2025 Daniel Naroditsky Memorial
Open SwissStandard
45 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 13 Nov 2025 to 30 Dec 2025 in Edmonton, Canada. 5 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1951, and top seed was Amir Mohammad Bahmani (🇨🇦 CAN, 2273).
Yash Darvekar (🇨🇦 CAN, 2018) won with 5.0/8, ahead of Amir Mohammad Bahmani (5.0) and Lester Soco (4.5). Darvekar won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Yanchen Zheng (1923) beat Amir Mohammad Bahmani (2273), a +350-point gap.
Location
🇨🇦Edmonton, Canada
Dates
13 Nov 2025 → 30 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Federations · 5 represented
🇨🇦Canada×30
🇳🇬Nigeria×1
🇧🇷Brazil×1
🇨🇳China×1
🇱🇰Sri Lanka×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsTight race until R8; 2 players tied at 5.0/8, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
14
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2
3
1
3
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R7 · LEADER CHANGE23 Dec
Amir Mohammad Bahmani takes the sole lead (5.0/7).
R8 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 5.0/8. Darvekar takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (21.5).
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Yash Darvekar lost to Amir Mohammad Bahmani (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yash Darvekar | * | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2Amir Mohammad Bahmani | 1 | * | — | — |
| 3Lester Soco | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Tynan Boyd | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darvekar, Yash | 2018 | CAN | +26B | −2N | F | +18N | +31B | +3N | −8B | +17N | 5.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 12.50 | 1995 | -3.2 |
| 2 | Bahmani, Amir Mohammad | 2273 | CAN | +25N | +1B | −8N | F | +20B | +5N | +10B | F | 5.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 16.50 | 2152 | -9.2 |
| 3 | Soco, Lester | 1769 | CAN | −13N | −7B | +16N | +19B | +24N | −1B | =39N | +31B | 4.5 | 19.5 | 20.0 | 7.75 | 1652 | -18.8 |
| 4 | Boyd, Tynan | 1679 | CAN | =11B | −14N | −19B | +40N | F | +21N | +23B | +5N | 4.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 9.50 | 1405 | -43.2 |
| 5 | McGarvey, Matthew | 0 | CAN | +16N | +10B | +29N | −15B | +14N | −2B | −13N | −4B | 4.0 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 10.00 | 1807 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Litvinchuk, Troy | 0 | CAN | +24B | −22N | +40B | −33N | −10N | +12B | +11N | −7B | 4.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 8.00 | 1462 | 0.0 |
| 7 | McKenzie, Mike | 1647 | CAN | −12B | +3N | F | −27B | +11N | F | +35B | +6N | 4.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 12.50 | 1622 | -1.8 |
| 8 | Zheng, Yanchen | 1923 | CHN | +20N | +29B | +2B | F | −15N | F | +1N | F | 4.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 13.00 | 2234 | +38.0 |
| 9 | Shopland, Mark | 1666 | CAN | +38N | F | +11B | −20N | −13B | −32N | +42B | +19B | 4.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 5.50 | 1637 | -6.8 |
| 10 | Berger, Landon | 1593 | CAN | −29B | −5N | +21B | +12N | +6B | =17N | −2N | F | 3.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 10.25 | 1751 | +23.6 |
| 11 | Wang, Euclid | 0 | CAN | =4N | +42B | −9N | −34B | −7B | +16N | −6B | =12N | 3.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 6.25 | 1554 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Mukeba, Jean-Felix | 1717 | CAN | +7N | −20B | −25N | −10B | +41N | −6N | =16B | =11B | 3.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 6.75 | 1493 | -58.4 |
| 13 | Hoekman, Samuel | 1967 | CAN | +3B | F | F | F | +9N | F | +5B | F | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.50 | 2519 | +8.0 |
| 14 | Nair, Krishna | 1581 | CAN | +41N | +4B | −36N | +22B | −5B | F | F | F | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 6.50 | 1903 | +49.6 |
| 15 | Butenko, Zlata | 1763 | CAN | F | +33B | F | +5N | +8B | F | F | F | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.00 | 2638 | +34.0 |
| 16 | Best, Daton | 1418 | CAN | −5B | +44N | −3B | −21N | =30B | −11B | =12N | =23N | 2.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 3.00 | 1512 | +5.0 |
| 17 | Alba, Mj | 1649 | CAN | +21N | F | F | F | F | =10B | +19N | −1B | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 5.75 | 1732 | +9.2 |
| 18 | Somadasa, A M T P S | 1844 | SRI | +43N | −37B | +22N | −1B | F | =23N | F | F | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 1745 | -10.6 |
