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2025 Halifax Labour Day Open

Open SwissStandard

16 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 30 Aug 2025 to 01 Sept 2025 in Halifax, NS, Canada. 2 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1328, and top seed was Calix Marchand (🇨🇦 CAN, FM, 2160).

Calix Marchand (🇨🇦 CAN, FM, 2160) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Michelle Zhang (4.5) and Glenn Charlton (4.0). Marchand won solo starting round 3.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Glenn Charlton (1824) beat Jason Manley (2062), a +238-point gap.

Location
🇨🇦Halifax, NS, Canada
Dates
30 Aug 2025 → 01 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 120 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Top seed
🇨🇦FMCalix Marchand2160
Avg top 10
1,328
Participants
16
Titled players · 2
FM×1
WFM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇨🇦Canada×10
🇩🇪Germany×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

FM Calix Marchand led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
7
2
1
1
1
1
1.534.56R1R2R3R4R5R6
Marchand5Zhang4.5Posner4Manley4Charlton4Allampati3
R3–R6 · LEAD HELD

FM Calix Marchand held the sole lead from R3 through R6 without losing it.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Calix Marchand drew with WFM Michelle Zhang (White).

R1–R3 · WIN STREAK

FM Calix Marchand won 3 in a row (R1–R3).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1FMCalix Marchand*
½
1
½
2WFMMichelle Zhang
½
*——
3Harry Posner
0
—*—
4Jason Manley
½
——*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Marchand, CalixFM2160CAN+16N+4B+3N=2B=5N+6B5.019.520.516.252064-12.0
2Zhang, MichelleWFM1839CAN+10B=6N=9B=1N+11B+7N4.517.019.514.002075+35.2
3Charlton, Glenn1824CAN+14N+5B−1B=8N+9B=4N4.019.021.012.502111+27.2
4Posner, Harry0CAN+12B−1N+?B+6N=7B=3B4.017.517.59.0018970.0
5Manley, Jason2062CAN+13B−3N=8B+12N=1B+11N4.017.019.511.501898-11.2
6Fillmore, Louis1706CAN+8N=2B=7N−4B+14N−1N3.019.521.58.751852+17.2
7Dec, Paul1983GER+15N=11B=6B=9N=4N−2B3.017.018.07.251582-20.4
8Allampati, Rutvik Reddy0CAN−6B+10N=5N=3B=13N=12B3.016.519.09.5017390.0
9Sharma, Kaven0CAN=11N+16B=2N=7B−3N=13B3.016.517.57.2517570.0
10FIDE 26464470—−2N−8B=14N+15B=12B+16N3.013.014.04.2515820.0
11Agam, Aakash0CAN=9B=7N=12B+?N−2N−5B2.517.017.04.2517060.0
12Cashin, Sean Ken1710CAN−4N+15B=11N−5B=10N=8N2.516.517.55.251262-4.4
13FIDE 26052280—−5N=14B+15NF=8B=9N2.513.013.05.0012620.0
14FIDE 26462260—−3B=13N=10B+16N−6B−15N2.013.514.53.759670.0
15FIDE 26801900—−7B−12N−13B−10NF+14B1.013.013.02.0010470.0
16FIDE 26139210—−1B−9NF−14B+?N−10B1.013.013.00.0013590.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets