Classique hivernal de l'Ouest-de-l'Ile 2026 Stage 1-2, Stage 1
Open SwissStandard
17 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 30 Jan 2026 to 20 Feb 2026 in Montreal, Canada. Top 10 Elo average was 696, and top seed was Jonathan Harper (🇨🇦 CAN, 1931).
Jonathan Harper (🇨🇦 CAN, 1931) won with 3.5/4, ahead of Oleksandr Kapush (3.5) and Victor Petrishki (3.0). Harper shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇨🇦Montreal, Canada
Dates
30 Jan 2026 → 20 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 4 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇨🇦Canada×10
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsTight race until R4; 2 players tied at 3.5/4, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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R4 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 3.5/4. Harper takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (9.0).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Oleksandr Kapush drew with Jonathan Harper (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Oleksandr Kapush 3 wins (R1–R3)Jonathan Harper 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Oleksandr Kapush | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2Jonathan Harper | ½ | * | 1 | — |
| 3Victor Petrishki | — | 0 | * | — |
| 4Maksim Ivanov Yuan | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harper, Jonathan | 1931 | CAN | +8B | +7N | +3B | =2N | 3.5 | 9.0 | 11.5 | 9.75 | 1906 | -1.2 |
| 2 | Kapush, Oleksandr | 1906 | CAN | +14N | +6B | +5N | =1B | 3.5 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 8.25 | 2009 | +10.8 |
| 3 | Petrishki, Victor | 0 | CAN | +?B | +?N | −1N | +10B | 3.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.00 | 1679 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Ivanov Yuan, Maksim | 0 | CAN | +16N | +10B | F | +11B | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.50 | 2227 | +5.6 |
| 5 | FIDE 2521369 | 0 | — | +15B | +9N | −2B | =7N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 4.75 | 1106 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Gamache, Lucien | 1700 | CAN | +17B | −2N | +12B | =9N | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.75 | 1106 | -9.6 |
| 7 | Shen-Rong, Emma | 0 | CAN | +?N | −1B | +?N | =5B | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.25 | 1131 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Kalivarapu, Ishan | 0 | CAN | −1N | +13B | +?N | =?B | 2.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.50 | 1537 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Belliveau, Edouard | 0 | CAN | +?N | −5B | +?N | =6B | 2.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.25 | 1700 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Nishanian, Phoenix | 1427 | CAN | +13B | −4N | +15B | −3N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 2.50 | 936 | -5.6 |
| 11 | FIDE 2680050 | 0 | — | +?B | =12N | =?B | −4N | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.75 | 936 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Guillou, Nicolas | 0 | CAN | +?N | =11B | −6N | −?B | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 900 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 2681552 | 0 | — | −10N | −8N | =?B | +?B | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 627 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 2664925 | 0 | — | −2B | +17N | F | =?N | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1106 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 13914413 | 0 | — | −5N | +?B | −10N | −?B | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 627 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 2650975 | 0 | — | −4B | F | −?N | =?B | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 833 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 2683911 | 0 | — | −6N | −14B | −?N | −?B | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 900 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kapush, OleksandrCAN+10.83.5 pts · #1
- 2Ivanov Yuan, MaksimCAN+5.63.0 pts · #3
- 3FIDE 26509750.00.5 pts · #17
Top rating losers
- 1Gamache, LucienCAN-9.62.5 pts · #11
- 2Nishanian, PhoenixCAN-5.62.0 pts · #8
- 3Harper, JonathanCAN-1.23.5 pts · #4