The Hart House Chess Club, the official Chess Club of the University of Toronto, is delighted to announce that we have won the bid to host the 2024 Canadian Zonal Championship and the 2024 Canadian Women’s Zonal Championship. Also known as the Canadian Chess Championship, the tournament is the most important chess tournament for Canadian Chess in 2024. English flyer French flyer
For a recap of the 2024 Zonals, visit here. See below for original information.
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From March 27th – April 2nd, 2024, the 2024 Canadian Zonal will crown Canadian Champions and select players to compete for Canada in the 2024 Olympiad in Budapest and the 2025 World Cup. The Olympiad and World Cup are two of the most important chess tournaments in the world.
In addition to providing the best possible experience for the elite of Canadian Chess, the tournament aims to attract a new audience of players to the Zonal Championships and Zonals weekend. The 4-day Swiss tournament, is open to up to 200 public members. We hope to see you at Hart House this Spring!
Important Details
- WHERE: Great Hall, Music Room, Debates Room, Hart House, University of Toronto, 7 Hart House Circle, Toronto ON, M5S 3H3
- WHEN: Wednesday, March 27th to Tuesday, April 2nd (Easter Long Weekend)
- SCHEDULE: 10 Round Swiss for Open Zonals, 9 Round Swiss for Women’s Section, 7 Round Swiss for General Section
- Open Zonals Section: March 27th – April 2nd (1-2-1-2-1-2-1)
- Wednesday, March 27th: Round 1 @ 6pm
- Thursday, March 28th: Round 2 @ 10am, Round 3 @ 5pm
- Friday, March 29th: Round 4 @ 5pm
- Saturday, March 30th: Round 5 @ 10am, Round 6 @ 5pm
- Sunday, March 31st: Round 7 @ 5pm
- Monday, April 1st: Round 8 @ 10am, Round 9 @ 5pm
- Tuesday, April 2nd: Round 10 @ 10am
- Women Zonals: March 28th – April 2nd (2-1-2-1-2-1)
- Thursday, March 28th: Round 1 @ 10am, Round 2 @ 5pm
- Friday, March 29th: Round 3 @ 5pm
- Saturday, March 30th: Round 4 @ 10am, Round 5 @ 5pm
- Sunday, March 31st: Round 6 @ 5pm
- Monday, April 1st: Round 7 @ 10am, Round 8 @ 5pm
- Tuesday, April 2nd: Round 9 @ 10am
- General Sections: March 29th – April 1st (2-2-2-1)
- Friday, March 29th: Round 1 @ 10am, Round 2 @ 5pm
- Saturday, March 30th: Round 3 @ 10am, Round 4 @ 5pm
- Sunday, March 31st: Round 5 @ 10am, Round 6 @ 5pm
- Monday, April 1st: Round 7 @ 10am
- Open Zonals Section: March 27th – April 2nd (1-2-1-2-1-2-1)
- TIME CONTROL: 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with an addition of 30 seconds per move starting from move one.
- RATING: All sections will be CFC rated. Open Zonal, Women Zonal, Premier, U1800, sections will also be FIDE rated.
- FORFEIT TIME: Players who do not arrive within 30 minutes of the round start time will be forfeited. Round 1 forfeit time is 60 minutes.
- ORGANIZER: Hart House Chess Club; Victor Zheng, Tanner McNamara, Alex Ferreira, Bowen Zhang
- Arbiters: IA Omar Shah (Chief), FA Alex Ferreira (Deputy), FA Uttam Dhungel (Deputy), NA Tanner McNamara, NA Bowen Zhang, NA Victor Zheng, NA Ahmed Khalf, NA Grace Miao
- EMAIL: zonal@harthousechess.com
- MAX CAPACITY: 300 players
Sections
Eligibility
- FIDE Standard ratings used for Zonal Section eligibility
- Minimum rating of 2000 FIDE OR 2200 CFC/FQE for the Canada Zonal section at start of tournament
- FIDE March Ratings
- CFC Ratings from week of March 21
- Must be under FIDE CANADA flag
- No minimum rating for the Canada Women Zonal section, however all players must be under the FIDE CANADA flag
- 3 sections for General Sections: Premier, U1800, U1400. No play-ups. General section players deemed unrated will play in the U1400 section. Foreign Players OK.
ratings for pairings
- Zonal/Closed sections: FIDE rating
- General Sections: CFC rating (if none exists, then UNR)
- FORCED BYE may be offered a rated extra game
Prizes
Zonals: $9500 based on 200 entries into all Sections
General: $4000 based on 200 entries into all Sections
Canadian Zonal
- 1st place = next Open Olympiad team + next Open World Cup + $2500
[tied for 1st place = IM title] - 2nd place = FM title + IM norm + $1500
- 3rd place = FM title + IM norm + $1000
- 4th place = $500
- 5th place to 8th place: $250 each
- 65% in 10 games (6.5/10) = FM title
- 50% in 10 games (5/10) = CM title
Total: $6500 based on 200 entries in the entire festival.
Canadian Women’s Zonal
- 1st place = next Women Olympiad team + next Women World Cup + $1500
[tied for 1st place = WIM title] - 2nd place = WFM title + WIM norm + $1000
- 3rd place = WFM title + WIM norm + $500
- 65% in 9 games (6/9) = WFM title
- 50% in 9 games (4.5/9) = WCM title
Total: $3000 based on 200 entries in the entire festival.
Prizes for Premier/U1800/U1400
- Minimum $4000 guaranteed based on 200 entries in all sections
- Unrated players are ineligible for prizes
- Prizes are split, no tiebreaks used.
University of Toronto Prize: top U of T student finisher in Open Zonals ($250) and top U of T student finisher in Women’s Zonal ($250). Provided by the Hart House Chess Club.
Tiebreaks (for Zonal/Closed sections)
Tiebreaks will be used for both prize money and final standings. For details on direct titles, see here.
