2025 AFM 1st Peel Region Fall 3 Open
23 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 22 Nov 2025 to 23 Nov 2025 in Mississauga, Canada. 4 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2073, and top seed was Nicholas Vettese (🇨🇦 CAN, IM, 2385).
Nicholas Vettese (🇨🇦 CAN, IM, 2385) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Duc Minh Lai (3.5) and Leon Xu (3.5). Vettese won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Leon Xu (2045) beat Vadim Razin (2375), a +330-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsIM Nicholas Vettese led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
IM Nicholas Vettese never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
IM Nicholas Vettese beat Slava Lukinykh (White).
IM Nicholas Vettese 5 wins (R1–R5)Leon Xu 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMNicholas Vettese | * | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2Slava Lukinykh | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Leon Xu | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4WFMIrene Xie | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vettese, NicholasIM | 2385 | CAN | +4B | +10N | +2B | +3N | +6N | 5.0 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 16.00 | 2913 | +20.0 |
| 2 | Lai, Duc Minh | 2173 | VIE | +18N | +9B | −1N | +7B | =3B | 3.5 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 8.75 | 2159 | +2.0 |
| 3 | Xu, Leon | 2045 | CAN | +13B | +16N | +6B | −1B | =2N | 3.5 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 8.25 | 2281 | +58.0 |
| 4 | Lukinykh, Slava | 1829 | CAN | −1N | +22N | +19B | =10B | +8N | 3.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.75 | 2135 | +77.6 |
| 5 | Xie, IreneWFM | 1988 | CAN | −11N | +18B | =7N | +16B | +9N | 3.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 7.00 | 2012 | +8.0 |
| 6 | Razin, Vadim | 2375 | CAN | +21N | +17B | −3N | +8N | −1B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 4.00 | 2143 | -11.3 |
| 7 | Qian, Eric | 2050 | CAN | =8B | +23N | =5B | −2N | +12B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 5.50 | 2007 | -8.8 |
| 8 | Hong, Zihan | 1871 | CAN | =7N | +11B | +17N | −6B | −4B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 5.50 | 1964 | +19.6 |
| 9 | Blair, Michael | 1792 | CAN | +22B | −2N | +15B | =12N | −5B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.25 | 1955 | +19.4 |
| 10 | Pollitt, Henry | 1859 | CAN | +20N | −1B | F | =4N | +14B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.75 | 1967 | +12.8 |
| 11 | Mammadov, Nihad | 1843 | CAN | +5B | −8N | −12B | +20N | =16N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.25 | 1804 | -10.0 |
| 12 | Hadid, Mohammed | 1854 | CAN | −19N | +20B | +11N | =9B | −7N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.75 | 1829 | -3.4 |
| 13 | Loadman, Ian | 1874 | CAN | −3N | =14B | F | +15N | =17B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.75 | 1863 | -1.4 |
| 14 | Ajith, Aarush | 1815 | CAN | −16B | =13N | +23B | =18N | −10N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.75 | 1758 | -16.0 |
| 15 | Chen, ShuangWCM | 1768 | CAN | −17N | +21B | −9N | −13B | +20B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1638 | -26.0 |
| 16 | Dembla, Shabd | 1851 | CAN | +14N | −3B | F | −5N | =11B | 1.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.25 | 1836 | -5.2 |
| 17 | Maulucci, Anthony | 1827 | CAN | +15B | −6N | −8B | F | =13N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.00 | 1848 | -0.6 |
| 18 | Zaka, Mohid | 1780 | CAN | −2B | −5N | +21N | =14B | F | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 1864 | +6.2 |
| 19 | Deshpande,SarthakCM | 1977 | CAN | +12B | F | −4N | F | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.50 | 1841 | -14.8 |
| 20 | Perez Socas, Luis Benito | 0 | CAN | −10B | −12N | F | −11B | −15N | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 1031 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Lim, Levi | 1830 | CAN | −6B | −15N | −18B | F | F | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1125 | -24.8 |
| 22 | Wang, Nathan Zian | 1992 | CAN | −9N | −4B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1011 | -59.2 |
| 23 | Brajkovic, Nikola | 1788 | CAN | F | −7B | −14N | F | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1132 | -12.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Lukinykh, SlavaCAN+77.63.5 pts · #2
- 2Xu, LeonCAN+58.03.5 pts · #3
- 3Vettese, NicholasIMCAN+20.05.0 pts · #1
- 1Wang, Nathan ZianCAN-59.20.0 pts · #21
- 2Chen, ShuangWCMCAN-26.02.0 pts · #19
- 3Lim, LeviCAN-24.80.0 pts · #22
- R3+330 Elo gap
- R1+200 Elo gap
- R2+163 Elo gap