2025 Manitoba Open - U1800
30 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 09 May 2025 to 11 May 2025 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1798, and top seed was Adebowale Adeyemi (🇨🇦 CAN, 1938).
John Klokow (🇨🇦 CAN, 1555) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Chenghong Zhang (4.0) and Charitha Kumari Hansima (4.0). Klokow took the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Michael Stewart (1457) beat Jorel Baylon (1874), a +417-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R4; 3 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.
John Klokow takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
3 players finish on 4.0/5. Klokow takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (12.0).
Charitha Kumari Hansima won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1John Klokow | * | — | — | — |
| 2Chenghong Zhang | — | * | — | ½ |
| 3Charitha Kumari Hansima | — | — | * | — |
| 4Arad Hatamian | — | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Klokow, John | 1555 | CAN | +25N | +18B | =6N | +7B | =4N | 4.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 10.00 | 1753 | +1.6 |
| 2 | Zhang, Chenghong | 1915 | CAN | =26N | +13B | =5N | +17B | +8B | 4.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 10.00 | 2119 | +62.0 |
| 3 | Hansima, Charitha Kumari | 1741 | SRI | +23N | +24B | +17N | −4B | +9N | 4.0 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 9.00 | 848 | -9.6 |
| 4 | Lake, Pablo | 1739 | CAN | +15B | +20N | F | +3N | =1B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 10.50 | 1882 | +24.4 |
| 5 | Hatamian, Arad | 1777 | CAN | +11B | −7N | =2B | +18N | +26B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 8.50 | 1870 | -2.8 |
| 6 | Villamar, Flyn | 1660 | CAN | +28N | +19B | =1B | =8N | =13B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 8.25 | 1789 | +44.0 |
| 7 | Breadner, David | 0 | CAN | +9N | +5B | =8B | −1N | =14N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 9.25 | 1835 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Li, Yuchen | 1830 | CAN | +29N | +10B | =7N | =6B | −2N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 7.25 | 1710 | -22.4 |
| 9 | Adeyemi, Adebowale | 1938 | CAN | −7B | +11N | +29B | +21N | −3B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 6.00 | 1562 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Chan, John | 1550 | CAN | +12B | −8N | −14B | +19N | +21B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 7.00 | 1766 | -7.2 |
| 11 | Trueman, Francis | 1304 | CAN | −5N | −9B | +30N | +29N | +17B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.00 | 1667 | +4.0 |
| 12 | Baylon, Jorel | 1874 | CAN | −10N | −29B | +22N | +24B | +20B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 6.00 | 829 | -44.0 |
| 13 | Rosenstock, Samuel | 1775 | CAN | F | −2N | +23B | +15B | =6N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 6.25 | 1393 | -38.0 |
| 14 | Pilon, Spenser | 0 | CAN | −18N | +22B | +10N | F | =7B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 6.50 | 1677 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Johnston, Devin | 1525 | CAN | −4N | =16B | +?B | −13N | +25N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.75 | 1578 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Melnyk, Jim | 1575 | CAN | −20B | =15N | +27B | −26N | +23N | 2.5 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 4.75 | 2356 | +7.8 |
| 17 | Lee, Logan | 0 | CAN | +?B | +21N | −3B | −2N | −11N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 2.00 | 836 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Jin, Winston | 1717 | CAN | +14B | −1N | +19N | −5B | F | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.50 | 1027 | -12.0 |
| 19 | Atoyebi, Olushola | 0 | CAN | +22N | −6N | −18B | −10B | +29N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 3.00 | 1368 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Hui, Zenas | 1577 | CAN | +16N | −4B | F | +25B | −12N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1642 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Joynt, Kayden | 1671 | CAN | +27N | −17B | +24N | −9B | −10N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 3.50 | 1695 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Tomajian, Abdo-Jose | 1592 | CAN | −19B | −14N | −12B | +30B | +27N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.50 | 1618 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Lee, Zach Nathaniel | 1603 | CAN | −3B | +30B | −13N | +?N | −16B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 881 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 2674335 | 1444 | — | +30N | −3N | −21B | −12N | +?B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 858 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Gannon, Keith | 1563 | CAN | −1B | =27N | +28B | −20N | −15B | 1.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 2.25 | 1456 | -7.8 |
| 26 | Gruninger, Jaxon | 0 | CAN | =2B | F | F | +16B | −5N | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.50 | 1750 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Pacin, Ondrej | 1481 | CAN | −21B | =25B | −16N | +28N | −22B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 2.25 | 1427 | -12.8 |
| 28 | FIDE 2675609 | 0 | — | −6B | =?N | −25N | −27B | +30N | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 743 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Stewart, Michael | 1457 | CAN | −8B | +12N | −9N | −11B | −19B | 1.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 3.00 | 1564 | +16.8 |
| 30 | Jo, Asher | 1390 | CAN | −24B | −23N | −11B | −22N | −28B | 0.0 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 766 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Zhang, ChenghongCAN+62.04.0 pts · #3
- 2Villamar, FlynCAN+44.03.5 pts · #9
- 3Lake, PabloCAN+24.43.5 pts · #10
- 1Baylon, JorelCAN-44.03.0 pts · #30
- 2Rosenstock, SamuelCAN-38.02.5 pts · #22
- 3Li, YuchenCAN-22.43.0 pts · #4
- R2+417 Elo gap
- R1+324 Elo gap
- R5+197 Elo gap