- Buchholz Cut 1 (Buchholz less lowest opponent score)
- Buchholz System (sum of scores of all opponents)
- Sonneborn-Berger (scores of defeated + half-scores of drawn)
- Cumulative system (Sum of progressive scores)
- Most Games played as Black
- Drawing of Lots
Venue
Hart House, University of Toronto, 7 Hart House Circle, Toronto ON, M5S 3H3
The tournament will be hosted at the historic, neo-gothic building, Hart House, at the University of Toronto. Hart House is regarded as one of the world’s most beautiful student centers and is a visual icon of the University of Toronto. The grand interior of Hart House is designed with high arched ceilings that vary from room to room.
Since 2008, the venue has hosted two of the largest annual Toronto chess events, the Hart House Holidays and Hart House Reading Week Open Chess Tournaments, regularly attracting over 200 players.
Entry Fees
Zonals: $160 by March 1st, 11:59 pm ET, $200 before 11:59 pm ET Monday, March 25th, 2024. No onsite entries.
General Sections: $90 by March 1st, 11:59 pm ET, $100 before 11:59 pm ET Monday, March 25th, 2024. Onsite entries if space-permits.
Discounts:
- Free entry for IM/WIM/GM/WGM by March 1st
- GMs: up to 3 bursaries towards accommodation/travel if registered before March 1st
- U of T students: $40 automatic discount. Unrated players: $40 discount
- All discount questions can be emailed to zonal@harthousechess.com.
Registration
Website: register online before 11:59 pm ET Monday, March 25th, 2024. No onsite registration.
Phone: register via Hart House Information Services daily between 7 am and 11 pm. Be ready to provide payment information.
In-person: register in person via the Hart House Information Services daily between 7 am and 11 pm.
Side-Events
We are pleased to offer the following side-events for the 2024 Canadian Zonal and Women’s Zonal Championships. All events are free for all, including members of the public. Full details will be available in-person. Side-events may be subject to change.
Friday, March 29th 3 pm – 4:30 pm: IM Advait Patel lecture on calculation @ Committees Room
Saturday, March 30th 1 pm – 4 pm: Interviews with Zonal players – @ Great Hall hallway
Saturday, March 30th 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm: GM Petro Golubka lecture @ Committees Room
Sunday, March 31st 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm: professional chess photoshoot opportunity @ Great Hall
Monday, April 1st 1 pm – 4 pm: Interviews with Zonal Players and others – @ Great Hall hallway
Monday, April 1st 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm: Walking tour of the University of Toronto St. George by Campus Tours @ Great Hall (open to both future students, alumni, and community)
Monday, April 1st at 4:40 pm: Kalev Pugi Canadian Chess Hall of Fame Ceremony @ Great Hall
Monday, April 1st 5 pm – 7 pm: GM Petro Golubka Simul @ Debates Room
Accommodation
Town Inn Suites Hotel Downtown Toronto Yorkville 620 Church St, Toronto, ON M4Y 2G2 – 15 minutes walk from Hart House
Luxury King Suite – $199 per night
Luxury Double Suite – $239 per night
Newly renovated 550 or 750 square foot suite which includes a fully open concept kitchen, separate living area, and bedroom with one king bed or two double beds. The kitchen is fully stocked with an oven, stovetop, fridge, freezer and dishwasher. Includes breakfast.
Other Info
- DGT Boards: HHCC will provide 12 DGT boards.
- Side Events: lectures/simuls (see below)
- Playing Up: No playing up allowed for any section
- Byes
- In Zonal/Closed sections: no half-point byes
- In Premier, U1800, U1400: up to 3 half-point byes (If requested by 11:59 pm March 25th, ONLY for Rounds 1-6)
- Any other requested byes will be 0-point.
- CFC ID: Registrants for all sections must be current CFC members https://chess.ca/membership-fees. Payment should be done online. Unrated players should get a CFC membership prior to registering.
- Equipment: Chess sets and clocks supplied. Scoresheets provided and must be used.
- Notation: Notation is mandatory for all moves starting from move 1.
- Withdrawals: see our Policies.
- Unrated players should review our New To Tournament Guide
- Parking: Parking is available in select locations. Due to ongoing Landmark Project construction, parking is very limited and may be higher than expected. Expect to pay $25 per day or more. Recommended parking at Lot A and Lot P ($10 weeknight after 4pm and weekend parking).
- Photography: By signing up, you permit HHCC the ability to take and use photos from the tournament on its social media. If you would not like your photo used, please email us.
- Foreign Ratings: all participants must disclose all foreign ratings at time of registration or via email.
- Prizes: Prizes are not paid by cash. Either cheques or direct deposit are issued and can arrive between 2-4 weeks of the tournament.
Accessibility and Visitor Information: Hart House is an accessible building and conveniently located. For further details, visit Visitor Information and Accessibility. - Fair Play: No cell-phones in playing hall. DGT boards will be run on a 15 minute delay, metal detectors will be used to ensure no cell-phones are on persons.
- Appeals: Committee Chair: IA Hal Bond
- Within 1 hour of the end of the round
- In writing to the Chief Organizer
- Accompanied by a $100 deposit
- Food and Restaurants: Hart House is located in Downtown Toronto, just minutes from most major restaurants and eateries, including Tim-Hortons, McDonald’s, and Starbucks. In addition, sit-down restaurants are located throughout the area on Bloor, College, Spadina, Bay and Yonge Streets. All are within 15 minutes of walking distance.
- University Tours: Tour of the University of Toronto organized for 2:30 pm on April 1st departing from Great Hall. Register onsite.
- French Translations: Ahmed Khalf, Alan Huang
- Sick players: please stay home if sick
- Volunteers & Floaters: we welcome more volunteers and floater players. Please email us at zonal@harthousechess.com if interested.
History
The Hart House Chess Club has served as one of the premier destinations for Canadian chess for the past 128 years. Since its founding in 1919, Hart House has hosted numerous Canadian Open and Closed tournaments (see photos) and welcomed many World Champions. For more, Club History.
Live Games
Live Games
All games will also be published to lichess as soon as possible.
