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2026 Edmonton Easter Chess Festival - Classical

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15 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 04 Apr 2026 to 05 Apr 2026 in Edmonton, AB, Canada. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1793, and top seed was Amir Mohammad Bahmani (🇨🇦 CAN, 2282).

Amir Mohammad Bahmani (🇨🇦 CAN, 2282) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Evan Kilroy (4.0) and Steven Gan (3.0). Bahmani won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Lester Soco (1725) beat Yanchen Zheng (2008), a +283-point gap.

Location
🇨🇦Edmonton, AB, Canada
Dates
04 Apr 2026 → 05 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇨🇦Amir Mohammad Bahmani2282
Avg top 10
1,793
Participants
15
Federations · 2 represented
🇨🇦Canada×10
🇨🇳China×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Amir Mohammad Bahmani led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
7
3
2
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
Bahmani5Kilroy4McKenzie3Soco3Zheng3Gan3
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD

Amir Mohammad Bahmani never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Amir Mohammad Bahmani beat Evan Kilroy (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Amir Mohammad Bahmani 5 wins (R1–R5)Evan Kilroy 3 wins (R1–R3)Mike McKenzie 3 wins (R3–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Amir Mohammad Bahmani*
1
—
1
2Evan Kilroy
0
*——
3Mike McKenzie——*
0
4Lester Soco
0
—
1
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Bahmani, Amir Mohammad2282CAN+9B+3N+5B+2N+4N5.013.015.015.002714+8.2
2Kilroy, Evan1853CAN+8B+10N+11B−1B+3N4.012.514.59.502074+15.2
3Gan, Steven1781CAN+13N−1B+7N+9B−2B3.013.514.55.501773-2.8
4Soco, Lester1725CAN−10N+6B+12N+5N−1B3.013.014.07.002043+30.2
5Zheng, Yanchen2008CHN+12N+14B−1N−4B+10N3.011.012.04.001854-14.0
6McKenzie, Mike1660CANF−4N+13B+14N+11B3.07.07.04.001879+23.4
7Nalual, Bernie0CAN−11N+13B−3B=8N+9N2.59.510.54.251542-16.4
8FIDE 26609540—−2N−9N+15B=7B+12N2.59.59.52.2517030.0
9FIDE 26858250—−1N+8B+10B−3N−7B2.013.015.04.5011050.0
10FIDE 26858170—+4B−2B−9N+15N−5B2.012.012.03.0017370.0
11Tuvera, Mark1813CAN+7BF−2N+12B−6N2.010.510.53.501692-12.4
12Wang, Euclid1605CAN−5B+15N−4B−11N−8B1.010.510.50.001048-26.0
13Best, Daton1406CAN−3B−7N−6NF+15B1.08.58.50.00897-9.6
14Young, Joseph1798CAN+15B−5NF−6BF1.06.06.00.001034-18.4
15FIDE 26858090—−14N−12B−8N−10B−13N0.06.57.50.008030.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets