2025 Keres Memorial Premier
Open SwissStandard
47 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 17 May 2025 to 19 May 2025 in Langley, Canada. 7 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2156, and top seed was Grigoriy Morozov (🇷🇺 RUS, FM, 2408).
Neil Doknjas (🇨🇦 CAN, CM, 2298) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Yidong Chen (5.0) and John Doknjas (4.5). Doknjas shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Johan Aljo (1986) beat Grigoriy Morozov (FM, 2408), a +422-point gap.
Location
🇨🇦Langley, Canada
Dates
17 May 2025 → 19 May 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Titled players · 7
FM×4
CM×2
WCM×1
Federations · 5 represented
🇨🇦Canada×40
🇺🇸United States of America×4
🇨🇳China×1
🇷🇺Russia×1
🇩🇪Germany×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R4; 2 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
18
7
3
1
1
2
R4–R6 · LEAD HELD
CM Neil Doknjas held the sole lead from R4 through R6 without losing it.
R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 5.0/6. Doknjas takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (20.0).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
CM Neil Doknjas 4 wins (R1–R4)Justin Jialin Gao 3 wins (R4–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMNeil Doknjas | * | — | — | ½ |
| 2Yidong Chen | — | * | — | ½ |
| 3Justin Jialin Gao | — | — | * | — |
| 4FMJohn Doknjas | ½ | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doknjas, NeilCM | 2298 | CAN | +13N | +29B | +5N | +11B | =7N | =3B | 5.0 | 20.0 | 22.5 | 18.25 | 2345 | +16.8 |
| 2 | Chen, Yidong | 2056 | CHN | +47N | +37B | =3N | +32B | =8N | +7B | 5.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 12.75 | 2275 | +36.4 |
| 3 | Doknjas, JohnFM | 2267 | CAN | +15B | +14N | =2B | =7N | +9B | =1N | 4.5 | 21.5 | 25.0 | 18.00 | 2205 | -6.2 |
| 4 | Morozov, GrigoriyFM | 2408 | RUS | +30N | +20B | −11N | +12B | =5N | +8B | 4.5 | 18.5 | 21.0 | 15.25 | 2203 | -9.4 |
| 5 | Wang, TedFM | 1626 | USA | +40B | +26N | −1B | +20N | =4B | +14N | 4.5 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 12.75 | 2153 | +16.7 |
| 6 | Gao, Justin Jialin | 1889 | CAN | =17N | +35B | −12N | +39B | +10N | +11B | 4.5 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 12.75 | 2082 | +62.0 |
| 7 | Liu, Zachary Hankun | 2120 | CAN | +27N | +19B | +38N | =3B | =1B | −2N | 4.0 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 11.75 | 2111 | +21.6 |
| 8 | Justin, Xu | 1998 | CAN | =23B | +25N | +21B | +18N | =2B | −4N | 4.0 | 19.0 | 22.0 | 13.50 | 2107 | +34.0 |
| 9 | Leong, Ryan | 1931 | CAN | +42N | −38B | +13N | +19B | −3N | +12B | 4.0 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 11.50 | 2062 | +20.8 |
| 10 | Yao, Lucas Mason Pin Qian | 1860 | CAN | −28B | +47N | +15B | +26N | −6B | +22N | 4.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 9.00 | 1878 | +23.2 |
| 11 | Aljo, Johan | 1986 | CAN | +24B | +28N | +4B | −1N | =14B | −6N | 3.5 | 20.5 | 23.0 | 11.75 | 2049 | -14.0 |
| 12 | Wu, Nathan Ping-Ying | 1800 | CAN | =34B | +23N | +6B | −4N | +18B | −9N | 3.5 | 19.5 | 22.0 | 12.25 | 2004 | -0.4 |
| 13 | Salcedo, Daniel | 1967 | CAN | −1B | +41N | −9B | +45N | +26B | =16N | 3.5 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 6.75 | 1943 | +1.2 |
| 14 | Taylor, Ashton | 1990 | CAN | +44N | −3B | +37N | +38B | =11N | −5B | 3.5 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 6.25 | 1973 | +16.0 |
| 15 | Mohammed Qanee, Arpak WoryaCM | 1982 | CAN | −3N | +44B | −10N | +35B | +36N | =21B | 3.5 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 6.50 | 1943 | -0.4 |
| 16 | Taylor, Tristan | 1898 | CAN | =35N | +17B | −32N | +42B | =21N | =13B | 3.5 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 9.25 | 1991 | -1.4 |
| 17 | Lu, Karson | 1878 | CAN | =6B | −16N | −39B | +40N | +27N | +30B | 3.5 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 8.75 | 1874 | +55.6 |
| 18 | Darvekar, Yash | 1884 | CAN | +33N | =32B | +43N | −8B | −12N | +38B | 3.5 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 6.75 | 2033 | +31.2 |
| 19 | Yang, Bohan (Henry) | 1928 | CAN | +22B | −7N | +45B | −9N | =25B | =23N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 7.00 | 1822 | -14.0 |
| 20 | McCallum, Elliot | 1888 | CAN | +36N | −4N | +28B | −5B | =38N | =25N | 3.0 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 6.75 | 1922 | -4.4 |
| 21 | McLaren, Brian | 2088 | CAN | +41B | F | −8N | +24N | =16B | =15N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 8.00 | 1956 | -4.2 |
