2026 Chess4win North York FIDE Ladder Open U2000
Open SwissStandard
17 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 11 Apr 2026 to 12 Apr 2026 in Markham, ON, Canada. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1681, and top seed was Jayden Lau (🇨🇦 CAN, 1729).
Jayden Lau (🇨🇦 CAN, 1729) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Allen Li (3.5) and Dharsan Satish Alwar (3.5). Lau broke clear in the final round.
Location
🇨🇦Markham, ON, Canada
Dates
11 Apr 2026 → 12 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 4 represented
🇨🇦Canada×14
FIDE (no federation)×1
🇮🇳India×1
🇺🇸United States of America×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsJayden Lau led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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2
1
3
1
R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
Jayden Lau held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Jayden Lau lost to Allen Li (Black).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Jayden Lau won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jayden Lau | * | 0 | — | — |
| 2Allen Li | 1 | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3Dharsan Satish Alwar | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4Brian Kong | — | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lau, Jayden | 1729 | CAN | +17N | +11B | +12B | −2N | +5B | 4.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 6.00 | 1895 | +40.4 |
| 2 | Li, Allen | 1728 | CAN | =8B | =4N | +14B | +1B | =3N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 9.50 | 1799 | +18.4 |
| 3 | Satish Alwar, Dharsan | 1677 | CAN | +15N | +14B | =5B | =12N | =2B | 3.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 5.75 | 1780 | +27.6 |
| 4 | Kong, Brian | 1662 | CAN | =6N | =2B | =9N | +11B | =13N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 7.00 | 1735 | +23.2 |
| 5 | Fu, Ashley | 1627 | CAN | F | +6B | =3N | +7B | −1N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 6.75 | 1778 | +32.4 |
| 6 | Allahverdi, Umid | 1657 | CAN | =4B | −5N | +17B | =8N | =7B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1625 | -8.8 |
| 7 | Syed, Farhaan | 1672 | USA | +10B | −12N | +8B | −5N | =6N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 6.25 | 1632 | -10.8 |
| 8 | Chahar, Yugansh | 1581 | FID | =2N | +13B | −7N | =6B | =15N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 5.00 | 1651 | +18.8 |
| 9 | Lam, Eric | 1592 | CAN | −11N | F | =4B | +14N | +12B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.00 | 1743 | +32.0 |
| 10 | Sahni, Anagh | 1650 | CAN | −7N | +17B | −11N | =15B | +14N | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.50 | 1621 | -7.6 |
| 11 | Nakar, Soham | 1681 | CAN | +9B | −1N | +10B | −4N | F | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 5.00 | 1655 | -6.0 |
| 12 | Nair, Aayush | 1646 | IND | F | +7B | −1N | =3B | −9N | 1.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 4.25 | 1580 | -7.6 |
| 13 | Zhao, Shannon | 1653 | CAN | F | −8N | F | +17N | =4B | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.50 | 1609 | -7.2 |
| 14 | Tan, Rex | 1614 | CAN | +16B | −3N | −2N | −9B | −10B | 1.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 1.00 | 1428 | -44.8 |
| 15 | Bhowmick, Aaron | 1563 | CAN | −3B | −16N | F | =10N | =8B | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.50 | 1458 | -17.2 |
| 16 | Krivykh, Daniel | 1696 | CAN | −14N | +15B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1579 | -12.4 |
| 17 | Li, Jiazhou | 1587 | CAN | −1B | −10N | −6N | −13B | F | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 872 | -62.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Lau, JaydenCAN+40.44.0 pts · #1
- 2Fu, AshleyCAN+32.42.5 pts · #5
- 3Lam, EricCAN+32.02.5 pts · #10
Top rating losers
- 1Li, JiazhouCAN-62.80.0 pts · #17
- 2Tan, RexCAN-44.81.0 pts · #16
- 3Bhowmick, AaronCAN-17.21.0 pts · #14