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Oceania Youth Chess Championships 2026 Under 12 - Under 20 Open

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163 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 09 Apr 2026 to 13 Apr 2026 in Christchurch, New Zealand. 22 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2216, and top seed was Felix Xie (🇳🇿 NZL, IM, 2407).

Jayden Ooi (🇦🇺 AUS, FM, 2170) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Felix Xie (7.5) and Yifei Hu (7.5). Ooi shared the lead from round 7, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Xianchen (Mason) Lin (1594) beat Hayden Steele (1994), a +400-point gap.

Location
🇳🇿Christchurch, New Zealand
Dates
09 Apr 2026 → 13 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇳🇿IMFelix Xie2407
Avg top 10
2,216
Participants
163
Titled players · 22
IM×2
FM×6
CM×13
WCM×1
Federations · 5 represented
🇳🇿New Zealand×96
🇦🇺Australia×55
🇻🇺Vanuatu×5
🇳🇨Unknown (NCL)×1
🇹🇴Tonga×1
Top 3
  • 🥇
    🇦🇺AUS·2170
    7.5pts·2292perf+56.0
  • 🥈
    🇳🇿NZL·2407
    7.5pts·2368perf-0.9
  • 🥉
    🇦🇺AUS·2134
    7.5pts·2267perf+60.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R5; 3 players tied at 7.5/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.

Co-leaders
77
32
11
2
1
1
3
6
3
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9
R5–R9 · LEAD HELD

IM Felix Xie held the sole lead from R5 through R9 without losing it.

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 7.5/9. Ooi takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (52.0).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

IM Felix Xie 5 wins (R1–R5)FM Yifei Hu 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1IMFelix Xie*
0
2FMYifei Hu*
½
3FMJayden Ooi
1
½
*
4FMVu Ky Anh Nguyen*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Ooi, JaydenFM2170AUS+72N+20B=12N+36B=9N+18B+2N=3B+11N7.552.056.546.252292+56.0
2Xie, FelixIM2407NZL+69B+32N+31B+22N+10B=8N1B+5N+9B7.551.055.544.752368-0.9
3Hu, YifeiFM2134AUS+81B+53N+35B=5N+14B=4N+17B=1N+8B7.551.055.544.752267+60.0
4Chang, Ethan2134AUS+66N+49B+21N=9B+16N=3B=13N=19B+29N7.050.055.041.752171+20.4
5Ni, LucasCM1983AUS+97N+84B+79N=3B=11N+6B+25N2B+19N7.049.553.539.002237+110.2
6Nguyen, Vu Ky AnhFM2204AUS+41B+40N=26B=24N+35B5N+47B+33N+18B7.047.052.039.002133-21.2
7Liu, William RuiCM2116NZL+98N+77B=45N=12B+21N13B+35N+26B+20N7.046.050.037.752085-9.2
8Renjith, SravanIM2351NZL+54N+55B+18N=11B+23N=2B=9N+16B3N6.551.556.538.752245-15.6
9Fu, YiheFM2046AUS+90B+78N+28B=4N=1B+69N=8B+10N2N6.550.054.536.502174+34.8
