2025 Montreal Open U1900
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77 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 03 Sept 2025 to 07 Sept 2025 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 7 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1848, and top seed was Daniel Brule (🇨🇦 CAN, 1889).
Olivier Audet (🇨🇦 CAN, 0) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Kevin Liu (5.5) and Rian Hartner (5.5). Audet won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Frederic Blouin (1400) beat Spencer Martin (1871), a +471-point gap.
Location
🇨🇦Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Dates
03 Sept 2025 → 07 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 7 represented
🇨🇦Canada×62
🇫🇷France×3
FIDE (no federation)×1
🇮🇳India×1
🇲🇬Madagascar×1
🇲🇺Mauritius×1
🇵🇪Peru×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R6; 3 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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R6 · LEADER CHANGE07 Sept
Rian Hartner takes the sole lead (5.0/6).
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 5.5/7. Audet takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (25.5).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Kevin Liu won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rian Hartner | * | — | — | — |
| 2Olivier Audet | — | * | 0 | — |
| 3Kevin Liu | — | 1 | * | 1 |
| 4Braden Martin | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Audet, Olivier | 0 | CAN | +24B | +6N | −2N | +53B | =23N | +21B | +9N | 5.5 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 20.25 | 1846 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Liu, Kevin | 1777 | CAN | +45B | +55N | +1B | =21N | +5B | −12N | +28B | 5.5 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 20.25 | 1782 | +1.2 |
| 3 | Hartner, Rian | 0 | CAN | +?N | =28B | +25N | =23B | +?N | +7B | =12B | 5.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 14.25 | 1860 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Hu, Raymond | 1671 | CAN | +22B | =8N | +42B | =13N | +6B | =14N | =5B | 5.0 | 27.0 | 29.5 | 20.25 | 2061 | +99.6 |
| 5 | Martin, Braden | 0 | CAN | +57B | +26N | +14B | =7B | −2N | +23B | =4N | 5.0 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 18.00 | 1838 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Naveen Giri | 1770 | IND | +27N | −1B | +38N | +9B | −4N | +30B | +17B | 5.0 | 26.0 | 29.0 | 18.50 | 1733 | -2.2 |
| 7 | Hammoud, Khaled | 1870 | CAN | +72B | +35N | +29B | =5N | =15B | −3N | +10B | 5.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 15.50 | 2005 | +24.0 |
| 8 | Alcantara, Maximo | 1783 | CAN | +11N | =4B | −9N | +54B | =53N | +19B | +14B | 5.0 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 18.00 | 1949 | +41.6 |
| 9 | Tohon, Honestson Mellit Shalom | 0 | CAN | =48B | +36N | +8B | −6N | +42B | +15N | −1B | 4.5 | 25.0 | 27.5 | 15.75 | 1807 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Zumsteg, Nicolas | 1789 | CAN | =37N | +16B | =22N | +35B | =43N | +32B | −7N | 4.5 | 22.0 | 24.5 | 15.00 | 1788 | +3.2 |
| 11 | Xu, Florence Zixin | 1465 | CAN | −8B | =57N | +47B | −17N | +36B | +42N | +26B | 4.5 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 12.50 | 1857 | +125.2 |
| 12 | Harper, Jonathan | 1400 | CAN | F | −?B | +67N | +?B | +18N | +2B | =3N | 4.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 13.25 | 1822 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Wang, Lucas Rong Chen | 0 | CAN | +?N | +?B | =?N | =4B | −32N | =18B | +43N | 4.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 7.00 | 1750 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Qi, Jason | 1865 | CAN | +75N | =25B | −5N | +48B | +24N | =4B | −8N | 4.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 10.25 | 1841 | -6.8 |
| 15 | Chen, Chen | 1669 | CAN | −31N | +49B | +71N | +30B | =7N | −9B | =38N | 4.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 10.00 | 1665 | -0.4 |
| 16 | Lillo, Matteo | 1518 | CAN | =42B | −10N | F | +44N | +29B | =22B | +21N | 4.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 12.50 | 1793 | +50.8 |
| 17 | Ivanov Yuan, Maksim | 1764 | CAN | F | F | +20N | +11B | +56N | +35B | −6N | 4.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 13.50 | 1734 | -6.8 |
| 18 | Randrianatrehina Michael Eric | 1813 | MAD | −35B | +74N | +55B | +52N | −12B | =13N | =50B | 4.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 7.50 | 751 | -16.4 |
