2026 CCC Grand Prix Leg 1
Open SwissStandard
39 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 13 Jan 2026 to 10 Feb 2026 in Calgary, AB, Canada. 3 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 161, and top seed was Oluwatobi Olubunmi (🇳🇬 NGR, 1611).
Seyed Hamed Mousavian (🇮🇷 IRI, IM, 0) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Michael Xu (4.0) and Maxim Vasic (4.0). Mousavian won solo starting round 4.
Location
🇨🇦Calgary, AB, Canada
Dates
13 Jan 2026 → 10 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 3
IM×1
FM×1
CM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇨🇦Canada×34
🇳🇬Nigeria×1
🇮🇷Iran×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsIM Seyed Hamed Mousavian led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
15
7
3
1
1
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
IM Seyed Hamed Mousavian never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
IM Seyed Hamed Mousavian 5 wins (R1–R5)Michael Xu 3 wins (R1–R3)Maxim Vasic 4 wins (R2–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMSeyed Hamed Mousavian | * | — | — | — |
| 2Michael Xu | — | * | — | 1 |
| 3Maxim Vasic | — | — | * | — |
| 4Kaiser Nguyen | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mousavian, Seyed HamedIM | 0 | IRI | +6N | +19B | +20N | +7B | +8B | 5.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 14.00 | 2789 | +6.2 |
| 2 | Xu, Michael | 0 | CAN | +22B | +28N | +4B | −8N | +11B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 10.50 | 1956 | +40.4 |
| 3 | Vasic, Maxim | 0 | CAN | F | +17N | +12B | +18N | +7B | 4.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.00 | 2650 | +23.2 |
| 4 | Nguyen, Kaiser | 0 | CAN | +37B | +32N | −2N | +22B | +9B | 4.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 6.00 | 1857 | +68.8 |
| 5 | Botoy, James Pajo | 0 | CAN | −21N | +38B | +23N | +10B | +27N | 4.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 7.00 | 1739 | -9.0 |
| 6 | Zhang, Felix | 0 | CAN | −1B | +36N | =28B | +32N | +18B | 3.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.25 | 1858 | +35.6 |
| 7 | Haessel, Dale R.FM | 0 | CAN | +9B | +10N | +21B | −1N | −3N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 8.00 | 1938 | -6.8 |
| 8 | Wu, JonathanCM | 0 | CAN | +14B | F | +11N | +2B | −1N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 10.00 | 2091 | +1.6 |
| 9 | Luehr, Travis | 0 | CAN | −7N | +26B | +19N | +13B | −4N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 7.50 | 1574 | -9.8 |
| 10 | Zare, Nozhan | 0 | CAN | +33N | −7B | +14B | −5N | +22N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 6.00 | 1845 | +62.8 |
| 11 | Elawny, Zachary | 0 | CAN | +39B | +23N | −8B | +21N | −2N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 1746 | +37.6 |
| 12 | Sibulo, Nerio | 0 | CAN | +16N | F | −3N | +34B | +17B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 6.50 | 1932 | +14.0 |
| 13 | Lachica, Abie | 0 | CAN | +35N | −20B | +15B | −9N | +21B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 6.00 | 1583 | -5.2 |
| 14 | Zhang, Finley | 0 | CAN | −8N | +33B | −10N | +24B | +23N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 5.00 | 1704 | -12.4 |
| 15 | Burnell, Matthew | 0 | CAN | −20N | +24B | −13N | +33B | +26N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 5.00 | 1645 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Shtepa, Liubov | 0 | CAN | −12B | +37N | F | +29B | +20N | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.50 | 1819 | +47.6 |
| 17 | Robinson, Brayden | 0 | CAN | =18N | −3B | +25B | +28N | −12N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 4.75 | 1751 | +7.2 |
| 18 | Yearwood, Roy | 0 | CAN | =17B | +29N | +34N | −3B | −6N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 3.75 | 1727 | -18.2 |
| 19 | Bull, James | 0 | CAN | +36B | −1N | −9B | =30N | +32B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.75 | 1576 | -0.8 |
| 20 | Miller, Brian | 0 | CAN | +15B | +13N | −1B | −27N | −16B | 2.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 6.00 | 1036 | -18.2 |
| 21 | Atwood, Matthew | 0 | CAN | +5B | +25N | −7N | −11B | −13N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 6.00 | 1689 | -0.4 |
| 22 | Hill, Tanner | 0 | CAN | −2N | +35B | +30B | −4N | −10B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 2.50 | 1421 | -65.6 |
| 23 | Milne, Arthur | 0 | CAN | +30N | −11B | −5B | +25N | −14B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 3.50 | 1489 | -10.0 |
| 24 | Patel, Hrishik | 0 | CAN | −25B | −15N | +36B | −14N | +33N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 1631 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Aggarwal, Chahat | 0 | CAN | +24N | −21B | −17N | −23B | +31N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 3.50 | 1409 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Cole, Mark | 0 | CAN | −28B | −9N | +37B | +35N | −15B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 862 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Olubunmi, Oluwatobi | 1611 | NGR | F | F | +?N | +20B | −5B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1729 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Nguyen, Alexander | 0 | CAN | +26N | −2B | =6N | −17B | −29B | 1.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 3.75 | 1343 | -56.0 |
| 29 | Yan, Henry | 0 | CAN | =31B | −18B | F | −16N | +28N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.25 | 1534 | +0.4 |
| 30 | An, Isu | 0 | CAN | −23B | F | −22N | =19B | +34N | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.25 | 1564 | -1.2 |
| 31 | Lou, Jia Xilin | 0 | CAN | =29N | −34B | −32B | +36N | −25B | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.75 | 1293 | -24.0 |
| 32 | Fang, Chelsea | 0 | CAN | F | −4B | +31N | −6B | −19N | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.50 | 1357 | -20.0 |
| 33 | Cody, Nolan | 0 | CAN | −10B | −14N | +35B | −15N | −24B | 1.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 1.00 | 867 | -24.4 |
| 34 | Lee, Raphael | 0 | CAN | F | +31N | −18B | −12N | −30B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.50 | 1482 | -51.2 |
| 35 | FIDE 2669927 | 0 | — | −13B | −22N | −33N | −26B | +36B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 827 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Anderson, Jason | 0 | CAN | −19N | −6B | −24N | −31B | −35N | 0.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 761 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Anderson, Michael K | 0 | CAN | −4N | −16B | −26N | F | −?B | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 699 | 0.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 2684551 | 0 | — | F | −5N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 1075 | 0.0 |
| 39 | FIDE 2684560 | 0 | — | −11N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 745 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Nguyen, KaiserCAN+68.84.0 pts · #8
- 2Zare, NozhanCAN+62.83.0 pts · #4
- 3Shtepa, LiubovCAN+47.63.0 pts · #15
Top rating losers
- 1Hill, TannerCAN-65.62.0 pts · #23
- 2Nguyen, AlexanderCAN-56.01.5 pts · #30
- 3Lee, RaphaelCAN-51.21.0 pts · #25