2025 AFM1st Peel Region - Fall 1 Open - Open
Open SwissStandard
12 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 20 Sept 2025 to 21 Sept 2025 in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. 2 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1929, and top seed was Vadim Razin (🇨🇦 CAN, 2393).
Nicholas Vettese (🇨🇦 CAN, IM, 2349) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Vadim Razin (4.0) and Duc Minh Lai (3.0). Vettese won solo starting round 4.
Location
🇨🇦Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Dates
20 Sept 2025 → 21 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for the whole game
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 2
IM×1
WCM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇨🇦Canada×9
🇻🇳Vietnam×2
🇺🇸United States of America×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsIM Nicholas Vettese led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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3
2
1
1
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
IM Nicholas Vettese never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
IM Nicholas Vettese beat Vadim Razin (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
IM Nicholas Vettese 5 wins (R1–R5)Vadim Razin 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMNicholas Vettese | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Vadim Razin | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3Duc Minh Lai | 0 | 0 | * | — |
| 4Farhaan Syed | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vettese, NicholasIM | 2349 | CAN | +10B | +3N | +7B | +2B | +4N | 5.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 13.00 | 2872 | +20.2 |
| 2 | Razin, Vadim | 2393 | CAN | +8N | +9B | +5B | −1N | +3B | 4.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 9.50 | 2330 | -1.5 |
| 3 | Lai, Duc Minh | 2121 | VIE | +11N | −1B | +9N | +7B | −2N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 4.50 | 2101 | +0.2 |
| 4 | Syed, Farhaan | 1696 | USA | −9N | +11B | +12N | +6B | −1B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 4.50 | 1861 | +31.2 |
| 5 | Brajkovic, Nikola | 1749 | CAN | +12B | F | −2N | +9B | +7N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.50 | 2052 | +22.2 |
| 6 | Katz, Lyam | 1776 | CAN | −7B | =10N | +11B | −4N | +12B | 2.5 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 2.50 | 1650 | -14.2 |
| 7 | Dembla, Shabd | 1830 | CAN | +6N | +8B | −1N | −3N | −5B | 2.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 4.50 | 1862 | +1.2 |
| 8 | Huang, Eric | 1797 | CAN | −2B | −7N | +10B | −12N | +11B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1862 | +9.6 |
| 9 | Nguyen, Minh Thong | 1804 | VIE | +4B | −2N | −3B | −5N | =10N | 1.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 3.50 | 1735 | -12.8 |
| 10 | Sama, Chetan Reddy | 1651 | CAN | −1N | =6B | −8N | −11N | =9B | 1.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 2.00 | 1599 | -14.4 |
| 11 | Chen, ShuangWCM | 1770 | CAN | −3B | −4N | −6N | +10B | −8N | 1.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 1.00 | 1568 | -52.8 |
| 12 | Yousif, Meguel | 0 | CAN | −5N | F | −4B | +8B | −6N | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 1561 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Syed, FarhaanUSA+31.23.0 pts · #5
- 2Brajkovic, NikolaCAN+22.23.0 pts · #6
- 3Vettese, NicholasIMCAN+20.25.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Chen, ShuangWCMCAN-52.81.0 pts · #10
- 2Sama, Chetan ReddyCAN-14.41.0 pts · #12
- 3Katz, LyamCAN-14.22.5 pts · #9