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2026 Manitoba Open - Premier

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26 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 16 May 2026 to 18 May 2026 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 2080, and top seed was Jeff Babb (πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ CAN, 2208).

Nathan Vaughan (πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ CAN, 1962) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Martin Riquelme Bravo (4.0) and Collin Anderson (3.5). Vaughan shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Collin Anderson (1903) beat Jeff Babb (2208), a +305-point gap.

Location
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Dates
16 May 2026 β†’ 18 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 5 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦Jeff Babb2208
Avg top 10
2,080
Participants
26
Federations Β· 4 represented
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦CanadaΓ—22
πŸ‡±πŸ‡°Sri LankaΓ—2
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡±ChileΓ—1
πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­PhilippinesΓ—1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 5 rounds

Nathan Vaughan led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders
9
4
1
2
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5Vaughan takes lead
Vaughan4.5Riquelme Bravo4Anderson3.5Fehr3.5Klusa3.5Perez3
R5 Β· LEADER CHANGE18 May

Nathan Vaughan takes the sole lead (4.5/5).

R2 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND

Nathan Vaughan beat Martin Riquelme Bravo (White).

WIN STREAKS Β· 2 top finishers

Martin Riquelme Bravo 3 wins (R3–R5)Collin Anderson 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Nathan Vaughan*
1
1
β€”
2Martin Riquelme Bravo
0
*β€”β€”
3Collin Anderson
0
β€”*
1
4Brody Fehrβ€”β€”
0
*

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#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Vaughan, Nathan1962CAN+12N+2B=4B+14N+3B4.513.515.513.752253+36.6
2Riquelme Bravo, Martin2092CHI+21Bβˆ’1N+9B+7B+6N4.013.514.510.002149+17.2
3Anderson, Collin1903CAN+25N+5B+7N=8Bβˆ’1N3.514.014.58.502095+3.8
4Klusa, Mark2117CAN+22N+11B=1Nβˆ’6B+8N3.513.013.58.252117+23.8
5Fehr, Brody1867CAN+13Bβˆ’3N+10B=11N+14B3.511.013.08.252006+17.6
6Gres, Yakiv2184CAN+9Bβˆ’7N+17B+4Nβˆ’2B3.013.515.08.001996-6.8
7Babb, Jeff2208CAN+23N+6Bβˆ’3Bβˆ’2N+15B3.012.513.05.502010+9.8
8Bayangat, Arjie2206PHI=16N+17B+15B=3Nβˆ’4B3.011.012.56.251949-26.4
9Perez, Gilbert1987CANβˆ’6N+23Bβˆ’2N+13B+16N3.011.011.54.501932+11.2
10Kim, Sunyo1690CANβˆ’17N+22Bβˆ’5N+21B+18N3.07.58.03.001926+27.6
11Orcullo, Fernando2102CAN+24Bβˆ’4N+13B=5BF2.59.59.54.251948-0.8
12Lake, Pablo1901CANβˆ’1Bβˆ’13N=22N+26B+19N2.58.58.51.751707+12.0
13Pottinger, Carl1986CANβˆ’5N+12Bβˆ’11Nβˆ’9N+24B2.011.512.03.001760+0.4
14Klokow, John1539CANF+18B+20Nβˆ’1Bβˆ’5N2.011.011.03.001872+9.2
15Wang, Muyu Lucas1792CANF+19Bβˆ’8N+20Bβˆ’7N2.09.09.03.001871+17.2
16Jin, Winston1783CAN=8Bβˆ’20N=21N+24Bβˆ’9B2.08.59.02.501787+17.6
17Dhillon, Iqvinder Singh1891CAN+10Bβˆ’8Nβˆ’6N=18BF1.510.510.53.751824-7.4
18Atem, James1765CANFβˆ’14N+19B=17Nβˆ’10B1.58.08.02.251676-14.8
19Hansima, Charitha Kumari1802SRI=20Bβˆ’15Nβˆ’18N+22Bβˆ’12B1.57.58.01.251628-4.2
20Kuryliw, Ray1822CAN=19N+16Bβˆ’14Bβˆ’15NF1.57.57.52.751647-19.0
21Zhang, Chenghong1860CANβˆ’2NF=16Bβˆ’10N=23B1.09.59.51.251612-36.4
22Konara, Anupama1846SRIβˆ’4Bβˆ’10N=12Bβˆ’19NF0.510.510.51.251415-82.0
23Green, Jim1872CANβˆ’7Bβˆ’9NFF=21N0.57.07.00.501585-14.0
24Annakkage, Udaya1750CANβˆ’11N=25BFβˆ’16Nβˆ’13N0.57.07.00.251495-52.4
25Bonness, Will1960CANβˆ’3B=24NFFF0.54.04.00.251731-6.6
26Turon, Isaac0CANFFFβˆ’12NF0.02.52.50.008330.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets β€” the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets
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