2026 SCC Club Championship & Reserves
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42 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 26 Mar 2026 to 21 May 2026 in Scarborough, ON, Canada. 5 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1788, and top seed was David Lawless (🇨🇦 CAN, 1941).
Ray Chen (🇨🇦 CAN, 1747) won with 6.0/8, ahead of Nathan Zian Wang (6.0) and Shon Lazarev (5.5). Chen won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Alan Wang (1558) beat William Bi (1783), a +225-point gap.
Location
🇨🇦Scarborough, ON, Canada
Dates
26 Mar 2026 → 21 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Federations · 5 represented
🇨🇦Canada×38
FIDE (no federation)×1
🇱🇧Lebanon×1
🇵🇭Philippines×1
🇮🇳India×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsTight race until R6; 2 players tied at 6.0/8, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 7 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
14
2
1
7
3
1
1
2
R6 · LEADER CHANGE07 May
Nathan Zian Wang takes the sole lead (5.0/6).
R8 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 6.0/8. Chen takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (27.5).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Nathan Zian Wang beat Ray Chen (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nathan Zian Wang | * | 1 | — | 1 |
| 2Ray Chen | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3Shon Lazarev | — | — | * | ½ |
| 4David Lawless | 0 | 0 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chen, Ray | 1747 | CAN | +38B | =23N | =5B | +11N | −2B | +31N | +4B | +10N | 6.0 | 27.5 | 28.0 | 18.75 | 1975 | +60.4 |
| 2 | Wang, Nathan Zian | 0 | CAN | +18N | F | +23B | +16B | +1N | +4N | F | +6B | 6.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 23.50 | 2544 | +34.4 |
| 3 | Lazarev, Shon | 0 | CAN | =4B | F | +37N | +14B | +16N | +17B | +7N | F | 5.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 17.50 | 2150 | +38.6 |
| 4 | Lawless, David | 1941 | CAN | =3N | +25B | =17N | +5B | +13N | −2B | −1N | +7B | 5.0 | 33.0 | 35.0 | 18.75 | 1851 | +8.4 |
| 5 | Cheung, Phoenix | 0 | CAN | +7B | =17B | =1N | −4N | +24B | +11N | −9B | =19N | 4.5 | 30.0 | 32.0 | 16.50 | 1752 | +39.2 |
| 6 | Ma, Quentin | 1633 | CAN | +11B | −14N | =13B | −20N | +27B | +22N | +8B | −2N | 4.5 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 14.75 | 1812 | +86.4 |
| 7 | Wang, Alan | 1558 | CAN | −5N | +30B | +39N | +23B | +17N | =15B | −3B | −4N | 4.5 | 25.5 | 26.0 | 9.25 | 1809 | +62.4 |
| 8 | Pan, Julian | 1768 | CAN | +30N | +37B | −16N | +9B | −15N | =20B | −6N | +13B | 4.5 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 12.50 | 1788 | -20.0 |
| 9 | Sekaran, Adithya | 0 | CAN | +34N | =29B | +24B | −8N | F | +41B | +5N | F | 4.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 9.00 | 1886 | +25.2 |
| 10 | Nazareno, Merlin | 1848 | CAN | +12B | −16N | −22B | F | +18N | +32B | +13N | −1B | 4.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 12.50 | 1756 | -24.0 |
| 11 | Le, Duc Khai | 1525 | CAN | −6N | +12B | +42N | −1B | +19N | −5B | F | +25N | 4.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 9.00 | 1633 | -28.0 |
| 12 | El Habboub, Hicham | 0 | LBN | −10N | −11N | F | +25B | +26B | +24N | F | +27B | 4.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 8.00 | 1758 | +38.4 |
| 13 | Southam, David | 1836 | CAN | −29N | +19B | =6N | +33B | −4B | +28N | −10B | −8N | 3.5 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 9.25 | 1676 | -37.4 |
| 14 | Varakunan, Cadiron | 1741 | CAN | =26N | +6B | +35B | −3N | F | +16B | F | F | 3.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 10.00 | 1850 | +5.2 |
| 15 | Blair, Michael | 0 | CAN | F | +26B | +29N | F | +8B | =7N | F | F | 3.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 10.75 | 2083 | +23.2 |
| 16 | Katz, Lyam | 0 | CAN | +28N | +10B | +8B | −2N | −3B | −14N | F | −31B | 3.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 10.50 | 1787 | +6.0 |
| 17 | Blakely, Matt | 0 | CAN | +21B | =5N | =4B | +22N | −7B | −3N | F | F | 3.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 10.25 | 1712 | -4.0 |
