2025 Victoria BC Day Open U1700
22 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 02 Aug 2025 to 04 Aug 2025 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1115, and top seed was Taras Trush (🇺🇦 UKR, 1771).
Denis Shumeyko (🇷🇺 RUS, 1525) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Zhiheng Luo (5.0). Shumeyko won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Don Hack (1523) beat Taras Trush (1771), a +248-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Zhiheng Luo held the sole lead from R5 through R6 without losing it.
2 players finish on 5.0/6. Shumeyko takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (19.0).
Zhiheng Luo 3 wins (R1–R3)Denis Shumeyko 3 wins (R4–R6)FIDE 2663724 4 wins (R2–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Zhiheng Luo | * | — | ½ | — |
| 2Denis Shumeyko | — | * | — | 1 |
| 3FIDE 2663724 | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4Jordan Campbell | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shumeyko, Denis | 1525 | RUS | +9B | +8N | −5B | +6N | +17B | +4N | 5.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 17.00 | 2258 | +16.4 |
| 2 | Luo, Zhiheng | 0 | CAN | +?B | +13B | +7N | =4N | +8B | =3N | 5.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 13.75 | 1513 | 0.0 |
| 3 | FIDE 2663724 | 0 | — | −14N | +18B | +13N | +5B | +7N | =2B | 4.5 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 14.50 | 1540 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Jeevan K Shiji | 1458 | IND | +10N | +14B | +17N | =2B | =5N | −1B | 4.0 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 12.00 | 1683 | +36.4 |
| 5 | FIDE 2678888 | 0 | — | +18B | +16B | +1N | −3N | =4B | =9N | 4.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 12.75 | 1512 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Campbell, Jordan | 0 | CAN | −7N | +10B | +11N | −1B | +13N | +17B | 4.0 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 10.50 | 1645 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 2627027 | 0 | — | +6B | +15N | −2B | +9N | −3B | =8N | 3.5 | 20.5 | 23.0 | 11.75 | 1543 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Hanrahan, Nigel | 0 | CAN | +20N | −1B | +14N | +15B | −2N | =7B | 3.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 6.75 | 1626 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Gray, Kayla | 0 | CAN | −1N | +20B | +16N | −7B | +15N | =5B | 3.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 6.50 | 1617 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Holmgren, Emilian | 1597 | CAN | −4B | −6N | +20B | +16N | =14B | =12N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 4.75 | 1584 | -2.0 |
| 11 | Trush, Taras | 1771 | UKR | −15B | +12N | −6B | −14N | +22N | +16B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 5.00 | 737 | -63.6 |
| 12 | Nakayama, Finn | 0 | CAN | −13N | −11B | =18N | +20N | +?B | =10B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.50 | 1573 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Sauve, Ronald | 1528 | CAN | +12B | −2N | −3B | +21N | −6B | =15B | 2.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 4.25 | 1523 | -0.4 |
| 14 | Sullivan, Brian | 0 | CAN | +3B | −4N | −8B | +11B | =10N | F | 2.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 9.00 | 1609 | +8.4 |
| 15 | Hack, Don | 1523 | CAN | +11N | −7B | +19B | −8N | −9B | =13N | 2.5 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 5.25 | 1843 | +32.8 |
| 16 | FIDE 2678934 | 0 | — | +21B | −5N | −9B | −10B | +19N | −11N | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 1.00 | 884 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Jutten, Frank | 0 | CAN | F | +19N | −4B | +?B | −1N | −6N | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 1.00 | 692 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Camphaug, Lincoln | 0 | CAN | −5N | −3N | =12B | −19B | +20N | =?N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.50 | 1763 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 2678900 | 0 | — | F | −17B | −15N | +18N | −16B | F | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 723 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Deimert, Elroy | 1743 | CAN | −8B | −9N | −10N | −12B | −18B | F | 0.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.00 | 797 | -28.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 2678942 | 0 | — | −16N | −?N | F | −13B | F | F | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 728 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 2678870 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | −11B | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 971 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Jeevan K ShijiIND+36.44.0 pts · #4
- 2Hack, DonCAN+32.82.5 pts · #6
- 3Shumeyko, DenisRUS+16.45.0 pts · #12
- 1Trush, TarasUKR-63.63.0 pts · #17
- 2Deimert, ElroyCAN-28.00.0 pts · #21
- 3Holmgren, EmilianCAN-2.03.0 pts · #8
- R1+248 Elo gap
- R3+146 Elo gap
- R1+139 Elo gap