2025 ACA FIDE Event Under 1800
17 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 09 Aug 2025 to 10 Aug 2025 in Edmonton, AB, Canada. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1575, and top seed was Ihor Netesin (🇨🇦 CAN, 1726).
Aryan Ranjan Kumar (🇨🇦 CAN, 1604) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Gerhard Reuter (4.0) and Austin Lu (4.0). Ranjan Kumar won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Aryan Ranjan Kumar (1604) beat Ihor Netesin (1726), a +122-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsAryan Ranjan Kumar led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Aryan Ranjan Kumar held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.
Aryan Ranjan Kumar beat Gerhard Reuter (White).
Aryan Ranjan Kumar 3 wins (R1–R3)Gerhard Reuter 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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| 1Aryan Ranjan Kumar | * | 1 | ½ | — |
| 2Gerhard Reuter | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3Austin Lu | ½ | — | * | ½ |
| 4Jason Josh | — | 0 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ranjan Kumar, Aryan | 1604 | CAN | +6N | +2B | +5N | =3B | +9B | 4.5 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 14.00 | 2466 | +70.4 |
| 2 | Reuter, Gerhard | 1681 | CAN | +8N | −1N | +7B | +4B | +5N | 4.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 10.50 | 1857 | +43.2 |
| 3 | Lu, Austin | 0 | CAN | +16N | +9B | =4N | =1N | +7B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 8.25 | 1732 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Jason Josh | 1604 | IND | =7B | +13N | =3B | −2N | +8B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 6.25 | 1686 | +12.8 |
| 5 | Nikolov, Nikolai | 1590 | CAN | +10N | +12B | −1B | +8N | −2B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 5.00 | 1568 | -4.8 |
| 6 | Krahn, Donovan | 0 | CAN | −1B | −8N | +14B | +15N | +13N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 3.00 | 1494 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Sajosh, Isaac | 0 | CAN | =4N | +16B | −2N | +11B | −3N | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 3.50 | 1649 | -26.0 |
| 8 | Yang, Peihong | 1453 | CAN | −2B | +6B | +12N | −5B | −4N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 4.00 | 832 | -32.0 |
| 9 | Netesin, Ihor | 1726 | CAN | +14B | −3N | F | +13B | −1N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 1633 | -12.4 |
| 10 | Viminitz, Paul | 1533 | CAN | −5B | −11B | F | +12N | +14N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1453 | -6.2 |
| 11 | Dunn, Garth | 1642 | CAN | −12B | +10N | F | −7N | +15B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.00 | 1673 | +1.6 |
| 12 | Langdeau, Louis | 0 | CAN | +11N | −5N | −8B | −10B | F | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1362 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Li, Meijia | 1417 | CAN | +15N | −4B | F | −9N | −6B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 876 | -14.8 |
| 14 | Best, Daton | 1503 | CAN | −9N | −15B | −6N | +17B | −10B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 830 | -27.2 |
| 15 | Suresh, Aadhavan | 0 | CAN | −13B | +14N | F | −6B | −11N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 1396 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 2679329 | 0 | — | −3B | −7N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1013 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 2672782 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −14N | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 703 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Ranjan Kumar, AryanCAN+70.44.5 pts · #3
- 2Reuter, GerhardCAN+43.24.0 pts · #1
- 3Jason JoshIND+12.83.0 pts · #4
- 1Yang, PeihongCAN-32.02.0 pts · #14
- 2Best, DatonCAN-27.21.0 pts · #16
- 3Sajosh, IsaacCAN-26.02.5 pts · #8
- R5+122 Elo gap