2025 Chess4Win June Markham Open

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41 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 27 Jun 2025 to 29 Jun 2025 in Toronto, ON, Canada. 8 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2101, and top seed was Nicholas Vettese (🇨🇦 CAN, IM, 2370).

Heye Gao (🇨🇦 CAN, CM, 1955) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Fengxi Mao (4.0) and Larry Yang (4.0). Gao won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Odyssey Fu (1659) beat Isai Berengolts (1949), a +290-point gap.

Location

🇨🇦Toronto, ON, Canada

Dates

27 Jun 2025 → 29 Jun 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇨🇦IMNicholas Vettese2370

Avg top 10

2,101

Participants

Titled players · 8

IM×2

FM×1

CM×2

WFM×3

Federations · 2 represented

🇨🇦Canada×40

🇭🇰Hong Kong China×1

Top 3

🥇
CMHeye Gao
🇨🇦CAN·1955
4.5pts·2307perf+49.0
🥈
Fengxi Mao
🇨🇦CAN·2202
4.0pts·2285perf+11.2
🥉
Larry Yang
🇨🇦CAN·2017
4.0pts·2117perf+27.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

CM Heye Gao led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Gao4.5Yang4Mao4Cummings3.5Wang3.5Zhao3.5

R4–R5 · LEAD HELD

CM Heye Gao held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

CM Heye Gao beat Larry Yang (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

