2026 Edmonton Reserves
Open SwissStandard
45 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 08 Jan 2026 to 26 Feb 2026 in Edmonton, AB, Canada. 2 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1904, and top seed was Amir Mohammad Bahmani (🇨🇦 CAN, 2273).
Mike McKenzie (🇨🇦 CAN, 1647) won with 4.5/8, ahead of Dustin Koperski (4.0) and Damon Macleod (4.0). McKenzie shared the lead from round 7 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Mark Tuvera (1777) beat Samuel Hoekman (1967), a +190-point gap.
Location
🇨🇦Edmonton, AB, Canada
Dates
08 Jan 2026 → 26 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Avg top 10
1,904
Participants
45
Titled players · 2
CM×2
Federations · 5 represented
🇨🇦Canada×34
🇨🇳China×1
🇱🇰Sri Lanka×1
🇳🇬Nigeria×1
🇻🇪Venezuela×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsMike McKenzie led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R8.
Co-leaders
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1
2
4
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4
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R8 · LEADER CHANGE26 Feb
Mike McKenzie takes the sole lead (4.5/8).
R5–R8 · WIN STREAK
Mark Tuvera won 4 in a row (R5–R8).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McKenzie, Mike | 1647 | CAN | −34N | +24B | +29B | −10N | −13B | +32N | =6B | +40B | 4.5 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 7.25 | 1729 | +13.6 |
| 2 | Koperski, Dustin | 1824 | CAN | +11B | +14N | F | =21B | F | −20N | +15N | =3B | 4.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 12.25 | 1789 | -2.2 |
| 3 | Macleod, Damon | 1856 | CAN | +12N | =31B | +44N | −18B | −23N | +30B | F | =2N | 4.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 7.25 | 1798 | -6.8 |
| 4 | Berger, Landon | 1593 | CAN | +41N | +17B | −21N | F | F | −8B | +10N | +13N | 4.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 9.00 | 1826 | +44.4 |
| 5 | Tuvera, Mark | 1777 | CAN | F | F | F | −22B | +11N | +24N | +33B | +19N | 4.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 9.00 | 1914 | +10.8 |
| 6 | Boyd, Tynan | 1679 | CAN | −18B | −11N | +12B | +14B | F | F | =1N | +7B | 3.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 11.75 | 1746 | +12.8 |
| 7 | Schech, Roland | 1586 | CAN | −21B | +41N | −10B | −11N | =12B | +25N | +27B | −6N | 3.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 5.50 | 1495 | -12.4 |
| 8 | Korolov, Ivan | 2050 | CAN | +26B | F | F | F | F | +4N | +28N | =9B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 9.75 | 2023 | -3.2 |
| 9 | Bocan, Richard | 1753 | CAN | F | +22B | F | F | +30B | +13N | F | =8N | 3.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 8.75 | 2148 | +70.8 |
| 10 | Mukeba, Jean-Felix | 1717 | CAN | −35N | +25B | +7N | +1B | −20N | −19B | −4B | −14N | 3.0 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 10.00 | 1694 | -16.0 |
| 11 | Litvinchuk, Troy | 0 | CAN | −2N | +6B | −16N | +7B | −5B | −?N | +12N | F | 3.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 10.00 | 1684 | +33.6 |
| 12 | Best, Daton | 1421 | CAN | −3B | −15N | −6N | +41B | =7N | =39N | −11B | +24B | 3.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 4.00 | 1423 | -0.8 |
| 13 | Soco, Lester | 1769 | CAN | −36N | F | F | +25B | +1N | −9B | +16N | −4B | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 9.50 | 1639 | -13.6 |
| 14 | Wang, Euclid | 0 | CAN | +?N | −2B | −15B | −6N | +43B | −17N | F | +10B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 3.00 | 1672 | +18.0 |
| 15 | OKOLI, Chukwu Gabriel | 0 | NGR | −?N | +12B | +14N | −20B | +?N | F | −2B | F | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 6.00 | 1735 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Racine, Gerard | 0 | CAN | −33B | +43N | +11B | +32N | −18N | −28B | −13B | −?N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 4.00 | 1660 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Ostapchuk, David | 0 | CAN | −?B | −4N | +24N | F | F | +14B | +26N | −?B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 7.00 | 1645 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Hughey, Micah | 1964 | CAN | +6N | F | F | +3N | +16B | F | F | F | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.50 | 2568 | +10.2 |
