2026 January NM Norm Swiss U2000
Open SwissStandard
14 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 31 Jan 2026 to 01 Feb 2026 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Top 10 Elo average was 1717, and top seed was Roy Yearwood (🇨🇦 CAN, 1880).
Roy Yearwood (🇨🇦 CAN, 1880) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Mark Tuvera (4.0) and Lester Soco (3.0). Yearwood won solo starting round 3.
Location
🇨🇦Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Dates
31 Jan 2026 → 01 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇨🇦Canada×13
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsRoy Yearwood led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
Roy Yearwood never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Roy Yearwood beat Mark Tuvera (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Roy Yearwood 5 wins (R1–R5)Mark Tuvera 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Roy Yearwood | * | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2Mark Tuvera | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3Lester Soco | 0 | 0 | * | — |
| 4Matthew Atwood | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yearwood, Roy | 1880 | CAN | +8B | +2N | +3B | +7N | +5B | 5.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 13.50 | 2547 | +26.6 |
| 2 | Tuvera, Mark | 1777 | CAN | +10N | −1B | +9B | +3N | +7B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 8.00 | 2003 | +28.2 |
| 3 | Soco, Lester | 1767 | CAN | +5B | +14N | −1N | −2B | +12N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 3.50 | 1721 | -5.0 |
| 4 | Atwood, Matthew | 1673 | CAN | −7B | +11N | +14B | −6N | +10B | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.00 | 1600 | -6.0 |
| 5 | Wozniak, Marek | 1595 | CAN | −3N | +10B | =8B | +9N | −1N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 4.00 | 1742 | +30.0 |
| 6 | Ranjan Kumar, Aryan | 1680 | CAN | +11B | −7N | F | +4B | =8N | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 5.00 | 1761 | +8.4 |
| 7 | Trilla, Adria | 1848 | CAN | +4N | +6B | F | −1B | −2N | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 5.50 | 1753 | -20.4 |
| 8 | Jacobs, Rene | 0 | CAN | −1N | +13B | =5N | F | =6B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 3.50 | 1593 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Nalual, Bernie | 1672 | CAN | F | +12B | −2N | −5B | +11N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 1543 | -21.2 |
| 10 | Gluckie, Zenan | 1647 | CAN | −2B | −5N | F | +14B | −4N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 882 | -54.0 |
| 11 | Suresh, Aadhavan | 0 | CAN | −6N | −4B | F | +13N | −9B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 875 | 0.0 |
| 12 | McKenzie, Mike | 1633 | CAN | F | −9N | +13B | F | −3B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 920 | -15.2 |
| 13 | Wang, Euclid | 0 | CAN | F | −8N | −12N | −11B | +14N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 832 | -19.6 |
| 14 | FIDE 2679817 | 0 | — | F | −3B | −4N | −10N | −13B | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 896 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Wozniak, MarekCAN+30.02.5 pts · #5
- 2Tuvera, MarkCAN+28.24.0 pts · #2
- 3Yearwood, RoyCAN+26.65.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Gluckie, ZenanCAN-54.01.0 pts · #10
- 2Nalual, BernieCAN-21.22.0 pts · #9
- 3Trilla, AdriaCAN-20.42.0 pts · #4