2025 Montreal Open
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75 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 03 Sept 2025 to 07 Sept 2025 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 21 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2310, and top seed was Alexandre Lesiege (🇨🇦 CAN, GM, 2478).
Bator Sambuev (🇨🇦 CAN, GM, 2414) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Duc Minh Lai (5.5) and Olivier-Kenta Chiku-Ratte (5.5). Sambuev won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Nhu Phuong Nghi Huynh (1400) beat Raphael Lima-Barbosa (1925), a +525-point gap.
Location
🇨🇦Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Dates
03 Sept 2025 → 07 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 21
GM×3
IM×4
FM×6
CM×6
WIM×1
WFM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇨🇦Canada×58
🇩🇿Algeria×4
🇱🇧Lebanon×3
🇫🇷France×2
🇻🇳Vietnam×2
🇻🇪Venezuela×1
🇮🇷Iran×1
🇵🇪Peru×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 5 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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11
2
1
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2
5
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
5 players finish on 5.5/7. Sambuev takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (28.5).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
GM Bator Sambuev won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMVincent Latorre | * | — | — | — |
| 2GMBator Sambuev | — | * | ½ | 0 |
| 3IMOlivier-Kenta Chiku-Ratte | — | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4Duc Minh Lai | — | 1 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sambuev, BatorGM | 2414 | CAN | +20B | +10N | +21B | −2N | =3B | +13N | +9B | 5.5 | 28.5 | 32.5 | 24.25 | 2380 | -2.9 |
| 2 | Lai, Duc Minh | 2121 | VIE | +51B | +53N | +7B | +1B | =6N | =16N | =3B | 5.5 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 21.75 | 2440 | +54.8 |
| 3 | Chiku-Ratte, Olivier-KentaIM | 2309 | CAN | +55N | +71B | =8N | +30B | =1N | +12B | =2N | 5.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 17.50 | 2378 | +5.8 |
| 4 | Adam, RafaelCM | 2054 | CAN | +60B | +43N | =6B | =9N | +36B | =11N | +16B | 5.5 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 18.00 | 2404 | +84.8 |
| 5 | Latorre, VincentFM | 2337 | CAN | +34B | =17N | +65B | +44N | =16B | =23N | +27B | 5.5 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 16.00 | 2367 | +9.4 |
| 6 | Golubka, PetroGM | 2329 | CAN | +56N | +15B | =4N | +8B | =2B | =9N | =23B | 5.0 | 29.0 | 31.0 | 21.25 | 2278 | -6.1 |
| 7 | Zhu, Hong RuiFM | 2212 | CAN | +26N | +19B | −2N | +38B | =10N | =8B | +18N | 5.0 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 19.25 | 2194 | -0.8 |
| 8 | Gavrilin, Roman | 2147 | CAN | +31N | +73B | =3B | −6N | +59B | =7N | +38B | 5.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 13.25 | 2256 | +21.6 |
| 9 | Guillemette, HugoCM | 2193 | CAN | +18N | +66B | =30N | =4B | +19N | =6B | −1N | 4.5 | 27.0 | 28.0 | 15.75 | 2253 | +29.2 |
| 10 | Saine, Zachary | 2024 | CAN | +54N | −1B | +35N | +45B | =7B | =46N | =11B | 4.5 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 13.50 | 2195 | +23.0 |
| 11 | Migot, TangiIM | 2344 | FRA | +61B | −44N | +32B | +20N | =27B | =4B | =10N | 4.5 | 23.0 | 24.5 | 15.25 | 2138 | -13.3 |
| 12 | Tanaka, Taira TylerFM | 2244 | CAN | +25N | F | +17B | =36N | +46B | −3N | +19B | 4.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 15.50 | 2269 | +5.6 |
| 13 | Gutierrez, RenzoFM | 2172 | PER | +52B | +22N | =44B | −16N | +43B | −1B | +35N | 4.5 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 12.75 | 2200 | +6.6 |
| 14 | Radenovic, Milan | 1851 | CAN | −17B | +26B | +39N | −46N | =20B | +43N | +24B | 4.5 | 20.5 | 23.0 | 14.50 | 2127 | +101.6 |
| 15 | Saha, AnandaCM | 2105 | CAN | +33B | −6N | +52B | −53N | +44B | +26N | =25B | 4.5 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 12.75 | 2080 | -2.6 |
| 16 | Lesiege, AlexandreGM | 2478 | CAN | F | +48N | +24B | +13B | =5N | =2B | −4N | 4.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 16.00 | 2296 | -10.4 |
| 17 | Siegel, Adam | 2051 | CAN | +14N | =5B | −12N | =41B | +31N | −18B | +51B | 4.0 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 13.75 | 2031 | -2.6 |
| 18 | Robichaud, Louis | 1914 | CAN | −9B | +47N | −27B | +69N | +21B | +17N | −7B | 4.0 | 23.5 | 24.0 | 11.00 | 2139 | +40.2 |
| 19 | Huang, QiuyuFM | 2043 | CAN | +47B | −7N | +33B | +37N | −9B | +51N | −12N | 4.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 10.50 | 2045 | +2.0 |
