2026 BC February Frosty Chess Festival - Open Championship Crown Section
Open SwissStandard
8 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 28 Feb 2026 to 01 Mar 2026 in Vancouver, BC, Canada. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1868, and top seed was Yidong Chen (🇨🇳 CHN, 2101).
Yidong Chen (🇨🇳 CHN, 2101) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Minjun Koo (3.5) and Aadit Arya (3.0). Chen won solo starting round 4.
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 · 2 represented
🇨🇦Canada×7
🇨🇳China×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsYidong Chen led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
Yidong Chen held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Yidong Chen drew with Minjun Koo (Black).
R1–R5 · UNBEATEN
Yidong Chen went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yidong Chen | * | ½ | ½ | 1 |
| 2Minjun Koo | ½ | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3Aadit Arya | ½ | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4Barath Subramanian Suresh | 0 | ½ | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chen, Yidong | 2101 | CHN | +5B | =2N | =3B | +4N | +6B | 4.0 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 9.25 | 2118 | +2.4 |
| 2 | Koo, Minjun | 1891 | CAN | +8N | =1B | =4N | =3N | +5B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 7.00 | 2028 | +36.8 |
| 3 | Arya, Aadit | 1963 | CAN | =4N | +6B | =1N | =2B | =8B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 7.00 | 1947 | -2.8 |
| 4 | Suresh, Barath Subramanian | 1790 | CAN | =3B | +5N | =2B | −1B | F | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 5.25 | 1951 | +32.4 |
| 5 | Lu, Aiden Hao-Ting | 1847 | CAN | −1N | −4B | +6N | +7B | −2N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 3.00 | 1815 | -10.4 |
| 6 | Yao, Lucas Mason Pin Qian | 1896 | CAN | +7B | −3N | −5B | +8N | −1N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 1.50 | 1801 | -26.8 |
| 7 | Lu, Karson | 1759 | CAN | −6N | +8B | F | −5N | F | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.50 | 1688 | -11.2 |
| 8 | Yin, Andrew | 1695 | CAN | −2B | −7N | F | −6B | =3N | 0.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.50 | 1555 | -22.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Koo, MinjunCAN+36.83.5 pts · #2
- 2Suresh, Barath SubramanianCAN+32.42.0 pts · #4
- 3Chen, YidongCHN+2.44.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Yao, Lucas Mason Pin QianCAN-26.82.0 pts · #6
- 2Yin, AndrewCAN-22.80.5 pts · #8
- 3Lu, KarsonCAN-11.21.0 pts · #7