2025 CYCC U18 Open
28 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 08 Jul 2025 to 11 Jul 2025 in Surrey, BC, Canada. 5 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2028, and top seed was Jingyun (ryan) Yang (🇨🇦 CAN, FM, 2350).
Mendes Aaron Reeve (🇨🇦 CAN, IM, 2335) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Ethan Song (5.5) and Kate Yuhua Jiang (5.0). Reeve won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Vladimir Dukkardt (1750) beat Jingyun (ryan) Yang (FM, 2350), a +600-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsIM Mendes Aaron Reeve led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
IM Mendes Aaron Reeve never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
IM Mendes Aaron Reeve drew with FM Ethan Song (White).
IM Mendes Aaron Reeve 4 wins (R1–R4)FM Jingyun (ryan) Yang 4 wins (R4–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMMendes Aaron Reeve | * | ½ | — | 1 |
| 2FMEthan Song | ½ | * | — | ½ |
| 3FMJingyun (ryan) Yang | — | — | * | — |
| 4WCMKate Yuhua Jiang | 0 | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mendes Aaron ReeveIM | 2335 | CAN | +14B | +10N | +3B | +6N | =2B | +8N | +5B | 6.5 | 27.5 | 31.0 | 28.25 | 2420 | +11.8 |
| 2 | Song, EthanFM | 2291 | CAN | +24N | +18B | =8N | +9B | =1N | +7B | =3N | 5.5 | 27.0 | 28.5 | 20.75 | 2241 | -2.6 |
| 3 | Jiang, Kate YuhuaWCM | 1851 | CAN | +5N | +15B | −1N | +17B | =13N | +9B | =2B | 5.0 | 27.5 | 31.0 | 20.00 | 1997 | +33.6 |
| 4 | Yang, Jingyun (ryan)FM | 2350 | CAN | +21B | −6N | −12B | +20N | +22B | +11N | +8B | 5.0 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 15.50 | 2235 | -7.6 |
| 5 | Tuladhar, Jude | 0 | CAN | −3B | =11N | +24B | +15N | +16N | +13B | −1N | 4.5 | 26.0 | 27.5 | 14.00 | 1810 | +67.2 |
| 6 | Dukkardt, Vladimir | 1750 | CAN | +26B | +4B | +18N | −1B | −8N | +12N | =10B | 4.5 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 14.50 | 1998 | +56.0 |
| 7 | Liu, Zachary Hankun | 1937 | CAN | +19N | +13B | =9N | =8B | =11N | −2N | +14B | 4.5 | 24.5 | 27.5 | 16.00 | 1989 | -14.4 |
| 8 | Lin, LeoCM | 2119 | CAN | +12B | +22N | =2B | =7N | +6B | −1B | −4N | 4.0 | 29.5 | 31.5 | 15.00 | 2076 | -4.0 |
| 9 | He, Matthew | 1922 | CAN | +23B | +16N | =7B | −2N | +14B | −3N | =12B | 4.0 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 13.00 | 1883 | -9.2 |
| 10 | Tan, Shuwen | 1699 | CAN | +17N | −1B | =15N | −11B | +25N | +21B | =6N | 4.0 | 24.5 | 26.0 | 11.50 | 1802 | +4.0 |
| 11 | Xu, Andrew | 1881 | CAN | −15N | =5B | +27N | +10N | =7B | −4B | +19N | 4.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 11.50 | 1920 | +16.0 |
| 12 | Yuen, Owen | 0 | CAN | −8N | +25B | +4N | −13B | +18N | −6B | =9N | 3.5 | 24.0 | 25.5 | 11.50 | 1882 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Valavan, Aaryan | 1683 | CAN | +27B | −7N | +20B | +12N | =3B | −5N | −16B | 3.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 9.00 | 1654 | -12.0 |
| 14 | Mu, Shaunavon | 1651 | CAN | −1N | +23B | +28N | =16B | −9N | +17B | −7N | 3.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 7.25 | 1706 | -2.8 |
| 15 | Zarikoff, Nikolai | 0 | CAN | +11B | −3N | =10B | −5B | =17N | =24N | +21B | 3.5 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 11.00 | 1754 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Koziar, Noah | 0 | CAN | F | −9B | +19N | =14N | −5B | +18B | +13N | 3.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 11.25 | 1735 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Dyck, Nate | 0 | CAN | −10B | +21N | +22B | −3N | =15B | −14N | +24B | 3.5 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 7.75 | 1744 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Salkeld, Tobias | 1841 | CAN | +20B | −2N | −6B | +23N | −12B | −16N | +22B | 3.0 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 7.00 | 1807 | -7.2 |
| 19 | Dossa, Andre | 1632 | CAN | −7B | +26N | −16B | −21N | +20B | +22N | −11B | 3.0 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 6.00 | 1701 | +9.2 |
| 20 | Wright, Joshua | 1521 | CAN | −18N | +24B | −13N | −4B | −19N | +26B | +27N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 2.50 | 1528 | -3.2 |
| 21 | Mackay, Chris | 0 | CAN | −4N | −17B | =25N | +19B | +23B | −10N | −15N | 2.5 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 5.75 | 1782 | -7.2 |
| 22 | Kwabi, Kai Johannes | 0 | CAN | +25N | −8B | −17N | +28B | −4N | −19B | −18N | 2.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 1.50 | 1089 | -35.6 |
| 23 | Huang, Leo | 1528 | CAN | −9N | −14N | +26B | −18B | −21N | +25B | F | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 2.50 | 1011 | -27.6 |
| 24 | McBain, Robert | 1741 | CAN | −2B | −20N | −5N | +26B | F | =15B | −17N | 1.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 2.75 | 929 | -65.2 |
| 25 | Zhang, Andy | 0 | CAN | −22B | −12N | =21B | +27N | −10B | −23N | F | 1.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 1.25 | 1357 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 2667827 | 0 | — | −6N | −19B | −23N | −24N | +27B | −20N | F | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 837 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 2678314 | 0 | — | −13N | F | −11B | −25B | −26N | F | −20B | 0.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 890 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 2678322 | 0 | — | F | F | −14B | −22N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 858 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Tuladhar, JudeCAN+67.24.5 pts · #13
- 2Dukkardt, VladimirCAN+56.04.5 pts · #12
- 3Jiang, Kate YuhuaWCMCAN+33.65.0 pts · #9
- 1McBain, RobertCAN-65.21.5 pts · #26
- 2Kwabi, Kai JohannesCAN-35.62.0 pts · #23
- 3Huang, LeoCAN-27.62.0 pts · #24
- R2+600 Elo gap
- R2+220 Elo gap