2026 Reading Week Open - U2000

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37 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 14 Feb 2026 to 16 Feb 2026 in Toronto, ON, Canada. 5 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1758, and top seed was Sander Miesen (🇳🇱 NED, 1888).

Ozgur Tarim (🇹🇷 TUR, 1718) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Gyula Bordas (4.5) and Warren Feng (4.5). Tarim shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Soham Nakar (1628) beat Sander Miesen (1888), a +260-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

🇳🇱Sander Miesen1888

Avg top 10

1,758

Participants

Federations · 5 represented

🇨🇦Canada×33

🇭🇺Hungary×1

🇹🇷Turkiye×1

🇳🇱Netherlands×1

🇺🇸United States of America×1

Top 3

🥇
Ozgur Tarim
🇹🇷TUR·1718
5.0pts·1933perf+30.6
🥈
Gyula Bordas
🇭🇺HUN·1725
4.5pts·1841perf+17.8
🥉
Warren Feng
🇨🇦CAN·1757
4.5pts·1897perf+43.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Ozgur Tarim led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Tarim5Patil4.5Bordas4.5Feng4.5Dhingra4.5Le4

R5 · LEADER CHANGE16 Feb

Ozgur Tarim takes the sole lead (4.5/5).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Ozgur Tarim 4 wins (R2–R5)Tanishq Patil 3 wins (R4–R6)Gyula Bordas 3 wins (R2–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Ozgur Tarim	*	—	½	—
2Tanishq Patil	—	*	—	—
3Gyula Bordas	½	—	*	½
4Warren Feng	—	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Tarim, Ozgur	1718	TUR	=22N	+26B	+18N	+11B	+7N	=2B	5.0	15.5	17.5	14.25	1933	+30.6
2	Bordas, Gyula	1725	HUN	=26N	+22B	+23N	+14B	=3B	=1N	4.5	16.5	18.5	12.75	1841	+17.8
3	Feng, Warren	1757	CAN	+28B	−8B	+31N	+24B	=2N	+7B	4.5	15.5	17.0	11.25	1897	+43.2
4	Patil, Tanishq	1628	CAN	=13N	=27B	=12N	+22B	+11N	+8B	4.5	14.5	16.5	12.50	1838	+65.6
5	Dhingra, Tanishq Kumar	1672	CAN	=11B	+35N	−14B	+25N	+32B	+15N	4.5	12.5	13.5	9.00	1756	+22.8
6	Le, Duc Khai	1614	CAN	+19N	+31B	+8N	−7B	+13N	F	4.0	14.0	14.0	10.50	1903	+69.5
7	Chiu, Bernard	1749	CAN	=33B	+20N	+16B	+6N	−1B	−3N	3.5	19.0	20.5	10.25	1761	+4.8
8	Syed, Farhaan	1621	USA	+25B	+3N	−6B	=32N	+17B	−4N	3.5	18.0	19.5	10.25	1733	+31.2
9	Steidman, Nathan	0	CAN	+12N	−18B	=27N	=16B	=14N	+32B	3.5	13.5	15.0	8.50	1665	0.0
10	Zhao, Shannon	1629	CAN	−18N	−12B	=26N	+35B	+22N	+13B	3.5	12.5	13.5	7.00	1681	+19.2
11	Huang, Sichang	1606	CAN	=5N	+15B	+24N	−1N	−4B	=12B	3.0	20.0	22.0	8.75	1699	+30.4
12	Satish Alwar, Dharsan	1731	CAN	−9B	+10N	=4B	=15B	=19N	=11N	3.0	17.5	20.0	10.00	1720	-2.0
13	Nakar, Soham	1628	CAN	=4B	=17N	+21N	+19B	−6B	−10N	3.0	17.5	20.0	8.75	1681	+18.4
