2025 4th BC3 Road to Masters Chess Classic Open
14 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 21 Jun 2025 to 22 Jun 2025 in Saskatoon, SK, Canada. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1906, and top seed was Lloyd Carolino (🇨🇦 CAN, 2001).
Samuel Heran-Boily (🇳🇴 NOR, 1947) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Syam Mohan Sree Sivam (4.0) and Graham Sorgard (3.0). Heran-Boily won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Syam Mohan Sree Sivam (1693) beat Lloyd Carolino (2001), a +308-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsSamuel Heran-Boily led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Samuel Heran-Boily held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
Samuel Heran-Boily 4 wins (R1–R4)Syam Mohan Sree Sivam 4 wins (R2–R5)Lloyd Carolino 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Samuel Heran-Boily | * | — | 1 | 1 |
| 2Syam Mohan Sree Sivam | — | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Lloyd Carolino | 0 | 0 | * | — |
| 4Graham Sorgard | 0 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heran-Boily, Samuel | 1947 | NOR | +3N | +10B | +9N | +4B | =5B | 4.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 10.50 | 2243 | +25.0 |
| 2 | Mohan Sree Sivam, Syam | 1693 | CAN | −6B | +13N | +12B | +3B | +4N | 4.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 7.00 | 1908 | +46.4 |
| 3 | Sorgard, Graham | 1960 | CAN | −1B | +12N | +7B | −2N | +8B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 4.50 | 1793 | -0.6 |
| 4 | Carolino, Lloyd | 2001 | CAN | +12B | +14N | +6B | −1N | −2B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.00 | 1809 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Cartina, Melvin | 1958 | CAN | +13B | =6N | +10B | F | =1N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.00 | 2087 | +26.4 |
| 6 | Kirkby, Levi | 1818 | CAN | +2N | =5B | −4N | F | +7B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 7.50 | 2056 | +14.0 |
| 7 | Agansonov, Alexander | 1908 | CAN | −11N | +8B | −3N | +13B | −6N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 2.50 | 1638 | -40.4 |
| 8 | Guzman, Sophia | 1767 | CAN | −9B | −7N | +13B | +12N | −3N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1594 | -12.4 |
| 9 | Steadman, Tevanio | 1974 | JAM | +8N | +11B | −1B | F | F | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.00 | 1960 | +3.0 |
| 10 | Harutyunyan, Narek | 1827 | CAN | +14B | −1N | −5N | F | F | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 1785 | -29.2 |
| 11 | Bertrand, Nathanael | 1835 | CAN | +7B | −9N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1884 | -2.0 |
| 12 | Villamar, Flyn | 1660 | CAN | −4N | −3B | −2N | −8B | =13N | 0.5 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 0.25 | 882 | -43.6 |
| 13 | Osali, Abdolreza | 1582 | CAN | −5N | −2B | −8N | −7N | =12B | 0.5 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 0.25 | 1349 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Gonzales, Joel | 1836 | CAN | −10N | −4B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1166 | -14.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Mohan Sree Sivam, SyamCAN+46.44.0 pts · #5
- 2Cartina, MelvinCAN+26.43.0 pts · #6
- 3Heran-Boily, SamuelNOR+25.04.5 pts · #1
- 1Villamar, FlynCAN-43.60.5 pts · #14
- 2Agansonov, AlexanderCAN-40.42.0 pts · #9
- 3Harutyunyan, NarekCAN-29.21.0 pts · #11
- R5+308 Elo gap
- R4+267 Elo gap