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2026 Calgary Youth Chess Championship U18

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6 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 1378, and top seed was Ross Spiian (🇨🇦 CAN, 1771).

Ross Spiian (🇨🇦 CAN, 1771) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Therense Delloro (3.5) and Minh Tran (2.5). Spiian won solo starting round 2.

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
🇨🇦Ross Spiian1771
Avg top 10
1,378
Participants
6
Federations · 1 represented
🇨🇦Canada×6
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Ross Spiian led from R2; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
2
1
1
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
Spiian4.5Delloro3.5Tran2.5Nikolov2.5Kapila1.5Chiasson0.5
R2–R5 · LEAD HELD

Ross Spiian never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Ross Spiian beat Therense Delloro (White).

R1–R4 · WIN STREAK

Ross Spiian won 4 in a row (R1–R4).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Ross Spiian*
1
1
1
2Therense Delloro
0
*
1
1
3Minh Tran
0
0
*
½
4Christopher Nikolov
0
0
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Spiian, Ross1771CAN+4N+3B+6N+2B=5B4.510.010.59.752069+63.6
2Delloro, Therense1664CAN+3B=5B+4N−1N+6B3.511.011.56.251806+1.6
3Tran, Minh1697CAN−2N−1N+5B+6B=4N2.512.012.53.2517290.0
4Nikolov, Christopher1727CAN−1B+6N−2B+5N=3B2.512.012.53.251678-48.8
5Kapila, Jai0CAN=6B=2N−3N−4B=1N1.513.013.54.251690+25.2
6Chiasson, Zach1411CAN=5N−4B−1B−3N−2N0.513.014.50.751426-41.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers