2026 Ontario Open Crown
SwissStandard
41 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 15 May 2026 to 18 May 2026 in Toronto, ON, Canada. 24 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2393, and top seed was Razvan Preotu (🇨🇦 CAN, GM, 2483).
Vadim Razin (🇨🇦 CAN, 2329) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Nikolay Noritsyn (5.0) and Tymur Keleberda (5.0). Razin took the lead from round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Heye Gao (CM, 2064) beat Nicholas Vettese (IM, 2410), a +346-point gap.
Location
🇨🇦Toronto, ON, Canada
Dates
15 May 2026 → 18 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 24
GM×2
IM×9
FM×6
CM×6
WFM×1
Federations · 5 represented
🇨🇦Canada×37
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
🇯🇲Jamaica×1
🇺🇸United States of America×1
🇬🇧England×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsVadim Razin led from R6; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Co-leaders
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R6 · LEADER CHANGE18 May
Vadim Razin takes the sole lead (5.0/6).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Vadim Razin drew with IM Tymur Keleberda (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Vadim Razin 3 wins (R5–R7)IM Nikolay Noritsyn 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Vadim Razin | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2IMTymur Keleberda | ½ | * | ½ | — |
| 3IMNikolay Noritsyn | 0 | ½ | * | — |
| 4Savio Joseph Benher | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Razin, Vadim | 2329 | CAN | +31N | =38B | +29N | =3B | +28N | +2B | +5N | 6.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 19.00 | 2502 | +14.9 |
| 2 | Noritsyn, NikolayIM | 2453 | CAN | +41B | +8N | +12B | =5N | +6B | −1N | =3B | 5.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 17.75 | 2508 | +5.9 |
| 3 | Keleberda, TymurIM | 2357 | CAN | +18B | +27N | =6B | =1N | =5B | +14B | =2N | 5.0 | 27.0 | 29.5 | 19.50 | 2498 | +27.8 |
| 4 | Joseph Benher, Savio | 2180 | CAN | +30N | −14B | +16N | +38B | =15N | =11N | +12B | 5.0 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 14.25 | 2349 | +32.0 |
| 5 | Preotu, RazvanGM | 2483 | CAN | +22N | +15B | +14N | =2B | =3N | =7B | −1B | 4.5 | 27.5 | 30.5 | 17.25 | 2441 | -2.7 |
| 6 | Liang, JasonIM | 2440 | USA | +17N | +13B | =3N | =7B | −2N | =19B | +15N | 4.5 | 25.5 | 29.0 | 17.50 | 2389 | -3.3 |
| 7 | Chiku-Ratte, Olivier-KentaIM | 2346 | CAN | +32B | =23N | +21B | =6N | =11B | =5N | =8B | 4.5 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 15.25 | 2365 | +3.6 |
| 8 | Malakar, SaarthakFM | 2306 | CAN | +40N | −2B | =17N | =24B | +30N | +26B | =7N | 4.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 10.50 | 2264 | -4.2 |
| 9 | Plotkin, VictorFM | 2280 | CAN | −16B | =32N | +30N | +10B | =19N | =15B | +14N | 4.5 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 14.50 | 2258 | -1.2 |
| 10 | Yin, ZemingCM | 2078 | CAN | −21B | =34N | +32B | −9N | +36B | +27N | +11B | 4.5 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 11.00 | 2253 | +65.2 |
| 11 | Latorre, VincentFM | 2247 | CAN | =29N | +20B | +23N | =14B | =7N | =4B | −10N | 4.0 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 14.00 | 2190 | -8.0 |
| 12 | Vettese, NicholasIM | 2410 | CAN | +24N | +19B | −2N | −28B | +31N | +13B | −4N | 4.0 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 12.50 | 2231 | -14.0 |
| 13 | Jaferian, KooshaFM | 2237 | CAN | +39B | −6N | =31B | +29N | =21B | −12N | +22B | 4.0 | 18.5 | 19.0 | 8.00 | 2249 | +3.6 |
| 14 | Sambuev, BatorGM | 2434 | CAN | +33B | +4N | −5B | =11N | +22B | −3N | −9B | 3.5 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 12.00 | 2254 | -15.4 |
| 15 | Kot, EmanuelIM | 2328 | CAN | +37B | −5N | =27B | +17N | =4B | =9N | −6B | 3.5 | 24.5 | 26.0 | 11.00 | 2240 | -15.2 |
| 16 | Iordanescu, Victor Nicolae | 2017 | CAN | +9N | −21N | −4B | −25B | +39N | +30B | =26N | 3.5 | 20.5 | 21.0 | 8.50 | 2154 | +47.2 |
| 17 | Dhaliwal, Jaipreet SinghCM | 2116 | CAN | −6B | +37N | =8B | −15B | +38N | −18N | +35B | 3.5 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 6.75 | 2153 | +11.2 |
