2025 Toronto Chess Centre Summer Open - Crown
Open SwissStandard
9 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 07 Jun 2025 to 08 Jun 2025 in Toronto, ON, Canada. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1929, and top seed was Mark Plotkin (🇨🇦 CAN, IM, 2350).
Nolan Wu (🇨🇦 CAN, 1871) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Anthony Maulucci (3.5) and Saarthak Malakar (3.5). Wu broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Anthony Maulucci (1846) beat Isai Berengolts (1949), a +103-point gap.
Location
🇨🇦Toronto, ON, Canada
Dates
07 Jun 2025 → 08 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 2
IM×1
FM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇨🇦Canada×9
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsNolan Wu led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
3
1
2
2
1
R5 · LEADER CHANGE08 Jun
Nolan Wu takes the sole lead (4.0/5).
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Nolan Wu drew with FM Saarthak Malakar (White).
R1–R5 · UNBEATEN
Nolan Wu went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nolan Wu | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2FMSaarthak Malakar | ½ | * | 0 | — |
| 3Anthony Maulucci | 0 | 1 | * | — |
| 4IMMark Plotkin | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wu, Nolan | 1871 | CAN | +8N | =3B | +2B | =5N | +6N | 4.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 8.50 | 2104 | +58.0 |
| 2 | Maulucci, Anthony | 1846 | CAN | +5N | +6B | −1N | +3B | =7N | 3.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 7.25 | 2055 | +28.0 |
| 3 | Malakar, SaarthakFM | 1887 | CAN | +9B | =1N | +8B | −2N | +5B | 3.5 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 5.00 | 2008 | +32.4 |
| 4 | Plotkin, MarkIM | 2350 | CAN | F | F | +7B | +6B | F | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2778 | +1.9 |
| 5 | Berengolts, Isai | 1949 | CAN | −2B | +7N | F | =1B | −3N | 1.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 3.50 | 1815 | -15.2 |
| 6 | Yao, Henry | 1817 | CAN | =7B | −2N | +9B | −4N | −1B | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 1.25 | 1800 | -9.2 |
| 7 | Liu, Sean Fangxiao | 2005 | CAN | =6N | −5B | −4N | =9B | =2B | 1.5 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 2.75 | 1805 | -55.6 |
| 8 | Murali, Dhruv | 1824 | CAN | −1B | +9N | −3N | F | F | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.50 | 1730 | -14.4 |
| 9 | Lukinykh, Slava | 1808 | CAN | −3N | −8B | −6N | =7N | F | 0.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.75 | 1561 | -44.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Wu, NolanCAN+58.04.0 pts · #1
- 2Malakar, SaarthakFMCAN+32.43.5 pts · #2
- 3Maulucci, AnthonyCAN+28.03.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Liu, Sean FangxiaoCAN-55.61.5 pts · #7
- 2Lukinykh, SlavaCAN-44.40.5 pts · #9
- 3Berengolts, IsaiCAN-15.21.5 pts · #5
Biggest upsets
- R1+103 Elo gap