| 19 | Audouze, Oscar | 0 | FID | F | F | +68B | +70N | +59B | −8N | +46N | 4.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 6.00 | 1836 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Bergeron, Emile | 0 | CAN | F | F | −17B | +68N | +44B | +59N | +?N | 4.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.50 | 1830 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Radia, Anuj | 1635 | CAN | +71B | +56N | =23N | =2B | =28B | −1N | −16B | 3.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 8.25 | 1585 | -16.4 |
| 22 | Hu, Richard | 1876 | CAN | −4N | F | =10B | +36N | =50B | =16N | +27B | 3.5 | 22.5 | 24.0 | 12.00 | 1685 | -37.2 |
| 23 | Bernales, Oscar | 1831 | PER | +74B | +52N | =21B | =3N | =1B | −5N | F | 3.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 9.25 | 1692 | -3.8 |
| 24 | Alcantara, Maximo Jr | 1774 | CAN | −1N | =54B | +44B | +46N | −14B | −34N | +45B | 3.5 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 8.50 | 1660 | -16.4 |
| 25 | Scistri, Luca | 1711 | FRA | +44B | =14N | −3B | −42N | −27B | +70N | +51B | 3.5 | 20.5 | 21.0 | 7.50 | 1646 | -3.0 |
| 26 | Goldner, John | 1715 | CAN | +49N | −5B | −30N | +76B | +55N | =38B | −11N | 3.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 6.00 | 707 | -15.4 |
| 27 | Blouin, Frederic | 1400 | CAN | −6B | =47N | −?B | +40N | +25N | +53B | −22N | 3.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 9.75 | 1724 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Morales, Al | 1400 | CAN | F | =3N | +46B | =?B | =21N | +43B | −2N | 3.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 9.50 | 1726 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Kapelnikov, David | 0 | CAN | +30N | +31B | −7N | −43B | −16N | +67N | =?B | 3.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 8.00 | 1675 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Scott, Benjamin | 0 | CAN | −29B | +72N | +26B | −15N | +52B | −6N | =?B | 3.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 5.50 | 1673 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Templonuevo, Mark Geryl | 1867 | CAN | +15B | −29N | −52B | +61N | F | +55N | =33B | 3.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 9.75 | 2469 | +9.6 |
| 32 | Robillard, Guillaume | 1632 | CAN | F | F | +70B | =50N | +13B | −10N | +34B | 3.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 9.75 | 989 | -11.6 |
| 33 | Tse, Chun Wing | 0 | CAN | F | F | F | +58B | +48N | +?B | =31N | 3.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 6.25 | 1751 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Bonami, Jonathan | 1400 | CAN | F | F | +73N | +71B | =?N | +24B | −32N | 3.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.50 | 1748 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Han, Ruochong | 1551 | CAN | +18N | −7B | F | −10N | +69B | −17N | +39B | 3.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 8.00 | 1618 | +10.8 |
| 36 | Evenko, Kirill | 1787 | CAN | =63N | −9B | +37N | −22B | −11N | =54B | +60N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 6.75 | 1587 | -36.8 |
| 37 | Sonko, Babacar | 1682 | FRA | =10B | −42N | −36B | +51N | −46B | =40N | +66B | 3.0 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 7.75 | 1514 | -22.8 |
| 38 | Lapalme, Gabriel | 1400 | CAN | −?N | F | −6B | +?N | +45B | =26N | =15B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 6.25 | 1655 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Wolfson Trudeau, Izaak | 1400 | CAN | F | F | +60N | −41B | +64N | +56B | −35N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 5.50 | 751 | 0.0 |
| 40 | FIDE 2680084 | 1400 | — | F | F | =58N | −27B | +71N | =37B | +61B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.50 | 1579 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Doshi, Nabhya | 0 | CAN | F | F | −56B | +39N | =70B | +47N | =?B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 5.75 | 1749 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Dube, Dominic | 1813 | CAN | =16N | +37B | −4N | +25B | −9N | −11B | F | 2.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 8.50 | 1619 | -48.4 |
| 43 | Perkins, Simon | 1690 | CAN | F | F | +51B | +29N | =10B | −28N | −13B | 2.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 8.25 | 1789 | +2.8 |
| 44 | Rayment, Samuel | 1400 | CAN | −25N | +75B | −24N | −16B | −20N | +64B | =62B | 2.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 2.50 | 1490 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Nathoo-Khedri, Farzaan | 1486 | CAN | −2N | +73B | −53N | +65B | −38N | =49B | −24N | 2.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 2.75 | 1605 | +17.6 |
| 46 | Yahiaoui, Abdessamad | 0 | CAN | +47B | F | −28N | −24B | +37N | =?N | −19B | 2.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 5.50 | 1748 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Duplessis, Claude | 1684 | CAN | −46N | =27B | −11N | =64B | =65N | −41B | +74N | 2.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 3.25 | 707 | -14.6 |
