2025 CYCC U14 Open

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90 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 08 Jul 2025 to 11 Jul 2025 in Surrey, BC, Canada. 3 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1886, and top seed was Neil Moses (🇨🇦 CAN, FM, 2148).

Neil Moses (🇨🇦 CAN, FM, 2148) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Calix Marchand (6.0) and Heye Gao (6.0). Moses won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Ting En Ryan Wu (1782) beat Heye Gao (CM, 2003), a +221-point gap.

Location

🇨🇦Surrey, BC, Canada

Dates

08 Jul 2025 → 11 Jul 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇨🇦FMNeil Moses2148

Avg top 10

1,886

Participants

Titled players · 3

FM×2

CM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇨🇦Canada×59

Top 3

🥇
FMNeil Moses
🇨🇦CAN·2148
6.5pts·2254perf+12.6
🥈
FMCalix Marchand
🇨🇦CAN·2104
6.0pts·2141perf+14.8
🥉
CMHeye Gao
🇨🇦CAN·2003
6.0pts·2072perf+20.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

FM Neil Moses led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Moses6.5Marchand6Gao6Lin5.5Gao5.5Wu5

R5–R7 · LEAD HELD

FM Neil Moses held the sole lead from R5 through R7 without losing it.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Neil Moses beat FM Calix Marchand (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