| 18 | Woltery, Nicolai | 2084 | ENG | −3N | =36B | =35N | +20B | =25N | +17B | F | 3.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 10.25 | 2152 | +11.2 |
| 19 | Moses, NeilFM | 2172 | CAN | +34B | −12N | +40B | =21N | =9B | =6N | F | 3.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 8.00 | 2301 | +42.0 |
| 20 | Wu, Nolan | 2001 | CAN | F | −11N | =26B | −18N | +37B | +38N | +25B | 3.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 7.00 | 2146 | +47.6 |
| 21 | Mendes Aaron ReeveIM | 2352 | CAN | +10N | +16B | −7N | =19B | =13N | F | F | 3.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 11.75 | 2242 | -12.4 |
| 22 | Kola, Venkat Karthikeya ReddyCM | 2127 | CAN | −5B | F | +36N | +23B | −14N | +24B | −13N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 7.50 | 2193 | +16.4 |
| 23 | Pelev, Iassen | 1933 | CAN | +25N | =7B | −11B | −22N | −33N | =32B | +29N | 3.0 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 8.25 | 2096 | +26.0 |
| 24 | Momin Fayzan | 2095 | CAN | −12B | =39N | +34B | =8N | =27B | −22N | =33N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 6.75 | 2104 | -0.6 |
| 25 | Duong, Thanh NhaIM | 2141 | CAN | −23B | −31N | +33B | +16N | =18B | =34N | −20N | 3.0 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 8.25 | 1976 | -31.8 |
| 26 | Huang, Youhe | 2129 | CAN | F | −29B | =20N | +39B | +35N | −8N | =16B | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 6.00 | 2051 | -12.8 |
| 27 | Gavrilin, RomanFM | 2156 | CAN | +36N | −3B | =15N | =31B | =24N | −10B | F | 2.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 5.75 | 2093 | -11.2 |
| 28 | Gao, HeyeCM | 2064 | CAN | F | +35B | =38N | +12N | −1B | F | F | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 6.50 | 2251 | +35.2 |
| 29 | Miller, RachelCM | 2005 | JAM | =11B | +26N | −1B | −13B | −34N | =37N | −23B | 2.0 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 5.75 | 1968 | -9.4 |
| 30 | Chen, Larry Zhou | 1995 | CAN | −4B | +33N | −9B | +37N | −8B | −16N | F | 2.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 3.50 | 2027 | +6.4 |
| 31 | Qian, EricCM | 2063 | CAN | −1B | +25B | =13N | =27N | −12B | F | F | 2.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 6.25 | 2183 | +27.2 |
| 32 | Xu, Leon | 2065 | CAN | −7N | =9B | −10N | −36B | F | =23N | +39B | 2.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 4.25 | 1977 | -30.4 |
| 33 | Yang, Larry | 2101 | CAN | −14N | −30B | −25N | F | +23B | =35N | =24B | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 5.50 | 1971 | -44.0 |
| 34 | Zhu, Elber | 1981 | CAN | −19N | =10B | −24N | F | +29B | =25B | F | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 5.75 | 2026 | +11.2 |
| 35 | Yao, Henry | 1979 | CAN | F | −28N | =18B | +40N | −26B | =33B | −17N | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 2.75 | 1958 | -6.4 |
| 36 | Lu, Eddie | 1978 | CAN | −27B | =18N | −22B | +32N | −10N | F | F | 1.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 3.75 | 1953 | -3.4 |
| 37 | Barron, MichaelIM | 2028 | CAN | −15N | −17B | F | −30B | −20N | =29B | +38B | 1.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 2.00 | 1865 | -26.4 |
| 38 | Ivanchuk, Serghii | 1905 | UKR | F | =1N | =28B | −4N | −17B | −20B | −37N | 1.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 4.25 | 1843 | -9.4 |
| 39 | Jiang, Hanxi (Hancy)WFM | 1998 | CAN | −13N | =24B | F | −26N | −16B | F | −32N | 0.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 1.50 | 1743 | -50.8 |
| 40 | Hosseinzadeh, Amirmahdi | 2025 | CAN | −8B | F | −19N | −35B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 1352 | -19.0 |
| 41 | Zhang, Samuel | 2126 | CAN | −2N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1653 | -2.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Yin, ZemingCMCAN+65.24.5 pts · #7
- 2Wu, NolanCAN+47.63.5 pts · #16
- 3Iordanescu, Victor NicolaeCAN+47.23.5 pts · #14
Top rating losers
- 1Jiang, Hanxi (Hancy)WFMCAN-50.80.5 pts · #39
- 2Yang, LarryCAN-44.02.0 pts · #31
- 3Duong, Thanh NhaIMCAN-31.83.0 pts · #26
Biggest upsets
- R4+346 Elo gap
- R1+263 Elo gap
- R7+230 Elo gap