2025 AFM1st Peel Region - Fall 1 Open - Under 1600
Open SwissStandard
15 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 20 Sept 2025 to 21 Sept 2025 in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 860, and top seed was Vihaan Bhanot Khurana (🇨🇦 CAN, 1490).
Bhargav Natarajan (🇨🇦 CAN, 1405) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Adhrit Chattopadhyay (4.0) and Nikita Kamath (4.0). Natarajan shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.
Location
🇨🇦Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Dates
20 Sept 2025 → 21 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for the whole game
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇨🇦Canada×12
FIDE (no federation)×2
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsBhargav Natarajan led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE21 Sept
Bhargav Natarajan takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Bhargav Natarajan drew with Adhrit Chattopadhyay (Black).
R3–R5 · WIN STREAK
Bhargav Natarajan won 3 in a row (R3–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bhargav Natarajan | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2Adhrit Chattopadhyay | ½ | * | 1 | — |
| 3Nikita Kamath | — | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Vihaan Bhanot Khurana | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natarajan, Bhargav | 1405 | CAN | +12B | =2N | +8B | +15N | +7B | 4.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 8.00 | 1691 | +41.6 |
| 2 | Chattopadhyay, Adhrit | 1429 | CAN | +6N | =1B | +3B | +9N | =5B | 4.0 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 12.50 | 1622 | +20.0 |
| 3 | Kamath, Nikita | 1453 | CAN | +14N | +10B | −2N | +4B | +11N | 4.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 9.00 | 1461 | +0.8 |
| 4 | Bhanot Khurana, Vihaan | 1490 | CAN | +13B | +5N | +15B | −3N | +9B | 4.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 7.00 | 1427 | -6.8 |
| 5 | Saimovici, Gabriel | 0 | CAN | +?N | −4B | +14N | +6B | =2N | 3.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 5.50 | 1268 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Chutani, Vihaan | 0 | CAN | −2B | =12N | +?B | −5N | +13N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.25 | 631 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Arnold, Devin | 1421 | CAN | =8B | +15N | F | +10B | −1N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.00 | 1404 | -2.0 |
| 8 | Suresh, Arjun | 0 | FID | =7N | +11B | −1N | =13B | −12N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 4.00 | 1221 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Yang, Joshua | 0 | CAN | +15B | F | +10N | −2B | −4N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1316 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Xirogiannis, Nikolaos | 0 | FID | +?B | −3N | −9B | −7N | +?B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 637 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Assa, Pierre Edylan Taki | 0 | CAN | F | −8N | +12B | +?N | −3B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 652 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 2678470 | 0 | — | −1N | =6B | −11N | F | +8B | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.25 | 606 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Wu, Jingchen | 0 | CAN | −4N | +?B | F | =8N | −6B | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 691 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Arora, Angad | 0 | CAN | −3B | +?N | −5B | F | F | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 652 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Majumdar, Aranyo Moshe | 1401 | CAN | −9N | −7B | −4N | −1B | F | 0.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 640 | -53.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Natarajan, BhargavCAN+41.64.5 pts · #1
- 2Chattopadhyay, AdhritCAN+20.04.0 pts · #2
- 3Kamath, NikitaCAN+0.84.0 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Majumdar, Aranyo MosheCAN-53.60.0 pts · #14
- 2Bhanot Khurana, VihaanCAN-6.84.0 pts · #6
- 3Arnold, DevinCAN-2.02.5 pts · #3