69th Festival of Sport - Golden Bauhinia Chess Championship - Novices
Open SwissStandard
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 (ðŸ‡ðŸ‡° 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
ðŸ‡ðŸ‡°Kowloon, Hong Kong
Dates
18 Apr 2026 → 19 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes for game
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 3 represented
ðŸ‡ðŸ‡°Hong Kong China×11
FIDE (no federation)×1
🇸🇬Singapore×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R3; 3 players tied at 5.0/7, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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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| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Chun Ting Yiu | * | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2Catalina Adelaide Wong | 1 | * | 0 | — |
| 3Shreenidhi Balaji | 0 | 1 | * | — |
| 4FIDE 566004241 | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiu, Chun Ting | 1431 | HKG | +10N | +18B | +8B | +3N | −2B | =6N | =4B | 5.0 | 27.0 | 28.0 | 18.50 | 2292 | +46.8 |
| 2 | Wong, Catalina Adelaide | 0 | HKG | +6N | +9B | =?N | =11B | +1N | +5B | −3N | 5.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 19.75 | 1464 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Balaji, Shreenidhi | 1490 | FID | +16B | =12N | +4B | −1B | +17N | =8N | +2B | 5.0 | 24.0 | 25.5 | 16.75 | 1270 | -22.8 |
| 4 | Cheung, Chun Ho | 0 | HKG | +15N | =11B | −3N | +?B | +12N | =9B | =1N | 4.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 12.25 | 1329 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Pang, Maximus | 0 | HKG | +?B | =?N | +7B | =8N | =9B | −2N | +15B | 4.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 11.00 | 1494 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Wong, Hei Lam | 0 | HKG | −2B | +19N | +?B | +?N | +15B | =1B | F | 4.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 6.00 | 1431 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 566004241 | 0 | — | =?N | +?B | −5N | −12B | +?N | +16B | +11N | 4.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 5.50 | 1488 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Lu, Bingyang | 1494 | SGP | +13N | +14B | −1N | =5B | +11N | =3B | −9N | 4.0 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 14.75 | 1454 | -6.8 |
| 9 | FIDE 6022316 | 0 | — | F | −2N | +10B | +?B | =5N | =4N | +8B | 4.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 12.50 | 1534 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Ng, Yuet Sing | 0 | HKG | −1B | +16N | −9N | +?B | −14N | +17B | +?N | 4.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 3.50 | 631 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Ng, Yat Hei | 1442 | HKG | +19B | =4N | +12B | =2N | −8B | =15N | −7B | 3.5 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 10.50 | 694 | -17.2 |
| 12 | Akurathi, Jaya Kiran | 0 | HKG | F | =3B | −11N | +7N | −4B | +?N | +14B | 3.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 10.00 | 1273 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 6020569 | 0 | — | −8B | +?N | −?B | −16N | =?B | +?B | +18N | 3.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 694 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Bi, Joshua | 0 | HKG | +?B | −8N | +?B | −15N | +10B | −?B | −12N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 4.00 | 694 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Yu, Yik Yin Ethan | 0 | HKG | −4B | F | +18N | +14B | −6N | =11B | −5N | 2.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 5.75 | 1442 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 6022430 | 0 | — | −3N | −10B | +?N | +13B | −?N | −7N | −?B | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 3.50 | 692 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Leung, Ngai Chiu Micah | 0 | HKG | −?N | −?B | +19N | F | −3B | −10N | =?B | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 692 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 6021280 | 0 | — | F | −1N | −15B | −?N | +19B | −?N | −13B | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.00 | 631 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 6022413 | 0 | — | −11N | −6B | −17B | F | −18N | +?N | −?B | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 642 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Yiu, Chun TingHKG+46.85.0 pts · #1
- 2Wong, Hei LamHKG0.04.5 pts · #7
- 3Pang, MaximusHKG0.04.5 pts · #8
Top rating losers
- 1Balaji, ShreenidhiFID-22.85.0 pts · #9
- 2Ng, Yat HeiHKG-17.23.5 pts · #13
- 3Lu, BingyangSGP-6.84.0 pts · #4