2026 Calgary Youth Chess Championship U14
Open SwissStandard
9 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 1231, and top seed was April Wang (🇨🇦 CAN, 1587).
Isu An (🇨🇦 CAN, 1524) won with 3.5/5, ahead of April Wang (3.5) and Anatoliy Gromov (3.5). An shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 3: FIDE 2684047 (1074) beat Kian Daiyan (1179), a +105-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×5
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 4 players tied at 3.5/5, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
4 players finish on 3.5/5. An takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.5).
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
April Wang drew with Anatoliy Gromov (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1April Wang | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2Anatoliy Gromov | ½ | * | — | 0 |
| 3Renzo Mah | 0 | — | * | ½ |
| 4Isu An | 0 | 1 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | An, Isu | 1524 | CAN | +8N | +5B | =4N | +3B | −2B | 3.5 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 9.25 | 836 | -11.6 |
| 2 | Wang, April | 1587 | CAN | +9B | =3N | F | +4B | +1N | 3.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 9.75 | 2282 | +11.6 |
| 3 | Gromov, Anatoliy | 1527 | CAN | +?B | =2B | +7N | −1N | +5B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 6.25 | 1366 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Mah, Renzo | 1467 | CAN | +?B | +?N | =1B | −2N | +7N | 3.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.25 | 1366 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Dyck, Declan | 1374 | CAN | +?B | −1N | +6B | +?N | −3N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 1526 | 0.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 2675471 | 1364 | — | −?N | +?B | −5N | +?B | +8B | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1589 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 2681897 | 1161 | — | F | =?N | −3B | +8N | −4B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1569 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 2684047 | 1074 | — | −1B | F | +?N | −7B | −6N | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1526 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 2677253 | 0 | — | −2N | +?B | −?B | F | F | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 836 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Wang, AprilCAN+11.63.5 pts · #3
- 2FIDE 26772530.01.0 pts · #9
- 3FIDE 26754710.03.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1An, IsuCAN-11.63.5 pts · #8
- 2FIDE 26772530.01.0 pts · #9
- 3FIDE 26754710.03.0 pts · #2
Biggest upsets
- R3+105 Elo gap
- R1+105 Elo gap