2026 Winnipeg Open - Premier
27 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 14 Feb 2026 to 16 Feb 2026 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Top 10 Elo average was 2093, and top seed was Gustav L Baron (π¨π¦ CAN, 2288).
Gustav L Baron (π¨π¦ CAN, 2288) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Yakiv Gres (4.0) and Svitlana Protsyuk (4.0). Baron broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Brody Fehr (1867) beat Fernando Orcullo (2149), a +282-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 5 roundsGustav L Baron led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Gustav L Baron never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Gustav L Baron beat Svitlana Protsyuk (White).
Gustav L Baron 5 wins (R1βR5)Yakiv Gres 4 wins (R1βR4)
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Gustav L Baron | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Svitlana Protsyuk | 0 | * | β | β |
| 3Yakiv Gres | 0 | β | * | β |
| 4Alan Nagelberg | 0 | β | β | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baron, Gustav L | 2288 | CAN | +25B | +5N | +3B | +6N | +2N | 5.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 16.00 | 2727 | +37.0 |
| 2 | Gres, Yakiv | 2116 | CAN | +27B | +8N | +7B | +4N | β1B | 4.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 9.50 | 2107 | +9.4 |
| 3 | Protsyuk, Svitlana | 2107 | CAN | +16N | +14B | β1N | +11N | +7B | 4.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 9.50 | 2138 | +17.8 |
| 4 | Zhou, Zixuan | 1948 | CAN | +15B | +9N | +12B | β2B | =5N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 9.25 | 1987 | +35.6 |
| 5 | Nagelberg, Alan | 2181 | CAN | +24N | β1B | +10N | +14B | =4B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 7.25 | 1975 | +18.2 |
| 6 | Moncal, Nilo | 2073 | CAN | =20N | +19B | +23N | β1B | +14N | 3.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 5.25 | 2018 | +4.6 |
| 7 | Vaughan, Nathan | 1962 | CAN | +26N | +23B | β2N | +17B | β3N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 3.50 | 1993 | +10.6 |
| 8 | Bilugan, Mason | 2013 | CAN | +13B | β2B | +18N | F | +11N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 7.00 | 2048 | +35.6 |
| 9 | Punay, Rhailey | 1976 | CAN | +10N | β4B | β14N | +21B | +15N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 6.00 | 1830 | -19.6 |
| 10 | Jin, Winston | 1756 | CAN | β9B | +15N | β5B | +20N | =13B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 4.75 | 1768 | +29.6 |
| 11 | Fehr, Brody | 1867 | CAN | =19N | +20B | +17N | β3B | β8B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 4.25 | 1886 | -20.0 |
| 12 | Hui, Zelus | 1948 | CAN | =17N | +27B | β4N | =16B | =21N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.75 | 1797 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Ling, Aiden | 1936 | CAN | β8N | +26B | β16N | +23B | =10N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 2.75 | 1742 | +7.2 |
| 14 | Wang, Muyu Lucas | 1782 | CAN | +22B | β3N | +9B | β5N | β6B | 2.0 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 4.50 | 1818 | +6.4 |
| 15 | Lake, Pablo | 1963 | CAN | β4N | β10B | +26N | +19B | β9B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 2.00 | 1615 | -4.4 |
| 16 | Kuryliw, Ray | 1800 | CAN | β3B | =22N | +13B | =12N | F | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.50 | 1796 | -2.4 |
| 17 | Orcullo, Fernando | 2149 | CAN | =12B | +21N | β11B | β7N | =18B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 3.75 | 1780 | -58.4 |
| 18 | Pottinger, Carl | 1986 | CAN | β23N | +24B | β8B | =22N | =17N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 2.75 | 1801 | +5.8 |
| 19 | Zhang, Nicole | 1826 | CAN | =11B | β6N | β21B | β15N | +26B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 1.75 | 1540 | -48.0 |
| 20 | Moeez, Abdul | 0 | CAN | =6B | β11N | F | β10B | +24N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.75 | 1767 | -1.2 |
| 21 | Bonness, Will | 1939 | CAN | F | β17B | +19N | β9N | =12B | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.75 | 1791 | -8.2 |
| 22 | Minano, John V | 1704 | CAN | β14N | =16B | =24N | =18B | β25N | 1.5 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 2.50 | 1643 | -9.2 |
| 23 | Hamm, Gabriel | 2037 | CAN | +18B | β7N | β6B | β13N | F | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.00 | 1639 | -33.6 |
| 24 | Kim, Sunyo | 1742 | CAN | β5B | β18N | =22B | =26N | β20B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 1443 | -69.6 |
| 25 | Klokow, John | 1536 | CAN | β1N | F | F | F | +22B | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.50 | 1870 | +3.4 |
| 26 | Limpright, Joshua | 1708 | CAN | β7B | β13N | β15B | =24B | β19N | 0.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 0.50 | 1400 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Ghobrial, Youssef | 1791 | CAN | β2N | β12N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1102 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
- 1Baron, Gustav LCAN+37.05.0 pts Β· #1
- 2Zhou, ZixuanCAN+35.63.5 pts Β· #5
- 3Bilugan, MasonCAN+35.63.0 pts Β· #6
- 1Kim, SunyoCAN-69.61.0 pts Β· #26
- 2Orcullo, FernandoCAN-58.42.0 pts Β· #15
- 3Zhang, NicoleCAN-48.01.5 pts Β· #24
- R3+282 Elo gap
- R2+207 Elo gap
- R3+194 Elo gap