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2026 Winnipeg Open - U1800

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24 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 14 Feb 2026 to 16 Feb 2026 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1689, and top seed was Jaimin Patel (🇨🇦 CAN, 1853).

Yuchen Li (🇨🇦 CAN, 1805) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Jaimin Patel (4.0) and Elvis Wang (4.0). Li won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Elvis Wang (1565) beat Emmanuel Odeyemi (1795), a +230-point gap.

Location
🇨🇦Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Dates
14 Feb 2026 → 16 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇨🇦Jaimin Patel1853
Avg top 10
1,689
Participants
24
Federations · 2 represented
🇨🇦Canada×23
🇱🇰Sri Lanka×1
Top 3
  • 🥇
    Yuchen Li
    🇨🇦CAN·1805
    5.0pts·2469perf+47.6
  • 🥈
    Jaimin Patel
    🇨🇦CAN·1853
    4.0pts·1702perf0.0
  • 🥉
    Elvis Wang
    🇨🇦CAN·1565
    4.0pts·1924perf+33.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Yuchen Li led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
11
6
3
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
Li5Sarao4Wang4Patel4Jo3Parmar3
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD

Yuchen Li never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Yuchen Li beat Karanveer Singh Sarao (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Yuchen Li 5 wins (R1–R5)Elvis Wang 3 wins (R3–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Yuchen Li*
1
1
1
2Karanveer Singh Sarao
0
*——
3Elvis Wang
0
—*—
4Jaimin Patel
0
——*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Li, Yuchen1805CAN+16B+3N+4B+2N+5B5.015.017.017.002469+47.6
2Patel, Jaimin1853CAN+6N+11B+13N−1B+7N4.014.016.011.0017020.0
3Wang, Elvis1565CAN+23N−1B+18N+5B+6N4.013.013.58.501924+33.2
4Sarao, Karanveer Singh0CAN+12N+14B−1N+13B+17N4.011.513.58.501897+87.2
5Breadner, David0CAN+7B+8N+9B−3N−1N3.015.018.09.001699-8.4
6Odeyemi, Emmanuel1795CAN−2B+22N+8B+9N−3B3.014.015.07.001715-2.8
7Jo, Asher1504CAN−5N+19B+14N+15N−2B3.011.012.55.501815+58.0
8Parmar, Nevil1556CAN+19N−5B−6N+14B+13N3.010.011.55.5016490.0
9Hansima, Charitha Kumari1802SRI+18N+21B−5N−6B+16N3.010.011.05.001775+18.4
10Lee, Zach Nathaniel1566CAN−14N+12B+21N−17B+15B3.08.59.55.5016930.0
11Holoborodko, Ihor1643CAN+22B−2N−15B+21B+19N3.08.59.53.5016830.0
12Melnyk, Jim1534CAN−4B−10N+22B=16N+20B2.510.511.53.501527-11.0
13Pacin, Ondrej1546CAN+15B+17N−2B−4N−8B2.013.015.04.001736+16.2
14Gannon, Keith1532CAN+10B−4N−7B−8N+21B2.013.014.04.001513-6.4
15Johnston, Devin1538CAN−13N+24B+11N−7B−10N2.011.011.03.00738-49.6
16Hui, Zenas1647CAN−1N=23B+24N=12B−9B2.011.011.01.501466-27.6
17Ott, Richard1432CANF−13B+23N+10N−4B2.09.59.53.501403-41.6
18Essery, Richard1656CAN−9B+20N−3B+24NF2.08.58.51.501497-18.0
19Nikkel, Daniel1219CAN−8B−7N=20B+22N−11B1.510.511.51.751294-25.6
20Zhang, Oscar1433CAN−21N−18B=19N+23B−12N1.57.07.51.251479+6.4
21Chan, John1476CAN+20B−9N−10B−11N−14N1.011.012.51.501429-58.0
22Zhang, Chloe1311CAN−11N−6B−12N−19B+23N1.010.010.50.5014190.0
23Trueman, Francis1373CAN−3B=16N−17B−20N−22B0.59.510.51.001299-17.6
24Mandusic, Ante1361CANF−15N−16B−18BF0.06.06.00.008090.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets