2026 Silent Storm Chess Tournament Classical-Covid Gambit Open
Open SwissStandard
18 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 06 Mar 2026 to 08 Mar 2026 in Brampton, ON, Canada. 4 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2103, and top seed was Nikolay Noritsyn (🇨🇦 CAN, IM, 2460).
Nicholas Vettese (🇨🇦 CAN, IM, 2418) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Vadim Razin (4.0) and Nikolay Noritsyn (3.5). Vettese broke clear in the final round.
Location
🇨🇦Brampton, ON, Canada
Dates
06 Mar 2026 → 08 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 4
IM×2
CM×1
WFM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇨🇦Canada×17
🇮🇷Iran×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsIM Nicholas Vettese led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
5
3
2
2
1
R5–R5 · LEAD HELD
IM Nicholas Vettese held the sole lead from R5 through R5 without losing it.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
IM Nicholas Vettese drew with Vadim Razin (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
IM Nicholas Vettese 3 wins (R1–R3)Vadim Razin 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMNicholas Vettese | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2Vadim Razin | ½ | * | ½ | — |
| 3IMNikolay Noritsyn | 0 | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4Eric Qian | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vettese, NicholasIM | 2418 | CAN | +10B | +14N | +3B | =2B | +4N | 4.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 11.50 | 2536 | +6.9 |
| 2 | Razin, Vadim | 2335 | CAN | +18N | +4B | +8B | =1N | =3B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 9.50 | 2421 | +7.0 |
| 3 | Noritsyn, NikolayIM | 2460 | CAN | +6N | +5B | −1N | +7B | =2N | 3.5 | 14.5 | 17.0 | 10.50 | 2336 | -4.9 |
| 4 | Qian, AshleyWFM | 1940 | CAN | +12B | −2N | +9B | +13N | −1B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 5.50 | 2156 | +49.6 |
| 5 | Qian, Eric | 2054 | CAN | +11B | −3N | =13B | =8N | +10B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 6.00 | 2130 | +17.2 |
| 6 | Dembla, Shabd | 1877 | CAN | −3B | +11N | =17N | +14B | =7N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 4.50 | 1970 | +21.6 |
| 7 | Chen, Ray | 1815 | CAN | =9B | =10N | +12B | −3N | =6B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 5.25 | 1942 | +29.6 |
| 8 | Dhaliwal, Jaipreet Singh | 2151 | CAN | F | +17B | −2N | =5B | +14N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.00 | 2098 | -6.0 |
| 9 | Hansen, Troy | 1920 | CAN | =7N | =16B | −4N | =12B | +15N | 2.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 3.50 | 1834 | -11.6 |
| 10 | Bolandnazar, Korosh | 1873 | IRI | −1N | =7B | =15N | +16B | −5N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 2.75 | 1874 | -5.2 |
| 11 | Chen, Larry Zhou | 1816 | CAN | −5N | −6B | +18N | =15B | =16N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1792 | -7.6 |
| 12 | Murali, Dhruv | 1827 | CAN | −4N | +18B | −7N | =9N | F | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.25 | 1782 | -10.8 |
| 13 | Deshpande,SarthakCM | 2000 | CAN | F | +15B | =5N | −4B | F | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.50 | 1933 | -10.0 |
| 14 | Niketic, Vukan | 1717 | CAN | F | −1B | +16N | −6N | −8B | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 1780 | +5.6 |
| 15 | Sekaran, Adithya | 1808 | CAN | F | −13N | =10B | =11N | −9B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1709 | -19.6 |
| 16 | Bi, William | 1783 | CAN | F | =9N | −14B | −10N | =11B | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.25 | 1638 | -30.0 |
| 17 | Lin, Austin | 1871 | CAN | F | −8N | =6B | F | F | 0.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.50 | 1820 | -6.0 |
| 18 | Zaka, Mohid | 1804 | CAN | −2B | −12N | −11B | F | F | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 1148 | -20.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Qian, AshleyWFMCAN+49.63.0 pts · #5
- 2Chen, RayCAN+29.62.5 pts · #8
- 3Dembla, ShabdCAN+21.63.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Bi, WilliamCAN-30.01.0 pts · #14
- 2Zaka, MohidCAN-20.60.0 pts · #18
- 3Sekaran, AdithyaCAN-19.61.0 pts · #16