2026 Calgary Youth Chess Championship U10
Open SwissStandard
10 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 07 Feb 2026 to 08 Feb 2026 in Calgary, AB, Canada. Top 10 Elo average was 1007, and top seed was Audvik Verma (🇨🇦 CAN, 1640).
Audvik Verma (🇨🇦 CAN, 1640) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Alan Chen (4.0) and Anne Gao (3.0). Verma won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 2: FIDE 2683954 (1025) beat Aavan Singh (1296), a +271-point gap.
Location
🇨🇦Calgary, AB, Canada
Dates
07 Feb 2026 → 08 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇨🇦Canada×6
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsAudvik Verma led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
5
3
1
1
1
R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
Audvik Verma never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Audvik Verma beat Alan Chen (Black).
R1–R5 · WIN STREAK
Audvik Verma won 5 in a row (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Audvik Verma | * | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2Alan Chen | 0 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Anne Gao | 0 | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4FIDE 2683954 | — | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verma, Audvik | 1640 | CAN | +9N | +3B | +2N | +5B | +7N | 5.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 11.50 | 2318 | +40.0 |
| 2 | Chen, Alan | 1459 | CAN | +7B | +6N | −1B | +4B | +3N | 4.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 10.00 | 1543 | -1.6 |
| 3 | Gao, Anne | 1121 | CAN | +4B | −1N | +5B | +6N | −2B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 17.0 | 8.00 | 1460 | +2.8 |
| 4 | FIDE 2683954 | 1025 | — | −3N | +9B | +?B | −2N | +8N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.50 | 701 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Vu, Sienna | 1193 | CAN | +10N | +8B | −3N | −1N | =6B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 2.75 | 743 | -41.2 |
| 6 | Li, Gordon | 1281 | CAN | +?N | −2B | +8N | −3B | =5N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.25 | 1245 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 2683938 | 1055 | — | −2N | F | +10B | =9N | −1B | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.75 | 800 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 2683806 | 0 | — | F | −5N | −6B | +10N | −4B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.50 | 754 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Singh, Aavan | 1296 | CAN | −1B | −4N | F | =7B | −?N | 0.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.75 | 842 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 2683946 | 0 | — | −5B | =?N | −7N | −8B | F | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 754 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Verma, AudvikCAN+40.05.0 pts · #1
- 2Gao, AnneCAN+2.83.0 pts · #2
- 3Singh, AavanCAN0.00.5 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1Vu, SiennaCAN-41.22.5 pts · #7
- 2Chen, AlanCAN-1.64.0 pts · #3
- 3Singh, AavanCAN0.00.5 pts · #9
Biggest upsets
- R2+271 Elo gap
- R4+160 Elo gap