2026 Chess4win North York MAY FIDE Ladder Open U1700
Open SwissStandard
21 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 30 May 2026 to 31 May 2026 in North York, ON, Canada. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1541, and top seed was Nathan Sheetz (🇨🇦 CAN, 1680).
Nathan Sheetz (🇨🇦 CAN, 1680) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Aarav Raja (4.0) and Ziyang Robin Liu (3.5). Sheetz shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.
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
Federations · 2 represented
🇨🇦Canada×16
FIDE (no federation)×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsNathan Sheetz 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
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE31 May
Nathan Sheetz takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R1–R5 · UNBEATEN
Nathan Sheetz went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nathan Sheetz | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2Aarav Raja | — | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Ziyang Robin Liu | 0 | ½ | * | — |
| 4Pranav Arun Prasad | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheetz, Nathan | 1680 | CAN | +13N | +20B | =15N | +4B | +3B | 4.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 10.00 | 2328 | +17.8 |
| 2 | Raja, Aarav | 1537 | CAN | +21N | =3N | +5B | =11B | +6N | 4.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 9.50 | 1729 | +47.2 |
| 3 | Liu, Ziyang Robin | 1549 | CAN | +9N | =2B | +17N | +6B | −1N | 3.5 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 9.00 | 1657 | +22.4 |
| 4 | Wong, Ethan | 1553 | CAN | +11N | =15B | +14N | −1N | +10B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 8.00 | 1580 | +2.8 |
| 5 | Arun Prasad, Pranav | 1448 | CAN | =17N | +16B | −2N | +9B | +8N | 3.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 7.75 | 1608 | +34.4 |
| 6 | Cao, Allen | 1538 | CAN | +19B | +10N | +8B | −3N | −2B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 5.50 | 1405 | -21.2 |
| 7 | Kwan, Edward | 1552 | CAN | =12B | −8N | =19B | +20N | +11N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.00 | 1492 | -6.8 |
| 8 | Lai, Oscar | 1505 | CAN | +14N | +7B | −6N | =10N | −5B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 6.25 | 1388 | -18.4 |
| 9 | Gao, Joe | 0 | CAN | −3B | =18N | +12B | −5N | +17B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 4.75 | 1371 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 2683261 | 0 | — | +16N | −6B | +20N | =8B | −4N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.25 | 1442 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Lin, Selina | 1479 | CAN | −4B | +19N | +21B | =2N | −7B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.50 | 1432 | -11.6 |
| 12 | Leung, Logan | 0 | CAN | =7N | −17B | −9N | +13B | +14N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 5.50 | 1509 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Xirogiannis, Nikolaos | 1482 | FID | −1B | −14B | +16N | −12N | +20B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.00 | 1600 | +12.4 |
| 14 | FIDE 2663007 | 0 | — | −8B | +13N | −4B | +21N | −12B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 1493 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Rawal, Vikram | 0 | CAN | +18B | =4N | =1B | F | F | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.50 | 1617 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Brijith, Anushka | 1519 | CAN | −10B | −5N | −13B | +19N | +21B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.50 | 1329 | -30.8 |
| 17 | Lin, Steven | 1492 | CAN | =5B | +12N | −3B | −18N | −9N | 1.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 4.25 | 1306 | -19.2 |
| 18 | FIDE 329093982 | 0 | — | −15N | =9B | F | +17B | F | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.75 | 1512 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Chutani, Vihaan | 0 | CAN | −6N | −11B | =7N | −16B | F | 0.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.50 | 1200 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 2687127 | 0 | — | F | −1N | −10B | −7B | −13N | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 771 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Gao, Ian | 1432 | CAN | −2B | F | −11N | −14B | −16N | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 712 | -46.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Raja, AaravCAN+47.24.0 pts · #1
- 2Arun Prasad, PranavCAN+34.43.5 pts · #4
- 3Liu, Ziyang RobinCAN+22.43.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Gao, IanCAN-46.80.0 pts · #20
- 2Brijith, AnushkaCAN-30.82.0 pts · #13
- 3Cao, AllenCAN-21.23.0 pts · #9