2026 SCC Winter Swiss
36 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 12 Feb 2026 to 19 Mar 2026 in Scarborough, ON, Canada. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1788, and top seed was David Lawless (🇨🇦 CAN, 1995).
Nilaanujan Gowrishankar (🇨🇦 CAN, 0) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Merlin Nazareno (4.5) and Alan Wang (4.0). Gowrishankar clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Quentin Ma (1606) beat David Southam (1863), a +257-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsNilaanujan Gowrishankar led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Nilaanujan Gowrishankar takes the sole lead (5.0/6).
Nilaanujan Gowrishankar beat Merlin Nazareno (Black).
Nilaanujan Gowrishankar 4 wins (R3–R6)Merlin Nazareno 4 wins (R1–R4)Alan Wang 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nilaanujan Gowrishankar | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2Merlin Nazareno | 0 | * | ½ | — |
| 3Alan Wang | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4William Bi | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gowrishankar, Nilaanujan | 0 | CAN | =9B | =14N | +19B | +15N | +6B | +2N | 5.0 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 13.25 | 2127 | +134.0 |
| 2 | Nazareno, Merlin | 1822 | CAN | +23N | +7B | +12N | +9B | =3N | −1B | 4.5 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 11.00 | 1888 | -2.4 |
| 3 | Wang, Alan | 0 | CAN | =16N | +15B | +13N | +12B | =2B | −6N | 4.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 9.25 | 1957 | +74.4 |
| 4 | Bi, William | 1704 | CAN | =20B | =24N | +5B | +8N | +26B | F | 4.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 9.00 | 1918 | +30.4 |
| 5 | Le, Duc Khai | 0 | CAN | −7N | +23B | −4N | =22B | +19N | +13B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 5.75 | 1766 | +50.0 |
| 6 | Chen, Ray | 1709 | CAN | −28N | +32B | F | +13B | −1N | +3B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 6.50 | 1710 | -21.2 |
| 7 | Lawless, David | 1995 | CAN | +5B | −2N | +20B | −26N | +31B | −9N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 5.50 | 1659 | -26.0 |
| 8 | Ma, Quentin | 1606 | CAN | −13N | F | +14B | −4B | +12N | +21N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 5.50 | 1758 | +42.0 |
| 9 | Chamberland, Luc | 0 | CAN | =1N | +22B | F | −2N | F | +7B | 2.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 7.00 | 1831 | +22.8 |
| 10 | Hara, Caleb | 0 | CAN | +35N | −12B | =31N | −11B | −18N | +32B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.75 | 1594 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Moran-Venegas, Mario | 0 | CAN | =14B | F | F | +10N | −21B | +29N | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.50 | 1683 | +9.0 |
| 12 | Southam, David | 1863 | CAN | +19B | +10N | −2B | −3N | −8B | F | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 4.00 | 1518 | -33.2 |
| 13 | Mendoza, Armand Jess | 1796 | CAN | +8B | +21N | −3B | −6N | F | −5N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 4.50 | 1606 | -21.0 |
| 14 | Washah, Erincan | 0 | CAN | =11N | =1B | −8N | −17B | F | +35N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 3.75 | 1532 | -68.8 |
| 15 | Sekaran, Adithya | 1755 | CAN | F | −3N | +36B | −1B | +20N | F | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.50 | 1656 | -36.8 |
| 16 | Pan, Julian | 1764 | CAN | =3B | +17N | F | F | F | =25B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.75 | 1832 | +0.8 |
| 17 | Katz, Lyam | 1637 | CAN | F | −16B | =25N | +14N | =24B | F | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.50 | 1541 | -11.0 |
| 18 | Jai Hanuj Vetrivel | 1710 | CAN | F | F | F | F | +10B | +27N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.50 | 2543 | +25.2 |
| 19 | Balakrishnan, Shankar | 1527 | CAN | −12N | +35B | −1N | −27B | −5B | =20N | 1.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.75 | 1486 | -24.8 |
| 20 | Cheung, Phoenix | 0 | CAN | =4N | =33B | −7N | F | −15B | =19B | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 1612 | -13.6 |
| 21 | Vo, Timothy | 0 | CAN | F | −13B | F | =34N | +11N | −8B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.75 | 1551 | -33.2 |
| 22 | Gummadi, Bhargav Ram | 1698 | CAN | =24B | −9N | F | =5N | =25B | F | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.25 | 1495 | -26.4 |
| 23 | Jeyakumar, Yathushan | 1620 | CAN | −2B | −5N | F | =32N | F | +31B | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.75 | 1603 | -4.6 |
| 24 | Allahyari, Nima | 0 | CAN | =22N | =4B | F | F | =17N | F | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.75 | 1710 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Xiao, Stephanie | 0 | CAN | F | F | =17B | F | =22N | =16N | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.75 | 1744 | +16.4 |
| 26 | Sahni, Anagh | 0 | CAN | F | F | F | +7B | −4N | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.00 | 1779 | +26.4 |
| 27 | Chin, Adrian | 0 | CAN | F | F | F | +19N | F | −18B | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.50 | 1648 | -10.4 |
| 28 | El Habboub, Hicham | 1531 | LBN | +6B | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2600 | +30.4 |
| 29 | Yuan, Arianna | 0 | CAN | F | F | F | F | +36N | −11B | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1609 | -5.6 |
| 30 | Zhao, Shannon | 0 | CAN | F | F | F | F | F | +36B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2505 | +24.4 |
| 31 | Ugodnikov, Arkadiy | 1628 | CAN | F | F | =10B | F | −7N | −23N | 0.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.25 | 934 | -15.8 |
| 32 | Chen, Brady | 0 | CAN | F | −6N | F | =23B | F | −10N | 0.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.75 | 1523 | -4.8 |
| 33 | Wu, Benjamin | 0 | CAN | F | =20N | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1662 | -2.8 |
| 34 | Satish Alwar, Dharsan | 1718 | CAN | F | F | F | =21B | F | F | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1701 | -1.6 |
| 35 | Yamasaki, Dawson | 1746 | CAN | −10B | −19N | F | F | F | −14B | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 845 | -21.6 |
| 36 | Dwivedi Umang | 0 | IND | F | F | −15N | F | −29B | −30N | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 910 | -29.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Gowrishankar, NilaanujanCAN+134.05.0 pts · #2
- 2Wang, AlanCAN+74.44.0 pts · #3
- 3Le, Duc KhaiCAN+50.03.5 pts · #4
- 1Washah, ErincanCAN-68.82.0 pts · #14
- 2Sekaran, AdithyaCAN-36.82.0 pts · #13
- 3Vo, TimothyCAN-33.21.5 pts · #18
- R5+257 Elo gap
- R2+219 Elo gap
- R1+178 Elo gap