2025 SSCA_SOW Boxing Week Chess Open
10 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 26 Dec 2025 to 28 Dec 2025 in Waterdown, ON, Canada. 4 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2072, and top seed was Razvan Preotu (🇨🇦 CAN, GM, 2485).
Razvan Preotu (🇨🇦 CAN, GM, 2485) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Nicholas Vettese (5.0) and Jaipreet Singh Dhaliwal (3.0). Preotu broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Sean Fangxiao Liu (1915) beat Matthew Zhu (2055), a +140-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsGM Razvan Preotu led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
GM Razvan Preotu held the sole lead from R6 through R6 without losing it.
GM Razvan Preotu drew with IM Nicholas Vettese (White).
GM Razvan Preotu won 3 in a row (R4–R6).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMRazvan Preotu | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2IMNicholas Vettese | ½ | * | — | ½ |
| 3WFMAshley Qian | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Jaipreet Singh Dhaliwal | 0 | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Preotu, RazvanGM | 2485 | CAN | +4B | +3N | =2B | +6N | +5B | +8B | 5.5 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 15.50 | 2539 | +2.9 |
| 2 | Vettese, NicholasIM | 2405 | CAN | +9N | +6B | =1N | +5B | +8N | =3B | 5.0 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 12.75 | 2371 | +0.6 |
| 3 | Dhaliwal, Jaipreet Singh | 2048 | CAN | +7N | −1B | −5N | =9B | +10N | =2N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 7.25 | 2111 | +13.2 |
| 4 | Qian, AshleyWFM | 2016 | CAN | −1N | +7B | −10B | =8N | =9N | +6B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 6.75 | 2023 | -1.6 |
| 5 | Qian, Eric | 2041 | CAN | =8B | =10N | +3B | −2N | −1N | =7B | 2.5 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 6.00 | 2080 | +2.4 |
| 6 | Xie, IreneWFM | 1996 | CAN | +10N | −2N | +8B | −1B | =7N | −4N | 2.5 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 4.75 | 2065 | +11.2 |
| 7 | Liu, Sean Fangxiao | 1915 | CAN | −3B | −4N | =9N | +10B | =6B | =5N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 4.75 | 1936 | +5.6 |
| 8 | Chen, Larry Zhou | 1954 | CAN | =5N | +9B | −6N | =4B | −2B | −1N | 2.0 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 4.25 | 1969 | -4.0 |
| 9 | Bolandnazar, Korosh | 1803 | IRI | −2B | −8N | =7B | =3N | =4B | F | 1.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 4.25 | 1878 | +13.6 |
| 10 | Zhu, Matthew | 2055 | CAN | −6B | =5B | +4N | −7N | −3B | F | 1.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 4.25 | 1854 | -54.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Bolandnazar, KoroshIRI+13.61.5 pts · #9
- 2Dhaliwal, Jaipreet SinghCAN+13.23.0 pts · #4
- 3Xie, IreneWFMCAN+11.22.5 pts · #7
- 1Zhu, MatthewCAN-54.41.5 pts · #10
- 2Chen, Larry ZhouCAN-4.02.0 pts · #8
- 3Qian, AshleyWFMCAN-1.63.0 pts · #3
- R4+140 Elo gap