| 20 | Trofimov-Malyshkin, Valent | 1964 | CAN | −1N | +63B | +50N | −11B | =14N | +62B | =28N | 4.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 9.00 | 2035 | +7.4 |
| 21 | Kraiouchkine, Nikita | 2165 | CAN | +72N | +39B | −1N | −51B | −18N | +60B | +33N | 4.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 7.50 | 2035 | -21.0 |
| 22 | Darvekar, Yash | 1934 | CAN | +75N | −13B | −45N | −31B | +68N | +54B | +37N | 4.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 5.50 | 1832 | -42.0 |
| 23 | Martinez Mulet, Dario Leonel | 2163 | CAN | F | F | +73N | +62B | +51N | =5B | =6N | 4.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 8.75 | 2326 | +20.8 |
| 24 | Batorshyn, IliaCM | 2189 | CAN | +32B | =36N | −16N | +61B | +53B | −27N | −14N | 3.5 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 8.00 | 2018 | -55.2 |
| 25 | Deboosere, Adam Moussa | 1925 | ALG | −12B | −28N | +47B | F | +50N | +45B | =15N | 3.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 9.75 | 1974 | +5.0 |
| 26 | Li, YilinWFM | 1922 | CAN | −7B | −14N | +68B | +71N | +37B | −15B | =45N | 3.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 4.75 | 1909 | -3.8 |
| 27 | Duong, Thanh NhaIM | 2154 | CAN | F | F | +18N | +54B | =11N | +24B | −5N | 3.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 11.75 | 2273 | +18.4 |
| 28 | Morin, Richer | 1859 | CAN | −44B | +25B | +57N | F | +30N | F | =20B | 3.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 10.50 | 2159 | +79.6 |
| 29 | Jutras, Arnaud | 1720 | CAN | =40N | =70B | F | −43N | =34B | +52N | +55B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 7.25 | 2025 | +93.2 |
| 30 | Arruebarrena Rodriguez, RafaelCM | 2116 | VEN | +63N | F | =9B | −3N | −28B | +32N | =41B | 3.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 7.75 | 1986 | -17.4 |
| 31 | Kiryakov, Marin | 1895 | CAN | −8B | +68N | −46B | +22N | −17B | −55N | +58B | 3.0 | 19.5 | 20.0 | 6.50 | 1805 | -21.2 |
| 32 | Both, Aaron | 1937 | CAN | −24N | +49B | −11N | =57B | +64N | −30B | =40N | 3.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 6.00 | 1995 | +11.2 |
| 33 | Ramesan, Raunak Amit | 1915 | CAN | −15N | +55B | −19N | =64B | =57N | +56B | −21B | 3.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 5.50 | 1972 | +32.8 |
| 34 | Duval, Mathieu | 1860 | CAN | −5N | −54B | =49N | +58B | =29N | =50B | =57N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 7.25 | 1784 | -42.4 |
| 35 | Atmani,Amine | 1871 | ALG | F | F | −10B | +42B | +56N | +39N | −13B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 8.00 | 2095 | +29.0 |
| 36 | Genzling, Jerome | 2019 | CAN | +49N | =24B | +67N | =12B | −4N | F | F | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 7.50 | 2178 | +22.0 |
| 37 | Chua, Zachary McDonald | 1729 | CAN | −66N | +72B | +42N | −19B | −26N | +61B | −22B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 4.50 | 1919 | +58.4 |
| 38 | Lopez Linares, Lizandro Fernando | 2038 | CAN | F | F | +48B | −7N | +52B | +53N | −8N | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 6.50 | 2059 | +3.6 |
| 39 | Latreche, SabrinaWIM | 1984 | ALG | +68B | −21N | −14B | +60N | +54N | −35B | F | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 4.00 | 1860 | -17.2 |
| 40 | Bassel, Charaf | 2003 | LBN | =29B | −65N | =60B | −52N | =48B | +71N | =32B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 5.25 | 1882 | -22.8 |
| 41 | Dufresne, Christophe | 1762 | CAN | F | F | =43B | =17N | =62N | +59B | =30N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 7.50 | 2070 | +77.6 |
| 42 | Turcotte, Jonathan | 1945 | CAN | F | F | −37B | −35N | +58B | +49N | +53B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 6.50 | 1787 | -16.6 |
| 43 | Salman, Samer | 1967 | LBN | +58N | −4B | =41N | +29B | −13N | −14B | F | 2.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 7.00 | 1784 | -24.4 |
| 44 | Moses, NeilCM | 2234 | CAN | +28N | +11B | =13N | −5B | −15N | F | F | 2.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 10.25 | 2156 | +26.4 |
| 45 | Lamontagne, Damien | 1845 | CAN | F | F | +22B | −10N | +55B | −25N | =26B | 2.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 7.75 | 1968 | +35.2 |
| 46 | Navarro Guerrero, Pavel. E. | 2099 | CUB | F | F | +31N | +14B | −12N | =10B | F | 2.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 9.75 | 2109 | +3.2 |
| 47 | Zhang, Yitian | 1806 | CAN | −19N | −18B | −25N | +63N | +69B | =57B | −62N | 2.5 | 16.0 | 16.5 | 2.50 | 1861 | +8.4 |
