2025 Quebec Open Section A
SwissStandard
28 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 21 Jul 2025 to 26 Jul 2025 in Montreal, Canada. 13 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2345, and top seed was Toms Kantans (🇱🇻 LAT, GM, 2514).
Toms Kantans (🇱🇻 LAT, GM, 2514) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Shawn Rodrigue-Lemieux (7.0) and Bator Sambuev (6.5). Kantans shared the lead from round 8 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Ananda Saha (CM, 2067) beat Alexandre Lesiege (GM, 2503), a +436-point gap.
Location
🇨🇦Montreal, Canada
Dates
21 Jul 2025 → 26 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 13
GM×4
IM×3
FM×1
CM×5
Federations · 2 represented
🇨🇦Canada×27
🇱🇻Latvia×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsGM Toms Kantans led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.
Co-leaders
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R9 · LEADER CHANGE26 Jul
GM Toms Kantans takes the sole lead (7.5/9).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
GM Toms Kantans lost to GM Shawn Rodrigue-Lemieux (White).
R5–R9 · WIN STREAK
GM Toms Kantans won 5 in a row (R5–R9).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMToms Kantans | * | 0 | ½ | 1 |
| 2GMShawn Rodrigue-Lemieux | 1 | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3GMBator Sambuev | ½ | ½ | * | — |
| 4IMOlivier-Kenta Chiku-Ratte | 0 | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kantans, TomsGM | 2514 | LAT | +14N | +6B | =3N | −2B | +10B | +4N | +16B | +8N | +5B | 7.5 | 43.0 | 47.5 | 37.25 | 2571 | +7.8 |
| 2 | Rodrigue-Lemieux, ShawnGM | 2510 | CAN | +13B | +15N | =10B | +1N | =3B | =16N | =4B | +6N | +9B | 7.0 | 42.5 | 47.0 | 36.50 | 2519 | +2.6 |
| 3 | Sambuev, BatorGM | 2413 | CAN | +9B | +8N | =1B | +20N | =2N | +7B | +12N | =5B | −16B | 6.5 | 43.0 | 46.5 | 32.25 | 2409 | +2.2 |
| 4 | Chiku-Ratte, Olivier-KentaIM | 2303 | CAN | +23N | =7B | =11N | =10N | +5B | −1B | =2N | =9B | +14N | 5.5 | 42.5 | 45.0 | 24.75 | 2305 | +2.1 |
| 5 | Saha, AnandaCM | 2067 | CAN | +22N | =11B | −6N | +9B | −4N | +19B | +10B | =3N | −1N | 5.0 | 41.5 | 44.5 | 21.00 | 2246 | +37.2 |
| 6 | Moses, NeilCM | 2202 | CAN | +24N | −1N | +5B | =11B | −7N | +13B | =9N | −2B | +20N | 5.0 | 41.5 | 44.0 | 20.00 | 2227 | +17.1 |
| 7 | England, MaxCM | 2150 | CAN | +17B | =4N | −20B | +18N | +6B | −3N | =11N | +12B | F | 5.0 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 23.00 | 2258 | +23.2 |
| 8 | Guillemette, HugoCM | 2175 | CAN | +27N | −3B | =9N | +23B | =11N | −12B | +18N | −1B | +19N | 5.0 | 37.5 | 38.0 | 15.00 | 2175 | -0.8 |
| 9 | Gelet, Seymour | 1997 | CAN | −3N | +27B | =8B | −5N | +17B | +15N | =6B | =4N | −2N | 4.5 | 43.0 | 43.5 | 17.25 | 2158 | +32.8 |
| 10 | Lesiege, AlexandreGM | 2503 | CAN | +19N | +12B | =2N | =4B | −1N | =11B | −5N | =20B | =13N | 4.5 | 42.0 | 45.5 | 20.50 | 2251 | -25.3 |
| 11 | Tanaka, Taira TylerFM | 2254 | CAN | +18B | =5N | =4B | =6N | =8B | =10N | =7B | −16N | =15B | 4.5 | 39.0 | 43.0 | 21.25 | 2208 | -9.6 |
