2025 Silent Storm Chess Thanksgiving U2100
Open SwissStandard
48 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 11 Oct 2025 to 13 Oct 2025 in Scarborough, ON, Canada. 1 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1802, and top seed was Larry Zhou Chen (🇨🇦 CAN, 1981).
Matthew Yin Hang Lee (🇭🇰 HKG, 1735) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Julian Pan (5.0) and Maximus Liang (5.0). Lee broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Maximus Liang (1693) beat Larry Zhou Chen (1981), a +288-point gap.
Location
🇨🇦Scarborough, ON, Canada
Dates
11 Oct 2025 → 13 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Titled players · 1
WCM×1
Federations · 7 represented
🇨🇦Canada×41
🇭🇰Hong Kong China×2
🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago×1
🇺🇸United States of America×1
🇹🇷Turkiye×1
🇮🇷Iran×1
🇻🇳Vietnam×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsMatthew Yin Hang Lee led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4–R6 · LEAD HELD
Matthew Yin Hang Lee held the sole lead from R4 through R6 without losing it.
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Matthew Yin Hang Lee drew with Julian Pan (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Matthew Yin Hang Lee 4 wins (R1–R4)Maximus Liang 3 wins (R4–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Matthew Yin Hang Lee | * | ½ | — | 1 |
| 2Julian Pan | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Maximus Liang | — | — | * | — |
| 4Lyam Katz | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee, Matthew Yin Hang | 1735 | HKG | +14B | +44N | +16B | +7N | =2B | +4N | 5.5 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 19.00 | 2130 | +49.2 |
| 2 | Pan, Julian | 0 | CAN | +6N | =12B | +28N | +11B | =1N | +15B | 5.0 | 20.0 | 22.5 | 18.00 | 1999 | +66.8 |
| 3 | Liang, Maximus | 1693 | CAN | +45B | +9N | −7B | +18N | +8N | +6B | 5.0 | 19.0 | 19.5 | 15.50 | 2046 | +98.8 |
| 4 | Katz, Lyam | 1747 | CAN | +35B | +41N | +8N | =10B | +27N | −1B | 4.5 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 11.75 | 1876 | +19.8 |
| 5 | Syed, Farhaan | 1729 | USA | +30B | =34N | −27B | +26N | +13B | +10N | 4.5 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 13.00 | 1883 | +36.8 |
| 6 | Zhou, LilyWCM | 1738 | CAN | −2B | +46N | +20B | +9N | +7B | −3N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 21.5 | 11.50 | 1798 | +8.2 |
| 7 | Huang, Eric | 1806 | CAN | +31N | +33B | +3N | −1B | −6N | +23B | 4.0 | 20.0 | 22.5 | 13.00 | 1814 | +2.8 |
| 8 | Chen, Larry Zhou | 1981 | CAN | +29B | +21N | −4B | +12N | −3B | +19N | 4.0 | 19.0 | 21.5 | 12.00 | 1813 | -42.4 |
| 9 | Sekaran, Adithya | 1760 | CAN | +17N | −3B | +33N | −6B | +31N | +11B | 4.0 | 18.5 | 21.0 | 12.00 | 1819 | +22.4 |
| 10 | Cheung, Oscar | 1680 | CAN | +32B | =27N | +19B | =4N | =17B | −5B | 3.5 | 18.0 | 20.5 | 10.75 | 1702 | +7.6 |
| 11 | Bolandnazar, Korosh | 1800 | IRI | +26B | +20N | =13B | −2N | +30B | −9N | 3.5 | 18.0 | 20.5 | 9.75 | 1696 | -28.8 |
| 12 | Anish, Diganth | 1671 | CAN | +22B | =2N | =18B | −8B | =41N | +24N | 3.5 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 10.75 | 1775 | +32.8 |
| 13 | Wang, Eric Jiachen | 1701 | CAN | +36N | +15B | =11N | −27B | −5N | +37B | 3.5 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 9.25 | 1755 | +19.6 |
| 14 | Ting, Ryan | 1676 | CAN | −1N | =36B | +22N | =41B | =18B | +26N | 3.5 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 8.75 | 1689 | +6.4 |
| 15 | Li, Yuming (Jerry) | 1834 | CAN | +43B | −13N | +34B | =30N | +29B | −2N | 3.5 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 7.25 | 1673 | -42.0 |
| 16 | Sama, Chetan Reddy | 1659 | CAN | +38N | +42B | −1N | −17B | =37N | +41B | 3.5 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 6.00 | 1682 | +9.2 |
| 17 | Supsup, Ferdinand | 1694 | CAN | −9B | +45N | +21B | +16N | =10N | F | 3.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 8.75 | 1825 | +18.6 |
| 18 | Nguyen, Minh Thong | 1787 | VIE | F | +39B | =12N | −3B | =14N | +28B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 8.00 | 1737 | -6.0 |
| 19 | Madhu Vikram, Chaarvik | 1574 | CAN | =28N | +37B | −10N | +31B | =23N | −8B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 7.25 | 1712 | +41.2 |
| 20 | Chauhan, Kshitij | 0 | CAN | +23N | −11B | −6N | +43B | −24B | +35N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 6.50 | 1696 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Kola, Venkata Saket Reddy | 1718 | CAN | +46B | −8B | −17N | =32N | +35B | =22N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.5 | 5.25 | 1681 | -13.2 |
