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2025 BC vs Washington Match

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14 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 24 Oct 2025 to 26 Oct 2025 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1584, and top seed was Joshua Sinanan (πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ USA, 2081).

Joshua Sinanan (πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ USA, 2081) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Vignesh Anand (4.5) and Tyler Cruz (3.5). Sinanan shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Darya Byelashova (1491) beat Laksh Sharma (1593), a +102-point gap.

Location
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Dates
24 Oct 2025 β†’ 26 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 5 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJoshua Sinanan2081
Avg top 10
1,584
Participants
14
Federations Β· 2 represented
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈUnited States of AmericaΓ—8
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦CanadaΓ—6
Top 3
  • πŸ₯‡
    Joshua Sinanan
    πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈUSAΒ·2081
    4.5ptsΒ·2047perf-1.6
  • πŸ₯ˆ
    Vignesh Anand
    πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈUSAΒ·2021
    4.5ptsΒ·2055perf+2.2
  • πŸ₯‰
    Tyler Cruz
    πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦CANΒ·1776
    3.5ptsΒ·1864perf+12.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 5 rounds

Tight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders
5
3
2
2
2
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
Anand4.5Sinanan4.5Cruz3.5Burgert3Seshadri2.5Campbell2.5
R5 Β· TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 4.5/5. Sinanan takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (11.0).

WIN STREAKS Β· 2 top finishers

Vignesh Anand 4 wins (R1–R4)Joshua Sinanan 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Vignesh Anand*β€”
Β½
1
2Joshua Sinananβ€”*
1
1
3Tyler Cruz
Β½
0
*β€”
4Conrad Burgert
0
0
β€”*

Grille amΓ©ricaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Sinanan, Joshua2081USA+5N+3B+7N+4B=9N4.511.013.012.002047-1.6
2Anand, Vignesh2021USA+14B+4N+10B+7N=3B4.510.511.09.252055+2.2
3Cruz, Tyler1776CAN+13Bβˆ’1N+8B+12N=2N3.512.514.07.251864+12.8
4Burgert, Conrad1778USA+12Nβˆ’2B+6Nβˆ’1N+8B3.013.515.06.001806+4.8
5Campbell, Jordan0CANβˆ’1B+13N=11Bβˆ’8N+12B2.510.011.54.0017860.0
6Seshadri, Sridhar1629USAβˆ’7N=9Nβˆ’4B+14N+10B2.59.09.53.501806+18.8
7Vu, Jayden0CAN+6B+11Nβˆ’1Bβˆ’2Bβˆ’13N2.013.515.04.5017850.0
8Rish-Brown, Jackson0USA=9B=10Bβˆ’3N+5Bβˆ’4N2.011.013.04.5015630.0
9Hanrahan, Nigel1769CAN=8N=6B=12Nβˆ’11B=1B2.011.012.55.251734-6.4
10Leblanc, Paul1702CAN=11B=8Nβˆ’2N+13Bβˆ’6N2.011.012.53.501025-14.6
11Rish-Brown, Jacob0USA=10Nβˆ’7B=5N+9NF2.08.58.54.2517560.0
12Byelashova, Darya1491USAβˆ’4B+14N=9Bβˆ’3Bβˆ’5N1.511.011.51.501642+26.0
13Byelashova, Sofia0USAβˆ’3Nβˆ’5B=14Bβˆ’10N+7B1.510.010.52.2514180.0
14Sharma, Laksh1593CANβˆ’2Nβˆ’12B=13Nβˆ’6BF0.510.010.00.75905-46.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets β€” the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets
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