Alberta Open U1700
Open SwissStandard
17 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 14 Feb 2026 to 16 Feb 2026 in Edmonton, AB, Canada. Top 10 Elo average was 622, and top seed was Alexander Nguyen (🇨🇦 CAN, 1637).
Marek Wozniak (🇨🇦 CAN, 0) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Mike McKenzie (4.0) and Kaiser Nguyen (3.5). Wozniak won solo starting round 4.
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
Federations · 1 represented
🇨🇦Canada×11
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsMarek Wozniak led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
9
4
2
1
1
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
Marek Wozniak held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Marek Wozniak 4 wins (R1–R4)Mike McKenzie 4 wins (R2–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Marek Wozniak | * | — | — | — |
| 2Mike McKenzie | — | * | — | 1 |
| 3Kaiser Nguyen | — | — | * | — |
| 4Alexander Nguyen | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wozniak, Marek | 0 | CAN | +17N | +10B | +5N | +4B | =9B | 4.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 9.25 | 2326 | +16.0 |
| 2 | McKenzie, Mike | 0 | CAN | −14N | +11N | +12B | +7B | +8N | 4.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 9.50 | 1739 | +10.4 |
| 3 | Nguyen, Kaiser | 0 | CAN | −6B | +17N | +10B | =12N | +4N | 3.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.75 | 1429 | -2.4 |
| 4 | Wait, David | 0 | CAN | +13B | +6N | +8B | −1N | −3B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 7.50 | 1442 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Langdeau, Louis | 1526 | CAN | +15N | +9B | −1B | −8N | +12B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 5.00 | 1427 | -15.6 |
| 6 | Collins, Alan | 0 | CAN | +3N | −4B | −7N | +11N | +?B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 5.50 | 1549 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Wang, Euclid | 1626 | CAN | −11B | +13N | +6B | −2N | +10B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 6.50 | 836 | -19.6 |
| 8 | Nguyen, Alexander | 1637 | CAN | +16N | +14B | −4N | +5B | −2B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 4.50 | 1678 | +7.6 |
| 9 | Jacobs, Rene | 0 | CAN | +12B | −5N | F | +?B | =1N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.75 | 1529 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 2684373 | 0 | — | +?B | −1N | −3N | +15B | −7N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.00 | 765 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 2672731 | 0 | — | +7N | −2B | −13N | −6B | +15N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 4.00 | 1631 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Best, Daton | 1428 | CAN | −9N | +15B | −2N | =3B | −5N | 1.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 2.75 | 1273 | -10.8 |
| 13 | FIDE 2663104 | 0 | — | −4N | −7B | +11B | =?N | F | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 826 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Li, Meijia | 0 | CAN | +2B | −8N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.00 | 1634 | +14.8 |
| 15 | FIDE 2663112 | 0 | — | −5B | −12N | +?B | −10N | −11B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 678 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 2684357 | 0 | — | −8B | =?N | F | F | F | 0.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 832 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 2670992 | 0 | — | −1B | −3B | −?N | F | −?N | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 718 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Wozniak, MarekCAN+16.04.5 pts · #8
- 2Li, MeijiaCAN+14.81.0 pts · #9
- 3McKenzie, MikeCAN+10.44.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Wang, EuclidCAN-19.63.0 pts · #13
- 2Langdeau, LouisCAN-15.63.0 pts · #6
- 3Best, DatonCAN-10.81.5 pts · #11