2025 Victoria FIDE Double Round-Robin
6 players participated in this 10-round tournament, held from 18 Oct 2025 to 26 Oct 2025 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Top 10 Elo average was 1677, and top seed was Reza Sardari (🇨🇦 CAN, 1797).
Owen Murphy (🇨🇦 CAN, 1777) won with 7.5/10, ahead of Reza Sardari (7.0) and Seshadri Sai Sowmiya Narayanan (6.5). Murphy took the lead from round 8.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Seshadri Sai Sowmiya Narayanan (1569) beat Reza Sardari (1797), a +228-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 10 roundsOwen Murphy led from R8 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Owen Murphy takes the sole lead (6.5/8).
Owen Murphy 2.0–0.0 against Reza Sardari (R5 1-0, R9 1-0) — decisive in 2/2.
Owen Murphy 7 wins (R3–R9)Reza Sardari 4 wins (R1–R4)Seshadri Sai Sowmiya Narayanan 3 wins (R4–R6)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇦Murphy, Owen | 1777 | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 33.50 | 45.0 | +37.6 | 1850 |
| 2 | 🇨🇦Sardari, Reza | 1797 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 24.50 | 46.0 | +5.6 | 1801 |
| 3 | 🇨🇦Sowmiya Narayanan, Seshadri Sai | 1569 | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 | 28.50 | 47.0 | +128.0 | 1808 |
| 4 | 🇨🇦McLean, Taylor | 1648 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 15.00 | 52.0 | -20.0 | 1611 |
| 5 | 🇨🇦Deimert, Elroy | 1715 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 3.0 | 11.50 | 54.0 | -105.6 | 1520 |
| 6 | 🇨🇦Hack, Don | 1556 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | * | 2.0 | 10.50 | 56.0 | -45.6 | 1461 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Sowmiya Narayanan, Seshadri SaiCAN+128.06.5 pts · #3
- 2Murphy, OwenCAN+37.67.5 pts · #1
- 3Sardari, RezaCAN+5.67.0 pts · #2
- 1Deimert, ElroyCAN-105.63.0 pts · #5
- 2Hack, DonCAN-45.62.0 pts · #6
- 3McLean, TaylorCAN-20.04.0 pts · #4
- R8+228 Elo gap
- R2+208 Elo gap
- R5+146 Elo gap