2026 Keres Memorial U2000

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79 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 16 May 2026 to 18 May 2026 in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. 2 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1846, and top seed was Arpak Worya Mohammed Qanee (🇨🇦 CAN, CM, 1932).

Gyuwon Lee (🇨🇦 CAN, 0) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Jason Williamson (5.0) and Henry Fan (5.0). Lee broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Mani Nayebi (1443) beat Jonathan Molod (CM, 1928), a +485-point gap.

Location

🇨🇦Richmond, British Columbia, Canada

Dates

16 May 2026 → 18 May 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Top seed

🇨🇦CMArpak Worya Mohammed Qanee1932

Avg top 10

1,846

Participants

Titled players · 2

CM×2

Federations · 8 represented

🇨🇦Canada×51

FIDE (no federation)×2

🇮🇷Iran×1

🇺🇦Ukraine×1

🇨🇳China×1

🇱🇰Sri Lanka×1

🇵🇭Philippines×1

🇮🇳India×1

Top 3

🥇
Gyuwon Lee
🇨🇦CAN
5.5pts·1838perf0.0
🥈
Jason Williamson
🇨🇦CAN·1849
5.0pts·2035perf+14.0
🥉
Henry Fan
🇨🇦CAN·1709
5.0pts·2024perf+80.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Gyuwon Lee led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.

Co-leaders

Lee5.5Hayer5Fan5Williamson5Shahad4.5Molod4.5— ex-leaders:Leeled R6, #9

R6–R6 · LEAD HELD

Gyuwon Lee held the sole lead from R6 through R6 without losing it.

