2026 Chess4win North York MAY FIDE Ladder Open O2000
Open SwissStandard
22 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 30 May 2026 to 31 May 2026 in North York, ON, Canada. 6 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2058, and top seed was Razvan Preotu (🇨🇦 CAN, GM, 2483).
Joshua Terry (🇨🇦 CAN, CM, 2044) won with 3.5/5, ahead of Nicolai Woltery (3.0) and Justin Huang (3.0).
The biggest upset came in round 1: Rudra Sheth (1704) beat Larry Zhou Chen (1995), a +291-point gap.
Location
🇨🇦North York, ON, Canada
Dates
30 May 2026 → 31 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Avg top 10
2,058
Participants
22
Titled players · 6
FM×1
CM×4
WFM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇨🇦Canada×21
🇬🇧England×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsCo-leaders
7
4
1
1
1
R4 · LEADER CHANGE31 May
IM Nicholas Vettese takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMJoshua Terry | * | — | — | — |
| 2Justin Huang | — | * | ½ | — |
| 3FMTony Lu | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4Shabd Dembla | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terry, JoshuaCM | 2044 | CAN | +20B | −?N | +21B | =2N | +8N | 3.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.50 | 2268 | +19.8 |
| 2 | Woltery, Nicolai | 2084 | ENG | =9N | =19B | +17N | =1B | =5N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 6.00 | 1970 | -12.8 |
| 3 | Huang, Justin | 1894 | CAN | =4N | −8B | +18B | =12N | +10N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 5.50 | 2088 | +50.4 |
| 4 | Lu, TonyFM | 2161 | CAN | =3B | +18N | +15B | =6N | F | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.50 | 2148 | +0.8 |
| 5 | Dembla, Shabd | 1931 | CAN | −?B | =20N | +11B | +22N | =2B | 3.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.75 | 2088 | +32.4 |
| 6 | Qian, EricCM | 2063 | CAN | +13B | +21N | =?B | =4B | −?N | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.50 | 2214 | +22.4 |
| 7 | Xu, Leon | 2065 | CAN | +14N | +17B | −?N | +10B | −?B | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.50 | 2642 | +28.4 |
| 8 | Huang, Youhe | 2129 | CAN | −11B | +3N | =12B | +19N | −1B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 5.00 | 1960 | -21.8 |
| 9 | Merrigan, Daley | 1925 | CAN | =2B | −15N | +20B | =11N | =14B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 3.75 | 1939 | +4.0 |
| 10 | Chen, Larry Zhou | 1995 | CAN | −17N | +13B | +16N | −7N | −3B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 3.50 | 1823 | -46.0 |
| 11 | Qian, AshleyWFM | 1981 | CAN | +8N | −?B | −5N | =9B | =16N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.50 | 1978 | -1.2 |
| 12 | Zhang, DanielCM | 1994 | CAN | −?N | +14B | =8N | =3B | F | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.25 | 2074 | +12.8 |
| 13 | Lin, Austin | 1887 | CAN | −6N | −10N | F | +18B | +21B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1909 | +4.4 |
| 14 | Washimkar, Arhant | 1825 | CAN | −7B | −12N | F | +17B | =9N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.25 | 1835 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Gao, HeyeCM | 2064 | CAN | =19N | +9B | −4N | F | F | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.00 | 1991 | -11.6 |
| 16 | Lakhani, Riyaan | 1926 | CAN | F | F | −10B | +21N | =11B | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1918 | -0.4 |
| 17 | Sheth, Rudra | 1704 | CAN | +10B | −7N | −2B | −14N | −18N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 1714 | -1.0 |
| 18 | Le, Duc Khai | 1797 | CAN | F | −4B | −3N | −13N | +17B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 1719 | -19.2 |
| 19 | Loadman, Ian | 1886 | CAN | =15B | =2N | F | −8B | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.25 | 1967 | +5.8 |
| 20 | Sekaran, Adithya | 1740 | CAN | −1N | =5B | −9N | F | F | 0.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.50 | 1694 | -6.0 |
| 21 | Lau, Jayden | 1776 | CAN | F | −6B | −1N | −16B | −13N | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 1181 | -39.2 |
| 22 | Wang, Alan | 1775 | CAN | F | F | F | −5B | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1131 | -11.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Huang, JustinCAN+50.43.0 pts · #2
- 2Dembla, ShabdCAN+32.43.0 pts · #4
- 3Xu, LeonCAN+28.43.0 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Chen, Larry ZhouCAN-46.02.0 pts · #10
- 2Lau, JaydenCAN-39.20.0 pts · #21
- 3Huang, YouheCAN-21.82.5 pts · #8
Biggest upsets
- R1+291 Elo gap
- R1+148 Elo gap
- R5+101 Elo gap