2025 16th Calgary International Under 2000
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37 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 31 Jul 2025 to 03 Aug 2025 in Calgary, AB, Canada. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1854, and top seed was Dale R. Haessel (🇨🇦 CAN, FM, 1951).
Avery Michalchuk (🇨🇦 CAN, 1826) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Zachary Chruszcz (5.5) and Graham Sorgard (5.5). Michalchuk took the lead from round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Felix Zhang (1488) beat Mickail Hendi (1809), a +321-point gap.
Location
🇨🇦Calgary, AB, Canada
Dates
31 Jul 2025 → 03 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 1
FM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇨🇦Canada×37
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsAvery Michalchuk led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE02 Aug
Avery Michalchuk takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Avery Michalchuk beat Zachary Chruszcz (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Avery Michalchuk 4 wins (R4–R7)Zachary Chruszcz 3 wins (R1–R3)Graham Sorgard 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Avery Michalchuk | * | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2Zachary Chruszcz | 0 | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Graham Sorgard | 0 | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4Ricky McCoshen | — | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michalchuk, Avery | 1826 | CAN | +6B | +26N | =18B | +2N | +3B | +10N | +13B | 6.5 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 27.00 | 2114 | +71.6 |
| 2 | Chruszcz, Zachary | 1669 | CAN | +16N | +12B | +4N | −1B | +7N | +5B | =3B | 5.5 | 30.5 | 34.5 | 25.25 | 1993 | +113.6 |
| 3 | Sorgard, Graham | 1803 | CAN | +28N | +14B | +7N | +9B | −1N | +4B | =2N | 5.5 | 29.5 | 31.5 | 22.25 | 1946 | +22.2 |
| 4 | McCoshen, Ricky | 1860 | CAN | +30B | +11N | −2B | +18N | +23B | −3N | +10B | 5.0 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 16.00 | 1849 | +2.0 |
| 5 | Haessel, Dale R.FM | 1951 | CAN | +20B | −18N | +6B | +27N | +9B | −2N | +11B | 5.0 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 17.50 | 1787 | -20.4 |
| 6 | Shtepa, Liubov | 1685 | CAN | −1N | +8B | −5N | +22B | =33B | +19N | +25B | 4.5 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 14.00 | 1732 | +11.2 |
| 7 | Milne, Arthur | 1603 | CAN | +29B | +34N | −3B | +11N | −2B | =9N | +33N | 4.5 | 23.0 | 24.5 | 11.50 | 1781 | +34.4 |
| 8 | Toponce, Cole | 0 | CAN | −17B | −6N | =30B | +26N | +31N | +18B | +23N | 4.5 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 11.00 | 1660 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Sheng, Jack | 1772 | CAN | +27B | +10N | +15B | −3N | −5N | =7B | =12N | 4.0 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 14.25 | 1809 | +12.0 |
| 10 | Sehn, Isaiah | 1864 | CAN | +22N | −9B | +19N | +28B | +12N | −1B | −4N | 4.0 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 12.00 | 1717 | -40.8 |
| 11 | Zhang, Felix | 1488 | CAN | +32N | −4B | +36N | −7B | +17N | +14B | −5N | 4.0 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 10.50 | 1787 | +100.0 |
| 12 | Zhang, Finley | 1733 | CAN | +21B | −2N | +26B | +17N | −10B | =25N | =9B | 4.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 11.75 | 1739 | +4.4 |
| 13 | Li, Jake Chi Hang | 1602 | CAN | −19N | +32B | F | +16B | +18N | +15B | −1N | 4.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 13.00 | 1880 | +86.4 |
| 14 | Lai, Zhihui | 1787 | CAN | +31B | −3N | −25B | +24N | +27B | −11N | +21B | 4.0 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 9.50 | 1593 | -48.4 |
| 15 | Yearwood, Roy | 1901 | CAN | =34B | +24N | −9N | +19B | =21B | −13N | +20N | 4.0 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 10.75 | 1758 | -23.4 |