14	Krishnamurthi, Shashwath Raaghav	1556	CAN	F	=23B	+5N	−2N	=9B	+29B	3.0	16.5	16.5	9.25	1678	+20.4
15	Rosenberg, Sean	1727	CAN	=35B	−11N	+20B	=12N	+23B	−5B	3.0	15.0	16.0	6.50	1637	-28.8
16	Katz, Lyam	1753	CAN	+21B	=24B	−7N	=9N	+31B	F	3.0	14.5	16.0	6.75	1853	+10.4
17	Anish, Diganth	1679	CAN	=27N	=13B	+29N	+18B	−8N	F	3.0	14.0	16.0	7.00	1635	-9.6
18	Kong, Brian	1655	CAN	+10B	+9N	−1B	−17N	−29N	=22B	2.5	17.0	19.0	8.00	1580	-17.2
19	Li, Justin	1656	CAN	−6B	+30N	+33B	−13N	=12B	F	2.5	13.5	13.5	5.00	1661	+0.6
20	Cheung, Phoenix	1665	CAN	=36N	−7B	−15N	=21B	=28B	+33N	2.5	12.5	13.5	4.25	1711	+14.0
21	Miesen, Sander	1888	NED	−16N	F	−13B	=20N	+30B	+25N	2.5	12.5	12.5	5.25	1657	-57.2
22	Kovuru, Aaryan	1651	CAN	=1B	−2N	+28B	−4N	−10B	=18N	2.0	20.0	22.0	5.75	1556	-29.2
23	Gao, Yiguo	1641	CAN	+34B	=14N	−2B	=27N	−15N	F	2.0	14.5	16.0	4.00	1591	-14.0
24	Wang, Eric Jiachen	1726	CAN	+32B	=16N	−11B	−3N	=25B	F	2.0	14.5	16.0	4.00	1494	-48.4
25	Fu, Ashley	1635	CAN	−8N	=28N	+35B	−5B	=24N	−21B	2.0	14.5	15.5	3.00	1568	-22.0
26	Wang, Angela	1581	CAN	=2B	−1N	=10B	+33N	F	F	2.0	14.5	14.5	5.50	1698	+26.4
27	Xiao, Stephanie	1645	CAN	=17B	=4N	=9B	=23B	F	F	2.0	13.0	13.0	6.50	1648	+1.2
28	Gandolfi, Fred	1736	CAN	−3N	=25B	−22N	=31B	=20N	=35N	2.0	12.5	13.5	3.50	1522	-34.2
29	Tang, Raymond	0	CAN	F	F	−17B	+30N	+18B	−14N	2.0	10.5	10.5	4.50	1624	0.0
30	Divadalage, Sanya	1583	CAN	−31N	−19B	+34N	−29B	−21N	+37N	2.0	10.0	10.0	1.50	1622	+0.4
31	Yuan, Arianna	1665	CAN	+30B	−6N	−3B	=28N	−16N	−34B	1.5	15.5	17.0	3.00	1497	-51.6
32	Moon, Do-Oh	0	CAN	−24N	+34B	F	=8B	−5N	−9N	1.5	15.0	16.0	3.25	1584	0.0
33	Wang, Alan	1727	CAN	=7N	=36B	−19N	−26B	=34N	−20B	1.5	12.0	13.0	3.00	1489	-74.0
34	Timokhov, Andrew	1669	CAN	−23N	−32N	−30B	F	=33B	+31N	1.5	8.5	8.5	2.25	1575	-22.0
35	Bakradze, Joshua	1517	CAN	=15N	−5B	−25N	−10N	F	=28B	1.0	15.0	15.0	2.50	1439	-8.6
36	Sama, Chetan Reddy	1782	CAN	=20B	=33N	F	F	F	F	1.0	5.5	5.5	2.00	1694	-9.6
37	Ecksel, Scott	0	CAN	F	F	F	F	F	−30B	0.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	815	-18.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Le, Duc KhaiCAN
+69.5
4.0 pts · #5
2Patil, TanishqCAN
+65.6
4.5 pts · #2
3Feng, WarrenCAN
+43.2
4.5 pts · #4

Top rating losers

1Wang, AlanCAN
-74.0
1.5 pts · #28
2Miesen, SanderNED
-57.2
2.5 pts · #14
3Yuan, AriannaCAN
-51.6
1.5 pts · #33

Biggest upsets

R3+260 Elo gap
Nakar, Soham1628 beat Miesen, Sander1888
R4+146 Elo gap
Wang, Angela1581 beat Wang, Alan1727
R2+136 Elo gap
Syed, Farhaan1621 beat Feng, Warren1757