Photos
CFC Photos by John Upper: Batch 1, Batch 2, Batch 3
Round 2 Open / Round 1 Women’s photos by Michael Hsu
Round 4 Open / Round 3 Women / Round 1 Fest photos by Kennedy Kao
Round 5 Open / Round 3 Women’s photos by Yankee Zhu
Round 7 Open / Round 6 Women’s photos by Jay Bhadreshwara
All Rounds, Side Events by Deepanshi Matai
Pre-Registered, Standings, Pairings
Chess Results Open Zonals
Chess Results Women’s Zonals
Chess Results Premier
Chess Results U1800
Chess Results U1400
All sections Pre-registration
Last updated March 26
| Starting Rank | Player Name | CFC ID | CFC Regular Rating | CFC Membership | FIDE ID | Section | Byes | FIDE ID | Section | Byes |
| 1 | IM Shawn Rodrigue-Lemieux | 155300 | 2636 | 2641 | Valid | 2641 | 2611 | 2620049 | Open Zonal | |
| 2 | IM Nikolay Noritsyn | 132534 | 2578 | 2506 | Valid | 2506 | 2578 | 2604922 | Open Zonal | |
| 3 | GM Bator Sambuev | 146462 | 2562 | 2497 | Valid | 2497 | 2572 | 4128290 | Open Zonal | |
| 4 | GM Razvan Preotu | 146124 | 2555 | 2629 | Valid | 2629 | 2551 | 2613280 | Open Zonal | |
| 5 | IM Raja Panjwani | 121202 | 2525 | 2524 | Valid | 2524 | 2525 | 2604493 | Open Zonal | |
| 6 | IM Mark Plotkin | 141086 | 2501 | 2547 | Valid | 2547 | 2501 | 2611651 | Open Zonal | |
| 7 | Vadim Razin | 187107 | 2477 | 2483 | Valid | 2483 | 2477 | 14119463 | Premier | |
| 8 | IM Shiyam Thavandiran | 127431 | 2475 | 2473 | Valid | 2473 | 2475 | 2605058 | Open Zonal | |
| 9 | IM Nicholas Vettese | 154199 | 2459 | 2473 | Valid | 2473 | 2459 | 2620090 | Open Zonal | |
| 10 | IM Olivier Kenta Chiku-Ratte | 148376 | 2447 | 2357 | Valid | 2357 | 2447 | 2614782 | Open Zonal | |
| 11 | IM Quang Long Le | 173026 | 2446 | 2399 | N/A | 2399 | 2446 | 12401749 | Open Zonal | |
| 12 | FM Anthony Atanasov | 156079 | 2443 | 2475 | Valid | 2475 | 2443 | 2623897 | Open Zonal | |
| 13 | Adam Dorrance | 141191 | 2429 | 2200 | Valid | 2200 | 2429 | 2618567 | Open Zonal | |
| 14 | IM David Cummings | 123161 | 2408 | 2365 | Valid | 2365 | 2407 | 2603578 | Open Zonal | |
| 15 | FM Victor Plotkin | 142063 | 2397 | 2245 | Valid | 2245 | 2397 | 2606674 | Open Zonal | |
| 16 | FM Taira Tyler Tanaka | 159441 | 2392 | 2166 | Expired | 2166 | 2392 | 7002351 | Open Zonal | |
| 17 | CM Neil Doknjas | 151942 | 2387 | 2251 | Valid | 2251 | 2387 | 2617587 | Open Zonal | |
| 18 | FM Max Rusonik | 155671 | 2382 | 2092 | Expired | 2092 | 2382 | 2619253 | Open Zonal | |
| 19 | WIM Yunshan Li | 175249 | 2377 | 2352 | Expired | 2352 | 2377 | 8607664 | Women’s Zonal | |
| 20 | Sergey Noritsyn | 146893 | 2377 | 2318 | Valid | 2318 | 2377 | 2616408 | Open Zonal | |
| 21 | FM Mike Ivanov | 140557 | 2375 | 2405 | Expired | 2405 | 2375 | 2613158 | Open Zonal | Round 1, 3 |
| 22 | FM Zachary Dukic | 149507 | 2365 | 2334 | Valid | 2334 | 2365 | 2617188 | Open Zonal | |
| 23 | Christian Stevens | 120171 | 2358 | 2357 | Valid | 2357 | 2354 | 2604450 | Open Zonal | |
| 24 | CM Koosha Jaferian | 174318 | 2354 | 2338 | Valid | 2338 | 2354 | 12507440 | Open Zonal | |
| 25 | FM Daniel Xu | 160020 | 2342 | 2160 | Expired | 2160 | 2342 | 2627345 | Open Zonal | |
| 26 | IM Eric Lawson | 123478 | 2341 | 2238 | Valid | 2238 | 2341 | 2604116 | Open Zonal | |
| 27 | FM Tymur Keleberda | 177565 | 2339 | 2304 | Valid | 2304 | 2340 | 14174294 | Open Zonal | |
| 28 | Ethan Song | 161587 | 2335 | 1873 | Valid | 1873 | 2335 | 62900412 | Open Zonal | |
| 29 | Marlon Jodar | 175028 | 2331 | 2267 | Valid | 2267 | 2331 | 3505499 | Open Zonal | |
| 30 | IM Leon Piasetski | 101297 | 2323 | 2466 | Valid | 2466 | 2323 | 2600072 | Open Zonal | |
| 31 | WIM Svitlana Demchenko | 156853 | 2321 | 2246 | Valid | 2246 | 2321 | 14149893 | Women’s Zonal | |
| 32 | WGM Maili-Jade Ouellet | 151330 | 2318 | 2224 | Valid | 2224 | 2318 | 2620472 | Women’s Zonal | |
| 33 | CM Vincent Latorre | 162297 | 2313 | 2002 | Expired | 2002 | 2313 | 2636891 | Open Zonal | |
| 34 | FM John Doknjas | 141225 | 2307 | 2219 | Valid | 2219 | 2307 | 2608367 | Open Zonal | |