| 16 | Tran, Hien Son | 1564 | CAN | −2B | =20N | +34B | −13N | =29B | +30N | +22N | 4.0 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 9.00 | 1647 | +27.2 |
| 17 | Trentalance, Josiah | 1601 | CAN | +8N | =19B | =23N | −12B | −11B | +29N | =18B | 3.5 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 11.00 | 1623 | +5.6 |
| 18 | Lodhi, Talha | 1676 | CAN | +36N | +5B | =1N | −4B | −13B | −8N | =17N | 3.0 | 28.5 | 29.5 | 11.00 | 1742 | +9.6 |
| 19 | Miller, Brian | 1751 | CAN | +13B | =17N | −10B | −15N | +34N | −6B | =31N | 3.0 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 8.25 | 1662 | -15.4 |
| 20 | Dunn, Garth | 1619 | CAN | −5N | =16B | =24B | −21N | +26B | +27N | −15B | 3.0 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 7.25 | 1628 | -1.6 |
| 21 | Macleod, Damon | 1897 | CAN | −12N | −23B | +35N | +20B | =15N | =33B | −14N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 7.50 | 1671 | -40.8 |
| 22 | Banatwala, Umang | 0 | CAN | −10B | +31N | −27B | −6N | +24B | +28N | −16B | 3.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 6.50 | 1501 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Sharma, Gagan | 1718 | CAN | =37B | +21N | =17B | +25N | −4N | F | −8B | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 7.50 | 1808 | +25.2 |
| 24 | Todd, Nick | 1660 | CAN | F | −15B | =20N | −14B | −22N | +32B | +29N | 2.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 5.50 | 1766 | +27.2 |
| 25 | Radic, Marko | 1476 | CAN | F | F | +14N | −23B | +28N | =12B | −6N | 2.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 8.00 | 1644 | +30.0 |
| 26 | Thompson, David | 1541 | CAN | +35N | −1B | −12N | −8B | −20N | F | +27B | 2.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 3.50 | 1512 | -6.8 |
| 27 | Sorgard, William | 0 | CAN | −9N | +35B | +22N | −5B | −14N | −20B | −26N | 2.0 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 4.50 | 1445 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Adagha, Peter | 0 | CAN | −3B | +29N | +33B | −10N | −25B | −22B | F | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 4.00 | 1630 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Vickers, Josh | 1709 | CAN | −7N | −28B | +32N | =31B | =16N | −17B | −24B | 2.0 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 5.00 | 1498 | -28.8 |
| 30 | Li, Ryan | 1608 | CAN | −4N | −36B | =8N | −34B | +35N | −16B | =32N | 2.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 4.75 | 1497 | -38.4 |
| 31 | Guzzi, Brodie | 0 | CAN | −14N | −22B | F | =29N | −8B | +34N | =19B | 2.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 4.00 | 1727 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Hendi, Mickail | 1809 | CAN | −11B | −13N | −29B | =35B | +36N | −24N | =30B | 2.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 2.75 | 1461 | -128.4 |
| 33 | Radic, Dejan | 1652 | CAN | F | F | −28N | +36B | =6N | =21N | −7B | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 4.75 | 1699 | +4.4 |
| 34 | Luehr, Travis | 1656 | CAN | =15N | −7B | −16N | +30N | −19B | −31B | −35N | 1.5 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 4.00 | 1486 | -27.2 |
| 35 | Guzman, Sophia | 1638 | CAN | −26B | −27N | −21B | =32N | −30B | F | +34B | 1.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.50 | 1556 | -23.2 |
| 36 | Tak, Simrat | 1609 | CAN | −18B | +30N | −11B | −33N | −32B | F | F | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 2.00 | 1409 | -49.6 |
| 37 | Daniluk, Jim | 1844 | CAN | =23N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.50 | 1718 | -3.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Chruszcz, ZacharyCAN+113.65.5 pts · #2
- 2Zhang, FelixCAN+100.04.0 pts · #7
- 3Li, Jake Chi HangCAN+86.44.0 pts · #8
Top rating losers
- 1Hendi, MickailCAN-128.42.0 pts · #22
- 2Tak, SimratCAN-49.61.0 pts · #35
- 3Lai, ZhihuiCAN-48.44.0 pts · #26
Biggest upsets
- R1+321 Elo gap
- R3+311 Elo gap
- R6+299 Elo gap