R1–R4 · WIN STREAK

Gyuwon Lee won 4 in a row (R1–R4).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Gyuwon Lee	*	—	—	½
2Robin Hayer	—	*	—	—
3Henry Fan	—	—	*	½
4Jason Williamson	½	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Lee, Gyuwon	0	CAN	+31N	+12B	+30N	+28B	=2N	+11B	5.5	19.0	22.0	19.50	1838	0.0
2	Williamson, Jason	1849	CAN	+41B	+14N	+29B	+13N	=1B	=3B	5.0	21.5	24.5	19.25	2035	+14.0
3	Fan, Henry	1709	CAN	+79N	+69B	=10N	+32B	+5B	=2N	5.0	18.0	18.0	13.50	2024	+80.4
4	Hayer, Robin	1685	CAN	=46N	+57B	+24N	=15B	+28N	+17B	5.0	17.0	19.0	15.75	1935	+72.8
5	Shahad, Nabil	1721	CAN	+23N	+60B	=32N	+35B	−3N	+25B	4.5	18.0	20.0	13.50	1837	+35.2
6	Azmitia Pardo, Luis Eduardo	1788	FID	=36B	+48N	+47B	+10B	−11N	+23B	4.5	17.0	19.5	14.00	1820	+8.0
7	Mohammed Qanee, Arpak WoryaCM	1932	CAN	−12N	+31B	+44N	=21B	+34N	+27B	4.5	17.0	19.5	13.75	1650	-6.8
8	FIDE 2686791	0	—	−10N	=70B	+58N	+44B	+62N	+26B	4.5	14.0	15.5	10.75	1775	0.0
9	Molod, JonathanCM	1928	GUM	=57N	−22B	+75N	+56B	+35N	+21B	4.5	14.0	15.0	10.50	1767	-31.2
10	Kagaoan, Jose	1884	CAN	+8B	+20N	=3B	−6N	+36B	=16N	4.0	22.0	25.0	16.00	1741	-16.4
11	Zou, Alex	1890	CAN	+18N	+42B	−28N	+14B	+6B	−1N	4.0	21.0	24.0	15.50	1881	-0.4
12	Yen, Rafael	0	CAN	+7B	−1N	+50B	−16N	+30N	+28B	4.0	20.0	22.5	13.00	1776	0.0
13	FIDE 2686783	0	—	+51B	+39N	+38B	−2B	=21N	=18N	4.0	18.5	21.0	12.25	1696	0.0
14	Lou, Sining	1703	CAN	+37N	−2B	+19N	−11N	+49B	+47B	4.0	18.5	21.0	12.00	1714	+2.8
15	Lorenz, Martin	1646	CAN	+40B	=43N	+56B	=4N	=16B	=22N	4.0	18.0	20.0	12.50	1673	+8.0
16	Singh, Siyona	1641	CAN	+77B	=59N	=22N	+12B	=15N	=10B	4.0	17.5	17.5	10.75	1658	+2.0
17	Li, Ryan	1650	CAN	+64B	=47N	=43B	+38N	+20B	−4N	4.0	17.0	19.0	11.50	1806	+42.4
18	Krishna Prasad, Shreyas	0	CAN	−11B	+74N	=61N	+24B	+32N	=13B	4.0	16.5	17.5	10.50	1766	0.0
19	Banatwala, Kriyaansh	1466	CAN	+33B	−29N	−14B	+40N	+38B	+45N	4.0	16.0	18.5	11.50	1728	+50.4
20	Martinez Romero, Miguel	1640	MEX	+76N	−10B	+69N	+52B	−17N	+64B	4.0	14.0	14.5	6.50	1612	-5.6
21	Vigurs, Sofia	1650	CAN	=44N	+46B	+73B	=7N	=13B	−9N	3.5	18.0	19.5	9.50	1909	+51.6
22	Nayebi, Mani	1443	IRI	F	+9N	=16B	=33N	+65B	=15B	3.5	17.5	17.5	12.00	1835	+57.6
23	Doroshenko, Sophia	1555	CAN	−5B	+63N	=45B	+73N	+33B	−6N	3.5	16.5	18.0	7.75	1701	+26.0
24	Mackay, Chris	1794	CAN	=56B	+49N	−4B	−18N	+69B	+43N	3.5	16.0	17.5	7.50	1737	-12.0
25	Sharma, Aarush	1559	CAN	−45B	=58N	+53B	+59N	+29B	−5N	3.5	14.5	16.5	8.50	1638	+10.8