| 19 | Schech, Roland | 1586 | CAN | F | +30B | +4N | −3N | F | F | −17B | −9N | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 5.50 | 1498 | -8.6 |
| 20 | Marsh, Nathan | 1732 | CAN | −8B | +12N | F | +9B | −2N | F | F | F | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 7.00 | 1860 | +11.2 |
| 21 | Fomchenko-Pieters, London | 0 | CAN | −17B | +?N | −10N | +16B | −26N | −4B | F | F | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 2.50 | 1379 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Campbell, Adam | 1799 | CAN | −28N | +6B | −18B | −14N | F | F | +30N | F | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 5.00 | 996 | -60.0 |
| 23 | Marshall, Stephen | 1473 | CAN | F | F | −24B | +30N | F | =18B | −4N | =16B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 3.50 | 1515 | +9.2 |
| 24 | FIDE 2675730 | 0 | — | −6N | +41B | +23N | F | −3B | F | F | F | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 1596 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Zeggelaar, Mike | 1818 | CAN | −2B | +43N | +12B | F | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 1973 | +10.2 |
| 26 | Seehagen, Terry | 1758 | CAN | −1N | F | F | F | +21B | F | F | +32N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 1218 | -3.6 |
| 27 | Bocan, Richard | 1753 | CAN | F | F | F | +7N | F | F | +32B | F | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.00 | 2447 | +14.4 |
| 28 | Hughey, Micah | 1964 | CAN | +22B | F | F | F | +34N | F | F | F | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2599 | +5.6 |
| 29 | Korolov, Ivan | 2049 | CAN | +10N | −8N | −5B | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.50 | 1787 | -23.6 |
| 30 | FIDE 2673290 | 0 | — | F | −19N | =38B | −23B | =16N | F | −22B | −35N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.50 | 1234 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 2672782 | 0 | — | +?B | F | F | F | −1N | F | F | −3N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 1094 | 0.0 |
| 32 | OKOLI, Chukwu Gabriel | 0 | NGR | F | F | F | F | F | +9B | −27N | −26B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.00 | 1601 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Singh, Bhavi | 0 | CAN | F | −15N | F | +6B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.00 | 1096 | -6.2 |
| 34 | FIDE 2683113 | 0 | — | F | F | F | +11N | −28B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.00 | 1164 | 0.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 2683091 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | F | −7N | +30B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 847 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Macleod, Damon | 1856 | CAN | F | F | +14B | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2381 | +3.4 |
| 37 | Nechio, Douglas Egidio Gomes | 0 | BRA | F | +18N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.50 | 2644 | +9.6 |
| 38 | FIDE 2683121 | 0 | — | −9B | F | =30N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.50 | 867 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Krahn, Donovan | 1620 | CAN | F | F | F | F | F | F | =3B | F | 0.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.25 | 1770 | +8.0 |
| 40 | FIDE 2683075 | 0 | — | F | F | −6N | −4B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 879 | 0.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 2609371 | 0 | — | −14B | −24N | F | F | −12B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 850 | 0.0 |
| 42 | FIDE 2661608 | 0 | — | F | −11N | F | F | F | F | −9N | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 867 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Torabgar, Arshia | 1608 | CAN | −18B | −25B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1031 | -17.2 |
| 44 | FIDE 2683148 | 0 | — | F | −16B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 618 | 0.0 |
| 45 | FIDE 2683083 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | F | −?N | F | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1024 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Nair, KrishnaCAN+49.63.0 pts · #8
- 2Zheng, YanchenCHN+38.04.0 pts · #2
- 3Butenko, ZlataCAN+34.03.0 pts · #11
Top rating losers
- 1Campbell, AdamCAN-60.02.0 pts · #37
- 2Mukeba, Jean-FelixCAN-58.43.0 pts · #13
- 3Boyd, TynanCAN-43.24.5 pts · #16
Biggest upsets
- R3+350 Elo gap
- R4+218 Elo gap
- R5+160 Elo gap