Oceania Youth Chess Championships 2026 Under 8 - Under 10 Open
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20 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 09 Apr 2026 to 13 Apr 2026 in Christchurch, New Zealand. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1428, and top seed was Michael Bazanov (🇳🇿 NZL, 1776).
Chuyang Liu (🇳🇿 NZL, 1522) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Michael Bazanov (6.5) and Aaron Prince (6.5). Liu won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Zenan Zhou (1482) beat Michael Bazanov (1776), a +294-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
Federations · 2 represented
🇳🇿New Zealand×9
🇦🇺Australia×6
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsChuyang Liu led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R3–R9 · LEAD HELD
Chuyang Liu never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Chuyang Liu beat Aaron Prince (Black).
R1–R5 · WIN STREAK
Chuyang Liu won 5 in a row (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Chuyang Liu | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Aaron Prince | 0 | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Michael Bazanov | 0 | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4Nicholas Yuileng Chen | 0 | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liu, Chuyang | 1522 | NZL | +14B | +4N | +9B | +3N | +2B | =6N | +5B | =7N | =10B | 7.5 | 44.5 | 49.0 | 41.50 | 1985 | +105.2 |
| 2 | Bazanov, Michael | 1776 | NZL | +16B | =3N | +6B | +14N | −1N | +12B | +4B | −5N | +7B | 6.5 | 44.5 | 48.5 | 32.25 | 1630 | -41.2 |
| 3 | Prince, Aaron | 1565 | NZL | +17N | =2B | +8N | −1B | +7N | +4N | =6B | +15B | =5N | 6.5 | 44.5 | 46.5 | 30.50 | 1693 | +50.0 |
| 4 | Chen, Nicholas Yuileng | 1687 | AUS | +18N | −1B | +5B | +9N | +8N | −3B | −2N | +6B | +11N | 6.0 | 45.5 | 47.5 | 27.00 | 1597 | -28.4 |
| 5 | Zhou, Zenan | 1482 | AUS | +7N | =8B | −4N | +13B | =6B | +11N | −1N | +2B | =3B | 5.5 | 46.0 | 50.5 | 28.75 | 1575 | +26.0 |
| 6 | Yang, Brian | 1593 | AUS | +11N | +10B | −2N | =7B | =5N | =1B | =3N | −4N | +15B | 5.0 | 46.5 | 50.5 | 25.75 | 1519 | -25.6 |
| 7 | Williams, Sebastian | 0 | AUS | −5B | +20N | +16B | =6N | −3B | +10N | +8N | =1B | −2N | 5.0 | 45.0 | 46.0 | 21.25 | 1472 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Zhou, Jonathan | 1650 | NZL | +20B | =5N | −3B | +10N | −4B | +13N | −7B | +16N | =9B | 5.0 | 41.5 | 42.5 | 19.75 | 1303 | -51.6 |
| 9 | Xiao, Oliver Junhao | 0 | NZL | +15N | +12B | −1N | −4B | −13N | +16N | =14B | +20B | =8N | 5.0 | 40.0 | 41.0 | 18.25 | 1576 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Cordue, Leo | 0 | NZL | +19N | −6N | =13B | −8B | +17N | −7B | +18N | +12B | =1N | 5.0 | 35.5 | 37.5 | 16.50 | 1503 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Huang, Ian Yanen | 0 | NZL | −6B | +19N | −14B | +16N | +15B | −5B | =12N | +13N | −4B | 4.5 | 38.0 | 40.0 | 16.75 | 1407 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Konduri, Rishi | 1571 | NZL | =13B | −9N | =15B | +18N | +14B | −2N | =11B | −10N | +20B | 4.5 | 36.0 | 37.0 | 14.00 | 1409 | -19.2 |
| 13 | Li, Derek | 0 | AUS | =12N | =15B | =10N | −5N | +9B | −8B | +17N | −11B | +19N | 4.5 | 35.5 | 37.5 | 15.75 | 1345 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 4320298 | 0 | — | −1N | +18B | +11N | −2B | −12N | +20B | =9N | −19B | +17N | 4.5 | 34.0 | 35.0 | 12.00 | 831 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Zhou, Caius | 1432 | NZL | −9B | =13N | =12N | +17B | −11N | +18B | +19B | −3N | −6N | 4.0 | 34.0 | 36.0 | 10.50 | 1311 | -15.2 |
| 16 | FIDE 573001961 | 0 | — | −2N | +17B | −7N | −11B | +19N | −9B | +20N | −8B | +18B | 4.0 | 32.0 | 33.0 | 7.00 | 913 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Subhash, Ryan | 0 | AUS | −3B | −16N | +20B | −15N | −10B | +19N | −13B | −18N | −14B | 2.0 | 32.5 | 33.5 | 3.00 | 696 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 4331761 | 0 | — | −4B | −14N | +19B | −12B | −20N | −15N | −10B | +17B | −16N | 2.0 | 32.0 | 33.0 | 4.00 | 769 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 4331117 | 0 | — | −10B | −11B | −18N | +20N | −16B | −17B | −15N | +14N | −13B | 2.0 | 30.5 | 31.5 | 5.50 | 628 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 4334434 | 0 | — | −8N | −7B | −17N | −19B | +18B | −14N | −16B | −9N | −12N | 1.0 | 32.0 | 34.0 | 2.00 | 823 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Liu, ChuyangNZL+105.27.5 pts · #1
- 2Prince, AaronNZL+50.06.5 pts · #2
- 3Zhou, ZenanAUS+26.05.5 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Zhou, JonathanNZL-51.65.0 pts · #13
- 2Bazanov, MichaelNZL-41.26.5 pts · #3
- 3Chen, Nicholas YuilengAUS-28.46.0 pts · #4
Biggest upsets
- R8+294 Elo gap
- R5+254 Elo gap
- R2+165 Elo gap