2026 Alberta Reserves
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19 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 28 Mar 2026 to 29 Mar 2026 in Edmonton, AB, Canada. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 291, and top seed was Platon Bilyk (🇨🇦 CAN, 1488).
Yash Darvekar (🇨🇦 CAN, CM, 0) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Eric Jin (4.0) and Jack Sheng (3.5). Darvekar won solo starting round 3.
Location
🇨🇦Edmonton, AB, Canada
Dates
28 Mar 2026 → 29 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇨🇦Canada×17
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsCM Yash Darvekar led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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3
1
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1
R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
CM Yash Darvekar held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
CM Yash Darvekar drew with Eric Jin (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
CM Yash Darvekar 4 wins (R1–R4)Eric Jin 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMYash Darvekar | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2Eric Jin | ½ | * | — | 1 |
| 3Maikl Prianichnikov | — | — | * | 0 |
| 4Jack Sheng | — | 0 | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darvekar, YashCM | 0 | CAN | +9B | +6N | +5B | +7N | =2B | 4.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 12.50 | 2257 | +32.8 |
| 2 | Jin, Eric | 0 | CAN | =8N | +16B | +3B | +11N | =1N | 4.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 10.00 | 2074 | +8.0 |
| 3 | Sheng, Jack | 0 | CAN | +19N | +4B | −2N | =6B | +9N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 7.00 | 1960 | +52.4 |
| 4 | Prianichnikov, Maikl | 0 | CAN | +13B | −3N | +10B | =5N | +8B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 7.50 | 1891 | -6.4 |
| 5 | Schibler, Jordan | 0 | CAN | +18B | +11N | −1N | =4B | =7B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 5.50 | 1923 | +9.6 |
| 6 | Butenko, Zlata | 0 | CAN | +15N | −1B | =13N | =3N | +10B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 5.50 | 1804 | -20.4 |
| 7 | Kilroy, Evan | 0 | CAN | F | +8B | +12N | −1B | =5N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 6.00 | 1943 | +10.6 |
| 8 | Gan, Steven | 0 | CAN | =2B | −7N | +15N | +13B | −4N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 4.50 | 1803 | +6.8 |
| 9 | Shtepa, Liubov | 0 | CAN | −1N | −12B | +19N | +15B | −3B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 1619 | -36.8 |
| 10 | Lee, Raphael | 0 | CAN | −11B | +18N | −4N | +14B | −6N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 1613 | -4.4 |
| 11 | Villamar, Eros | 0 | CAN | +10N | −5B | +16N | −2B | F | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 1729 | -25.6 |
| 12 | McKenzie, Mike | 0 | CAN | F | +9N | −7B | F | +18B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.50 | 1821 | +15.0 |
| 13 | Jacobs, Rene | 0 | CAN | −4N | +19B | =6B | −8N | F | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.50 | 1670 | +2.4 |
| 14 | FIDE 2684373 | 0 | — | −16N | −15B | =18B | −10N | +19N | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.25 | 1432 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Villamar, Flyn | 0 | CAN | −6B | +14N | −8B | −9N | F | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.50 | 1013 | -22.8 |
| 16 | FIDE 2685310 | 0 | — | +14B | −2N | −11B | F | F | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.50 | 1171 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Seehagen, Terry | 0 | CAN | F | F | F | +19B | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2218 | +2.6 |
| 18 | Bilyk, Platon | 1488 | CAN | −5N | −10B | =14N | F | −12N | 0.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 0.75 | 911 | -28.8 |
| 19 | Best, Daton | 1419 | CAN | −3B | −13N | −9B | −17N | −14B | 0.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 929 | -11.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Sheng, JackCAN+52.43.5 pts · #3
- 2Darvekar, YashCMCAN+32.84.5 pts · #1
- 3McKenzie, MikeCAN+15.02.0 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1Shtepa, LiubovCAN-36.82.0 pts · #10
- 2Bilyk, PlatonCAN-28.80.5 pts · #16
- 3Villamar, ErosCAN-25.62.0 pts · #13