2025 SCC Jack Frost
37 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 18 Dec 2025 to 26 Feb 2026 in Toronto, ON, Canada. 1 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1819, and top seed was Venkat Karthikeya Reddy Kola (🇨🇦 CAN, CM, 1983).
Venkat Karthikeya Reddy Kola (🇨🇦 CAN, CM, 1983) won with 4.5/5, ahead of David Southam (4.0) and Julian Pan (3.5). Kola won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Arkadiy Ugodnikov (1628) beat David Lawless (1941), a +313-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsCM Venkat Karthikeya Reddy Kola led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
CM Venkat Karthikeya Reddy Kola held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.
CM Venkat Karthikeya Reddy Kola drew with David Southam (Black).
CM Venkat Karthikeya Reddy Kola won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMVenkat Karthikeya Reddy Kola | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2David Southam | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Julian Pan | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Merlin Nazareno | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kola, Venkat Karthikeya ReddyCM | 1983 | CAN | +5N | +10B | +4N | +3B | =2N | 4.5 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 14.00 | 2164 | +17.6 |
| 2 | Southam, David | 1836 | CAN | +7N | +6B | =8N | +20B | =1B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 11.75 | 1980 | +15.0 |
| 3 | Pan, Julian | 1768 | CAN | =22N | +25B | +17N | −1N | +23B | 3.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 5.25 | 1844 | -1.6 |
| 4 | Nazareno, Merlin | 1848 | CAN | +14B | +27N | −1B | =10N | =8N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 5.75 | 1866 | -0.2 |
| 5 | Balakrishnan, Shankar | 1509 | CAN | −1B | −9N | +16B | +34N | +19B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 4.00 | 1741 | +32.0 |
| 6 | Washah, Erincan | 0 | CAN | +24B | −2N | +27B | −13N | +14B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1753 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Jeyakumar, Yathushan | 1595 | CAN | −2B | +24N | =15B | =14N | +25B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 4.00 | 1747 | +18.4 |
| 8 | Bi, William | 0 | CAN | F | +33N | =2B | +19N | =4B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 5.50 | 1911 | +27.2 |
| 9 | Chamberland, Luc | 0 | CAN | −29N | +5B | +22N | −21B | +24B | 3.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 5.50 | 1812 | +17.8 |
| 10 | Sekaran, Adithya | 1755 | CAN | +18N | −1N | +12B | =4B | F | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 6.00 | 1861 | +21.6 |
| 11 | Lawless, David | 1941 | CAN | =12B | +16N | −20B | −15N | +33B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.25 | 1623 | -29.4 |
| 12 | Le, Duc Khai | 1525 | CAN | =11N | +37B | −10N | −17B | +32N | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.25 | 1712 | +40.3 |
| 13 | Chen, Ray | 1747 | CAN | F | =23B | +32N | +6B | F | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.75 | 1858 | +13.6 |
| 14 | Cheung, Phoenix | 0 | CAN | −4N | =18B | +28N | =7B | −6N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 3.50 | 1566 | -11.6 |
| 15 | Ugodnikov, Arkadiy | 1628 | CAN | F | =26B | =7N | +11B | −17N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.50 | 1704 | +7.4 |
| 16 | Kola, Venkata Saket Reddy | 1716 | CAN | =26N | −11B | −5N | +32B | =18N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.50 | 1645 | +6.8 |
| 17 | Wang, Alan | 1558 | CAN | F | F | −3B | +12N | +15B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.50 | 1808 | +38.8 |
| 18 | Ma, Quentin | 1633 | CAN | −10B | =14N | +36B | −23N | =16B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1576 | -4.4 |
| 19 | Chen, Brady | 0 | CAN | +35N | −30B | +26N | −8B | −5N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1630 | +20.8 |
| 20 | Vo, Timothy | 0 | CAN | F | +28B | +11N | −2N | F | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.50 | 1847 | +16.4 |
| 21 | Varakunan, Cadiron | 0 | CAN | F | +22B | F | +9N | F | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.50 | 2504 | +32.0 |
| 22 | Satish Alwar, Dharsan | 1718 | CAN | =3B | −21N | −9B | F | +35N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.75 | 1622 | -22.8 |
| 23 | Xiao, Stephanie | 1566 | CAN | F | =13N | F | +18B | −3N | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.25 | 1730 | +19.6 |
| 24 | Katz, Lyam | 1748 | CAN | −6N | −7B | F | +35B | −9N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 1473 | -20.6 |
| 25 | El Habboub, Hicham | 1531 | LBN | F | −3N | F | +26B | −7N | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 1636 | +11.2 |
| 26 | Mendoza, Armand Jess | 0 | CAN | =16B | =15N | −19B | −25N | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1387 | -41.8 |
| 27 | Anish, Diganth | 0 | CAN | +36N | −4B | −6N | F | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1758 | +2.0 |
| 28 | Williams-Ikhenoba, Jesukhogie | 0 | CAN | F | −20N | −14B | F | +36N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1531 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Laughlin, Braden | 0 | CAN | +9B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2483 | +5.4 |
| 30 | Blair, Michael | 1792 | CAN | F | +19N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2333 | +3.2 |
| 31 | Vinuya, Ruth Joy | 1769 | PHI | +32B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2531 | +8.2 |
| 32 | Yamasaki, Dawson | 0 | CAN | −31N | F | −13B | −16N | −12B | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 870 | -92.8 |
| 33 | Jai Hanuj Vetrivel | 0 | CAN | F | −8B | F | F | −11N | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 1022 | -20.8 |
| 34 | Balaji, Abhinav malolan | 1442 | CAN | F | F | F | −5B | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 807 | -14.8 |
| 35 | Armstrong, Robert J | 1504 | CAN | −19B | F | F | −24N | −22B | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 864 | -17.6 |
| 36 | Issani, Nameer Noor | 0 | CAN | −27B | F | −18N | F | −28B | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 866 | -38.0 |
| 37 | Gummadi, Bhargav Ram | 1681 | CAN | F | −12N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 743 | -26.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Le, Duc KhaiCAN+40.32.5 pts · #11
- 2Wang, AlanCAN+38.82.0 pts · #15
- 3Varakunan, CadironCAN+32.02.0 pts · #17
- 1Yamasaki, DawsonCAN-92.80.0 pts · #36
- 2Mendoza, Armand JessCAN-41.81.0 pts · #26
- 3Issani, Nameer NoorCAN-38.00.0 pts · #33
- R4+313 Elo gap
- R3+207 Elo gap
- R2+156 Elo gap