Alberta Open Premier
Open SwissStandard
23 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 14 Feb 2026 to 16 Feb 2026 in Edmonton, AB, Canada. 3 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 203, and top seed was Ivan Korolov (🇨🇦 CAN, 2026).
Jonathan Wu (🇨🇦 CAN, CM, 0) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Tymur Keleberda (4.0) and Amir Mohammad Bahmani (3.5). Wu shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.
Location
🇨🇦Edmonton, AB, Canada
Dates
14 Feb 2026 → 16 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 3
IM×1
CM×2
Federations · 3 represented
🇨🇦Canada×20
🇻🇪Venezuela×1
🇨🇳China×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsCM Jonathan Wu 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
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5
1
2
1
R5 · LEADER CHANGE16 Feb
CM Jonathan Wu takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
CM Jonathan Wu drew with IM Tymur Keleberda (Black).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Amir Mohammad Bahmani won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMJonathan Wu | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2IMTymur Keleberda | ½ | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Amir Mohammad Bahmani | 0 | ½ | * | — |
| 4Jack Sheng | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wu, JonathanCM | 0 | CAN | +9B | +5N | =2N | +4B | +3B | 4.5 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 14.00 | 2409 | +69.2 |
| 2 | Keleberda, TymurIM | 0 | CAN | +7B | +15N | =1B | =3N | +13N | 4.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 11.50 | 2282 | -2.2 |
| 3 | Bahmani, Amir Mohammad | 0 | CAN | +12N | +6B | +8N | =2B | −1N | 3.5 | 14.5 | 17.0 | 10.50 | 2188 | -6.2 |
| 4 | Prianichnikov, Maikl | 0 | CAN | +16B | +14N | =10B | −1N | =5B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 6.25 | 1974 | +20.0 |
| 5 | Butenko, Zlata | 0 | CAN | +21N | −1B | +11N | =10B | =4N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 5.25 | 1907 | -7.2 |
| 6 | Korolov, Ivan | 2026 | CAN | +17B | −3N | −9B | +12B | +10N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 6.00 | 1915 | -21.6 |
| 7 | Sheng, Jack | 0 | CAN | −2N | −11B | +21N | +16B | +18B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 1836 | +18.8 |
| 8 | Kilroy, Evan | 0 | CAN | +23N | +20B | −3B | +15N | F | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.00 | 2165 | +80.4 |
| 9 | Gan, Steven | 0 | CAN | −1N | +21B | +6N | −13B | =11N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 4.25 | 1858 | +24.0 |
| 10 | Sorgard, Graham | 0 | CAN | +22N | =13B | =4N | =5N | −6B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 4.25 | 1843 | +0.6 |
| 11 | Shtepa, Liubov | 0 | CAN | −15B | +7N | −5B | +19N | =9B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 5.25 | 1825 | +46.0 |
| 12 | Guzman, Sophia | 0 | CAN | −3B | +17N | =14B | −6N | +16B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.25 | 1884 | +36.0 |
| 13 | Yu, Zongyan | 0 | CAN | F | =10N | +19B | +9N | −2B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.75 | 1973 | +24.0 |
| 14 | Arruebarrena Rodriguez, RafaelCM | 0 | VEN | +18N | −4B | =12N | F | +17B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.25 | 1855 | -17.4 |
| 15 | Hoekman, Samuel | 0 | CAN | +11N | −2B | +18N | −8B | F | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.50 | 1869 | -11.6 |
| 16 | Sorgard, William | 0 | CAN | −4N | −18B | +17B | −7N | −12N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 1.00 | 1515 | -15.2 |
| 17 | Reuter, Gerhard | 0 | CAN | −6N | −12B | −16N | +21B | −14N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 1573 | -12.0 |
| 18 | Zhang, Finley | 0 | CAN | −14B | +16N | −15B | F | −7N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 1650 | -23.6 |
| 19 | Doiron, Nathan | 0 | CAN | −20N | +22B | −13N | −11B | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1023 | -41.2 |
| 20 | Zheng, Yanchen | 0 | CHN | +19B | −8N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1725 | -13.2 |
| 21 | Zhang, Felix | 0 | CAN | −5B | −9N | −7B | −17N | F | 0.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 974 | -65.6 |
| 22 | FIDE 2683113 | 0 | — | −10B | −19N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 963 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Seehagen, Terry | 0 | CAN | −8B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 955 | -10.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kilroy, EvanCAN+80.43.0 pts · #7
- 2Wu, JonathanCMCAN+69.24.5 pts · #1
- 3Shtepa, LiubovCAN+46.02.5 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1Zhang, FelixCAN-65.60.0 pts · #23
- 2Doiron, NathanCAN-41.21.0 pts · #22
- 3Zhang, FinleyCAN-23.61.0 pts · #19