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Victory October Classical Open

October 31 – November 1, 2026

Alderwood Centre · Etobicoke, Ontario

Two days · Five classical rounds · U1300 and U1800

Tournament results Explore the photos

A wide view of the tables and tournament games inside Alderwood Centre.

21Young players

5Classical rounds

2Playing sections

45+15Delay time control

The October Classical Open

Two days.
Five rounds of chess.

On October 31 and November 1, we welcomed 21 young players to Alderwood Centre in Etobicoke for the Victory October Classical Open.

Both sections counted toward CFC Regular ratings, and U1800 also counted toward FIDE Standard ratings. Each player had 45 minutes with a 15-second delay on every move.

Congratulations to our winners and to everyone who played! Thank you to the families and volunteers who spent Halloween weekend with us.

Prize winners

Congratulations
to our winners.

Jaivik Jayaprakash won all five games in U1300. Alexandre Tavberidze won U1800 with four wins and a draw.

U1300

13 players · CFC Regular-rated

U1300 winners

Place	Player	Score
1st	Jaivik Jayaprakash	5/5
2nd	Aathvik Prabhakaran Kalpana	3.5/5
3rd	Mark Markassov	3/5

Full U1300 results

U1800

8 players · CFC Regular & FIDE Standard-rated

U1800 prize recipients

Place	Player	Score
1st	Alexandre Tavberidze	4.5/5
2nd	Nicholas Delgashev	3.5/5
3rd	Sayan Kan-Ool	3/5
4th	Arlend Wong	3/5

Full U1800 results

Sayan Kan-Ool and Arlend Wong both scored 3/5 and shared the U1800 third-place cash prize. Sayan placed third and Arlend fourth on tiebreak.

Tournament gallery

Photos from October 31–November 1.

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Two players study their position across the table marked Board 1.

Two opponents face each other at Board 5, with other games behind them.

Two players lean over Board 7 beside the windows.

A player reaches across the chessboard at Board 9.

A player wearing glasses studies the pieces across from a camouflage sleeve.

A player looks down at the board with the blue chess clock beside it.

A young player with the white pieces rests his chin on his hand.

A player leans on one hand and looks down at the pieces.

One player watches the board over his opponent’s shoulder.

A player in a white shirt faces his opponent beside the windows.

Two opponents sit with a scoresheet beside their board.

A player with his chin in his hand studies the position across from his opponent.

A young player in blue thinks over the board near the windows.

A player in a burgundy jacket looks across the chessboard at his opponent.

A player in a grey sweatshirt studies the pieces beside a clipboard.

A player in glasses reaches to move a piece, with the clock beside the board.

A player in a green shirt rests a hand near his mouth as he studies the board.

A player in a black T-shirt holds one hand up as he looks down at the position.

Two players sit across from one another at Board 1 with a clock between them.

Two opponents study their game at a table marked Board 5.

Two players sit on opposite sides of Board 7, with daylight behind them.

A pair of players face one another near the windows and coat rack.

A player in a light blue shirt reaches across the board.

A player in a blue turban and glasses leans over the board.

An arbiter in a checkered shirt observes two players during their game.

A player extends an arm toward the pieces while the arbiter stands behind.

A player in black and glasses looks past the board at his opponent.

Two opponents sit at a chessboard in the sunlight by the windows.

Two players sit across the board with other games visible behind them.

A player in glasses rests a hand on his forehead while studying the pieces.

Two players sit opposite each other at the table marked Board 1.

A player in a white shirt and glasses studies the board at the front of the room.

Several games are in progress behind two players at Board 5.

A young player in a patterned sweatshirt looks down at the board beside his scoresheet.

A child stands beside the table as two players study the position.

Two players look down at their board with a clipboard beside the white pieces.

The arbiter stands beside a row of games, with Board 7 in the foreground.

A player in red faces an opponent in a blue turban across the board.

Two opponents sit on either side of the board at a table by the windows.

A prize winner in a blue shirt holds a blue award at Alderwood Centre.

A young prize winner and the arbiter hold an Ed’s Real Scoop envelope.

A player in a white shirt holds a prize envelope beside the arbiter.

A player in a dark T-shirt poses with his prize envelope beside the arbiter.

A young player holds an orange trophy and an Ed’s Real Scoop envelope.

A player in a yellow shirt holds an orange trophy beside the arbiter.

A player in a dark sweatshirt holds an orange trophy beside the arbiter.

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Our chess community

Thank you for joining us.

Thank you to all the players and families who joined us for two days of chess, and to our volunteers who helped make the weekend run smoothly.

Tournament arbiters

NA & FM Alexandr Delgashev NA Anna Delgasheva

Organized by Victory Chess Club

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