2026 BC Open Fide Classical Open
SwissStandard
44 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 14 Feb 2026 to 16 Feb 2026 in Richmond, BC, Canada. 6 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2243, and top seed was Bindi Cheng (🇨🇦 CAN, IM, 2420).
Neil Doknjas (🇨🇦 CAN, CM, 2281) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Zachary Hankun Liu (5.0) and Jingyun (ryan) Yang (5.0). Doknjas shared the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Jofrel Landingin (1580) beat Viktor Musakhanyan (2028), a +448-point gap.
Location
🇨🇦Richmond, BC, Canada
Dates
14 Feb 2026 → 16 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Titled players · 6
IM×1
FM×3
CM×1
WCM×1
Federations · 6 represented
🇨🇦Canada×35
🇺🇸United States of America×5
🇮🇳India×1
🇦🇲Armenia×1
🇨🇳China×1
🇨🇿Czech Republic×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R5; 3 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
Co-leaders
19
6
1
4
1
3
R5 · LEADER CHANGE16 Feb
CM Neil Doknjas takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 5.0/6. Doknjas takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (19.5).
R2–R6 · WIN STREAK
FM Jingyun (ryan) Yang won 5 in a row (R2–R6).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMNeil Doknjas | * | — | — | ½ |
| 2Zachary Hankun Liu | — | * | — | — |
| 3FMJingyun (ryan) Yang | — | — | * | — |
| 4FMJohn Doknjas | ½ | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doknjas, NeilCM | 2281 | CAN | +42N | +12B | =6N | +8B | +11N | =4B | 5.0 | 19.5 | 20.0 | 15.75 | 2361 | +22.4 |
| 2 | Liu, Zachary Hankun | 2250 | CAN | +17N | =5B | +19N | +10B | =6N | +11B | 5.0 | 18.5 | 21.5 | 17.50 | 2226 | +54.0 |
| 3 | Yang, Jingyun (ryan)FM | 2162 | CAN | −5N | +30B | +29N | +15B | +13N | +6B | 5.0 | 17.5 | 20.0 | 16.00 | 2221 | -9.6 |
| 4 | Doknjas, JohnFM | 2245 | CAN | +23B | +28N | =7B | =11B | +12N | =1N | 4.5 | 19.0 | 21.5 | 15.25 | 2237 | +2.6 |
| 5 | Rathburn, Lia | 1865 | CAN | +3B | =2N | =14B | =9N | =7B | +26N | 4.0 | 21.5 | 24.0 | 15.75 | 2212 | +89.2 |
| 6 | Qu, Leo | 2321 | CAN | +40B | +36N | =1B | +7N | =2B | −3N | 4.0 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 11.50 | 2207 | +31.6 |
| 7 | Chen, Yidong | 2172 | CHN | +27B | +15N | =4N | −6B | =5N | +31B | 4.0 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 12.25 | 2093 | +0.2 |
| 8 | Wang, TedFM | 2110 | USA | +25B | =31N | +18B | −1N | +14B | =9N | 4.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 12.00 | 2119 | -11.0 |
| 9 | Justin, Xu | 1998 | CAN | +43N | −24B | +17N | =5B | +28N | =8B | 4.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 9.50 | 2032 | -4.8 |
| 10 | Aljo, Johan | 2214 | CAN | =37B | +41N | +31B | −2N | +26B | =21N | 4.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 7.75 | 2104 | +20.8 |
| 11 | Nyamdorj, Davaaochir | 2170 | CAN | +29B | +20N | +24B | =4N | −1B | −2N | 3.5 | 20.0 | 22.5 | 10.25 | 2069 | -14.0 |
| 12 | Taylor, Tristan | 2044 | CAN | +13B | −1N | +36B | +24N | −4B | =16N | 3.5 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 9.25 | 1984 | +0.6 |
| 13 | Lu, Aiden Hao-Ting | 1806 | CAN | −12N | +42B | +35N | +20B | −3B | =14N | 3.5 | 17.0 | 17.5 | 7.25 | 2042 | +60.0 |
| 14 | Jiang, Kate YuhuaWCM | 2021 | CAN | +32N | =21B | =5N | +40B | −8N | =13B | 3.5 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 8.25 | 2080 | +28.4 |
| 15 | Yao, Lucas Mason Pin Qian | 2044 | CAN | +34B | −7B | +33N | −3N | =24B | +25N | 3.5 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 7.75 | 1982 | +25.6 |
| 16 | Musakhanyan, Viktor | 2028 | ARM | −36N | +43B | +32N | −21B | +27N | =12B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 6.25 | 1995 | +68.8 |
| 17 | Mu, Shaunavon | 1833 | CAN | −2B | +34N | −9B | +44N | =18B | =22N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 5.00 | 1910 | +64.8 |
| 18 | Pacheco-Vega, Sigfrido | 2025 | CAN | =30N | +33B | −8N | =27B | =17N | =19B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 7.50 | 1928 | -47.2 |
| 19 | Koo, Minjun | 1932 | CAN | =41B | +37N | −2B | =31N | =25B | =18N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 5.75 | 1903 | +4.0 |
