2026 Schleinich Memorial Sectional Section A
Round-RobinStandard
6 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 09 Jan 2026 to 11 Jan 2026 in Calgary, AB, Canada. 2 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 0.
Sherzod Khodjimatov (🇨🇦 CAN, 0) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Jonathan Wu (3.0) and Jinghui Bai (2.5). Khodjimatov broke clear in the final round.
Location
🇨🇦Calgary, AB, Canada
Dates
09 Jan 2026 → 11 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 5 rounds
Avg top 10
0
Participants
6
Titled players · 2
FM×1
CM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇨🇦Canada×5
🇮🇷Iran×1
Top 3
- 🥇
- 🥈
- 🥉
How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsSherzod Khodjimatov led from R5 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
2
1
3
2
1
R5 · LEADER CHANGE11 Jan
Sherzod Khodjimatov takes the sole lead (4.0/5).
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Sherzod Khodjimatov beat CM Jonathan Wu (Black).
R3–R5 · WIN STREAK
Sherzod Khodjimatov won 3 in a row (R3–R5).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇦Khodjimatov, Sherzod | 0 | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 8.50 | 11.0 | +27.8 | 2345 |
| 2 | 🇨🇦CMWu, Jonathan | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 5.50 | 12.0 | +11.6 | 2175 |
| 3 | 🇨🇦Bai, Jinghui | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | 2.5 | 6.75 | 12.5 | +10.0 | 2121 |
| 5 | 🇨🇦Darvekar, Yash | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 2.5 | 4.75 | 12.5 | +24.4 | 2124 |
| 4 | 🇨🇦Vasic, Maxim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | 1 | 2.5 | 4.25 | 12.5 | +13.0 | 2124 |
| 6 | 🇮🇷FMSafarzadeh, Esmail | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 0.5 | 1.25 | 14.5 | -68.8 | 1703 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Khodjimatov, SherzodCAN+27.84.0 pts · #1
- 2Darvekar, YashCAN+24.42.5 pts · #5
- 3Vasic, MaximCAN+13.02.5 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Safarzadeh, EsmailFMIRI-68.80.5 pts · #6
- 2Bai, JinghuiCAN10.02.5 pts · #3
- 3Wu, JonathanCMCAN11.63.0 pts · #2