{"id":33,"date":"2020-01-18T20:08:20","date_gmt":"2020-01-18T09:08:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/canterbury.chesschamp.net\/?page_id=33"},"modified":"2026-05-05T19:24:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T08:24:08","slug":"tournaments","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/canterbury.chesschamp.net\/","title":{"rendered":"Tournaments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Friendly Lightning Tournaments<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

2026 Tournaments and Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Tournament \\ Category<\/th>Cat. 1<\/th>Cat. 2<\/th>Cat. 3<\/th>Cat. 4<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Rapid Championship<\/a><\/td>(Open)
\n1-2. Fred Flatow &
\n1-2. Vlad Dragalchuk
\n
\n<\/td>		(u 1800)
\n1. Vince Chiara<\/td>		(u 1600)
\n1. Simon Wu
\n<\/td>		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Championship<\/a><\/td>(Open)
\n1. Fred Flatow
\n2. Vlad Dragalchuk<\/td>		(u 1800)
\n1. Simon Wu<\/td>		(u 1600)
\n1-3. Brian Allison
\n1-3. Alexandre Merhi
\n1-3. Nikola Vujasin<\/td>		(u 1400)
\n1-2. Vince Chiara
\n1-2. Carlos Meireles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lightning Championship<\/a><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Winter Rapid<\/a><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Winter Classic<\/a><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spring Allegro<\/a><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Open<\/a><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n

2025 Tournaments and Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Tournament \\ Category<\/th>Cat. 1<\/th>Cat. 2<\/th>Cat. 3<\/th>Cat. 4<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Rapid Championship<\/a><\/td>(Open)
\n1. Fred Flatow
\n2-3. Vlad Dragalchuk &
\n2-3. Anthony Karnaout
\n<\/td>		(u 1800)
\n1. Simon Wu<\/td>		(u 1600)
\n1. Ralph Shaw
\n2. Sami Ullah<\/td>		(u 1300)
\n1. Raman Jain
\n2. Carlos Meireles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Championship<\/a><\/td>(Open)
\n1. Ertan John Huseyin
\n2. Vlad Dragalchuk<\/td>		(u 1800)
\n1. Anthony Karnaout<\/td>		(u 1600)
\n1. Vincenzo Chiara<\/td>		(u 1400)
\n1-2. Darryl Ross &
\n1-2. Ralph Shaw<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lightning Championship<\/a><\/td>(Open)
\n1-2. Fred Flatow &
\n1-2. Fady Gerges<\/td>		(u 1800)
\n1. Simon Wu<\/td>		(u 1600)
\n1. Tahir Yaqub<\/td>		(u 1400)
\n1. Sami Ullah<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Winter Rapid<\/a><\/td>(Open)
\n1. Vlad Dragalchuk
\n2. Simon Wu<\/td>		(u 1800)
\n1. Alexandre Merhi<\/td>		(u 1600)
\n1. Graham Allison<\/td>		(u 1400)
\n1-2. Emad Nasif &
\n1-2. Renato Marino<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Winter Classic<\/a><\/td>(Open)
\n1. Simon Wu
\n2. Rudra Verma<\/td>		(u 1600)
\n1. Vince Chiara
\n2. Renato Marino<\/td>		(u 1200)
\n1. Sami Ullah<\/td>		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spring Allegro<\/a><\/td>(Open)
\n1. Fred Flatow
\n2. Rudra Verma<\/td>		(u 1800)
\n1. Anthony Karnaout<\/td>		(u 1600)
\n1. Tahir Yaqub<\/td>		(u 1400)
\n1-2. Darryl Ross
\n1-2. Sami Ullah<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Open<\/a><\/td>(Open)
\n1. Ertan John Huseyin
\n2. Arthur Huynh<\/td>		(u1800)
\n1. Anthony Karnaout
\n2-3. Simon Wu &
\n2-3. Brian Allison<\/td>		(u1600)
\n1. Michel Dib
\n2-3. Nikola Vujasin &
\n2-3. Renato Marino<\/td>		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n