| 20 | Taylor, Ashton | 2093 | CAN | +39B | −11B | +38N | −13N | −23B | +30N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 5.00 | 1895 | -7.6 |
| 21 | Cheng, BindiIM | 2420 | CAN | +22B | =14N | F | +16N | F | =10B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 10.25 | 2152 | -5.9 |
| 22 | Chen, Zhengyu | 2196 | CAN | −21N | −32B | +39N | =33B | +37N | =17B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 5.00 | 1881 | +2.4 |
| 23 | Lu, Samuel | 2010 | CAN | −4N | −38B | +43N | +36B | +20N | F | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.50 | 2017 | +52.0 |
| 24 | Lu, Karson | 1942 | CAN | +26B | +9N | −11N | −12B | =15N | F | 2.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 8.25 | 2043 | +66.0 |
| 25 | Yuen, Owen | 1490 | CAN | −8N | −26N | +34B | +29B | =19N | −15B | 2.5 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 6.00 | 1874 | -10.0 |
| 26 | Mrazek, Adam | 1698 | CZE | −24N | +25B | =27N | +37B | −10N | −5B | 2.5 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 5.25 | 1866 | -75.2 |
| 27 | Arya, Aadit | 2011 | CAN | −7N | +44B | =26B | =18N | −16B | =28B | 2.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 4.00 | 1912 | -18.0 |
| 28 | Yang, Bohan (Henry) | 1932 | CAN | +38N | −4B | −40N | +32B | −9B | =27N | 2.5 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 4.75 | 1948 | -0.8 |
| 29 | Xu, Joey | 1795 | CAN | −11N | +39B | −3B | −25N | =33N | +36B | 2.5 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 3.50 | 1888 | +2.4 |
| 30 | Salcedo, Daniel | 1967 | CAN | =18B | −3N | −37B | +38B | +41N | −20B | 2.5 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 4.00 | 1917 | -3.8 |
| 31 | Suresh, Barath Subramanian | 2124 | CAN | +44N | =8B | −10N | =19B | F | −7N | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 3.50 | 1935 | +30.0 |
| 32 | Ameet Kumar Dalal | 1966 | IND | −14B | +22N | −16B | −28N | +44B | −35N | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 3.00 | 1743 | -12.0 |
| 33 | Yang, Nathan Yi-Hsin | 1877 | CAN | +35B | −18N | −15B | =22N | =29B | F | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 4.75 | 1859 | -7.2 |
| 34 | Zhang, Xavier | 1690 | CAN | −15N | −17B | −25N | −39B | +43B | +38N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.50 | 1708 | +21.6 |
| 35 | Marin, Sam | 2062 | CAN | −33N | F | −13B | F | +39N | +32B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.00 | 1814 | -14.4 |
| 36 | Landingin, Jofrel | 1580 | CAN | +16B | −6B | −12N | −23N | =38B | −29N | 1.5 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 4.25 | 1693 | -8.2 |
| 37 | Venkat, Varun | 1951 | USA | =10N | −19B | +30N | −26N | −22B | F | 1.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 4.50 | 1818 | -35.6 |
| 38 | McCallum, Elliot | 2025 | CAN | −28B | +23N | −20B | −30N | =36N | −34B | 1.5 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 3.75 | 1637 | -78.0 |
| 39 | Zhang, Kai | 1819 | CAN | −20N | −29N | −22B | +34N | −35B | F | 1.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.00 | 1605 | -25.6 |
| 40 | Karthikeyan, Harishkumar | 0 | USA | −6N | F | +28B | −14N | F | F | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.50 | 1818 | -37.6 |
| 41 | Wangluo, Joanne | 1791 | CAN | =19N | −10B | =42N | F | −30B | F | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.75 | 1746 | +15.2 |
| 42 | Mok, Erwin Jun-Han | 1673 | CAN | −1B | −13N | =41B | F | F | F | 0.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.50 | 1626 | -40.8 |
| 43 | Larson, Gerald | 1954 | USA | −9B | −16N | −23B | F | −34N | F | 0.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 1017 | -52.2 |
| 44 | Shinkarev, Slava S | 1800 | USA | −31B | −27N | F | −17B | −32N | F | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 1010 | -77.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Rathburn, LiaCAN+89.24.0 pts · #7
- 2Musakhanyan, ViktorARM+68.83.5 pts · #16
- 3Lu, KarsonCAN+66.02.5 pts · #24
Top rating losers
- 1McCallum, ElliotCAN-78.01.5 pts · #36
- 2Shinkarev, Slava SUSA-77.60.0 pts · #43
- 3Mrazek, AdamCZE-75.22.5 pts · #26
Biggest upsets
- R1+448 Elo gap
- R6+335 Elo gap
- R4+305 Elo gap