2026 Schleinich Memorial Sectional Section C
Round-RobinStandard
6 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 09 Jan 2026 to 11 Jan 2026 in Calgary, AB, Canada. Top 10 Elo average was 0.
Avery Michalchuk (🇨🇦 CAN, 0) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Graham Sorgard (4.0) and Hemant Persaud (3.0). Michalchuk shared the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.
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
Federations · 1 represented
🇨🇦Canada×6
Top 3
- 🥇
- 🥈
- 🥉
How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTitle race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
2
1
2
2
2
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Avery Michalchuk drew with Graham Sorgard (Black).
R2–R4 · WIN STREAK
Avery Michalchuk won 3 in a row (R2–R4).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇦Michalchuk, Avery | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 7.50 | 11.0 | +30.6 | 1967 |
| 2 | 🇨🇦Sorgard, Graham | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 7.50 | 11.0 | +18.2 | 1951 |
| 3 | 🇨🇦Persaud, Hemant | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 3.0 | 6.00 | 12.0 | -16.0 | 1778 |
| 4 | 🇨🇦Xu, Michael | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 2.5 | 3.00 | 12.5 | -15.2 | 1716 |
| 5 | 🇨🇦Thomson, Zachary | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 13.5 | -21.8 | 1575 |
| 6 | 🇨🇦Chen, Kyle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 15.0 | -22.8 | 982 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Michalchuk, AveryCAN+30.64.0 pts · #1
- 2Sorgard, GrahamCAN+18.24.0 pts · #2
- 3Xu, MichaelCAN-15.22.5 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Chen, KyleCAN-22.80.0 pts · #6
- 2Thomson, ZacharyCAN-21.81.5 pts · #5
- 3Persaud, HemantCAN-16.03.0 pts · #3