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2025 ACA FIDE Event Over 1800

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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.

Location
🇨🇦Edmonton, AB, Canada
Dates
09 Aug 2025 → 10 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
Avg top 10
1,872
Participants
11
Titled players · 2
CM×2
Federations · 3 represented
🇨🇦Canada×9
🇨🇳China×1
🇻🇪Venezuela×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

CM Rafael Arruebarrena Rodriguez led from R2; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
4
1
1
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
R2–R5 · LEAD HELD

CM Rafael Arruebarrena Rodriguez held the sole lead from R2 through R5 without losing it.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

CM Rafael Arruebarrena Rodriguez drew with CM Yash Darvekar (Black).

R1–R3 · WIN STREAK

CM Rafael Arruebarrena Rodriguez won 3 in a row (R1–R3).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Arruebarrena Rodriguez, RafaelCM2116VEN+8N+6B+5N4B=2N3.511.013.08.502030-8.6
2Darvekar, YashCM1933CAN+7N=4B=3N=5B=1B3.012.014.58.501991+13.5
3Yu, Zongyan1741CAN=5N+10B=2B=7N=9N3.09.510.55.751909+45.2
4Hoekman, Samuel1973CAN+11B=2NF+1N=10B3.08.08.06.002098+12.6
5Zheng, Yanchen1881CHN=3B+9N1B=2N=6B2.512.013.55.751850-3.8
6Zhao, Erin1744CAN+10B1N7B+11N=5N2.59.510.02.751890+35.2
7Yearwood, Roy1888CAN2BF+6N=3B+11N2.59.09.04.501901+1.0
8Menard, Tyson1873CAN1B+11N+9BFF2.05.55.52.002004+9.8
9Sheng, Jack1717CANF5B8N+10N=3B1.58.58.52.501728+0.8
10Soco, Lester1766CAN6N3N=11B9B=4N1.010.010.51.751556-26.2
11Zeggelaar, Mike1803CAN4N8B=10N6B7B0.510.011.00.501483-33.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets