Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship 2025 – Challengers LIVE

The Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship 2025 will take place from December 23 to December 29 in Wan Chai Stadium, Hong Kong. This tournament has 2 categories – Open and Challengers. The Challengers section is a 9-round Swiss system tournament with a time control of 90 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Hong Kong, check out The Asian Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

The top-seeded players are Stanislav Khudovekov (1910), Xuejing Xia (1821), Ho Man Tong (1814), Edgar Lopez De Anda (1775), Zining Jia (1774), Zheyi Zhang (1770), Xiner Zheng (1769), Baize Chen (1765), Mason Tay (1765), Haolin Geng (1761), Kyle Chen (1759), Wutong Chen (1756), Agvaandorj Otgonjargal (1755), Ganbat Munkhtulga (1749), Ming Zhao (1747), Edmund Santhara (1746), Andrew Andi Wu (1741), Chew Ming Thomas Hoe (1736), Liam Siu (1736), Xiaodi Xu (1734). Scroll down for the full participants list.

Categories: Open
More: 20th Dato Arthur Tan Malaysian Chess Championship – Seniors / 20th Dato Arthur Tan Malaysian Chess Championship – Open / 20th Dato Arthur Tan Malaysian Chess Championship – Challengers / 17th Penang Heritage City International Chess Open 2025

Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship 2025 – Challengers Participants