FM Neil Moses 6 wins (R1–R6)FM Calix Marchand 4 wins (R1–R4)CM Heye Gao 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMNeil Moses	*	1	—	½
2FMCalix Marchand	0	*	—	1
3CMHeye Gao	—	—	*	—
4Austin Lin	½	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Moses, NeilFM	2148	CAN	+62N	+41B	+8N	+6B	+2N	+15B	=4N	6.5	29.5	32.5	29.75	2254	+12.6
2	Marchand, CalixFM	2104	CAN	+43B	+18N	+17B	+4N	−1B	+11N	+10B	6.0	31.0	34.5	28.00	2141	+14.8
3	Gao, HeyeCM	2003	CAN	+63N	+30B	+19N	−15B	+5N	+16B	+7N	6.0	28.0	31.0	26.50	2072	+20.8
4	Lin, Austin	1730	CAN	+69N	+42B	+7N	−2B	+14N	+8B	=1B	5.5	31.0	34.0	24.75	2033	+40.0
5	Gao, Justin Jialin	1870	CAN	+34B	+29N	+28B	=9N	−3B	+44N	+15B	5.5	27.5	31.0	22.50	1856	-32.0
6	Lee, Daniel Joshua	1764	CAN	+71B	+22N	+20B	−1N	+18B	−10N	+24N	5.0	29.5	32.0	20.50	1917	+11.2
7	Wu, Nicholas Pei-Chang	1751	CAN	+55B	+31N	−4B	+60N	+17B	+13N	−3B	5.0	28.5	31.5	20.00	1877	+43.6
8	Mok, Erwin Jun-Han	1756	CAN	+61B	+40N	−1B	+32N	+39B	−4N	+29B	5.0	27.0	30.0	18.00	1855	+13.2
9	Allahverdi, Umid	1717	CAN	+70B	+76N	+13B	=5B	=15N	=28N	=12B	5.0	26.5	28.5	19.00	1902	+33.6
10	Zhou, Zixuan	1860	CAN	−27N	+51B	+45N	+40B	+30N	+6B	−2N	5.0	26.0	29.5	19.50	2043	+37.6
11	Yang, Nathan Yi-Hsin	1637	CAN	+52N	+46B	=27N	=14N	+56B	−2B	+36N	5.0	26.0	29.0	18.50	1907	+54.8
12	Shetty, Arnav	0	CAN	+64B	−17N	+84B	+20N	=21B	+25B	=9N	5.0	26.0	27.5	18.25	1730	0.0
13	Chen, Zhengyu	1763	CAN	+65N	+35B	−9N	+57N	+29B	−7B	+27N	5.0	25.0	28.0	18.00	937	-49.2
14	Wen, Justin	1565	CAN	+73B	+89N	=16N	=11B	−4B	+56N	+28B	5.0	24.5	24.5	14.25	1814	+41.2
15	Wu, Ting En Ryan	1782	CAN	+49B	+44N	+50B	+3N	=9B	−1N	−5N	4.5	30.0	33.5	19.00	1870	+27.2
16	Ivanescu, Matthew	1772	CAN	+39B	+26N	=14B	=56N	+22B	−3N	=18B	4.5	28.0	31.0	18.75	1765	-10.8
17	Ajith, Aarush	1790	CAN	+33N	+12B	−2N	+42B	−7N	=27B	+44N	4.5	27.5	31.0	18.00	1725	-2.4
18	Li, Yuming (Jerry)	1663	CAN	+82N	−2B	+34N	+37B	−6N	+46B	=16N	4.5	27.0	29.0	15.75	1754	+13.2
19	Villamar, Eros	1747	CAN	+48B	+60N	−3B	=31N	=57B	+32N	=22B	4.5	25.0	28.0	16.25	1741	-19.2
20	Yuan, Jaydon	1756	CAN	+58N	+23B	−6N	−12B	+62N	=42B	+45N	4.5	24.5	27.5	15.75	1778	+6.8
21	Chruszcz, Zachary	1660	CAN	+75N	=45B	+66N	=27B	=12N	−24B	+43N	4.5	23.5	26.0	15.25	1601	-11.6
22	Feng, Ethan	1620	CAN	+80N	−6B	+33N	+70B	−16N	+58B	=19N	4.5	23.5	25.5	13.75	1657	-1.2
23	Timokhov, Andrew	0	CAN	+78B	−20N	=47B	+26N	−24N	+74B	+42N	4.5	23.0	25.0	14.25	1676	+11.2
24	Chung, Noah	1627	CAN	=57B	+85N	−56B	+72N	+23B	+21N	−6B	4.5	22.5	24.0	14.50	1710	+16.4
25	Lu, Aiden Hao-Ting	1658	CAN	+86B	=56N	−57B	+49N	+31B	−12N	+40B	4.5	22.0	23.5	14.00	1893	+30.4
26	Su, Jayden Chenxuan	1670	CAN	+81N	−16B	=48N	−23B	+85B	+71N	+39B	4.5	20.5	22.0	11.25	919	-34.0
27	Yee, Matthew	0	CAN	+10B	+47N	=11B	=21N	=28B	=17N	−13B	4.0	28.0	31.5	17.50	1764	0.0
28	Niketic, Vukan	1686	CAN	+38N	+37B	−5N	+46B	=27N	=9B	−14N	4.0	27.5	31.0	16.00	1676	-2.0
