Day of Light Standard Open 2026
Open SwissStandard
17 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 16 May 2026 to 17 May 2026 in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. 2 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1632, and top seed was Daniel King Wai Lam (🇭🇰 HKG, FM, 2010).
The biggest upset came in round 5: Qianwen Li (1553) beat Daniel King Wai Lam (FM, 2010), a +457-point gap.
Location
🇭🇰Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
Dates
16 May 2026 → 17 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 2
FM×2
Federations · 2 represented
🇭🇰Hong Kong China×8
🇨🇳China×5
Top 3
- 🥇
- 🥈
- 🥉
How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsFIDE 8695881 led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
6
2
1
1
1
R5 · LEADER CHANGE17 May
FIDE 8695881 takes the sole lead (4.0/5).
R1 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
FIDE 8695881 drew with Qianwen Li (Black).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Yutong(SZ) Liu won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FIDE 8695881 | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2Qianwen Li | ½ | * | — | 0 |
| 3Yutong(SZ) Liu | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4FMIn Hei Henry Ho | — | 1 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIDE 8695881 | 0 | — | =3N | +?B | =2N | +12B | +4B | 4.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 9.00 | 1630 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Lam, Lok Sum | 1641 | HKG | +15B | +8N | =1B | =4N | =5B | 3.5 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 9.00 | 1714 | +3.6 |
| 3 | Li, Qianwen | 1553 | CHN | =1B | +9N | +7B | −5N | +6N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 15.0 | 9.50 | 1925 | +71.6 |
| 4 | Liu, Yutong(SZ) | 1579 | CHN | +17N | +11B | +12N | =2B | −1N | 3.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 5.75 | 1745 | +17.2 |
| 5 | Ho, In Hei HenryFM | 1849 | HKG | −11N | +17B | +15N | +3B | =2N | 3.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 6.25 | 1552 | -20.6 |
| 6 | Lam, Daniel King WaiFM | 2010 | HKG | =9B | F | +11N | +10N | −3B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.75 | 1705 | -23.6 |
| 7 | Ho, Nok Hang Jonathan | 1633 | HKG | F | +13B | −3N | =8B | +11N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.25 | 1508 | -6.8 |
| 8 | Jing, Junhao | 0 | CHN | +?N | −2B | =14B | =7N | =10B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.25 | 1594 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Daryanani, Naresh Lachmandas | 1491 | HKG | =6N | −3B | F | +14N | +13B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.75 | 1680 | +13.0 |
| 10 | Meng, Xiangyi | 1509 | HKG | +16N | −12B | +13N | −6B | =8N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 4.25 | 1109 | -3.2 |
| 11 | Huang, Zimo | 1462 | HKG | +5B | −4N | −6B | +16N | −7B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 4.50 | 1538 | +8.8 |
| 12 | Xu, Manting | 0 | CHN | F | +10N | −4B | −1N | +14B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 4.00 | 1582 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Ding, Shixuan | 0 | CHN | +14B | −7N | −10B | +15N | −9N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 2.50 | 1365 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Qin, Bruce Zhi | 1597 | HKG | −13N | +16B | =8N | −9B | −12N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 2.25 | 691 | -25.6 |
| 15 | FIDE 566004241 | 0 | — | −2N | F | −5B | −13B | +17N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 945 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 8656703 | 0 | — | −10B | −14N | +17N | −11B | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 723 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 6022740 | 0 | — | −4B | −5N | −16B | F | −15B | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 914 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Li, QianwenCHN+71.63.5 pts · #2
- 2Liu, Yutong(SZ)CHN+17.23.5 pts · #6
- 3Daryanani, Naresh LachmandasHKG+13.02.5 pts · #8
Top rating losers
- 1Qin, Bruce ZhiHKG-25.61.5 pts · #17
- 2Lam, Daniel King WaiFMHKG-23.62.5 pts · #3
- 3Ho, In Hei HenryFMHKG-20.63.5 pts · #7
Biggest upsets
- R5+457 Elo gap
- R1+387 Elo gap
- R4+106 Elo gap