2026 MCC Royal Ladder Round Robin - Premier
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 04 Mar 2026 to 13 May 2026 in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. Top 10 Elo average was 1406, and top seed was Undriadi Benggawan (🇨🇦 CAN, 1662).
Vihaan Bhanot Khurana (🇨🇦 CAN, 1540) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Anant Murthy (6.5) and Bhargav Natarajan (6.0). Bhanot Khurana clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Hriday Negi (1480) beat Undriadi Benggawan (1662), a +182-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsVihaan Bhanot Khurana led from R9 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.
Vihaan Bhanot Khurana takes the sole lead (7.0/9).
Vihaan Bhanot Khurana lost to Anant Murthy (White).
Vihaan Bhanot Khurana 3+4 wins (R1–R3, R6–R9)Anant Murthy 3 wins (R1–R3)Bhargav Natarajan 4 wins (R3–R6)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇨🇦Bhanot Khurana, Vihaan | 1540 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 29.50 | 38.0 | +118.4 | 1796 |
| 2 | 🇨🇦Murthy, Anant | 1624 | 1 | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 24.75 | 38.5 | +24.8 | 1727 |
| 3 | 🇨🇦Natarajan, Bhargav | 1579 | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 22.00 | 39.0 | +71.6 | 1700 |
| 5 | 🇨🇦Chattopadhyay, Adhrit | 1524 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 22.00 | 39.5 | +66.1 | 1658 |
| 4 | 🇨🇦Das, Antarip | 1538 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 17.75 | 39.5 | +80.4 | 1660 |
| 6 | 🇨🇦Verde, Pino | 1565 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.5 | 20.25 | 40.5 | +1.2 | 1573 |
| 7 | 🇨🇦Negi, Hriday | 1480 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 3.0 | 8.50 | 42.0 | -18.4 | 1456 |
| 9 | 🇨🇦Benggawan, Undriadi | 1662 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | 2.5 | 9.25 | 42.5 | -64.0 | 1396 |
| 8 | 🇨🇦Liles, Kerry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | 1 | 2.5 | 6.00 | 42.5 | -135.6 | 1395 |
| 10 | 🇨🇦Assa, Pierre Edylan Taki | 1546 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 2.0 | 11.50 | 43.0 | -85.2 | 1355 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Bhanot Khurana, VihaanCAN+118.47.0 pts · #1
- 2Das, AntaripCAN+80.45.5 pts · #4
- 3Natarajan, BhargavCAN+71.66.0 pts · #3
- 1Liles, KerryCAN-135.62.5 pts · #8
- 2Assa, Pierre Edylan TakiCAN-85.22.0 pts · #10
- 3Benggawan, UndriadiCAN-64.02.5 pts · #9
- R4+182 Elo gap
- R7+124 Elo gap
- R1+122 Elo gap