2026 Manitoba Open - U1800
22 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 16 May 2026 to 18 May 2026 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Top 10 Elo average was 1634, and top seed was Arad Hatamian (🇨🇦 CAN, 1847).
Kallab Mengesha (🇨🇦 CAN, 0) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Zach Nathaniel Lee (4.0) and Karanveer Singh Sarao (4.0). Mengesha clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Karanveer Singh Sarao (1487) beat Jorel Baylon (1835), a +348-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsKallab Mengesha led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Kallab Mengesha takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
Kallab Mengesha beat Zach Nathaniel Lee (White).
Kallab Mengesha 3 wins (R3–R5)Zach Nathaniel Lee 4 wins (R1–R4)Karanveer Singh Sarao 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kallab Mengesha | * | 1 | — | ½ |
| 2Zach Nathaniel Lee | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3Karanveer Singh Sarao | — | 0 | * | — |
| 4Flyn Villamar | ½ | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mengesha, Kallab | 0 | CAN | +5B | =4N | +10B | +11N | +2B | 4.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 13.00 | 1792 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Lee, Zach Nathaniel | 1542 | CAN | +7N | +10B | +11B | +3N | −1N | 4.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 11.00 | 2548 | +56.8 |
| 3 | Sarao, Karanveer Singh | 1487 | CAN | +21B | +6N | +8B | −2B | +5N | 4.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 8.50 | 1776 | +21.6 |
| 4 | Villamar, Flyn | 1810 | CAN | +22N | =1B | =12N | +6B | +8N | 4.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 8.75 | 1739 | +19.6 |
| 5 | Baylon, Jorel | 1835 | CAN | −1N | +7B | +15N | +12B | −3B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 7.00 | 1687 | +7.2 |
| 6 | FIDE 2686252 | 0 | — | +13N | −3B | +14N | −4N | +12B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 6.00 | 1572 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 2686244 | 0 | — | −2B | −5N | +21B | +14B | +13N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 1529 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Hui, Zenas | 1696 | CAN | +17N | +16B | −3N | =13B | −4B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 5.00 | 1516 | -5.2 |
| 9 | Lam, Jacob | 1337 | CAN | −10N | +17B | −16N | +22B | =15N | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 1382 | -31.2 |
| 10 | Breadner, David | 0 | CAN | +9B | −2N | −1N | +16B | −19N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 4.50 | 1825 | +14.8 |
| 11 | Hatamian, Arad | 1847 | CAN | +15N | +14B | −2N | −1B | F | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 4.00 | 1732 | -16.4 |
| 12 | Pacin, Ondrej | 1611 | CAN | =16N | +20B | =4B | −5N | −6N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 4.00 | 1584 | +4.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 2685892 | 0 | — | −6B | +21N | =19B | =8N | −7B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1546 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Gannon, Keith | 1498 | CAN | +18B | −11N | −6B | −7N | +21B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1071 | -2.6 |
| 15 | Trueman, Francis | 1317 | CAN | −11B | +18N | −5B | =17N | =9B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 11.5 | 4.25 | 1431 | -5.4 |
| 16 | Letain, Cory | 1662 | CAN | =12B | −8N | +9B | −10N | =17B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 4.50 | 1519 | -23.2 |
| 17 | FIDE 2686279 | 0 | — | −8B | −9N | +18B | =15B | =16N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 1402 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 2686287 | 0 | — | −14N | −15B | −17N | +21N | +22B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 727 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Turon, Isaac | 0 | CAN | F | F | =13N | F | +10B | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.00 | 1752 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Mandusic, Ante | 1352 | CAN | F | −12N | +22B | F | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 745 | -12.8 |
| 21 | FIDE 2686295 | 1083 | — | −3N | −13B | −7N | −18B | −14N | 0.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 797 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Iyer, Pia | 1230 | CAN | −4B | F | −20N | −9N | −18N | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 720 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Lee, Zach NathanielCAN+56.84.0 pts · #2
- 2Sarao, Karanveer SinghCAN+21.64.0 pts · #7
- 3Villamar, FlynCAN+19.64.0 pts · #9
- 1Lam, JacobCAN-31.22.5 pts · #15
- 2Letain, CoryCAN-23.22.0 pts · #10
- 3Hatamian, AradCAN-16.42.0 pts · #3
- R5+348 Elo gap
- R3+305 Elo gap
- R3+209 Elo gap