2025 ACC Ted Winick Memorial (Crown)
35 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 29 Sept 2025 to 10 Nov 2025 in Toronto, ON, Canada. 3 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2146, and top seed was Koosha Jaferian (🇨🇦 CAN, FM, 2420).
Jeffrey R Zhao (🇨🇦 CAN, 2102) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Merlin Nazareno (4.0) and Amirmahdi Hosseinzadeh (4.0). Zhao shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Albion Kolndreu (1741) beat Nader Haji Ghanbari (2043), a +302-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsJeffrey R Zhao led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Jeffrey R Zhao takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
Jeffrey R Zhao 3 wins (R3–R5)Merlin Nazareno 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jeffrey R Zhao | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2Amirmahdi Hosseinzadeh | — | * | — | ½ |
| 3Merlin Nazareno | — | — | * | — |
| 4CMHeye Gao | 0 | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zhao, Jeffrey R | 2102 | CAN | +19N | =12B | +14N | +5B | +4B | 4.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 10.50 | 2213 | +60.0 |
| 2 | Nazareno, Merlin | 2084 | CAN | +20B | −5N | +12N | +8B | +7N | 4.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 8.00 | 1992 | +20.2 |
| 3 | Hosseinzadeh, Amirmahdi | 2130 | CAN | +24B | =6N | +16B | =4N | +13B | 4.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 7.75 | 2098 | +44.8 |
| 4 | Gao, HeyeCM | 2243 | CAN | +10N | +22B | +15N | =3B | −1N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 7.50 | 1982 | -21.2 |
| 5 | Southam, David | 2006 | CAN | +27N | +2B | F | −1N | +9B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 7.00 | 1989 | +16.0 |
| 6 | Haji Ghanbari, Nader | 2043 | IRI | +21N | =3B | −7N | +19B | =10B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 5.25 | 1794 | -8.0 |
| 7 | Kolndreu, Albion | 1741 | ALB | F | +11N | +6B | =9N | −2B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 6.75 | 1968 | +37.0 |
| 8 | Katz, Lyam | 1846 | CAN | −16B | +32N | +27B | −2N | =12B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.50 | 1686 | -10.2 |
| 9 | Tenkov, Arkadii | 1982 | CAN | −25N | +21B | +19N | =7B | −5N | 2.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 3.25 | 1730 | -21.2 |
| 10 | Blair, Michael | 1987 | CAN | −4B | +31N | F | +20B | =6N | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.50 | 1953 | +10.4 |
| 11 | Campbell, BrettFM | 2001 | CAN | =29N | −7B | F | +26B | +20N | 2.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.25 | 1771 | -17.4 |
| 12 | Mammadov, Nihad | 2014 | CAN | +23B | =1N | −2B | F | =8N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.50 | 1797 | -4.8 |
| 13 | Lazarev, Shon | 1899 | CAN | F | F | +22N | +15B | −3N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.00 | 1922 | +13.2 |
| 14 | Allahverdi, Umid | 1945 | CAN | =28B | +33N | −1B | F | =17N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 1759 | -8.0 |
| 15 | Mittal, Aashwin | 2002 | CAN | +32B | +28N | −4B | −13N | F | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.50 | 1802 | +6.0 |
| 16 | Dela Torre, Marife | 2076 | CAN | +8N | =18B | −3N | F | F | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.25 | 1972 | +9.4 |
| 17 | Sherman, Joshua | 1999 | CAN | −18N | F | +23B | F | =14B | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.00 | 1886 | +10.8 |
| 18 | Jaferian, KooshaFM | 2420 | CAN | +17B | =16N | F | F | F | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.25 | 2067 | -6.8 |
| 19 | Furrow, Matthew | 1898 | CAN | −1B | +23N | −9B | −6N | F | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 1625 | -6.2 |
| 20 | Dick, Joel | 1858 | CAN | −2N | F | +31B | −10N | −11B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 1653 | -19.2 |
| 21 | Papadatos, Stephen | 1802 | CAN | −6B | −9N | F | F | +23B | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 1657 | +10.8 |
| 22 | Lukinykh, Slava | 2053 | CAN | +31B | −4N | −13B | F | F | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 1732 | -10.0 |
| 23 | Stein, Michael | 1749 | CAN | −12N | −19B | −17N | +35B | −21N | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 1485 | -42.8 |
| 24 | Lau, Jayden | 1904 | CAN | −3N | +34B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1113 | -11.2 |
| 25 | Bao, Tony Bohan | 2164 | CAN | +9B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.50 | 2614 | +5.8 |
| 26 | Mendoza, Armand Jess | 1879 | CAN | F | F | +33B | −11N | F | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1179 | -5.2 |
| 27 | Ugodnikov, Arkadiy | 1737 | CAN | −5B | =30B | −8N | F | F | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.25 | 1436 | -13.0 |
| 28 | Moon, Ethan | 2144 | CAN | =14N | −15B | F | F | F | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1559 | -19.4 |
| 29 | Schyngera, Eli | 1719 | CAN | =11B | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 1972 | +16.8 |
| 30 | Cabioc, Jose | 1613 | CAN | F | =27N | F | F | F | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1617 | +2.8 |
| 31 | Molina, Jesus | 1811 | CAN | −22N | −10B | −20N | F | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 992 | -48.8 |
| 32 | Miguel, Paulo | 1721 | CAN | −15N | −8B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 936 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Chin, Adrian | 1911 | CAN | F | −14B | −26N | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1002 | -37.6 |
| 34 | FIDE 2681315 | 1776 | — | F | −24N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 948 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Malmsten, Erik | 1857 | CAN | F | F | F | −23N | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 860 | -12.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Zhao, Jeffrey RCAN+60.04.5 pts · #1
- 2Hosseinzadeh, AmirmahdiCAN+44.84.0 pts · #2
- 3Kolndreu, AlbionALB+37.02.5 pts · #9
- 1Molina, JesusCAN-48.80.0 pts · #30
- 2Stein, MichaelCAN-42.81.0 pts · #21
- 3Chin, AdrianCAN-37.60.0 pts · #33
- R3+302 Elo gap
- R2+260 Elo gap
- R3+154 Elo gap