2026 Eastern Ontario Open
29 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 05 Jun 2026 to 07 Jun 2026 in Ottawa, Canada. 12 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2359, and top seed was Shawn Rodrigue-Lemieux (🇨🇦 CAN, GM, 2637).
Shawn Rodrigue-Lemieux (🇨🇦 CAN, GM, 2637) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Jason Liang (4.0) and Bator Sambuev (4.0). Rodrigue-Lemieux shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Cristian Scrieciu (1513) beat Marc Nassar (2070), a +557-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 4 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 4 at the finish.
4 players finish on 4.0/5. Rodrigue-Lemieux takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.5).
GM Shawn Rodrigue-Lemieux beat IM Olivier-Kenta Chiku-Ratte (White).
GM Shawn Rodrigue-Lemieux 3 wins (R1–R3)GM Bator Sambuev 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMShawn Rodrigue-Lemieux | * | 1 | — | ½ |
| 2IMOlivier-Kenta Chiku-Ratte | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3GMBator Sambuev | — | — | * | ½ |
| 4IMJason Liang | ½ | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rodrigue-Lemieux, ShawnGM | 2637 | CAN | +11B | +12N | +4B | =2N | =7N | 4.0 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 12.50 | 2534 | +0.9 |
| 2 | Liang, JasonIM | 2362 | USA | +18N | +10B | +6N | =1B | =3N | 4.0 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 12.00 | 2495 | +4.0 |
| 3 | Sambuev, BatorGM | 2541 | CAN | =22B | +17N | +9B | +8N | =2B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 10.75 | 2409 | +1.0 |
| 4 | Chiku-Ratte, Olivier-KentaIM | 2480 | CAN | +27N | +15B | −1N | +10B | +6N | 4.0 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 8.50 | 2398 | +4.2 |
| 5 | Draghici, Laurian | 2370 | ROU | +14B | −9N | =22B | +26N | +11B | 3.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 6.75 | 2027 | +120.4 |
| 6 | Dukic, ZacharyFM | 2334 | CAN | +16N | +23B | −2B | +9N | −4B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 6.50 | 2168 | -1.4 |
| 7 | Kot, EmanuelIM | 1998 | CAN | F | =22N | +14B | +13N | =1B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 7.75 | 2319 | +3.4 |
| 8 | Stevens, ChristianFM | 2330 | CAN | F | +20N | +26B | −3B | +19N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.50 | 2246 | +9.0 |
| 9 | Zhu, Elber | 0 | CAN | +21N | +5B | −3N | −6B | =16N | 2.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 6.75 | 1976 | -4.8 |
| 10 | Lattafi, YoucefCM | 2015 | CAN | +24B | −2N | +25B | −4N | =14B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 4.25 | 2032 | -0.4 |
| 11 | Ramesan, Raunak Amit | 2017 | CAN | −1N | +29B | +23N | =19B | −5N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.75 | 1944 | -14.4 |
| 12 | Moses, NeilFM | 1829 | CAN | +28N | −1B | =19N | =20B | =18N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 4.00 | 2075 | -31.2 |
| 13 | Rousskikh, Maxim | 1774 | CAN | −23N | +16B | +15N | −7B | =17N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 6.25 | 2043 | +5.8 |
| 14 | Vu, Huy Minh | 1873 | CAN | −5N | +28B | −7N | +24B | =10N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 3.25 | 1888 | -17.6 |
| 15 | Iordanescu, Victor Nicolae | 1968 | CAN | +25B | −4N | −13B | +28N | =20B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 1968 | -26.4 |
| 16 | Fiset, Anais ChloeWCM | 1787 | CAN | −6B | −13N | +27B | +25N | =9B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 3.25 | 1977 | +25.2 |
| 17 | Demchenko, SvitlanaWIM | 2246 | CAN | F | −3B | +24N | +22N | =13B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.25 | 2140 | -0.4 |
| 18 | Nassar, Marc | 2070 | LBN | −2B | −24N | +29N | +23B | =12B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.75 | 1946 | -2.0 |
| 19 | Xu, DanielFM | 2160 | CAN | +29B | =26N | =12B | =11N | −8B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 1993 | -20.0 |
| 20 | Nasr, Marwan | 1789 | CAN | F | −8B | +21B | =12N | =15N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.50 | 2073 | +44.4 |
| 21 | Ng, Wai Ho | 1762 | HKG | −9B | F | −20N | +27N | +22B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.00 | 1936 | +25.2 |
| 22 | Zhu, Matthew | 1932 | CAN | =3N | =7B | =5N | −17B | −21N | 1.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 5.25 | 1912 | -13.8 |
| 23 | Tan, Shuwen | 1712 | CAN | +13B | −6N | −11B | −18N | =25B | 1.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 3.25 | 1835 | +4.8 |
| 24 | Scrieciu, Cristian | 1513 | CAN | −10N | +18B | −17B | −14N | =26B | 1.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 1802 | +15.6 |
| 25 | Dukkardt, Vladimir | 1780 | CAN | −15N | +27B | −10N | −16B | =23N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 1.25 | 1788 | -0.4 |
| 26 | Zhu, Edison | 1756 | CAN | F | =19B | −8N | −5B | =24N | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 1679 | -27.2 |
| 27 | Mok, Yuen Tak | 1959 | CAN | −4B | −25N | −16N | −21B | =28B | 0.5 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 0.25 | 1570 | -39.8 |
| 28 | Qi, Jason | 2134 | CAN | −12B | −14N | F | −15B | =27N | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.25 | 1721 | -15.4 |
| 29 | Hum, Justin | 1669 | CAN | −19N | −11N | −18B | F | F | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 1230 | -19.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Draghici, LaurianROU+120.43.5 pts · #5
- 2Nasr, MarwanCAN+44.42.0 pts · #20
- 3Fiset, Anais ChloeWCMCAN+25.22.5 pts · #17
- 1Mok, Yuen TakCAN-39.80.5 pts · #27
- 2Moses, NeilFMCAN-31.22.5 pts · #14
- 3Zhu, EdisonCAN-27.21.0 pts · #26
- R2+557 Elo gap
- R1+305 Elo gap
- R2+261 Elo gap