| 48 | Lamy, Vincent | 1688 | CAN | =9N | F | +63B | −14N | −33B | +65B | F | 2.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 5.25 | 1065 | -10.8 |
| 49 | Michaud, Pierre | 0 | CAN | −26B | −15N | −?B | +72N | +61B | =45N | −?N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.25 | 1443 | 0.0 |
| 50 | Longpre, Martin | 1400 | CAN | F | F | F | =32B | =22N | +?B | =18N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 5.50 | 1787 | 0.0 |
| 51 | Neumark-Gaudet, Zev | 1400 | CAN | −?N | +?B | −43N | −37B | +?N | =52B | −25N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 1556 | 0.0 |
| 52 | Belanger, Henri | 1400 | CAN | F | −23B | +31N | −18B | −30N | =51N | =53B | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 5.75 | 1759 | 0.0 |
| 53 | Martin, Spencer | 1871 | CAN | F | F | +45B | −1N | =8B | −27N | =52N | 2.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 6.00 | 1827 | -1.2 |
| 54 | Lesperance, Milan | 0 | CAN | −56B | =24N | +57B | −8N | −67B | =36N | F | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 5.25 | 1687 | +14.8 |
| 55 | Gerard, Patrice | 0 | CAN | +73N | −2B | −18N | +?N | −26B | −31B | F | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 0.00 | 1661 | 0.0 |
| 56 | Cottreau, Aiden | 0 | CAN | +54N | −21B | +41N | F | −17B | −39N | F | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 5.00 | 1580 | 0.0 |
| 57 | Kao, Chen-Hsiang | 0 | CAN | −5N | =11B | −54N | F | +60B | F | =63N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 5.00 | 1375 | -37.6 |
| 58 | Lin, Leo | 0 | CAN | F | F | =40B | −33N | =62B | −66N | +71N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.50 | 1516 | +2.4 |
| 59 | Poirier, Vincent | 1400 | CAN | F | F | +62N | +?B | −19N | −20B | −?N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1615 | 0.0 |
| 60 | George, William | 0 | CAN | F | F | −39B | +73B | −57N | +68N | −36B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 1789 | 0.0 |
| 61 | Fata, Fabio | 0 | CAN | F | F | +?N | −31B | −49N | +71B | −40N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 1795 | 0.0 |
| 62 | Huang, Yuxuan | 0 | CAN | F | F | −59B | F | =58N | +76B | =44N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.25 | 1475 | -2.4 |
| 63 | Lacroix, Etienne | 0 | CAN | =36B | F | −48N | =?B | F | −?N | =57B | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.50 | 1513 | 0.0 |
| 64 | FIDE 2679965 | 1400 | — | F | F | F | =47N | −39B | −44N | +65B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.75 | 1684 | 0.0 |
| 65 | Laporte, Michel | 0 | CAN | F | F | +72B | −45N | =47B | −48N | −64N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.25 | 1544 | 0.0 |
| 66 | Mahafza, Mohammad | 1400 | CAN | F | F | =?N | F | −?B | +58B | −37N | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1484 | 0.0 |
| 67 | Nica, Ion | 1741 | CAN | F | F | −12B | −69N | +54N | −29B | F | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.00 | 2429 | +14.0 |
| 68 | Brule, Daniel | 1889 | CAN | F | F | −19N | −20B | +73N | −60B | F | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 2570 | +13.6 |
| 69 | Marcelin, Gregory | 0 | MRI | F | F | −?N | +67B | −35N | −?B | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1494 | 0.0 |
| 70 | FIDE 2680068 | 1400 | — | F | F | −32N | −19B | =41N | −25B | F | 0.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 1.50 | 872 | 0.0 |
| 71 | FIDE 2680050 | 1400 | — | −21N | F | −15B | −34N | −40B | −61N | −58B | 0.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 0.00 | 812 | 0.0 |
| 72 | Denain, Quentin | 1665 | FRA | −7N | −30B | −65N | −49B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 1048 | -10.4 |
| 73 | Roy, Stephane | 1770 | CAN | −55B | −45N | −34B | −60N | −68B | F | F | 0.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 887 | -47.2 |
| 74 | FIDE 2666359 | 0 | — | −23N | −18B | F | F | −?N | F | −47B | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 963 | 0.0 |
| 75 | Servant, Michel | 1669 | CAN | −14B | −44N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1065 | -10.0 |
| 76 | FIDE 39980103 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −26N | −?B | −62N | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 868 | 0.0 |
| 77 | FIDE 2669714 | 0 | — | F | F | −?N | −?B | F | −?B | F | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 864 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Xu, Florence ZixinCAN+125.24.5 pts · #2
- 2Hu, RaymondCAN+99.65.0 pts · #10
- 3Lillo, MatteoCAN+50.84.0 pts · #30
Top rating losers
- 1Dube, DominicCAN-48.42.5 pts · #20
- 2Roy, StephaneCAN-47.20.0 pts · #72
- 3Kao, Chen-HsiangCAN-37.62.0 pts · #61
Biggest upsets
- R6+471 Elo gap
- R3+467 Elo gap
- R5+413 Elo gap