2026 January TNT
Open SwissStandard
29 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 06 Jan 2026 to 27 Jan 2026 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 0.
Nicole Zhang (🇨🇦 CAN, 0) won with 3.5/4, ahead of Zixuan Zhou (3.0) and Chenghong Zhang (3.0). Zhang broke clear in the final round.
Location
🇨🇦Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Dates
06 Jan 2026 → 27 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 4 rounds
Avg top 10
0
Participants
29
Federations · 2 represented
🇨🇦Canada×28
🇮🇳India×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsNicole Zhang led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
10
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4
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE27 Jan
Nicole Zhang takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
R2–R4 · WIN STREAK
Nicole Zhang won 3 in a row (R2–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nicole Zhang | * | — | — | — |
| 2Zixuan Zhou | — | * | ½ | — |
| 3Chenghong Zhang | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4Aiden Ling | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zhang, Nicole | 0 | CAN | =18N | +16B | +21N | +5B | 3.5 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 6.00 | 1923 | +21.6 |
| 2 | Zhou, Zixuan | 0 | CAN | +15B | =17N | +9B | =3N | 3.0 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 6.25 | 1948 | +23.2 |
| 3 | Zhang, Chenghong | 0 | CAN | +26B | =6N | +19B | =2B | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.75 | 1933 | +42.4 |
| 4 | Ling, Aiden | 0 | CAN | −12N | +27B | +18N | +11B | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.00 | 2437 | +38.4 |
| 5 | Atem, James | 0 | CAN | +10B | =8N | +6B | −1N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 10.5 | 5.75 | 1833 | +4.0 |
| 6 | Nagelberg, Alan | 0 | CAN | +20N | =3B | −5N | +17B | 2.5 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 4.00 | 1790 | -5.6 |
| 7 | Protsyuk, Svitlana | 0 | CAN | =13B | F | +20N | +9B | 2.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.00 | 1991 | +1.0 |
| 8 | Rutter, Blair A | 0 | CAN | +27N | =5B | F | +14B | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.25 | 1956 | +4.0 |
| 9 | Kuryliw, Ray | 0 | CAN | +24B | +11B | −2N | −7N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 2.50 | 1784 | -2.8 |
| 10 | Baer, Sylvester | 0 | CAN | −5N | +15N | +13B | F | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.00 | 1794 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Wang, Muyu Lucas | 0 | CAN | +28B | −9N | +17B | −4N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.50 | 1720 | -18.4 |
| 12 | Voth, Levi | 0 | CAN | +4B | −19N | −14N | +18B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 4.00 | 1669 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Curtis, Rory | 0 | CAN | =7N | =18B | −10N | +20B | 2.0 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 2.75 | 1807 | +5.6 |
| 14 | Sushant Sharma | 0 | IND | −22B | +24N | +12B | −8N | 2.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 2.50 | 1633 | -16.0 |
| 15 | Wang, Elvis | 0 | CAN | −2N | −10B | +26N | +24B | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.50 | 1727 | -6.8 |
| 16 | Essery, Richard | 0 | CAN | F | −1N | +28N | +19B | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 1905 | +54.0 |
| 17 | Jin, Winston | 0 | CAN | +25N | =2B | −11N | −6N | 1.5 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1555 | -14.0 |
| 18 | Cobb, Kyle | 0 | CAN | =1B | =13N | −4B | −12N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 10.5 | 2.75 | 1601 | +17.6 |
| 19 | Green, Jim | 0 | CAN | F | +12B | −3N | −16N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 846 | -28.6 |
| 20 | Gannon, Keith | 0 | CAN | −6B | +26N | −7B | −13N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1568 | -4.8 |
| 21 | Pacin, Ondrej | 0 | CAN | F | +29N | −1B | F | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 983 | -4.0 |
| 22 | Hassain, Mahmud | 0 | CAN | +14N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2540 | +5.8 |
| 23 | Klokow, John | 0 | CAN | F | F | F | +26B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2266 | +2.4 |
| 24 | Trueman, Francis | 0 | CAN | −9N | −14B | =25B | −15N | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 0.25 | 986 | -10.2 |
| 25 | Mandusic, Ante | 0 | CAN | −17B | F | =24N | F | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.25 | 1394 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Zhang, Oscar | 0 | CAN | −3N | −20B | −15B | −23N | 0.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 930 | -29.6 |
| 27 | Upadhyay, Jigar | 0 | CAN | −8B | −4N | F | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 962 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Letain, Cory | 0 | CAN | −11N | F | −16B | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 880 | -23.0 |
| 29 | Zhang, Chloe | 0 | CAN | F | −21B | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 742 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Essery, RichardCAN+54.02.0 pts · #6
- 2Zhang, ChenghongCAN+42.43.0 pts · #3
- 3Ling, AidenCAN+38.43.0 pts · #11
Top rating losers
- 1Zhang, OscarCAN-29.60.0 pts · #29
- 2Green, JimCAN-28.61.0 pts · #24
- 3Letain, CoryCAN-23.00.0 pts · #28