29	Shu, Chase	0	CAN	+?N	−5B	+65N	+43B	−13N	+37B	−8N	4.0	26.0	26.0	10.50	1603	0.0
30	Patel, Neevan	0	CAN	+72B	−3N	+61B	+50N	−10B	=39N	=31B	4.0	25.0	27.5	12.75	1506	-24.8
31	Zhang, Felix	1544	CAN	+79N	−7B	+90N	=19B	−25N	+48B	=30N	4.0	23.5	23.5	9.75	1541	+7.2
32	Mu, Vincent	1628	CAN	−50N	+67B	+38N	−8B	+65N	−19B	+58N	4.0	23.0	26.0	13.00	1003	-22.0
33	Susarla, Mayukh	0	CAN	−17B	+64N	−22B	+89N	=40N	+53B	=47B	4.0	22.5	22.5	10.00	1521	+9.6
34	FIDE 2666359	0	—	−5N	+?B	−18B	+76N	−41B	+77N	+59B	4.0	20.5	20.5	7.00	1054	0.0
35	FIDE 2676273	0	—	+?B	−13N	−70B	+55N	=71B	=49N	+61B	4.0	20.0	20.0	9.50	1021	0.0
36	Xu, Michael	1743	CAN	−76B	+77N	+71B	−39N	+63B	+57N	−11B	4.0	19.0	21.0	10.50	885	-24.8
37	Coquilla, Konner Virgo	0	CAN	+?B	−28N	+89B	−18N	+59B	−29N	+57B	4.0	18.5	18.5	6.00	861	0.0
38	Sun, Kaiqi	0	CAN	−28B	+?N	−32B	−41N	+90B	+78N	+56B	4.0	16.5	16.5	5.00	1523	0.0
39	Nguyen, Daniel	0	CAN	−16N	+81B	+41N	+36B	−8N	=30B	−26N	3.5	25.5	27.5	11.50	1587	0.0
40	Kulkarni, Kedar	1718	CAN	+68N	−8B	+73N	−10N	=33B	+52B	−25N	3.5	25.0	27.5	11.00	1380	-62.4
41	Low, Ethan Jun	0	CAN	F	−1N	−39B	+38B	+34N	=43B	+66N	3.5	24.5	24.5	12.75	1663	0.0
42	Sharma, Aarush	1586	CAN	+84B	−4N	+86B	−17N	+69B	=20N	−23B	3.5	23.5	25.0	8.25	1431	-26.8
43	Shen, Yuntian(denis)	0	CAN	−2N	+82B	+87B	−29N	+47B	=41N	−21B	3.5	23.5	24.5	8.25	1754	+39.6
44	FIDE 2655101	0	—	+?N	−15B	=58N	+48B	+74N	−5B	−17B	3.5	23.5	23.5	7.50	1022	0.0
45	Li, Ryan	0	CAN	+74B	=21N	−10B	=59N	=50B	+70N	−20B	3.5	23.0	25.5	10.50	1496	-18.4
46	Li, Bingda	1589	CAN	+59B	−11N	+76B	−28N	+61B	−18N	=55B	3.5	23.0	25.0	9.75	869	-51.6
47	Hui, Zelus	1717	CAN	+51N	−27B	=23N	=63B	−43N	+67B	=33N	3.5	22.5	25.5	12.25	1421	-51.6
48	Anderson, Max	0	CAN	−19N	+54B	=26B	−44N	+72B	−31N	+74B	3.5	22.5	25.0	10.75	1388	0.0
49	FIDE 2678055	0	—	−15N	=?B	+79N	−25B	+54N	=35B	=51N	3.5	22.0	22.0	9.25	891	0.0
50	Guan, Gus Lejia	0	CAN	+32B	+87N	−15N	−30B	=45N	−66B	+75N	3.5	21.5	22.5	9.25	1654	0.0
51	Zhu, Raymond Xingrun	0	CAN	−47B	−10N	=54B	+?N	=78B	+60N	=49B	3.5	20.5	20.5	7.50	1631	0.0
52	FIDE 2677121	0	—	−11B	−59N	+68B	+?N	=53B	−40N	+72B	3.5	20.5	20.5	7.25	902	0.0
53	FIDE 2676230	0	—	=77B	−57N	=59B	+73B	=52N	−33N	+70B	3.5	18.5	20.5	9.25	659	0.0
54	FIDE 2654903	0	—	−60B	−48N	=51N	+80B	−49B	+85N	+71B	3.5	18.0	19.5	7.75	816	0.0
55	Lin, Daniel	0	CAN	−7N	=79B	=?N	−35B	+?N	+62B	=46N	3.5	17.5	17.5	5.75	1488	0.0
56	Hong, James	0	CAN	+88N	=25B	+24N	=16B	−11N	−14B	−38N	3.0	27.5	28.5	10.00	1620	-9.6
57	Jaiman, Panshul Mishra	0	CAN	=24N	+53B	+25N	−13B	=19N	−36B	−37N	3.0	26.5	30.0	12.50	1676	0.0
58	Zhang, Walter	0	CAN	−20B	+78N	=44B	=66N	+60B	−22N	−32B	3.0	22.5	24.5	8.25	1468	0.0
59	FIDE 2678020	0	—	−46N	+52B	=53N	=45B	−37N	+65B	−34N	3.0	22.0	25.0	10.00	1430	0.0
60	Bhanot Khurana, Vihaan	0	CAN	+54N	−19B	+83N	−7B	−58N	−51B	+80N	3.0	21.5	23.5	7.50	989	-22.0
61	Mehra, Vikrant	0	CAN	−8N	+68B	−30N	+90B	−46N	+79B	−35N	3.0	21.5	21.5	5.00	887	0.0
