2026 MCC New Year Classic - Open
27 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 14 Jan 2026 to 25 Feb 2026 in Mississauga, ON, Canada. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1749, and top seed was Vesal Karami (🇮🇷 IRI, 1807).
David Hemphrey (🇨🇦 CAN, 1766) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Adam Cheng (4.0) and Allen Li (4.0). Hemphrey won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Swapnil Shrivastava (1470) beat Eric Jiachen Wang (1790), a +320-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsDavid Hemphrey led from R3; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
David Hemphrey never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
David Hemphrey drew with Adam Cheng (Black).
David Hemphrey 5 wins (R1–R5)Allen Li 4 wins (R2–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1David Hemphrey | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2Adam Cheng | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Allen Li | — | — | * | — |
| 4Anant Murthy | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hemphrey, David | 1766 | CAN | +21B | +23N | +5B | +6N | +14B | =2N | 5.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 12.00 | 2103 | +40.6 |
| 2 | Cheng, Adam | 1790 | CAN | =19N | =10B | =18N | +9N | +5B | =1B | 4.0 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 11.00 | 1771 | -4.8 |
| 3 | Li, Allen | 1695 | CAN | −9N | +15B | +10N | F | +6B | +14N | 4.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 9.50 | 1857 | +33.6 |
| 4 | Murthy, Anant | 1625 | CAN | =13N | +19B | F | −14N | +9B | +10N | 3.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 7.75 | 1822 | +52.4 |
| 5 | Wang, Eric Jiachen | 1790 | CAN | +12N | +9B | −1N | −8B | −2N | +17B | 3.0 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 7.00 | 1640 | -44.8 |
| 6 | Streegan, Michael | 1769 | CAN | +18B | F | +12N | −1B | −3N | +16N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 6.00 | 1720 | -11.2 |
| 7 | Momic, Jovan | 1605 | CAN | =26N | −13B | +19N | +18B | F | =11N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.50 | 1712 | +14.6 |
| 8 | Shrivastava, Swapnil | 1470 | CAN | +15N | +11B | F | +5N | F | F | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.50 | 2490 | +61.2 |
| 9 | Harish, Adwaith | 1562 | CAN | +3B | −5N | +11N | −2B | −4N | =12B | 2.5 | 17.0 | 19.5 | 7.75 | 1636 | +21.6 |
| 10 | Krishnamurthi, Shashwath Raaghav | 1523 | CAN | F | =2N | −3B | +15B | +18N | −4B | 2.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 5.50 | 1582 | +10.4 |
| 11 | Kovuru, Aaryan | 1592 | CAN | +20B | −8N | −9B | F | +22N | =7B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 1565 | -6.4 |
| 12 | Singh, Jayden | 1667 | CAN | −5B | +25N | −6B | +16N | F | =9N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.75 | 1679 | +3.2 |
| 13 | Karami, Vesal | 1807 | IRI | =4B | +7N | −14B | F | F | +19N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 6.25 | 1770 | -7.6 |
| 14 | Cheung, Oscar | 1805 | CAN | F | F | +13N | +4B | −1N | −3B | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 6.00 | 1723 | -17.6 |
| 15 | Robbins, Ted | 0 | CAN | −8B | −3N | +22B | −10N | −17B | +25N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 1.50 | 1479 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Huynh, Phuc Khang | 1543 | CAN | F | F | +21N | −12B | +20N | −6B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.50 | 1625 | +16.4 |
| 17 | Tan, Jayden Henry | 1587 | CAN | F | F | F | +27B | +15N | −5N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1728 | +7.4 |
| 18 | Emani, Pranav | 1569 | CAN | −6N | F | =2B | −7N | −10B | +24B | 1.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 3.00 | 1491 | -21.2 |
| 19 | Timokhov, Andrew | 1667 | CAN | =2B | −4N | −7B | +25N | F | −13B | 1.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 2.50 | 1563 | -28.0 |
| 20 | Natarajan, Bhargav | 1575 | CAN | −11N | F | =25B | −22N | −16B | +27N | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.25 | 1482 | -23.2 |
| 21 | Das, Antarip | 1500 | CAN | −1N | F | −16B | −24N | +27B | F | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 1430 | -13.6 |
| 22 | Wang, William Kaiyuan | 1616 | CAN | F | F | −15N | +20B | −11B | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.50 | 1580 | -4.8 |
| 23 | Fajutagana, Frank Immanuel | 1559 | CAN | +25B | −1B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.50 | 1750 | +19.6 |
| 24 | Cabioc, Jose | 1514 | CAN | F | F | F | +21B | F | −18N | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.00 | 1530 | +0.8 |
| 25 | Nguyen, Leo | 1737 | CAN | −23N | −12B | =20N | −19B | F | −15B | 0.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.75 | 1295 | -85.2 |
| 26 | Verde, Pino | 1571 | CAN | =7B | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.50 | 1604 | +1.0 |
| 27 | Zarezadegan, Fariborz | 1663 | CAN | F | F | F | −17N | −21N | −20B | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 750 | -78.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Shrivastava, SwapnilCAN+61.23.0 pts · #13
- 2Murthy, AnantCAN+52.43.5 pts · #3
- 3Hemphrey, DavidCAN+40.65.5 pts · #1
- 1Nguyen, LeoCAN-85.20.5 pts · #26
- 2Zarezadegan, FariborzCAN-78.80.0 pts · #27
- 3Wang, Eric JiachenCAN-44.83.0 pts · #4
- R4+320 Elo gap
- R1+178 Elo gap
- R5+163 Elo gap