2025 Junior Battle of Alberta U12
MatchStandard
12 players participated in this 2-round tournament, held on 27 Sept 2025 in Red Deer, AB, Canada. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1736, and top seed was Maikl Prianichnikov (🇨🇦 CAN, 2105).
Liubov Shtepa (🇨🇦 CAN, 1792) won with 2.0/2, ahead of Saanvi Shamanth (2.0) and Lucas Yuebo Wang (1.5). Shtepa shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Jack Sheng (1797) beat Maikl Prianichnikov (2105), a +308-point gap.
Location
🇨🇦Red Deer, AB, Canada
Dates
27 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Match · 2 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇨🇦Canada×11
🇮🇳India×1
Top 3
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How the match unfolded
Game-by-game momentum · 2 gamesG1 · FIRST DECISIVE27 Sept
Saanvi Shamanth 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 | Shtepa, Liubov | 1792 | CAN | +10N | +10B | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2509 | +47.2 |
| 2 | Shamanth, Saanvi | 1687 | CAN | +11N | +11B | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2202 | +16.0 |
| 3 | Wang, Lucas Yuebo | 1763 | CAN | +7B | =7N | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.75 | 1831 | +12.0 |
| 4 | Lai, Zhihui | 1744 | CAN | +8B | =8N | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.75 | 1980 | +34.4 |
| 5 | Prianichnikov, Maikl | 2105 | CAN | −6B | +6N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1730 | -10.4 |
| 6 | Sheng, Jack | 1797 | CAN | +5N | −5B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1825 | +10.4 |
| 7 | Jason Josh | 1764 | IND | −3N | =3B | 0.5 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 1514 | -12.0 |
| 8 | Sajosh, Isaac | 1627 | CAN | −4N | =4B | 0.5 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 1460 | -34.4 |
| 9 | Lai, Loki | 1511 | CAN | −?N | =?B | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1527 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Lu, Austin | 1565 | CAN | −1B | −1N | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 843 | -47.2 |
| 11 | Li, Meijia | 1501 | CAN | −2B | −2N | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 846 | -16.0 |
| 12 | Bilyk, Platon | 1495 | CAN | −?B | −?N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 801 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Shtepa, LiubovCAN+47.22.0 pts · #1
- 2Lai, ZhihuiCAN+34.41.5 pts · #4
- 3Shamanth, SaanviCAN+16.02.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Lu, AustinCAN-47.20.0 pts · #10
- 2Sajosh, IsaacCAN-34.40.5 pts · #9
- 3Li, MeijiaCAN-16.00.0 pts · #12
Biggest upsets
- R1+308 Elo gap