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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. Top 10 Elo average was 291, and top seed was Platon Bilyk (πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ CAN, 1488).

Yash Darvekar (πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ CAN, 0) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Eric Jin (4.0) and Jack Sheng (3.5). Darvekar won solo starting round 3.

Location
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦Edmonton, AB, Canada
Dates
28 Mar 2026 β†’ 29 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 5 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦Platon Bilyk1488
Avg top 10
291
Participants
19
Federations Β· 1 represented
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦CanadaΓ—17
Top 3
  • πŸ₯‡
    Yash Darvekar
    πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦CAN
    4.5ptsΒ·2257perf+32.8
  • πŸ₯ˆ
    Eric Jin
    πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦CAN
    4.0ptsΒ·2074perf+8.0
  • πŸ₯‰
    Jack Sheng
    πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦CAN
    3.5ptsΒ·1960perf+52.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 5 rounds

Yash Darvekar led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
7
3
1
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
Darvekar4.5Jin4Prianichnikov3.5Sheng3.5Schibler3Butenko3
R3–R5 Β· LEAD HELD

Yash Darvekar held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.

R5 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND

Yash Darvekar drew with Eric Jin (White).

WIN STREAKS Β· 2 top finishers

Yash Darvekar 4 wins (R1–R4)Eric Jin 3 wins (R2–R4)

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Yash Darvekar*
Β½
β€”β€”
2Eric Jin
Β½
*β€”
1
3Maikl Prianichnikovβ€”β€”*
0
4Jack Shengβ€”
0
1
*

Grille amΓ©ricaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Darvekar, Yash0CAN+9B+6N+5B+7N=2B4.512.514.512.502257+32.8
2Jin, Eric0CAN=8N+16B+3B+11N=1N4.012.513.510.002074+8.0
3Sheng, Jack0CAN+19N+4Bβˆ’2N=6B+9N3.512.512.57.001960+52.4
4Prianichnikov, Maikl0CAN+13Bβˆ’3N+10B=5N+8B3.511.012.57.501891-6.4
5Schibler, Jordan0CAN+18B+11Nβˆ’1N=4B=7B3.012.513.05.501923+9.6
6Butenko, Zlata0CAN+15Nβˆ’1B=13N=3N+10B3.011.512.55.501804-20.4
7Kilroy, Evan0CANF+8B+12Nβˆ’1B=5N2.512.012.06.001943+10.6
8Gan, Steven0CAN=2Bβˆ’7N+15N+13Bβˆ’4N2.511.512.54.501803+6.8
9Shtepa, Liubov0CANβˆ’1Nβˆ’12B+19N+15Bβˆ’3B2.011.011.01.001619-36.8
10Lee, Raphael0CANβˆ’11B+18Nβˆ’4N+14Bβˆ’6N2.010.010.52.001613-4.4
11Villamar, Eros0CAN+10Nβˆ’5B+16Nβˆ’2BF2.010.010.03.001729-25.6
12McKenzie, Mike0CANF+9Nβˆ’7BF+18B2.05.05.02.501821+15.0
13Jacobs, Rene0CANβˆ’4N+19B=6Bβˆ’8NF1.59.09.01.501670+2.4
14FIDE 26843730β€”βˆ’16Nβˆ’15B=18Bβˆ’10N+19N1.54.54.50.2514320.0
15Villamar, Flyn0CANβˆ’6B+14Nβˆ’8Bβˆ’9NF1.09.09.01.501013-22.8
16FIDE 26853100β€”+14Bβˆ’2Nβˆ’11BFF1.08.08.01.5011710.0
17Seehagen, Terry0CANFFF+19BF1.00.00.00.002218+2.6
18Bilyk, Platon1488CANβˆ’5Nβˆ’10B=14NFβˆ’12N0.58.59.50.75911-28.8
19Best, Daton1419CANβˆ’3Bβˆ’13Nβˆ’9Bβˆ’17Nβˆ’14B0.08.59.50.00929-11.6

Key insights

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

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