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

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19 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 18 Apr 2026 to 19 Apr 2026 in Kowloon, Hong Kong. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 586, and top seed was Bingyang Lu (🇸🇬 SGP, 1494).

Chun Ting Yiu (🇭🇰 HKG, 1431) won with 5.0/7, ahead of Catalina Adelaide Wong (5.0) and Shreenidhi Balaji (5.0). Yiu won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

Location
🇭🇰Kowloon, Hong Kong
Dates
18 Apr 2026 → 19 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes for game
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Top seed
🇸🇬Bingyang Lu1494
Avg top 10
586
Participants
19
Federations · 3 represented
🇭🇰Hong Kong China×9
FIDE (no federation)×1
🇸🇬Singapore×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R3; 3 players tied at 5.0/7, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders
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23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7Wong takes lead
R6 · LEADER CHANGE19 Apr

Catalina Adelaide Wong takes the sole lead (5.0/6).

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 5.0/7. Yiu takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (27.0).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Chun Ting Yiu lost to Catalina Adelaide Wong (White).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Yiu, Chun Ting1431HKG+10N+18B+8B+3N2B=6N=4B5.027.028.018.502292+46.8
2Wong, Catalina Adelaide0HKG+6N+9B=?N=11B+1N+5B3N5.026.526.519.7514640.0
3Balaji, Shreenidhi1490FID+16B=12N+4B1B+17N=8N+2B5.024.025.516.751270-22.8
4Cheung, Chun Ho0HKG+15N=11B3N+?B+12N=9B=1N4.523.523.512.2513290.0
5Pang, Maximus0HKG+?B=?N+7B=8N=9B2N+15B4.520.020.011.0014940.0
6Wong, Hei Lam0HKG2B+19N+?B+?N+15B=1BF4.513.513.56.0014310.0
7FIDE 5660042410=?N+?B5N12B+?N+16B+11N4.513.513.55.5014880.0
8Lu, Bingyang1494SGP+13N+14B1N=5B+11N=3B9N4.025.528.514.751454-6.8
9FIDE 60223160F2N+10B+?B=5N=4N+8B4.022.022.012.5015340.0
10Ng, Yuet Sing0HKG1B+16N9N+?B14N+17B+?N4.015.515.53.506310.0
11Ng, Yat Hei1442HKG+19B=4N+12B=2N8B=15N7B3.524.025.010.50694-17.2
12FIDE 60222350F=3B11N+7N4B+?N+14B3.520.520.510.0012730.0
13FIDE 602056908B+?N?B16N=?B+?B+18N3.57.07.01.006940.0
14Bi, Joshua0HKG+?B8N+?B15N+10B?B12N3.014.014.04.006940.0
15FIDE 602076304BF+18N+14B6N=11B5N2.521.021.05.7514420.0
16FIDE 602243003N10B+?N+13B?N7N?B2.017.017.03.506920.0
17Leung, Ngai Chiu Micah0HKG?N?B+19NF3B10N=?B1.510.010.01.006920.0
18FIDE 60212800F1N15B?N+19B?N13B1.012.012.01.006310.0
19FIDE 6022413011N6B17BF18N+?N?B1.010.510.50.006420.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

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