10Mao, DaqiFM2244NZL+101N+17B+13N+34B2N+30B=11N9B+31N6.550.054.036.752192-11.6
11Zhang, Kendrick BotongFM2116NZL+80B+47N+27B=8N=5B+33N=10B+36N1B6.549.554.036.502177+36.8
12Anup Kumar, Vihaan1905AUS+115B+65N=1B=7N=104B+51N=15B+22N=14B6.547.551.535.752104+98.4
13Keith, Matthew1964NZL+120B+68N10B+119N+61B+7N=4B=14N=15B6.546.550.033.502090+66.8
14Young, CohenCM2051NZL+105N+43B=73N+71B3N+32B+31N=13B=12N6.546.050.033.752031+0.2
15Tew, Yao Zen MarkisCM2066NZL+149N=76B+52N+48B=25N=31B=12N+17B=13N6.545.047.533.002051+1.2
16Yu, ZacharyCM2046NZL+88N=52B+96N+95B4B+71N+27B8N+36B6.543.047.031.002073+10.4
17Liu, Ryan Chengji1810AUS+132B10N+107B+50N+24B+23B3N15N+58B6.046.550.029.502053+109.6
18Liu, Joshua1979AUS+121B+119N8B+38N+47B1N+28B+46N6N6.046.049.528.502015+20.8
19Verma, RudraCM2016AUS+116B=75N+46B=26N+60B=25B+45N=4N5B6.045.549.530.752035+10.4
20Jiang, Patrick Di1803NZL+86B1N=99B+75N+70B=22N+24B+34N7B6.045.549.530.001994+86.4
21Doran, Kaiden1878AUS+110B+61N4B+28N7B=68N+38B=50N+46B6.045.049.030.251909+16.8
22Wilson, Dion A2016NZL+83N+63B+103N2B=32N=20B+49N12B+52N6.045.049.029.251965-18.4
23Wang, Justin ZhideCM2080NZL+56N+64B=48N+45B8B17N+87B+32N=27B6.044.048.530.501993-29.6
24Praveen, Jeeva2011AUS+67N=96B+76N=6B17N+37B20N+63B+49N6.044.048.030.501922-31.6
25Young, MicahCM2283AUS+70B=95N+62B+60N=15B=19N5B=48N+53B6.044.048.030.252054-78.8
26Jia, Zining (matthew)1940AUS+74N+124B=6N=19B68B+78N+57B7N+50B6.043.547.029.001937+8.0
27Yelkhovsky, Daniil1875AUS+148N+92B11N+79B=34N+43B16N+73B=23N6.043.546.027.251978+52.0
28Fang, Maximilian1708NZL+158N+29B9N21B+85N+55B18N+71B+45N6.043.545.026.501964+102.4
29Ross, Brayden1936NZL+106B28N+41B+65N69B+89N+74B+58N4B6.042.046.028.501878-14.8
30Steele, Hayden1994NZL135B+159N+75B+78N+53B10N46B+96N+48B6.037.538.524.001909-28.4
31Zou, Xuyuan1962AUS+108N+37B2N+68B+81B=15N14B+40N10B5.547.051.027.251989+17.2
32Hettiarachchi, Buthsara1839NZL+139N2B+98N+92B=22B14N+51B23B+68N5.544.047.024.001926+40.8
33Somaraju, Sai Vivan KarthikeyaCM1966NZL+85N73B+54N+37B+63N11B+69N6B=42N5.543.548.027.251872-32.8
34Van Der Hoorn, ThomasCM2054NZL+99B+42N+38B10N=27B48N+75B20B+73N5.543.547.527.001895-29.4
35Li, Ian1918AUS+109N+51B3N+103B6N+124B7B=68N+84B5.543.547.023.251921+2.0
36Xing, ZeruiCM2011AUS=126B+113N+155B1N+57B+62N+48B11B16N5.543.045.022.751888-36.8
37Addagada, Geetham1717NZL+157B31N+110B33N+90B24N+106B+59N=60B5.539.541.021.501840+52.4
38Xu, Huankai (eden)1711NZL+162N+39B34N18B=97N+108B21N+105B+77N5.539.539.520.001849+56.4
39Wang, Zi Yao (kelvin)1954NZL+57B38N70B+110N+66B=42N=68B=84N+75B5.539.043.025.751749-80.8
40Sethuramalingam, Karthik1808NZL+114N6B56N+141B=98N+125N+65B31B+69N5.538.541.522.001771-11.6
41Korolev, Aleksei1645NZL6N+114B29N+133B+123N49B+136N=64B+76N5.538.541.521.001754+36.8
42Zhang, Lucas1746NZL+152N34B+97N=56B=95N=39B=59B+100N=33B5.538.541.023.001843+36.4
43Le, Quang Minh1761AUS+154B14N=121B+157N+59B27N50B+120N+74B5.536.538.018.751752-1.2
44Yuan, Winson1763AUS+129N104B=83N+130B45N70B+108N+101B+72N5.534.037.521.751727-13.2
45Shen, Owen1871AUS+102B+50N=7B23N+44B+104N19B=53N28B5.044.548.524.501904+16.8
46Prince, Aidan1775NZL+150N=58B19N+83B=56N+67B+30N18B21N5.043.546.023.001845+35.2
47Nimmakayala, Srirama Vikhyath1784NZL+127N11B+88N+80B18N+56B6N=72B=54N5.043.046.522.251807+7.6
48Sun, Nathan1857NZL+159B+135N=23B15N+87B+34B36N=25B30N5.043.044.020.001966+50.0
49Lin, Xianzhe1799AUS+118B4N+90B69N+107B+41N22B+61N24B5.042.546.523.001803+0.8
50Xu, Laura1688NZL+128N45B+100N17B=109N+77B+43N=21B26N5.041.044.522.501784+27.6
51Zhou, Ryan Yiheng1709NZL+131B35N+82B=59N+77N12B32N+85B=64N5.041.044.522.001770+26.4
52Xing, Zeqi1748AUS+144B=16N15B+121N71N+83B=104B+57N22B5.040.543.521.251852+36.0
53Hegde, Sanat1795AUS+136N3B+149N+111B30N=72B+70N=45B25N5.040.543.018.751848+14.8
54Li, Austin1658AUS8B+112N33B+82N+102B=60N=71B=62N=47B5.040.044.022.251797+58.8
55Sun, Oliver1819NZL+82B8N+93B61N+80B28N=81B=70N+116B5.040.044.022.001741-39.2
56Barnes, Joshua1630NZL23B+134N+40B=42N=46B47N=94B=87N+96B5.040.043.522.751810+72.0
57Kirschbaum, Asher1567NZL39N+153B+84N+64B36N+76B26N52B+103N5.040.042.520.501825+95.2
58Gao, OscarCM2081AUS+93B=46NF+74B=76N+63B+95N29B17N5.039.543.522.751870-71.2
59Zhu, David Junyang1886NZL+125N103B+72N=51B43N+79B=42N37B+82B5.039.042.522.251705-78.0
60Tay, Mason1853AUS+133N+100B+104N25B19N=54B73N+111B=37N5.039.042.520.751826-12.2
61Chen, Rex Xiaoyu1691NZL+138N21B+123N+55B13N95B+91N49B+97N5.038.541.520.001722+10.0
62Sivaraj, Avinav1803AUS=122N+140B25N+96B+73N36B=72N=54B=67N5.038.041.020.501758-16.2
63Simic, Filip1736AUS+142B22N+120B+102N33B58N+99B24N+100B5.038.041.018.501775+3.4
64Cui, Oscar1780NZL+137B23N+135B57N+149B74N+93B=41N=51B5.036.539.018.251691-41.2
65Fan, Aiden1703AUS+151N12B+136N29B=108N+109B40N+125N=95B5.036.539.017.001637-20.2
66Wu, Ethan1636AUS4B=86N=157B+132N39N=82B=122N+106B+117N5.036.538.018.501627-5.6
67Li, Olivia1599NZL24B123N+129B+137N+119B46N+78B=94N=62B5.035.538.519.251813+85.2
68Nguyen, Phuc Bao Tam1715AUS+145N13B+148B31N+26N=21B=39N=35B32B4.543.546.020.001829+43.2
69Zhou, Emma1666AUS2N+139B+160N+49B+29N9B33B=95N40B4.543.044.017.001823+53.2
70Parker, Lucas1654AUS25N+91B+39N=77B20N+44N53B=55B=86N4.542.046.522.501773+54.8
