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2026 Manitoba Open - U1800

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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.

Location
🇨🇦Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Dates
16 May 2026 → 18 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇨🇦Arad Hatamian1847
Avg top 10
1,634
Participants
22
Federations · 1 represented
🇨🇦Canada×16
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Kallab Mengesha led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
9
4
2
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5Mengesha takes lead
R5 · LEADER CHANGE18 May

Kallab Mengesha takes the sole lead (4.5/5).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Kallab Mengesha beat Zach Nathaniel Lee (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

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

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Mengesha, Kallab0CAN+5B=4N+10B+11N+2B4.513.015.013.0017920.0
2Lee, Zach Nathaniel1542CAN+7N+10B+11B+3N1N4.013.515.511.002548+56.8
3Sarao, Karanveer Singh1487CAN+21B+6N+8B2B+5N4.012.512.58.501776+21.6
4Villamar, Flyn1810CAN+22N=1B=12N+6B+8N4.012.012.08.751739+19.6
5Baylon, Jorel1835CAN1N+7B+15N+12B3B3.013.515.57.001687+7.2
6FIDE 26862520+13N3B+14N4N+12B3.012.014.06.0015720.0
7FIDE 268624402B5N+21B+14B+13N3.011.011.04.0015290.0
8Hui, Zenas1696CAN+17N+16B3N=13B4B2.512.014.05.001516-5.2
9Lam, Jacob1337CAN10N+17B16N+22B=15N2.58.08.03.001382-31.2
10Breadner, David0CAN+9B2N1N+16B19N2.013.014.54.501825+14.8
11Hatamian, Arad1847CAN+15N+14B2N1BF2.012.512.54.001732-16.4
12Pacin, Ondrej1611CAN=16N+20B=4B5N6N2.012.013.04.001584+4.0
13FIDE 268589206B+21N=19B=8N7B2.010.010.02.0015460.0
14Gannon, Keith1498CAN+18B11N6B7N+21B2.010.010.02.001071-2.6
15Trueman, Francis1317CAN11B+18N5B=17N=9B2.09.511.54.251431-5.4
16Letain, Cory1662CAN=12B8N+9B10N=17B2.09.011.04.501519-23.2
17FIDE 268627908B9N+18B=15B=16N2.09.011.04.0014020.0
18FIDE 2686287014N15B17N+21N+22B2.06.06.00.007270.0
19Turon, Isaac0CANFF=13NF+10B1.54.04.03.0017520.0
20Mandusic, Ante1352CANF12N+22BFF1.02.02.00.00745-12.8
21FIDE 268629510833N13B7N18B14N0.011.013.00.007970.0
22Iyer, Pia1230CAN4BF20N9N18N0.09.59.50.007200.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets