2026 5th BC3 Road to Masters Chess Classic Open
12 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 18 Apr 2026 to 19 Apr 2026 in Saskatoon, SK, Canada. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1869, and top seed was Lloyd Carolino (🇨🇦 CAN, 2001).
Tevanio Steadman (🇯🇲 JAM, 1949) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Hoc Quan Ha (4.0) and Lloyd Carolino (3.5). Steadman won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Syam Mohan Sree Sivam (1640) beat Samuel Reid (1806), a +166-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTevanio Steadman led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Tevanio Steadman held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
Tevanio Steadman drew with Hoc Quan Ha (Black).
Tevanio Steadman went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Tevanio Steadman | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2Hoc Quan Ha | ½ | * | — | 1 |
| 3Lloyd Carolino | 0 | — | * | 1 |
| 4Sophia Guzman | — | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steadman, Tevanio | 1949 | JAM | +8N | +4B | =2N | +3B | +9B | 4.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 11.50 | 2100 | +15.6 |
| 2 | Ha, Hoc Quan | 1935 | CAN | +11N | +5B | =1B | =9N | +4B | 4.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 9.00 | 1989 | +69.6 |
| 3 | Carolino, Lloyd | 2001 | CAN | =10B | +11N | +5B | −1N | +8B | 3.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 6.25 | 1837 | +15.2 |
| 4 | Agansonov, Alexander | 1947 | CAN | +6B | −1N | =9N | +10B | −2N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 4.75 | 1705 | -14.4 |
| 5 | Guzman, Sophia | 1829 | CAN | +12B | −2N | −3N | =8B | +10B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.50 | 1609 | -30.8 |
| 6 | Reid, Samuel | 1806 | CAN | −4N | −8B | +12N | +11B | =7N | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.25 | 1503 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Villamar, Flyn | 1810 | CAN | F | F | +11B | +12N | =6B | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.25 | 2283 | +17.2 |
| 8 | Mohan Sree Sivam, Syam | 1640 | CAN | −1B | +6N | =10B | =5N | −3N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 4.50 | 1598 | +0.8 |
| 9 | Gonzales, Joel | 1900 | CAN | F | =10N | =4B | =2B | −1N | 1.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 4.00 | 1690 | -30.0 |
| 10 | Tcherni, Avram | 1784 | CAN | =3N | =9B | =8N | −4N | −5N | 1.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 3.50 | 1592 | -28.4 |
| 11 | Osali, Abdolreza | 1732 | CAN | −2B | −3B | −7N | −6N | +12B | 1.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 879 | -31.2 |
| 12 | FIDE 2685663 | 1614 | — | −5N | F | −6B | −7B | −11N | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 787 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Ha, Hoc QuanCAN+69.64.0 pts · #2
- 2Villamar, FlynCAN+17.22.5 pts · #10
- 3Steadman, TevanioJAM+15.64.5 pts · #1
- 1Osali, AbdolrezaCAN-31.21.0 pts · #11
- 2Guzman, SophiaCAN-30.82.5 pts · #5
- 3Gonzales, JoelCAN-30.01.5 pts · #4
- R2+166 Elo gap