2025 Victoria BC Day Open Premier
17 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 02 Aug 2025 to 04 Aug 2025 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1807, and top seed was Roger Patterson (🇨🇦 CAN, 1964).
Brandon Zhu (🇨🇦 CAN, 1946) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Jason Williamson (4.0) and Rafael Beingolea (3.5). Zhu won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Zachary McDonald Chua (1729) beat Philip Allan (1870), a +141-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsBrandon Zhu led from R3; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Brandon Zhu never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
Brandon Zhu drew with Jason Williamson (White).
Brandon Zhu 3 wins (R1–R3)Joshua Wild 3 wins (R2–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Brandon Zhu | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2Jason Williamson | ½ | * | — | ½ |
| 3Joshua Wild | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Zachary McDonald Chua | — | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zhu, Brandon | 1946 | CAN | +13N | +9B | +6N | =2B | +3B | +5N | 5.5 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 16.00 | 2178 | +18.8 |
| 2 | Williamson, Jason | 1858 | CAN | −6B | +7N | +8B | =1N | +9B | =4N | 4.0 | 18.0 | 20.5 | 13.00 | 1874 | +3.6 |
| 3 | Beingolea, Rafael | 0 | CAN | =5N | +12B | +10B | F | −1N | +6N | 3.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 9.25 | 1837 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Chua, Zachary McDonald | 1729 | CAN | +7N | −6B | −9N | +10N | +13B | =2B | 3.5 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 9.00 | 1784 | +15.6 |
| 5 | Wild, Joshua | 0 | CAN | =3B | +16N | F | +9N | +6B | −1B | 3.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 7.75 | 1849 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Teklemariam, Hailay Mezgebo | 1780 | ETH | +2N | +4N | −1B | +12B | −5N | −3B | 3.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 9.50 | 2008 | +47.2 |
| 7 | Sowmiya Narayanan, Seshadri Sai | 1554 | CAN | −4B | −2B | +11N | =8N | =10B | +15N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 6.25 | 1637 | +14.4 |
| 8 | Rubaiyat, Rhadean | 1627 | USA | −10B | +11N | −2N | =7B | +12N | =9B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 7.25 | 1808 | +48.0 |
| 9 | Mingrone, Peter | 1859 | CAN | +15N | −1N | +4B | −5B | −2N | =8N | 2.5 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 6.00 | 1703 | -17.0 |
| 10 | Sargent, Colin | 0 | CAN | +8N | =14B | −3N | −4B | =7N | =11B | 2.5 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 6.50 | 1712 | 0.0 |
| 11 | McLean, Taylor | 1688 | CAN | −14N | −8B | −7B | +17N | +16B | =10N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.75 | 1506 | -38.4 |
| 12 | Leblanc, Paul | 1726 | CAN | F | −3N | +15B | −6N | −8B | +16N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.50 | 1561 | -13.2 |
| 13 | Allan, Philip | 1870 | CAN | −1B | =15N | +16B | F | −4N | F | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.00 | 1650 | -34.8 |
| 14 | Patterson, Roger | 1964 | CAN | +11B | =10N | F | F | F | F | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.75 | 2484 | +3.2 |
| 15 | Sharma, Laksh | 0 | CAN | −9B | =13B | −12N | =16N | −?B | −7B | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 1492 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Beech, Austin | 1651 | CAN | F | −5B | −13N | =15B | −11N | −12B | 0.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.50 | 960 | -42.8 |
| 17 | FIDE 2678870 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −11B | F | F | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 884 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Rubaiyat, RhadeanUSA+48.03.0 pts · #4
- 2Teklemariam, Hailay MezgeboETH+47.23.0 pts · #5
- 3Zhu, BrandonCAN+18.85.5 pts · #2
- 1Beech, AustinCAN-42.80.5 pts · #16
- 2McLean, TaylorCAN-38.42.5 pts · #14
- 3Allan, PhilipCAN-34.81.5 pts · #11
- R5+141 Elo gap
- R3+134 Elo gap