2026 AFM1st Peel Region - Spring Chess Championship - Under 2000
25 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 28 Mar 2026 to 29 Mar 2026 in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1720, and top seed was Merlin Nazareno (🇨🇦 CAN, 1900).
Erwin Casareno (🇳🇱 NED, 1854) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Tanishq Patil (4.0) and Neevan Patel (3.5). Casareno broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Neevan Patel (1605) beat Merlin Nazareno (1900), a +295-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsErwin Casareno led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Erwin Casareno held the sole lead from R5 through R5 without losing it.
Erwin Casareno drew with Tanishq Patil (Black).
Erwin Casareno 3 wins (R1–R3)Tanishq Patil 3 wins (R1–R3)Thomas Knechtel 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Erwin Casareno | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2Tanishq Patil | ½ | * | — | ½ |
| 3Thomas Knechtel | — | — | * | — |
| 4Diyor Muminov | — | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Casareno, Erwin | 1854 | NED | +23B | +9N | +7B | =2N | +10B | 4.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 11.00 | 2077 | +21.6 |
| 2 | Patil, Tanishq | 1694 | CAN | +18B | +17N | +8B | =1B | =6N | 4.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 10.00 | 1886 | +47.2 |
| 3 | Patel, Neevan | 1605 | CAN | +11N | =4B | +21B | −10N | +7B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 8.25 | 1798 | +38.8 |
| 4 | Knechtel, Thomas | 1748 | CAN | −17B | =3N | +12B | +8N | +11B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 9.75 | 1740 | -0.6 |
| 5 | Satish Alwar, Dharsan | 1685 | CAN | +21B | −7N | +17B | +9N | =13B | 3.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 6.75 | 1806 | +25.6 |
| 6 | Muminov, Diyor | 1521 | CAN | +20N | +19B | F | +13N | =2B | 3.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 7.50 | 1932 | +62.4 |
| 7 | Nazareno, Merlin | 1900 | CAN | +19N | +5B | −1N | +14B | −3N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 7.00 | 1731 | -18.6 |
| 8 | Henry, Matthew | 1588 | JAM | +12N | +25B | −2N | −4B | +14N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.50 | 1721 | +36.4 |
| 9 | Syed, Farhaan | 1652 | USA | +25N | −1B | +14N | −5B | +22N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 1727 | +20.4 |
| 10 | Nguyen, Dylan | 1666 | CAN | +24B | +18N | F | +3B | −1N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.00 | 1823 | +32.8 |
| 11 | Das, Antarip | 1506 | CAN | −3B | +15N | =18B | +16N | −4N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 4.75 | 1577 | +14.8 |
| 12 | Harish, Adwaith | 1623 | CAN | −8B | +24N | −4N | +19B | =20N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.25 | 1599 | -4.4 |
| 13 | Zhao, Shannon | 1655 | CAN | +22B | +23N | F | −6B | =5N | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.75 | 1695 | +8.4 |
| 14 | Ling, Samuel | 1527 | CAN | +15B | +22N | −9B | −7N | −8B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 3.00 | 1600 | +9.0 |
| 15 | Moon, Do-Oh | 1672 | CAN | −14N | −11B | =19N | +23B | =17N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 1515 | -42.8 |
| 16 | FIDE 2639769 | 0 | — | F | −21N | +20B | −11B | +18N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.00 | 1562 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Roque, Alexa | 1642 | CAN | +4N | −2B | −5N | −20B | =15B | 1.5 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 4.50 | 1612 | -7.2 |
| 18 | Li, Jiazhou | 1619 | CAN | −2N | −10B | =11N | +24B | −16B | 1.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.25 | 1484 | -32.0 |
| 19 | Husic, Elvis | 1633 | CAN | −7B | −6N | =15B | −12N | +24N | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 1479 | -41.6 |
| 20 | Bhowmick, Aaron | 0 | CAN | −6B | F | −16N | +17N | =12B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.75 | 1594 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 2685108 | 0 | — | −5N | +16B | −3N | −22B | F | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 814 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Jia, Jasper Yunjie | 1553 | CAN | −13N | −14B | F | +21N | −9B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 807 | -50.8 |
| 23 | Momic, Jovan | 1647 | CAN | −1N | −13B | F | −15N | F | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 926 | -24.0 |
| 24 | Arora, Gaurav | 1437 | CAN | −10N | −12B | F | −18N | −19B | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 836 | -37.2 |
| 25 | Kotapuri, Ruslan | 1673 | CAN | −9B | −8N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 819 | -45.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Muminov, DiyorCAN+62.43.5 pts · #8
- 2Patil, TanishqCAN+47.24.0 pts · #2
- 3Patel, NeevanCAN+38.83.5 pts · #9
- 1Jia, Jasper YunjieCAN-50.81.0 pts · #22
- 2Kotapuri, RuslanCAN-45.60.0 pts · #25
- 3Moon, Do-OhCAN-42.82.0 pts · #12
- R5+295 Elo gap
- R2+166 Elo gap
- R1+145 Elo gap