2026 Dalhousie Atlantic Cup
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.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsFM 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.
FM Calix Marchand never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
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| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMCalix Marchand | * | — | 1 1 | 1 ½ |
| 2Jose Gonzalez-Cueto | — | * | — | — |
| 3CMDzmitry Kalinin | 0 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Rikuto Nakayasu | 0 ½ | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marchand, CalixFM | 2127 | CAN | +8B | +8N | +4B | =4N | +3B | +3N | 5.5 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 13.50 | 2754 | +53.6 |
| 2 | Gonzalez-Cueto, Jose | 1856 | CAN | +5B | −5N | +7N | +7B | =6N | +6B | 4.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 9.25 | 1900 | +12.8 |
| 3 | Kalinin, DzmitryCM | 2101 | CAN | +7N | +7B | +5N | =5B | −1N | −1B | 3.5 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 6.75 | 1909 | -22.4 |
| 4 | Nakayasu, Rikuto | 1854 | CAN | +6N | =6B | −1N | =1B | +5N | −5B | 3.0 | 18.5 | 21.0 | 9.00 | 1822 | -11.2 |
| 5 | Fillmore, Louis | 1738 | CAN | −2N | +2B | −3B | =3N | −4B | +4N | 2.5 | 19.0 | 22.0 | 9.25 | 1904 | +12.8 |
| 6 | Sharma, Kaven | 1692 | CAN | −4B | =4N | +8B | =8N | =2B | −2N | 2.5 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 5.25 | 2003 | +36.8 |
| 7 | Allampati, Rutvik Reddy | 1758 | CAN | −3B | −3N | −2B | −2N | +8N | =8B | 1.5 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 1.50 | 1867 | +18.4 |
| 8 | Macritchie, Josh | 1782 | CAN | −1N | −1B | −6N | =6B | −7B | =7N | 1.0 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 2.00 | 1557 | -76.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Marchand, CalixFMCAN+53.65.5 pts · #2
- 2Sharma, KavenCAN+36.82.5 pts · #5
- 3Allampati, Rutvik ReddyCAN+18.41.5 pts · #6
- 1Macritchie, JoshCAN-76.81.0 pts · #7
- 2Kalinin, DzmitryCMCAN-22.43.5 pts · #3
- 3Nakayasu, RikutoCAN-11.23.0 pts · #4
- R2+118 Elo gap
- R6+116 Elo gap