2026 March TNT
Open SwissStandard
21 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 03 Mar 2026 to 24 Mar 2026 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Top 10 Elo average was 1866, and top seed was Jeff Babb (🇨🇦 CAN, 2208).
Yakiv Gres (🇨🇦 CAN, 0) won with 3.5/4, ahead of Svitlana Protsyuk (3.0) and Zixuan Zhou (3.0). Gres clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Rory Curtis (1688) beat Jeff Babb (2208), a +520-point gap.
Location
🇨🇦Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Dates
03 Mar 2026 → 24 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 4 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇨🇦Canada×21
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsYakiv Gres led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE24 Mar
Yakiv Gres takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Ray Kuryliw 3 wins (R2–R4)Zixuan Zhou 3 wins (R1–R3)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gres, Yakiv | 0 | CAN | +12B | =6N | +17B | +10N | 3.5 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 6.25 | 2098 | +4.6 |
| 2 | Protsyuk, Svitlana | 2107 | CAN | +5N | +10B | F | +3N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.00 | 2626 | +15.2 |
| 3 | Zhou, Zixuan | 0 | CAN | +8N | +16B | +9N | −2B | 3.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 5.50 | 2002 | +22.8 |
| 4 | Kuryliw, Ray | 1822 | CAN | −9B | +15N | +7B | +11N | 3.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 5.50 | 1850 | +2.6 |
| 5 | Zhang, Nicole | 1826 | CAN | −2B | +18N | +19N | +9B | 3.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.50 | 1898 | +31.2 |
| 6 | Zhang, Chenghong | 0 | CAN | +18N | =1B | =11N | =8B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 4.50 | 1833 | +12.0 |
| 7 | Wang, Muyu Lucas | 1782 | CAN | +13N | =11B | −4N | +14B | 2.5 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 3.50 | 1873 | +20.8 |
| 8 | Curtis, Rory | 1688 | CAN | −3B | +14B | +16N | =6N | 2.5 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 3.25 | 1950 | +21.6 |
| 9 | Kim, Sunyo | 1742 | CAN | +4N | +19B | −3B | −5N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 1769 | +11.2 |
| 10 | Rutter, Blair A | 1845 | CAN | +15B | −2N | +12B | −1B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 3.00 | 1822 | -0.6 |
| 11 | Ling, Aiden | 0 | CAN | +14N | =7N | =6B | −4B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 3.50 | 1846 | +30.0 |
| 12 | Atem, James | 0 | CAN | −1N | +13B | −10N | +18B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 1735 | -5.0 |
| 13 | Gannon, Keith | 1532 | CAN | −7B | −12N | =18B | +20N | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.25 | 1531 | -6.6 |
| 14 | Babb, Jeff | 2208 | CAN | −11B | −8N | +15B | −7N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1508 | -47.2 |
| 15 | Zhang, Oscar | 1433 | CAN | −10N | −4B | −14N | +19B | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1577 | +19.6 |
| 16 | Pottinger, Carl | 1986 | CAN | +20B | −3N | −8B | F | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 1561 | -14.4 |
| 17 | Pacin, Ondrej | 1546 | CAN | F | +21B | −1N | F | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1154 | -1.6 |
| 18 | Trueman, Francis | 1353 | CAN | −6B | −5B | =13N | −12N | 0.5 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 0.75 | 1402 | -6.6 |
| 19 | Essery, Richard | 1656 | CAN | F | −9N | −5B | −15N | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 829 | -55.2 |
| 20 | Mandusic, Ante | 1361 | CAN | −16N | F | F | −13B | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 871 | -16.4 |
| 21 | Zhang, Chloe | 1311 | CAN | F | −17N | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 754 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Zhang, NicoleCAN+31.23.0 pts · #4
- 2Ling, AidenCAN+30.02.0 pts · #9
- 3Zhou, ZixuanCAN+22.83.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Essery, RichardCAN-55.20.0 pts · #21
- 2Babb, JeffCAN-47.21.0 pts · #15
- 3Mandusic, AnteCAN-16.40.0 pts · #20
Biggest upsets
- R2+520 Elo gap
- R4+426 Elo gap
- R3+298 Elo gap