6th BC3 Road to Masters Classic Open
10 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 24 Jan 2026 to 25 Jan 2026 in Saskatoon, Canada. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1572, and top seed was Alexander Agansonov (🇨🇦 CAN, 1953).
Sophia Guzman (🇨🇦 CAN, 1789) won with 3.5/5, ahead of Andy Li (3.5) and Levi Kirkby (3.0). Guzman shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Andy Li (1592) beat Levi Kirkby (1818), a +226-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 3.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 3.5/5. Guzman takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (11.0).
Andy Li lost to Sophia Guzman (White).
Sophia Guzman 3 wins (R1–R3)Levi Kirkby 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Andy Li | * | 0 | 1 | ½ |
| 2Sophia Guzman | 1 | * | 0 | 1 |
| 3Levi Kirkby | 0 | 1 | * | 1 |
| 4Alexander Agansonov | ½ | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guzman, Sophia | 1789 | CAN | +4N | +6B | +2N | −3B | =5B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 9.00 | 1993 | +49.6 |
| 2 | Li, Andy | 1592 | CAN | +5B | +7N | −1B | =4N | +3N | 3.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 7.75 | 1775 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Kirkby, Levi | 1818 | CAN | F | +9B | +4N | +1N | −2B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 6.50 | 2528 | +15.6 |
| 4 | Agansonov, Alexander | 1953 | CAN | −1B | +10N | −3B | =2B | +7N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.25 | 1687 | -20.0 |
| 5 | FIDE 2683580 | 0 | — | −2N | F | +9B | =8B | =1N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 1788 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Gonzales, Joel | 1890 | CAN | +10B | −1N | +7B | F | F | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.50 | 1714 | -16.0 |
| 7 | Mohan Sree Sivam, Syam | 1641 | CAN | =9N | −2B | −6N | +10B | −4B | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.25 | 1588 | -0.8 |
| 8 | Villamar, Eros | 1836 | CAN | F | F | F | =5N | +10B | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 2315 | +3.6 |
| 9 | Asryan, Aram | 1667 | ARM | =7B | −3N | −5N | F | F | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.75 | 1589 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Osali, Abdolreza | 1534 | CAN | −6N | −4B | F | −7N | −8N | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 978 | -32.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Guzman, SophiaCAN+49.63.5 pts · #2
- 2Kirkby, LeviCAN+15.63.0 pts · #5
- 3Villamar, ErosCAN+3.61.5 pts · #6
- 1Osali, AbdolrezaCAN-32.00.0 pts · #10
- 2Agansonov, AlexanderCAN-20.02.5 pts · #4
- 3Gonzales, JoelCAN-16.02.0 pts · #3
- R5+226 Elo gap
- R1+164 Elo gap
- R3+135 Elo gap