71Huang, Yuqi (ricky)1846AUS+112B=155N+87B14N+52B16B=54N28N=93B4.542.044.019.251762-32.4
72Zhao, Yuanyi (Rebecca)1643NZL1B+132N59B+86N+100B=53N=62B=47N44B4.541.545.019.501705+22.4
73He, Enock1723AUS+143B+33N=14B104N62B+120N+60B27N34B4.541.044.020.251863+46.7
74Rust, Tyler1562NZL26B+142N+89B58N+92N+64B29N=76B43N4.541.044.019.251777+80.0
75Cameron, William1732AUS+147N=19B30N20B+122N+97B34N+98B39N4.540.543.517.501770+5.0
76Chen, Martin1770AUS+161B=15N24B+99N=58B57N+107B=74N41B4.540.541.517.001732-20.0
77Liu, Ronald1784AUS+134B7N+126B=70N51B50N+102B+81N38B4.539.042.517.751660-55.6
78Wang, Yuwei1734AUS+153N9B+85N30B+105N26B67N=126B+121N4.539.041.516.251703-20.0
79Tan, Jin1688NZL+117B+94N5B27N=106B59N=109B=102N+120B4.538.542.018.001701+1.2
80Heard, Billy1635NZL11N+127B+94B47N55N91B+137N=109N+125B4.536.539.516.501678+12.4
81Hettiarachchi, Kisara1641NZL3N136B+150N+91B31N+139B=55N77B+127N4.536.539.016.001731+31.2
82Chen, Jayden1477NZL55N+101B51N54B+128N=66N+119B+124B59N4.536.039.517.001678+74.0
83Ong, Joshua1603AUS22B+154N=44B46N+148B52N=86B+144N=87B4.536.038.515.251641+10.4
84Pan, Alexander Hanrui1730NZL+146B5N57B=148N+157B=99N+126B=39B35N4.536.037.514.001636-39.2
85Choi, Kyan1575NZL33B+117N78B+131N28B=119N+138B51N+124N4.535.538.515.751567-4.0
86Zi, Noah1457AUS20N=66B=145N72B+156N=101B=83N+99N=70B4.535.537.516.501603+48.8
87Shirawala, Sahar1748AUS=140N+122B71N+155B48N+98B23N=56B=83N4.535.537.515.751646-46.4
88Anikonov, Artem1610NZL16B+161N47B+113N89B=138N=112B+118N=94B4.535.536.514.7516280.0
89Truong, Minh Nhat (sunny)1728NZL100N+133B74N+139B+88N29B=105N=97B=91N4.535.038.017.251647-30.4
90Van der Maas, Matthias1614NZL9N+128B49N+127B37N+123B96N=122B+148N4.535.037.514.751563-23.2
91Lin, Xin (Oliver)1466NZL95B70N+147B81N+142B+80N61B+107N=89B4.534.037.016.751582+16.4
92Song, Quinn1698NZL+123B27N+137B32N74B102N+127N=121B+126N4.534.037.015.251561-56.4
93Nisha Raj, Taran1631AUS58N+150B55N=122B+151N=96B64N+112B=71N4.533.536.015.001657+3.4
94Su, Fanen1865AUS+141N79B80N125B+155N+135B=56N=67B=88N4.533.035.015.251551-123.2
95Qiang, ElainaWCM1818AUS+91N=25BF16N=42B+61N58B=69B=65N4.042.547.020.001834+1.6
96Fitton, Stanley1733NZL+156B=24N16B62N+121B=93N+90B30B56N4.041.043.015.251702-20.8
97Wang, Chloe1594AUS5B+144N42B+143N=38B75N+129B=89N61B4.038.541.514.501555-20.0
98Wang, Cyrus1632NZL7B+118N32B+134N=40B87N+148B75N=110B4.038.541.014.751620-12.0
99Korolev, Maksim1622NZL34N+138B=20N76B+130N=84B63N86B+136N4.036.539.514.751479-40.0
100Jhammat, Roman0NZL+89B60N50B+135N72N+141B+103N42B63N4.036.539.514.5016360.0
101Gudoy, Paul1647NZL10B82N146B+144N+113B=86N+110B44N=115B4.036.039.015.251510-47.2
