2025 3rd Maria Helena Classical U1800
Open SwissStandard
39 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 11 Oct 2025 to 13 Oct 2025 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1736, and top seed was Sunyo Kim (🇨🇦 CAN, 1818).
Sophia Guzman (🇨🇦 CAN, 1681) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Ryan Meneses (4.5) and Flyn Villamar (4.0). Guzman won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Michael Stewart (1416) beat Pablo Lake (1661), a +245-point gap.
Location
🇨🇦Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Dates
11 Oct 2025 → 13 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇨🇦Canada×29
🇧🇪Belgium×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsSophia Guzman led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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8
3
1
1
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
Sophia Guzman held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
R1–R5 · WIN STREAK
Sophia Guzman won 5 in a row (R1–R5).
R4–R5 · FORMER LEADER FALL
Sophia Guzman held the sole lead at R4–R5 but finished #22.
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sophia Guzman | * | — | — | — |
| 2Ryan Meneses | — | * | — | 1 |
| 3Daniel Lord | — | — | * | — |
| 4Flyn Villamar | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guzman, Sophia | 1681 | CAN | +31B | +33N | +16B | +9N | +7B | 5.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 11.50 | 2428 | +16.8 |
| 2 | Meneses, Ryan | 1783 | CAN | +28N | +24B | =6N | +3N | +9B | 4.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 12.75 | 2317 | +29.2 |
| 3 | Villamar, Flyn | 1534 | CAN | +34N | +11B | +17N | −2B | +10N | 4.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 9.50 | 1756 | +22.4 |
| 4 | Johnston, Devin | 1614 | CAN | +37B | −9N | +11B | +13N | +14B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 9.50 | 1698 | +8.8 |
| 5 | Lord, Daniel | 1739 | CAN | +20N | +10B | −9B | +12N | +19N | 4.0 | 11.5 | 14.0 | 11.00 | 1918 | +44.0 |
| 6 | Salkeld, Oscar | 0 | CAN | +15N | +12B | =2B | −7N | +21B | 3.5 | 14.0 | 16.5 | 10.75 | 1747 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Shi, Rex | 0 | CAN | +32N | =8B | +25N | +6B | −1N | 3.5 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 8.75 | 1641 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Gannon, Keith | 1568 | CAN | +36B | =7N | =13B | =29N | +18B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 7.75 | 1920 | +18.4 |
| 9 | Baylon, Jorel | 1627 | CAN | +27N | +4B | +5N | −1B | −2N | 3.0 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 10.00 | 1705 | +16.8 |
| 10 | Miao, Yupeng | 1729 | CAN | +26B | −5N | +24B | +16N | −3B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 6.50 | 1557 | -34.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 2670186 | 0 | — | +14B | −3N | −4N | +37B | +32N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 5.00 | 774 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Jin, Winston | 1528 | CAN | +22B | −6N | +31B | −5B | +26N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 6.00 | 1602 | +7.2 |
| 13 | Breadner, David | 1767 | CAN | +35N | =25B | =8N | −4B | +24N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 5.75 | 1654 | -27.2 |
| 14 | FIDE 2659344 | 0 | — | −11N | +34B | +27N | +17B | −4N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 5.50 | 814 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Balamanage, Dineth | 1643 | CAN | −6B | +22N | =18B | +33N | =29B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 5.75 | 1686 | +2.4 |
| 16 | Joynt, Kayden | 0 | CAN | +23N | +19B | −1N | −10B | =17N | 2.5 | 13.0 | 15.5 | 6.25 | 1575 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Taran, Ron | 0 | CAN | +30B | +21N | −3B | −14N | =16B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 5.75 | 1689 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Gao, Yueheng | 1686 | CAN | −19N | +23B | =15N | +25B | −8N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 6.00 | 1556 | -29.6 |
| 19 | Minano, John V | 1688 | CAN | +18B | −16N | =32B | +35N | −5B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 4.25 | 1788 | +8.0 |
| 20 | Kim, Sunyo | 1818 | CAN | −5B | +26N | +30B | =21N | F | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.25 | 1764 | -8.8 |
| 21 | Wang, Elvis | 1790 | CAN | +38N | −17B | +28N | =20B | −6N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.25 | 1811 | +5.6 |
| 22 | Sun, Reid | 0 | CAN | −12N | −15B | +?N | +27B | =25N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 1342 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 2677083 | 0 | — | −16B | −18N | +36B | =31N | +35B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 2.75 | 1625 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Osali, Abdolreza | 1491 | CAN | +39B | −2N | −10N | +28B | −13B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.00 | 1600 | +24.4 |
| 25 | Hui, Zenas | 1673 | CAN | +29B | =13N | −7B | −18N | =22B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 4.75 | 1534 | -14.0 |
| 26 | Zhang, Oscar | 1463 | CAN | −10N | −20B | +38N | +30N | −12B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 1497 | +3.2 |
| 27 | FIDE 2670003 | 0 | — | −9B | +37N | −14B | −22N | +31B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 828 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Stewart, Michael | 1416 | CAN | −2B | +39N | −21B | −24N | +33B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 1489 | +8.0 |
| 29 | Sarao, Karanveer Singh | 0 | CAN | −25N | F | +33B | =8B | =15N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.25 | 1503 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Jo, Asher | 1683 | CAN | −17N | +38B | −20N | −26B | +34N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 841 | -44.0 |
| 31 | Lee, Zach Nathaniel | 0 | CAN | −1N | +?B | −12N | =23B | −27N | 1.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.25 | 806 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 5151309 | 0 | — | −7B | +36N | =19N | F | −11B | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.25 | 1688 | 0.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 2662205 | 0 | — | +?N | −1B | −29N | −15B | −28N | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 781 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Tan, Dylan | 0 | BEL | −3B | −14N | −35B | +38N | −30B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 793 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Nikkel, Daniel | 1563 | CAN | −13B | F | +34N | −19B | −23N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 928 | -22.8 |
| 36 | FIDE 2680670 | 0 | — | −8N | −32B | −23N | =?B | =37N | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.25 | 768 | 0.0 |
| 37 | FIDE 2659026 | 0 | — | −4N | −27B | F | −11N | =36B | 0.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.50 | 814 | 0.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 2680661 | 0 | — | −21B | −30N | −26B | −34B | −?N | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 846 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Lake, Pablo | 1661 | CAN | −24N | −28B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 654 | -61.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Lord, DanielCAN+44.04.0 pts · #2
- 2Meneses, RyanCAN+29.24.5 pts · #1
- 3Osali, AbdolrezaCAN+24.42.0 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Lake, PabloCAN-61.20.0 pts · #35
- 2Jo, AsherCAN-44.02.0 pts · #37
- 3Miao, YupengCAN-34.03.0 pts · #8
Biggest upsets
- R2+245 Elo gap
- R4+220 Elo gap
- R5+195 Elo gap