2025 North American Youth Chess Ch. - Open U14

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68 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 18 Aug 2025 to 23 Aug 2025 in Kingston, ON, Canada. 6 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2062, and top seed was Calix Marchand (🇨🇦 CAN, FM, 2161).

Vihaan Jain (🇺🇸 USA, CM, 1947) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Calix Marchand (7.0) and Heye Gao (6.5). Jain shared the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 8: Yuming (Jerry) Li (1674) beat Nivaan Shrivastava (1996), a +322-point gap.

Location

🇨🇦Kingston, ON, Canada

Dates

18 Aug 2025 → 23 Aug 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇨🇦FMCalix Marchand2161

Avg top 10

2,062

Participants

Titled players · 6

FM×2

CM×4

Federations · 2 represented

🇨🇦Canada×45

🇺🇸United States of America×23

Top 3

🥇
CMVihaan Jain
🇺🇸USA·1947
7.0pts·2127perf+84.0
🥈
FMCalix Marchand
🇨🇦CAN·2161
7.0pts·2068perf-24.7
🥉
CMHeye Gao
🇨🇦CAN·2068
6.5pts·2032perf-4.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R7; 2 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 7 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Jain7Marchand7Guo6.5Duval6.5Saxena6.5Gao6.5— ex-leaders:Zhaoled R5, #10

R7 · LEADER CHANGE22 Aug

CM Vihaan Jain takes the sole lead (6.0/7).

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 7.0/9. Jain takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (48.0).

