2025 Toronto Open Crown
SwissStandard
34 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 30 Aug 2025 to 01 Sept 2025 in Toronto, ON, Canada. 15 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2345, and top seed was Nikolay Noritsyn (🇨🇦 CAN, IM, 2462).
Anthony Atanasov (🇨🇦 CAN, IM, 2411) won with 6.0/6, ahead of Victor Plotkin (4.5) and Petro Golubka (4.5). Atanasov won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Akshaj Achyuth (1751) beat Ashley Qian (WFM, 2134), a +383-point gap.
Location
🇨🇦Toronto, ON, Canada
Dates
30 Aug 2025 → 01 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Titled players · 15
GM×1
IM×6
FM×4
CM×1
WFM×3
Federations · 3 represented
🇨🇦Canada×32
🇺🇸United States of America×1
🇻🇳Vietnam×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsIM Anthony Atanasov led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
13
5
2
1
1
1
R4–R6 · LEAD HELD
IM Anthony Atanasov never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
IM Anthony Atanasov beat IM Nicholas Vettese (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
IM Anthony Atanasov 6 wins (R1–R6)IM Nicholas Vettese 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMAnthony Atanasov | * | 1 | — | 1 |
| 2IMNicholas Vettese | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3GMPetro Golubka | — | — | * | — |
| 4FMVictor Plotkin | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atanasov, AnthonyIM | 2411 | CAN | +34N | +13B | +6N | +4N | +2B | +5B | 6.0 | 20.5 | 21.0 | 21.00 | 3025 | +17.1 |
| 2 | Plotkin, VictorFM | 2282 | CAN | +20B | =33N | +8B | +12N | −1N | +9B | 4.5 | 19.0 | 19.5 | 13.25 | 2364 | +14.6 |
| 3 | Golubka, PetroGM | 2329 | CAN | +27N | +11B | =5N | =9B | +15N | =6B | 4.5 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 14.75 | 2404 | +6.9 |
| 4 | Vettese, NicholasIM | 2352 | CAN | +10B | +24N | +30N | −1B | =5N | +18B | 4.5 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 11.00 | 2344 | +4.0 |
| 5 | Noritsyn, NikolayIM | 2462 | CAN | +28B | +16N | =3B | +18N | =4B | −1N | 4.0 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 12.00 | 2343 | -6.4 |
| 6 | Malakar, SaarthakFM | 2083 | CAN | +32B | +26N | −1B | =8N | +19B | =3N | 4.0 | 18.5 | 19.0 | 9.00 | 2314 | +70.0 |
| 7 | Yang, Larry | 2108 | CAN | =25B | −8N | =10B | +31N | +20B | +26N | 4.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 8.25 | 2212 | +31.6 |
| 8 | Cummings, David H.IM | 2252 | CAN | =17N | +7B | −2N | =6B | +16N | =12B | 3.5 | 19.0 | 22.0 | 12.25 | 2172 | -5.5 |
| 9 | Noritsyn, SergeyFM | 2298 | CAN | =18B | +19N | +33B | =3N | =10B | −2N | 3.5 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 8.25 | 2149 | -18.6 |
| 10 | Dhaliwal, Jaipreet Singh | 2037 | CAN | −4N | +29B | =7N | +33B | =9N | =15B | 3.5 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 8.00 | 2225 | +55.2 |
| 11 | Deepak, LaksshanaWFM | 1990 | CAN | +14B | −3N | =16B | +21N | −26B | +19N | 3.5 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 10.00 | 2255 | +78.0 |
| 12 | Gavrilin, Roman | 2147 | CAN | −19B | +20N | +24B | −2B | +22N | =8N | 3.5 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 8.75 | 2139 | -0.4 |
| 13 | Lai, Duc Minh | 2121 | VIE | +31B | −1N | =19B | +25N | −18B | +21N | 3.5 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 6.75 | 2119 | -0.2 |
| 14 | Jaferian, KooshaFM | 2285 | CAN | −11N | =27B | =17N | =16N | +25B | +23B | 3.5 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 8.50 | 2066 | -29.6 |
