The 27th edition of the Asian Youth Chess Championships 2025 will take place from November 22 to November 29 in Bangkok, Thailand. This tournament has 12 categories – Under 08, Under 10, Under 12, Under 14, Under 16, Under 18, Girls Under 08, Girls Under 10, Girls Under 12, Girls Under 14, Girls Under 16, and Girls Under 18. The Under 16 section is a 9-round Swiss system tournament with a time control of 90 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Thailand, check out The Asian Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.
The top-seeded players are IM Ethan Vaz (2466), FM Alan Petukhov (2340), FM Fedor Melnikov (2339), FM Nho Kiet Dinh (2328), FM Ngoc Minh Duy Tran (2318), FM Gleb Scheglov (2317), FM Hungi Yun (2310), CM Alikhan Daulet (2268), FM Sultanbeibarys Dumanuly (2250), Samir Syzdyk (2222), CM Emir Sharshenbekov (2217), Shakhrombek Karimov (2202), Rauf Kasimov (2195), Amirreza Kerdegar (2195), CM Ragavesh Velavaa (2162), CM Vuong Tung Lam Nguyen (2136), Erik Kuus (2128), AFM Dasa Rakan (2111), Anh Huy Nguyen (2079), AIM Subbiah Shashish (2073). Scroll down for the full participants list.
Categories: Under 08 / Under 10 / Under 12 / Under 14 / Under 18 / Girls Under 08 / Girls Under 10 / Girls Under 12 / Girls Under 14 / Girls Under 16 / Girls Under 18
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27th Asian Youth Chess Championships 2025 Under 16 Participants
| No. | Name | FED | Rtg | |
| 1 | IM | Vaz, Ethan | IND | 2466 |
| 2 | FM | Petukhov, Alan | KAZ | 2340 |
| 3 | FM | Melnikov, Fedor | FID | 2339 |
| 4 | FM | Dinh, Nho Kiet | VIE | 2328 |
| 5 | FM | Tran, Ngoc Minh Duy | VIE | 2318 |
| 6 | FM | Scheglov, Gleb | FID | 2317 |
| 7 | FM | Yun, Hungi | KOR | 2310 |
| 8 | CM | Daulet, Alikhan | KAZ | 2268 |
| 9 | FM | Dumanuly, Sultanbeibarys | KAZ | 2250 |
| 10 | Syzdyk, Samir | KAZ | 2222 | |
| 11 | CM | Sharshenbekov, Emir | KGZ | 2217 |
| 12 | Karimov, Shakhrombek | UZB | 2202 | |
| 13 | Kasimov, Rauf | UZB | 2195 | |
| 14 | Kerdegar, Amirreza | IRI | 2195 | |
| 15 | CM | Velavaa, Ragavesh | IND | 2162 |
| 16 | CM | Nguyen, Vuong Tung Lam | VIE | 2136 |
| 17 | Kuus, Erik | FID | 2128 | |
| 18 | AFM | Rakan, Dasa | JOR | 2111 |
| 19 | Nguyen, Anh Huy | VIE | 2079 | |
| 20 | AIM | Shashish, Subbiah | IND | 2073 |
| 21 | Vasilyev, Bulat | FID | 2073 | |
| 22 | Khelghatdoust, Amirali | IRI | 2069 | |
| 23 | CM | Shen, Ree Herng | MAS | 2068 |
| 24 | Induwara, T H D Thisarindu | SRI | 2051 | |
| 25 | Wang, Yinuo(Ln) | CHN | 2042 | |
| 26 | Sanjay, Vasu | SGP | 2038 | |
| 27 | Nirnay, Garg | IND | 2010 | |
| 28 | Cheng, Gongpu | CHN | 2004 | |
| 29 | Kanzharbay, Medet | KAZ | 2004 | |
| 30 | Tan, Steven | INA | 1976 | |
| 31 | Zhong, Taoyu | CHN | 1976 | |
| 32 | Usman, Mark Gabriel | PHI | 1964 | |
| 33 | Ilar, Keith Adriane I. | PHI | 1962 | |
| 34 | Yelkhovsky, Daniil | AUS | 1960 | |
| 35 | CM | Linn, Phone Myat | MYA | 1953 |
| 36 | Reshad, Radin | IRI | 1902 | |
| 37 | Subedi, Pratik | NEP | 1894 | |
| 38 | Wang, Jiyan | CHN | 1880 | |
| 39 | Kim, Yegeon | KOR | 1879 | |
| 40 | Awsaf, Chowdhury | BAN | 1870 | |
| 41 | Zar, Ni Aung | MYA | 1870 | |
| 42 | Prasanna, Karthick M | IND | 1865 | |
| 43 | Simpson, Rainen Yi-Fan | TPE | 1803 | |
| 44 | Rolston, Daniel Haruma | JPN | 1763 | |
| 45 | Muhriz, Shakeel | PAK | 1727 | |
| 46 | CM | Bilegsaikhan, Odbayar | MGL | 1672 |
| 47 | Phichetarpha, Thanakit | THA | 1666 | |
| 48 | Abdulazizov, Asadbek | UZB | 1638 | |
| 49 | Plodnaimueang, Ueaangkun | THA | 1608 | |
| 50 | Tapanakulsak, Peramin | THA | 1600 | |
| 51 | Nantarattanasakul, Suphata | THA | 1552 | |
| 52 | Choophan, Thumtiwat | THA | 1536 | |
| 53 | Poon, Zhi Xin | SGP | 1472 | |
| 54 | Gafurov, Nazar | TJK | 1440 | |
| 55 | Asylbekov, Tashbolot | KGZ | 0 | |
| 56 | Jang, Alex | GUM | 0 | |
| 57 | Lim, Ren Ken | BRU | 0 | |
| 58 | Orazmuhammedov, Niyazgeldi | TKM | 0 |
