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69th Festival of Sport - Golden Bauhinia Chess Championship - Challengers

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8 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 18 Apr 2026 to 19 Apr 2026 in Kowloon, Hong Kong. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1718, and top seed was Tian Yi Liu (🇭🇰 HKG, WCM, 1790).

Ho Chun Lo (🇭🇰 HKG, 1656) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Kyle Chen (5.0) and Tian Yi Liu (4.5). Lo shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Ho Chun Lo (1656) beat Tian Yi Liu (WCM, 1790), a +134-point gap.

Location
🇭🇰Kowloon, Hong Kong
Dates
18 Apr 2026 → 19 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes for game
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Top seed
🇭🇰WCMTian Yi Liu1790
Avg top 10
1,718
Participants
8
Titled players · 1
WCM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇭🇰Hong Kong China×7
🇨🇳China×1
Top 3
  • 🥇
    🇭🇰HKG·1656
    5.5pts·1957perf+106.8
  • 🥈
    🇭🇰HKG·1761
    5.0pts·1870perf+41.6
  • 🥉
    🇭🇰HKG·1790
    4.5pts·1810perf+8.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Ho Chun Lo led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
3
2
1
1
2
1
1
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7Lo takes lead
R6 · LEADER CHANGE19 Apr

Ho Chun Lo takes the sole lead (5.0/6).

R1 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Ho Chun Lo lost to Kyle Chen (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Ho Chun Lo 5 wins (R2–R6)Kyle Chen 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Ho Chun Lo*
0
1
1
2Kyle Chen
1
*
1
1
3WCMTian Yi Liu
0
0
*
½
4Duncan Ray Chiu
0
0
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Lo, Ho Chun1656HKG2B+7B+6N+8B+4N+3B=5N5.521.522.516.001957+106.8
2Chen, Kyle1761HKG+1N+4B+7N+3B6N5B+8N5.022.023.017.001870+41.6
3Liu, Tian YiWCM1790HKG+6N+8B=4N2N+5B1N+7B4.522.523.511.251810+8.8
4Chiu, Duncan Ray1694HKG+8N2N=3B5N1B+7N+6B3.523.524.58.751721+10.8
5Liu, Ho Yin1664HKG=7N6B8N+4B3N+2N=1B3.024.025.012.501676+1.8
6Chong, Jake1773HKG3B+5N1B7N+2B+8B4N3.024.025.09.001660-44.4
7Li, Hanyu(GD)1663CHN=5B1N2B+6B+8N4B3N2.524.525.55.501624-16.4
8Lopez de Anda, Edgar1743HKG4B3N+5B1N7B6N2B1.024.527.03.001405-55.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets