2025 Classical Bliss Wave v11
17 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 20 Sept 2025 to 05 Oct 2025 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 2002, and top seed was Nikita Kraiouchkine (🇨🇦 CAN, 2257).
Jonathan Turcotte (🇨🇦 CAN, 2047) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Maximo Alcantara (4.0) and Arnaud Jutras (4.0). Turcotte broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Maximo Alcantara (1808) beat Jonathan Turcotte (2047), a +239-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsJonathan Turcotte led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Jonathan Turcotte never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Jonathan Turcotte beat Arnaud Jutras (White).
Jonathan Turcotte 3 wins (R1–R3)Arnaud Jutras 3 wins (R4–R6)Maximo Alcantara 4 wins (R1–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jonathan Turcotte | * | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2Arnaud Jutras | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3Maximo Alcantara | 1 | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Aaron Both | 0 | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turcotte, Jonathan | 2047 | CAN | +13B | +4N | +3B | −2N | +6B | +8N | 5.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 9.50 | 2047 | +14.0 |
| 2 | Alcantara, Maximo | 1808 | CAN | +14N | +7B | F | +1B | +4N | −3N | 4.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 9.50 | 1986 | +32.0 |
| 3 | Jutras, Arnaud | 2032 | CAN | F | +15B | −1N | +13B | +5N | +2B | 4.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 6.00 | 2008 | +59.6 |
| 4 | Both, Aaron | 2026 | CAN | F | −1B | +13N | +8N | −2B | +6N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.50 | 1863 | -6.4 |
| 5 | Valiquette, Simon | 1467 | CAN | F | F | F | +7N | −3B | +9N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.50 | 920 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Alcantara, Maximo Jr | 1796 | CAN | =7B | −8B | F | +16N | −1N | −4B | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.75 | 1600 | -34.8 |
| 7 | Shen-Rong, Emma | 1388 | CAN | =6N | −2N | F | −5B | F | +13B | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.75 | 1738 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Ivanov Yuan, Maksim | 1863 | CAN | F | +6N | F | −4B | F | −1B | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.50 | 1754 | -6.4 |
| 9 | Rodrigue, Vincent | 1622 | CAN | F | F | F | F | +13N | −5B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1676 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Morin-Pare, Victor | 1930 | CAN | F | F | F | +17B | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2676 | +10.0 |
| 11 | Kraiouchkine, Nikita | 2257 | CAN | F | F | F | F | F | +16N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2565 | +1.6 |
| 12 | Ghnatios, Ralph | 1999 | LBN | F | F | +17N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2676 | +10.2 |
| 13 | Gauthier, Luc | 1595 | CAN | −1N | F | −4B | −3N | −9B | −7N | 0.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 1061 | -30.0 |
| 14 | Rebhi, Mohamed | 1418 | CAN | −2B | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 983 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Nassif, Aba | 2048 | USA | F | −3N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 920 | -14.2 |
| 16 | Huang, Yuxuan | 1589 | CAN | F | F | F | −6B | F | −11B | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1045 | -10.4 |
| 17 | Di Matteo, Alessio | 2010 | CAN | F | F | −12B | −10N | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1071 | -20.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Jutras, ArnaudCAN+59.64.0 pts · #3
- 2Alcantara, MaximoCAN+32.04.0 pts · #4
- 3Turcotte, JonathanCAN+14.05.0 pts · #1
- 1Alcantara, Maximo JrCAN-34.81.5 pts · #10
- 2Gauthier, LucCAN-30.00.0 pts · #15
- 3Di Matteo, AlessioCAN-20.20.0 pts · #13
- R4+239 Elo gap
- R5+218 Elo gap
- R6+207 Elo gap