The Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship 2014 was organized on 1-5th October 2014 by the Hong Kong Chess Federation (HKCF) in collaboration with Faculty of Science, The University of Hong Kong, HKUSU Chess with the Board Games Club and generously funded by the Kasparov Chess Foundation Asia-Pacific.
97 players from 17 different federations took part in the event (Australia, China, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, India, Iran, Japan, Malaysia, Netherlands, Nepal, Philippines, Scotland, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Thailand and United States of America).
Chinese GMs Riuyuan Yu and Chongsheng Zeng shared first place on 7,5 points, but Yu prevailed on a better tie-break score.
Second place was shared in a three-way tie by Xiaopeng Zhang (CHN), GM Darwin Laylo (PHI) and IM Manuel Pena Gomez (ESP) on 7 points. You can see the full standings below.
The 21-year-old Xiaopeng Zhang took the bronze and added 58 ELO points to his rating.
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Final standings:
1 GM YU Ruiyuan 余瑞源 CHN 2542 7,5
2 GM ZENG Chongsheng 曾重生 CHN 2528 7,5
3 ZHANG Xiaopeng 章肖鵬 CHN 2228 7
4 GM LAYLO Darwin PHI 2495 7
5 IM PENA GOMEZ Manuel ESP 2454 7
6 IM LI Bo 李博 CHN 2412 6,5
7 ABELGAS Roel PHI 2291 6,5
8 IM JIA Haoxiang 賈昊翔 CHN 2424 6,5
9 WGM SOUMYA Swaminathan IND 2352 6,5
10 FM KONGSEE Uaychai THA 2269 6,5
11 CAUSO Deniel PHI 2285 6,5
12 REN Yitian 任逸天 CHN 0 6,5
13 DELA CRUZ Noel PHI 2323 6
14 ZHANG Jiabao CHN 2052 6
15 MUNIZ PARDINO Alberto HKG 2074 6
16 LIM Kian Hwa 林鍵華 MAS 1825 6
17 IM LLANEZA VEGA Marcos ESP 2428 5,5
18 GM WONG Meng Kong SIN 2258 5,5
19 FM ZOU Chen 邹晨 CHN 2232 5,5
20 LI Xinyu CHN 1709 5,5
21 CHONG Chor Yuen HKG 2015 5,5
22 CM NANJO Ryosuke JPN 2400 5,5
23 FM PITIROTJIRATHON Jirapak THA 2264 5,5
24 VILLANUEVA Nelson PHI 2190 5,5
25 YANG Hainan CHN 2137 5,5
26 FM TSANG Hon Ki HKG 2093 5,5
27 LO Billy HKG 1887 5,5
28 LAI Robin HKG 1926 5,5
29 DUNGCA Ryan PHI 2220 5
30 DAI Wenzhi CHN 1754 5
31 FM TURQUEZA Mari Joseph PHI 2269 5
32 EDWARDS Jonathan SCO 2167 5
33 IM YU Lie 俞烈 CHN 2346 5
34 LEE Kah Howe William MAS 1805 5
35 BEHNAM Hamdolah IRI 1975 5
36 FM LEONG Ignatius SIN 2152 5
37 WONG Yee Chit SIN 1942 5
38 LEE T H Bryan HKG 2018 5
39 IM CHAN Peng Kong SIN 2264 5
40 BORIGAS Edgardo HKG 1893 5
41 LIMBU Chandra Singh HKG 1785 5
42 O Yu HKG 1325 5
43 NG Chung Lok Andrew HKG 0 5
44 WANG Yiou CHN 1857 4,5
45 LIMBU Purna Ram Senehang HKG 1786 4,5
46 LO Cheuk Wai HKG 1814 4,5
47 SAN DIEGO Jerlyn Mae PHI 1376 4,5
48 WANG Xinzhu CHN 0 4,5
49 CHEUNG Pak Tuen HKG 1586 4,5
50 MAHAJAN Ritesh HKG 1631 4,5
51 SCOTT Ian HKG 1674 4,5
52 GARCERAN NIEUWENBURG David HKG 1811 4,5
53 TUSHAR Anand IND 1880 4
54 GONG Patrick AUS 1713 4
55 HO Jei-Chen TPE 2052 4
56 SHOEMAKER Eric D USA 0 4
57 OH Benjamin Yao Teng HKG 1640 4
58 LAI Sai Wing HKG 1807 4
59 WAN Dennis AUS 1839 4
60 SARWATE Rohit HKG 1647 4
61 LIMBU Dharma Raj HKG 0 4
62 BRET Jean-Sebastien HKG 1572 4
63 MAHADEVAN Aravind HKG 1482 4
64 YEUNG Micka HKG 1510 4
65 AU Ka Pang HKG 0 4
66 WONG Linda TPE 1354 4
67 GURUNG Mohan Kumar NEP 1716 4
68 CHING Yin Kay Mason HKG 1541 4
69 WANG Yifan CHN 0 4
70 DU Yuxin CHN 1819 3,5
71 GARCERAN Michel NED 0 3,5
72 AU Matthew HKG 1660 3,5
73 SCOTT Christopher SCO 0 3,5
74 WOLFAARDT Francois RSA 1761 3,5
75 KWONG Wing Ki HKG 1554 3,5
76 HUANG Ho Pang 黃浩彭 HKG 0 3,5
77 LU Rachel HKG 0 3
78 CHOY Hong Lui Ronald HKG 0 3
79 LAU Joe Yiu-Cho HKG 1613 3
80 YAU Oliver HKG 0 3
81 HO In Hei Henry HKG 0 3
82 ZENG Yu HKG 0 3
83 GARCERAN WANG Miguel Angel HKG 0 3
84 LI Kuang Zheng Coleman HKG 0 3
85 CHING King Buet Marco HKG 0 3
86 WOO Nicholas Tsz Chuen HKG 0 3
87 XU Jiarong Gerald HKG 0 2,5
88 CHEUNG Pak Shing HKG 0 2,5
89 CHOI Wang Yan Alvin HKG 0 2,5
90 HO Nok Hang Jonathan HKG 0 2,5
91 MCGRADY Ryan Harris HKG 0 2,5
92 YANG Zicheng CHN 0 2,5
93 WONG Sabrina Chun Yan HKG 0 2,5
94 CHUI Adrian HKG 1664 2
95 WONG Joshua Tin Lok HKG 0 2
96 HU Yik Kwan 胡亦鈞 HKG 0 2
97 SONG Yixuan 宋怡萱 HKG 0 1