2026 Reading Week Open - U2200

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44 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 14 Feb 2026 to 16 Feb 2026 in Toronto, ON, Canada. 3 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1942, and top seed was Ashley Qian (🇨🇦 CAN, WFM, 1978).

Anthony Maulucci (🇨🇦 CAN, 1898) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Mahip Singh (4.5) and Pham Quoc Thai (4.5). Maulucci shared the lead from round 5 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Pham Quoc Thai (1724) beat Ethan Moon (1974), a +250-point gap.

Location

🇨🇦Toronto, ON, Canada

Dates

14 Feb 2026 → 16 Feb 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Top seed

🇨🇦WFMAshley Qian1978

Avg top 10

1,942

Participants

Titled players · 3

WFM×2

WCM×1

Federations · 3 represented

🇨🇦Canada×42

🇭🇰Hong Kong China×1

🇻🇳Vietnam×1

Top 3

🥇
Anthony Maulucci
🇨🇦CAN·1898
5.0pts·2162perf+38.8
🥈
Mahip Singh
🇨🇦CAN·1930
4.5pts·2071perf+21.4
🥉
Pham Quoc Thai
🇻🇳VIE·1724
4.5pts·2086perf+111.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Anthony Maulucci led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Maulucci5Singh4.5Thai4.5Lazarev4Lin4Tseng4