| 48 | Morin-Pare, Victor | 1873 | CAN | +70N | −16B | −38N | −56B | =40N | +64B | −59N | 2.5 | 15.0 | 15.5 | 3.00 | 1926 | +7.0 |
| 49 | Wu, Ting En Ryan | 1789 | CAN | −36B | −32N | =34B | +72N | =61N | −42B | =60N | 2.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 3.00 | 1835 | +29.6 |
| 50 | Huynh, Nhu Phuong Nghi | 1400 | VIE | F | F | −20B | +73N | −25B | =34N | +52B | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 3.50 | 1931 | 0.0 |
| 51 | Chapdelaine, Gwyn | 1884 | CAN | −2N | +56B | F | +21N | −23B | −19B | −17N | 2.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 6.00 | 1956 | +19.6 |
| 52 | Buzhor, Danil | 1913 | CAN | −13N | +75B | −15N | +40B | −38N | −29B | −50N | 2.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 3.00 | 1767 | -35.6 |
| 53 | Sun, Jonathan | 1790 | CAN | F | −2B | +64N | +15B | −24N | −38B | −42N | 2.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 5.50 | 1933 | +35.6 |
| 54 | Di Matteo, Alessio | 1876 | CAN | −10B | +34N | F | −27N | −39B | −22N | +63B | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 4.00 | 1874 | -1.0 |
| 55 | Ang, Alan | 1938 | CAN | −3B | −33N | +63B | F | −45N | +31B | −29N | 2.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 4.00 | 1796 | -49.6 |
| 56 | Nassar, Marc | 1946 | LBN | −6B | −51N | +72B | +48N | −35B | −33N | F | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 2.50 | 1835 | -20.2 |
| 57 | Berube, Maximilien | 1928 | CAN | F | F | −28B | =32N | =33B | =47N | =34B | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 5.75 | 1811 | -53.6 |
| 58 | Lalande, Auguste | 1400 | CAN | −43B | =60N | =69B | −34N | −42N | +68B | −31N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 1.50 | 1673 | 0.0 |
| 59 | Gueorguiev, Valentin | 1933 | CAN | F | F | +74B | F | −8N | −41N | +48B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.50 | 1802 | -10.8 |
| 60 | Beaupre, Eugene Jr | 1895 | CAN | −4N | =58B | =40N | −39B | F | −21N | =49B | 1.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 3.75 | 1771 | -15.6 |
| 61 | Mok, Yuen Tak | 1941 | CAN | −11N | F | +70B | −24N | =49B | −37N | F | 1.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 1.75 | 1862 | -13.0 |
| 62 | Jacquet, Stephane | 1931 | FRA | F | F | F | −23N | =41B | −20N | +47B | 1.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 4.00 | 1844 | -10.2 |
| 63 | Nagelberg, Alan | 1906 | CAN | −30B | −20N | −55N | −47B | +72B | F | −54N | 1.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 1665 | -31.2 |
| 64 | Rondon, Luciano | 1950 | CAN | F | F | −53B | =33N | −32B | −48N | =68N | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.75 | 1542 | -78.8 |
| 65 | Nicula, MariusFM | 2155 | CAN | F | +40B | −5N | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.00 | 2161 | +0.4 |
| 66 | Gelet, Seymour | 2031 | CAN | +37B | −9N | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.00 | 1961 | -2.8 |
| 67 | Lawson, EricIM | 2199 | CAN | F | +69N | −36B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.50 | 2031 | -9.0 |
| 68 | Fodil , Abderrahmane | 0 | ALG | −39N | −31B | −26N | F | −22B | −58N | =64B | 0.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 0.50 | 1582 | 0.0 |
| 69 | Chabot, Roland | 2043 | CAN | F | −67B | =58N | −18B | −47N | F | F | 0.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 1182 | -34.6 |
| 70 | Iordanescu, Victor Nicolae | 1901 | CAN | −48B | =29N | −61N | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.75 | 1572 | -71.2 |
| 71 | Yu, Jonathan | 2052 | CAN | F | −3N | F | −26B | F | −40B | F | 0.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 1281 | -28.6 |
| 72 | Morteza, Arian | 1910 | IRI | −21B | −37N | −56N | −49B | −63N | F | F | 0.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 1096 | -104.8 |
| 73 | Lima-Barbosa, Raphael | 1925 | CAN | F | −8N | −23B | −50B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 1355 | -16.8 |
| 74 | FIDE 2679922 | 1400 | — | F | F | −59N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 1133 | 0.0 |
| 75 | FIDE 2679906 | 1400 | — | −22B | −52N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1151 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Radenovic, MilanCAN+101.64.5 pts · #11
- 2Jutras, ArnaudCAN+93.23.5 pts · #23
- 3Adam, RafaelCMCAN+84.85.5 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Morteza, ArianIRI-104.80.0 pts · #71
- 2Rondon, LucianoCAN-78.81.0 pts · #67
- 3Iordanescu, Victor NicolaeCAN-71.20.5 pts · #68
Biggest upsets
- R4+525 Elo gap
- R7+513 Elo gap
- R7+424 Elo gap