2026 January NM Norm Swiss O2000
11 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 31 Jan 2026 to 01 Feb 2026 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. 2 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1976, and top seed was Jonathan Wu (🇨🇦 CAN, CM, 2131).
Rafael Arruebarrena Rodriguez (🇻🇪 VEN, CM, 2061) won with 3.5/5, ahead of Tobias Salkeld (3.5) and Yash Darvekar (3.5). Arruebarrena Rodriguez shared the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Tri Tran (1953) beat Jonathan Wu (CM, 2131), a +178-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 4 players tied at 3.5/5, decided on Buchholz.
CM Rafael Arruebarrena Rodriguez takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
4 players finish on 3.5/5. Arruebarrena Rodriguez takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (12.5).
Yash Darvekar won 3 in a row (R3–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yash Darvekar | * | — | — | 0 |
| 2Tobias Salkeld | — | * | — | 0 |
| 3Maxim Vasic | — | — | * | 1 |
| 4CMRafael Arruebarrena Rodriguez | 1 | 1 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arruebarrena Rodriguez, RafaelCM | 2061 | VEN | =7N | +3B | +6N | +2B | −4N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 9.75 | 2183 | +16.2 |
| 2 | Salkeld, Tobias | 2025 | CAN | =8B | +10N | +5B | −1N | +6B | 3.5 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 6.00 | 2110 | +12.0 |
| 3 | Darvekar, Yash | 2028 | CAN | =10B | −1N | +8B | +5N | +9B | 3.5 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 5.25 | 2049 | +7.6 |
| 4 | Vasic, Maxim | 2024 | CAN | −6N | +9B | =7N | +8B | +1B | 3.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 6.25 | 2125 | +13.8 |
| 5 | Tran, Tri | 1953 | CAN | +9N | +6B | −2N | −3B | +8N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 2055 | +27.6 |
| 6 | Wu, JonathanCM | 2131 | CAN | +4B | −5N | −1B | +9N | −2N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 4.50 | 1906 | -59.2 |
| 7 | Hoekman, Samuel | 1961 | CAN | =1B | =8N | =4B | F | F | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.00 | 1996 | +3.0 |
| 8 | Butenko, Zlata | 1904 | CAN | =2N | =7B | −3N | −4N | −5B | 1.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 2.50 | 1758 | -34.4 |
| 9 | Zeggelaar, Mike | 1825 | CAN | −5B | −4N | +11B | −6B | −3N | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 1757 | -8.4 |
| 10 | Kilroy, Evan | 1755 | CAN | =3N | −2B | F | F | F | 0.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.75 | 1834 | +6.4 |
| 11 | Trilla, Adria | 1848 | CAN | F | F | −9N | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1025 | -21.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Tran, TriCAN+27.63.0 pts · #5
- 2Arruebarrena Rodriguez, RafaelCMVEN+16.23.5 pts · #4
- 3Vasic, MaximCAN+13.83.5 pts · #3
- 1Wu, JonathanCMCAN-59.22.0 pts · #6
- 2Butenko, ZlataCAN-34.41.0 pts · #8
- 3Trilla, AdriaCAN-21.20.0 pts · #11
- R2+178 Elo gap
- R5+106 Elo gap