CM Heye Gao 4 wins (R1–R4)Larry Yang 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1CMHeye Gao	*	1	½	—
2Larry Yang	0	*	—	1
3Fengxi Mao	½	—	*	—
4IMDavid H. Cummings	—	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Gao, HeyeCM	1955	CAN	+37N	+17B	+16N	+3B	=2N	4.5	13.0	13.5	11.50	2307	+49.0
2	Mao, Fengxi	2202	CAN	+23B	+11N	=5B	+7N	=1B	4.0	14.5	16.5	12.50	2285	+11.2
3	Yang, Larry	2017	CAN	+32B	+18N	+4B	−1N	+12B	4.0	13.5	14.5	10.00	2117	+27.2
4	Cummings, David H.IM	2249	CAN	+20N	+8B	−3N	+13B	=6N	3.5	14.0	16.5	10.75	2084	-7.7
5	Huang, Youhe	2032	CAN	+25N	+10B	=2N	=6B	=8N	3.5	14.0	16.0	10.50	2122	+24.8
6	Wang, Derek	2078	CAN	+19B	=7N	+24B	=5N	=4B	3.5	13.0	15.0	9.75	2187	+32.0
7	Vettese, NicholasIM	2370	CAN	+21N	=6B	+26N	−2B	+10N	3.5	13.0	15.0	9.25	2187	-16.6
8	Wang, Nathan Zian	1874	CAN	+28B	−4N	+23B	+18N	=5B	3.5	11.5	13.5	8.25	2058	+46.0
9	Zhao, Jeffrey R	1913	CAN	−17N	+37B	+27N	=16B	+26N	3.5	9.0	9.5	5.75	1953	+12.0
10	Xie, IreneWFM	1927	CAN	+38B	−5N	+19B	+11N	−7B	3.0	12.5	13.0	6.00	2059	+31.2
11	Gao, Raymond	2006	CAN	+34N	−2B	+25N	−10B	+17N	3.0	11.5	12.5	5.50	1931	-7.2
12	Yao, Henry	1817	CAN	+35N	−16B	+14N	+30B	−3N	3.0	11.0	12.0	5.50	1969	+40.0
13	Lin, Austin	1827	CAN	=14N	+41B	+33B	−4N	=22B	3.0	10.0	10.0	3.75	1918	+20.0
14	Bi, William	1736	CAN	=13B	=30N	−12B	+41N	+34B	3.0	8.5	8.5	3.25	1847	+30.4
15	Deshpande,SarthakCM	1917	CAN	F	−33N	+39B	+24N	+16B	3.0	6.0	6.0	5.00	2034	+25.6
16	Dhaliwal, Jaipreet Singh	2088	CAN	+39B	+12N	−1B	=9N	−15N	2.5	14.0	14.5	5.25	1888	-50.8
17	Lee, Matthew Yin Hang	1731	HKG	+9B	−1N	+40B	=29N	−11B	2.5	13.0	13.5	5.00	1933	+25.6
18	Fu, Odyssey	1659	CAN	+22N	−3B	+36N	−8B	=20N	2.5	12.5	13.5	4.75	1921	+62.8
19	Huang, Justin	1788	CAN	−6N	+20B	−10N	=21B	+38N	2.5	11.5	12.0	4.25	1880	+22.8
20	Yin, Zeming	1856	CAN	−4B	−19N	+28B	+27N	=18B	2.5	10.5	12.5	5.25	1849	-5.6
21	Varakunan, Cadiron	1756	CAN	−7B	−32N	+37B	=19N	+23B	2.5	9.0	9.5	3.75	1836	+16.4
22	Jiang, Hanxi (Hancy)WFM	1910	CAN	−18B	F	+35N	+38B	=13N	2.5	7.0	7.0	3.00	1846	-12.8
23	Ruchinskaya, ValerieWFM	1862	CAN	−2N	+34B	−8N	+32B	−21N	2.0	11.0	12.0	2.00	1766	-23.8
24	Gribilas, Tom	1749	CAN	=29N	+36B	−6N	−15B	=30N	2.0	10.0	11.0	2.75	1871	+29.2
25	Chen, Larry Zhou	1785	CAN	−5B	+28N	−11B	−34N	+33B	2.0	9.5	10.5	3.00	1751	-11.6
26	Dembla, Shabd	1726	CAN	F	+31N	−7B	+33N	−9B	2.0	9.5	9.5	2.50	1934	+37.6
27	Pan, Julian	1805	CAN	=31B	=40N	−9B	−20B	+32N	2.0	8.5	9.0	2.00	1809	+0.4
28	Ajith, Aarush	1744	CAN	−8N	−25B	−20N	+37N	+41B	2.0	8.5	8.5	0.50	1699	-12.4
29	Wu, Nolan	1871	CAN	=24B	F	+32N	=17B	F	2.0	5.5	5.5	3.25	1854	-3.2
30	Filipovich, David	1909	CAN	F	=14B	=38N	−12N	=24B	1.5	8.5	8.5	2.75	1684	-24.8
31	Lu, TonyFM	2013	CAN	=27N	−26B	+41N	F	F	1.5	4.0	4.0	1.00	1734	-39.6
32	Sheth, Rudra	1710	CAN	−3N	+21B	−29B	−23N	−27B	1.0	10.5	12.5	2.50	1622	-10.2
33	Valavan, Aaryan	1684	CAN	F	+15B	−13N	−26B	−25N	1.0	10.0	10.0	3.00	1619	-12.8
34	Fu, Ashley	1651	CAN	−11B	−23N	F	+25B	−14N	1.0	10.0	10.0	2.00	1654	-1.6
35	Sekaran, Adithya	1735	CAN	−12B	=39N	−22B	−36N	=37B	1.0	7.0	7.5	0.50	1597	-33.2
36	Berengolts, Isai	1949	CAN	F	−24N	−18B	+35B	F	1.0	5.5	5.5	1.00	1589	-27.4
37	Buzhaker, Fred	1669	CAN	−1B	−9N	−21N	−28B	=35N	0.5	12.5	13.5	0.50	1454	-42.0
38	Gandolfi, Fred	1781	CAN	−10N	F	=30B	−22N	−19B	0.5	9.5	9.5	0.75	1561	-19.0
39	Zhao, Jifan	1862	CAN	−16N	=35B	−15N	F	F	0.5	6.5	6.5	0.50	1638	-30.4
40	Loadman, Ian	1918	CAN	F	=27B	−17N	F	F	0.5	4.5	4.5	1.00	1575	-17.8
41	Ajanthan, Amuthab	1670	CAN	F	−13N	−31B	−14B	−28N	0.0	9.5	9.5	0.00	1030	-48.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Fu, OdysseyCAN
+62.8
2.5 pts · #21
2Gao, HeyeCMCAN
+49.0
4.5 pts · #1
3Wang, Nathan ZianCAN
+46.0
3.5 pts · #5

Top rating losers

1Dhaliwal, Jaipreet SinghCAN
-50.8
2.5 pts · #16
2Ajanthan, AmuthabCAN
-48.8
0.0 pts · #41
3Buzhaker, FredCAN
-42.0
0.5 pts · #40

Biggest upsets

R3+290 Elo gap
Fu, Odyssey1659 beat Berengolts, Isai1949
R2+287 Elo gap
Dembla, Shabd1726 beat FMLu, Tony2013
R1+251 Elo gap
Fu, Odyssey1659 beat WFMJiang, Hanxi (Hancy)1910