2025 Battle of Alberta
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24 players participated in this 2-round tournament, held on 06 Sept 2025 in Red Deer, AB, Canada. 3 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2157, and top seed was Fred South (🇨🇦 CAN, 2300).
Amir Mohammad Bahmani (🇨🇦 CAN, 2202) won with 2.0/2, ahead of Tri Tran (2.0) and Paris Dorn (2.0). Bahmani shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Jonathan Wu (CM, 2073) beat Belsar Valencia (2246), a +173-point gap.
Location
🇨🇦Red Deer, AB, Canada
Dates
06 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Match · 2 rounds
Titled players · 3
FM×2
CM×1
Federations · 4 represented
🇨🇦Canada×21
🇮🇳India×1
🇨🇳China×1
🇵🇭Philippines×1
Top 3
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How the match unfolded
Game-by-game momentum · 2 gamesG1 · FIRST DECISIVE09 Jun
Tri Tran opens the score with the White. Early advantage to the underdog.
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahmani, Amir Mohammad | 2202 | CAN | +19B | +19N | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3005 | +17.6 |
| 2 | Tran, Tri | 1863 | CAN | +22B | +22N | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2946 | +51.2 |
| 3 | Dorn, Paris | 2201 | CAN | +20N | +20B | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2773 | +23.6 |
| 4 | Oluoha, Sylvester | 1641 | CAN | +23B | +23N | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2657 | +39.2 |
| 5 | Wu, JonathanCM | 2073 | CAN | +24B | +24N | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3017 | +46.4 |
| 6 | Zheng, Yanchen | 1907 | CHN | +21B | +21N | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2739 | +24.0 |
| 7 | Jin, Eric | 2008 | CAN | +16N | =16B | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.75 | 2216 | +21.6 |
| 8 | Daniluk, Jim | 1823 | CAN | =18N | +18B | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.75 | 1984 | +7.6 |
| 9 | Vasic, Maxim | 2101 | CAN | =17N | +17B | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.75 | 2180 | +8.8 |
| 10 | Iyer, Abhinav | 1714 | IND | =11B | =11N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1821 | -3.2 |
| 11 | Butenko, Zlata | 1990 | CAN | =10N | =10B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1851 | +3.2 |
| 12 | Yu, Zongyan | 1927 | CAN | −14N | +14B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1840 | +6.4 |
| 13 | Yearwood, Roy | 1901 | CAN | =15N | =15B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1825 | -2.4 |
| 14 | Michalchuk, Avery | 1826 | CAN | +12B | −12N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1786 | -6.4 |
| 15 | Prianichnikov, Maikl | 2102 | CAN | =13B | =13N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1866 | +4.8 |
| 16 | Rekhson, Vladislav | 2041 | CAN | −7B | =7N | 0.5 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 1815 | -10.8 |
| 17 | Hoekman, Samuel | 1981 | CAN | =9B | −9N | 0.5 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 1818 | -8.8 |
| 18 | Ivanescu, Matthew | 1878 | CAN | =8B | −8N | 0.5 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 1639 | -15.2 |
| 19 | Ng, GaryFM | 2291 | CAN | −1N | −1B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1449 | -17.6 |
| 20 | South, Fred | 2300 | CAN | −3B | −3N | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1111 | -47.2 |
| 21 | Haessel, Dale R.FM | 1964 | CAN | −6N | −6B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1065 | -24.0 |
| 22 | Khodjimatov, Sherzod | 1991 | CAN | −2N | −2B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1243 | -25.6 |
| 23 | Gan, Steven | 1710 | CAN | −4N | −4B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1062 | -39.2 |
| 24 | Valencia, Belsar | 2246 | PHI | −5N | −5B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1362 | -23.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Tran, TriCAN+51.22.0 pts · #2
- 2Wu, JonathanCMCAN+46.42.0 pts · #5
- 3Oluoha, SylvesterCAN+39.22.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1South, FredCAN-47.20.0 pts · #20
- 2Gan, StevenCAN-39.20.0 pts · #23
- 3Khodjimatov, SherzodCAN-25.60.0 pts · #22
Biggest upsets
- R1+173 Elo gap
- R2+173 Elo gap
- R1+128 Elo gap