R9 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

CM Vihaan Jain lost to FM Calix Marchand (Black).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1CMVihaan Jain	*	0	1	1
2FMCalix Marchand	1	*	—	—
3Felix Guo	0	—	*	—
4Mathieu Duval	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Jain, VihaanCM	1947	USA	+57B	+28N	=13B	+6N	=3B	+11N	+10N	+5B	−2N	7.0	48.0	51.0	38.00	2127	+84.0
2	Marchand, CalixFM	2161	CAN	+50N	−15B	+29B	+31N	−11B	+42N	+17B	+10N	+1B	7.0	42.0	45.5	34.50	2068	-24.7
3	Gao, HeyeCM	2068	CAN	=23N	+27B	+8N	+30B	=1N	=10B	+7N	+6B	−4N	6.5	48.0	52.5	37.25	2032	-4.8
4	Saxena, Vihaan	2123	USA	+34B	+11N	+12B	=10N	=14B	+13N	−6B	=8N	+3B	6.5	46.5	51.0	36.00	2035	-25.6
5	Guo, Felix	2091	USA	+39N	=8B	+33N	−21B	+30N	+14N	+12B	−1N	+17B	6.5	43.5	48.0	33.00	1995	-31.2
6	Duval, Mathieu	1860	CAN	+56N	=24B	+23N	−1B	+50N	+33B	+4N	−3N	+12B	6.5	43.5	46.5	30.50	2002	+69.2
7	Huang, Justin	1811	CAN	+47B	−10B	+56N	+40N	+15B	=12N	−3B	+32N	+11B	6.5	41.0	44.0	29.25	2059	+104.0
8	Zhao, Austin	1834	USA	+61B	=5N	−3B	=35N	+36B	+22N	+41B	=4B	=9N	6.0	43.5	46.5	28.25	1980	+71.6
9	Yin, ZemingCM	1882	CAN	+44B	−13N	=35B	=36N	=25B	+62N	+28B	+29N	=8B	6.0	39.0	41.5	26.00	1813	-26.6
10	Zhao, KevinFM	2067	USA	+25B	+7N	+22B	=4B	+16N	=3N	−1B	−2B	=19N	5.5	49.5	54.5	31.25	2040	-2.3
11	Yang, Nathan Yi-Hsin	1839	CAN	+63N	−4B	+45N	+27B	+2N	−1B	=24N	+18B	−7N	5.5	46.5	49.0	26.50	1919	+40.4
12	Sukhiashvili, AlexanderCM	1942	USA	+48N	+26B	−4N	+24B	+21N	=7B	−5N	+30B	−6N	5.5	45.5	49.5	26.75	1929	-0.8
13	Allahverdi, Umid	1718	CAN	+59N	+9B	=1N	=32B	+18N	−4B	=21N	−19B	+30N	5.5	44.5	47.5	27.25	2003	+112.0
14	Verma, Darsh	1765	USA	+49B	+40N	+19N	=16B	=4N	−5B	=18N	+21B	F	5.5	43.5	47.5	27.25	2127	+127.2
15	Wong, Wyatt	1856	USA	+68B	+2N	−16N	+26B	−7N	−18B	+45N	+48B	=21N	5.5	42.5	43.0	23.00	1903	+28.0
16	Gao, Justin Jialin	2077	CAN	+35B	+31N	+15B	=14N	−10B	−17N	=29B	+34N	=20B	5.5	41.0	45.5	26.75	1893	-69.6
17	Xu, Alan	1791	USA	=53N	+46B	−21N	+51B	+32N	+16B	−2N	+24B	−5N	5.5	41.0	44.5	24.25	2001	+80.8
18	Lee, Daniel Joshua	1970	CAN	+55B	−22N	+34B	+42N	−13B	+15N	=14B	−11N	+29B	5.5	40.0	43.5	24.75	1835	-56.0
19	Thimmasamudram, Sandeep	2019	USA	+36B	+42N	−14B	=22N	−29B	=34N	+52B	+13N	=10B	5.5	39.0	42.5	25.00	1816	-56.1
20	Chang, Leonhard	1891	USA	=46N	+51B	−30N	+23B	−33N	+37B	=25N	+26B	=16N	5.5	38.0	41.5	25.25	1813	-26.1
21	Zhou, Zixuan	1931	CAN	=62B	+58N	+17B	+5N	−12B	=29N	=13B	−14N	=15B	5.0	41.5	44.0	24.00	1809	-48.0
22	Sherwood, Forest J	1766	USA	+38N	+18B	−10N	=19B	=41N	−8B	+43N	=33B	=24N	5.0	40.5	44.5	23.50	1864	+30.8
