Bob Wade Memorial Masters 2026
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 15 Jan 2026 to 21 Jan 2026 in Auckland, New Zealand. 10 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2417, and top seed was Michael Adams (🇬🇧 ENG, GM, 2635).
Michael Adams (🇬🇧 ENG, GM, 2635) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Daniel Howard Fernandez (6.0) and Gabor Nagy (5.0). Adams shared the lead from round 6 and won solo starting round 8.
The biggest upset came in round 9: Daniel Hanwen Gong (FM, 2246) beat Li Tian Yeoh (GM, 2503), a +257-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsGM Michael Adams led from R8 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
GM Michael Adams takes the sole lead (6.0/8).
GM Michael Adams drew with GM Daniel Howard Fernandez (Black).
GM Michael Adams went unbeaten across 9 games (R1–R9).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇬🇧GMAdams, Michael | 2635 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 26.25 | 38.5 | -6.2 | 2558 |
| 2 | 🇬🇧GMFernandez, Daniel Howard | 2527 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 24.50 | 39.0 | +0.9 | 2529 |
| 4 | 🇭🇺GMNagy, Gabor | 2439 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 21.25 | 40.0 | +2.0 | 2457 |
| 3 | 🇳🇿IMXie, Felix | 2379 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 20.75 | 40.0 | +19.4 | 2464 |
| 5 | 🇲🇾GMYeoh, Li Tian | 2503 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 4.5 | 21.50 | 40.5 | -11.3 | 2407 |
| 7 | 🇵🇱GMStopa, Jacek | 2330 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 4.0 | 18.75 | 41.0 | +6.1 | 2383 |
| 8 | 🇦🇺IMMorris, James | 2422 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | 16.75 | 41.0 | -6.0 | 2373 |
| 6 | 🇳🇿IMRenjith, Sravan | 2342 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 4.0 | 16.00 | 41.0 | +8.8 | 2382 |
| 9 | 🇳🇿IMMiddelburg, Tom | 2345 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | 3.5 | 14.00 | 41.5 | -0.8 | 2345 |
| 10 | 🇳🇿FMGong, Daniel Hanwen | 2246 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 2.5 | 10.25 | 42.5 | +2.4 | 2270 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Xie, FelixIMNZL+19.45.0 pts · #3
- 2Renjith, SravanIMNZL+8.84.0 pts · #6
- 3Stopa, JacekGMPOL+6.14.0 pts · #7
- 1Yeoh, Li TianGMMAS-11.34.5 pts · #5
- 2Adams, MichaelGMENG-6.26.5 pts · #1
- 3Morris, JamesIMAUS-6.04.0 pts · #8
- R9+257 Elo gap