Peter Weir Memorial Masters 2026
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 15 Jan 2026 to 21 Jan 2026 in Auckland, New Zealand. 7 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1990, and top seed was Ilias Angelo (Leo) Baker (🇳🇿 NZL, CM, 2150).
Ilias Angelo (Leo) Baker (🇳🇿 NZL, CM, 2150) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Justin Zhide Wang (5.5) and Cohen Young (5.0). Baker won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Nadia Braganza (WFM, 1844) beat Yao Zen Markis Tew (CM, 2069), a +225-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsCM Ilias Angelo (Leo) Baker led from R3 onwards, the title was decided early.
CM Ilias Angelo (Leo) Baker never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +2.5 over the runner-up.
CM Ilias Angelo (Leo) Baker opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: CM Cohen Young); the title is out of reach before R9.
CM Ilias Angelo (Leo) Baker beat CM Justin Zhide Wang (Black).
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 | 🇳🇿CMBaker, Ilias Angelo (Leo) | 2150 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 8.0 | 30.50 | 33.0 | +40.8 | 2754 |
| 2 | 🇳🇿CMWang, Justin Zhide | 1948 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.5 | 18.00 | 35.5 | +56.2 | 2074 |
| 3 | 🇳🇿CMYoung, Cohen | 2054 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | — | ½ | 5.0 | 18.00 | 36.0 | +1.2 | 2060 |
| 4 | 🇳🇿CMTew, Yao Zen Markis | 2069 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 15.50 | 36.0 | -11.0 | 2023 |
| 5 | 🇳🇿Preeyansh Roul | 2049 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 13.50 | 36.5 | -15.2 | 1983 |
| 7 | 🇳🇿WFMBraganza, Nadia | 1844 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | — | 1 | 3.5 | 11.25 | 37.5 | +20.2 | 1949 |
| 6 | 🇳🇿Piwari, Dylan Tama | 1889 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.5 | 9.75 | 37.5 | +6.0 | 1920 |
| 8 | 🇳🇿Zhu, David Junyang | 1900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 7.00 | 38.0 | -12.8 | 1874 |
| 9 | 🇳🇿CMLiu, William Rui | 2116 | — | 1 | — | ½ | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | * | — | 2.5 | 11.50 | 38.5 | -38.0 | 1970 |
| 10 | 🇳🇿CMNicholls, Leighton | 1882 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | * | 0.5 | 2.50 | 40.5 | -47.8 | 1543 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Wang, Justin ZhideCMNZL+56.25.5 pts · #2
- 2Baker, Ilias Angelo (Leo)CMNZL+40.88.0 pts · #1
- 3Braganza, NadiaWFMNZL+20.23.5 pts · #7
- 1Nicholls, LeightonCMNZL-47.80.5 pts · #10
- 2Liu, William RuiCMNZL-38.02.5 pts · #9
- 3Preeyansh RoulNZL-15.24.5 pts · #5
- R8+225 Elo gap
- R5+216 Elo gap
- R7+160 Elo gap