| 18 | Chamberland, Luc | 1670 | CAN | −2B | F | −33N | +21N | −10B | =34N | +28B | =36N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 6.50 | 1693 | +10.2 |
| 19 | Gowrishankar, Nilaanujan | 1611 | CAN | =39B | −13N | +25N | F | −11B | F | +20N | =5B | 3.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 7.50 | 1683 | +36.4 |
| 20 | Vo, Timothy | 1638 | CAN | −24N | =34B | +28N | +6B | F | =8N | −19B | F | 3.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 9.50 | 1630 | -28.0 |
| 21 | Jeyakumar, Yathushan | 1595 | CAN | −17N | −28B | +34N | −18B | +37N | −36B | −27N | +23B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 4.50 | 1580 | -16.2 |
| 22 | Ugodnikov, Arkadiy | 1628 | CAN | F | F | +10N | −17B | =38N | −6B | F | +35N | 2.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 5.75 | 1722 | +6.0 |
| 23 | Bi, William | 1783 | CAN | +40B | =1B | −2N | −7N | −28B | =26N | F | −21N | 2.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 4.50 | 1580 | -79.2 |
| 24 | Chahar, Yugansh | 0 | FID | +20B | F | −9N | +26B | −5N | −12B | −32N | −30N | 2.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 5.00 | 1529 | -30.8 |
| 25 | Allahyari, Nima | 0 | CAN | F | −4N | −19B | −12N | +34B | F | +26N | −11B | 2.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 3.50 | 1530 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Balakrishnan, Shankar | 1509 | CAN | =14B | −15N | +27B | −24N | −12N | =23B | −25B | F | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 4.75 | 1570 | -17.0 |
| 27 | Moran-Venegas, Mario | 1595 | CAN | −35N | =32B | −26N | =34B | −6N | F | +21B | −12N | 2.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 4.75 | 1474 | -9.0 |
| 28 | Kola, Venkata Saket Reddy | 0 | CAN | −16B | +21N | −20B | F | +23N | −13B | −18N | F | 2.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 5.00 | 1604 | -4.4 |
| 29 | Washah, Erincan | 0 | CAN | +13B | =9N | −15B | =32N | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 6.75 | 1776 | -5.2 |
| 30 | Dwivedi Umang | 1698 | IND | −8B | −7N | F | +37B | F | F | −33N | +24B | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 3.00 | 1628 | -10.8 |
| 31 | Wang, Zi Sheng | 0 | CAN | F | F | F | F | +35N | −1B | F | +16N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.50 | 1868 | +12.0 |
| 32 | Jai Hanuj Vetrivel | 0 | CAN | F | =27N | F | =29B | F | −10N | +24B | F | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.00 | 1708 | +15.2 |
| 33 | Xiao, Stephanie | 1566 | CAN | −37N | F | +18B | −13N | F | F | +30B | F | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.00 | 1726 | +13.2 |
| 34 | Yuan, Arianna | 1508 | CAN | −9B | =20N | −21B | =27N | −25N | =18B | F | F | 1.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 4.00 | 1514 | -21.6 |
| 35 | Anish, Diganth | 1673 | CAN | +27B | F | −14N | F | −31B | =40N | F | −22B | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.25 | 1549 | -32.0 |
| 36 | Wu, Benjamin | 0 | CAN | F | F | F | F | F | +21N | F | =18B | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.50 | 1828 | +3.2 |
| 37 | Mendoza, Armand Jess | 1796 | CAN | +33B | −8N | −3B | −30N | −21B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 2.00 | 1496 | -28.0 |
| 38 | Hara, Caleb | 0 | CAN | −1N | F | F | F | =22B | F | F | F | 0.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.25 | 1546 | -10.0 |
| 39 | Vinuya, Ruth Joy | 0 | PHI | =19N | F | −7B | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 1404 | -20.8 |
| 40 | Satish Alwar, Dharsan | 1718 | CAN | −23N | F | F | F | F | =35B | F | F | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 1533 | -15.2 |
| 41 | Zhao, Shannon | 0 | CAN | F | F | F | F | F | −9N | F | F | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1006 | -12.0 |
| 42 | Sahni, Anagh | 0 | CAN | F | F | −11B | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 920 | -12.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ma, QuentinCAN+86.44.5 pts · #4
- 2Wang, AlanCAN+62.44.5 pts · #5
- 3Chen, RayCAN+60.46.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Bi, WilliamCAN-79.22.0 pts · #27
- 2Southam, DavidCAN-37.43.5 pts · #13
- 3Anish, DiganthCAN-32.01.5 pts · #35
Biggest upsets
- R4+225 Elo gap
- R3+220 Elo gap
- R5+201 Elo gap