2025 BC Summer Chess Festival - Open Championship Crown
16 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 01 Aug 2025 to 03 Aug 2025 in Vancouver, BC, Canada. 2 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1952, and top seed was Bindi Cheng (🇨🇦 CAN, IM, 2337).
Ethan Song (🇨🇦 CAN, FM, 2238) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Aadit Arya (4.0) and Ashton Taylor (3.5). Song broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Elliot McCallum (1882) beat Bindi Cheng (IM, 2337), a +455-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsFM Ethan Song led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
FM Ethan Song takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
FM Ethan Song drew with Aadit Arya (Black).
FM Ethan Song won 3 in a row (R3–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMEthan Song | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2Aadit Arya | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Ashton Taylor | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Elliot McCallum | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Song, EthanFM | 2238 | CAN | +9B | =2N | +12B | +4N | +3B | 4.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 11.50 | 2221 | -1.2 |
| 2 | Arya, Aadit | 1910 | CAN | +14B | =1B | =5N | +8N | +7B | 4.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 7.75 | 2229 | +53.6 |
| 3 | Taylor, Ashton | 1908 | CAN | +13B | =12N | +7B | +6N | −1N | 3.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 5.50 | 2128 | +21.8 |
| 4 | McCallum, Elliot | 1882 | CAN | +16B | +6N | =8B | −1B | =9N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 2085 | +46.8 |
| 5 | Wang, Sutong | 0 | CAN | −6B | +14N | =2B | =13N | +12B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.50 | 1825 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Yang, Bohan (Henry) | 1944 | CAN | +5N | −4B | +10N | −3B | F | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.50 | 1763 | -14.8 |
| 7 | Han, Shuyi | 1828 | USA | F | +10B | −3N | +11B | −2N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 1835 | +2.0 |
| 8 | Wu, Nicholas Pei-Chang | 1787 | CAN | F | +11B | =4N | −2B | =10N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.75 | 1829 | +9.2 |
| 9 | Yang, Brian | 1813 | CAN | −1N | +13B | F | =12N | =4B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.00 | 1941 | +8.0 |
| 10 | Ingram, Richard | 1874 | CAN | +15B | −7N | −6B | F | =8B | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1749 | -14.0 |
| 11 | Li, Moses | 1649 | CAN | F | −8N | +14B | −7N | =13B | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.50 | 1679 | +5.2 |
| 12 | Zhou, Zhengyuan (Frank) | 0 | CAN | F | =3B | −1N | =9B | −5N | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 2.75 | 1861 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Wangluo, Joanne | 1729 | CAN | −3N | −9N | F | =5B | =11N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.25 | 1517 | -30.4 |
| 14 | Shetty, Arnav | 1717 | CAN | −2N | −5B | −11N | F | F | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 980 | -34.0 |
| 15 | Desai, Brahm | 1784 | ENG | −10N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1074 | -15.2 |
| 16 | Cheng, BindiIM | 2337 | CAN | −4N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1137 | -9.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Arya, AaditCAN+53.64.0 pts · #1
- 2McCallum, ElliotCAN+46.83.0 pts · #3
- 3Taylor, AshtonCAN+21.83.5 pts · #4
- 1Shetty, ArnavCAN-34.00.0 pts · #14
- 2Wangluo, JoanneCAN-30.41.0 pts · #13
- 3Desai, BrahmENG-15.20.0 pts · #15
- R1+455 Elo gap