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

Top seed

🇨🇦Ivan Korolov2026

Avg top 10

203

Participants

Titled players · 3

IM×1

CM×2

Federations · 3 represented

🇨🇦Canada×20

🇨🇳China×1

🇻🇪Venezuela×1

Top 3

🥇
CMJonathan Wu
🇨🇦CAN
4.5pts·2409perf+69.2
🥈
IMTymur Keleberda
🇨🇦CAN
4.0pts·2282perf-2.2
🥉
Amir Mohammad Bahmani
🇨🇦CAN
3.5pts·2188perf-6.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

CM 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

Wu4.5Keleberda4Bahmani3.5Sheng3Prianichnikov3Butenko3

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
+80.4
3.0 pts · #7
2Wu, JonathanCMCAN
+69.2
4.5 pts · #1
3Shtepa, LiubovCAN
+46.0
2.5 pts · #9

Top rating losers

1Zhang, FelixCAN
-65.6
0.0 pts · #23
2Doiron, NathanCAN
-41.2
1.0 pts · #22
3Zhang, FinleyCAN
-23.6
1.0 pts · #19