YCA Summer Chess Tournament 2026
14 players participated in this 13-round tournament, held from 19 Apr 2026 to 25 Apr 2026 in Yangon, Myanmar. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2105, and top seed was Kyaw Lin Naing (🇲🇲 MYA, FM, 2285).
Kyaw Lin Naing (🇲🇲 MYA, FM, 2285) won with 13.0/13, ahead of Naing Myo Lin (12.0) and Nyi Nyi Lwin (10.0). Naing won solo starting round 12.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Naing Myo Lin (2006) beat Myint Han (IM, 2263), a +257-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 14 · 13 roundsFM Kyaw Lin Naing led from R12 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R12.
FM Kyaw Lin Naing never relinquished the lead after R12; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
FM Kyaw Lin Naing beat Naing Myo Lin (White).
FM Kyaw Lin Naing 13 wins (R1–R13)Naing Myo Lin 11 wins (R1–R11)Nyi Nyi Lwin 3+3 wins (R7–R9, R11–R13)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇲🇲FMKyaw Lin Naing | 2285 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13.0 | 78.00 | 78.0 | +27.6 | 2848 |
| 2 | 🇲🇲Naing Myo Lin | 2006 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12.0 | 66.00 | 79.0 | +131.2 | 2471 |
| 3 | 🇲🇲Nyi Nyi Lwin | 2114 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10.0 | 49.00 | 81.0 | +25.6 | 2272 |
| 4 | 🇲🇲IMMyint Han | 2263 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 8.5 | 40.50 | 82.5 | -14.1 | 2160 |
| 5 | 🇲🇲Saw, Win Aung | 2146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 34.50 | 83.5 | -9.6 | 2116 |
| 6 | 🇲🇲Zwe Wai Yan Lin | 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 28.00 | 84.0 | +54.8 | 2099 |
| 7 | 🇲🇲Win, Tun Oo | 2073 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 26.75 | 84.5 | -3.4 | 2065 |
| 8 | 🇲🇲Zayar Soe | 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 25.75 | 85.0 | +12.4 | 2041 |
| 9 | 🇲🇲Thein Htwe Naing | 2059 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 23.75 | 85.5 | -18.0 | 2009 |
| 11 | 🇲🇲Thet Naing Win | 2093 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4.0 | 18.25 | 87.0 | -122.0 | 1922 |
| 10 | 🇲🇲Zaw Min Naing A | 1923 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4.0 | 14.50 | 87.0 | -0.4 | 1935 |
| 12 | 🇲🇲Kyaw Zayar Lin | 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | 3.5 | 15.50 | 87.5 | -40.8 | 1894 |
| 13 | 🇲🇲Nay Win Aung | 1970 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | 1 | 3.0 | 8.00 | 88.0 | -36.4 | 1861 |
| 14 | 🇲🇲Tayoke Gyi | 1968 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 0.5 | 2.00 | 90.5 | -85.6 | 1572 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Naing Myo LinMYA+131.212.0 pts · #2
- 2Zwe Wai Yan LinMYA+54.87.0 pts · #6
- 3Kyaw Lin NaingFMMYA+27.613.0 pts · #1
- 1Thet Naing WinMYA-122.04.0 pts · #11
- 2Tayoke GyiMYA-85.60.5 pts · #14
- 3Kyaw Zayar LinMYA-40.83.5 pts · #12
- R2+257 Elo gap
- R3+146 Elo gap
- R4+140 Elo gap