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2026 AFM1st Peel Region - Spring Chess Championship - Under 2000

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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 (πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ CAN, 1900).

Erwin Casareno (πŸ‡³πŸ‡± 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.

Location
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Dates
28 Mar 2026 β†’ 29 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for the whole game
System
Swiss Β· 5 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦Merlin Nazareno1900
Avg top 10
1,720
Participants
25
Federations Β· 4 represented
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦CanadaΓ—20
πŸ‡³πŸ‡±NetherlandsΓ—1
πŸ‡―πŸ‡²JamaicaΓ—1
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈUnited States of AmericaΓ—1
Top 3
  • πŸ₯‡
    Erwin Casareno
    πŸ‡³πŸ‡±NEDΒ·1854
    4.5ptsΒ·2077perf+21.6
  • πŸ₯ˆ
    Tanishq Patil
    πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦CANΒ·1694
    4.0ptsΒ·1886perf+47.2
  • πŸ₯‰
    Neevan Patel
    πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦CANΒ·1605
    3.5ptsΒ·1798perf+38.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 5 rounds

Erwin 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.

Co-leaders
12
8
2
2
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
Casareno4.5Patil4Knechtel3.5Muminov3.5Patel3.5Satish Alwar3.5
R5–R5 Β· LEAD HELD

Erwin Casareno held the sole lead from R5 through R5 without losing it.

R4 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND

Erwin Casareno drew with Tanishq Patil (Black).

WIN STREAKS Β· 3 top finishers

Erwin Casareno 3 wins (R1–R3)Tanishq Patil 3 wins (R1–R3)Thomas Knechtel 3 wins (R3–R5)

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Erwin Casareno*
Β½
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2Tanishq Patil
Β½
*β€”
Β½
3Thomas Knechtelβ€”β€”*β€”
4Diyor Muminovβ€”
Β½
β€”*

Grille amΓ©ricaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Casareno, Erwin1854NED+23B+9N+7B=2N+10B4.513.013.011.002077+21.6
2Patil, Tanishq1694CAN+18B+17N+8B=1B=6N4.012.514.010.001886+47.2
3Patel, Neevan1605CAN+11N=4B+21Bβˆ’10N+7B3.512.013.08.251798+38.8
4Knechtel, Thomas1748CANβˆ’17B=3N+12B+8N+11B3.511.513.09.751740-0.6
5Satish Alwar, Dharsan1685CAN+21Bβˆ’7N+17B+9N=13B3.510.011.06.751806+25.6
6Muminov, Diyor1521CAN+20N+19BF+13N=2B3.59.59.57.501932+62.4
7Nazareno, Merlin1900CAN+19N+5Bβˆ’1N+14Bβˆ’3N3.013.515.07.001731-18.6
8Henry, Matthew1588JAM+12N+25Bβˆ’2Nβˆ’4B+14N3.012.012.04.501721+36.4
9Syed, Farhaan1652USA+25Nβˆ’1B+14Nβˆ’5B+22N3.011.011.03.001727+20.4
10Nguyen, Dylan1666CAN+24B+18NF+3Bβˆ’1N3.09.59.55.001823+32.8
11Das, Antarip1506CANβˆ’3B+15N=18B+16Nβˆ’4N2.511.012.54.751577+14.8
12Harish, Adwaith1623CANβˆ’8B+24Nβˆ’4N+19B=20N2.59.59.52.251599-4.4
13Zhao, Shannon1655CAN+22B+23NFβˆ’6B=5N2.58.08.02.751695+8.4
14Ling, Samuel1527CAN+15B+22Nβˆ’9Bβˆ’7Nβˆ’8B2.011.012.03.001600+9.0
15Moon, Do-Oh1672CANβˆ’14Nβˆ’11B=19N+23B=17N2.07.57.51.501515-42.8
16FIDE 26397690β€”Fβˆ’21N+20Bβˆ’11B+18N2.06.56.53.0015620.0
17Roque, Alexa1642CAN+4Nβˆ’2Bβˆ’5Nβˆ’20B=15B1.513.014.54.501612-7.2
18Li, Jiazhou1619CANβˆ’2Nβˆ’10B=11N+24Bβˆ’16B1.511.511.51.251484-32.0
19Husic, Elvis1633CANβˆ’7Bβˆ’6N=15Bβˆ’12N+24N1.511.011.01.001479-41.6
20Bhowmick, Aaron0CANβˆ’6BFβˆ’16N+17N=12B1.59.59.52.7515940.0
21FIDE 26851080β€”βˆ’5N+16Bβˆ’3Nβˆ’22BF1.010.010.02.008140.0
22Jia, Jasper Yunjie1553CANβˆ’13Nβˆ’14BF+21Nβˆ’9B1.08.58.51.00807-50.8
23Momic, Jovan1647CANβˆ’1Nβˆ’13BFβˆ’15NF0.09.09.00.00926-24.0
24Arora, Gaurav1437CANβˆ’10Nβˆ’12BFβˆ’18Nβˆ’19B0.08.58.50.00836-37.2
25Kotapuri, Ruslan1673CANβˆ’9Bβˆ’8NFFF0.06.06.00.00819-45.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets β€” the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
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Biggest upsets
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