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2026 Silent Storm Chess Tournament Classical-Covid Gambit U1700

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29 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 06 Mar 2026 to 08 Mar 2026 in Brampton, ON, Canada. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1566, and top seed was Claudio Sottile (πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ CAN, 1700).

Nikita Kamath (πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ CAN, 1442) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Claudio Sottile (4.0) and Ferdinand Supsup (4.0). Kamath shared the lead from round 2, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Nikita Kamath (1442) beat Claudio Sottile (1700), a +258-point gap.

Location
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦Brampton, ON, Canada
Dates
06 Mar 2026 β†’ 08 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 5 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦Claudio Sottile1700
Avg top 10
1,566
Participants
29
Federations Β· 2 represented
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦CanadaΓ—19
FIDE (no federation)Γ—1
Top 3
  • πŸ₯‡
    Nikita Kamath
    πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦CANΒ·1442
    4.0ptsΒ·1776perf+68.8
  • πŸ₯ˆ
    Claudio Sottile
    πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦CANΒ·1700
    4.0ptsΒ·1581perf-16.4
  • πŸ₯‰
    Ferdinand Supsup
    πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦CANΒ·1661
    4.0ptsΒ·2286perf+17.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 5 rounds

Tight race until R5; 5 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders
10
5
2
1
5
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
Supsup4Kamath4Sottile44Bhowmick4Balaji3
R5 Β· TIEBREAK CLUSTER

5 players finish on 4.0/5. Kamath takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (14.0).

R5 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND

Ferdinand Supsup beat Nikita Kamath (White).

WIN STREAKS Β· 3 top finishers

Ferdinand Supsup 4 wins (R2–R5)Nikita Kamath 4 wins (R1–R4)Claudio Sottile 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Ferdinand Supsup*
1
β€”β€”
2Nikita Kamath
0
*
1
β€”
3Claudio Sottileβ€”
0
*β€”
4FIDE 2684870β€”β€”β€”*

Grille amΓ©ricaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Kamath, Nikita1442CAN+4B+15B+14N+2Nβˆ’3N4.014.016.012.001776+68.8
2Sottile, Claudio1700CAN+8N+23B+6Nβˆ’1B+7N4.013.014.010.001581-16.4
3Supsup, Ferdinand1661CANF+22B+16N+13N+1B4.010.010.010.002286+17.0
4Bhowmick, Aaron0CANβˆ’1N+28B+23N+14B+13N4.09.510.06.0014490.0
5FIDE 26848700β€”βˆ’23N+26N+21B+16B+6N4.08.09.08.0014460.0
6FIDE 26820790β€”+28N+7Bβˆ’2B+18Nβˆ’5B3.013.013.55.508990.0
7FIDE 26834580β€”+29Bβˆ’6N+19N+15Bβˆ’2B3.011.011.54.5016340.0
8Gonnet, Emmanuel1501CANβˆ’2B+20Nβˆ’15N+27B+17N3.010.011.05.001584+18.0
9Nikul, Siddharth0CANβˆ’14N+25Bβˆ’18N+19B+20B3.08.09.05.0014770.0
10Balaji, Abhinav malolan1447CAN+24Nβˆ’14B=29N=17B+16N3.07.07.54.251495+11.6
11Sinha, Ansh1510CANβˆ’15Nβˆ’24B+28N+25B+14N3.06.06.53.501489-1.6
12Swain, Harshil0CANFβˆ’17B+24N+29B+15N3.05.55.53.5015820.0
13Von Fintel, Dieter0CAN=18N+27B+17Nβˆ’3Bβˆ’4B2.512.013.04.0016000.0
14Adhvaryu, Manan1424CAN+9B+10Nβˆ’1Bβˆ’4Nβˆ’11B2.014.017.06.001337-12.8
15Perez Socas, Luis Benito1562CAN+11Bβˆ’1N+8Bβˆ’7Nβˆ’12B2.013.016.06.001606+7.2
16Paralikar, Akshaj1434CAN+25N+19Bβˆ’3Bβˆ’5Nβˆ’10B2.013.014.03.00748-28.4
17Kanigicharla, Atulith1545CAN=26B+12Nβˆ’13B=10Nβˆ’8B2.011.512.55.001277-28.0
18FIDE 26563020β€”=13B=21N+9Bβˆ’6BF2.010.512.05.2514180.0
19Suresh, Arjun0FID+20Bβˆ’16Nβˆ’7Bβˆ’9N+24B2.010.011.03.0014840.0
20Chen, Mulin1575CANβˆ’19Nβˆ’8B+27N+24Bβˆ’9N2.09.010.02.00699-22.0
21Mishra, Aarit1433CANF=18Bβˆ’5N=22B+29N2.08.08.02.251777+37.6
22Deshpande, Rucha1585CANFβˆ’3N+26B=21NF1.59.09.02.001344-24.8
23Khezri, Hamed0CAN+5Bβˆ’2Nβˆ’4BFF1.012.012.04.00899-6.8
24FIDE 26811450β€”βˆ’10B+11Nβˆ’12Bβˆ’20Nβˆ’19N1.011.013.03.0013680.0
25FIDE 26848610β€”βˆ’16Bβˆ’9NFβˆ’11N+26B1.09.09.01.006690.0
26FIDE 26821170β€”=17Nβˆ’5Bβˆ’22N=28Bβˆ’25N1.08.59.01.2513710.0
27FIDE 26512620β€”Fβˆ’13Nβˆ’20Bβˆ’8N+28B1.08.08.00.507170.0
28FIDE 26752420β€”βˆ’6Bβˆ’4Nβˆ’11B=26Nβˆ’27N0.511.012.00.507040.0
29Harish, Arnav1569CANβˆ’7NF=10Bβˆ’12Nβˆ’21B0.511.011.01.501236-36.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets β€” the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets
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