| 35 | WIM Bich Ngoc Pham | 173027 | 2294 | 2218 | Valid | 2218 | 2294 | 12401285 | Women’s Zonal | |
| 36 | CM William Li | 154677 | 2285 | 2222 | Expired | 2222 | 2285 | 2619750 | Open Zonal | |
| 37 | IM Raymond Kaufman | 131761 | 2280 | 2254 | Valid | 2254 | 2280 | 2015056 | Open Zonal | |
| 38 | WGM Oksana Golubeva | 168840 | 2278 | 2236 | Valid | 2236 | 2278 | 4170164 | Women’s Zonal | |
| 39 | CM Jingyun (Ryan) Yang | 160085 | 2278 | 2068 | Valid | 2068 | 2278 | 2637375 | Open Zonal | |
| 40 | IM Michael Barron | 134840 | 2277 | 2214 | Valid | 2214 | 2277 | 2605120 | Open Zonal | |
| 41 | Mahip Singh | 157732 | 2276 | 2218 | Valid | 2218 | 2276 | 25015044 | Open Zonal | |
| 42 | CM Dorian Kang | 155339 | 2273 | 1997 | Valid | 1997 | 2273 | 2619156 | Open Zonal | |
| 43 | CM Geordie Derraugh | 132393 | 2270 | 2096 | Valid | 2096 | 2270 | 2603950 | Open Zonal | |
| 44 | FM Marius Nicula | 128271 | 2266 | 2224 | Expired | 2224 | 2266 | 1203096 | Open Zonal | |
| 45 | Dzmitry Kalinin | 179139 | 2250 | 1994 | Valid | 1994 | 2250 | 13507311 | Open Zonal | |
| 46 | Jonathan Yu | 126131 | 2247 | 1950 | Valid | 1950 | 2247 | 2606828 | Premier | |
| 47 | Jonath Joseph | 171981 | 2246 | 1851 | Valid | 1851 | 2246 | 329105368 | Open Zonal | |
| 48 | Youhe Huang | 159428 | 2243 | 2168 | Valid | 2168 | 2243 | 2629445 | Open Zonal | |
| 49 | Jordan Clyde | 130068 | 2240 | 2074 | Expired | 2074 | 2240 | 2616653 | Open Zonal | |
| 50 | Calix Marchand | 170958 | 2237 | 1726 | Valid | 1726 | 2237 | 2640856 | Open Zonal | |
| 51 | Lefan Yang | 163151 | 2233 | 1920 | Valid | 1920 | 2233 | 2637626 | Open Zonal | |
| 52 | CM Leo Lin | 163510 | 2229 | 1927 | Valid | 1927 | 2229 | 2634490 | Open Zonal | |
| 53 | Noah Nathaniel Yuen | 158470 | 2223 | 1753 | Valid | 1753 | 2223 | 2627353 | Open Zonal | |
| 54 | Saarthak Malakar | 173204 | 2219 | 1929 | Valid | 1929 | 2219 | 30974291 | Open Zonal | |
| 55 | Isaac Wiebe | 146995 | 2218 | 2137 | Valid | 2137 | 2218 | 2623862 | Open Zonal | |
| 56 | Ashton Taylor | 147575 | 2218 | 1948 | Valid | 1948 | 2218 | 2637120 | Open Zonal | |
| 57 | Daniel Abrahams | 134333 | 2216 | 2205 | Valid | 2205 | 2216 | 2606879 | Open Zonal | |
| 58 | Zachary Liu | 169307 | 2214 | 2024 | Valid | 2024 | 2214 | 2640287 | Open Zonal | |
| 59 | Ananda Saha | 155219 | 2211 | 2112 | Expired | 2112 | 2211 | 2619644 | Open Zonal | |
| 60 | Sam Marin | 156145 | 2211 | 2127 | Valid | 2127 | 2211 | 2622955 | Open Zonal | |
| 61 | Emanuel Kot | 167543 | 2205 | 1996 | Valid | 1996 | 2205 | 2640376 | Open Zonal | |
| 62 | Ryan Campbell | 175910 | 2204 | 1851 | Valid | 1851 | 2204 | 2645157 | Open Zonal | |
| 63 | Aayush Ajith | 167780 | 2203 | 2008 | Valid | 2008 | 2203 | 30943515 | Open Zonal | |
| 64 | Henry Liu | 157720 | 2201 | 1975 | Valid | 1975 | 2201 | 2628597 | Open Zonal | |
| 65 | Joshua Terry | 147450 | 2201 | 2248 | Valid | 2248 | 2201 | 2645505 | Open Zonal | |
| 66 | Samuel Zhang | 171147 | 2185 | 2048 | Expired | 2048 | 2185 | 30942993 | Open Zonal | Round 1, 2, & 3 |
| 67 | Noah Kim | 172794 | 2184 | 2104 | Valid | 2104 | 2204 | 2642298 | Premier | |
| 68 | Brian Zhang | 167959 | 2173 | 1763 | Valid | 1763 | 2173 | 2637545 | Open Zonal | |
| 69 | Ryan Zhong | 166737 | 2156 | 1926 | Valid | 1926 | 2096 | 2635860 | Premier | |
| 70 | Tony Bao | 149351 | 2143 | 2176 | Valid | 2176 | 2143 | 2613042 | Premier | |
| 71 | Derek Wang | 166573 | 2138 | 1646 | Valid | 1646 | 2138 | 2636115 | Premier | |
| 72 | Valerie Ruchinskaya | 161874 | 2126 | 1807 | Valid | 1807 | 2099 | 2631440 | Women’s Zonal | |
| 73 | David Filipovich | 103521 | 2120 | 2033 | Valid | 2033 | 2120 | 2600706 | Premier | Round 4 |
| 74 | Tony Lu | 166742 | 2117 | 1941 | Valid | 1941 | 2118 | 2640643 | Premier | |
| 75 | Allan Munro | 140841 | 2110 | 2077 | Expired | 2077 | 2110 | 7700245 | Premier | |
| 76 | Jifan Zhao | 173823 | 2104 | 1983 | Expired | 1983 | 2140 | 2640406 | Premier | |
| 77 | Kate Jiang | 163394 | 2096 | 2049 | Valid | 2049 | 2096 | 2629658 | Women’s Zonal | |
