2025 AFM1st PEEL REGION - AMATEUR Chess Championship VI
29 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 28 Jun 2025 in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1524, and top seed was Tansh Tatke (🇨🇦 CAN, 1638).
Bernard Buscar (🇨🇦 CAN, 1470) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Chaarvik Madhu Vikram (4.0) and Jack Brewer (4.0). Buscar won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Chaarvik Madhu Vikram (1521) beat Srijeet Ghosh (1624), a +103-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsBernard Buscar led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Bernard Buscar never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Bernard Buscar beat Chaarvik Madhu Vikram (White).
Bernard Buscar 5 wins (R1–R5)Chaarvik Madhu Vikram 3 wins (R3–R5)Jack Brewer 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bernard Buscar | * | 1 | — | 1 |
| 2Chaarvik Madhu Vikram | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Jack Brewer | — | — | * | 0 |
| 4Mehmet Uyanik | 0 | — | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buscar, Bernard | 1470 | CAN | +27N | +2B | +17N | +8B | +4N | 5.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.50 | 2333 | +35.2 |
| 2 | Madhu Vikram, Chaarvik | 1521 | CAN | +12B | −1N | +20B | +5N | +9B | 4.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 11.00 | 1672 | +24.0 |
| 3 | Brewer, Jack | 1537 | CAN | +28N | −4B | +12N | +10B | +8N | 4.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 8.50 | 1494 | -4.4 |
| 4 | Uyanik, Mehmet | 0 | TUR | +19B | +3N | =5B | +17N | −1B | 3.5 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 9.75 | 1672 | +15.4 |
| 5 | Ghosh, Srijeet | 1624 | USA | +25B | +20N | =4N | −2B | +14N | 3.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 7.25 | 1345 | -29.6 |
| 6 | Mogallos, Jason | 1577 | CAN | =14N | +22B | =9N | =13B | +11N | 3.5 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 9.00 | 1627 | +7.6 |
| 7 | Patel, Neevan | 0 | CAN | +18N | =9B | −8N | +26B | +13N | 3.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 7.00 | 1758 | +20.0 |
| 8 | Hoang, Tung Tran | 0 | CAN | +23B | +10N | +7B | −1N | −3B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 8.50 | 1512 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Negi, Hriday | 1545 | CAN | +24B | =7N | =6B | +19N | −2N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 7.00 | 1542 | -0.4 |
| 10 | Kandavadivel, Nakshatra | 1431 | CAN | +15B | −8B | +18N | −3N | +21B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 6.50 | 1503 | +7.6 |
| 11 | Majumdar, Aranyo Moshe | 1520 | CAN | +29B | −17B | +22N | +16N | −6B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.50 | 751 | -36.8 |
| 12 | Sinha, Ansh | 0 | CAN | −2N | +?N | −3B | +18B | =15N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 3.25 | 1541 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Natarajan, Bhargav | 1441 | CAN | −17N | +27B | +21B | =6N | −7B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.75 | 1298 | -19.6 |
| 14 | SHAH, ARPAN JAGDISHBHAI | 0 | FID | =6B | +26N | =16B | =?N | −5B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1432 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Shi, Sean | 0 | CAN | −10N | −25B | +27N | +20B | =12B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.25 | 631 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Chang, Simmon | 0 | CAN | +?B | F | =14N | −11B | +19N | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.25 | 1503 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Balaji, Abhinav malolan | 1521 | CAN | +13B | +11N | −1B | −4B | F | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 5.50 | 1497 | -5.2 |
| 18 | Satkuneswaran, Venkadesh | 1469 | CAN | −7B | +29N | −10B | −12N | +24B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.50 | 721 | -34.4 |
| 19 | Popatia, Daylam | 1460 | CAN | −4N | +28B | +25N | −9B | −16B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 751 | -30.0 |
| 20 | Chang, Jace | 0 | CAN | +?B | −5B | −2N | −15N | +28B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 1470 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Muminov, Diyor | 0 | CAN | −22N | +23B | −13N | +29B | −10N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 637 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Kudale, Ira | 0 | CAN | +21B | −6N | −11B | +?N | −?B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 1359 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Deepak, Pranav | 0 | CAN | −8N | −21N | −?B | +27B | +29N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 668 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 2676362 | 0 | — | −9N | =?N | −26B | +28B | −18N | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1221 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 2676370 | 0 | — | −5N | +15N | −19B | F | F | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.50 | 743 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Eisen, Joshua | 0 | CAN | F | −14B | +24N | −7N | −?B | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 825 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 2677199 | 0 | — | −1B | −13N | −15B | −23N | F | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 657 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 2677202 | 0 | — | −3B | −19N | −?B | −24N | −20N | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 745 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 2677210 | 0 | — | −11N | −18B | F | −21N | −23B | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 695 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Buscar, BernardCAN+35.25.0 pts · #2
- 2Madhu Vikram, ChaarvikCAN+24.04.0 pts · #8
- 3Patel, NeevanCAN+20.03.5 pts · #3
- 1Majumdar, Aranyo MosheCAN-36.83.0 pts · #22
- 2Satkuneswaran, VenkadeshCAN-34.42.0 pts · #28
- 3Popatia, DaylamCAN-30.02.0 pts · #25
- R4+103 Elo gap