102Balbalin, Sean1510NZL45N+158B+124N63B54N+92B77N=79B=105N4.036.037.513.751634+44.4
103Liang, Qixuan1705NZL+160B+59N22B35N=120B=106N100B+135N57B4.036.037.012.751682-6.6
104Qin, Oscar Shu XuanCM2072NZL+107B+44N60B+73B=12N45B=52NFF4.035.535.519.751841-72.0
105Zhu, Alex1618AUS14B137N+161B+146N78B+118N=89B38N=102B4.035.036.012.251539-44.4
106Yang, Allen1558AUS29N=130B=151N+145B=79N=103B37N66N+138B4.034.537.013.251492-18.4
107Chen, Ryan Yueyan1630NZL104N+129B17N+136B49N+154B76N91B+122N4.034.036.512.501571-31.6
108Zhitong Sean1573VAN31B143N+154B+158N=65B38N44B=113N+140B4.034.035.511.501611+6.0
109Riar, Amanjeet0NZL35B+156N119B+160N=50B65N=79N=80B=111N4.034.035.012.0015620.0
110Koulanov, Aleksey1525NZL21N+162B37N39B=150N+152B101N+128B=98N4.033.533.59.251432-30.4
111Goh, Gideon1667NZL=113B=126N+143B53N125B=112N+115B60N=109B4.033.036.014.751511-54.0
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113Zhu, Andy0NZL=111N36B=141N88B101N=128B+152N=108B+135B4.031.534.012.7515470.0
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115Pelayo, Rundell1540NZL12N=145B130N=114B=137N+151B111N+150B=101N4.030.533.012.001536-6.4
116Shu, John1608AUS19N=151B=140N123B=127N=137B+154N+136B55N4.029.532.011.501537-32.8
117Xu, Jingwei0NZL79N85B139N159N+147B+145B+146N+119N66B4.029.530.512.5013250.0
118Panth, Kishore1446NZL49N98B+163N149B+145N105B+153N88B+155N4.027.527.57.50859-46.8
119Sheng, Ray1722AUS+130N18B+109N13B67N=85B82N117B+154N3.538.040.512.251481-76.0
120Samarawickrama, Shihiran1575NZL13N+147B63N+128B=103N73B+155N43B79N3.536.538.510.501362-44.4
121MacDonald, Caleb1592NZL18N+152B=43N52B96N=150B+123N=92N78B3.535.538.012.251499-33.6
122Morel Anatole1452VAN=62B87N=131B=93N75B+157N=66B=90N107B3.535.537.012.751525+19.2
123Wang, Zhiyi (jeremy)0NZL92N+67B61B+116N41B90N121B+160N=132B3.535.536.511.7514720.0
124Samuel, Scott1711NZL+163B26N102B+112N+126B35N=125B82N85B3.535.535.59.251489-94.0
125Delrieu Lou-Anne1529VAN59B157N+138B+94N+111N40B=124N65B80N3.535.036.513.251653+36.8
126Bakiyaraj, Nenian1600NZL=36N=111B77N+140B124N+160B84N=78N92B3.534.035.011.001578-13.2
127Tanniru, Krishna Sowrya Chowd1433NZL47B80N+156B90N=116B+131N92B+149N81B3.533.035.010.001430-0.8
128Zhang, Liam0NZL50B90N+159B120N82B=113N+142B110N+149B3.531.032.08.5014130.0
129Ma, Roy1419NZL44B107N67N+153B=141N+114B97N148B+151N3.530.533.010.501341-26.8
130Lockwood, Aedan0NZL119B=106N+115B44N99B148N+159B=132N=133B3.530.531.510.5014950.0
131Segala, Titouan0NCL51N=141B=122N85B=114N127B+134N139B+150N3.530.032.511.2513570.0
132Koulanov, Yaroslav1459NZL17N72B+153N66B=152N155B+151N=130B=123N3.530.032.09.75889-26.4
