2026 AFM1st Peel Region - Spring Chess Championship - Under 1600
29 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 28 Mar 2026 to 29 Mar 2026 in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1511, and top seed was Mehmet Uyanik (🇹🇷 TUR, 1581).
Mithran Muthukumaran (🇨🇦 CAN, 0) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Sanjarbek Zokirov (4.0) and Bhargav Natarajan (4.0). Muthukumaran won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Bernard Buscar (1453) beat Bosen Li (1580), a +127-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsMithran Muthukumaran led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Mithran Muthukumaran held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
Mithran Muthukumaran 4 wins (R1–R4)Sanjarbek Zokirov 3 wins (R3–R5)
Mithran Muthukumaran held the sole lead at R4–R5 but finished #17.
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mithran Muthukumaran | * | — | ½ | — |
| 2Sanjarbek Zokirov | — | * | — | — |
| 3Aarit Mishra | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4Mehmet Uyanik | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muthukumaran, Mithran | 0 | CAN | +17B | +19N | +?B | +8N | =5B | 4.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 9.00 | 1418 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Zokirov, Sanjarbek | 0 | CAN | +4B | −3N | +13B | +?N | +8B | 4.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 10.00 | 1569 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Natarajan, Bhargav | 1555 | CAN | −7N | +2B | +14N | +11B | +10N | 4.0 | 13.0 | 16.0 | 13.00 | 1540 | -1.2 |
| 4 | Chattopadhyay, Adhrit | 1524 | CAN | −2N | +11B | +24N | +12B | +7N | 4.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 10.50 | 2295 | +18.8 |
| 5 | Mishra, Aarit | 1433 | CAN | +25N | =15B | +7N | +22B | =1N | 4.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 9.50 | 1666 | +26.0 |
| 6 | Uyanik, Mehmet | 1581 | TUR | −9B | +25N | +26B | +17N | +15B | 4.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 6.50 | 2250 | +6.6 |
| 7 | Mogallos, Jason | 1506 | CAN | +3B | +16N | −5B | +27N | −4B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 7.50 | 1498 | +0.4 |
| 8 | Suresh, Arjun | 0 | FID | +?B | +26N | +10N | −1B | −2N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 4.00 | 1548 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Nikul, Siddharth | 0 | CAN | +6N | −10B | −12N | +23B | +20N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 8.00 | 1581 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Harish, Arnav | 1569 | CAN | +19B | +9N | −8B | +18N | −3B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 7.00 | 750 | -22.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 2681439 | 0 | — | +28B | −4N | +19B | −3N | +17B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.00 | 734 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 2684853 | 0 | — | −18B | +23N | +9B | −4N | +?B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 5.00 | 717 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Li, Bosen | 1580 | CAN | −15N | +20B | −2N | +25B | +22N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 5.00 | 650 | -27.2 |
| 14 | Cai, George | 0 | CAN | −16B | +29N | −3B | +26N | +21B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.00 | 728 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Buscar, Bernard | 1453 | CAN | +13B | =5N | +18B | F | −6N | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 7.00 | 1525 | +6.2 |
| 16 | Su, Wentan | 1507 | CAN | +14N | −7B | F | =21N | +18B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 6.00 | 695 | -20.8 |
| 17 | FIDE 2685086 | 0 | — | −1N | +?B | +20N | −6B | −11N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 2.00 | 777 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Alagappan, Aadhi | 0 | CAN | +12N | +?B | −15N | −10B | −16N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 1323 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Saimovici, Gabriel | 1404 | CAN | −10N | −1B | −11N | +?B | +?N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 1508 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 2685078 | 0 | — | +27B | −13N | −17B | +29N | −9B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 781 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 39983870 | 0 | — | =24N | −?B | +?N | =16B | −14N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1506 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 2636751 | 0 | — | +?B | +?N | F | −5N | −13B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1352 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 2662426 | 0 | — | −?N | −12B | +28B | −9N | +?B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1451 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Saini, Daksh | 0 | CAN | =21B | +28N | −4B | F | F | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 717 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 2682770 | 0 | — | −5B | −6B | +?N | −13N | F | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 1309 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 2676877 | 0 | — | +?N | −8B | −6N | −14B | F | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 1550 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 2685043 | 0 | — | −20N | F | +29B | −7B | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 695 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Panneerselvam, Thamizhaaradhanan | 0 | CAN | −11N | −24B | −23N | −?B | F | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 722 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 2684780 | 0 | — | F | −14B | −27N | −20B | −?N | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 722 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Mishra, AaritCAN+26.04.0 pts · #5
- 2Chattopadhyay, AdhritCAN+18.84.0 pts · #9
- 3Uyanik, MehmetTUR+6.64.0 pts · #7
- 1Li, BosenCAN-27.23.0 pts · #29
- 2Harish, ArnavCAN-22.03.0 pts · #24
- 3Su, WentanCAN-20.82.5 pts · #19
- R1+127 Elo gap