26	Xiao, Zichun	1666	CHN	=49B	−56N	+72B	+71N	+43B	−8N	3.5	13.0	14.5	6.75	1761	+25.6
27	FIDE 2686880	0	—	−59B	+77N	=71B	+48N	+45B	−7N	3.5	13.0	13.0	5.75	1778	0.0
28	Chen, Yonglong	1690	CAN	+66N	+71B	+11B	−1N	−4B	−12N	3.0	20.5	22.0	7.50	1847	+24.8
29	Yousefzadeh, Mehrdad	1756	CAN	+55N	+19B	−2N	=34B	−25N	=35B	3.0	18.5	21.0	9.50	1634	-30.0
30	Cheng, Clement	1681	FID	+58B	+45N	−1B	−36N	−12B	+50N	3.0	17.5	19.5	7.00	1690	+1.2
31	FIDE 2686805	0	—	−1B	−7N	=63B	+53N	+71B	=33N	3.0	17.5	19.0	6.50	1762	0.0
32	Landingin, Jofrel	1715	CAN	+70N	+75B	=5B	−3N	−18B	=52N	3.0	17.5	18.5	6.00	1522	-10.0
33	Wickramasinghe, Lahan Thathmira	0	SRI	−19N	+55B	+37N	=22B	−23N	=31B	3.0	17.0	19.5	8.75	1431	0.0
34	FIDE 2686813	0	—	=48B	=36N	+39B	=29N	−7B	=37N	3.0	16.5	19.0	8.75	1627	0.0
35	Leblanc, Paul	1690	CAN	+53B	=73N	+59B	−5N	−9B	=29N	3.0	16.5	18.0	6.75	1616	-7.6
36	Chen, Zi Tian	1569	CAN	=6N	=34B	+60N	+30B	−10N	F	3.0	16.5	16.5	8.75	1842	+55.2
37	FIDE 2611155	0	—	−14B	+41N	−33B	=39N	+56N	=34B	3.0	16.0	18.0	8.00	1660	0.0
38	Lo, Josiah	1642	CAN	+67N	+61B	−13N	−17B	−19N	+58B	3.0	16.0	18.0	6.00	1487	-24.4
39	Belousov, Vladimir	0	CAN	+54N	−13B	−34N	=37B	+46N	=42B	3.0	15.5	18.0	8.00	1665	0.0
40	Giroux, Fred	0	CAN	−15N	−50B	+74N	−19B	+76N	+60B	3.0	13.5	14.0	3.50	1564	0.0
41	Szeto, Jordan	1626	CAN	−2N	−37B	+77N	=66B	+70N	=62B	3.0	13.5	13.5	3.50	1049	-8.8
42	Peng, Anny	1569	CAN	+74B	−11N	−64B	=69N	+48B	=39N	3.0	13.0	14.0	5.75	1568	-2.4
43	Gong, Edric	1643	CAN	+50N	=15B	=17N	=62B	−26N	−24B	2.5	17.5	19.5	7.50	1496	-30.4
44	Dai, Danny	0	CAN	=21B	+68N	−7B	−8N	=51B	=49N	2.5	17.5	19.5	6.25	1677	0.0
45	Morgan, Scott	1811	CAN	+25N	−30B	=23N	+70B	−27N	−19B	2.5	17.5	19.0	6.75	1478	-33.8
46	Singh, Dakshesh	1564	CAN	=4B	−21N	=49B	=51N	−39B	+69N	2.5	16.5	18.0	6.50	1550	-4.0
47	FIDE 2686376	0	—	+65N	=17B	−6N	+61B	F	−14N	2.5	16.5	16.5	6.00	1628	0.0
48	FIDE 2686899	0	—	=34N	−6B	+57N	−27B	−42N	+72N	2.5	16.0	17.5	5.00	1642	0.0
49	Li, Aaron	1650	CAN	=26N	−24B	=46N	+76B	−14N	=44B	2.5	16.0	16.5	4.75	1489	-33.6
50	Li, Jinghuan	0	CAN	−43B	+40N	−12N	+60B	=61N	−30B	2.5	14.5	16.5	6.00	1582	0.0
51	Curiel, Hector	1563	CAN	−13N	−54B	+67N	=46B	=44N	=68B	2.5	13.5	15.5	5.50	1507	-9.2
52	Yuan, Xin	0	CAN	−61N	+67B	+54N	−20N	F	=32B	2.5	13.5	13.5	6.00	1617	0.0
53	FIDE 2686430	0	—	−35N	=72B	−25N	−31B	+78N	+70B	2.5	12.5	12.5	2.25	1338	0.0
54	Ortiz, Orven	1742	PHI	−39B	+51N	−52B	F	=66N	+57B	2.5	12.0	12.0	5.50	2396	+24.8
55	Chen, Karen	1606	CAN	−29B	−33N	+78B	−65N	=63B	+71N	2.5	11.5	11.5	2.50	1674	+7.2
