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2025 SSCA_SOW Boxing Week Chess Open U2200

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21 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 26 Dec 2025 to 28 Dec 2025 in Waterdown, ON, Canada. 1 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1758, and top seed was Sarthak Deshpande (πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ CAN, CM, 1962).

Shabd Dembla (πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ CAN, 1833) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Ozgur Tarim (4.5) and Florencio Catubig (4.0). Dembla took the lead from round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Hriday Negi (1455) beat Chenhao Ge (1730), a +275-point gap.

Location
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦Waterdown, ON, Canada
Dates
26 Dec 2025 β†’ 28 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 6 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦CMSarthak Deshpande1962
Avg top 10
1,758
Participants
21
Titled players Β· 1
CMΓ—1
Federations Β· 4 represented
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦CanadaΓ—17
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈUnited States of AmericaΓ—2
πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡·TurkiyeΓ—1
πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­PhilippinesΓ—1
Top 3
  • πŸ₯‡
    Shabd Dembla
    πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦CANΒ·1833
    5.0ptsΒ·1944perf+26.8
  • πŸ₯ˆ
    Ozgur Tarim
    πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡·TURΒ·1698
    4.5ptsΒ·1896perf+26.0
  • πŸ₯‰
    Florencio Catubig
    πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­PHIΒ·1884
    4.0ptsΒ·1730perf-34.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 6 rounds

Shabd Dembla led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
10
4
1
1
1
1
1.534.56R1R2R3R4R5R6Dembla takes lead
Dembla5Tarim4.5Catubig4Backhouse4Sama3.5Balla3.5
R4 Β· LEADER CHANGE27 Dec

Shabd Dembla takes the sole lead (3.5/4).

R6 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND

Shabd Dembla drew with Ozgur Tarim (White).

WIN STREAKS Β· 2 top finishers

Shabd Dembla 3 wins (R3–R5)Ozgur Tarim 3 wins (R3–R5)

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
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1Shabd Dembla*
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1
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2Ozgur Tarim
Β½
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3Florencio Catubig
0
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4Wyatt Backhouseβ€”β€”β€”*

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#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Dembla, Shabd1833CAN+9B=6N+5N+3B+8N=2B5.018.521.517.501944+26.8
2Tarim, Ozgur1698TUR+19Bβˆ’18N+21B+8N+12B=1N4.514.014.09.501896+26.0
3Catubig, Florencio1884PHI+16B+11Nβˆ’8Bβˆ’1N+10B+9N4.016.518.510.501730-34.4
4Backhouse, Wyatt1683USAβˆ’18B+20N+7B=5N+11B=12N4.014.015.010.001794+8.2
5Balla, Szilard0CAN+14B+7Nβˆ’1B=4Bβˆ’6N+11N3.518.521.010.5017140.0
6Syed, Farhaan1627USA+20B=1Bβˆ’12N=10N+5B=7N3.517.518.510.251619-3.6
7Sama, Chetan Reddy1697CAN+17Nβˆ’5Bβˆ’4N+21B+16N=6B3.515.015.05.751723+8.0
8McDonald-Johnston, Ari1708CAN+10B+21N+3Nβˆ’2Bβˆ’1BF3.016.516.57.001771+18.4
9Momic, Jovan1600CANβˆ’1N+17B=13N=16B+15Nβˆ’3B3.016.018.06.751647+6.4
10Kovuru, Aaryan1570CANβˆ’8N=14N+20B=6Bβˆ’3N+13B3.015.516.56.501650+18.0
11Ajay, Adhvaith0CAN+15Nβˆ’3B=16N+13Bβˆ’4Nβˆ’5B2.516.518.56.0016520.0
12Sanal Kumar, Nikul1722CAN+13NF+6BFβˆ’2N=4B2.514.514.58.001762+8.0
13Sreekumar, Gayathri1658CANβˆ’12B+19N=9Bβˆ’11N+17Bβˆ’10N2.513.014.55.001505-34.0
14Ge, Chenhao1730CANβˆ’5N=10Bβˆ’17Nβˆ’15B+20N+16B2.513.014.04.501432-62.4
15Negi, Hriday1455CANβˆ’11Bβˆ’16N=19B+14Nβˆ’9B+20N2.511.512.54.251511+7.6
16Harish, Adwaith1577CANβˆ’3N+15B=11B=9Nβˆ’7Bβˆ’14N2.015.518.05.251524-16.8
17Das, Antarip1473CANβˆ’7Bβˆ’9N+14BFβˆ’13N+19N2.013.013.04.001479+0.4
18Deshpande,SarthakCM1962CAN+4N+2BFFFF2.08.58.58.502491+13.6
19Menard, Mike0CANβˆ’2Nβˆ’13B=15Nβˆ’20B+21Nβˆ’17B1.512.512.51.2514100.0
20Adhvaryu, Manan0CANβˆ’6Nβˆ’4Bβˆ’10N+19Nβˆ’14Bβˆ’15B1.015.517.01.508130.0
21Singh, Arka1511CANFβˆ’8Bβˆ’2Nβˆ’7Nβˆ’19BF0.012.512.50.00901-30.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets β€” the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets
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