2026 Grand Pacific Open Premier Section
SwissStandard
34 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 03 Apr 2026 to 06 Apr 2026 in Victoria, BC, Canada. 7 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2295, and top seed was Georgi Orlov (🇺🇸 USA, IM, 2541).
Bindi Cheng (🇨🇦 CAN, IM, 2392) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Raymond Kaufman (4.5) and Yidong Chen (4.5). Cheng broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Conrad Burgert (1367) beat Emilian Holmgren (1949), a +582-point gap.
Location
🇨🇦Victoria, BC, Canada
Dates
03 Apr 2026 → 06 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Titled players · 7
IM×3
FM×3
CM×1
Federations · 5 represented
🇨🇦Canada×25
🇺🇸United States of America×4
🇨🇳China×1
🇵🇭Philippines×1
🇦🇲Armenia×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsIM Bindi Cheng led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Co-leaders
14
4
5
2
2
1
R6–R6 · LEAD HELD
IM Bindi Cheng held the sole lead from R6 through R6 without losing it.
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
IM Bindi Cheng drew with Yidong Chen (Black).
R1–R6 · UNBEATEN
IM Bindi Cheng went unbeaten across 6 games (R1–R6).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMBindi Cheng | * | ½ | ½ | — |
| 2Yidong Chen | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3IMRaymond Kaufman | ½ | — | * | 1 |
| 4II Teodulfo Nones | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cheng, BindiIM | 2392 | CAN | +23N | +15B | =3N | +4B | =2N | +9B | 5.0 | 19.5 | 22.0 | 17.50 | 2390 | +6.3 |
| 2 | Kaufman, RaymondIM | 2126 | CAN | +26N | +13B | =4N | +7B | =1B | =5N | 4.5 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 16.00 | 2284 | +8.2 |
| 3 | Chen, Yidong | 2254 | CHN | +25N | +10B | =1B | =17N | =5B | +12N | 4.5 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 15.00 | 2249 | +25.2 |
| 4 | Justin, Xu | 2162 | CAN | +14B | +19N | =2B | −1N | +20B | =6B | 4.0 | 20.0 | 22.5 | 13.25 | 2192 | +41.6 |
| 5 | Doknjas, JohnFM | 2245 | CAN | −10N | +18B | +32N | +8B | =3N | =2B | 4.0 | 19.5 | 20.0 | 12.00 | 2079 | -16.4 |
| 6 | Yang, Jingyun (ryan)FM | 2162 | CAN | +20B | =8N | =11B | +27N | =12B | =4N | 4.0 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 11.50 | 2122 | -24.2 |
| 7 | Nones, II Teodulfo | 2325 | PHI | =27B | +21N | +19B | −2N | =11B | +13B | 4.0 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 11.50 | 2083 | -14.0 |
| 8 | Musakhanyan, Viktor | 2028 | ARM | +29B | =6B | =9N | −5N | +27B | +16N | 4.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 9.25 | 2161 | +90.0 |
| 9 | Orlov, GeorgiIM | 2541 | USA | +16B | =12N | =8B | =11N | +15B | −1N | 3.5 | 19.0 | 22.0 | 11.50 | 2153 | -17.2 |
| 10 | Nah, James | 2044 | CAN | +5B | −3N | +16B | −12N | +32B | =11N | 3.5 | 18.5 | 19.0 | 9.25 | 2088 | +82.8 |
| 11 | Jammalamadaka, VihaanCM | 0 | USA | +28N | =17B | =6N | =9B | =7N | =10B | 3.5 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 10.50 | 2180 | +38.8 |
| 12 | Reeve, Jeff | 2315 | CAN | +33N | =9B | =27N | +10B | =6N | −3B | 3.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 8.00 | 2110 | +2.2 |
| 13 | Agrawal, Arvin | 0 | USA | +30B | −2N | =22B | +23N | +17B | −7N | 3.5 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 7.75 | 2046 | +56.8 |
| 14 | Chruszcz, Zachary | 1779 | CAN | −4N | −16N | =28B | +30N | +22B | +21N | 3.5 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 6.75 | 1911 | +52.8 |