| 22 | Muminov, Diyor | 1606 | CAN | −12N | =43N | −14B | +39B | +32N | =21B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 6.75 | 1647 | +15.2 |
| 23 | Zhao, Shannon | 1727 | CAN | −20B | +35N | =41B | +34N | =19B | −7N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 6.25 | 1626 | -19.4 |
| 24 | Tyulenev, Alexey | 1695 | CAN | −42N | −26B | +38N | +45B | +20N | −12B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 5.50 | 1537 | -21.8 |
| 25 | Lau, Jayden | 1711 | CAN | −34B | +32N | −30B | +36N | +42B | F | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 6.00 | 1788 | +15.2 |
| 26 | Kovuru, Aaryan | 1637 | CAN | −11N | +24N | =29B | −5B | +36N | −14B | 2.5 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 6.25 | 1636 | +1.2 |
| 27 | Wang, Angela | 1579 | CAN | F | =10B | +5N | +13N | −4B | F | 2.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 9.75 | 1809 | +50.4 |
| 28 | Nakar, Soham | 1580 | CAN | =19B | +40N | −2B | −29N | +34B | −18N | 2.5 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 5.50 | 1581 | -0.4 |
| 29 | Tarim, Ozgur | 1697 | TUR | −8N | +38B | =26N | +28B | −15N | F | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 5.75 | 1715 | +1.4 |
| 30 | Wang, Zi | 1636 | CAN | −5N | +47B | +25N | =15B | −11N | F | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 4.75 | 1716 | +10.8 |
| 31 | Huang, Frankie | 1638 | CAN | −7B | +48N | +44B | −19N | −9B | =42N | 2.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 1.75 | 1541 | -24.0 |
| 32 | Adulfo, Vincent Angel | 1555 | CAN | −10N | −25B | +46N | =21B | −22B | +45N | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 2.50 | 1591 | +3.2 |
| 33 | Sarvesh Saravanan | 1629 | CAN | +48B | −7N | −9B | −35N | +47B | =34N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.00 | 1485 | -22.4 |
| 34 | Cheung, Phoenix | 0 | CAN | +25N | =5B | −15N | −23B | −28N | =33B | 2.0 | 16.5 | 19.0 | 6.50 | 1570 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Humphrey, Ty | 1651 | TTO | −4N | −23B | +47N | +33B | −21N | −20B | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 2.50 | 1586 | -18.0 |
| 36 | Xiao, Stephanie | 1564 | CAN | −13B | =14N | +39N | −25B | −26B | =38N | 2.0 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 4.75 | 1535 | -9.2 |
| 37 | Tan, Rex | 0 | CAN | F | −19N | +43B | =40N | =16B | −13N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 4.25 | 1593 | -26.4 |
| 38 | Shen, Yuntian(denis) | 1556 | CAN | −16B | −29N | −24B | +46B | =45N | =36B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 1.75 | 1507 | -15.6 |
| 39 | Kotapuri, Ruslan | 1692 | CAN | =40B | −18N | −36B | −22N | =43N | +47B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.75 | 1518 | -55.2 |
| 40 | Allahverdi, Umid | 1829 | CAN | =39N | −28B | +42N | =37B | F | F | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.50 | 1641 | -38.8 |
| 41 | Sreekumar, Gayathri | 1474 | CAN | F | −4B | =23N | =14N | =12B | −16N | 1.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 5.00 | 1547 | +13.7 |
| 42 | Gowrishankar, Nilaanujan | 1611 | CAN | +24B | −16N | −40B | F | −25N | =31B | 1.5 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 4.25 | 1556 | -14.4 |
| 43 | Harish, Adwaith | 1566 | CAN | −15N | =22B | −37N | −20N | =39B | =46B | 1.5 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 2.75 | 1533 | -9.6 |
| 44 | Satish Alwar, Dharsan | 1720 | CAN | +47N | −1B | −31N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 1500 | -34.4 |
| 45 | Kanigicharla, Atulith | 1593 | CAN | −3N | −17B | F | −24N | =38B | −32B | 0.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 1.00 | 1277 | -62.4 |
| 46 | Moran-Venegas, Mario | 1595 | CAN | −21N | −6B | −32B | −38N | F | =43N | 0.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.75 | 1262 | -35.6 |
| 47 | Su, Bo Ruei | 1508 | HKG | −44B | −30N | −35B | F | −33N | −39N | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 857 | -60.4 |
| 48 | Moshopoulos, Angelos | 0 | CAN | −33N | −31B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 813 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Liang, MaximusCAN+98.85.0 pts · #3
- 2Pan, JulianCAN+66.85.0 pts · #2
- 3Wang, AngelaCAN+50.42.5 pts · #28
Top rating losers
- 1Kanigicharla, AtulithCAN-62.40.5 pts · #45
- 2Su, Bo RueiHKG-60.40.0 pts · #48
- 3Kotapuri, RuslanCAN-55.22.0 pts · #32
Biggest upsets
- R5+288 Elo gap
- R2+249 Elo gap
- R3+234 Elo gap