung SamuelFM2184HKG+4B−4N1.01.02.01.001939-24.0
7Shah, Krishiv1975HKG−5N+5B1.01.02.01.001949-3.2
8Zhang, Chi1900HKG=3N=3B1.01.02.01.001896-0.4
9Chen, Kyle1745HKG−2N=2B0.51.53.00.751836+7.2
10Nguyen, Paul Ashton1910HKG−1B−1N0.02.04.00.001359-15.2

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