2026 Ontario Open U2200
Open SwissStandard
52 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 15 May 2026 to 18 May 2026 in Toronto, ON, Canada. 4 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1968, and top seed was Olena Kucherenko (🇨🇦 CAN, WCM, 2017).
Mahip Singh (🇨🇦 CAN, 1929) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Shabd Dembla (5.0) and Anthony Maulucci (5.0). Singh shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Kaven Sharma (1654) beat Paul Dec (1948), a +294-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 · 4
WFM×3
WCM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇨🇦Canada×45
🇨🇳China×1
🇭🇺Hungary×1
🇲🇨Monaco×1
🇺🇸United States of America×1
🇭🇰Hong Kong China×1
🇮🇷Iran×1
🇩🇪Germany×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsMahip Singh led from R5; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
15
5
7
3
1
1
1
R5–R7 · LEAD HELD
Mahip Singh never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Mahip Singh 4 wins (R4–R7)WFM Laksshana Deepak 4 wins (R2–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mahip Singh | * | — | 1 | ½ |
| 2WFMLaksshana Deepak | — | * | — | ½ |
| 3Anthony Maulucci | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Shabd Dembla | ½ | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mahip Singh | 1929 | CAN | +17B | +21N | =2B | +29N | +42B | +3N | +5B | 6.5 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 23.00 | 2302 | +50.6 |
| 2 | Dembla, Shabd | 1931 | CAN | +49N | +23B | =1N | +5B | =12N | =7B | =4B | 5.0 | 27.5 | 28.5 | 18.50 | 2060 | +50.0 |
| 3 | Maulucci, Anthony | 1903 | CAN | =15B | +16N | +18N | =6B | +28N | −1B | +13N | 5.0 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 17.50 | 2009 | +20.2 |
| 4 | Deepak, LaksshanaWFM | 1931 | CAN | −23N | +31B | +38N | +22B | +18N | =6B | =2N | 5.0 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 15.75 | 2052 | +46.0 |
| 5 | Qian, AshleyWFM | 1981 | CAN | +38B | +11N | =25B | −2N | +29B | +10N | −1N | 4.5 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 14.00 | 2018 | +15.2 |
| 6 | Ramesan, Raunak Amit | 1952 | CAN | +36B | =12N | +10B | =3N | +25B | =4N | F | 4.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 16.50 | 2100 | +45.2 |
| 7 | Sun, Jonathan | 1879 | CAN | F | =8B | =30N | +39B | +21N | =2N | +11B | 4.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 15.00 | 2010 | +40.4 |
| 8 | Niketic, Vukan | 1724 | CAN | =13B | =7N | +32B | −21N | +34B | =27B | +15N | 4.5 | 20.5 | 23.0 | 14.25 | 1964 | +91.6 |
| 9 | Back, Jeff | 1888 | CAN | −19N | +33B | =21B | =34N | +24B | +28N | =17B | 4.5 | 18.0 | 20.5 | 12.50 | 1937 | +20.0 |
| 10 | Bao, Tony Bohan | 1973 | CAN | −12N | +49B | −6N | +38B | +32N | −5B | +22N | 4.0 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 8.50 | 1893 | -13.8 |
| 11 | Lomandong, Noela-JoyceWFM | 1962 | MNC | +41N | −5B | −22N | +40B | +35B | +16N | −7N | 4.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 10.00 | 1861 | -16.6 |
| 12 | Liu, Sean Fangxiao | 1842 | CAN | +10B | =6B | +19N | +24N | =2B | F | F | 4.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 15.25 | 2168 | +83.6 |
| 13 | Bolandnazar, Korosh | 1872 | IRI | =8N | =43B | =39N | +30B | =16B | +42N | −3B | 4.0 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 10.50 | 1820 | -18.0 |
| 14 | Daigneault, Henry | 1850 | CAN | =22N | =51B | −23N | −36B | +50N | +40B | +48N | 4.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 6.00 | 1873 | +9.6 |
| 15 | Fischer, Jacob | 1781 | CAN | =3N | −28B | +26B | =48N | +23B | =18N | −8B | 3.5 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 10.75 | 1822 | +14.8 |
| 16 | Faizy, Mohammed | 1793 | CAN | F | −3B | +44N | +20B | =13N | −11B | +21N | 3.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 10.00 | 1919 | +21.2 |
| 17 | Mammadov, Nihad | 1784 | CAN | −1N | +41B | −24B | +33N | F | +43B | =9N | 3.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 8.75 | 1866 | +27.6 |
| 18 | Lukinykh, Slava | 1822 | CAN | +31B | +48N | −3B | +23N | −4B | =15B | F | 3.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 8.25 | 1950 | +42.4 |
| 19 | Gribilas, Tom | 1857 | CAN | +9B | =45N | −12B | F | =22N | +39B | =27N | 3.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 10.25 | 1911 | +9.4 |
| 20 | Ferreira, Alex | 1912 | CAN | +52B | −25N | =35B | −16N | F | +30N | +28B | 3.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 6.25 | 1862 | -6.8 |
| 21 | Qi, Jason | 1896 | CAN | +44N | −1B | =9N | +8B | −7B | =35N | −16B | 3.0 | 26.0 | 27.5 | 9.50 | 1761 | -25.2 |
| 22 | Wang, Taorong | 1768 | CHN | =14B | =24N | +11B | −4N | =19B | =29N | −10B | 3.0 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 10.50 | 1852 | +29.6 |
| 23 | Kucherenko, OlenaWCM | 2017 | CAN | +4B | −2N | +14B | −18B | −15N | −37N | +41B | 3.0 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 11.00 | 1786 | -41.8 |
