2026 AFM1st Peel Region - Spring Chess Championship - Over 2000
12 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 28 Mar 2026 to 29 Mar 2026 in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1844, and top seed was Nolan Wu (🇨🇦 CAN, 1953).
Larry Zhou Chen (🇨🇦 CAN, 1816) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Mahip Singh (4.0) and Slava Lukinykh (3.0). Chen took the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Mohid Zaka (1804) beat Nolan Wu (1953), a +149-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 4.0/5. Chen takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (12.0).
Mahip Singh lost to Larry Zhou Chen (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mahip Singh | * | 0 | — | 1 |
| 2Larry Zhou Chen | 1 | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3Slava Lukinykh | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4Mohid Zaka | 0 | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chen, Larry Zhou | 1816 | CAN | =3B | +8N | +2B | =5N | +4B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 11.25 | 2082 | +67.2 |
| 2 | Mahip Singh | 1952 | CAN | +4N | +5B | −1N | +6B | +8N | 4.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 9.50 | 2043 | +10.4 |
| 3 | Lukinykh, Slava | 1866 | CAN | =1N | =4B | −7N | +11B | +10B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.25 | 1646 | -35.6 |
| 4 | Bordas, Gyula | 1736 | HUN | −2B | =3N | +11N | +10B | −1N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.50 | 1604 | -8.6 |
| 5 | Zaka, Mohid | 1804 | CAN | +12N | −2N | +6B | =1B | F | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.50 | 1976 | +18.4 |
| 6 | Chen, ShuangWCM | 1808 | CAN | +10N | +9B | −5N | −2N | =7B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.25 | 1763 | -10.4 |
| 7 | Brajkovic, Nikola | 1763 | CAN | −8B | +10N | +3B | F | =6N | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.25 | 1843 | +6.6 |
| 8 | Hadid, Mohammed | 1858 | CAN | +7N | −1B | F | +9N | −2B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.50 | 1853 | -0.4 |
| 9 | Arandia, Henry | 1884 | CAN | +11B | −6N | F | −8B | F | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1032 | -46.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 2685035 | 0 | — | −6B | −7B | F | −4N | −3N | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 992 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 2685027 | 0 | — | −9N | F | −4B | −3N | F | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1028 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Wu, Nolan | 1953 | CAN | −5B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1003 | -28.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Chen, Larry ZhouCAN+67.24.0 pts · #2
- 2Zaka, MohidCAN+18.42.5 pts · #3
- 3Mahip SinghCAN+10.44.0 pts · #1
- 1Arandia, HenryCAN-46.01.0 pts · #10
- 2Lukinykh, SlavaCAN-35.63.0 pts · #7
- 3Wu, NolanCAN-28.00.0 pts · #12
- R1+149 Elo gap
- R3+136 Elo gap
- R3+103 Elo gap