2025 SSCA_SOW Boxing Week Chess Open U1600
Open SwissStandard
11 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 26 Dec 2025 to 28 Dec 2025 in Waterdown, ON, Canada. Top 10 Elo average was 292, and top seed was Rucha Deshpande (π¨π¦ CAN, 1569).
Titan Wang (π¨π¦ CAN, 0) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Anushka Brijith (4.0) and Navika Renganathan (3.5). Wang won solo starting round 4.
Location
π¨π¦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
Avg top 10
292
Participants
11
Federations Β· 1 represented
π¨π¦CanadaΓ7
Top 3
- π₯
- π₯
- π₯
How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 6 roundsTitan Wang led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
6
3
2
1
1
1
R4βR6 Β· LEAD HELD
Titan Wang never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
R6 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND
Titan Wang drew with Anushka Brijith (Black).
WIN STREAKS Β· 2 top finishers
Titan Wang 5 wins (R1βR5)FIDE 2682877 3 wins (R3βR5)
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Titan Wang | * | Β½ | β | 1 |
| 2Anushka Brijith | Β½ | * | β | Β½ |
| 3FIDE 2682877 | β | β | * | Β½ |
| 4Navika Renganathan | 0 | Β½ | Β½ | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wang, Titan | 0 | CAN | +?B | +?N | +?B | +5N | +3B | =2N | 5.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 8.50 | 1549 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Brijith, Anushka | 1522 | CAN | +9N | β5B | +7N | =3N | +8B | =1B | 4.0 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 11.50 | 1416 | -6.8 |
| 3 | Renganathan, Navika | 1401 | CAN | =6N | +8B | +11N | =2B | β1N | =4B | 3.5 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 8.75 | 1542 | +6.8 |
| 4 | FIDE 2682877 | 0 | β | β5B | β9B | +?N | +?N | +7B | =3N | 3.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.25 | 1470 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Liu, Jeffrey | 0 | CAN | +4N | +2N | +?B | β1B | F | β?N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 7.50 | 1553 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Nikul, Siddharth | 0 | CAN | =3B | β?N | +?B | β7N | +?B | =10N | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.50 | 1257 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Wu, Jingchen | 0 | CAN | β?B | +10N | β2B | +6B | β4N | =8N | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 5.75 | 756 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 2676893 | 0 | β | =?B | β3N | =10B | +?N | β2N | =7B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.00 | 1207 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 2681145 | 0 | β | β2B | +4N | +?B | β?N | β?B | β?N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.50 | 731 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Harish, Arnav | 0 | CAN | β11N | β7B | =8N | F | =?B | =6B | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.75 | 1483 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 2682869 | 0 | β | +10B | β?N | β3B | β?N | β?B | β?N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.50 | 693 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Renganathan, NavikaCAN+6.83.5 pts Β· #7
- 2Nikul, SiddharthCAN0.03.0 pts Β· #5
- 3Wu, JingchenCAN0.02.5 pts Β· #11
Top rating losers
- 1Brijith, AnushkaCAN-6.84.0 pts Β· #4
- 2Wu, JingchenCAN0.02.5 pts Β· #11
- 3Nikul, SiddharthCAN0.03.0 pts Β· #5