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2026 Calgary Youth Chess Championship U16

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8 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 1355, and top seed was Michael Xu (🇨🇦 CAN, 1798).

Jake Chi Hang Li (🇨🇦 CAN, 1499) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Felix Zhang (3.5) and Michael Xu (3.5). Li won solo starting round 2.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Jake Chi Hang Li (1499) beat Michael Xu (1798), a +299-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
Top seed
🇨🇦Michael Xu1798
Avg top 10
1,355
Participants
8
Federations · 1 represented
🇨🇦Canada×6
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Jake Chi Hang Li led from R2; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
4
1
1
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
Li4Zhang3.5Xu3.5Johal3Singh2.5Zare2.5
R2–R5 · LEAD HELD

Jake Chi Hang Li held the sole lead from R2 through R5 without losing it.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Jake Chi Hang Li beat Felix Zhang (Black).

R1–R4 · WIN STREAK

Jake Chi Hang Li won 4 in a row (R1–R4).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Jake Chi Hang Li*
1
1
0
2Felix Zhang
0
*
½
—
3Michael Xu
0
½
*
1
4Jaiven Johal
1
—
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Li, Jake Chi Hang1499CAN+5B+6N+3B+2N−4B4.012.515.012.001912+46.8
2Zhang, Felix1708CAN+7B=3N+6B−1B+5N3.512.513.57.751762+12.8
3Xu, Michael1798CAN+4N=2B−1N+7B+8N3.511.511.55.751711-14.0
4Johal, Jaiven1721CAN−3B+8B=5B=6N+1N3.012.512.56.501667-8.8
5Singh, Jovan1522CAN−1N+7N=4N+8B−2B2.511.511.52.501438-25.6
6Zare, Nozhan1494CAN+8B−1B−2N=4B+7N2.511.511.52.501438-11.2
7FIDE 26755361099—−2N−5B+8N−3N−6B1.012.012.00.008630.0
8FIDE 26840800—−6N−4N−7B−5N−3B0.011.512.50.008640.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets