2026 ACC Seeing Shadows
38 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 12 Jan 2026 to 23 Feb 2026 in Toronto, Canada. 1 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2124, and top seed was Jeffrey R Zhao (🇨🇦 CAN, 2214).
Amirmahdi Hosseinzadeh (🇨🇦 CAN, 2173) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Ethan Moon (3.5) and David Southam (3.5). Hosseinzadeh won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Armand Jess Mendoza (1847) beat Sergey Malakhovets (2131), a +284-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsAmirmahdi Hosseinzadeh led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Amirmahdi Hosseinzadeh held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.
Amirmahdi Hosseinzadeh beat David Southam (Black).
Amirmahdi Hosseinzadeh 4 wins (R1–R4)Merlin Nazareno 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Amirmahdi Hosseinzadeh | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2David Southam | 0 | * | — | ½ |
| 3Merlin Nazareno | — | — | * | — |
| 4Ethan Moon | — | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hosseinzadeh, Amirmahdi | 2173 | CAN | +34B | +28N | +11B | +3N | F | 4.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.00 | 2603 | +43.2 |
| 2 | Moon, Ethan | 2155 | CAN | +9B | +24N | =3B | +11N | −7B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 7.25 | 2013 | +10.4 |
| 3 | Southam, David | 2054 | CAN | +15N | +26B | =2N | −1B | +16B | 3.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 5.75 | 1925 | +15.0 |
| 4 | Lazarev, Shon | 2041 | CAN | +25B | +16N | =21B | F | +6N | 3.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.25 | 2080 | +25.2 |
| 5 | Nazareno, Merlin | 2064 | CAN | =19N | −23B | +18N | +24B | +8N | 3.5 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 5.75 | 1857 | -3.8 |
| 6 | Malakhovets, Sergey | 2131 | CAN | −26N | +15B | +29B | +23N | −4B | 3.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 3.50 | 1827 | -17.8 |
| 7 | Zhao, Jeffrey R | 2214 | CAN | +17N | +30B | F | F | +2N | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.00 | 2634 | +12.2 |
| 8 | Lau, Jayden | 1899 | CAN | +10B | −11B | +13N | =14N | −5B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 5.50 | 1758 | +16.4 |
| 9 | Furrow, Matthew | 1858 | CAN | −2N | F | =12B | +25N | +23B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.00 | 1835 | +16.2 |
| 10 | Sherman, Joshua | 1913 | CAN | −8N | =18B | +19N | F | +27B | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.25 | 1769 | -1.6 |
| 11 | Mittal, Aashwin | 2061 | CAN | +27B | +8N | −1N | −2B | F | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.50 | 1849 | +2.0 |
| 12 | Xiao, Stephanie | 1708 | CAN | −14N | =35B | =9N | =15B | =13N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 3.25 | 1573 | -20.8 |
| 13 | Bakradze, Joshua | 1721 | CAN | −24B | +34N | −8B | =17N | =12B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 2.25 | 1675 | +23.4 |
| 14 | Vinuya, Ruth Joy | 1962 | PHI | +12B | =22N | F | =8B | F | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.00 | 1898 | +7.2 |
| 15 | Zivojinovic, Viktor | 1770 | CAN | −3B | −6N | F | =12N | +17B | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.50 | 1720 | +8.4 |
| 16 | Moran-Venegas, Mario | 1699 | CAN | F | −4B | =25B | +35N | −3N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 1636 | +10.8 |
| 17 | Allahverdi, Umid | 1905 | CAN | −7B | =25N | =20N | =13B | −15N | 1.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 2.25 | 1523 | -53.6 |
| 18 | Ugodnikov, Arkadiy | 1736 | CAN | −28B | =10N | −5B | −31N | +35B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 1.75 | 1639 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Zhao, Shannon | 1801 | CAN | =5B | −29N | −10B | +34N | F | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.25 | 1726 | +24.4 |
| 20 | FIDE 2681315 | 1730 | — | −30N | F | =17B | −27N | +34B | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.25 | 1685 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Chertkow, Matthew | 2105 | CAN | +38B | F | =4N | F | F | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.75 | 1794 | -0.8 |
| 22 | Bao, Tony Bohan | 2172 | CAN | +35N | =14B | F | F | F | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.50 | 1905 | -2.4 |
| 23 | Dick, Joel | 1890 | CAN | F | +5N | F | −6B | −9N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.50 | 1728 | +1.2 |
| 24 | Campbell, BrettFM | 1964 | CAN | +13N | −2B | F | −5N | F | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1660 | -17.8 |
| 25 | Fines, John | 1762 | CAN | −4N | =17B | =16N | −9B | F | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.50 | 1498 | -16.8 |
| 26 | Mendoza, Armand Jess | 1847 | CAN | +6B | −3N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.00 | 1900 | +6.0 |
| 27 | Beal, Greg | 1787 | CAN | −11N | F | F | +20B | −10N | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.50 | 1008 | -36.8 |
| 28 | Blair, Michael | 1986 | CAN | +18N | −1B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.50 | 1806 | -0.4 |
| 29 | Tenkov, Arkadii | 1968 | CAN | F | +19B | −6N | F | F | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.50 | 1784 | -3.2 |
| 30 | Mammadov, Nihad | 1967 | CAN | +20B | −7N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.50 | 1278 | -6.0 |
| 31 | Daigneault, Henry | 2011 | CAN | F | F | F | +18B | F | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2431 | +10.0 |
| 32 | Schyngera, Eli | 1730 | CAN | F | F | F | +37B | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2621 | +33.2 |
| 33 | Cabioc, Jose | 1610 | CAN | F | F | F | F | +37N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2621 | +17.2 |
| 34 | Katz, Lyam | 1902 | CAN | −1N | −13B | =36N | −19B | −20N | 0.5 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 0.25 | 1412 | -31.0 |
| 35 | Kolndreu, Albion | 1872 | ALB | −22B | =12N | F | −16B | −18N | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 1370 | -23.4 |
| 36 | Lukinykh, Slava | 2112 | CAN | F | F | =34B | F | F | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1745 | -8.4 |
| 37 | Jiang, Jeffrey | 1624 | CAN | F | F | F | −32N | −33B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 731 | -67.6 |
| 38 | Izrailov, David | 1633 | CAN | −21N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1023 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Hosseinzadeh, AmirmahdiCAN+43.24.0 pts · #1
- 2Schyngera, EliCAN+33.21.0 pts · #23
- 3Lazarev, ShonCAN+25.23.5 pts · #5
- 1Jiang, JeffreyCAN-67.60.0 pts · #35
- 2Allahverdi, UmidCAN-53.61.5 pts · #27
- 3Beal, GregCAN-36.81.0 pts · #37
- R1+284 Elo gap
- R2+181 Elo gap
- R2+174 Elo gap