Nicole Zhang is the winner of the 2026 January TNT with 3.5 points.
Five players finished with 3 points; Svitlana Protsyuk, Joe Zhou, and Balir Rutter shared the 2nd place prize, while Ian Zhang and Aiden Ling received a larger amount splitting the U1850 prize. Richard Essery, with 2.5 points, won the U1750 prize. Levi Voth and Sylvester Baer with 2 points, split the U1400 prize.
Crosstable at: http://www.chessmanitoba.org/tournaments/2026/2026JanTNT.htm
The date of the round coincided with the 85th birthday of long-time member Francis Trueman ! A custom cake was shared by those present.
Birthday boy Francis ‘Let them eat Cake’ Trueman
The white pieces scored 10.5-.5 in Round 4.
| Bd | Res | White | Black | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ½ | Ian Zhang (1805 2.5) | Zixuan [Joe] Zhou (1908 2.5) | ½ |
| 2 | 1 | Nicole Zhang (1816 2.5) | James Atem (1801 2.5) | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | Svitlana Protsyuk (2090 2.0) | Ray Kuryliw (1893 2.0) | 0 |
| 4 | 1 | Aiden Ling (1756 2.0) | Lucas [Muyu] Wang (1976 2.0) | 0 |
| 5 | 1 | Blair Rutter (1904 2.0) | Sushant Sharma (1720 2.0) | 0 |
| 6 | 1 | Alan Nagelberg (1966 1.5) | Winston Jin (1804 1.5) | 0 |
| 7 | 1 | Richard Essery (1473 1.5) | Jim Green (1850 1.5) | 0 |
| 8 | 1 | Rory Curtis (1755 1.0) | Keith Gannon (1575 1.0) | 0 |
| 9 | 1 | Elvis [Xiuwen] Wang (1546 1.0) | Francis Trueman (1401 0.5) | 0 |
| 10 | 1 | Levi Voth (unr. 1.0) | Kyle Cobb (1388 1.0) | 0 |
| 11 | 1 | John Klokow (1839 0.5) | Oscar Zhang (1387 0.0) | 0 |
| ½ | Ante Mandusic (1262 0.5) | BYE |