Congratulations to the 2025 Alberta Closed champion, Tymur Keleberda! He and fellow Edmontonian Amir Mohammad Bahmani were both at 4/4 going into a 5th round showdown, which Keleberda won to finish with a perfect 5/5, as Bahmani had to take a risk to avoid a draw and the tiebreak. Sherzod Khodjimatov took third with 3/5. Games and standings can be viewed on Lichess.
Well done also to Eric Jin, who won the Alberta Reserves with 4.5/5, ahead of Tri Tran at 4/5 and a four-way tie at 3.5/5.
Thanks to Lars Lowther for organizing the Closed, the CCC for hosting, and Maxim Vasic for directing.