2025 Bobby Fischer Memorial Premier
33 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 03 Jun 2025 to 01 Jul 2025 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. 1 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1745, and top seed was Emil Soberov (🇨🇦 CAN, CM, 2105).
Aaqil Alpuri (🇨🇦 CAN, 1768) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Emil Soberov (4.0) and Sylvester Oluoha (4.0). Alpuri broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Matthew Atwood (1190) beat Bong Gallemaso (1901), a +711-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsAaqil Alpuri led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Aaqil Alpuri held the sole lead from R5 through R5 without losing it.
Aaqil Alpuri drew with CM Emil Soberov (Black).
Aaqil Alpuri 3 wins (R1–R3)CM Emil Soberov 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Aaqil Alpuri | * | ½ | — | 1 |
| 2CMEmil Soberov | ½ | * | 1 | — |
| 3Oscar Abarza Alarcon | — | 0 | * | — |
| 4Sylvester Oluoha | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alpuri, Aaqil | 1768 | CAN | +22B | +3N | +7B | =2N | +8B | 4.5 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 13.50 | 2136 | +26.0 |
| 2 | Soberov, EmilCM | 2105 | CAN | +12N | +5B | +4N | =1B | =6N | 4.0 | 16.0 | 18.5 | 14.50 | 2007 | +4.8 |
| 3 | Oluoha, Sylvester | 0 | CAN | +11N | −1B | +16N | +18B | +10B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 9.50 | 1766 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Abarza Alarcon, Oscar | 0 | CHI | +33N | +16B | −2B | +13N | +7B | 4.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 7.50 | 1903 | +5.8 |
| 5 | Agyenim-Boateng, Nathaniel | 1237 | CAN | +32B | −2N | +19B | +15B | +11N | 4.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 6.50 | 1787 | +24.8 |
| 6 | Miller, Brian | 1628 | CAN | F | +27B | +15N | +8N | =2B | 3.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 8.00 | 2086 | +31.2 |
| 7 | Laroia, Ayush | 1527 | CAN | +17N | +26B | −1N | +9B | −4N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 6.00 | 1771 | +16.8 |
| 8 | Iyer, Abhinav | 1494 | IND | +23N | +9B | +18N | −6B | −1N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 6.50 | 1796 | -25.6 |
| 9 | Atwood, Matthew | 1190 | CAN | +14B | −8N | +26B | −7N | +17B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 5.50 | 1763 | +12.8 |
| 10 | Rodrigo, Tharinda | 0 | SRI | −15B | +32N | +17B | +21B | −3N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.00 | 1554 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Robinson, Brayden | 0 | CAN | −3B | +22N | =13N | +27B | −5B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 3.75 | 1608 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Zhang, Felix | 1623 | CAN | −2B | =14N | +20B | +30N | F | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.25 | 1919 | +76.0 |
| 13 | Li, Jake Chi Hang | 1471 | CAN | F | +28N | =11B | −4B | +15N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.25 | 1710 | +17.6 |
| 14 | Gallemaso, Bong | 1901 | CAN | −9N | =12B | +23N | F | +27N | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.75 | 1679 | -34.4 |
| 15 | Karabanov, Youri | 1465 | CAN | +10N | +25B | −6B | −5N | −13B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 4.50 | 844 | -14.4 |
| 16 | Nguyen, Kaiser | 1566 | CAN | +20B | −4N | −3B | −17N | +26B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 3.00 | 1606 | +7.6 |
| 17 | Milne, Arthur | 1617 | CAN | −7B | +31N | −10N | +16B | −9N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 3.00 | 1627 | +4.8 |
| 18 | Zhang, Finley | 1562 | CAN | +29B | +19N | −8B | −3N | F | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 1808 | +15.6 |
| 19 | Bull, James | 0 | CAN | +30N | −18B | −5N | +26N | F | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1568 | +2.8 |
| 20 | Vickers, Josh | 1684 | CAN | −16N | =23B | −12N | =29B | +33N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.25 | 1466 | -35.2 |
| 21 | Cortes, Diego | 1663 | CAN | F | F | +32B | −10N | +24B | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.50 | 2518 | +27.2 |
| 22 | Mohanakrishnan Madhav | 1539 | BOT | −1N | −11B | =24B | =28N | =29N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 1.75 | 1581 | +5.6 |
| 23 | Tirman, David | 1569 | CAN | −8B | =20N | −14B | F | +32N | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 1568 | +0.2 |
| 24 | Sharma, Gagan | 0 | CAN | F | F | =22N | +25B | −21N | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.25 | 1362 | -37.2 |
| 25 | Lou, Jia Xilin | 0 | CAN | =28B | −15N | +33B | −24N | F | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.50 | 1437 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Ong, Lucas | 1030 | CAN | +31B | −7N | −9N | −19B | −16N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 1371 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Luehr, Travis | 0 | CAN | F | −6N | +28B | −11N | −14B | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 1561 | -12.4 |
| 28 | Yan, Henry | 1488 | CAN | =25N | −13B | −27N | =22B | F | 1.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 1311 | -17.6 |
| 29 | Maria, Nirvaan | 1304 | CAN | −18N | −30B | F | =20N | =22B | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.75 | 1491 | -18.8 |
| 30 | Sheng, Jack | 1797 | CAN | −19B | +29N | F | −12B | F | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 1426 | -53.2 |
| 31 | Shtepa, Liubov | 1659 | CAN | −26N | −17B | F | +32N | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 782 | -24.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 2677512 | 0 | — | −5N | −10B | −21N | −31B | −23B | 0.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 798 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Dahlke, Zeth Matthew | 1554 | CAN | −4B | F | −25N | F | −20B | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 1006 | -12.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Zhang, FelixCAN+76.02.5 pts · #8
- 2Miller, BrianCAN+31.23.5 pts · #3
- 3Cortes, DiegoCAN+27.22.0 pts · #20
- 1Sheng, JackCAN-53.21.0 pts · #26
- 2Sharma, GaganCAN-37.21.5 pts · #27
- 3Vickers, JoshCAN-35.22.0 pts · #13
- R1+711 Elo gap
- R1+629 Elo gap
- R5+427 Elo gap