2026 BC February Frosty Chess Festival - Open Championship U2000 Section
Open SwissStandard
9 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 28 Feb 2026 to 01 Mar 2026 in Vancouver, BC, Canada. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1536, and top seed was Joshua Rubin (🇺🇸 USA, 2064).
Joshua Rubin (🇺🇸 USA, 2064) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Orven Ortiz (3.5) and Joanne Wangluo (2.5). Rubin won solo starting round 2.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Martin Lorenz (1621) beat Jofrel Landingin (1744), a +123-point gap.
Location
🇨🇦Vancouver, BC, Canada
Dates
28 Feb 2026 → 01 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 3 represented
🇨🇦Canada×7
🇺🇸United States of America×1
🇵🇭Philippines×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsJoshua Rubin led from R2; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R2–R5 · LEAD HELD
Joshua Rubin never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Joshua Rubin beat Orven Ortiz (White).
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
Joshua Rubin won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Joshua Rubin | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Orven Ortiz | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Moses Li | 0 | — | * | 0 |
| 4Elliot McCallum | 0 | — | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rubin, Joshua | 2064 | USA | +4N | +2B | +5N | +8B | =3N | 4.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 10.75 | 2057 | +0.2 |
| 2 | Ortiz, Orven | 0 | PHI | +9N | −1N | =6B | +7B | +8N | 3.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.50 | 1875 | +43.2 |
| 3 | Wangluo, Joanne | 1642 | CAN | =7N | =5B | =4B | =6N | =1B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 6.50 | 1802 | +37.2 |
| 4 | Li, Moses | 1666 | CAN | −1B | +9B | =3N | −5N | +6B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.25 | 1775 | +24.0 |
| 5 | McCallum, Elliot | 1890 | CAN | F | =3N | −1B | +4B | +9N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.75 | 1822 | -10.0 |
| 6 | Landingin, Jofrel | 1744 | CAN | −8B | +7B | =2N | =3B | −4N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 4.50 | 1562 | -20.6 |
| 7 | Jaiman, Panshul Mishra | 1665 | CAN | =3B | −6N | +9B | −2N | F | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.25 | 1641 | -4.0 |
| 8 | Lorenz, Martin | 1621 | CAN | +6N | F | F | −1N | −2B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1883 | +23.6 |
| 9 | Fu, James | 1535 | CAN | −2B | −4N | −7N | F | −5B | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 941 | -30.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ortiz, OrvenPHI+43.23.5 pts · #1
- 2Wangluo, JoanneCAN+37.22.5 pts · #5
- 3Li, MosesCAN+24.02.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Fu, JamesCAN-30.00.0 pts · #9
- 2Landingin, JofrelCAN-20.62.0 pts · #7
- 3McCallum, ElliotCAN-10.02.5 pts · #4
Biggest upsets
- R1+123 Elo gap