No.		Name	FED	RtgI
1		Khudovekov, Stanislav	FID	1910
2		Xia, Xuejing	HKG	1821
3		Tong, Ho Man	HKG	1814
4		Lopez De Anda, Edgar	USA	1775
5		Jia, Zining (Matthew)	AUS	1774
6		Zhang, Zheyi(Joey)	CAN	1770
7		Zheng, Xiner	CHN	1769
8		Chen, Baize	CHN	1765
9		Tay, Mason	AUS	1765
10		Geng, Haolin	CHN	1761
11		Chen, Kyle	HKG	1759
12		Chen, Wutong	CHN	1756
13		Otgonjargal, Agvaandorj	MGL	1755
14		Munkhtulga, Ganbat	MGL	1749
15		Zhao, Ming	CHN	1747
16		Santhara, Edmund	MAS	1746
17		Wu, Andrew Andi	USA	1741
18		Hoe, Chew Ming Thomas	SGP	1736
19		Siu, Liam	USA	1736
20		Xu, Xiaodi	CHN	1734
21		Guo, Bo Kai Owen	HKG	1727
22		Zavalin, Dmitri	FID	1727
23		Nehme, Romeo	USA	1726
24		Ouyang, Yiyi	HKG	1725
25		Linsangan, Raymond	PHI	1715
26		Heng, Jun Herng Kyan	SGP	1711
27		Liang, Zhencheng	CHN	1694
28		Xiao, Ruhan	CHN	1694
29		Li, Tianbo	CHN	1692
30		Ma, Andy	HKG	1684
31		Ngai, Chun Yin	HKG	1683
32		Atog, Cyhrea Ruth	PHI	1674
33		Cheng, Yu Chen (Ethan)	TPE	1671
34		Agar, Garig	MGL	1667
35		Zhang, Yangming	CHN	1665
36		Zhao, Tsz Ham	HKG	1661
37		Lau, Tsz Yiu Christ	HKG	1652
38		Wong, Shyun Fwu Aldrin	SGP	1642
39		Zhu, Nathaniel Adrian Yi-Xing	HKG	1642
40		Lam, Lok Sum	HKG	1641
41		Lo, Ho Chun	HKG	1638
42		Shi, Kevin Chengyu	USA	1635
43		Wang, Yuanjin	HKG	1632
44		Enkhbayar, Gijir	MGL	1627
45		Mei, Mattia	ITA	1623
46	WCM	Leung, Hoi Ting	HKG	1621
47		Or, Lincoln	HKG	1616
48		Tang, Zeqin	CHN	1616
49		Law, Ching Yin	HKG	1612
50		Khash-Erdene, Tuya	MGL	1611
51		Chiu, Duncan Ray	HKG	1610
52		Fu, Cheung Pak Ashton	HKG	1610
53		Panuelos, Glenn Dale	PHI	1607
54		Lam, Yui Hei	HKG	1602
55		Zhu, Zane (Zichen)	AUS	1599
56	WCM	Wong, Linda Jane	TPE	1598
57		Liang, Haoyang	CHN	1595
58		Ng, Yu Cheng Rigel	SGP	1595
59		Wang, Yifan(Bj)	CHN	1592
60		Noh, Sunwoo	KOR	1591
61		Tong, Ka Yau Caspar	HKG	1591
62		Wong, Nathaniel Sheung Him	HKG	1589
63		Wong, Kainos	HKG	1588
64		Leung, Joy San Lucas	HKG	1585
65		Guo, Tailai	CHN	1584
66		Tsedenkhorol, Dorjgotov	MGL	1581
67		Nisban, Corwin	SGP	1571
68		Wu, Pei-Xuan	TPE	1559
69		Liang, Zhuobin	CHN	1558
70		Bilguunbayar, Nyamsuren	MGL	1556
71		Bazarvaani, Tseren	MGL	1552
72		Yu, Andrew	HKG	1550
73		Zhou, Richard	HKG	1550
74		Lee, Jiho	KOR	1549
75		Yeo, Ren Kai Declan	HKG	1549
76		Chan, Chi Ngo	HKG	1546
77		Wong, Chak Sum	HKG	1543
78		Raj, Skandha	USA	1541
79		Wang, Leon	NZL	1538
80		Daryanani, Naresh Lachmandas	HKG	1527
81		Chung, Kwok Kwan	HKG	1522
82		Ruengjirachuporn, Chantat	THA	1522
83		Yeo, Ren Jie Aidan	HKG	1522
84		Bhatewara, Shaunak	HKG	1521
85		Kwan, Alexander	SGP	1520
86		Lundberg, Jonathan Oscar	HKG	1520
87		Wong, Yin Ki Patrick	HKG	1519
88		Yen, Yu-Ting	TPE	1517
89		Yue, Adam	USA	1512
90		Tsui, Long Hei Brayden	HKG	1510
91		Zhu, Ruiqian	HKG	1501
92		Christopher, George Oscar	SGP	1499
93		Jiang, Michael Li	USA	1495
94		Fan, Wen Xi	HKG	1485
95		Shao, Raymond	USA	1485
96		Wong, Hoi Cheung	HKG	1484
97		Leung, Kwan Yat Calix	HKG	1483
98		Ruengjirachuporn, Nantat	THA	1476
99		Leung, Yau Long Vulcan	HKG	1475
100		Fu, Cheung Hin Jotham	HKG	1474
101		Tourteau, Victoria	THA	1467
102		Shahmir, Khan	PAK	1466
103		Ng, Yat Hei	HKG	1464
104		Lin, Lincoln	HKG	1460
105		Lau, Wai Hei	HKG	1455
106		Hernandez, Jino	JPN	1454
107		Han, Zhi Quan Luke	SGP	1452
108		Lo, Gareth	HKG	1448
109		Kung, Fan- Hsuan	TPE	1435
110		Heng, Jun Kai Ryan	SGP	1434
111		Tam, Yuen Shun Wil	HKG	1431
112		Lau, Jonas Yee Shun	HKG	1414
113		Sebastian, Ghierzen Lhou	PHI	1407
114		Yeo, Matthias Kiran	SGP	1406
115		Shum, Kwan Shing Justin	HKG	0
116		Sun, Dawson	TPE	0
117		Fung, Tsz Wai	HKG	0
118		Chan, Long	HKG	0
119		Liu, Yian	CHN	0
120		Lee, Pok Lam	HKG	0
121		Lai, Siu Ming	HKG	0
122		Balaji, Shreenidhi	FID	0
123		Chan, Kin Yan Christian	HKG	0
124		Tsui, Wo Chung	HKG	0
125		Wan, Karlson Sebastian	HKG	0
126		Chan, Chi Wang	HKG	0
127		Lau, Chi Ngai	HKG	0
128		Bi, Joshua	HKG	0
129		Chen, Yanxi Lolly	FID	0
130		Zhou, Kevin	NZL	0
131		Tourteau, James	THA	0
132		Wong, Man Hei Alvin	HKG	0
133		Chui, Tsz Hei	HKG	0
134		Ahmad Shah, Muhd Zikry	MAS	0
135		Bidal, Jay Joseph	HKG	0
136		Bumbayar, Baatarzorig	MGL	0
137		Cai, On Chit	HKG	0
138		Chai, Jiaqi	CHN	0
139		Chan, Hei	HKG	0
140		Chan, Leong Sing	HKG	0
141		Chen, Lillian	USA	0
142		Chen, Yanyu	FID	0
143		Chen, Zeming	FID	0
144		Chow, Balthazar Sarek	HKG	0
145		Erdemjargal, Ivgeelt	MGL	0
146		Fung, Pak Sun Samuel	HKG	0
147		Ho, Jamie	HKG	0
148		Hu, Xiaoshan	CHN	0
149		Hu, Yu	CHN	0
150		Huang, Zixuan(GD)	CHN	0
151		Kwan, Xavier	SGP	0
152		Lee, Chun Sum	HKG	0
153		Li, Chengda	CHN	0
154		Li, Henry Zulin	USA	0
155		Liu, Evelyn	USA	0
156		Lu, Tong	CHN	0
157		Ma, Ethan	CAN	0
158		Ng, Jason Hoi Chun	HKG	0
159		Ng, Yan Tik Esmond	HKG	0
160		Nguyen, Clare Ashley	HKG	0
161		Or, Cheuk Hei Zachary	HKG	0
162		Siu, Lucy Aymin	USA	0
163		So, Hon Ting Hayden	HKG	0
164		So, Lut Chai	HKG	0
165		Tang, Chun Yin	HKG	0
166		Taylor, Amir Edward Robert	HKG	0
167		Turmunkh, Avirsed	MGL	0
168		Wong, Lok Him	HKG	0
169		Xing, Jin H	USA	0
170		Ye, Zien	CHN	0
171		Yee, Tsun Hin	HKG	0
172		Yiu, Chun Ting	HKG	0
173		Zhang, Hanwen	HKG	0
174		Zhang, Jan Yuyang	GER	0
175		Zhang, Qiaochen	CHN	0
176		Zhang, Shaochen	CHN	0
177		Zhang, Yunheng	HKG	0
178		Zhao, Junkun	CHN	0
179		Zhou, Jonathan	NZL	0
180		Zhu, Zoe	CAN	0
181		Zou, Linxi	HKG	0