2026 June TNT

Open SwissStandard

28 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 02 Jun 2026 to 23 Jun 2026 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Top 10 Elo average was 1960, and top seed was Jeff Babb (🇨🇦 CAN, 2208).

Yakiv Gres (🇨🇦 CAN, 2184) won with 3.0/4, ahead of Jeff Babb (3.0) and James Currie (3.0). Gres won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

Location

🇨🇦Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Dates

02 Jun 2026 → 23 Jun 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 4 rounds

Top seed

🇨🇦Jeff Babb2208

Avg top 10

1,960

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇨🇦Canada×26

Top 3

🥇
Yakiv Gres
🇨🇦CAN·2184
3.0pts·1924perf-7.0
🥈
Jeff Babb
🇨🇦CAN·2208
3.0pts·2623perf+18.6
🥉
James Currie
🇨🇦CAN·1900
3.0pts·2479perf+16.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 4 rounds

Tight race until R4; 4 players tied at 3.0/4, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 4 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Babb3Currie3Gres3Hui3Klusa2.5Ling2.5

R4 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

4 players finish on 3.0/4. Gres takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (7.0).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Jeff Babb 3 wins (R1–R4)James Currie 3 wins (R1–R4)Yakiv Gres 3 wins (R2–R4)

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Gres, Yakiv	2184	CAN	−7B	+26N	+12B	+6N	3.0	7.0	7.0	4.50	1924	-7.0
2	Babb, Jeff	2208	CAN	+11B	F	+17N	+5B	3.0	6.0	6.0	6.00	2623	+18.6
3	Currie, James	1900	CAN	+15B	F	+14N	+13B	3.0	6.0	6.0	6.00	2479	+16.6
4	Hui, Zelus	1988	CAN	−16N	+20B	+11N	+10B	3.0	5.5	6.5	5.00	2542	+48.0
5	Zhang, Nicole	0	CAN	+25N	+9B	=6B	−2N	2.5	8.0	8.5	4.25	1924	+28.0
6	Klusa, Mark	2117	CAN	+21N	+10B	=5N	−1B	2.5	7.5	8.5	4.25	1945	-1.8
7	Ling, Aiden	0	CAN	+1N	=8N	+18B	F	2.5	7.0	7.0	5.75	2134	+66.8
8	Jin, Winston	1783	CAN	+23N	=7B	−13B	+16N	2.5	6.0	6.5	3.25	1657	-11.2
9	Rutter, Blair A	1833	CAN	+24B	−5N	=16B	+21N	2.5	5.0	5.5	2.25	1829	+0.2
10	Atem, James	1765	CAN	+26B	−6N	+15B	−4N	2.0	7.5	7.5	2.00	1710	-7.2
11	Mengesha, Kallab	0	CAN	−2N	+22B	−4B	+24N	2.0	7.0	7.5	1.50	1669	-43.2
12	Lake, Pablo	1901	CAN	F	+16B	−1N	+17N	2.0	6.0	6.0	3.00	1903	+23.2
13	Kim, Sunyo	1690	CAN	+27B	F	+8N	−3N	2.0	5.5	5.5	2.50	1814	+6.0
14	Zhang, Chenghong	1860	CAN	+22B	F	−3B	+18N	2.0	5.5	5.5	2.50	1835	+9.6
15	Hui, Zenas	1696	CAN	−3N	+27B	−10N	+23B	2.0	5.5	5.5	0.50	1671	+24.4
16	FIDE 2686244	0	—	+4B	−12N	=9N	−8B	1.5	8.0	10.0	4.25	1675	0.0
17	Curtis, Rory	1688	CAN	+20N	=18N	−2B	−12B	1.5	6.5	7.5	1.75	1638	-13.4
18	Kuryliw, Ray	1822	CAN	+19N	=17B	−7N	−14B	1.5	6.0	7.5	2.25	1604	-22.8
19	Jo, Asher	1504	CAN	−18B	F	=23N	+20B	1.5	3.0	3.0	1.25	1611	+4.0
20	Zhang, Oscar	0	CAN	−17B	−4N	+26B	−19N	1.0	6.0	6.0	0.00	1476	-2.4
21	Lee, Zach Nathaniel	1542	CAN	−6B	F	+28N	−9B	1.0	5.0	5.0	0.00	1099	-31.6
22	FIDE 2686279	0	—	−14N	−11N	F	+28B	1.0	4.0	4.0	0.00	1058	0.0
23	Gannon, Keith	1498	CAN	−8B	F	=19B	−15N	0.5	6.0	6.0	0.75	1343	-14.8
24	Essery, Richard	1656	CAN	−9N	F	=25B	−11B	0.5	5.0	5.0	0.25	1092	-9.6
25	Mandusic, Ante	1352	CAN	−5B	F	=24N	F	0.5	3.0	3.0	0.25	1451	0.0
26	Trueman, Francis	1317	CAN	−10N	−1B	−20N	F	0.0	6.0	6.0	0.00	918	-15.4
27	Zhang, Chloe	0	CAN	−13N	−15N	F	F	0.0	4.0	4.0	0.00	845	-24.0
28	Salonga, Kenneth	1361	CAN	F	F	−21B	−22N	0.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	1023	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Ling, AidenCAN
+66.8
2.5 pts · #6
2Hui, ZelusCAN
+48.0
3.0 pts · #4
3Zhang, NicoleCAN
+28.0
2.5 pts · #13

Top rating losers

1Mengesha, KallabCAN
-43.2
2.0 pts · #17
2Lee, Zach NathanielCAN
-31.6
1.0 pts · #27
3Zhang, ChloeCAN
-24.0
0.0 pts · #23