| 15 | Xu, Joey | 1795 | CAN | +24B | −1N | =20B | +22N | −9N | =18B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 19.0 | 7.75 | 1921 | +13.2 |
| 16 | Nagelberg, Alan | 2181 | CAN | −9N | +14B | −10N | +25B | +26N | −8B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 7.50 | 1840 | -8.6 |
| 17 | Ross, PaulFM | 2371 | CAN | +22B | =11N | F | =3B | −13N | +20N | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 9.00 | 2013 | -16.4 |
| 18 | Li, Moses | 1714 | CAN | =21B | −5N | +29B | −20N | +28B | =15N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 5.25 | 1874 | +49.2 |
| 19 | Armstrong, David | 1871 | CAN | +34N | −4B | −7N | −21B | +29N | +25B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 3.00 | 1901 | +3.6 |
| 20 | Raymer, Elliot | 1961 | CAN | −6N | +33B | =15N | +18B | −4N | −17B | 2.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 4.50 | 1865 | -11.2 |
| 21 | Mok, Erwin Jun-Han | 1673 | CAN | =18N | −7B | −25N | +19N | +24B | −14B | 2.5 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 7.00 | 1752 | -37.2 |
| 22 | Zarikoff, Nikolai | 1716 | CAN | −17N | +28B | =13N | −15B | −14N | +26B | 2.5 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 5.25 | 1783 | -17.6 |
| 23 | Burgert, Conrad | 1367 | USA | −1B | =29N | +24B | −13B | =25N | =27N | 2.5 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 4.75 | 1771 | -9.6 |
| 24 | Holmgren, Emilian | 1949 | CAN | −15N | +26B | −23N | =32B | −21N | +29B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 3.25 | 1733 | +37.2 |
| 25 | Hsu, Ryder | 1885 | CAN | −3B | =30N | +21B | −16N | =23B | −19N | 2.0 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 4.25 | 1742 | +2.4 |
| 26 | Zhang, Xavier | 1914 | CAN | −2B | −24N | +30B | +31N | −16B | −22N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 2.00 | 1572 | -20.8 |
| 27 | Yang, Nathan Yi-Hsin | 1872 | CAN | =7N | F | =12B | −6B | −8N | =23B | 1.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 5.00 | 1889 | -4.0 |
| 28 | Xu, Michael | 1816 | CAN | −11B | −22N | =14N | =29B | −18N | =30B | 1.5 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 2.75 | 1606 | -59.6 |
| 29 | Brown, Darrend | 1510 | CAN | −8N | =23B | −18N | =28N | −19B | −24N | 1.0 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 2.00 | 1492 | -75.2 |
| 30 | Zhang, Finley | 1674 | CAN | −13N | =25B | −26N | −14B | F | =28N | 1.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.75 | 1508 | -50.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 2612607 | 1633 | — | F | F | +33N | −26B | F | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 844 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Sowmiya Narayanan, Seshadri Sai | 1464 | CAN | F | F | −5B | =24N | −10N | F | 0.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.25 | 1609 | -38.4 |
| 33 | FIDE 2685612 | 0 | — | −12B | −20N | −31B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1185 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Tirehkar, Amirmasoud | 1729 | CAN | −19B | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1067 | -16.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Musakhanyan, ViktorARM+90.04.0 pts · #5
- 2Nah, JamesCAN+82.83.5 pts · #13
- 3Agrawal, ArvinUSA+56.83.5 pts · #12
Top rating losers
- 1Brown, DarrendCAN-75.21.0 pts · #30
- 2Xu, MichaelCAN-59.61.5 pts · #27
- 3Zhang, FinleyCAN-50.01.0 pts · #29
Biggest upsets
- R3+582 Elo gap
- R5+276 Elo gap
- R1+201 Elo gap