2025 BC Womens Championship Open
Open SwissStandard
11 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 11 Oct 2025 to 13 Oct 2025 in Langley, British Columbia, Canada. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1221, and top seed was Joanne Wangluo (🇨🇦 CAN, 1675).
Sofia Vigurs (🇨🇦 CAN, 1575) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Dahlia Madden (4.0) and Anny Peng (4.0). Vigurs won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Anh C N Nguyen (1016) beat Anika Soni (1346), a +330-point gap.
Location
🇨🇦Langley, British Columbia, Canada
Dates
11 Oct 2025 → 13 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇨🇦Canada×8
🇺🇸United States of America×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsSofia Vigurs led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R3–R6 · LEAD HELD
Sofia Vigurs never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Sofia Vigurs beat Dahlia Madden (White).
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
Sofia Vigurs won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sofia Vigurs | * | 1 | ½ | ½ |
| 2Dahlia Madden | 0 | * | 1 | 0 |
| 3Siyona Singh | ½ | 0 | * | — |
| 4Anny Peng | ½ | 1 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vigurs, Sofia | 1575 | CAN | +10B | +11N | +2B | +5N | =4B | =3N | 5.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 11.00 | 1927 | +62.0 |
| 2 | Madden, Dahlia | 0 | USA | +8N | +4B | −1N | +7B | −3N | +5B | 4.0 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 11.00 | 1669 | -6.0 |
| 3 | Peng, Anny | 1456 | CAN | +9N | =5B | −7N | +6N | +2B | =1B | 4.0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 12.00 | 1636 | +18.4 |
| 4 | Singh, Siyona | 1462 | CAN | +6B | −2N | =5N | +9B | =1N | +7B | 4.0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 10.50 | 1636 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Wangluo, Joanne | 1675 | CAN | +7B | =3N | =4B | −1B | +6N | −2N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 22.5 | 9.50 | 1513 | -40.8 |
| 6 | Nguyen, Anh C N | 1016 | CAN | −4N | +8B | +10N | −3B | −5B | +11N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.50 | 1493 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Chen, Karen | 1472 | CAN | −5N | +9B | +3B | −2N | =8B | −4N | 2.5 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 5.75 | 1555 | -14.0 |
| 8 | Anika Soni | 1346 | CAN | −2B | −6N | F | F | =7N | +9B | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.25 | 1472 | -13.6 |
| 9 | Suresh, Yaswitha | 1122 | CAN | −3B | −7N | +11B | −4N | F | −8N | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 791 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 2680629 | 0 | — | −1N | F | −6B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 717 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 2680645 | 1084 | — | F | −1B | −9N | F | F | −6B | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 717 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Vigurs, SofiaCAN+62.05.0 pts · #2
- 2Peng, AnnyCAN+18.44.0 pts · #4
- 3Singh, SiyonaCAN0.04.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Wangluo, JoanneCAN-40.83.0 pts · #6
- 2Chen, KarenCAN-14.02.5 pts · #5
- 3Anika SoniCAN-13.61.5 pts · #8
Biggest upsets
- R2+330 Elo gap