2026 CCC The Winter Under 1800 FIDE 30 30

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25 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 24 Jan 2026 in Calgary, AB, Canada. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1618, and top seed was Michael Xu (🇨🇦 CAN, 1798).

Saanvi Shamanth (🇨🇦 CAN, 1714) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Michael Xu (4.0) and Omar Sazon (4.0). Shamanth shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Alexey Arshynov (1434) beat Joshua Sembrano (1773), a +339-point gap.

Location

🇨🇦Calgary, AB, Canada

Dates

24 Jan 2026

Time control

Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇨🇦Michael Xu1798

Avg top 10

1,618

Participants

Federations · 3 represented

🇨🇦Canada×22

FIDE (no federation)×1

🇰🇪Kenya×1

Top 3

🥇
Saanvi Shamanth
🇨🇦CAN·1714
4.0pts·1800perf+32.0
🥈
Michael Xu
🇨🇦CAN·1798
4.0pts·2376perf+18.8
🥉
Omar Sazon
🇨🇦CAN·1729
4.0pts·1714perf+4.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Tight race until R5; 4 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Miller4Xu4Sazon4Shamanth4Arshynov3.5Mitra3— ex-leaders:Shamanthled R4, #8

R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

4 players finish on 4.0/5. Shamanth takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (14.0).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Brian Miller 4 wins (R2–R5)Michael Xu 4 wins (R2–R5)Omar Sazon 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Brian Miller	*	—	—	—
2Michael Xu	—	*	—	1
3Omar Sazon	—	—	*	0
4Saanvi Shamanth	—	0	1	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Shamanth, Saanvi	1714	CAN	+15B	+6N	+9B	+3N	−2N	4.0	14.0	16.0	12.00	1800	+32.0
2	Xu, Michael	1798	CAN	F	+12N	+11B	+13N	+1B	4.0	11.5	11.5	11.50	2376	+18.8
3	Sazon, Omar	1729	CAN	+21N	+19B	+14N	−1B	+7N	4.0	11.0	12.0	8.00	1714	+4.0
4	Miller, Brian	1677	CAN	−6B	+21N	+15B	+16N	+9B	4.0	10.0	11.0	8.00	2482	+15.4
5	Arshynov, Daniel	1489	CAN	−11B	+24B	=17N	+12B	+13N	3.5	9.5	9.5	6.00	1752	+26.8
6	Lachica, Abie	0	CAN	+4N	−1B	+23N	−7B	+17N	3.0	13.0	13.0	6.00	1628	0.0
7	Boyd, Doug	1547	CAN	=18B	=16N	+8B	+6N	−3B	3.0	12.0	14.0	8.00	1590	+2.0
8	Fang, Chelsea	1494	CAN	−10B	+22N	−7N	+20B	+14N	3.0	10.0	11.0	5.00	1584	+14.0
9	Milne, Arthur	1552	CAN	+25N	+23B	−1N	+14B	−4N	3.0	10.0	10.0	2.00	1529	-4.0
10	Mitra, Ramon	0	CAN	+8N	−14B	=18N	=17B	+16N	3.0	9.0	11.0	7.00	1591	0.0
11	Boparai, Baneet	1598	FID	+5N	=13B	−2N	+18B	−?N	2.5	12.0	12.0	6.75	1622	0.0
12	Bull, James	1549	CAN	=20N	−2B	+21B	−5N	+15B	2.5	11.5	12.5	4.00	843	-15.8
13	Arshynov, Alexey	1434	CAN	+24N	=11N	+?B	−2B	−5B	2.5	10.0	10.0	1.25	1551	0.0
14	Zare, Nozhan	1494	CAN	+22B	+10N	−3B	−9N	−8B	2.0	13.0	14.0	4.00	765	-64.0
15	Smith, Alexander	0	CAN	−1N	+25B	−4N	+19B	−12N	2.0	12.5	12.5	2.00	842	0.0
16	Rollolazo, Roger L	0	CAN	=17N	=7B	+19N	−4B	−10B	2.0	12.0	14.0	4.50	1513	-42.8
17	An, Isu	1524	CAN	=16B	=18N	=5B	=10N	−6B	2.0	11.5	13.5	5.25	1582	+2.0
18	Estepa, Wilson	1189	CAN	=7N	=17B	=10B	−11N	=20N	2.0	10.5	12.5	5.00	1571	+12.0
19	Mutua, Joe	0	KEN	+?B	−3N	−16B	−15N	+21N	2.0	9.0	9.0	1.00	1604	0.0
20	Kondaveeti, Virat	1288	CAN	=12B	−?N	+22B	−8N	=18B	2.0	8.5	8.5	3.25	1360	0.0
21	Rudzki, Przemyslaw	0	CAN	−3B	−4B	−12N	+22N	−19B	1.0	12.5	13.5	1.00	863	0.0
22	Valluri, Sanath Kumar	0	CAN	−14N	−8B	−20N	−21B	+23N	1.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	723	0.0
23	FIDE 2683806	0	—	F	−9N	−6B	−?N	−22B	0.0	7.0	7.0	0.00	861	0.0
24	Burnell, Matthew	0	CAN	−13B	−5N	F	F	F	0.0	6.0	6.0	0.00	700	0.0
25	Yang, Jesse	1353	CAN	−9B	−15N	F	F	F	0.0	5.0	5.0	0.00	779	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Shamanth, SaanviCAN
+32.0
4.0 pts · #8
2Arshynov, DanielCAN
+26.8
3.5 pts · #10
3Xu, MichaelCAN
+18.8
4.0 pts · #4

Top rating losers

1Zare, NozhanCAN
-64.0
2.0 pts · #24
2Rollolazo, Roger LCAN
-42.8
2.0 pts · #17
3Bull, JamesCAN
-15.8
2.5 pts · #21

Biggest upsets

R3+339 Elo gap
Arshynov, Alexey1434 beat Sembrano, Joshua1773