2026 5th BC3 Road to Masters Chess Classic U1600
Open SwissStandard
5 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 18 Apr 2026 to 19 Apr 2026 in Saskatoon, SK, Canada. Top 10 Elo average was 1093, and top seed was Reid Sun (🇨🇦 CAN, 1683).
The biggest upset came in round 5: FIDE 2654547 (1218) beat FIDE 2664232 (1405), a +187-point gap.
Location
🇨🇦Saskatoon, SK, Canada
Dates
18 Apr 2026 → 19 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Avg top 10
1,093
Participants
5
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 5 · 5 roundsTitle race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
6
3
1
4
2
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
FIDE 2643430 beat FIDE 2670232 (Black).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
FIDE 2670232 won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FIDE 2643430 | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2FIDE 2670232 | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3FIDE 2685710 | — | — | * | — |
| 4FIDE 2685701 | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIDE 2643430 | 1431 | — | +?B | +5N | −?N | +?B | +2N | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 1617 | 0.0 |
| 2 | FIDE 2670232 | 1426 | — | +?B | +?N | +?B | −?N | −1B | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1617 | 0.0 |
| 3 | FIDE 2685710 | 0 | — | −?B | +?N | +?N | −?B | −?B | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 797 | 0.0 |
| 4 | FIDE 2685701 | 1216 | — | −?N | −?B | =?N | +5B | −?N | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 797 | 0.0 |
| 5 | FIDE 2683628 | 1391 | — | +?B | −1B | −?N | −4N | F | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 797 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1FIDE 26434300.04.0 pts · #2
- 2FIDE 26702320.03.0 pts · #1
- 3FIDE 26836280.01.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1FIDE 26434300.04.0 pts · #2
- 2FIDE 26702320.03.0 pts · #1
- 3FIDE 26836280.01.0 pts · #4