2025 AFM1st Peel Region - Over 1800 Winter Chess Championship
Open SwissStandard
14 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held on 27 Dec 2025 in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1838, and top seed was Vaibhav Bhat (🇮🇳 IND, 1976).
Ashley Fu (🇨🇦 CAN, 1636) won with 3.0/4, ahead of Vaibhav Bhat (3.0) and Ravi Khanna (3.0).
The biggest upset came in round 3: Ashley Fu (1636) beat Vaibhav Bhat (1976), a +340-point gap.
Location
🇨🇦Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Dates
27 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 4 rounds
Federations · 4 represented
🇨🇦Canada×9
🇮🇳India×2
🇲🇽Mexico×1
🇭🇰Hong Kong China×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsTight race until R2; 4 players tied at 3.0/4, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 4 at the finish.
Co-leaders
5
1
2
4
R2–R4 · LEAD HELD
Vaibhav Bhat held the sole lead from R2 through R4 without losing it.
R4 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
4 players finish on 3.0/4. Fu takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (8.0).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Vaibhav Bhat | * | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2Ravi Khanna | — | * | — | ½ |
| 3Mohammed Hadid | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Ashley Fu | 1 | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fu, Ashley | 1636 | CAN | +13B | =7N | +2B | =3B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 5.50 | 1986 | +50.8 |
| 2 | Vaibhav Bhat | 1976 | IND | +14N | +4B | −1N | +6B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 5.00 | 1970 | +0.2 |
| 3 | Khanna, Ravi | 1961 | IND | =7B | +10N | +8B | =1N | 3.0 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 6.00 | 1950 | +0.6 |
| 4 | Hadid, Mohammed | 1850 | CAN | +6N | −2N | +11B | +9B | 3.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 5.00 | 2006 | +12.4 |
| 5 | Li, Mark | 0 | CAN | =8B | −6B | +13N | +11N | 2.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1610 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Mendoza, Armand Jess | 1795 | CAN | −4B | +5N | +10B | −2N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 4.00 | 1795 | +0.2 |
| 7 | Husic, Elvis | 1647 | CAN | =3N | =1B | −9N | +13B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 1698 | +4.8 |
| 8 | Grenier, Melissa Anne | 1810 | CAN | =5N | +14B | −3N | =10B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1907 | +15.6 |
| 9 | Nazareno, Merlin | 1870 | CAN | −10B | +12N | +7B | −4N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 3.00 | 1785 | -8.6 |
| 10 | Cifuentes Lopez, Hector | 1933 | MEX | +9N | −3B | −6N | =8N | 1.5 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 1773 | -36.4 |
| 11 | Wong, Arlend | 0 | HKG | −12B | +13N | −4N | −5B | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 980 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Supsup, Ferdinand | 1710 | CAN | +11N | −9B | F | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1071 | -5.8 |
| 13 | FIDE 2682770 | 0 | — | −1N | −11B | −5B | −7N | 0.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 842 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Mammadov, Nihad | 1829 | CAN | −2B | −8N | F | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1094 | -32.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Fu, AshleyCAN+50.83.0 pts · #5
- 2Grenier, Melissa AnneCAN+15.62.0 pts · #6
- 3Hadid, MohammedCAN+12.43.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Cifuentes Lopez, HectorMEX-36.41.5 pts · #7
- 2Mammadov, NihadCAN-32.80.0 pts · #11
- 3Nazareno, MerlinCAN-8.62.0 pts · #3
Biggest upsets
- R3+340 Elo gap
- R3+138 Elo gap