56	Fernando, Manuel	1591	CAN	=24N	+26B	−15N	−9N	−37B	=59B	2.0	18.5	20.5	6.25	1672	+12.8
57	Chong, Fu Wa	1629	HKG	=9B	−4N	−48B	=63N	+67B	−54N	2.0	16.5	18.5	5.25	1512	-16.8
58	Abad, Hector	0	CAN	−30N	=25B	−8B	+72N	=68B	−38N	2.0	16.0	17.5	4.25	1539	0.0
59	Yuan, Benjamin	0	CAN	+27N	=16B	−35N	−25B	F	=56N	2.0	16.0	16.0	6.50	1427	0.0
60	Aloke, Aryav	1633	CAN	+63B	−5N	−36B	−50N	+74B	−40N	2.0	15.0	16.0	3.00	1476	-25.2
61	Wang, Kai	1719	CAN	+52B	−38N	=18B	−47N	=50B	F	2.0	14.5	14.5	5.75	842	-24.4
62	FIDE 2655101	0	—	−69B	F	+66N	=43N	−8B	=41N	2.0	13.5	13.5	4.75	1635	0.0
63	FIDE 2686864	0	—	−60N	−23B	=31N	=57B	=55N	=76B	2.0	13.0	13.5	4.00	1413	0.0
64	Malone, Ryan	1677	CAN	−17N	+65B	+42N	F	F	−20N	2.0	13.0	13.0	5.00	1495	-29.6
65	Turgeon, Guy	0	CAN	−47B	−64N	F	+55B	−22N	+66B	2.0	12.5	12.5	4.50	1450	0.0
66	FIDE 2686856	0	—	−28B	+78N	−62B	=41N	=54B	−65N	2.0	12.5	12.5	2.75	1561	0.0
67	FIDE 2654113	0	—	−38B	−52N	−51B	+77B	−57N	+74N	2.0	11.0	11.0	1.00	1394	0.0
68	Makogon, Nikita	1590	UKR	F	−44B	−70N	+75B	=58N	=51N	2.0	9.5	9.5	3.25	1563	-1.6
69	Sleypen, Curtis	0	CAN	+62N	−3N	−20B	=42B	−24N	−46B	1.5	18.0	20.0	3.50	1289	0.0
70	Rao, Che	0	CAN	−32B	=8N	+68B	−45N	−41B	−53N	1.5	15.5	17.5	4.25	1493	0.0
71	Anika Soni	1592	CAN	+78B	−28N	=27N	−26B	−31N	−55B	1.5	15.5	15.5	1.75	854	-50.0
72	Gulbinowicz, Mark	1583	CAN	−73B	=53N	−26N	−58B	+75N	−48B	1.5	12.0	13.0	2.25	948	-23.2
73	Amjadi, Borna	1830	CAN	+72N	=35B	−21N	−23B	F	F	1.5	11.5	11.5	3.00	1533	-62.8
74	Sullivan, Brian	1512	CAN	−42N	−18B	−40B	+78N	−60N	−67B	1.0	14.0	14.0	0.00	801	-30.4
75	FIDE 2686848	0	—	F	−32N	−9B	−68N	−72B	+77N	1.0	11.0	11.0	0.00	904	0.0
76	FIDE 329111599	0	—	−20B	F	F	−49N	−40B	=63N	0.5	11.5	11.5	1.00	845	0.0
77	FIDE 2686902	0	—	−16N	−27B	−41B	−67N	F	−75B	0.0	13.5	13.5	0.00	834	0.0
78	FIDE 2686830	0	—	−71N	−66B	−55N	−74B	−53B	F	0.0	9.5	9.5	0.00	770	0.0
79	Raghav Nohria	1753	IND	−3B	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	7.0	7.0	0.00	909	-22.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Fan, HenryCAN
+80.4
5.0 pts · #3
2Hayer, RobinCAN
+72.8
5.0 pts · #1
3Nayebi, ManiIRI
+57.6
3.5 pts · #22

Top rating losers

1Amjadi, BornaCAN
-62.8
1.5 pts · #39
2Anika SoniCAN
-50.0
1.5 pts · #72
3Morgan, ScottCAN
-33.8
2.5 pts · #35

Biggest upsets

R2+485 Elo gap
Nayebi, Mani1443 beat CMMolod, Jonathan1928
R6+345 Elo gap
Banatwala, Kriyaansh1466 beat Morgan, Scott1811
R4+275 Elo gap
Doroshenko, Sophia1555 beat Amjadi, Borna1830