| 24 | Lakhani, Riyaan | 1926 | CAN | =51N | =22B | +17N | −12B | −9N | =32B | =33N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 8.00 | 1757 | -32.4 |
| 25 | Smolkin, Ben Gabriel | 1976 | CAN | +32N | +20B | =5N | =28B | −6N | F | F | 3.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 9.50 | 1962 | -2.8 |
| 26 | Cheung, Phoenix | 1704 | CAN | F | −29B | −15N | =31N | =38B | +44N | +39B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 5.75 | 1780 | +23.2 |
| 27 | Malakhovets, Sergey | 1961 | CAN | +50B | F | −29N | F | +48B | =8N | =19B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 6.00 | 1861 | -12.4 |
| 28 | Hemphrey, David | 1807 | CAN | F | +15N | +45B | =25N | −3B | −9B | −20N | 2.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 6.50 | 1849 | +5.8 |
| 29 | Chertkow, Matthew | 1817 | CAN | F | +26N | +27B | −1B | −5N | =22B | F | 2.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 7.50 | 1869 | +6.8 |
| 30 | Katz, Lyam | 1705 | CAN | +46B | −42N | =7B | −13N | +45N | −20B | −31N | 2.5 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 5.25 | 1791 | +13.8 |
| 31 | Dec, Paul | 1948 | GER | −18N | −4N | −41B | =26B | F | +38N | +30B | 2.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 6.00 | 1716 | -36.2 |
| 32 | Lee, Matthew Yin Hang | 1796 | HKG | −25B | F | −8N | +49N | −10B | =24N | +43B | 2.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 4.50 | 1788 | -2.4 |
| 33 | Li, Alex | 1723 | CAN | −45N | −9N | F | −17B | +49B | +34N | =24B | 2.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 5.00 | 1804 | +22.4 |
| 34 | Dela Torre, Marife | 1852 | CAN | F | =40N | =48B | =9B | −8N | −33B | +49N | 2.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 4.75 | 1712 | -23.4 |
| 35 | Filipovich, David | 1840 | CAN | F | =37B | =20N | +45B | −11N | =21B | F | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 6.00 | 1927 | +12.0 |
| 36 | Murali, Dhruv | 1818 | CAN | −6N | F | =46B | +14N | +37B | F | F | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 7.25 | 1970 | +32.0 |
| 37 | Loadman, Ian | 1886 | CAN | F | =35N | +40B | −42B | −36N | +23B | F | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 6.25 | 1858 | -3.6 |
| 38 | Chen, Ray | 1822 | CAN | −5N | +50B | −4B | −10N | =26N | −31B | =40N | 2.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 3.50 | 1709 | -43.2 |
| 39 | Wen, Justin | 1686 | CAN | F | =47N | =13B | −7N | +46B | −19N | −26N | 2.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 4.25 | 1715 | +8.4 |
| 40 | Huang, Eric | 1765 | CAN | F | =34B | −37N | −11N | +41B | −14N | =38B | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 4.25 | 1713 | -16.8 |
| 41 | Sharma, Kaven | 1654 | CAN | −11B | −17N | +31N | −44B | −40N | +50B | −23N | 2.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 3.50 | 1681 | +2.4 |
| 42 | Lazarev, Shon | 1849 | CAN | F | +30B | F | +37N | −1N | −13B | F | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 5.00 | 1848 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Liang, Maximus | 1731 | CAN | F | =13N | −47B | =46N | +44B | −17N | −32N | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 4.25 | 1676 | -17.6 |
| 44 | Kovuru, Aaryan | 1625 | CAN | −21B | =46N | −16B | +41N | −43N | −26B | −50N | 1.5 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 2.75 | 1536 | -29.2 |
| 45 | Assaripallam, Inigo | 1978 | USA | +33B | =19B | −28N | −35N | −30B | F | F | 1.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 4.25 | 1637 | -88.8 |
| 46 | Bordas, Gyula | 1812 | HUN | −30N | =44B | =36N | =43B | −39N | F | F | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 1564 | -33.2 |
| 47 | Bluvshtein, Ilia | 1917 | CAN | F | =39B | +43N | F | F | F | F | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.00 | 1902 | -0.6 |
| 48 | Lau, Jayden | 1776 | CAN | F | −18B | =34N | =15B | −27N | F | −14B | 1.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 3.00 | 1613 | -39.6 |
| 49 | Gowrishankar, Nilaanujan | 1737 | CAN | −2B | −10N | +50N | −32B | −33N | F | −34B | 1.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 1.00 | 1568 | -47.2 |
| 50 | Li, Ethan Yichen | 1770 | CAN | −27N | −38N | −49B | F | −14B | −41N | +44B | 1.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 1.50 | 1502 | -39.4 |
| 51 | Pan, Julian | 1848 | CAN | =24B | =14N | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.50 | 1888 | +4.4 |
| 52 | Zhan, Jayden Zihan | 1708 | CAN | −20N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1112 | -9.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Niketic, VukanCAN+91.64.5 pts · #6
- 2Liu, Sean FangxiaoCAN+83.64.0 pts · #10
- 3Mahip SinghCAN+50.66.5 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Assaripallam, InigoUSA-88.81.5 pts · #46
- 2Gowrishankar, NilaanujanCAN-47.21.0 pts · #49
- 3Chen, RayCAN-43.22.0 pts · #38
Biggest upsets
- R3+294 Elo gap
- R5+273 Elo gap
- R5+236 Elo gap