| 22 | Bao, Zhengheng | 1718 | CAN | −19N | =27B | =30N | +29B | +31N | −10B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 17.0 | 7.50 | 1769 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Suresh, Barath Subramanian | 1953 | CAN | =8N | −12B | =36N | =41B | +39N | =19B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 6.75 | 1872 | +30.0 |
| 24 | Armstrong, David | 1759 | CAN | −11N | +33B | =31N | −21B | =41N | +36B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 6.50 | 1850 | +1.0 |
| 25 | Mingrone, Peter | 1986 | CAN | =43N | −8B | =35N | +44B | =19N | =20B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 5.75 | 1908 | +8.8 |
| 26 | Chruszcz, Zachary | 1757 | CAN | +31N | −5B | +29N | −10B | −13N | =41B | 2.5 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 5.75 | 1720 | +8.8 |
| 27 | Zhu, Daniel Yu Ang | 1779 | CAN | −7B | =22N | −34B | +33N | −17B | +42N | 2.5 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 5.50 | 1768 | -8.8 |
| 28 | Zeggelaar, Mike | 1885 | CAN | +10N | −11B | −20N | −36B | +40N | =29B | 2.5 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 6.75 | 1780 | -11.8 |
| 29 | Beqo, Besnik | 1821 | CAN | +45B | −1N | −26B | −22N | +35B | =28N | 2.5 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 4.25 | 1881 | -11.6 |
| 30 | Wu, Bowen | 1785 | CAN | −4B | −45N | =22B | +37B | +42N | −17N | 2.5 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 5.00 | 1769 | -8.0 |
| 31 | Radzikowski, Marek | 2085 | CAN | −26B | +40N | =24B | −34N | −22B | +37B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 5.00 | 1708 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Schulte, OliverFM | 2254 | GER | +46B | =18N | +16B | −2N | F | F | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 5.75 | 2076 | -10.7 |
| 33 | Yuan, Jaydon | 1801 | CAN | −18B | −24N | =40B | −27B | +44N | +39N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 3.25 | 1726 | -10.8 |
| 34 | Han, Shuyi | 0 | USA | =12N | −43B | +27N | +31B | F | F | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 6.75 | 1968 | +14.4 |
| 35 | Lu, Samuel | 1927 | CAN | =16B | −6N | =25B | −15N | −29N | +44B | 2.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 4.25 | 1757 | -14.0 |
| 36 | Wu, Nicholas Pei-Chang | 1641 | CAN | −20B | =46N | =23B | +28N | −15B | −24N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.5 | 4.25 | 1730 | -6.8 |
| 37 | Mu, Shaunavon | 1747 | CAN | +39B | −2N | −14B | −30N | +47B | −31N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 1.50 | 1786 | +29.6 |
| 38 | Lu, Aiden Hao-Ting | 1640 | CAN | F | +9N | −7B | −14N | =20B | −18N | 1.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 5.50 | 1792 | +26.8 |
| 39 | Morgan, Scott | 1873 | CAN | −37N | =42B | +17N | −6N | −23B | −33B | 1.5 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 4.25 | 1569 | -109.6 |
| 40 | Li, Moses | 1517 | CAN | −5N | −31B | =33N | −17B | −28B | +47N | 1.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 1.25 | 1635 | +22.0 |
| 41 | Chua, Zachary McDonald | 1912 | CAN | −21N | −13B | F | =23N | =24B | =26N | 1.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 4.25 | 1695 | +10.8 |
| 42 | Verdon, Norman | 1773 | CAN | −9B | =39N | +46B | −16N | −30B | −27B | 1.5 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 1.25 | 1677 | -21.2 |
| 43 | Liu, Austin | 0 | USA | =25B | +34N | −18B | F | F | F | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.00 | 1886 | -33.2 |
| 44 | Zhang, Kai | 1843 | CAN | −14B | −15N | +47B | −25N | −33B | −35N | 1.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 1545 | -40.4 |
| 45 | Zhang, KylieWCM | 1571 | USA | −29N | +30B | −19N | −13B | F | F | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.50 | 1699 | -32.8 |
| 46 | Mok, Erwin Jun-Han | 1673 | CAN | −32N | =36B | −42N | F | F | F | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1647 | -24.4 |
| 47 | Yin, Aiden | 1803 | CAN | −2B | −10B | −44N | F | −37N | −40B | 0.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 939 | -90.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Gao, Justin JialinCAN+62.04.5 pts · #3
- 2Lu, KarsonCAN+55.63.5 pts · #17
- 3Chen, YidongCHN+36.45.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Morgan, ScottCAN-109.61.5 pts · #39
- 2Yin, AidenCAN-90.40.0 pts · #47
- 3Zhang, KaiCAN-40.41.0 pts · #44
Biggest upsets
- R3+422 Elo gap
- R5+367 Elo gap
- R6+364 Elo gap