2025 16th Calgary International Under 1600

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26 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 31 Jul 2025 to 04 Aug 2025 in Calgary, AB, Canada. Top 10 Elo average was 1321, and top seed was Mike Scholz (🇨🇦 CAN, 1581).

Hudson Thomas (🇨🇦 CAN, 0) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Mukesh Mukesh (5.5) and Kriyaansh Banatwala (5.0). Thomas won solo starting round 4.

Location

🇨🇦Calgary, AB, Canada

Dates

31 Jul 2025 → 04 Aug 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Avg top 10

1,321

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇨🇦Canada×23

Top 3

🥇
Hudson Thomas
🇨🇦CAN
6.5pts·1524perf0.0
🥈
Mukesh Mukesh
🇨🇦CAN
5.5pts·1438perf0.0
🥉
Kriyaansh Banatwala
🇨🇦CAN·1418
5.0pts·2289perf+47.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Hudson Thomas led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Thomas6.5Mukesh5.5Lee5Fang5Banatwala5Singh4.5

R4–R7 · LEAD HELD

Hudson Thomas never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Hudson Thomas drew with Mukesh Mukesh (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Hudson Thomas 6 wins (R1–R6)Mukesh Mukesh 4 wins (R3–R6)Raphael Lee 3 wins (R2–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Hudson Thomas	*	½	—	—
2Mukesh Mukesh	½	*	—	—
3Raphael Lee	—	—	*	1
4Chelsea Fang	—	—	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Thomas, Hudson	0	CAN	+?N	+22B	+19N	+3B	+12N	+11B	=2B	6.5	22.0	22.0	19.25	1524	0.0
2	Mukesh, Mukesh	0	CAN	+10B	−11N	+16B	+14N	+9B	+3B	=1N	5.5	26.5	29.5	22.75	1438	0.0
3	Banatwala, Kriyaansh	1418	CAN	+16B	+8N	+11B	−1N	+4B	−2N	+15B	5.0	28.5	31.5	19.50	2289	+47.6
4	Lee, Raphael	1485	CAN	=21B	+18N	+5N	+13B	−3N	+12B	=11N	5.0	23.5	25.5	17.75	1553	+14.4
5	Fang, Chelsea	1490	CAN	+23B	+7N	−4B	−12N	+16B	+9N	+19N	5.0	22.5	24.5	16.00	1618	+20.4
6	Singh, Aarav	1409	CAN	−12B	+25N	−8B	+10N	+21B	=7N	+13B	4.5	22.0	23.5	13.25	1729	+47.6
7	Karabanov, Youri	1444	CAN	+26N	−5B	+17N	=19B	=15N	=6B	+14N	4.5	22.0	22.5	12.25	1398	-5.6
8	Vigneshwaran, Vidyuth	0	CAN	+?N	−3B	+6N	−11B	=14N	+?B	+12N	4.5	20.0	20.0	9.75	1414	0.0
9	Aggarwal, Chahat	0	CAN	−13N	+?B	+24N	+22B	−2N	−5B	+20N	4.0	20.0	20.0	6.00	684	0.0
10	Gao, Anne	0	CAN	−2N	−24B	+?N	−6B	+?N	+23B	+17N	4.0	16.5	16.5	5.00	609	0.0
11	Mogg, Jacob	0	CAN	F	+2B	−3N	+8N	+13B	−1N	=4B	3.5	30.0	30.0	16.00	1460	0.0
12	Morrow, Rylan	0	CAN	+6N	=13B	+15N	+5B	−1B	−4N	−8B	3.5	29.0	32.5	14.75	1511	0.0
13	Yang, Peihong	1477	CAN	+9B	=12N	+21B	−4N	−11N	+20B	−6N	3.5	23.0	25.0	10.25	1322	-24.8
14	Chen, Alan	0	CAN	+24N	−19B	+?N	−2B	=8B	+18N	−7B	3.5	21.5	21.5	6.75	1400	0.0
15	Fu, Logan	1492	CAN	+17N	F	−12B	+26N	=7B	+19B	−3N	3.5	19.0	19.0	8.25	1470	-3.6
16	FIDE 2675447	0	—	−3N	+?B	−2N	+17B	−5N	+22B	−?N	3.0	20.5	20.5	5.00	696	0.0
17	FIDE 2675803	0	—	−15B	+23N	−7B	−16N	+25B	+21N	−10B	3.0	19.0	20.5	5.50	1336	0.0
18	Bautista, John Carlo	0	CAN	F	−4B	+23N	+20B	−19N	−14B	+?N	3.0	15.5	15.5	4.50	717	-47.6
19	Curran, Dylan	1549	CAN	F	+14N	−1B	=7N	+18B	−15N	−5B	2.5	26.0	26.0	8.75	1202	-52.0
20	Vikram, Aashrith	0	CAN	=?B	−21N	+?B	−18N	+26B	−13N	−9B	2.5	13.0	13.0	0.50	1229	0.0
21	Ellaschuk, Glen	1447	CAN	=4N	+20B	−13N	=24B	−6N	−17B	−25N	2.0	20.0	21.5	5.75	1184	-38.4
22	Sludnov, Leon	0	CAN	+25B	−1N	=26B	−9N	−?B	−16N	=?B	2.0	15.5	15.5	1.75	781	0.0
23	Yang, Jesse	0	CAN	−5N	−17B	−18B	F	+?N	−10N	+?B	2.0	15.0	15.0	0.00	690	0.0
24	Fentanez, Soto	0	CAN	−14B	+10N	−9B	=21N	F	F	F	1.5	13.5	13.5	5.00	1447	-7.6
25	FIDE 2639467	0	—	−22N	−6B	=?N	−?B	−17N	F	+21B	1.5	12.0	12.0	2.00	1428	0.0
26	Azim, Nahiyan	0	CAN	−7B	F	=22N	−15B	−20N	F	F	0.5	14.0	14.0	1.00	668	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Singh, AaravCAN
+47.6
4.5 pts · #3
2Banatwala, KriyaanshCAN
+47.6
5.0 pts · #5
3Fang, ChelseaCAN
+20.4
5.0 pts · #4

Top rating losers

1Curran, DylanCAN
-52.0
2.5 pts · #19
2Bautista, John CarloCAN
-47.6
3.0 pts · #20
3Ellaschuk, GlenCAN
-38.4
2.0 pts · #17