| 12 | Kraiouchkine, Nikita | 2185 | CAN | +21B | −10N | =13B | =15N | +14B | +8N | −3B | −7N | =17B | 4.5 | 39.0 | 42.5 | 19.75 | 2145 | -9.8 |
| 13 | Genzling, Jerome | 2032 | CAN | −2N | +26B | =12N | =14B | =19B | −6N | +24B | =15N | =10B | 4.5 | 36.0 | 37.5 | 14.75 | 2150 | +23.8 |
| 14 | Berube, Antoine | 2052 | CAN | −1B | +24N | =18B | =13N | −12N | +23B | =20N | +19B | −4B | 4.5 | 35.5 | 38.0 | 14.50 | 2116 | +12.6 |
| 15 | Duong, Thanh NhaIM | 2183 | CAN | +26N | −2B | +19N | =12B | −16N | −9B | +23N | =13B | =11N | 4.5 | 35.5 | 37.0 | 14.25 | 2144 | -9.8 |
| 16 | Sai Krishna G VIM | 2379 | CAN | F | +25N | F | F | +15B | =2B | −1N | +11B | +3N | 4.5 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 21.50 | 2502 | +10.8 |
| 17 | Iordanescu, Victor Nicolae | 1855 | CAN | −7N | =23B | −26N | +22B | −9N | =24N | +21B | +18B | =12N | 4.5 | 29.5 | 31.0 | 15.25 | 1982 | +51.5 |
| 18 | Berube, Maximilien | 1951 | CAN | −11N | +22B | =14N | −7B | +25N | =20B | −8B | −17N | +21B | 4.0 | 33.5 | 36.0 | 13.00 | 1975 | +8.8 |
| 19 | Saine, Zachary | 2017 | CAN | −10B | +21N | −15B | +24B | =13N | −5N | +22B | −14N | −8B | 3.5 | 34.5 | 37.0 | 11.25 | 1982 | -10.8 |
| 20 | Batorshyn, IliaCM | 2183 | CAN | +28B | F | +7N | −3B | F | =18N | =14B | =10N | −6B | 3.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 11.50 | 2165 | -7.6 |
| 21 | Jiang Barron, Jiyu | 1946 | CAN | −12N | −19B | =22N | +26B | −23N | +25B | −17N | +27B | −18N | 3.5 | 26.0 | 26.5 | 6.00 | 1849 | -48.4 |
| 22 | Filion, Samuel | 1747 | CAN | −5B | −18N | =21B | −17N | =27B | =26B | −19N | =25N | +23B | 3.0 | 27.0 | 27.5 | 6.50 | 1813 | +26.8 |
| 23 | Robichaud, Louis | 1979 | CAN | −4B | =17N | +25B | −8N | +21B | −14N | −15B | −24N | −22N | 2.5 | 33.0 | 35.5 | 8.25 | 1835 | -36.0 |
| 24 | Poulin, Maurice | 1948 | CAN | −6B | −14B | F | −19N | +26N | =17B | −13N | +23B | −25N | 2.5 | 28.5 | 29.0 | 6.25 | 1839 | -23.0 |
| 25 | Zhang, Yitian | 1803 | CAN | F | −16B | −23N | F | −18B | −21N | +27N | =22B | +24B | 2.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 4.50 | 1849 | +10.4 |
| 26 | Latreille, Etienne | 1939 | CAN | −15B | −13N | +17B | −21N | −24B | =22N | F | F | F | 1.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 6.00 | 1759 | -28.2 |
| 27 | Steinberg, Ellis | 1882 | CAN | −8B | −9N | F | F | =22N | F | −25B | −21N | F | 0.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 1.50 | 1567 | -33.8 |
| 28 | Singher, Jean-Pierre | 1923 | CAN | −20N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1383 | -3.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Iordanescu, Victor NicolaeCAN+51.54.5 pts · #15
- 2Saha, AnandaCMCAN+37.25.0 pts · #5
- 3Gelet, SeymourCAN+32.84.5 pts · #17
Top rating losers
- 1Jiang Barron, JiyuCAN-48.43.5 pts · #20
- 2Robichaud, LouisCAN-36.02.5 pts · #25
- 3Steinberg, EllisCAN-33.80.5 pts · #27
Biggest upsets
- R7+436 Elo gap
- R9+232 Elo gap
- R6+186 Elo gap