2026 BC Spring FIDE Chess Festival - Open Championship Crown Section
Open SwissStandard
15 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 01 May 2026 to 03 May 2026 in Vancouver, BC, Canada. 1 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1898, and top seed was Raymond Kaufman (🇨🇦 CAN, IM, 2264).
Nicolai Woltery (🇬🇧 ENG, 2084) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Raymond Kaufman (3.5) and Zhengyu Chen (3.5). Woltery clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Ryan Golchin (1854) beat Nicolai Woltery (2084), a +230-point gap.
Location
🇨🇦Vancouver, BC, Canada
Dates
01 May 2026 → 03 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 1
IM×1
Federations · 4 represented
🇨🇦Canada×11
🇺🇸United States of America×2
🇨🇳China×1
🇬🇧England×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsNicolai Woltery led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE03 May
Nicolai Woltery takes the sole lead (4.0/5).
R3–R5 · WIN STREAK
Nicolai Woltery won 3 in a row (R3–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nicolai Woltery | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2Zhengyu Chen | — | * | — | — |
| 3IMRaymond Kaufman | 0 | — | * | 1 |
| 4Callum Yoker | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Woltery, Nicolai | 2084 | ENG | +12B | −4N | +13B | +7N | +2B | 4.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 6.00 | 2083 | +3.2 |
| 2 | Kaufman, RaymondIM | 2264 | CAN | +8N | +14B | =4N | +5B | −1N | 3.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 6.50 | 2014 | -20.0 |
| 3 | Chen, Zhengyu | 1925 | CAN | =11B | +15N | =6N | =4B | +7B | 3.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.25 | 1917 | +2.0 |
| 4 | Golchin, Ryan | 1854 | CAN | +9N | +1B | =2B | =3N | −6B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 9.50 | 2057 | +50.4 |
| 5 | Yoker, Callum | 1757 | CAN | =7B | +11N | +9B | −2N | =10B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 4.50 | 1861 | +12.2 |
| 6 | Karthikeyan, Harishkumar | 1994 | USA | F | +13N | =3B | =8B | +4N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.75 | 2014 | +4.0 |
| 7 | Fu, James | 1578 | CAN | =5N | =10B | +14N | −1B | −3N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.50 | 1689 | +15.2 |
| 8 | Cheng, Peter Qian | 1747 | CAN | −2B | =12N | +11B | =6N | −9B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 2.25 | 1784 | +0.8 |
| 9 | Xiao, Zichun | 1666 | CHN | −4B | F | −5N | +13B | +8N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1779 | +23.6 |
| 10 | Yang, Nathan Yi-Hsin | 1868 | CAN | F | =7N | F | +12B | =5N | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.00 | 1668 | -19.6 |
| 11 | Malone, Ryan | 1677 | CAN | =3N | −5B | −8N | F | F | 0.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.75 | 1537 | -19.2 |
| 12 | Peng, Bennett | 0 | CAN | −1N | =8B | F | −10N | F | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1627 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Li, Moses | 1756 | CAN | F | −6B | −1N | −9N | F | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 1115 | -38.0 |
| 14 | Jain, Ishaan | 0 | USA | F | −2N | −7B | F | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 1121 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Doroshenko, Dasha | 1735 | CAN | F | −3B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1125 | -10.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Golchin, RyanCAN+50.43.0 pts · #5
- 2Xiao, ZichunCHN+23.62.0 pts · #7
- 3Fu, JamesCAN+15.22.0 pts · #10
Top rating losers
- 1Li, MosesCAN-38.00.0 pts · #13
- 2Kaufman, RaymondIMCAN-20.03.5 pts · #6
- 3Yang, Nathan Yi-HsinCAN-19.62.0 pts · #9
Biggest upsets
- R2+230 Elo gap
- R5+180 Elo gap