2025 AFM1st PEEL REGION - Spring 3 Open - Over 1800
Open SwissStandard
25 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held on 24 May 2025 in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. 3 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1939, and top seed was Vadim Razin (🇨🇦 CAN, 2385).
Vadim Razin (🇨🇦 CAN, 2385) won with 4.0/4, ahead of Eugene Hua (3.0) and Merlin Nazareno (3.0). Razin broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Lyam Katz (1637) beat Larry Zhou Chen (1901), a +264-point gap.
Location
🇨🇦Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Dates
24 May 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for the whole game
System
Swiss · 4 rounds
Titled players · 3
FM×1
CM×1
WCM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇨🇦Canada×23
🇳🇱Netherlands×1
🇺🇸United States of America×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsVadim Razin led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
11
5
2
1
R4–R4 · LEAD HELD
Vadim Razin never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Vadim Razin beat FM Eugene Hua (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Vadim Razin 4 wins (R1–R4)FM Eugene Hua 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Vadim Razin | * | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2FMEugene Hua | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3Merlin Nazareno | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Eric Qian | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Razin, Vadim | 2385 | CAN | +11N | +3B | +5N | +2B | 4.0 | 8.5 | 10.5 | 10.50 | 2849 | +5.5 |
| 2 | Hua, EugeneFM | 2240 | CAN | +12B | +14N | +4B | −1N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 7.00 | 2174 | -1.2 |
| 3 | Nazareno, Merlin | 1822 | CAN | +17N | −1N | +24B | +10B | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.00 | 2001 | +17.6 |
| 4 | Qian, Eric | 1857 | CAN | +16N | +25B | −2N | +15B | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.50 | 1982 | +17.6 |
| 5 | Deshpande,SarthakCM | 1823 | CAN | +23N | +13B | −1B | =6N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 3.75 | 1959 | +24.0 |
| 6 | Dembla, Shabd | 1676 | CAN | +7N | +10B | −15N | =5B | 2.5 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 5.75 | 1911 | +50.0 |
| 7 | Murali, Dhruv | 1868 | CAN | −6B | +22N | +12B | =8N | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 3.75 | 1754 | -22.4 |
| 8 | Patil, Tanishq | 1627 | CAN | −10N | +11B | +20N | =7B | 2.5 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 4.25 | 1854 | +46.4 |
| 9 | Casareno, Erwin | 1848 | NED | −21N | =16B | +23N | +13B | 2.5 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 3.25 | 1793 | -5.2 |
| 10 | Achyuth, Akshaj | 1804 | CAN | +8B | −6N | +14B | −3N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 4.50 | 1690 | -24.0 |
| 11 | Mendoza, Armand Jess | 1831 | CAN | −1B | −8N | +19B | +24N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 1756 | -8.6 |
| 12 | Chen, ShuangWCM | 1706 | CAN | −2N | +17B | −7N | +16B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 2.50 | 1814 | +18.4 |
| 13 | Lukinykh, Slava | 1810 | CAN | +19B | −5N | +18B | −9N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1813 | +0.8 |
| 14 | Katz, Lyam | 1637 | CAN | +18N | −2B | −10N | +22B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 1.50 | 1842 | +19.0 |
| 15 | Brajkovic, Nikola | 1769 | CAN | +24N | F | +6B | −4N | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.50 | 1798 | +3.0 |
| 16 | Syed, Farhaan | 1564 | USA | −4B | =9N | +22B | −12N | 1.5 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 1.75 | 1673 | +18.8 |
| 17 | Ditner, Han-Li | 1720 | CAN | −3B | −12N | F | +18B | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1684 | -5.6 |
| 18 | Chen, Larry Zhou | 1901 | CAN | −14B | +20B | −13N | −17N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1482 | -83.6 |
| 19 | Krishnamurthi, Shashwath Raaghav | 1680 | CAN | −13N | =23B | −11N | =20B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 0.75 | 1538 | -28.4 |
| 20 | Harish, Adwaith | 1535 | CAN | =22B | −18N | −8B | =19N | 1.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 0.75 | 1516 | -6.0 |
| 21 | Satish Alwar, Dharsan | 1670 | CAN | +9B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.50 | 2648 | +29.2 |
| 22 | Sama, Chetan Reddy | 1628 | CAN | =20N | −7B | −16N | −14N | 0.5 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 0.50 | 1328 | -56.4 |
| 23 | Ramirez, Emilio | 1749 | CAN | −5B | =19N | −9B | F | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.50 | 1510 | -34.4 |
| 24 | Zhao, Shannon | 1486 | CAN | −15B | F | −3N | −11B | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1007 | -15.6 |
| 25 | Dauletov, Timur | 0 | CAN | F | −4N | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1057 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Dembla, ShabdCAN+50.02.5 pts · #4
- 2Patil, TanishqCAN+46.42.5 pts · #8
- 3Satish Alwar, DharsanCAN+29.21.0 pts · #18
Top rating losers
- 1Chen, Larry ZhouCAN-83.61.0 pts · #20
- 2Sama, Chetan ReddyCAN-56.40.5 pts · #23
- 3Ramirez, EmilioCAN-34.40.5 pts · #22
Biggest upsets
- R1+264 Elo gap
- R2+204 Elo gap
- R1+192 Elo gap