2025 Thanksgiving Open (Open Section)
Open SwissStandard
30 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 11 Oct 2025 to 13 Oct 2025 in Langley, British Columbia, Canada. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1896, and top seed was Ashton Taylor (🇨🇦 CAN, 2038).
David Armstrong (🇨🇦 CAN, 1811) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Ashton Taylor (4.5) and Alex Zou (4.5). Armstrong took the lead from round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Henry Fan (1185) beat Austin Beech (1696), a +511-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 · 3 represented
🇨🇦Canada×28
FIDE (no federation)×1
🇱🇰Sri Lanka×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsDavid Armstrong led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE13 Oct
David Armstrong takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
David Armstrong drew with Peter Mingrone (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
David Armstrong 3 wins (R3–R5)Peter Mingrone 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1David Armstrong | * | ½ | — | 1 |
| 2Peter Mingrone | ½ | * | ½ | — |
| 3Alex Zou | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4Ashton Taylor | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armstrong, David | 1811 | CAN | +28N | =25B | +10B | +6N | +2B | =4N | 5.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 16.00 | 2024 | +23.2 |
| 2 | Taylor, Ashton | 2038 | CAN | +17N | +15B | +9N | +5B | −1N | =6B | 4.5 | 19.0 | 21.5 | 14.50 | 1994 | +10.6 |
| 3 | Zou, Alex | 1617 | CAN | +21N | +11B | −5N | +8B | =4B | +16N | 4.5 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 13.75 | 2039 | +68.4 |
| 4 | Mingrone, Peter | 2018 | CAN | =23N | +22B | +25N | +9B | =3N | =1B | 4.5 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 12.75 | 1934 | +14.2 |
| 5 | Peiris, T G M | 0 | SRI | =29B | +16N | +3B | −2N | +15B | =12N | 4.0 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 11.50 | 1891 | -10.4 |
| 6 | Chen, Zhengyu | 1855 | CAN | =20B | +29N | +18B | −1B | +10N | =2N | 4.0 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 9.75 | 1825 | -11.2 |
| 7 | Beech, Austin | 1696 | CAN | −8N | +21B | −15N | +26B | +25N | +20B | 4.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 7.00 | 1846 | +73.2 |
| 8 | Golchin, Ryan | 1794 | CAN | +7B | =10N | =20B | −3N | +13B | =9B | 3.5 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 11.50 | 1758 | -45.6 |
| 9 | Suresh, Barath Subramanian | 1917 | CAN | +24N | +13B | −2B | −4N | +14B | =8N | 3.5 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 9.75 | 1829 | +21.2 |
| 10 | Ganesh, Rishab | 1702 | CAN | +27B | =8B | −1N | +18N | −6B | +15N | 3.5 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 8.25 | 1821 | 0.0 |
| 11 | McCallum, Elliot | 1888 | CAN | +14B | −3N | +28B | =17N | −16B | +18N | 3.5 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 7.75 | 1733 | -38.4 |
| 12 | Zhu, Daniel Yu Ang | 1927 | CAN | F | −20N | +26N | +25B | +17B | =5B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 7.50 | 1842 | +14.0 |
| 13 | Zhu, Aiden | 1769 | CAN | +26B | −9N | −16B | +27N | −8N | +17B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 5.50 | 1635 | +7.2 |
| 14 | Hayer, Robin | 1769 | CAN | −11N | −26B | +23N | +22B | −9N | +28N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 5.00 | 1669 | -8.0 |
| 15 | Fan, Henry | 1185 | CAN | +19B | −2N | +7B | =16N | −5N | −10B | 2.5 | 18.5 | 21.0 | 7.75 | 1706 | -7.2 |
| 16 | Chen, Yonglong | 1507 | CAN | F | −5B | +13N | =15B | +11N | −3B | 2.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 7.75 | 1796 | +33.2 |
| 17 | Shetty, Arnav | 1674 | CAN | −2B | +19N | +27B | =11B | −12N | −13N | 2.5 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 5.75 | 1474 | -26.4 |
| 18 | Yousefzadeh, Mehrdad | 1943 | CAN | =22N | +23B | −6N | −10B | +24N | −11B | 2.5 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 5.00 | 1732 | +9.2 |
| 19 | Chen, Zi Tian | 1483 | CAN | −15N | −17B | =24N | +21B | −22N | +27B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 4.50 | 1519 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Radic, Dejan | 1541 | CAN | =6N | +12B | =8N | F | F | −7N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 7.25 | 1812 | +16.2 |
| 21 | Sathish Raj, Kanish Raj | 1339 | CAN | −3B | −7N | +30B | −19N | =27B | =24B | 2.0 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 2.25 | 1407 | -53.6 |
| 22 | Gandhi, Sparsh | 1468 | CAN | =18B | −4N | F | −14N | +19B | =23N | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 4.75 | 1538 | -15.2 |
| 23 | Szeto, Jordan | 1381 | CAN | =4B | −18N | −14B | F | +26N | =22B | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 4.75 | 1600 | -25.2 |
| 24 | Li, Ryan | 1550 | CAN | −9B | −27N | =19B | +30N | −18B | =21N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 2.75 | 1470 | -18.4 |
| 25 | Jaiman, Panshul Mishra | 1457 | CAN | +30B | =1N | −4B | −12N | −7B | F | 1.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 3.00 | 1449 | -47.6 |
| 26 | Nguyen, Kaiser | 1497 | CAN | −13N | +14N | −12B | −7N | −23B | =30B | 1.5 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 3.25 | 1435 | -18.0 |
| 27 | Chen, Lucas | 1622 | CAN | −10N | +24B | −17N | −13B | =21N | −19N | 1.5 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 3.00 | 1561 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Radic, Marko | 1508 | CAN | −1B | +30N | −11N | F | F | −14B | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.50 | 1000 | -24.8 |
| 29 | Cheng, Clement | 1491 | FID | =5N | −6B | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1731 | +5.6 |
| 30 | Ahilan, Aathitja | 1335 | CAN | −25N | −28B | −21N | −24B | F | =26N | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.75 | 1266 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Beech, AustinCAN+73.24.0 pts · #4
- 2Zou, AlexCAN+68.44.5 pts · #2
- 3Chen, YonglongCAN+33.22.5 pts · #13
Top rating losers
- 1Sathish Raj, Kanish RajCAN-53.62.0 pts · #29
- 2Jaiman, Panshul MishraCAN-47.61.5 pts · #27
- 3Golchin, RyanCAN-45.63.5 pts · #10
Biggest upsets
- R3+511 Elo gap
- R2+386 Elo gap
- R5+381 Elo gap