2025 Grand Tour Leg 1
35 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 09 Sept 2025 to 07 Oct 2025 in Calgary, AB, Canada. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1749, and top seed was Dale R. Haessel (🇨🇦 CAN, FM, 1964).
Dale R. Haessel (🇨🇦 CAN, FM, 1964) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Michael Xu (4.0) and Brayden Robinson (4.0). Haessel won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Nolan Cody (1240) beat Jonathan Bjornson (1635), a +395-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsFM Dale R. Haessel led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
FM Dale R. Haessel never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
FM Dale R. Haessel beat Michael Xu (White).
FM Dale R. Haessel 5 wins (R1–R5)Michael Xu 3 wins (R1–R3)Brayden Robinson 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMDale R. Haessel | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2Michael Xu | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Brayden Robinson | — | — | * | 0 |
| 4Josh Vickers | — | — | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haessel, Dale R.FM | 1964 | CAN | +21B | +5N | +4B | +2B | +6N | 5.0 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 16.50 | 2479 | +14.8 |
| 2 | Xu, Michael | 1812 | CAN | +29N | +27B | +7B | −1N | +15B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 8.00 | 1912 | +37.6 |
| 3 | Robinson, Brayden | 0 | CAN | +34N | −8B | +16N | +17B | +14N | 4.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 6.50 | 1843 | +20.4 |
| 4 | Zhang, Felix | 1672 | CAN | +18N | +10B | −1N | =9B | +24N | 3.5 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 8.25 | 1677 | +1.2 |
| 5 | Odetola, David | 1502 | CAN | +32N | −1B | +18N | +11B | =7B | 3.5 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 7.25 | 1769 | +21.2 |
| 6 | Zhang, Finley | 1606 | CAN | +31N | +16B | =8N | +14B | −1B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 6.75 | 1817 | +14.8 |
| 7 | Thomson, Zachary | 1704 | CAN | +30N | +25B | −2N | +10B | =5N | 3.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 7.25 | 1702 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Vickers, Josh | 1684 | CAN | +35B | +3N | =6B | −15N | +25B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 7.25 | 1808 | +18.8 |
| 9 | Girgis, Ehab | 1661 | CAN | =14B | +26N | =15B | =4N | +17B | 3.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 7.75 | 1849 | +85.2 |
| 10 | Thomas, Hudson | 1548 | CAN | +22B | −4N | +23B | −7N | +19B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 6.00 | 1598 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Lee, Raphael | 1568 | CAN | +28N | +17B | −14N | −5N | +20B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 5.00 | 1665 | +40.0 |
| 12 | Lodhi, Talha | 1697 | CAN | =24B | −14N | +27N | =20B | +16N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 4.75 | 1516 | -9.2 |
| 13 | Atwood, Matthew | 1334 | CAN | −27B | =24N | +26B | =19N | +22N | 3.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 5.25 | 1743 | +6.0 |
| 14 | Michalchuk, Avery | 1826 | CAN | =9N | +12B | +11B | −6N | −3B | 2.5 | 14.0 | 17.0 | 7.75 | 1622 | -52.4 |
| 15 | Miller, Brian | 1675 | CAN | +19B | F | =9N | +8B | −2N | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 7.25 | 1705 | -6.4 |
| 16 | Cody, Nolan | 1240 | CAN | +20N | −6N | −3B | +23N | −12B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 4.00 | 1572 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Shtepa, Liubov | 1792 | CAN | +23B | −11N | +21B | −3N | −9N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 4.00 | 1360 | -59.2 |
| 18 | Kapila, Jai | 0 | CAN | −4B | +22N | −5B | F | +27B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 830 | -33.6 |
| 19 | Nguyen, Kaiser | 1651 | CAN | −15N | +32B | =25N | =13B | −10N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 2.75 | 1614 | +20.8 |
| 20 | Bjornson, Jonathan | 1635 | CAN | −16B | +29N | =24B | =12N | −11N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 3.25 | 1538 | -3.2 |
| 21 | Lachica, Abie | 0 | CAN | −1N | +31B | −17N | F | +28B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 1.50 | 991 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Shah, Arpit | 0 | CAN | −10N | −18B | +31N | +28N | −13B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 1.50 | 796 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Maria, Nirvaan | 1304 | CAN | −17N | +28B | −10N | −16B | +31N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 1.50 | 843 | -13.2 |
| 24 | Karabanov, Youri | 1434 | CAN | =12N | =13B | =20N | F | −4B | 1.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 4.00 | 1551 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Milne, Arthur | 1550 | CAN | +33B | −7N | =19B | F | −8N | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 1.50 | 1517 | -13.6 |
| 26 | Bull, James | 1546 | CAN | F | −9B | −13N | +29B | =30N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.50 | 1428 | -17.8 |
| 27 | FIDE 2669927 | 0 | — | +13N | −2N | −12B | F | −18N | 1.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 3.00 | 1462 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Valluri, Sanath Kumar | 0 | CAN | −11B | −23N | +32N | −22B | −21N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 0.50 | 1342 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Dahlke, Zeth Matthew | 1463 | CAN | −2B | −20B | F | −26N | +32B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.50 | 1389 | -15.6 |
| 30 | Yan, Henry | 1488 | CAN | −7B | =33N | F | F | =26B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 1481 | +3.6 |
| 31 | Lou, Jia Xilin | 0 | CAN | −6B | −21N | −22B | =32N | −23B | 0.5 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 0.25 | 1281 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Cole, Mark | 1366 | CAN | −5B | −19N | −28B | =31B | −29N | 0.5 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 0.25 | 725 | -22.0 |
| 33 | Munir, Zeeshan | 1481 | CAN | −25N | =30B | F | F | F | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.50 | 1354 | -18.0 |
| 34 | Panchal, Raxen | 1224 | CAN | −3B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 914 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Brandt, Kyle | 1330 | CAN | −8N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 872 | -8.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Girgis, EhabCAN+85.23.5 pts · #4
- 2Lee, RaphaelCAN+40.03.0 pts · #10
- 3Xu, MichaelCAN+37.64.0 pts · #5
- 1Shtepa, LiubovCAN-59.22.0 pts · #24
- 2Michalchuk, AveryCAN-52.42.5 pts · #6
- 3Kapila, JaiCAN-33.62.0 pts · #31
- R1+395 Elo gap
- R2+224 Elo gap
- R4+220 Elo gap