2025 Abe Yanofsky Memorial - Open
26 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 30 Aug 2025 to 01 Sept 2025 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Top 10 Elo average was 2062, and top seed was Marlon Jodar Arias (π¨π¦ CAN, 2300).
Marlon Jodar Arias (π¨π¦ CAN, 2300) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Svitlana Protsyuk (4.0) and Collin Anderson (4.0). Jodar Arias broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Muyu Lucas Wang (1782) beat Mason Bilugan (2108), a +326-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 5 roundsMarlon Jodar Arias led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Marlon Jodar Arias never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Marlon Jodar Arias beat Svitlana Protsyuk (Black).
Marlon Jodar Arias 5 wins (R1βR5)Svitlana Protsyuk 3 wins (R1βR3)
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Marlon Jodar Arias | * | 1 | β | 1 |
| 2Svitlana Protsyuk | 0 | * | β | β |
| 3Yakiv Gres | β | β | * | 0 |
| 4Collin Anderson | 0 | β | 1 | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jodar Arias, Marlon | 2300 | CAN | +14B | +12N | +13B | +2N | +3B | 5.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 14.00 | 2770 | +20.8 |
| 2 | Protsyuk, Svitlana | 2159 | CAN | +25N | +6B | +7N | β1B | +9N | 4.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 9.00 | 2126 | +19.6 |
| 3 | Anderson, Collin | 1892 | CAN | +11B | +21N | +4B | +13N | β1N | 4.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 9.50 | 2215 | +18.2 |
| 4 | Gres, Yakiv | 2073 | CAN | +23B | +5N | β3N | +8B | +15B | 4.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 10.00 | 2156 | +27.4 |
| 5 | Salkeld, Tobias | 1817 | CAN | +8N | β4B | +20N | +6B | +7N | 4.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 10.00 | 2129 | +28.0 |
| 6 | Punay, Rhailey | 1991 | CAN | +9B | β2N | +19B | β5N | +16B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 6.50 | 1894 | +32.0 |
| 7 | De Groot, Steven | 1904 | CAN | +19B | +15N | β2B | +12N | β5B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 5.50 | 1969 | +8.0 |
| 8 | Bertrand, Nathanael | 1835 | CAN | β5B | +26N | +21B | β4N | +13B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 1971 | +10.0 |
| 9 | Moleta, Johan Kenneth | 1641 | CAN | β6N | +25B | +22B | +20N | β2B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1942 | +67.6 |
| 10 | Pottinger, Carl | 1853 | CAN | β20B | =23N | =11B | +22N | +12B | 3.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 4.75 | 1951 | +25.8 |
| 11 | Bonness, Will | 1827 | CAN | β3N | =17B | =10N | =14B | +20B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 4.50 | 1869 | -7.0 |
| 12 | Hamm, Gabriel | 1998 | CAN | +16N | β1B | +14N | β7B | β10N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 4.00 | 1853 | -14.2 |
| 13 | Burrows, Zachary | 2019 | CAN | +24B | +22N | β1N | β3B | β8N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 2.00 | 1909 | -4.8 |
| 14 | Zhou, Zixuan | 2048 | CAN | β1N | +18B | β12B | =11N | =17N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 4.25 | 1848 | -24.0 |
| 15 | Vaughan, Nathan | 1959 | CAN | F | β7B | +17N | +24B | β4N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 1856 | -2.6 |
| 16 | Wang, Muyu Lucas | 1782 | CAN | β12B | β19N | +18B | +21N | β6N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 3.00 | 1743 | -10.8 |
| 17 | Hui, Zelus | 1742 | CAN | β22B | =11N | β15B | +19N | =14B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 3.75 | 1791 | +20.0 |
| 18 | Atem, James | 1738 | CAN | β21B | β14N | β16N | +25B | +22B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1789 | -2.6 |
| 19 | Lake, Pablo | 1739 | CAN | β7N | +16B | β6N | β17B | =23N | 1.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 2.50 | 1637 | -10.4 |
| 20 | Rutter, Blair A | 1790 | CAN | +10N | F | β5B | β9B | β11N | 1.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 3.00 | 1651 | -24.2 |
| 21 | Bilugan, Mason | 2108 | CAN | +18N | β3B | β8N | β16B | F | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.00 | 1695 | -36.8 |
| 22 | Nagelberg, Alan | 1967 | CAN | +17N | β13B | β9N | β10B | β18N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 2.00 | 1538 | -46.6 |
| 23 | Zhang, Chenghong | 1899 | CAN | β4N | =10B | β24N | F | =19B | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.25 | 1606 | -24.4 |
| 24 | Kuryliw, Ray | 1831 | CAN | β13N | F | +23B | β15N | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1722 | -8.4 |
| 25 | Moeez, Abdul | 0 | CAN | β2B | β9N | F | β18N | F | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 1019 | -60.4 |
| 26 | Klokow, John | 1535 | CAN | F | β8B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1101 | -5.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
- 1Moleta, Johan KennethCAN+67.63.0 pts Β· #6
- 2Punay, RhaileyCAN+32.03.0 pts Β· #10
- 3Salkeld, TobiasCAN+28.04.0 pts Β· #5
- 1Moeez, AbdulCAN-60.40.0 pts Β· #26
- 2Nagelberg, AlanCAN-46.61.0 pts Β· #22
- 3Bilugan, MasonCAN-36.81.0 pts Β· #20
- R4+326 Elo gap
- R3+326 Elo gap
- R3+273 Elo gap