2026 AFM1st Peel Region - Springtime Chess Championship - Over 1800
Open SwissStandard
27 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held on 18 Apr 2026 in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. 4 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1885, and top seed was Ashley Qian (🇨🇦 CAN, WFM, 1976).
Riyaan Lakhani (🇨🇦 CAN, 1875) won with 3.5/4, ahead of Erwin Casareno (3.0) and William Martinez (3.0). Lakhani clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Duc Khai Le (1791) beat Mahip Singh (1961), a +170-point gap.
Location
🇨🇦Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Dates
18 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for the whole game
System
Swiss · 4 rounds
Titled players · 4
WFM×3
WCM×1
Federations · 4 represented
🇨🇦Canada×23
🇧🇼Botswana×1
🇳🇱Netherlands×1
🇵🇦Panama×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsRiyaan Lakhani led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
11
4
1
1
R4 · LEADER CHANGE18 Apr
Riyaan Lakhani takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
WFM Ashley Qian won 3 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Riyaan Lakhani | * | — | — | — |
| 2WFMAshley Qian | — | * | 1 | — |
| 3Michael Blair | — | 0 | * | — |
| 4Nikola Brajkovic | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakhani, Riyaan | 1875 | CAN | +20N | =3B | +2N | +9B | 3.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 8.00 | 2172 | +26.0 |
| 2 | Casareno, Erwin | 1876 | NED | +18B | +8N | −1B | +13N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 6.00 | 1967 | +9.0 |
| 3 | Martinez, William | 1902 | PAN | +23B | =1N | =11B | +16N | 3.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 5.25 | 1986 | +17.2 |
| 4 | Deepak, LaksshanaWFM | 1869 | CAN | +26B | +13N | +10N | −7B | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.00 | 1979 | +22.8 |
| 5 | Brajkovic, Nikola | 1769 | CAN | +19N | −10B | +14N | +12B | 3.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 5.00 | 1936 | +17.2 |
| 6 | Blair, Michael | 1811 | CAN | +21B | −7N | +18B | +11N | 3.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 4.00 | 2010 | +20.6 |
| 7 | Qian, AshleyWFM | 1976 | CAN | +27N | +6B | F | +4N | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.00 | 2616 | +30.1 |
| 8 | Patil, Tanishq | 1749 | CAN | +25N | −2B | +22N | +10B | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 1893 | +23.2 |
| 9 | Xie, IreneWFM | 1888 | CAN | =17B | +15N | +16B | −1N | 2.5 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 4.25 | 1935 | +9.6 |
| 10 | Chen, ShuangWCM | 1796 | CAN | +14B | +5N | −4B | −8N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 5.00 | 1772 | -5.6 |
| 11 | Hong, Zihan | 1875 | CAN | =16N | +12B | =3N | −6B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 4.25 | 1802 | -15.6 |
| 12 | Le, Duc Khai | 1791 | CAN | +15B | −11N | +21B | −5N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 1819 | +6.0 |
| 13 | Lau, Jayden | 1728 | CAN | +22N | −4B | +20N | −2B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1764 | +7.6 |
| 14 | Katz, Lyam | 1700 | CAN | −10N | +19B | −5B | +18N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1749 | +5.4 |
| 15 | Mahip Singh | 1961 | CAN | −12N | −9B | +25N | +19B | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 1663 | -23.0 |
| 16 | He, Jinglai | 1705 | CAN | =11B | +17N | −9N | −3B | 1.5 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 2.50 | 1784 | +14.4 |
| 17 | Coquilla, Konner Virgo | 1818 | CAN | =9N | −16B | −24N | +21N | 1.5 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 2.25 | 1647 | -37.6 |
| 18 | Kutuzyan, James | 1744 | CAN | −2N | +25B | −6N | −14B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 996 | -51.6 |
| 19 | Chauhan, Kshitij | 1686 | CAN | −5B | −14N | +23B | −15N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1594 | -20.0 |
| 20 | Satish Alwar, Dharsan | 1677 | CAN | −1B | +23N | −13B | F | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 1648 | -4.4 |
| 21 | Patel, Neevan | 1671 | CAN | −6N | +27B | −12N | −17B | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1604 | -12.8 |
| 22 | Wang, Angela | 1633 | CAN | −13B | +26N | −8B | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1581 | -8.0 |
| 23 | Singh, Jasman | 1717 | CAN | −3N | −20B | −19N | +25B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 955 | -54.4 |
| 24 | Supsup, Ferdinand | 1673 | CAN | F | F | +17B | F | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2618 | +13.8 |
| 25 | FIDE 2685485 | 0 | — | −8B | −18N | −15B | −23N | 0.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 993 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Alimirzoev, Rustam | 1642 | CAN | −4N | −22B | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 951 | -28.8 |
| 27 | Mothupi, Tebatso | 1768 | BOT | −7B | −21N | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1024 | -34.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Qian, AshleyWFMCAN+30.13.0 pts · #2
- 2Lakhani, RiyaanCAN+26.03.5 pts · #1
- 3Patil, TanishqCAN+23.23.0 pts · #11
Top rating losers
- 1Singh, JasmanCAN-54.41.0 pts · #27
- 2Kutuzyan, JamesCAN-51.61.0 pts · #23
- 3Coquilla, Konner VirgoCAN-37.61.5 pts · #16
Biggest upsets
- R1+170 Elo gap
- R3+145 Elo gap
- R2+113 Elo gap