2026 Collingwood Somborac Chess Festival U1900
Open SwissStandard
36 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 01 May 2026 to 03 May 2026 in Collingwood, Canada. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 0.
Thiago Eustaqu Alves De Oliveira (🇨🇦 CAN, 0) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Mario Moran-Venegas (4.5) and Scott Kuehl (4.0). Alves De Oliveira won solo starting round 4.
Location
🇨🇦Collingwood, Canada
Dates
01 May 2026 → 03 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Avg top 10
0
Participants
36
Federations · 3 represented
🇨🇦Canada×32
FIDE (no federation)×1
🇹🇷Turkiye×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsThiago Eustaqu Alves De Oliveira led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
12
7
4
1
1
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
Thiago Eustaqu Alves De Oliveira held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Thiago Eustaqu Alves De Oliveira 5 wins (R1–R5)Mario Moran-Venegas 3 wins (R1–R3)Scott Kuehl 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Thiago Eustaqu Alves De Oliveira | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2Mario Moran-Venegas | — | * | — | — |
| 3Scott Kuehl | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Hal Bond | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alves De Oliveira, Thiago Eustaqu | 0 | CAN | +27N | +7B | +5N | +3B | +4N | 5.0 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 15.50 | 1725 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Moran-Venegas, Mario | 0 | CAN | +24N | +12B | +11N | =4B | +7N | 4.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 12.25 | 1988 | +50.8 |
| 3 | Kuehl, Scott | 0 | CAN | +23B | +28N | +18B | −1N | +10B | 4.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 7.50 | 2443 | +21.6 |
| 4 | Kamath, Nikita | 0 | CAN | +13B | +17N | +15B | =2N | −1B | 3.5 | 15.0 | 17.5 | 10.25 | 1928 | +54.4 |
| 5 | Schwartz, Michael | 0 | CAN | +30B | +19N | −1B | =8N | +15B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 7.00 | 1559 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Bond, Hal | 0 | CAN | =15B | =8N | =19B | +29N | +20N | 3.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 6.75 | 1665 | -1.6 |
| 7 | Kutuzyan, James | 0 | CAN | +9B | −1N | +28B | +18N | −2B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 6.00 | 1623 | -7.2 |
| 8 | Gillis, Doug | 0 | CAN | =16N | =6B | +32N | =5B | =11N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 6.75 | 1612 | +5.4 |
| 9 | Zokirov, Sanjarbek | 0 | CAN | −7N | +13B | =14N | =20B | +21N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 7.50 | 1425 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Runstedler, Rick | 0 | CAN | =32N | =20B | +12N | +21B | −3N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 6.25 | 1613 | -4.8 |
| 11 | Howe, Gordon | 0 | CAN | +33B | +29N | −2B | =17N | =8B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 4.25 | 1670 | +2.8 |
| 12 | Meyer, Ralf, Dr. | 0 | CAN | +34B | −2N | −10B | +22N | +25B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.50 | 1625 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 2686449 | 0 | — | −4N | −9N | +34B | +24B | +26N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.00 | 1622 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Deshpande, Rucha | 0 | CAN | F | =25N | =9B | +23N | +18B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 5.75 | 1890 | +59.6 |
| 15 | Swain, Harshil | 0 | CAN | =6N | +16B | −4N | +26B | −5N | 2.5 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 5.75 | 1692 | +16.8 |
| 16 | Ivkin, Michael | 0 | CAN | =8B | −15N | =22B | =19N | +23B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 5.00 | 1521 | +9.6 |
| 17 | Lambruschini, Alex | 0 | CAN | +35N | −4B | +24N | =11B | F | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 1597 | -16.2 |
| 18 | Pinto, Hanzel | 0 | CAN | +36N | +21B | −3N | −7B | −14N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.00 | 1395 | -62.8 |
| 19 | Mourgelas, James | 0 | CAN | F | −5B | =6N | =16B | +30N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 4.00 | 1587 | +9.2 |
| 20 | Sreekumar Maliekal, Balakrishnan | 0 | CAN | F | =10N | +31B | =9N | −6B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1671 | +15.8 |
| 21 | Sheppard, Justin | 0 | CAN | +22B | −18N | +25B | −10N | −9B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 3.50 | 1597 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Armstrong, Robert J | 0 | CAN | −21N | =33B | =16N | −12B | +28N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 2.50 | 1424 | -3.6 |
| 23 | Uyanik, Mehmet | 0 | TUR | −3N | =27B | +33N | −14B | −16N | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 1.25 | 1372 | -22.0 |
| 24 | Mollison, William J. | 0 | CAN | −2B | +34N | −17B | −13N | =29B | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.50 | 1526 | -12.4 |
| 25 | Sreekumar, Gayathri | 0 | CAN | F | =14B | −21N | +28B | −12N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.50 | 1367 | -20.8 |
| 26 | Gillanders, Robert | 0 | CAN | F | +30N | =29B | −15N | −13B | 1.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 1.50 | 1392 | -13.8 |
| 27 | Welsh, Nolan | 0 | FID | −1B | =23N | F | +32B | F | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.25 | 1580 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Campbell, Richard | 0 | CAN | +31B | −3B | −7N | −25N | −22B | 1.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 1.00 | 1392 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Dattani, Dinesh | 0 | CAN | F | −11B | =26N | −6B | =24N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.50 | 1451 | -21.6 |
| 30 | FIDE 2663481 | 0 | — | −5N | −26B | F | +31N | −19B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1456 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Proctor, Dale W | 0 | CAN | −28N | +32B | −20N | −30B | F | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.50 | 666 | -31.2 |
| 32 | Hood, Jacob | 0 | CAN | =10B | −31N | −8B | −27N | F | 0.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.50 | 1350 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Prost, Bernie | 0 | CAN | −11N | =22N | −23B | F | F | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 1298 | -34.0 |
| 34 | Parakin, Don | 0 | CAN | −12N | −24B | −13N | F | F | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 800 | -16.6 |
| 35 | Graham, Philip | 0 | CAN | −17B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1012 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Khezri, Hamed | 0 | CAN | −18B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 904 | -6.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Deshpande, RuchaCAN+59.63.0 pts · #10
- 2Kamath, NikitaCAN+54.43.5 pts · #11
- 3Moran-Venegas, MarioCAN+50.84.5 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Pinto, HanzelCAN-62.82.0 pts · #24
- 2Prost, BernieCAN-34.00.5 pts · #28
- 3Proctor, Dale WCAN-31.21.0 pts · #35