2025 SCC Howard Ridout Swiss
Open SwissStandard
46 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 11 Sept 2025 to 23 Oct 2025 in Toronto, ON, Canada. 1 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 0.
Venkat Karthikeya Reddy Kola (🇨🇦 CAN, CM, 0) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Armand Jess Mendoza (5.5) and Bryan Lamb (5.0).
Location
🇨🇦Toronto, ON, Canada
Dates
11 Sept 2025 → 23 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Avg top 10
0
Participants
46
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 4 represented
🇨🇦Canada×42
🇵🇭Philippines×2
🇮🇳India×1
🇱🇧Lebanon×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsCM Venkat Karthikeya Reddy Kola led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
15
4
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3
2
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R3–R7 · LEAD HELD
CM Venkat Karthikeya Reddy Kola held the sole lead from R3 through R7 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Armand Jess Mendoza 3 wins (R5–R7)Bryan Lamb 3 wins (R4–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMVenkat Karthikeya Reddy Kola | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2Armand Jess Mendoza | — | * | — | — |
| 3Bryan Lamb | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Julian Pan | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kola, Venkat Karthikeya ReddyCM | 0 | CAN | +44N | =18B | +32B | +7N | =15B | +5N | +3N | 6.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 18.25 | 2215 | +49.2 |
| 2 | Mendoza, Armand Jess | 0 | CAN | −22B | +31N | +36B | =6N | +30B | +33N | +5B | 5.5 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 13.50 | 1900 | +17.4 |
| 3 | Lamb, Bryan | 0 | CAN | +10B | +22N | −16B | +37N | +33B | +19N | −1B | 5.0 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 12.50 | 1864 | -17.0 |
| 4 | Pan, Julian | 0 | CAN | =12B | −6N | F | +17N | +22B | +7N | +32B | 4.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 13.25 | 1861 | +14.8 |
| 5 | Dwivedi Umang | 0 | IND | +46N | −19B | +20B | +22N | +16B | −1B | −2N | 4.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 8.50 | 1760 | +12.0 |
| 6 | Chamberland, Luc | 0 | CAN | =13N | +4B | F | =2B | +40N | +18B | −9N | 4.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 13.50 | 1856 | +26.2 |
| 7 | Nazareno, Merlin | 0 | CAN | =43N | +34B | =30N | −1B | +42N | −4B | +25N | 4.0 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 6.75 | 1819 | -0.2 |
| 8 | Katz, Lyam | 0 | CAN | =23N | +25B | −21N | =39B | =10N | +28B | =11N | 4.0 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 10.50 | 1672 | -17.4 |
| 9 | Sekaran, Adithya | 0 | CAN | +14N | +24B | F | −15N | +35B | F | +6B | 4.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 12.00 | 1869 | +24.4 |
| 10 | Balakrishnan, Shankar | 0 | CAN | −3N | +44B | +11B | −18N | =8B | +30N | −13N | 3.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 7.50 | 1844 | +97.6 |
| 11 | Chen, Ray | 0 | CAN | −16N | +23B | −10N | +36B | +12N | F | =8B | 3.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 9.50 | 1668 | -22.4 |
| 12 | Jeyakumar, Yathushan | 0 | CAN | =4N | −30B | =23N | +38B | −11B | =26N | +41B | 3.5 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 7.25 | 1687 | +15.6 |
| 13 | Bi, William | 0 | CAN | =6B | −33N | +41N | +28B | F | −16N | +10B | 3.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 9.00 | 1676 | -8.4 |
| 14 | Cheung, Phoenix | 0 | CAN | −9B | =27N | −17B | =31N | =36N | +23B | +45B | 3.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 5.50 | 1606 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Laughlin, Braden | 0 | CAN | +28B | F | +42N | +9B | =1N | F | F | 3.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 10.50 | 2067 | +19.6 |
| 16 | Vo, Timothy | 0 | CAN | +11B | F | +3N | −21B | −5N | +13B | F | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 12.00 | 1852 | +54.8 |
| 17 | El Habboub, Hicham | 0 | LBN | −29N | =26B | +14N | −4B | F | +24N | =27B | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 8.50 | 1594 | +14.4 |
| 18 | Chin, Adrian | 0 | CAN | +36N | =1N | =37B | +10B | F | −6N | F | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 8.75 | 1705 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Vinuya, Ruth Joy | 0 | PHI | +31B | +5N | F | F | +21N | −3B | F | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 9.00 | 1941 | +17.6 |
