2026 Ontario Open U2000
Open SwissStandard
51 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 15 May 2026 to 18 May 2026 in Toronto, ON, Canada. 1 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1810, and top seed was Merlin Nazareno (🇨🇦 CAN, 1875).
Merlin Nazareno (🇨🇦 CAN, 1875) won with 6.0/7, ahead of William Bi (6.0) and Chaarvik Madhu Vikram (5.0). Nazareno won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Peter Lomov (1520) beat Nhu Phuong Nghi Huynh (1776), a +256-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 · 1
WCM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇨🇦Canada×49
🇮🇷Iran×1
🇻🇳Vietnam×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R4; 2 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R6 · LEADER CHANGE18 May
William Bi takes the sole lead (5.5/6).
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 6.0/7. Nazareno takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (26.5).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Merlin Nazareno lost to William Bi (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Merlin Nazareno | * | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2William Bi | 1 | * | — | — |
| 3Yuming (Jerry) Li | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Oscar Cheung | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nazareno, Merlin | 1875 | CAN | +33N | +47B | +12N | +4B | −2N | +6B | +10N | 6.0 | 26.5 | 27.5 | 21.50 | 2036 | +23.2 |
| 2 | Bi, William | 1744 | CAN | +39B | +41N | =3B | +10N | +1B | +27N | =9B | 6.0 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 21.75 | 2036 | +94.0 |
| 3 | Madhu Vikram, Chaarvik | 1724 | CAN | +35N | +31B | =2N | +11B | +6N | −10B | =7N | 5.0 | 26.0 | 28.5 | 19.25 | 1866 | +54.0 |
| 4 | Li, Yuming (Jerry) | 1819 | CAN | +22B | +15N | +21B | −1N | −10B | +19N | +13B | 5.0 | 25.5 | 29.0 | 19.00 | 1889 | +28.4 |
| 5 | Cheung, Oscar | 1787 | CAN | +30N | =28B | −6N | +22B | =7N | +38B | +17N | 5.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 16.25 | 1809 | +9.2 |
| 6 | Li, Allen | 1738 | CAN | =29B | +50N | +5B | +16N | −3B | −1N | +27B | 4.5 | 26.0 | 26.5 | 14.00 | 1864 | +48.8 |
| 7 | Krishnamurthi, Shashwath Raaghav | 1665 | CAN | −14B | +45N | +19B | +34N | =5B | =13N | =3B | 4.5 | 24.5 | 26.0 | 15.00 | 1750 | +29.2 |
| 8 | Yoker, Callum | 1757 | CAN | +34B | +14N | −10B | +29N | =13B | =18N | =16B | 4.5 | 23.0 | 25.5 | 15.50 | 1838 | +14.0 |
| 9 | Anish, Diganth | 1707 | CAN | F | +40B | =28N | =38B | +11N | +12B | =2N | 4.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 15.50 | 1868 | +50.0 |
| 10 | Haji Ghanbari, Nader | 1825 | IRI | F | +32B | +8N | −2B | +4N | +3N | −1B | 4.0 | 29.5 | 32.0 | 17.50 | 1895 | +11.0 |
| 11 | Shahidinejad, Hossein | 1713 | CAN | +20B | +17N | =13B | −3N | −9B | =15N | +37B | 4.0 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 14.50 | 1784 | +28.4 |
| 12 | Dhingra, Tanishq Kumar | 1721 | CAN | +45B | +36N | −1B | =21N | +20B | −9N | =32B | 4.0 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 11.25 | 1759 | +16.0 |
| 13 | Wang, Alan | 1775 | CAN | =40N | +51B | =11N | +36B | =8N | =7B | −4N | 4.0 | 22.5 | 23.0 | 10.50 | 1767 | -2.4 |
| 14 | Wang, Zi Sheng | 1791 | CAN | +7N | −8B | +32N | −24B | =36N | =26B | +29N | 4.0 | 22.0 | 24.5 | 13.50 | 1733 | -20.8 |
| 15 | Wang, William Kaiyuan | 1692 | CAN | +25N | −4B | +31N | −27B | =34N | =11B | +38N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 11.75 | 1769 | +26.8 |
| 16 | Oancea, Nicolae | 1854 | CAN | +43N | −21B | +39N | −6B | +28N | =24B | =8N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 11.00 | 1729 | -21.6 |
| 17 | Knechtel, Thomas | 1747 | CAN | +46N | −11B | =30N | +23B | =38N | +21N | −5B | 4.0 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 11.00 | 1687 | -10.0 |
| 18 | Zhu, Edison | 1763 | CAN | −21N | +23B | +35N | +28B | =27N | =8B | F | 4.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 12.75 | 1804 | +13.2 |
| 19 | Toor, Josh | 1558 | CAN | −47N | +43B | −7N | +33B | +39N | −4B | +31N | 4.0 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 10.00 | 1709 | +57.6 |
| 20 | Sama, Chetan Reddy | 1744 | CAN | −11N | =46B | +40N | +30B | −12N | +36B | =24N | 4.0 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 10.00 | 1721 | -7.2 |
| 21 | Kong, Brian | 1691 | CAN | +18B | +16N | −4N | =12B | =24N | −17B | =23B | 3.5 | 24.5 | 28.0 | 13.50 | 1734 | +16.4 |
| 22 | Satish Alwar, Dharsan | 1700 | CAN | −4N | +25B | F | −5N | +42B | +34B | =26N | 3.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 9.75 | 1753 | +14.4 |
| 23 | Li, Grace | 1567 | CAN | =26B | −18N | +37B | −17N | =41B | +30B | =21N | 3.5 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 10.00 | 1672 | +38.4 |
| 24 | Kwan, Toy Chack | 1667 | CAN | F | −29N | +50B | +14N | =21B | =16N | =20B | 3.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 10.25 | 1791 | +20.6 |
