2025 Markham Open U2000
Open SwissStandard
24 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 26 Dec 2025 to 28 Dec 2025 in Markham, Canada. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 0.
Bernard Chiu (🇨🇦 CAN, 0) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Adithya Sekaran (5.5) and Warren Feng (5.0). Chiu took the lead from round 6.
Location
🇨🇦Markham, Canada
Dates
26 Dec 2025 → 28 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Avg top 10
0
Participants
24
Federations · 2 represented
🇨🇦Canada×23
FIDE (no federation)×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsBernard Chiu led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
10
5
2
1
1
1
1
R6 · LEADER CHANGE28 Dec
Bernard Chiu takes the sole lead (5.0/6).
R1 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Bernard Chiu beat Adithya Sekaran (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Adithya Sekaran 4 wins (R4–R7)Warren Feng 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bernard Chiu | * | 1 | ½ | — |
| 2Adithya Sekaran | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3Warren Feng | ½ | 0 | * | — |
| 4Duc Khai Le | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chiu, Bernard | 0 | CAN | +2N | +24B | =7B | +19N | =3B | +10N | +4N | 6.0 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 21.00 | 2028 | +77.6 |
| 2 | Sekaran, Adithya | 0 | CAN | −1B | +14N | =4N | +22B | +5B | +3N | +7B | 5.5 | 27.0 | 28.0 | 19.75 | 1812 | +19.2 |
| 3 | Feng, Warren | 0 | CAN | +11N | +13B | +21N | +9B | =1N | −2B | =5B | 5.0 | 26.0 | 27.5 | 16.75 | 1836 | +19.6 |
| 4 | Bakradze, Joshua | 0 | CAN | =21B | +6N | =2B | +12B | =7N | +16N | −1B | 4.5 | 25.5 | 27.0 | 15.50 | 1772 | +55.4 |
| 5 | Stevenson, Mark | 0 | CAN | −10N | +23N | +13B | +11B | −2N | +8B | =3N | 4.5 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 14.00 | 1751 | +23.6 |
| 6 | Le, Duc Khai | 0 | CAN | =16N | −4B | −11N | +23B | +22N | +21B | +9N | 4.5 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 8.25 | 1709 | +64.8 |
| 7 | Zhao, Shannon | 0 | CAN | +17N | +10B | =1N | F | =4B | +9B | −2N | 4.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 14.25 | 1752 | +8.8 |
| 8 | Yuan, Arianna | 0 | CAN | +14B | −9N | +20B | −10N | +13B | −5N | +12B | 4.0 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 10.50 | 1630 | +10.4 |
| 9 | Kotapuri, Ruslan | 0 | CAN | +19B | +8B | +12N | −3N | =10B | −7N | −6B | 3.5 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 10.75 | 1603 | -14.8 |
| 10 | Zhang, Zhibo | 0 | CAN | +5B | −7N | +24N | +8B | =9N | −1B | F | 3.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 11.25 | 1746 | +62.0 |
| 11 | Wang, Alan | 0 | CAN | −3B | =22N | +6B | −5N | +12B | +15N | F | 3.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 11.00 | 1751 | +54.8 |
| 12 | Ma, Quentin | 0 | CAN | +20N | +18B | −9B | −4N | −11N | +14B | −8N | 3.0 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 6.50 | 1427 | -52.4 |
| 13 | Yamasaki, Dawson | 0 | CAN | +22B | −3N | −5N | +18B | −8N | −17B | +20N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 4.50 | 1528 | -54.4 |
| 14 | Shen, Yuntian(denis) | 0 | CAN | −8N | −2B | +23B | −15N | +20B | −12N | +17N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 4.50 | 1502 | -20.8 |
| 15 | Xiao, Stephanie | 0 | CAN | −18N | −20B | +17N | +14B | −16N | −11B | +23N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 6.00 | 1584 | -5.2 |
| 16 | Lau, Jayden | 0 | CAN | =6B | −21N | F | +20N | +15B | −4B | F | 2.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 6.75 | 1493 | -44.4 |
| 17 | Gowrishankar, Nilaanujan | 0 | CAN | −7B | −19N | −15B | F | +18N | +13N | −14B | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 5.00 | 1547 | -28.4 |
| 18 | Chahar, Yugansh | 0 | FID | +15B | −12N | −19B | −13N | −17B | =20N | =22N | 2.0 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 4.25 | 1486 | +2.0 |
| 19 | Abdullaev, Abdulazizjon | 0 | CAN | −9N | +17B | +18N | −1B | F | F | F | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 4.00 | 1614 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Hsu, Aaron | 0 | CAN | −12B | +15N | −8N | −16B | −14N | =18B | −13B | 1.5 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 4.00 | 1378 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Supsup, Ferdinand | 0 | CAN | =4N | +16B | −3B | F | F | −6N | F | 1.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 4.75 | 1570 | -10.8 |
| 22 | Gebhardt, David | 0 | CAN | −13N | =11B | F | −2N | −6B | −23N | =18B | 1.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 2.75 | 1330 | -80.4 |
| 23 | Adulfo, Vincent Angel | 0 | CAN | −24N | −5B | −14N | −6N | F | +22B | −15B | 1.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 1.00 | 1359 | -30.0 |
| 24 | Chauhan, Kshitij | 0 | CAN | +23B | −1N | −10B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.00 | 1475 | -51.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Chiu, BernardCAN+77.66.0 pts · #4
- 2Le, Duc KhaiCAN+64.84.5 pts · #2
- 3Zhang, ZhiboCAN+62.03.5 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1Gebhardt, DavidCAN-80.41.0 pts · #23
- 2Yamasaki, DawsonCAN-54.43.0 pts · #13
- 3Ma, QuentinCAN-52.43.0 pts · #16