2025 Steinitz-Menchik Chess Classic - Premier
Open SwissStandard
29 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 23 May 2025 to 25 May 2025 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. 3 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 0.
Hemant Srinivasan (🇨🇦 CAN, 0) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Jonathan Wu (4.0) and Anand Rishi Chandra (4.0). Srinivasan clinched sole first place in the final round.
Location
🇨🇦Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Dates
23 May 2025 → 25 May 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Avg top 10
0
Participants
29
Titled players · 3
CM×3
Federations · 3 represented
🇨🇦Canada×27
🇧🇼Botswana×1
🇮🇳India×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsHemant Srinivasan led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
12
5
2
1
1
R5 · LEADER CHANGE25 May
Hemant Srinivasan takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Hemant Srinivasan beat CM Jonathan Wu (Black).
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
CM Jonathan Wu won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hemant Srinivasan | * | 1 | ½ | — |
| 2CMJonathan Wu | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3CMAnand Rishi Chandra | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4Abhinav Iyer | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Srinivasan, Hemant | 0 | CAN | +29N | +12B | =3N | +19B | +2N | 4.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 10.00 | 2225 | +36.4 |
| 2 | Wu, JonathanCM | 0 | CAN | +26B | +10N | +5B | +4N | −1B | 4.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 11.50 | 2127 | +26.4 |
| 3 | Chandra, Anand RishiCM | 0 | CAN | +13B | +11N | =1B | =5N | +7B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 12.00 | 2123 | -5.2 |
| 4 | Iyer, Abhinav | 0 | IND | +21B | +24N | +6B | −2B | +9N | 4.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 9.00 | 1955 | +14.4 |
| 5 | Soberov, EmilCM | 0 | CAN | +14N | +7B | −2N | =3B | +11N | 3.5 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 10.00 | 2057 | +19.2 |
| 6 | Michalchuk, Avery | 0 | CAN | =8N | +17B | −4N | +24B | +12N | 3.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 7.00 | 1819 | +0.8 |
| 7 | Vickers, Josh | 0 | CAN | +25B | −5N | +20B | +10N | −3N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 5.50 | 1852 | +16.6 |
| 8 | Wang, April | 0 | CAN | =6B | +27N | =16B | =11N | =15B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 6.00 | 1815 | +44.0 |
| 9 | Sato, Juanito | 0 | CAN | −24B | +21N | +13B | +15N | −4B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 6.50 | 1717 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Neame, Alex | 0 | CAN | +22N | −2B | +28N | −7B | +19N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 3.50 | 1773 | -6.0 |
| 11 | Usselman, Paul | 0 | CAN | +23N | −3B | +14N | =8B | −5B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 5.50 | 1866 | +5.4 |
| 12 | Lodhi, Talha | 0 | CAN | +28B | −1N | =22B | +17N | −6B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 3.25 | 1685 | +3.6 |
| 13 | Zhang, Finley | 0 | CAN | −3N | +18B | −9N | =23B | +22N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 4.25 | 1796 | +17.6 |
| 14 | Hogg, Daniel | 0 | CAN | −5B | +25N | −11B | =20N | +23N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 3.25 | 1699 | -24.0 |
| 15 | Thomson, Zachary | 0 | CAN | =27B | +20N | =19N | −9B | =8N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 4.00 | 1742 | +9.6 |
| 16 | Delloro, Therense | 0 | CAN | −20B | +23N | =8N | +22B | F | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.50 | 1716 | -12.8 |
| 17 | Li, Jake Chi Hang | 0 | CAN | F | −6N | +27B | −12B | +24N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 1668 | +23.6 |
| 18 | Lee, Raphael | 0 | CAN | −19B | −13N | =21B | +27N | =26B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 1.75 | 1591 | +33.2 |
| 19 | Wang, Lucas Yuebo | 0 | CAN | +18N | F | =15B | −1N | −10B | 1.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.25 | 1668 | -20.4 |
| 20 | Mohanakrishnan Madhav | 0 | BOT | +16N | −15B | −7N | =14B | −21N | 1.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 3.75 | 1568 | -3.2 |
| 21 | Odetola, David | 0 | CAN | −4N | −9B | =18N | F | +20B | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.50 | 1643 | +3.0 |
| 22 | Nguyen, Kaiser | 0 | CAN | −10B | +29B | =12N | −16N | −13B | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.25 | 1571 | +3.6 |
| 23 | Dyson, Blake | 0 | CAN | −11B | −16B | +25N | =13N | −14B | 1.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 2.25 | 1550 | -38.8 |
| 24 | Li, Ryan | 0 | CAN | +9N | −4B | F | −6N | −17B | 1.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 3.00 | 961 | -37.6 |
| 25 | Chen, Kyle | 0 | CAN | −7N | −14B | −23B | F | +28N | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.50 | 1476 | +8.0 |
| 26 | Shtepa, Liubov | 0 | CAN | −2N | F | F | =28B | =18N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.25 | 1519 | -26.8 |
| 27 | Milne, Arthur | 0 | CAN | =15N | −8B | −17N | −18B | F | 0.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.25 | 1267 | -31.4 |
| 28 | Karabanov, Youri | 0 | CAN | −12N | F | −10B | =26N | −25B | 0.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.50 | 1309 | -13.0 |
| 29 | Sazon, Omar | 0 | CAN | −1B | −22N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1006 | -15.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Wang, AprilCAN+44.03.0 pts · #7
- 2Srinivasan, HemantCAN+36.44.5 pts · #1
- 3Lee, RaphaelCAN+33.22.0 pts · #17
Top rating losers
- 1Dyson, BlakeCAN-38.81.5 pts · #21
- 2Li, RyanCAN-37.61.0 pts · #29
- 3Milne, ArthurCAN-31.40.5 pts · #27