2025 Jack Taylor Memorial, Premier Section
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41 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 24 Oct 2025 to 26 Oct 2025 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. 6 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1854, and top seed was Roger Patterson (🇨🇦 CAN, 1968).
Elliot McCallum (🇨🇦 CAN, 1869) won with 4.5/5, ahead of David Armstrong (4.0) and Daryl Hora (4.0). McCallum won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Denis Shumeyko (1541) beat Abhinav Iyer (1777), a +236-point gap.
Location
🇨🇦Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Dates
24 Oct 2025 → 26 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 6 represented
🇨🇦Canada×33
🇮🇳India×2
🇹🇼Chinese Taipei×1
🇪🇹Ethiopia×1
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
🇷🇺Russia×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsElliot McCallum led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
15
7
2
1
1
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
Elliot McCallum held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Elliot McCallum 4 wins (R1–R4)Daryl Hora 3 wins (R3–R5)Jason Williamson 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Elliot McCallum | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2Daryl Hora | — | * | — | — |
| 3Jason Williamson | — | — | * | — |
| 4David Armstrong | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McCallum, Elliot | 1869 | CAN | +9B | +16N | +2N | +5B | =6N | 4.5 | 14.0 | 16.5 | 14.75 | 2149 | +59.6 |
| 2 | Armstrong, David | 1839 | CAN | +34B | +29N | −1B | +17N | +10B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 8.50 | 1863 | +2.2 |
| 3 | Hora, Daryl | 1918 | CAN | +40N | −11B | +27N | +24B | +9N | 4.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 7.00 | 1945 | +10.0 |
| 4 | Williamson, Jason | 1861 | CAN | +20N | −24B | +26N | +28B | +11N | 4.0 | 9.5 | 11.5 | 9.50 | 1897 | +4.8 |
| 5 | Yin, Andrew | 1804 | CAN | +27B | +23N | =10B | −1N | +25N | 3.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 7.50 | 1857 | +8.8 |
| 6 | Patterson, Roger | 1968 | CAN | +28N | +12B | +24N | F | =1B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 9.25 | 2107 | +9.4 |
| 7 | Miller, Josh | 0 | CAN | +19B | −10N | =23B | +16N | +18B | 3.5 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 8.50 | 1647 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Howard, Adrien | 0 | CAN | =31B | +30N | =25N | +13B | =12N | 3.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 8.25 | 1741 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Zarikoff, Nikolai | 1765 | CAN | −1N | +14B | +19B | +29N | −3B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 7.50 | 1790 | +5.6 |
| 10 | Brown, Darrend | 0 | CAN | +33N | +7B | =5N | =11B | −2N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 8.25 | 1788 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Sargent, Colin | 1806 | CAN | +35B | +3N | =18B | =10N | −4B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 7.75 | 1802 | -0.4 |
| 12 | Chruszcz, Zachary | 1805 | CAN | +32B | −6N | =16B | +31N | =8B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 6.00 | 1561 | -24.4 |
| 13 | Hawkshaw, Kevin | 1721 | CAN | =30B | +37N | =17B | −8N | +26B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 5.25 | 1773 | +4.2 |
| 14 | Iyer, Abhinav | 1777 | IND | −16B | −9N | +36B | +32N | +27B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 4.50 | 1605 | -34.8 |
| 15 | Soare, Trevor | 0 | CAN | =18B | −17N | =34B | +38N | +23B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 4.75 | 1684 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Shumeyko, Denis | 1541 | RUS | +14N | −1B | =12N | −7B | +31N | 2.5 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 6.00 | 1817 | +39.6 |
| 17 | Caluza, Juni | 1702 | CAN | F | +15B | =13N | −2B | +28N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 6.50 | 1587 | -5.8 |
| 18 | Li, Moses | 1624 | CAN | =15N | +38B | =11N | =25B | −7N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 5.00 | 1888 | +42.4 |
| 19 | Holmgren, Emilian | 1595 | CAN | −7N | +40B | −9N | +39B | =22N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.25 | 1731 | +21.2 |
| 20 | Tripathi Ishan | 1502 | IND | −4B | +35N | −29B | +37N | =21B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 3.25 | 1659 | +11.2 |
| 21 | Mingrone, Peter | 1842 | CAN | =26N | −25B | +22B | =30N | =20N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 5.75 | 1529 | -32.0 |
| 22 | Stiglic, Cameron | 0 | CAN | −23B | +41B | −21N | +34N | =19B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.25 | 1693 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 2639262 | 0 | — | +22N | −5B | =7N | =26B | −15N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 5.25 | 1550 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Teklemariam, Hailay Mezgebo | 1827 | ETH | +36B | +4N | −6B | −3N | F | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 5.00 | 1813 | -0.4 |
| 25 | Jose, Marionito | 1718 | CAN | F | +21N | =8B | =18N | −5B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 5.50 | 1756 | +6.4 |
| 26 | Gray, Kayla | 1685 | CAN | =21B | +31N | −4B | =23N | −13N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 3.75 | 1535 | -20.4 |
| 27 | Beech, Austin | 1608 | CAN | −5N | +39B | −3B | +35N | −14N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 2.00 | 1571 | -9.6 |
| 28 | Kosinski, George | 0 | CAN | −6B | +36N | +37B | −4N | −17B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 2.00 | 1566 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Manguerra, Raymond | 0 | CAN | +39N | −2B | +20N | −9B | F | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.50 | 1666 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Radic, Marko | 1560 | CAN | =13N | −8B | +38N | =21B | F | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.75 | 1901 | +52.4 |
| 31 | Camphaug, Lincoln | 0 | CAN | =8N | −26B | +33N | −12B | −16B | 1.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 3.25 | 1491 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Palmgren, Anders | 0 | CAN | −12N | =?B | F | −14B | +36N | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 1637 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Trush, Taras | 1707 | UKR | −10B | =34N | −31B | −36N | +35B | 1.5 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 1381 | -34.0 |
| 34 | Radic, Dejan | 1641 | CAN | −2N | =33B | =15N | −22B | F | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.25 | 1580 | -3.2 |
| 35 | Teufel, Alexander | 0 | CAN | −11N | −20B | +40N | −27B | −33N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 1383 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Lai, Amelia Hobbs Yu-Tong | 1506 | TPE | −24N | −28B | −14N | +33B | −32B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 1.50 | 1645 | +18.4 |
| 37 | Blanchard, Malcolm | 0 | CAN | +?N | −13B | −28N | −20B | F | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 1552 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Sathish Raj, Kanish Raj | 1765 | CAN | F | −18N | −30B | −15B | +41N | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 793 | -58.0 |
| 39 | Sullivan, Brian | 1559 | CAN | −29B | −27N | +41B | −19N | F | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 802 | -35.2 |
| 40 | Barker, Rhyland | 1495 | CAN | −3B | −19N | −35B | F | F | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 945 | -17.6 |
| 41 | FIDE 2678870 | 0 | — | F | −22N | −39N | F | −38B | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 862 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1McCallum, ElliotCAN+59.64.5 pts · #1
- 2Radic, MarkoCAN+52.42.0 pts · #9
- 3Li, MosesCAN+42.42.5 pts · #16
Top rating losers
- 1Sathish Raj, Kanish RajCAN-58.01.0 pts · #38
- 2Sullivan, BrianCAN-35.21.0 pts · #39
- 3Iyer, AbhinavIND-34.83.0 pts · #11
Biggest upsets
- R1+236 Elo gap
- R3+205 Elo gap
- R4+201 Elo gap