R3–R6 · LEAD HELD

Anthony Maulucci held the sole lead from R3 through R6 without losing it.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Anthony Maulucci beat Mahip Singh (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Anthony Maulucci 3 wins (R1–R3)Pham Quoc Thai 3 wins (R4–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Anthony Maulucci	*	1	—	—
2Mahip Singh	0	*	—	—
3Pham Quoc Thai	—	—	*	—
4Shon Lazarev	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Maulucci, Anthony	1898	CAN	+19N	+11B	+28N	−4B	+2N	+8B	5.0	18.5	20.5	16.50	2162	+38.8
2	Mahip Singh	1930	CAN	+5B	=4N	+8N	+22B	−1B	+9N	4.5	20.0	22.5	15.50	2071	+21.4
3	Pham Quoc Thai	1724	VIE	+43B	=21N	−25B	+35N	+22N	+15B	4.5	12.5	13.5	9.50	2086	+111.2
4	Wu, Nolan	1884	CAN	+18N	=2B	+36N	+1N	=12B	F	4.0	17.5	17.5	13.50	2108	+56.0
5	Lin, Austin	1828	CAN	−2N	+18B	+37N	=15B	=20N	+19B	4.0	16.5	18.0	10.50	1943	+37.2
6	Tseng, Bradley	1849	CAN	=22N	=10B	=11N	=23B	+28N	+30B	4.0	14.0	16.0	10.00	2031	+58.8
7	Lazarev, Shon	1803	CAN	=31N	=24B	−13N	+41B	+16N	+20B	4.0	14.0	15.0	9.25	1908	+16.6
8	Loadman, Ian	1872	CAN	+42B	+25N	−2B	+28B	=21N	−1N	3.5	17.0	18.0	7.00	1949	+13.6
9	Xu, Ryan (Zhuoyuan)	1898	CAN	−16N	+29B	+31N	+10B	=13N	−2B	3.5	16.5	18.5	9.25	1919	+8.0
10	Xie, IreneWFM	1955	CAN	=17B	=6N	+14B	−9N	=23B	+35N	3.5	16.5	18.0	9.75	1896	-17.2
11	Hong, Zihan	1858	CAN	+41B	−1N	=6B	+27N	F	+12B	3.5	16.0	16.0	9.00	1965	+28.4
12	Pollitt, Henry	1851	CAN	+38B	=36B	=15N	+24B	=4N	−11N	3.5	14.5	16.0	8.25	1885	+13.2
13	Gribilas, Tom	1804	CAN	−25B	+42N	+7B	+26N	=9B	F	3.5	13.5	13.5	9.25	2004	+27.0
14	Yong, Nathaniel	1739	CAN	+23N	−28B	−10N	+44B	=30N	+22B	3.5	12.5	13.0	6.50	1958	+70.4
15	Zaka, Mohid	1806	CAN	+32B	=35N	=12B	=5N	=19B	−3N	3.0	17.0	18.5	8.00	1812	+1.2
16	Washimkar, Arhant	1826	CAN	+9B	=26N	−21B	=17N	−7B	+29B	3.0	16.0	18.0	8.25	1869	+7.2
17	Pan, Julian	1826	CAN	=10N	=37B	=23N	=16B	=24N	=18B	3.0	14.5	16.0	8.00	1824	-0.4
18	Bi, William	1722	CAN	−4B	−5N	=29N	+39B	+40B	=17N	3.0	14.5	16.0	5.50	1827	+33.6
19	Chen, Larry Zhou	1892	CAN	−1B	=41N	+44B	+36B	=15N	−5N	3.0	14.5	15.0	4.00	1835	-18.4
20	Ajith, Aarush	1807	CAN	−36N	+38B	+43B	=25N	=5B	−7N	3.0	13.5	14.5	5.75	1882	+24.0
21	Huang, Justin	1958	CAN	+29N	=3B	+16N	F	=8B	F	3.0	13.0	13.0	9.00	2003	+8.8
22	Liu, Sean Fangxiao	1888	CAN	=6B	+44N	+35B	−2N	−3B	−14N	2.5	18.0	18.5	4.00	1747	-47.2
23	Lee, Daniel Joshua	1972	CAN	−14B	+32N	=17B	=6N	=10N	−27B	2.5	16.5	18.5	7.25	1771	-65.6
24	Vijendra, Vinushan	1715	CAN	+34B	=7N	=26B	−12N	=17B	−33B	2.5	15.0	17.0	6.75	1785	+10.4
25	Qian, AshleyWFM	1978	CAN	+13N	−8B	+3N	=20B	F	F	2.5	14.5	14.5	9.50	1897	-16.8
26	Dembla, Shabd	1913	CAN	+39N	=16B	=24N	−13B	=38N	F	2.5	12.0	12.0	5.00	1775	-36.4
27	Faizy, Mohammed	1774	CAN	F	F	=30B	−11B	+37N	+23N	2.5	9.5	9.5	5.00	1956	+19.4
28	Lukinykh, Slava	1900	CAN	+33B	+14N	−1B	−8N	−6B	F	2.0	18.0	18.0	5.50	1775	-34.0
29	Fu, Odyssey	1820	CAN	−21B	−9N	=18B	=42N	+32B	−16N	2.0	14.5	15.5	4.00	1694	-39.6
30	Filipovich, David	1859	CAN	=37N	=31B	=27N	F	=14B	−6N	2.0	13.5	13.5	4.75	1719	-19.2
31	Sekaran, Adithya	1840	CAN	=7B	=30N	−9B	−38N	−35B	+41N	2.0	12.5	13.5	4.00	1673	-53.2
32	Huang, Eric	1825	CAN	−15N	−23B	+33N	−34B	−29N	+39B	2.0	11.5	13.0	3.50	1713	-35.6
33	Zhong, April YunweiWCM	1878	CAN	−28N	−43N	−32B	F	+42B	+24N	2.0	8.5	8.5	3.50	1747	-35.6
34	Varakunan, Cadiron	1785	CAN	−24N	+39B	F	+32N	F	F	2.0	6.0	6.0	3.50	1893	+16.8
35	Botello, Daniel	1753	CAN	F	=15B	−22N	−3B	+31N	−10B	1.5	15.5	15.5	3.50	1693	-16.4
36	Moffat, Andrei	1942	CAN	+20B	=12N	−4B	−19N	F	F	1.5	13.5	13.5	4.75	1771	-19.2
37	Sherman, Joshua	1754	CAN	=30B	=17N	−5B	=40N	−27B	F	1.5	13.0	13.0	3.25	1676	-10.4
38	Lee, Matthew Yin Hang	1763	HKG	−12N	−20N	F	+31B	=26B	F	1.5	11.0	11.0	3.25	1764	-0.4
39	Zhan, Jayden Zihan	1766	CAN	−26B	−34N	=42B	−18N	+41B	−32N	1.5	10.5	11.5	1.50	1580	-58.0
40	Chertkow, Matthew	1838	CAN	=44B	F	=41N	=37B	−18N	F	1.5	6.0	6.0	1.50	1667	-19.0
41	Lau, Jayden	1711	CAN	−11N	=19B	=40B	−7N	−39N	−31B	1.0	14.0	15.5	2.25	1559	-40.4
42	Madhu Vikram, Chaarvik	1686	CAN	−8N	−13B	=39N	=29B	−33N	F	1.0	12.5	12.5	1.75	1588	-22.4
43	Moon, Ethan	1974	CAN	−3N	+33B	−20N	F	F	F	1.0	9.5	9.5	2.00	1678	-23.2
44	Mittal, Aashwin	1828	CAN	=40N	−22B	−19N	−14N	F	F	0.5	10.5	10.5	0.75	1517	-28.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Pham Quoc ThaiVIE
+111.2
4.5 pts · #3
2Yong, NathanielCAN
+70.4
3.5 pts · #12
3Tseng, BradleyCAN
+58.8
4.0 pts · #6

Top rating losers

1Lee, Daniel JoshuaCAN
-65.6
2.5 pts · #27
2Zhan, Jayden ZihanCAN
-58.0
1.5 pts · #38
3Sekaran, AdithyaCAN
-53.2
2.0 pts · #28

Biggest upsets

R1+250 Elo gap
Pham Quoc Thai1724 beat Moon, Ethan1974
R1+233 Elo gap
Yong, Nathaniel1739 beat Lee, Daniel Joshua1972
R6+198 Elo gap
Faizy, Mohammed1774 beat Lee, Daniel Joshua1972