| 78 | Michael Shi | 167348 | 2091 | 1791 | Valid | 1791 | 2091 | 2634090 | Premier | |
| 79 | WFM Morgen Mills | 127517 | 2084 | 1963 | Valid | 1963 | 2084 | 2013304 | Women’s Zonal | |
| 80 | Rae Chen | 166644 | 2081 | 1451 | Valid | 1451 | 2081 | 2632691 | Women’s Zonal | |
| 81 | Ryan Xu | 174722 | 2079 | 1674 | Valid | 1674 | 1975 | 329105250 | Premier | |
| 82 | Larry Yang | 164823 | 2056 | 1647 | Valid | 1647 | 2069 | 2637618 | Premier | |
| 83 | Hugh Siddeley | 120619 | 2051 | 2066 | Valid | 2066 | 2051 | 2605023 | Premier | |
| 84 | Nathan Ping-Ying Wu | 161420 | 2047 | 1775 | Valid | 1775 | 2047 | 2627442 | Premier | |
| 85 | Demchenko Kyrylo | 160243 | 2038 | 1961 | Expired | 1961 | 2038 | 2635143 | Premier | |
| 86 | David Southam | 102535 | 2037 | 2211 | Expired | 2211 | 2019 | 2601044 | Premier | |
| 87 | Gordon Howe | 100290 | 2030 | 2030 | Valid | 2030 | 0 | Premier | Rd 5 | |
| 88 | Riyaan Lakhani | 177989 | 2028 | 1811 | Valid | 1811 | 2029 | 2648270 | Premier | Round 1 |
| 89 | Michelle Zhang | 170960 | 2028 | 1643 | Valid | 1643 | 2028 | 2637677 | Women’s Zonal | |
| 90 | Samuel Hoekman | 165292 | 2027 | 1884 | Valid | 1884 | 2027 | 2632306 | Premier | |
| 91 | Bingfei Wang | 172444 | 2018 | 1912 | Valid | 1912 | 2018 | 8618585 | Premier | |
| 92 | Henry Hughes-dupuy | 160188 | 2017 | 1667 | Valid | 1667 | 2017 | 329219082 | Premier | |
| 93 | Ian Loadman | 101686 | 2014 | 2090 | Valid | 2090 | 2063 | 2613743 | Premier | |
| 94 | Merlin Nazareno | 165079 | 2013 | 1808 | Valid | 1808 | 2013 | 2632470 | Premier | |
| 95 | Max England | 155135 | 2007 | 2221 | Valid | 2221 | 2007 | 2622602 | Open Zonal | |
| 96 | Barron Jiyu Jiang | 165891 | 2006 | 1640 | Expired | 1640 | 2006 | 2637480 | Premier | |
| 97 | Carina D’Souza | 167600 | 1998 | 1795 | Valid | 1795 | 1998 | 2635550 | Women’s Zonal | |
| 98 | Ashwin Chunchu | 173096 | 1991 | 1865 | Valid | 1865 | 1991 | 2651637 | Premier | |
| 99 | Nolan Wu | 160709 | 1989 | 1629 | Valid | 1629 | 1989 | 2644681 | Premier | Round 2 |
| 100 | Andy Wang | 168247 | 1974 | 1904 | Valid | 1904 | 1974 | 2637804 | Premier | |
| 101 | WCM Laksshana Deepak | 175714 | 1970 | 1670 | Valid | 1670 | 2010 | 25980548 | Women’s Zonal | |
| 102 | Eric Qian | 167975 | 1964 | 1726 | Valid | 1726 | 1942 | 2637774 | Premier | |
| 103 | Lucy Gao | 161206 | 1963 | 1723 | Valid | 1723 | 1963 | 2629640 | Women’s Zonal | |
| 104 | Yi Lin Li | 156858 | 1960 | 1997 | Expired | 1997 | 1960 | 8610410 | Women’s Zonal | |
| 105 | Anni Guo | 163250 | 1959 | 1816 | Valid | 1816 | 1959 | 2631350 | Premier | |
| 106 | Nicolae Oancea | 139674 | 1952 | 1987 | Valid | 1987 | 1965 | 1211870 | Premier | |
| 107 | Joyce Zhang | 163620 | 1951 | 1588 | Valid | 1588 | 1951 | 2637634 | Women’s Zonal | |
| 108 | Sahir Abbas | 153534 | 1937 | 1632 | Valid | 1632 | 1937 | 7400128 | Premier | |
| 109 | April Zhong | 167271 | 1936 | 1872 | Valid | 1872 | 1913 | 2635658 | Women’s Zonal | |
| 110 | Erwin Mok | 167684 | 1935 | 1323 | Valid | 1323 | 1935 | 2635895 | Premier | |
| 111 | Wah Sing (Joseph) Leung | 167606 | 1932 | 1461 | Valid | 1461 | 1932 | 2636654 | Premier | |
| 112 | Anais Chloe Fiset | 173894 | 1909 | 1578 | Valid | 1578 | 1909 | 2640503 | Women’s Zonal | |
| 113 | Venkata Karthikeya Reddy Kola | 176220 | 1885 | 1620 | Valid | 1620 | 1855 | 2643278 | Premier | |
| 114 | Neerav Mullur | 152505 | 1884 | 1316 | Expired | 1316 | 1884 | 2642573 | U1800 | |
| 115 | Irene Xie | 175644 | 1877 | 1474 | Valid | 1474 | 1877 | 2643537 | Women’s Zonal | |
| 116 | Hanxi(Hancy) Jiang | 166648 | 1874 | 1715 | Valid | 1715 | 1847 | 2640384 | Women’s Zonal | |
| 117 | Larry Zhou Chen | 172054 | 1867 | 1610 | Valid | 1610 | 1683 | 2648814 | U1800 | |
| 118 | Nicholas Zacharias | 173532 | 1866 | 1520 | Valid | 1520 | 1866 | 2641259 | Premier | |
| 119 | Anthony Masse-Garneau | 158468 | 1860 | 1610 | Expired | 1610 | 1860 | 2636000 | Premier | |
| 120 | Gillian Mok | 161725 | 1859 | 1785 | Valid | 1785 | 1859 | 2629666 | Women’s Zonal | |
| 121 | Heye Gao | 166066 | 1855 | 1855 | Valid | 1855 | 1872 | 2638223 | Premier | |
