2025 Manitoba Junior Closed Championship
Open SwissStandard
18 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 26 Oct 2025 to 02 Nov 2025 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Top 10 Elo average was 0.
Yakiv Gres (π¨π¦ CAN, 0) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Rhailey Punay (4.0) and Jackson Stordeur (3.0). Gres won solo starting round 3.
Location
π¨π¦Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Dates
26 Oct 2025 β 02 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 5 rounds
Avg top 10
0
Participants
18
Federations Β· 1 represented
π¨π¦CanadaΓ18
Top 3
- π₯
- π₯
- π₯
How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 5 roundsYakiv Gres led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
9
3
1
1
1
R3βR5 Β· LEAD HELD
Yakiv Gres never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R3 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND
Yakiv Gres beat Rhailey Punay (Black).
R1βR5 Β· WIN STREAK
Yakiv Gres won 5 in a row (R1βR5).
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yakiv Gres | * | 1 | β | β |
| 2Rhailey Punay | 0 | * | β | β |
| 3Zixuan Zhou | β | β | * | Β½ |
| 4Nicole Zhang | β | β | Β½ | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gres, Yakiv | 0 | CAN | +11N | +9B | +2N | +3N | +4B | 5.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 14.50 | 2589 | +27.2 |
| 2 | Punay, Rhailey | 0 | CAN | +12N | +5B | β1B | +9N | +6B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 10.50 | 2004 | +28.4 |
| 3 | Stordeur, Jackson | 0 | CAN | +13B | =10N | +7N | β1B | =8B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 7.75 | 1784 | -22.0 |
| 4 | Ling, Aiden | 0 | CAN | β5N | +16B | +11N | +10B | β1N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 5.50 | 1716 | -0.4 |
| 5 | Gao, Yueheng | 0 | CAN | +4B | β2N | β6B | +17N | +13B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 6.00 | 1696 | +2.8 |
| 6 | Miao, Yupeng | 0 | CAN | +18N | β7B | +5N | +11B | β2N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 5.00 | 1734 | +1.6 |
| 7 | Zhou, Zixuan | 0 | CAN | +14B | +6N | β3B | =8N | =9B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 7.75 | 1838 | +0.8 |
| 8 | Zhang, Nicole | 0 | CAN | β16N | +14B | +12N | =7B | =3N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 7.00 | 1998 | +69.2 |
| 9 | Hui, Zelus | 0 | CAN | +15B | β1N | +13B | β2B | =7N | 2.5 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 5.50 | 1629 | -15.2 |
| 10 | Lake, Pablo | 0 | CAN | +17B | =3B | F | β4N | +12N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.50 | 1812 | +29.2 |
| 11 | Jin, Winston | 0 | CAN | β1B | +15N | β4B | β6N | +17B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 3.00 | 1515 | -6.8 |
| 12 | Hui, Zenas | 0 | CAN | β2B | +17N | β8B | +15N | β10B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 3.00 | 1472 | -42.0 |
| 13 | Sarao, Karanveer Singh | 0 | CAN | β3N | +18B | β9N | +16B | β5N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 1018 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Jo, Asher | 0 | CAN | β7N | β8N | β17B | +18B | +16N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 850 | -65.2 |
| 15 | Lee, Zach Nathaniel | 0 | CAN | β9N | β11B | +16N | β12B | +18N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 849 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Lam, Jacob | 0 | CAN | +8B | β4N | β15B | β13N | β14B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 3.00 | 1556 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Zhang, Oscar | 0 | CAN | β10N | β12B | +14N | β5B | β11N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 11.5 | 2.00 | 1407 | -12.8 |
| 18 | Zhang, Chloe | 0 | CAN | β6B | β13N | F | β14N | β15B | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 907 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Zhang, NicoleCAN+69.23.0 pts Β· #4
- 2Lake, PabloCAN+29.22.5 pts Β· #5
- 3Punay, RhaileyCAN+28.44.0 pts Β· #2
Top rating losers
- 1Jo, AsherCAN-65.22.0 pts Β· #16
- 2Hui, ZenasCAN-42.02.0 pts Β· #10
- 3Stordeur, JacksonCAN-22.03.0 pts Β· #7