2024 Tournaments and Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Tournament \\ Category<\/th>Cat. 1<\/th>Cat. 2<\/th>Cat. 3<\/th>Cat. 4<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Rapid Championship<\/a><\/td>(Open)
\n1-2. Fred Flatow
\n1-2. F. Plaza-Quinteros<\/td>		(u1800)
\n1. Alexandre Merhi
\n2. Nikola Vujasin
\n<\/td>		(u1600)
\n1. Harun Majumder
\n2. Vince Chiara<\/td>		(u1300)
\n1. Renato Marino
\n2. Ralph Shaw<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Championship<\/a><\/td>(Open)
\n1-2. Andriy Bukreyev
\n1-2. Fred Flatow
\n<\/td>		(u 1800)
\n1. Brian Allison
\n2. Nikola Vujasin<\/td>		(u 1400)
\n1-2. Renato Marino
\n1-2. Darryl Ross<\/td>		(u 1200)
\n1. Sami Ullah<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lightning Championship<\/a><\/td>(Open)
\n1. Fred Flatow
\n2. Ali Esmaili<\/td>		(u 1800)
\n1. Renato Marino
\n2. Graham Allison<\/td>		(u 1600)
\n1-3. Vince Chiara
\n1-3. Sami Ullah
\n1-3. Samuel Slingo<\/td>		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Winter Rapid<\/a><\/td>(Open)
\n1. Fady Gerges
\n2-3. Vlad Dragalchuk
\n2-3. Fred Flatow<\/td>		(u1800)
\n1. Alexandre Merhi<\/td>		(u1600)
\n1. Sami Ullah<\/td>		(u1400)
\n1. Scott Zhou<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Winter Classic<\/a><\/td>(Open)
\n1-2. Andriy Bukreyev
\n1-2. Fred Flatow
\n<\/td>		(u1600)
\n1-2. Graham Allison
\n1-2. Carlos Meireles<\/td>		(u1400)
\n1. Renato Marino
\n2. Vince Chiara<\/td>		(u1200)
\n1-2. Emad Nasif
\n1-2. Sami Ullah<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spring Allegro<\/a><\/td>(Open)
\n1-2. Fred Flatow
\n1-2. Arthur Huynh<\/td>		(u1800)
\n1-2. Alexandre Merhi
\n1-2. Nikola Vujasin
\n<\/td>		(u1400)
\n1-2. Emad Nasif
\n1-2. Scott Zhou<\/td>		(u1200)
\nSamuel Slingo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Open<\/a><\/td>(Open)
\n1. Fred Flatow
\n2. Fady Gerges<\/td>		(u1800)
\n1. Michel Dib
\n2-3. Nikola Vujasin
\n2-3. Brian Allison<\/td>		(u1600)
\n1. Graham Allison
\n2-3. Renato Marino
\n2-3. Sami Ullah
\n<\/td>		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n

2023 Tournaments and Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Tournament \\ Category<\/th>Open<\/th>u1800<\/th>u1600<\/th>u1400<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Rapid Championship<\/a><\/td>1. Fred Flatow
\n2. Vlad Dragalchuk<\/td>		1. Anthony Karnaout
\n2. Alexandre Merhi<\/td>		1. Rudra Verma<\/td>1. Sami Ullah<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Championship<\/a><\/td>1. Arthur Huynh
\n2-3. Vlad Dragalchuk &
\n2-3. Fred Flatow<\/td>		(u 1600)
\n1. Anthony Karnaout<\/td>		(u 1400)
\n1. Ralph Shaw<\/td>		(u 1200)
\n1. Scott Zhou<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lightning Championship<\/a><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Winter Rapid<\/a><\/td>1. Fred Flatow
\n2. Jeremy Plunkett<\/td>		1. Alexandre Merhi
\n2. Graham Allison<\/td>		1. Renato Marino
\n2-3. Vincenzo Chiara &
\n2-3. Sami Ullah<\/td>		1-2. Michel Dib &
\n1-2. Scott Zhou <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Winter Classic<\/a><\/td>1-3. Andriy Bukreyev &
\n1-3. Vlad Dragalchuk &
\n1-3. Fred Flatow<\/td>		1. Verma Rudra
\n2. Nikola Vujasin<\/td>		1-2. Graham Allison &
\n1-2. Ralph Shaw<\/td>		1-2. Darryl Ross &
\n1-2. Scott Zhou<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spring Allegro<\/a><\/td>1. Vlad Dragalchuk
\n2-3. Fred Flatow &
\n2-3. Rudra Verma<\/td>		1. Carlos Meireles
\n2-3. Graham Allison &
\n2-3. Michel Dib<\/td>		<\/td>1-2. Darryl Ross
\n1-2. Sami Ullah<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Open<\/a><\/td>1. Ali Esmaili
\n2. Jeremy Plunkett<\/td>		1. Rudra Verma
\n2. Anthony Karnaout<\/td>		1. Michel Dib
\n2-3. Graham Allison &
\n2-3. Ralph Shaw<\/td>		1-2. Renato Marino &
\n1-2. Darryl Ross<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n

2022 Tournaments and Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Tournament | Category<\/th>Open<\/th>u1800<\/th>u1600<\/th>u1500<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Rapid Championship<\/a><\/td>1-2. Vlad Dragalchuk &
\n1-2. Fred Flatow<\/td>		1. Alexandre Merhi<\/td>1. Vince Chiara<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Championship<\/a><\/td>1. Frank Tefanis
\n2. Andriy Bukreyev<\/td>		1. Brian Allison
\n2. Stewart Einfeld<\/td>		1. Michel Dib<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lightning Championship<\/a><\/td>1. Ali Esmaili
\n2. Fred Flatow<\/td>		1. Renato Marino
\n2. Graham Allison<\/td>		1. Vince Chiara<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Winter Rapid<\/a><\/td>1. Fred Flatow
\n2. Graham Allison<\/td>		1. Anthony Karnaout<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Winter Classic<\/a><\/td>No data<\/td>No data<\/td>No data<\/td>No data<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spring Allegro<\/a><\/td>1-2. Fred Flatow &
\n1-2. Arthur Huynh<\/td>		1. Anthony Karnaout
\n2-3. Michel Dib &
\n2-3. Alexandre Merhi<\/td>		<\/td>1. Sami Ullah<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Open<\/a><\/td>No data<\/td>No data<\/td>No data<\/td>No data<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n