| 19 | Marsh, Nathan | 1732 | CAN | F | F | F | F | +32B | +10N | +21N | −5B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 6.50 | 1985 | +26.6 |
| 20 | Arruebarrena Rodriguez, RafaelCM | 0 | VEN | F | F | F | +15N | +10B | +2B | F | F | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.00 | 2566 | +6.2 |
| 21 | Zeggelaar, Mike | 1818 | CAN | +7N | F | +4B | =2N | F | F | −19B | F | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 9.50 | 1776 | -4.8 |
| 22 | Nikolov, Nikolai | 0 | CAN | =23B | −9N | +27B | +5N | F | F | F | F | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 7.25 | 1833 | +24.0 |
| 23 | Vaisbein, Mark | 0 | CAN | =22N | +45B | F | F | +3B | F | F | F | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 5.25 | 1977 | +3.2 |
| 24 | FIDE 2673290 | 0 | — | F | −1N | −17B | +?N | +42B | −5B | F | −12N | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 810 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Shopland, Mark | 1577 | CAN | −32B | −10N | +41B | −13N | F | −7B | +42N | −26B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 914 | -64.8 |
| 26 | Alba, Mj | 1649 | CAN | −8N | F | F | +39B | F | F | −17B | +25N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.50 | 1813 | +12.8 |
| 27 | FIDE 2684675 | 0 | — | F | F | −22N | F | +39B | −29B | −7N | +42N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.50 | 871 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Chow, Sheldon | 0 | CAN | F | F | F | +38N | F | +16N | −8B | F | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.00 | 1250 | -4.4 |
| 29 | Singh, Bhavi | 0 | CAN | +42B | F | −1N | −37B | F | +27N | F | F | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 968 | -19.2 |
| 30 | Seehagen, Terry | 1758 | CAN | F | +39N | F | F | −9N | −3N | =40N | F | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.75 | 1005 | -17.6 |
| 31 | Somadasa, A M T P S | 1844 | SRI | +43B | =3N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1859 | +3.0 |
| 32 | Trilla, Adria | 0 | CAN | +25N | F | F | −16B | −19N | −1B | F | F | 1.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.00 | 1522 | -50.8 |
| 33 | Hoekman, Samuel | 1967 | CAN | +16N | F | F | F | F | F | −5N | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.00 | 977 | -14.8 |
| 34 | Zheng, Yanchen | 1923 | CHN | +1B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.50 | 2432 | +2.6 |
| 35 | Darvekar, YashCM | 2018 | CAN | +10B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2518 | +5.6 |
| 36 | Fomchenko-Pieters, London | 0 | CAN | +13B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2567 | +32.4 |
| 37 | Butenko, Zlata | 1763 | CAN | F | F | F | +29N | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2552 | +12.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 2684683 | 0 | — | F | F | +45N | −28B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1638 | 0.0 |
| 39 | FIDE 2684667 | 0 | — | F | −30B | F | −26N | −27N | =12B | F | F | 0.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.50 | 1337 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Jacobs, Rene | 0 | CAN | F | F | F | F | F | F | =30B | −1N | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.75 | 1502 | -14.4 |
| 41 | FIDE 2684640 | 0 | — | −4B | −7B | −25N | −12N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 745 | 0.0 |
| 42 | FIDE 2609371 | 0 | — | −29N | F | F | F | −24N | F | −25B | −27B | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 865 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Marshall, Stephen | 1473 | CAN | −31N | −16B | F | F | −14N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 1024 | -2.2 |
| 44 | FIDE 2684632 | 0 | — | F | F | −3B | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1056 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Nair, Krishna | 1581 | CAN | F | −23N | −38B | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1170 | -3.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Bocan, RichardCAN+70.83.5 pts · #2
- 2Berger, LandonCAN+44.44.0 pts · #18
- 3Litvinchuk, TroyCAN+33.63.0 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Shopland, MarkCAN-64.82.0 pts · #34
- 2Trilla, AdriaCAN-50.81.0 pts · #27
- 3Singh, BhaviCAN-19.22.0 pts · #36
Biggest upsets
- R7+190 Elo gap
- R8+176 Elo gap
- R7+124 Elo gap