| 25 | Byers, Jared | 1794 | CAN | −15B | −22N | =46N | +40B | =30N | =28B | +35N | 3.5 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 8.25 | 1650 | -26.4 |
| 26 | Rozin, Mark | 1590 | CAN | =23N | −27B | =51N | +48B | =35B | =14N | =22B | 3.5 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 8.00 | 1665 | +27.6 |
| 27 | Patil, Tanishq | 1772 | CAN | F | +26N | =29B | +15N | =18B | −2B | −6N | 3.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 11.00 | 1701 | -23.2 |
| 28 | Harish, Adwaith | 1674 | CAN | +42B | =5N | =9B | −18N | −16B | =25N | =40N | 3.0 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 9.50 | 1716 | +14.8 |
| 29 | Nakar, Soham | 1676 | CAN | =6N | +24B | =27N | −8B | =32B | =37N | −14B | 3.0 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 10.00 | 1689 | +4.4 |
| 30 | Lomov, Peter | 1520 | CAN | −5B | +42N | =17B | −20N | =25B | −23N | +44B | 3.0 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 7.75 | 1655 | +44.0 |
| 31 | Timokhov, Andrew | 1661 | CAN | +44B | −3N | −15B | −37N | +43B | +41N | −19B | 3.0 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 6.00 | 1603 | -22.8 |
| 32 | Wang, Eric Jiachen | 1700 | CAN | +38B | −10N | −14B | F | =29N | +35B | =12N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 20.0 | 8.00 | 1690 | -2.8 |
| 33 | Ma, Quentin | 1632 | CAN | −1B | −34N | +45B | −19N | =44B | =42N | +39B | 3.0 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 5.50 | 1632 | -1.2 |
| 34 | Tran, Vu Khoi Trong | 0 | CAN | −8N | +33B | +49N | −7B | =15B | −22N | −36N | 2.5 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 6.00 | 1609 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Hettigama, Thusitha | 1612 | CAN | −3B | +44N | −18B | +47B | =26N | −32N | −25B | 2.5 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 4.75 | 1570 | -8.8 |
| 36 | Malpica, Angelo | 1725 | CAN | F | −12B | +47N | −13N | =14B | −20N | +34B | 2.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 5.50 | 1580 | -38.8 |
| 37 | Zhou, LilyWCM | 1746 | CAN | F | F | −23N | +31B | +48N | =29B | −11N | 2.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 5.50 | 1635 | -15.0 |
| 38 | Das, Antarip | 1512 | CAN | −32N | F | +41B | =9N | =17B | −5N | −15B | 2.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 6.25 | 1588 | +21.2 |
| 39 | Moran-Venegas, Mario | 1542 | CAN | −2N | +48B | −16B | =42N | −19B | =44N | −33N | 2.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 3.00 | 1505 | -9.2 |
| 40 | Vo, Timothy | 1684 | CAN | =13B | −9N | −20B | −25N | F | +45N | =28B | 2.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 5.00 | 1578 | -33.6 |
| 41 | Chamberland, Luc | 1645 | CAN | +48N | −2B | −38N | =46B | =23N | −31B | F | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 3.50 | 1493 | -24.4 |
| 42 | Huynh, Nhu Phuong Nghi | 1776 | VIE | −28N | −30B | +43N | =39B | −22N | =33B | −49B | 2.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 4.50 | 1493 | -104.8 |
| 43 | Pillai, Pranav | 1683 | CAN | −16B | −19N | −42B | =45N | −31N | +48B | =50N | 2.0 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 2.00 | 1495 | -70.8 |
| 44 | Su, Jayden Chenxuan | 1521 | CAN | −31N | −35B | −48N | +50B | =33N | =39B | −30N | 2.0 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 3.00 | 1438 | -31.6 |
| 45 | Bhanot Khurana, Vihaan | 1522 | CAN | −12N | −7B | −33N | =43B | +50N | −40B | F | 1.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 1.50 | 1479 | -12.4 |
| 46 | Rosenberg, Sean | 1666 | CAN | −17B | =20N | =25B | =41N | F | F | F | 1.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 4.75 | 1646 | -5.6 |
| 47 | Alimirzoev, Rustam | 1613 | CAN | +19B | −1N | −36B | −35N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 4.00 | 1500 | -24.4 |
| 48 | Kamath, Nikita | 1557 | CAN | −41B | −39N | +44B | −26N | −37B | −43N | F | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.00 | 1348 | -59.2 |
| 49 | Shah, Omaray M. | 1803 | CAN | F | F | −34B | F | F | F | +42N | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.00 | 2576 | +9.2 |
| 50 | Karuvarasan, Thanish | 1646 | CAN | F | −6B | −24N | −44N | −45B | F | =43B | 0.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 1.00 | 1260 | -85.2 |
| 51 | Wang, Angela | 1654 | CAN | F | −13N | =26B | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.75 | 1490 | -17.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Bi, WilliamCAN+94.06.0 pts · #2
- 2Toor, JoshCAN+57.64.0 pts · #17
- 3Madhu Vikram, ChaarvikCAN+54.05.0 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Huynh, Nhu Phuong NghiVIE-104.82.0 pts · #42
- 2Karuvarasan, ThanishCAN-85.20.5 pts · #50
- 3Pillai, PranavCAN-70.82.0 pts · #40
Biggest upsets
- R2+256 Elo gap
- R3+179 Elo gap
- R2+163 Elo gap