2025 Alberta Women's Championship
9 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 18 Oct 2025 to 19 Oct 2025 in Calgary, AB, Canada. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 868, and top seed was Zlata Butenko (🇨🇦 CAN, 1990).
Mehrnoosh Zavar Mousavi (🇮🇷 IRI, 0) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Grace Rachuk (4.0) and Zlata Butenko (3.5). Zavar Mousavi won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Liubov Shtepa (1746) beat Zlata Butenko (1990), a +244-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsMehrnoosh Zavar Mousavi led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Mehrnoosh Zavar Mousavi held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
Mehrnoosh Zavar Mousavi beat Grace Rachuk (White).
Grace Rachuk won 4 in a row (R2–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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| 1Mehrnoosh Zavar Mousavi | * | 1 | ½ | 1 |
| 2Grace Rachuk | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3Zlata Butenko | ½ | — | * | 0 |
| 4Liubov Shtepa | 0 | 0 | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zavar Mousavi, Mehrnoosh | 0 | IRI | +2B | +4N | =3B | +5N | +6B | 4.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 11.75 | 2046 | +0.6 |
| 2 | Rachuk, Grace | 0 | CAN | −1N | +9B | +8N | +7B | +4N | 4.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.00 | 1748 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Butenko, Zlata | 1990 | CAN | +5N | +6B | =1N | −4B | +8N | 3.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 6.25 | 1839 | +3.2 |
| 4 | Shtepa, Liubov | 1746 | CAN | +7N | −1B | +9N | +3N | −2B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 4.50 | 1944 | +24.0 |
| 5 | Henderson, Neve | 0 | CAN | −3B | +7N | +6N | −1B | F | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1713 | +12.0 |
| 6 | Shamanth, Saanvi | 1687 | CAN | +8B | −3N | −5B | F | −1N | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 1544 | -28.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 2680602 | 0 | — | −4B | −5B | F | −2N | +9B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 848 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Landas, Ysabella | 1184 | CAN | −6N | F | −2B | +9N | −3B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 955 | -12.4 |
| 9 | Tolentino, Kaisa | 1203 | CAN | F | −2N | −4B | −8B | −7N | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 772 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Shtepa, LiubovCAN+24.03.0 pts · #6
- 2Henderson, NeveCAN+12.02.0 pts · #5
- 3Butenko, ZlataCAN+3.23.5 pts · #1
- 1Shamanth, SaanviCAN-28.01.0 pts · #4
- 2Landas, YsabellaCAN-12.41.0 pts · #7
- 3Tolentino, KaisaCAN0.00.0 pts · #9
- R4+244 Elo gap