23	Li, Aiden	1676	CAN	=3B	+41N	−6B	−20N	+56B	−31N	+44B	=28N	+40B	5.0	40.0	43.0	20.75	1876	+85.6
24	Fu, Odyssey	1722	CAN	+60B	=6N	=32B	−12N	+64B	+40N	=11B	−17N	=22B	5.0	39.5	42.0	20.25	1837	+38.4
25	Li, Yuming (Jerry)	1674	CAN	−10N	+65B	−26N	+47B	=9N	+50B	=20B	+41N	F	5.0	39.0	41.5	19.75	1882	+60.0
26	Beegala, Keshav	1758	USA	+54B	−12N	+25B	−15N	+38B	−41N	+40B	−20N	+43B	5.0	38.0	41.5	21.00	1763	0.0
27	Chen, Ray	1713	CAN	+64B	−3N	+57B	−11N	−40B	=43B	+37N	=31N	+42B	5.0	36.0	38.5	18.25	1817	+36.8
28	Li, Triston	1759	CAN	+67N	−1B	+59N	−41B	=37N	+63B	−9N	=23B	+48N	5.0	36.0	38.0	16.25	1682	-28.0
29	Tenkov, Arkadii	1738	CAN	=43N	+53B	−2N	+46B	+19N	=21B	=16N	−9B	−18N	4.5	42.5	46.0	20.25	1891	+46.0
30	Ivanov Yuan, Maksim	1767	CAN	+52B	=32N	+20B	−3N	−5B	+44N	+31B	−12N	−13B	4.5	42.5	46.0	19.75	1851	+28.4
31	Ma, Jin	1833	USA	+65N	−16B	+37N	−2B	=35N	+23B	−30N	=27B	=39N	4.5	40.5	43.0	19.00	1755	-38.4
32	Lee, Rohan	2045	USA	+45N	=30B	=24N	=13N	−17B	+35B	+33N	−7B	F	4.5	40.0	40.0	20.50	1786	-80.2
33	Wu, Ting En Ryan	1789	CAN	=58B	+62N	−5B	+44N	+20B	−6N	−32B	=22N	=34B	4.5	39.5	42.0	18.25	1811	+7.2
34	Prasanna, Pranav	1694	USA	−4N	+43B	−18N	=56B	+46N	=19B	+50N	−16B	=33N	4.5	39.0	42.0	18.00	1804	+32.8
35	Patil, Tanishq	1682	CAN	−16N	+63B	=9N	=8B	=31B	−32N	+62B	−36N	+54B	4.5	37.0	39.5	16.75	1747	+18.8
36	Feng, Ethan	1654	CAN	−19N	=66B	+43N	=9B	−8N	=53B	+63N	+35B	F	4.5	36.0	38.0	16.75	1767	+26.8
37	Su, Jayden Chenxuan	1627	CAN	−40B	+49N	−31B	+54N	=28B	−20N	−27B	+62N	+55B	4.5	35.0	37.5	16.00	1664	+7.2
38	Malpica, Angelo	0	CAN	−22B	+55N	−42B	+45B	−26N	=39B	=51N	=46B	+50N	4.5	33.5	37.0	17.00	1691	0.0
39	Chitta, Adithya	1685	USA	−5B	+47N	−40B	=63N	−44B	=38N	+66B	+52N	=31B	4.5	33.5	35.5	15.25	1534	-40.8
40	Lin, Austin	1968	CAN	+37N	−14B	+39N	−7B	+27N	−24B	−26N	+47B	−23N	4.0	41.0	45.0	18.00	1632	-136.8
41	Shrivastava, Nivaan	1996	USA	=51N	−23B	+53N	+28N	=22B	+26B	−8N	−25B	F	4.0	39.0	42.5	17.75	1682	-95.2
42	Guillemette, Thomas	1783	CAN	+66N	−19B	+38N	−18B	+67N	−2B	−48N	+53B	−27N	4.0	37.0	39.0	12.00	1086	-76.8
43	Sychev, Danila	0	CAN	=29B	−34N	−36B	+58N	+57B	=27N	−22B	+51B	−26N	4.0	35.0	38.0	14.25	1610	0.0
44	Tang-Han, Sean	1565	CAN	−9N	+60B	=50N	−33B	+39N	−30B	−23N	+59B	=45N	4.0	35.0	38.0	14.25	1580	+1.6
45	Wu, Harry	1668	USA	−32B	+52N	−11B	−38N	+49B	+64N	−15B	=54N	=44B	4.0	35.0	37.5	13.75	1504	-30.4
46	Sharma, Aarush	1570	CAN	=20B	−17N	+58B	−29N	−34B	=57N	+67B	=38N	=51B	4.0	34.0	36.0	13.25	1535	-12.4
47	Jagath, Roshan	0	USA	−7N	−39B	+55B	−25N	+54B	−52N	+64B	−40N	+58B	4.0	33.5	36.0	12.50	1514	0.0