| 122 | Glenda Baylon | 143314 | 1853 | 1888 | Valid | 1888 | 1853 | 9301470 | Women’s Zonal | |
| 123 | Ryan Pickard | 158194 | 1851 | 1796 | Valid | 1796 | 1851 | 2645424 | Premier | |
| 124 | Jayden Zihan Zhan | 172099 | 1836 | 1446 | Valid | 1446 | 1836 | 2640732 | Premier | |
| 125 | Rachel Zihan wang | 163408 | 1835 | 1759 | Expired | 1759 | 1835 | 2628325 | Women’s Zonal | |
| 126 | Lucas Pitre | 157622 | 1828 | 1461 | Valid | 1461 | 1828 | 2651955 | Premier | |
| 127 | ChenJi Zheng | 134362 | 1826 | 1948 | Valid | 1948 | 1826 | 2651840 | Premier | |
| 128 | Charis Zhu | 168132 | 1823 | 1790 | Expired | 1790 | 1823 | 2638320 | Premier | |
| 129 | Noah Velasquez | 168145 | 1818 | 1906 | Valid | 1906 | 1818 | 2637057 | Premier | |
| 130 | Bradley Tseng | 164369 | 1807 | 1856 | Valid | 1856 | 1807 | 2638673 | Premier | |
| 131 | Emma Norovsambuu | 178667 | 1802 | 0 | Valid | 0 | 1802 | 651099900 | Women’s Zonal | |
| 132 | Modith Aaoh Muyalapati | 171210 | 1796 | 1692 | Valid | 1692 | 1773 | 25147870 | U1800 | |
| 133 | Aarush Ajith | 167781 | 1789 | 1589 | Valid | 1589 | 1790 | 30943329 | U1800 | |
| 134 | Wesley Russell | 171693 | 1785 | 1784 | Valid | 1784 | 1785 | 2640937 | Premier | |
| 135 | TAORONG WANG | 185493 | 1781 | 1745 | Valid | 1745 | 1781 | 8642800 | Premier | Round 1 |
| 136 | Brendan Cater | 161454 | 1769 | 2005 | Valid | 2005 | 1769 | 2632535 | U1800 | |
| 137 | Sarthak Deshpande | 171002 | 1750 | 1819 | Valid | 1819 | 1750 | 25963694 | U1800 | |
| 138 | Nicholas Pei-Chang Wu | 163251 | 1749 | 1105 | Valid | 1105 | 1749 | 2644363 | U1800 | |
| 139 | Luc Chamberland | 107346 | 1744 | 1833 | Valid | 1833 | 1698 | 2646757 | U1800 | |
| 140 | Oliver Byl | 174403 | 1742 | 1627 | Valid | 1627 | 1742 | 2642514 | u1800 | |
| 141 | Roshini Prakash | 185473 | 1740 | 1692 | Valid | 1692 | 1740 | 5059305 | Women’s Zonal | |
| 142 | Daniel Truong | 175162 | 1740 | 1264 | Valid | 1264 | 1811 | 2655799 | Premier | |
| 143 | Dhruv Murali | 166162 | 1735 | 1624 | Valid | 1624 | 1735 | 329218174 | Premier | |
| 144 | Olya Kaye | 120564 | 1731 | 1646 | Valid | 1646 | 1731 | 2616475 | Women’s Zonal | |
| 145 | Sean Liu | 174972 | 1728 | 1877 | Valid | 1877 | 1728 | 2643170 | U1800 | |
| 146 | Ethan Engel | 173271 | 1709 | 0 | Valid | 0 | 1709 | 2645246 | U1800 | Rd 7 |
| 147 | Tanishq Kumar Dhingra | 175434 | 1701 | 1306 | Expired | 1306 | 1713 | 2648997 | U1800 | |
| 148 | Haneul Park | 183754 | 1693 | 1614 | Valid | 1614 | 1650 | 4907485 | U1800 | |
| 149 | Shuang Chen | 172272 | 1654 | 1376 | Valid | 1376 | 1654 | 2640562 | Women’s Zonal | |
| 150 | Zhihua Zhang | 185786 | 1654 | 0 | Valid | 0 | 1654 | 2659549 | U1800 | |
| 151 | Thusitha Hettigama | 121586 | 1634 | 1653 | Valid | 1653 | 1634 | 329184011 | U1800 | |
| 152 | Korbin Schantz | 173606 | 1634 | 1731 | Valid | 1731 | 1634 | 2651904 | U1800 | |
| 153 | Boris Iriarte | 149563 | 1626 | 1770 | Expired | 1770 | 1626 | 8800111 | U1800 | |
| 154 | Ojal Ambilwade | 176120 | 1620 | 1440 | Valid | 1440 | 1620 | 25685813 | Women’s Zonal | |
| 155 | Mario Moran-Venegas | 143315 | 1602 | 1625 | Valid | 1625 | 1602 | 2605279 | U1800 | |
| 156 | Trifelino Miaco | 121781 | 1598 | 1596 | Valid | 1596 | 1598 | 2044765 | U1800 | |
| 157 | Justin Li | 154417 | 1595 | 1430 | Valid | 1430 | 1595 | 2620871 | U1800 | |
| 158 | Jovan Momic | 123043 | 1579 | 1735 | Valid | 1735 | 1579 | 2635666 | U1800 | |
| 159 | Simon Perkins | 107582 | 1572 | 1716 | Valid | 1716 | 1572 | 2618737 | U1800 | |
| 160 | Louis Fillmore | 183211 | 1570 | 1601 | Valid | 1601 | 1570 | 0 | U1800 | |
| 161 | Gauri Sreekumar | 165299 | 1568 | 1452 | Valid | 1452 | 1631 | 2631458 | Women’s Zonal | |
| 162 | William Bi | 169382 | 1562 | 1475 | Valid | 1475 | 1562 | 2640600 | U1800 | |
| 163 | Aaryan Valavan | 172252 | 1561 | 1723 | Valid | 1723 | 1561 | 2650843 | U1800 | Rd 4 |
| 164 | Slava Lukinykh | 174578 | 1559 | 1748 | Valid | 1748 | 1559 | 2648130 | U1800 | |
