2025 ACA FIDE Event Over 1800
11 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 09 Aug 2025 to 10 Aug 2025 in Edmonton, AB, Canada. 2 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1872, and top seed was Rafael Arruebarrena Rodriguez (🇻🇪 VEN, CM, 2116).
Rafael Arruebarrena Rodriguez (🇻🇪 VEN, CM, 2116) won with 3.5/5, ahead of Yash Darvekar (3.0) and Zongyan Yu (3.0). Arruebarrena Rodriguez won solo starting round 2.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Samuel Hoekman (1973) beat Rafael Arruebarrena Rodriguez (CM, 2116), a +143-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsCM Rafael Arruebarrena Rodriguez led from R2; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
CM Rafael Arruebarrena Rodriguez held the sole lead from R2 through R5 without losing it.
CM Rafael Arruebarrena Rodriguez drew with CM Yash Darvekar (Black).
CM Rafael Arruebarrena Rodriguez won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMRafael Arruebarrena Rodriguez | * | ½ | 0 | — |
| 2CMYash Darvekar | ½ | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3Samuel Hoekman | 1 | ½ | * | — |
| 4Zongyan Yu | — | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arruebarrena Rodriguez, RafaelCM | 2116 | VEN | +8N | +6B | +5N | −4B | =2N | 3.5 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 8.50 | 2030 | -8.6 |
| 2 | Darvekar, YashCM | 1933 | CAN | +7N | =4B | =3N | =5B | =1B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 14.5 | 8.50 | 1991 | +13.5 |
| 3 | Yu, Zongyan | 1741 | CAN | =5N | +10B | =2B | =7N | =9N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 5.75 | 1909 | +45.2 |
| 4 | Hoekman, Samuel | 1973 | CAN | +11B | =2N | F | +1N | =10B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 6.00 | 2098 | +12.6 |
| 5 | Zheng, Yanchen | 1881 | CHN | =3B | +9N | −1B | =2N | =6B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 5.75 | 1850 | -3.8 |
| 6 | Zhao, Erin | 1744 | CAN | +10B | −1N | −7B | +11N | =5N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 2.75 | 1890 | +35.2 |
| 7 | Yearwood, Roy | 1888 | CAN | −2B | F | +6N | =3B | +11N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.50 | 1901 | +1.0 |
| 8 | Menard, Tyson | 1873 | CAN | −1B | +11N | +9B | F | F | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.00 | 2004 | +9.8 |
| 9 | Sheng, Jack | 1717 | CAN | F | −5B | −8N | +10N | =3B | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.50 | 1728 | +0.8 |
| 10 | Soco, Lester | 1766 | CAN | −6N | −3N | =11B | −9B | =4N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 1.75 | 1556 | -26.2 |
| 11 | Zeggelaar, Mike | 1803 | CAN | −4N | −8B | =10N | −6B | −7B | 0.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 0.50 | 1483 | -33.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Yu, ZongyanCAN+45.23.0 pts · #4
- 2Zhao, ErinCAN+35.22.5 pts · #5
- 3Darvekar, YashCMCAN+13.53.0 pts · #2
- 1Zeggelaar, MikeCAN-33.60.5 pts · #11
- 2Soco, LesterCAN-26.21.0 pts · #10
- 3Arruebarrena Rodriguez, RafaelCMVEN-8.63.5 pts · #1
- R4+143 Elo gap