2025 AFM1st Peel Region - Under 1800 Chess Championship 3
31 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 13 Sept 2025 in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1610, and top seed was Krishna Venkatasubba (🇺🇸 USA, 1764).
Leo Nguyen (🇨🇦 CAN, 1593) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Frankie Huang (4.5) and Mohammedfaizal Gulammustu Maulvi (4.0). Nguyen won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Adhrit Chattopadhyay (1429) beat Kousuke Nguyen-Kawamura (1654), a +225-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsLeo Nguyen led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Leo Nguyen held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
Leo Nguyen 5 wins (R1–R5)Frankie Huang 3 wins (R1–R3)Mohammedfaizal Gulammustu Maulvi 4 wins (R2–R5)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nguyen, Leo | 1593 | CAN | +10B | +16N | +13B | +8N | +4B | 5.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 14.00 | 2337 | +85.2 |
| 2 | Huang, Frankie | 1588 | CAN | +24B | +20N | +5B | =4N | +8B | 4.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 11.25 | 1848 | +43.6 |
| 3 | Maulvi, Mohammedfaizal Gulammustu | 0 | CAN | −8B | +28N | +18N | +25B | +9B | 4.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 6.00 | 1627 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Chattopadhyay, Adhrit | 1429 | CAN | +19N | +14N | +9B | =2B | −1N | 3.5 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 9.75 | 1705 | +57.2 |
| 5 | Grenier, Melissa Anne | 0 | CAN | +18N | +22B | −2N | =7N | +13B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 8.25 | 1597 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Ruan, Cody | 0 | CAN | +12B | +7N | −8B | =13N | +14B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 14.5 | 10.25 | 1668 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Chauhan, Kshitij | 0 | CAN | +30N | −6B | +17N | =5B | +16N | 3.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 5.75 | 1592 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Gowrishankar, Nilaanujan | 1645 | CAN | +3N | +23B | +6N | −1B | −2N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 9.50 | 1433 | -34.0 |
| 9 | Nguyen-Kawamura, Kousuke | 1654 | CAN | +21N | +15B | −4N | +20B | −3N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 6.50 | 1644 | -1.2 |
| 10 | Venugopal, Vishwajith | 1457 | CAN | −1N | −17B | +22N | +19B | +21N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 6.00 | 1497 | +4.0 |
| 11 | Natarajan, Bhargav | 1405 | CAN | +25N | −13B | −15N | +18B | +17N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 5.00 | 1515 | +23.6 |
| 12 | Venkatasubba, Krishna | 1764 | USA | −6N | +26B | +23N | +16B | F | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.00 | 2332 | +16.8 |
| 13 | Deshpande, Rucha | 1579 | CAN | +27B | +11N | −1N | =6B | −5N | 2.5 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 5.75 | 1500 | -8.4 |
| 14 | Kanigicharla, Atulith | 1606 | CAN | +26N | −4B | +21N | =15B | −6N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 4.25 | 1422 | -28.8 |
| 15 | Sreekumar, Gayathri | 1434 | CAN | +29B | −9N | +11B | =14N | F | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.25 | 1555 | +18.8 |
| 16 | Kolhatkar, Pushkar | 1572 | CAN | +17N | −1B | +19N | −12N | −7B | 2.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 4.00 | 879 | -28.8 |
| 17 | Sankaranarayanan, Sarvesh | 0 | CAN | −16B | +10N | −7B | +24N | −11B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 4.00 | 1468 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Mogallos, Jason | 1564 | CAN | −5B | +27N | −3B | −11N | +28B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.00 | 606 | -14.2 |
| 19 | Suvarna, Pritam | 0 | CAN | −4B | +24N | −16B | −10N | +26B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 1281 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Sutharsan, Sankeith | 1537 | CAN | +31N | −2B | +25N | −9N | F | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 1450 | -14.0 |
| 21 | Majumdar, Aranyo Moshe | 1401 | CAN | −9B | +29N | −14B | +28N | −10B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 773 | -34.0 |
| 22 | Saimovici, Gabriel | 0 | CAN | F | −5N | −10B | +29N | +24B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 1446 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Sreekumar Maliekal, Balakrishnan | 1492 | CAN | +28B | −8N | −12B | +26N | F | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 905 | -9.4 |
| 24 | Nikul, Siddharth | 1434 | CAN | −2N | −19B | +27N | −17B | −22N | 1.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 1.00 | 788 | -11.6 |
| 25 | Balaji, Abhinav malolan | 1482 | CAN | −11B | +30N | −20B | −3N | −27B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 672 | -41.2 |
| 26 | Satkuneswaran, Venkadesh | 0 | CAN | −14B | −12N | +29B | −23B | −19N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 821 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Gilaka, Mohul Achyut | 0 | CAN | −13N | −18B | −24B | F | +25N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 1322 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 2680106 | 0 | — | −23N | −3B | F | −21B | −18N | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 686 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 2677202 | 0 | — | −15N | −21B | −26N | −22B | F | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 618 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 2669536 | 0 | — | −7B | −25B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 683 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 2678497 | 0 | — | −20B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 737 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Nguyen, LeoCAN+85.25.0 pts · #1
- 2Chattopadhyay, AdhritCAN+57.23.5 pts · #6
- 3Huang, FrankieCAN+43.64.5 pts · #2
- 1Balaji, Abhinav malolanCAN-41.21.0 pts · #21
- 2Majumdar, Aranyo MosheCAN-34.02.0 pts · #23
- 3Gowrishankar, NilaanujanCAN-34.03.0 pts · #15
- R3+225 Elo gap
- R2+177 Elo gap
- R4+159 Elo gap