2026 Alberta Closed
Round-RobinStandard
6 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 27 Mar 2026 to 29 Mar 2026 in Edmonton, AB, Canada. 3 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2153, and top seed was Tymur Keleberda (🇨🇦 CAN, IM, 2329).
Amir Mohammad Bahmani (🇨🇦 CAN, 2268) won with 3.5/5, ahead of Tymur Keleberda (3.5) and Sherzod Khodjimatov (3.0). Bahmani shared the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Jonathan Wu (CM, 2104) beat Amir Mohammad Bahmani (2268), a +164-point gap.
Location
🇨🇦Edmonton, AB, Canada
Dates
27 Mar 2026 → 29 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Round-robin · 5 rounds
Titled players · 3
IM×1
CM×2
Federations · 2 represented
🇨🇦Canada×5
🇻🇪Venezuela×1
Top 3
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- 🥈
- 🥉
How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTitle race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
2
2
3
2
2
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Amir Mohammad Bahmani drew with IM Tymur Keleberda (White).
R2–R4 · WIN STREAK
Amir Mohammad Bahmani won 3 in a row (R2–R4).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇦Bahmani, Amir Mohammad | 2268 | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 7.25 | 11.5 | +2.2 | 2279 |
| 2 | 🇨🇦IMKeleberda, Tymur | 2329 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 3.5 | 7.25 | 11.5 | -6.0 | 2267 |
| 3 | 🇨🇦Khodjimatov, Sherzod | 2149 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | 3.0 | 6.50 | 12.0 | +10.6 | 2226 |
| 4 | 🇨🇦CMWu, Jonathan | 2104 | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 2.5 | 5.00 | 12.5 | +14.8 | 2163 |
| 5 | 🇨🇦Malek, Omid | 2009 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 2.0 | 3.50 | 13.0 | +11.6 | 2110 |
| 6 | 🇻🇪CMArruebarrena Rodriguez, Rafael | 2060 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 0.5 | 1.50 | 14.5 | -25.8 | 1806 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Wu, JonathanCMCAN+14.82.5 pts · #4
- 2Malek, OmidCAN+11.62.0 pts · #5
- 3Khodjimatov, SherzodCAN+10.63.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Arruebarrena Rodriguez, RafaelCMVEN-25.80.5 pts · #6
- 2Keleberda, TymurIMCAN-6.03.5 pts · #2
- 3Bahmani, Amir MohammadCAN2.23.5 pts · #1
Biggest upsets
- R1+164 Elo gap