| 20 | Balaji, Abhinav malolan | 0 | CAN | −24B | F | −5N | +34B | F | +45N | +35B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1738 | +67.2 |
| 21 | Varakunan, Cadiron | 0 | CAN | +45N | F | +8B | +16N | −19B | F | F | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 7.00 | 1916 | +36.4 |
| 22 | Wang, Alan | 0 | CAN | +2N | −3B | +24N | −5B | −4N | −27B | =23N | 2.5 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 9.25 | 1608 | +10.8 |
| 23 | Zhang, Zhibo | 0 | CAN | =8B | −11N | =12B | −24N | +31B | −14N | =22B | 2.5 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 7.00 | 1579 | +11.2 |
| 24 | Ma, Quentin | 0 | CAN | +20N | −9N | −22B | +23B | −25N | −17B | =34N | 2.5 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 6.50 | 1495 | -41.2 |
| 25 | Le, Duc Khai | 0 | CAN | F | −8N | +26B | =29N | +24B | −35N | −7B | 2.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 6.25 | 1635 | +6.8 |
| 26 | Zhao, Shannon | 0 | CAN | −32B | =17N | −25N | +41B | =27N | =12B | −29N | 2.5 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 5.50 | 1530 | -50.9 |
| 27 | Xiao, Stephanie | 0 | CAN | −37N | =14B | −28N | F | =26B | +22N | =17N | 2.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 7.00 | 1534 | -9.2 |
| 28 | Ugodnikov, Arkadiy | 0 | CAN | −15N | F | +27B | −13N | +44B | −8N | =30B | 2.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 3.50 | 1694 | +9.8 |
| 29 | Gummadi, Bhargav Ram | 0 | CAN | +17B | −32N | F | =25B | −39N | F | +26B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 6.75 | 1648 | -8.8 |
| 30 | Lawless, David | 0 | CAN | F | +12N | =7B | F | −2N | −10B | =28N | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 6.75 | 1603 | -80.8 |
| 31 | Chen, Brady | 0 | CAN | −19N | −2B | =34N | =14B | −23N | F | +38B | 2.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 4.25 | 1512 | -10.4 |
| 32 | Southam, David | 0 | CAN | +26N | +29B | −1N | −33B | F | F | −4N | 2.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 5.00 | 1694 | -19.2 |
| 33 | Anish, Diganth | 0 | CAN | F | +13B | F | +32N | −3N | −2B | F | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 5.50 | 1837 | +31.6 |
| 34 | Kola, Venkata Saket Reddy | 0 | CAN | =40B | −7N | =31B | −20N | =38B | −41N | =24B | 2.0 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 3.75 | 1471 | -91.2 |
| 35 | Dhingra, Tanishq Kumar | 0 | CAN | +41B | F | F | F | −9N | +25B | −20N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.50 | 1612 | +1.2 |
| 36 | Moran-Venegas, Mario | 0 | CAN | −18B | +45B | −2N | −11N | =14B | −38N | F | 1.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 1.75 | 1493 | -12.2 |
| 37 | Satish Alwar, Dharsan | 0 | CAN | +27B | F | =18N | −3B | F | F | F | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1788 | +10.8 |
| 38 | Armstrong, Robert J | 0 | CAN | F | −42B | F | −12N | =34N | +36B | −31N | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.50 | 1460 | -4.4 |
| 39 | Lin, Ryder | 0 | CAN | F | F | F | =8N | +29B | F | F | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.50 | 1921 | +33.6 |
| 40 | Vinuya, Reign Joshua | 0 | PHI | =34N | +43B | F | F | −6B | F | F | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.50 | 1707 | -22.8 |
| 41 | Lim, Carl | 0 | CAN | −35N | F | −13B | −26N | F | +34B | −12N | 1.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 2.00 | 1418 | -47.2 |
| 42 | Chen, Michael | 0 | CAN | F | +38N | −15B | F | −7B | F | F | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.50 | 1594 | +0.4 |
| 43 | Yamasaki, Dawson | 0 | CAN | =7B | −40N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.00 | 1646 | -9.2 |
| 44 | Chung, Noah | 0 | CAN | −1B | −10N | F | F | −28N | F | F | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 903 | -57.6 |
| 45 | Jai Hanuj Vetrivel | 0 | CAN | −21B | −36N | F | F | F | −20B | −14N | 0.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 812 | -75.2 |
| 46 | Blakely, Matt | 0 | CAN | −5B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 898 | -22.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Balakrishnan, ShankarCAN+97.63.5 pts · #8
- 2Balaji, Abhinav malolanCAN+67.23.0 pts · #18
- 3Vo, TimothyCAN+54.83.0 pts · #16
Top rating losers
- 1Kola, Venkata Saket ReddyCAN-91.22.0 pts · #34
- 2Lawless, DavidCAN-80.82.0 pts · #32
- 3Jai Hanuj VetrivelCAN-75.20.0 pts · #46