62	Chen, Hayden	0	CAN	−1B	−73N	+81B	+82N	−20B	−55N	+?B	3.0	21.0	21.0	4.00	1156	0.0
63	Miranda, Shea Michael	0	CAN	−3B	=72N	+77B	=47N	−36N	+83B	−?N	3.0	20.0	20.0	7.00	1556	0.0
64	FIDE 2644622	0	—	−12N	−33B	+67N	−69B	=75N	=80B	+86N	3.0	19.5	21.0	6.75	659	0.0
65	FIDE 2667436	0	—	−13B	+?N	−29B	+84N	−32B	−59N	+77B	3.0	19.5	19.5	3.50	925	0.0
66	FIDE 2667266	0	—	+?N	F	−21B	=58B	=70N	+50N	−41B	3.0	17.0	17.0	6.25	869	0.0
67	FIDE 2663007	0	—	−87B	−32N	−64B	+68N	+89B	−47N	+78B	3.0	16.5	16.5	5.00	877	0.0
68	FIDE 2678098	0	—	−40B	−61N	−52N	−67B	+88N	+?B	+82N	3.0	16.0	16.0	3.00	918	0.0
69	FIDE 2666219	0	—	−4B	−84N	+?B	+64N	−42N	−?B	+79N	3.0	15.5	15.5	5.00	947	0.0
70	FIDE 2640988	0	—	−9N	+?B	+35N	−22N	=66B	−45B	−53N	2.5	23.5	23.5	5.50	872	0.0
71	Pillai, Pranav	0	CAN	−6N	+80B	−36N	+83B	=35N	−26B	−54N	2.5	23.0	25.0	6.00	972	0.0
72	FIDE 2666910	0	—	−30N	=63B	+75N	−24B	−48N	+86B	−52N	2.5	21.0	22.5	5.50	851	0.0
73	FIDE 2678071	0	—	−14N	+62B	−40B	−53N	−77B	=81N	+84B	2.5	19.0	20.5	5.50	889	0.0
74	Nishanian, Ara	0	CAN	−45N	=75B	+85B	+87N	−44B	−23N	−48N	2.5	19.0	20.0	3.75	1511	0.0
75	FIDE 2678110	0	—	−21B	=74N	−72B	=77N	=64B	+84N	−50B	2.5	18.0	19.5	5.25	869	0.0
76	Holmgren, Coen	0	CAN	+36N	−9B	−46N	−34B	−79N	+89B	−83N	2.0	20.5	20.5	4.00	1582	0.0
77	FIDE 2678063	0	—	=53N	−36B	−63N	=75B	+73N	−34B	−65N	2.0	20.0	22.5	5.50	973	0.0
78	FIDE 2678160	0	—	−23N	−58B	=80N	+?B	=51N	−38B	−67N	2.0	20.0	20.0	2.75	835	0.0
79	FIDE 2654849	0	—	−31B	=55N	−49B	=81N	+76B	−61N	−69B	2.0	19.0	21.0	4.75	689	0.0
80	FIDE 2678047	0	—	−22B	−71N	=78B	−54N	+?B	=64N	−60B	2.0	18.5	18.5	2.50	836	0.0
81	FIDE 2639629	0	—	−26B	−39N	−62N	=79B	=?N	=73B	=85B	2.0	17.0	17.0	3.00	861	0.0
82	FIDE 2667037	0	—	−18B	−43N	+88B	−62B	−?N	+90N	−68B	2.0	15.0	15.0	1.00	803	0.0
83	FIDE 2667169	0	—	F	F	−60B	−71N	+87B	−63N	+76B	2.0	11.5	11.5	3.00	1630	0.0
84	FIDE 2667525	0	—	−42N	+69B	−12N	−65B	=86N	−75B	−73N	1.5	19.5	21.0	3.75	786	0.0
85	FIDE 2678144	0	—	F	−24B	−74N	+?B	−26N	−54B	=81N	1.5	17.0	17.0	1.00	845	0.0
86	FIDE 2678187	0	—	−25N	+88B	−42N	F	=84B	−72N	−64B	1.5	16.0	16.0	1.75	836	0.0
87	Cheung, Oscar	1619	CAN	+67N	−50B	−43N	−74B	−83N	F	F	1.0	14.5	14.5	3.00	745	-22.1
88	FIDE 2678080	0	—	−56B	−86N	−82N	−?B	−68B	F	+89N	1.0	9.5	9.5	0.00	854	0.0
89	FIDE 2678179	0	—	F	−14B	−37N	−33B	−67N	−76N	−88B	0.0	19.0	19.0	0.00	759	0.0
90	FIDE 2667088	0	—	F	F	−31B	−61N	−38N	−82B	−?N	0.0	13.0	13.0	0.00	689	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Yang, Nathan Yi-HsinCAN
+54.8
5.0 pts · #10
2Wu, Nicholas Pei-ChangCAN
+43.6
5.0 pts · #5
3Wen, JustinCAN
+41.2
5.0 pts · #11

Top rating losers

1Kulkarni, KedarCAN
-62.4
3.5 pts · #46
2Hui, ZelusCAN
-51.6
3.5 pts · #37
3Li, BingdaCAN
-51.6
3.5 pts · #59

Biggest upsets

R4+221 Elo gap
Wu, Ting En Ryan1782 beat CMGao, Heye2003
R7+121 Elo gap
Wen, Justin1565 beat Niketic, Vukan1686
R7+106 Elo gap
Yang, Nathan Yi-Hsin1637 beat Xu, Michael1743