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2026 Dalhousie Atlantic Cup

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8 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 29 May 2026 to 31 May 2026 in Halifax, Canada. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1864, and top seed was Calix Marchand (🇨🇦 CAN, FM, 2127).

Calix Marchand (🇨🇦 CAN, FM, 2127) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Jose Gonzalez-Cueto (4.5) and Dzmitry Kalinin (3.5). Marchand won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Louis Fillmore (1738) beat Jose Gonzalez-Cueto (1856), a +118-point gap.

Location
🇨🇦Halifax, Canada
Dates
29 May 2026 → 31 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
o · 6 rounds
Top seed
🇨🇦FMCalix Marchand2127
Avg top 10
1,864
Participants
8
Titled players · 2
FM×1
CM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇨🇦Canada×8
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

FM Calix Marchand led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders
4
2
2
2
1
1
1.534.56R1R2R3R4R5R6
R5–R6 · LEAD HELD

FM Calix Marchand never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

FM Calix Marchand 3 wins (R1–R3)CM Dzmitry Kalinin 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Marchand, CalixFM2127CAN+8B+8N+4B=4N+3B+3N5.514.015.013.502754+53.6
2Gonzalez-Cueto, Jose1856CAN+5B5N+7N+7B=6N+6B4.511.513.09.251900+12.8
3Kalinin, DzmitryCM2101CAN+7N+7B+5N=5B1N1B3.517.519.06.751909-22.4
4Nakayasu, Rikuto1854CAN+6N=6B1N=1B+5N5B3.018.521.09.001822-11.2
5Fillmore, Louis1738CAN2N+2B3B=3N4B+4N2.519.022.09.251904+12.8
6Sharma, Kaven1692CAN4B=4N+8B=8N=2B2N2.516.017.05.252003+36.8
7Allampati, Rutvik Reddy1758CAN3B3N2B2N+8N=8B1.517.018.01.501867+18.4
8Macritchie, Josh1782CAN1N1B6N=6B7B=7N1.017.519.02.001557-76.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets