2025 CYCC U18 & U16 Girls
Open SwissStandard
15 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 08 Jul 2025 to 11 Jul 2025 in Surrey, BC, Canada. 7 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1187, and top seed was Valerie Ruchinskaya (🇨🇦 CAN, WFM, 1880).
Irene Xie (🇨🇦 CAN, WFM, 0) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Valerie Ruchinskaya (5.0) and Anais Chloe Fiset (4.5). Xie won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Ashley Fu (1535) beat Gauri Sreekumar (WCM, 1674), a +139-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
Titled players · 7
WFM×2
WCM×5
Federations · 1 represented
🇨🇦Canada×12
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsWFM Irene Xie led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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3
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R3–R7 · LEAD HELD
WFM Irene Xie held the sole lead from R3 through R7 without losing it.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
WFM Irene Xie beat WFM Valerie Ruchinskaya (White).
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
WFM Irene Xie won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1WFMIrene Xie | * | 1 | ½ | ½ |
| 2WFMValerie Ruchinskaya | 0 | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3WCMAlison Emily Koop | ½ | ½ | * | — |
| 4WCMAnais Chloe Fiset | ½ | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xie, IreneWFM | 0 | CAN | +6N | +7B | +9N | +2B | =3N | =4B | =5N | 5.5 | 26.0 | 29.0 | 22.25 | 1988 | +18.8 |
| 2 | Ruchinskaya, ValerieWFM | 1880 | CAN | +5B | =4N | +3B | −1N | +10B | =7N | +6B | 5.0 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 20.00 | 1942 | +25.7 |
| 3 | Fiset, Anais ChloeWCM | 0 | CAN | +10N | +15B | −2N | +9B | =1B | −6N | +7B | 4.5 | 24.0 | 24.5 | 12.75 | 1833 | +5.2 |
| 4 | Koop, Alison EmilyWCM | 1633 | CAN | +13N | =2B | −7N | =8B | +11N | =1N | +9B | 4.5 | 22.5 | 24.0 | 13.50 | 1784 | +27.6 |
| 5 | Sreekumar, GauriWCM | 1674 | CAN | −2N | −8B | +14N | +15B | +9N | +13B | =1B | 4.5 | 20.0 | 20.5 | 9.25 | 1685 | +1.6 |
| 6 | Wang, Rachel ZihanWCM | 1822 | CAN | −1B | +10N | +12B | +11N | −7N | +3B | −2N | 4.0 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 11.50 | 1763 | -22.8 |
| 7 | Mok, Gillian Xi-LinWCM | 1873 | CAN | F | −1N | +4B | +13N | +6B | =2B | −3N | 3.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 12.50 | 1858 | -2.0 |
| 8 | Fu, Ashley | 1535 | CAN | −9B | +5N | −11B | =4N | +12B | −10N | +13N | 3.5 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 10.25 | 1614 | -8.4 |
| 9 | Wangluo, May | 0 | CAN | +8N | +14B | −1B | −3N | −5B | +15N | −4N | 3.0 | 24.0 | 24.5 | 5.50 | 1512 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Roque, Alexa | 0 | CAN | −3B | −6B | F | +12N | −2N | +8B | +11N | 3.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 7.50 | 1644 | -2.4 |
| 11 | Geillon-Barral, Roween | 1448 | CAN | F | F | +8N | −6B | −4B | +14N | −10B | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 5.00 | 1509 | +16.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 2639351 | 0 | — | F | F | −6N | −10B | −8N | +?B | +15B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.50 | 918 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Malaviya, Bhakti | 0 | CAN | −4B | F | +15N | −7B | =14N | −5N | −8B | 1.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 1.25 | 923 | -64.8 |
| 14 | FIDE 2637103 | 0 | — | F | −9N | −5B | +?N | =13B | −11B | F | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.75 | 1297 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 2678365 | 0 | — | F | −3N | −13B | −5N | =?B | −9B | −12N | 0.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.00 | 909 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Koop, Alison EmilyWCMCAN+27.64.5 pts · #4
- 2Ruchinskaya, ValerieWFMCAN+25.75.0 pts · #1
- 3Xie, IreneWFMCAN+18.85.5 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Malaviya, BhaktiCAN-64.81.5 pts · #14
- 2Wang, Rachel ZihanWCMCAN-22.84.0 pts · #5
- 3Fu, AshleyCAN-8.43.5 pts · #7
Biggest upsets
- R2+139 Elo gap