| 165 | Eros Villamar | 175862 | 1553 | 1674 | Valid | 1674 | 1553 | 2645866 | U1400 | |
| 166 | Ting En Ryan Wu | 172850 | 1553 | 1354 | Expired | 1354 | 1553 | 2642743 | U1800 | |
| 167 | Toma Yuen | 179235 | 1546 | 1531 | Valid | 1531 | 1546 | 2648806 | U1800 | |
| 168 | Stephen Papadatos | 177445 | 1542 | 1585 | Valid | 1585 | 1542 | 2658585 | U1800 | |
| 169 | Toy Chack KWAN | 162706 | 1533 | 1452 | Valid | 1452 | 1561 | 2635097 | U1800 | Rd 4 |
| 170 | Joshua Wright | 167021 | 1533 | 1344 | Valid | 1344 | 1418 | 2653842 | U1800 | |
| 171 | Zihan Hong | 166217 | 1526 | 1408 | Valid | 1408 | 1526 | 2644843 | U1800 | |
| 172 | Adie Todd | 125156 | 1513 | 1438 | Valid | 1438 | 1513 | 2609908 | Women’s Zonal | |
| 173 | Eric Huang | 174612 | 1493 | 1377 | Valid | 1377 | 1493 | 2644550 | U1800 | |
| 174 | Diganth Anish | 174427 | 1482 | 1471 | Valid | 1471 | 1482 | 2648105 | U1800 | |
| 175 | Alison Koop | 179288 | 1480 | 1476 | Valid | 1476 | 1480 | 2650436 | Women’s Zonal | |
| 176 | Shabd Dembla | 175704 | 1468 | 1634 | Valid | 1634 | 1468 | 33403899 | U1800 | |
| 177 | Micka Yeung | 172537 | 1467 | 1488 | Valid | 1488 | 1467 | 6002412 | U1800 | Round 7 |
| 178 | Tanishq Patil | 175770 | 1462 | 1526 | Valid | 1526 | 1462 | 2643049 | U1800 | |
| 179 | Adithya Sekaran | 174509 | 1453 | 1263 | Valid | 1263 | 1453 | 48728420 | U1800 | |
| 180 | Julian Pan | 171946 | 1449 | 1193 | Valid | 1193 | 1437 | 2654555 | U1800 | |
| 181 | William Kaiyuan Wang | 167336 | 1448 | 1251 | Valid | 1251 | 1448 | 2638312 | U1800 | |
| 182 | Ashley Fu | 172834 | 1447 | 914 | Valid | 914 | 1447 | 2643723 | Women’s Zonal | |
| 183 | Oscar Cheung | 171229 | 1435 | 1383 | Valid | 1383 | 1435 | 2653079 | U1800 | |
| 184 | Mehar Bala | 174914 | 1434 | 1333 | Valid | 1333 | 1434 | 2652099 | U1800 | |
| 185 | Lucy Yang | 164595 | 1433 | 1222 | Valid | 1222 | 1455 | 2639084 | Women’s Zonal | |
| 186 | Xiangbin Wang | 175680 | 1412 | 0 | Valid | 0 | 1412 | 0 | U1800 | |
| 187 | Arkadiy Ugodnikov | 146626 | 1410 | 1490 | Valid | 1490 | 1443 | 2615940 | U1800 | |
| 188 | Leon Noel Merse | 176666 | 1400 | 1521 | Valid | 1521 | 1400 | 2656922 | U1800 | Round 3 |
| 189 | Dharsan Satish Alwar | 181299 | 1392 | 1578 | Valid | 1578 | 1381 | 2657473 | U1800 | |
| 190 | Anna Gavrileva | 156634 | 1387 | 1213 | Valid | 1213 | 1387 | 2641305 | Women’s Zonal | |
| 191 | Joey Lin | 166638 | 1383 | 1368 | Valid | 1368 | 1383 | 2637227 | U1400 | |
| 192 | Arnav Mane | 160927 | 1380 | 1423 | Valid | 1423 | 1380 | 2632705 | U1800 | |
| 193 | Quentin Ma | 177463 | 1378 | 1484 | Valid | 1484 | 1376 | 2655756 | U1800 | |
| 194 | ISABELLE GUAN | 166081 | 1371 | 1094 | Expired | 1094 | 1350 | 2637642 | Women’s Zonal | |
| 195 | Larry Yang | 175860 | 1363 | 1246 | Valid | 1246 | 1363 | 2644380 | U1800 | |
| 196 | Frank G Helwig | 105788 | 1356 | 1472 | Valid | 1472 | 1356 | 2642344 | U1800 | |
| 197 | Robert J. Armstrong | 100034 | 1352 | 1506 | Valid | 1506 | 1342 | 2605791 | U1800 | |
| 198 | Jerry Gerber | 160103 | 1351 | 970 | Valid | 970 | 1351 | 2638894 | U1800 | |
| 199 | Shannon Zhao | 179928 | 1347 | 1281 | Valid | 1281 | 1254 | 2659654 | Women’s Zonal | |
| 200 | Rhailey Punay | 181784 | 1342 | 1443 | Valid | 1443 | 1342 | 2651610 | U1400 | |
| 201 | SIDDHARTH SURENDRAN | 174502 | 1332 | 1249 | Valid | 1249 | 1304 | 2649071 | U1400 | |
| 202 | Alexa Roque | 172868 | 1320 | 1115 | Valid | 1115 | 1320 | 2640490 | Women’s Zonal | |
| 203 | Luis Exconde | 177839 | 1309 | 1601 | Valid | 1601 | 1309 | 2651556 | U1400 | |
| 204 | VELAN MANGAI SIVAKUMAR | 177768 | 1306 | 1649 | Valid | 1649 | 1306 | 0 | U1400 | |
| 205 | Flyn Villamar | 176835 | 1272 | 1330 | Valid | 1330 | 1272 | 2653567 | U1400 | |
| 206 | Douglas Gillis | 111022 | 1268 | 1638 | Valid | 1638 | 1278 | 2604361 | U1400 | |
| 207 | Boomba Nishikawa | 178151 | 1265 | 1248 | Valid | 1248 | 1265 | 2655772 | u1400 | |
| 208 | Ondrej Pacin | 105834 | 1262 | 1445 | Valid | 1445 | 1262 | 2660083 | Under 1400 | |
| 209 | Yeeshuen Li | 170254 | 1241 | 1036 | Valid | 1036 | 1241 | 2644070 | Women’s Zonal | |