2021 Tournaments and Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Tournament | Category<\/th>Open<\/th>u1800<\/th>u1600<\/th>u1400<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Rapid Championship<\/a><\/td>1-2. Vlad Dragalchuk &
\n1-2. Fred Flatow<\/td>		1. Ali Esmaili
\n2. Michel Dib<\/td>		1-3. Vince Chiara &
\n1-3. Alexandre Merhi &
\n1-2. Ralph Shaw<\/td>		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Championship<\/a><\/td>1. Fred Flatow
\n2. Andriy Bukreyev<\/td>		1. Graham Allison
\n2. Alexandre Merhi<\/td>		1. Steward Einfeld
\n2. Michel Dib<\/td>		(u1300)
\n1. Vince Chiara
\n2. Thomas Nevin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lightning Championship<\/a><\/td>1. Ali Esmaili
\n2. Francisco Plaza-Quinteros<\/td>		1. Carlos Meireles
\n2. Michel Dib<\/td>		1. Ralph Shaw
\n2. Thomas Nevin<\/td>		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Winter Rapid<\/a>
\n(Cancelled)<\/td>		<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Winter Classic<\/a>
\n(Cancelled)<\/td>		<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spring Allegro<\/a>
\n(Cancelled)<\/td>		<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Open<\/a>
\n(Cancelled)<\/td>		<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n

2020 Tournaments and Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Tournament | Category<\/th>Open<\/th>u1800<\/th>u1600<\/th>u1400<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Rapid Championship<\/a><\/td>1. Fred Flatow
\n2. Arman Monir<\/td>		1. Michel Dib
\n2. Graham Allison<\/td>		1-4. Vince Chiara &
\n1-4. Thomas Nevin &
\n1-4. Ralph Shaw &
\n1-4. Adam Tynas<\/td>		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Championship<\/a>
\n(Cancelled)<\/td>		<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lightning Championship<\/a>
\n(Cancelled)<\/td>		<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Winter Rapid<\/a>
\n(Cancelled)<\/td>		<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Winter Classic<\/a><\/td>1. Clive Ng
\n2-4. Fred Flatow &
\n2-4. Frank Tefanis &
\n2-4. Francisco Plaza-Quinteros<\/td>		<\/td>1. Alexandre Merhi<\/td>1. Sami Ullah<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spring Allegro<\/a><\/td>1. Vlad Dragalchuk
\n2-3. Fred Flatow &
\n2-3. Arman Monir<\/td>		1-2. Graham Allison &
\n1-2. Alexandre Merhi
\n<\/td>		<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Open<\/a><\/td>1. Daniel Fernandez
\n2. Clive Ng
\n3. Vlad Dragalchuk<\/td>		1. Brian Allison
\n2. Graham Allison
\n3. Alexandre Merhi<\/td>		1. Michel Dib
\n2-3. Ted Brown &
\n2-3. Sami Ullah<\/td>		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n

2019 Tournaments and Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Tournament | Category<\/th>Open<\/th>u1800<\/th>u1600<\/th>u1400<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Rapid Championship<\/a><\/td>1. Vlad Dragalchuk
\n2-4. Fred Flatow &
\n2-4. Arthur Hyunh &
\n2-4. Tahir Yaqub<\/td>		1. Michel Dib<\/td>1-3. Graham Allison &
\n1-3. Mehran Momeni &
\n1-3. Sami Ullah<\/td>		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Championship<\/a><\/td>1. Arthur Huynh
\n2-3. Fred Flatow &
\n2-3. Nazari Sattar<\/td>		<\/td>1. Michel Dib
\n2-3. Mehran Momeni &
\n2-3. Tahir Yaqub<\/td>		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lightning Championship<\/a><\/td>1. Arman Monir
\n2. Fred Flatow<\/td>		<\/td>1. Graham Allison
\n2. Alexandre Merhi<\/td>		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Winter Rapid<\/a><\/td>1-2. Fred Flatow &
\n1-2. Arman Monir<\/td>		1. Michel Dib<\/td>1. Alexandre Merhi
\n2. Mehran Momeni<\/td>		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Winter Classic<\/a><\/td>1. Arthur Huynh
\n2. Clive Ng<\/td>		(u1700)
\n1. Michel Dib
\n2. Ted Brown<\/td>		<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spring Allegro<\/a><\/td>1. Arman Monir
\n2. Fred Flatow<\/td>		1. Michel Dib
\n<\/td>		1. Graham Allison
\n2. Alexandre Merhi<\/td>		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Open<\/a><\/td>1. Fred Flatow
\n2-4. Vlad Dragalchuk &
\n2-4. Penelope Drastik &
\n2-4. Arthur Huynh<\/td>		1. Ted Brown<\/td>1. Tahir Yaqub
\n2-3. Graham Allison &
\n2-3. Alexandre Merhi<\/td>		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n

Past Tournaments and Winners<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Friendly Lightning Tournaments<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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