| 15 | Razin, Vadim | 2396 | CAN | −24B | +25N | +28B | +30N | −3B | =10N | 3.5 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 6.75 | 2134 | -16.0 |
| 16 | Wiebe, Isaac | 2093 | CAN | +29N | −5B | =11N | =14B | −8B | +30N | 3.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 6.50 | 2110 | +2.2 |
| 17 | Xie, IreneWFM | 1977 | CAN | =8B | −18N | =14B | −28N | +32B | +24N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 6.00 | 2072 | +27.6 |
| 18 | Gao, Raymond | 2000 | CAN | =9N | +17B | F | −5B | +13N | −4N | 2.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 8.25 | 2229 | +26.0 |
| 19 | Qian, Eric | 1967 | CAN | +12N | −9B | =13N | +23B | −6N | −11B | 2.5 | 18.0 | 20.5 | 7.75 | 2056 | +24.8 |
| 20 | Windram, James | 1984 | CAN | −2N | −12B | +29N | +27B | −7N | =22B | 2.5 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 5.25 | 2019 | +3.8 |
| 21 | Qian, AshleyWFM | 2134 | CAN | +22N | −30B | =23N | −11B | +33N | −13B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 4.25 | 1910 | -69.6 |
| 22 | Li, Adam | 1962 | CAN | −21B | −28N | +32B | +24N | −12B | =20N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 3.75 | 1970 | +1.2 |
| 23 | Shih, Matthew | 2039 | USA | −26B | +32N | =21B | −19N | +30B | −14N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 2.75 | 1995 | -8.4 |
| 24 | Kang, DorianCM | 2047 | CAN | +15N | −4B | −12N | −22B | +27N | −17B | 2.0 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 5.50 | 2020 | -7.0 |
| 25 | Zhang, Daniel | 1922 | CAN | =7N | −15B | +34N | −13B | −14N | =29B | 2.0 | 16.5 | 17.0 | 3.50 | 2010 | +20.0 |
| 26 | Ivanov, MikeIM | 2383 | CAN | +23N | −6B | F | F | +11N | −7B | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 6.00 | 2055 | -14.8 |
| 27 | Barron, MichaelIM | 2034 | CAN | −3B | =14N | =31B | −20N | −24B | +32N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 2.75 | 1939 | -16.4 |
| 28 | Huang, Youhe | 2057 | CAN | −5N | +22B | −15N | +17B | F | F | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 5.50 | 2198 | +22.4 |
| 29 | Leong, Ryan | 1920 | CAN | −16B | −10N | −20B | =32N | +31B | =25N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 2.25 | 1837 | -13.2 |
| 30 | Achyuth, Akshaj | 1751 | CAN | F | +21N | −4B | −15B | −23N | −16B | 1.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 2.50 | 1874 | +18.8 |
| 31 | Wang, Bingfei | 1942 | CAN | −13N | =34B | =27N | −7B | −29N | F | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.25 | 1807 | -16.0 |
| 32 | Wang, Andy Zixin | 1792 | CAN | −6N | −23B | −22N | =29B | −17N | −27B | 0.5 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 1.00 | 1602 | -37.2 |
| 33 | Moon, Ethan | 1936 | CAN | F | =2B | −9N | −10N | −21B | F | 0.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.25 | 1866 | -6.2 |
| 34 | Yu, Jonathan | 2052 | CAN | −1B | =31N | −25B | F | F | F | 0.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.50 | 1819 | -18.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Deepak, LaksshanaWFMCAN+78.03.5 pts · #14
- 2Malakar, SaarthakFMCAN+70.04.0 pts · #7
- 3Dhaliwal, Jaipreet SinghCAN+55.23.5 pts · #11
Top rating losers
- 1Qian, AshleyWFMCAN-69.62.5 pts · #18
- 2Wang, Andy ZixinCAN-37.20.5 pts · #33
- 3Jaferian, KooshaFMCAN-29.63.5 pts · #8
Biggest upsets
- R2+383 Elo gap
- R1+349 Elo gap
- R2+300 Elo gap