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2026 January NM Norm Swiss U2000

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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 (πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ CAN, 1880).

Roy Yearwood (πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ 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
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Dates
31 Jan 2026 β†’ 01 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 5 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦Roy Yearwood1880
Avg top 10
1,717
Participants
14
Federations Β· 1 represented
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦CanadaΓ—13
Top 3
  • πŸ₯‡
    Roy Yearwood
    πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦CANΒ·1880
    5.0ptsΒ·2547perf+26.6
  • πŸ₯ˆ
    Mark Tuvera
    πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦CANΒ·1777
    4.0ptsΒ·2003perf+28.2
  • πŸ₯‰
    Lester Soco
    πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦CANΒ·1767
    3.0ptsΒ·1721perf-5.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 5 rounds

Roy Yearwood led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
5
3
1
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
Yearwood5Tuvera4Soco3Atwood3Wozniak2.5Ranjan Kumar2.5
R3–R5 Β· LEAD HELD

Roy Yearwood never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R2 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND

Roy Yearwood beat Mark Tuvera (Black).

WIN STREAKS Β· 2 top finishers

Roy Yearwood 5 wins (R1–R5)Mark Tuvera 3 wins (R3–R5)

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Roy Yearwood*
1
1
β€”
2Mark Tuvera
0
*
1
β€”
3Lester Soco
0
0
*β€”
4Matthew Atwoodβ€”β€”β€”*

Grille amΓ©ricaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Yearwood, Roy1880CAN+8B+2N+3B+7N+5B5.011.513.513.502547+26.6
2Tuvera, Mark1777CAN+10Nβˆ’1B+9B+3N+7B4.012.013.08.002003+28.2
3Soco, Lester1767CAN+5B+14Nβˆ’1Nβˆ’2B+12N3.012.512.53.501721-5.0
4Atwood, Matthew1673CANβˆ’7B+11N+14Bβˆ’6N+10B3.06.56.52.001600-6.0
5Wozniak, Marek1595CANβˆ’3N+10B=8B+9Nβˆ’1N2.512.013.04.001742+30.0
6Ranjan Kumar, Aryan1680CAN+11Bβˆ’7NF+4B=8N2.58.08.05.001761+8.4
7Trilla, Adria1848CAN+4N+6BFβˆ’1Bβˆ’2N2.014.514.55.501753-20.4
8Jacobs, Rene0CANβˆ’1N+13B=5NF=6B2.011.012.03.5015930.0
9Nalual, Bernie1672CANF+12Bβˆ’2Nβˆ’5B+11N2.08.58.52.001543-21.2
10Gluckie, Zenan1647CANβˆ’2Bβˆ’5NF+14Bβˆ’4N1.09.59.50.00882-54.0
11Suresh, Aadhavan0CANβˆ’6Nβˆ’4BF+13Nβˆ’9B1.08.58.51.008750.0
12McKenzie, Mike1633CANFβˆ’9N+13BFβˆ’3B1.08.08.01.00920-15.2
13Wang, Euclid0CANFβˆ’8Nβˆ’12Nβˆ’11B+14N1.04.04.00.00832-19.6
14FIDE 26798170β€”Fβˆ’3Bβˆ’4Nβˆ’10Nβˆ’13B0.08.08.00.008960.0

Key insights

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