48	Wang, William Kaiyuan	1574	CAN	−12B	−54N	+52B	−64N	+60B	+67N	+42B	−15N	−28B	4.0	32.5	34.5	12.50	1642	+10.0
49	O`malley, Patrick	0	CAN	−14N	−37B	−63N	+65B	−45N	=59B	=58B	+66N	+62B	4.0	27.5	29.5	10.00	1371	0.0
50	Wen, Justin	1701	CAN	−2B	+61N	=44B	+62N	−6B	−25N	−34B	+57N	−38B	3.5	37.5	40.0	10.50	1643	-29.6
51	Mintz, Nathan	1653	USA	=41B	−20N	+54B	−17N	−63B	+56N	=38B	−43N	=46N	3.5	34.0	36.5	12.75	1580	-26.4
52	Luo, Ian	0	CAN	−30N	−45B	−48N	+68N	+58B	+47B	−19N	−39B	=53N	3.5	33.0	33.5	9.25	1423	0.0
53	Kuang, Jayden	0	CAN	=17B	−29N	−41B	=60N	+55B	=36N	=57B	−42N	=52B	3.5	32.5	35.5	13.25	1641	0.0
54	Polushyn, Artem	0	CAN	−26N	+48B	−51N	−37B	−47N	+61N	+56B	=45B	−35N	3.5	32.5	35.5	12.00	1574	0.0
55	Li, Jake Chi Hang	1634	CAN	−18N	−38B	−47N	+66B	−53N	+65B	=59N	+63B	−37N	3.5	30.0	32.0	8.50	1547	-16.0
56	Harish, Adwaith	1562	CAN	−6B	+64N	−7B	=34N	−23N	−51B	−54N	+68B	=61N	3.0	35.0	35.5	6.75	1495	-27.6
57	Huang, Max	1603	CAN	−1N	+67B	−27N	=59B	−43N	=46B	=53N	−50B	=64N	3.0	32.5	34.5	8.50	1410	-35.6
58	Li, Tommy Zhuoxuan	0	CAN	=33N	−21B	−46N	−43B	−52N	+68B	=49N	+67B	−47N	3.0	31.0	31.5	6.75	1601	0.0
59	Tone, Isaac James	0	USA	−13B	+68N	−28B	=57N	−62B	=49N	=55B	−44N	=60B	3.0	30.5	31.0	7.25	1458	0.0
60	Taylor, Hudson	0	CAN	−24N	−44N	=61B	=53B	−48N	−66B	=68N	+65B	=59N	3.0	27.0	27.5	7.50	1308	0.0
61	Zhang, Nathan Yibo	1417	CAN	−8N	−50B	=60N	−67B	=66N	−54B	=65N	+64N	=56B	3.0	26.0	28.0	7.75	1419	-2.0
62	Zhang, Felix	1573	CAN	=21N	−33B	+66N	−50B	+59N	−9B	−35N	−37B	−49N	2.5	35.0	37.0	7.50	1367	-42.4
63	Singh, Jiyan	1421	USA	−11B	−35N	+49B	=39B	+51N	−28N	−36B	−55N	F	2.5	35.0	35.0	9.75	1468	+11.6
64	Xu, Jiayu	0	CAN	−27N	−56B	+65N	+48B	−24N	−45B	−47N	−61B	=57B	2.5	31.0	33.5	8.00	1378	0.0
65	Fedorov, Daniel	0	CAN	−31B	−25N	−64B	−49N	+68B	−55N	=61B	−60N	+66B	2.5	27.5	28.0	4.00	1455	0.0
66	Lin, Leo	0	CAN	−42B	=36N	−62B	−55N	=61B	+60N	−39N	−49B	−65N	2.0	29.0	31.5	6.75	1351	0.0
67	Oreta, Jace	0	CAN	−28B	−57N	+68B	+61N	−42B	−48B	−46N	−58N	F	2.0	26.5	26.5	3.50	1438	0.0
68	Sankar Babu, Arjun Sai	1463	CAN	−15N	−59B	−67N	−52B	−65N	−58N	=60B	−56N	F	0.5	25.5	25.5	1.50	908	-18.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Verma, DarshUSA
+127.2
5.5 pts · #20
2Allahverdi, UmidCAN
+112.0
5.5 pts · #21
3Huang, JustinCAN
+104.0
6.5 pts · #14

Top rating losers

1Lin, AustinCAN
-136.8
4.0 pts · #40
2Shrivastava, NivaanUSA
-95.2
4.0 pts · #36
3Lee, RohanUSA
-80.2
4.5 pts · #19

Biggest upsets

R8+322 Elo gap
Li, Yuming (Jerry)1674 beat Shrivastava, Nivaan1996
R5+322 Elo gap
Yang, Nathan Yi-Hsin1839 beat FMMarchand, Calix2161
R2+320 Elo gap
Li, Aiden1676 beat Shrivastava, Nivaan1996