2025 Fraser Valley Classical 3 Open
Open SwissStandard
13 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 21 Jun 2025 to 22 Jun 2025 in Langley, British Columbia, Canada. Top 10 Elo average was 1530, and top seed was Yidong Chen (🇨🇳 CHN, 2056).
Robin Hayer (🇨🇦 CAN, 1686) won with 3.0/6, ahead of Jeffrey Jiang (3.0) and Zi Tian Chen (3.0).
The biggest upset came in round 4: FIDE 2677113 (1223) beat Kriyaansh Banatwala (1528), a +305-point gap.
Location
🇨🇦Langley, British Columbia, Canada
Dates
21 Jun 2025 → 22 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 50 minutes with 10 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Avg top 10
1,530
Participants
13
Federations · 1 represented
🇨🇦Canada×10
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 5 players tied at 3.0/6, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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4
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R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
5 players finish on 3.0/6. Hayer takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (11.0).
R3–R5 · WIN STREAK
FIDE 2677113 won 3 in a row (R3–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jeffrey Jiang | * | — | ½ | — |
| 2FIDE 2677113 | — | * | — | — |
| 3Robin Hayer | ½ | — | * | ½ |
| 4Zi Tian Chen | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hayer, Robin | 1686 | CAN | +6N | −?B | =8B | =3N | =?N | =2B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 6.75 | 1627 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Jiang, Jeffrey | 1627 | CAN | −7N | +10B | +9N | =?B | −?N | =1N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.50 | 1605 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Chen, Zi Tian | 1400 | CAN | −?N | =6B | +11N | =1B | =?N | =8B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 5.00 | 807 | 0.0 |
| 4 | FIDE 2677113 | 1223 | — | −?N | −5B | +12B | +13N | +6B | −?N | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.50 | 1513 | 0.0 |
| 5 | FIDE 2677130 | 0 | — | −?B | +4N | +13B | −?N | +7N | F | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.50 | 807 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Singh, Dakshesh | 1353 | CAN | −1B | =3N | +10N | =?B | −4N | =7B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 4.25 | 1563 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 2677121 | 1638 | — | +2B | −?B | =?N | =9N | −5B | =6N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 5.50 | 807 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Low, Ethan Jun | 1583 | CAN | =10N | +11B | =1N | F | −?B | =3N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.75 | 1543 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Szeto, Jordan | 1448 | CAN | −?N | +12N | −2B | =7B | +11N | −?B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.25 | 1560 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Vigurs, Sofia | 1530 | CAN | =8B | −2N | −6B | F | F | +12B | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.25 | 2293 | +17.2 |
| 11 | Sathish Raj, Kanish Raj | 1368 | CAN | F | −8N | −3B | +12N | −9B | −13N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 1513 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Radic, Marko | 1495 | CAN | −?N | −9B | −4N | −11B | +13B | −10N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 743 | -17.2 |
| 13 | Banatwala, Kriyaansh | 1528 | CAN | F | −?B | −5N | −4B | −12N | +11B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 760 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Vigurs, SofiaCAN+17.21.5 pts · #2
- 2Low, Ethan JunCAN0.02.5 pts · #8
- 3Szeto, JordanCAN0.02.5 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Radic, MarkoCAN-17.21.0 pts · #10
- 2Low, Ethan JunCAN0.02.5 pts · #8
- 3Szeto, JordanCAN0.02.5 pts · #4
Biggest upsets
- R4+305 Elo gap
- R3+272 Elo gap
- R4+269 Elo gap