133Zhang, Daniel1495NZL60B89N+144B41N138B=143N+160N=155B=130N3.529.530.58.25940-24.8
134Wang, Jamie1435NZL77N56B+162N98B160B=142N131B+157N+153B3.525.025.05.508810.0
135Lin, Xianchen (Mason)1594AUS+30N48B64N100B+146N94N+140B103B113N3.035.538.512.001644+9.2
136Zhang, Cynthia1443NZL53B+81N65B107N+158B+149N41B116N99B3.034.536.08.5014670.0
137Iyer, Agastya Shankar1429NZL64N+105B92N67B=115B=116N80B=153N=142B3.034.036.510.751485+14.4
138Wong, Joel Gaan Onn0NZL61B99N125N+162B+133N=88B85N=114B106N3.033.033.07.7513730.0
139Miriyala, Sreenikesh1482NZL32B69N+117B89N+143B81N144B+131N147B3.032.535.510.50920-34.4
140Zhou, Kevin1416NZL=87B62N=116B126N112B+158N135N+145B108N3.031.032.58.751326-26.0
141Liang, David Ye Cheng1496NZL94B=131N=113B40N=129B100N=143B147N+158B3.031.032.58.501412-7.2
142Ding, Andrey0NZL63N74B=114N=151B91N=134B128N+152B=137N3.030.533.09.0013010.0
143Lee, Kingston0NZL73N+108B111N97B139N=133B=141N+146B114N3.030.033.010.2513620.0
144Zhao, Hongzi0NZL52N97B133N101B+163N+156B+139N83B112N3.030.030.05.0012720.0
145Paddon, Charles William0NZL68B=115N=86B106N118B117N+161B140N+159N3.029.030.06.2514210.0
146Jasreman Preet, Singh0NZL84N149B+101N105B135B+162N117B143N+160B3.026.026.05.0014050.0
147Huang, Ziqian0NZL75B120N91N150B117NF+162B+141B+139N3.025.025.06.0014070.0
148Wang, Leon1520NZL27BF68N=84B83N+130B98N+129N90B2.535.035.09.251424-34.0
149Le, Long Minh1627NZL15B+146N53B+118N64N136B=150N127B128N2.533.536.08.251461-55.6
150Zhang, Huaicheng1424NZL46B93N81B+147N=110B=121N=149B115N131B2.532.034.58.001389-18.0
151Wang, Matt Sinian0NZL65B=116N=106B=142N93B115N132B+161N129B2.531.532.56.5013520.0
152Xu, Lucas0NZL42B121N112B+161N=132B110N113B142N+162B2.528.528.52.7513460.0
153Guo, Qiankai0AUS78B57N132B129N+161B+159N118B=137B134N2.528.029.03.5013570.0
154Qi, Roy1417AUS43N83B108N+163B+159B107N116B=158N119B2.528.028.01.751321-37.6
155Sun, Yikai0NZLF=71B36N87N94B+132N120B=133N118B2.033.533.57.5014890.0
156FIDE 573000663096N109B127NF86B144N158B+162N+157B2.022.022.01.507410.0
157Meron, Yoav0NZL37N+125B=66N43B84N122B114N134B156N1.535.037.06.0013800.0
158FIDE 110104324028B102NF108B136N140B+156N=154B141N1.527.527.53.2511150.0
159Tonutonu Donald1495TGA48N30B128N+117B154N153B130NF145B1.030.030.04.00936-29.6
160FIDE 43338450103NF69B109B+134N126N133B123B146N1.029.529.53.508170.0
161Nand Armaan1422VAN76N88B105N152B153N+163B145N151BF1.023.523.50.00869-24.4
162FIDE 240000060038B110N134B138NF146B147N156B152N0.026.526.50.008170.0
163FIDE 43343960124NF118B154N144B161NFFF0.016.516.50.007090.0

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