2025 BC Closed Championship
8 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 10 Oct 2025 to 13 Oct 2025 in Langley, BC, Canada. 4 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2138, and top seed was Grigoriy Morozov (🇷🇺 RUS, FM, 2269).
Neil Doknjas (🇨🇦 CAN, CM, 2240) won with 5.0/7, ahead of Yidong Chen (4.0) and Keith MacKinnon (3.0). Doknjas took the lead from round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Yidong Chen (2079) beat Grigoriy Morozov (FM, 2269), a +190-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 8 · 7 roundsCM Neil Doknjas led from R4 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
CM Neil Doknjas takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
CM Neil Doknjas drew with Yidong Chen (White).
CM Neil Doknjas 4 wins (R2–R6)IM Raymond Kaufman 3 wins (R1–R3)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇨🇦CMDoknjas, Neil | 2240 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | — | 5.0 | 12.75 | 15.5 | +19.4 | 2376 |
| 2 | 🇨🇳Chen, Yidong | 2079 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | — | 4.0 | 11.25 | 16.5 | +27.8 | 2255 |
| 4 | 🇨🇦MacKinnon, Keith | 2116 | 0 | ½ | * | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 3.0 | 4.75 | 18.0 | +2.0 | 2128 |
| 3 | 🇨🇦IMKaufman, Raymond | 2218 | 0 | 0 | — | * | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 18.0 | -4.8 | 2172 |
| 5 | 🇷🇺FMMorozov, Grigoriy | 2269 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | * | 1 | 1 | — | 3.0 | 5.50 | 17.5 | -14.0 | 2146 |
| 6 | 🇨🇦Taylor, Tristan | 1999 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | — | 1.5 | 5.00 | 19.0 | -8.2 | 1950 |
| 7 | 🇨🇦Rathburn, Lia | 1933 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | — | 1.0 | 2.75 | 19.5 | -15.6 | 1881 |
| 8 | 🇨🇦FMDoknjas, John | 2249 | — | — | ½ | 0 | — | — | — | * | 0.5 | 1.50 | 6.0 | -14.4 | 1975 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Chen, YidongCHN+27.84.0 pts · #2
- 2Doknjas, NeilCMCAN+19.45.0 pts · #1
- 3MacKinnon, KeithCAN+2.03.0 pts · #4
- 1Rathburn, LiaCAN-15.61.0 pts · #7
- 2Doknjas, JohnFMCAN-14.40.5 pts · #8
- 3Morozov, GrigoriyFMRUS-14.03.0 pts · #5
- R3+190 Elo gap
- R5+139 Elo gap