| 210 | Katherine Leung | 172773 | 1199 | 1065 | Expired | 1065 | 1199 | 2644061 | Women’s Zonal | |
| 211 | Roween Geillon–Barral | 166200 | 1198 | 891 | Valid | 891 | 1198 | 2631555 | Women’s Zonal | |
| 212 | Veronica Hitchlock | 167285 | 1194 | 1273 | Valid | 1273 | 1194 | 0 | Women’s Zonal | |
| 213 | Allen Li | 175534 | 1183 | 1239 | Valid | 1239 | 1183 | 2648962 | U1400 | |
| 214 | Lyam Katz | 179302 | 1178 | 1141 | Valid | 1141 | 1178 | 0 | U1400 | |
| 215 | Sarveshwar Senthilkumar | 179723 | 1174 | 1606 | Valid | 1606 | 1174 | 2658291 | U1400 | |
| 216 | Gaurav Arora | 178723 | 1169 | 1027 | Valid | 1027 | 1169 | 2658950 | U1400 | |
| 217 | Angela Wang | 175459 | 1157 | 1220 | Expired | 1220 | 1157 | 2654717 | Women’s Zonal | |
| 218 | Tina Hui | 176179 | 1134 | 1254 | Valid | 1254 | 1134 | 2652420 | U1400 | Round 1, 3, 5 |
| 219 | Huaidin Guo | 183153 | 1134 | 1412 | Valid | 1412 | 1057 | 2656850 | U1400 | |
| 220 | Jayden Henry Tan | 179333 | 1123 | 1294 | Valid | 1294 | 1123 | 0 | U1400 | |
| 221 | Venkata Saket Reddy Kola | 176221 | 1121 | 1221 | Valid | 1221 | 1171 | 2643260 | U1400 | |
| 222 | Stephanie Xiao | 167303 | 1120 | 958 | Valid | 958 | 1140 | 2637669 | 2024 Canadian Women Zonal | |
| 223 | Trung Pham | 186131 | 1119 | 0 | N/A | 0 | 1119 | 0 | U1400 | |
| 224 | Gayathri Sreekumar | 172806 | 1119 | 1084 | Valid | 1084 | 1049 | 2640929 | Women’s Zonal | |
| 225 | Heidi Gay | 175381 | 1115 | 1355 | Valid | 1355 | 1115 | 2656825 | Women’s Zonals | |
| 226 | Devin Hurley | 179557 | 1115 | 0 | Valid | 0 | 1092 | 2661438 | U1400 | |
| 227 | James Mourgelas | 108540 | 1114 | 1549 | Valid | 1549 | 1110 | 2613816 | U1400 | |
| 228 | Gabriel Saimovici | 175468 | 1097 | 1373 | Valid | 1373 | 1097 | 2649055 | U1400 | |
| 229 | Albert Yang | 176016 | 1092 | 1076 | Valid | 1076 | 1092 | 0 | U1400 | |
| 230 | Patrick Gougeon | 158142 | 1083 | 1168 | Expired | 1168 | 1083 | 2625156 | U1400 | |
| 231 | Clara Dolderman | 182502 | 1012 | 0 | Valid | 0 | 1012 | 0 | Women’s Zonal | |
| 232 | HAO EN COLIN WU | 175981 | 1006 | 1056 | N/A | 1056 | 1006 | 2642751 | U1400 | |
| 233 | Ryan Zhuang | 173828 | 987 | 1589 | Expired | 1589 | 1589 | 2650428 | U1800 | |
| 234 | Neel Madhav Valluru | 173011 | 980 | 1124 | Valid | 1124 | 980 | 33394784 | U1400 | |
| 235 | Max Huang | 166461 | 963 | 799 | Valid | 799 | 963 | 0 | U1400 | Round 1, 2 |
| 236 | Peter Grucza | 173478 | 960 | 937 | Valid | 937 | 960 | 0 | U1400 | Round 3 |
| 237 | Jérémie LePage-Bourbonnais | 184057 | 941 | 0 | Valid | 0 | 941 | 0 | U1400 | |
| 238 | Michael Ivkin | 175540 | 937 | 1176 | Valid | 1176 | 937 | 2654873 | U1400 | |
| 239 | Benjamin Wang | 182385 | 937 | 954 | Valid | 954 | 937 | 2654245 | U1400 | |
| 240 | Rucha Deshpande | 172012 | 934 | 1227 | Valid | 1227 | 934 | 2640686 | U1400 | |
| 241 | Gordon McCall | 109129 | 928 | 1009 | Valid | 1009 | 928 | 0 | U1400 | |
| 242 | Apramey Mathur | 182191 | 924 | 1501 | Valid | 1501 | 924 | 2659794 | U1400 | |
| 243 | Kavira Manikandan Reddia Gowder | 179936 | 855 | 1055 | Valid | 1055 | 831 | 2658933 | Women’s Zonal | |
| 244 | Christiane Nathalie Geillon | 171558 | 799 | 819 | Expired | 819 | 799 | 0 | Women’s Zonal | |
| 245 | Marissa Yeung | 182534 | 738 | 788 | Valid | 788 | 845 | 0 | Women Zonals | |
| 246 | Angad Arora | 178724 | 577 | 758 | Valid | 758 | 577 | 2658941 | U1400 | |
| 247 | GM Petro Golubka | N/A | 0 | 0 | 14114224 | Premier | ||||
| 248 | IM Sai Krishna | 173391 | 0 | 2329 | N/A | 2329 | Open Zonal | |||
| 249 | Peter Howe | 187436 | 0 | 0 | U1400 | Rd 5 | ||||
| 250 | Aaron Zhu | 187587 | 0 | 0 | U1400 | |||||
| 251 | James Daunt | 187709 | 0 | 0 | U1400 | |||||
| 252 | Kaiy Cao | 175029 | 0 | 1073 | Valid | 1073 | 0 | U1400 | ||
| 253 | Esat Deniz Unsalan | 187724 | 0 | 0 | U1800 | |||||
| 254 | Pranav Vinodh Kumar | 187162 | 0 | 921 | Valid | 921 | 921 | U1400 | ||
| 255 | Heidi Ramos | N/A | 0 | FQE 1550 | 3876632 | U1800 |
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