Arthur Pomeroy Memorial Masters 2026
12 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held from 15 Jan 2026 to 21 Jan 2026 in Auckland, New Zealand. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1615, and top seed was Srirama Vikhyath Nimmakayala (🇳🇿 NZL, 1833).
Srirama Vikhyath Nimmakayala (🇳🇿 NZL, 1833) won with 8.5/11, ahead of Ayaan Bhatia (6.5) and Lucas Zhang (6.0). Nimmakayala shared the lead from round 7 and won solo starting round 9.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Vera Jintian Xu (1456) beat Dian Guan (1767), a +311-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 12 · 11 roundsSrirama Vikhyath Nimmakayala led from R2 onwards, the title was decided early.
Ayaan Bhatia takes the sole lead (5.0/6).
Srirama Vikhyath Nimmakayala opens a +2.0-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: Ayaan Bhatia); the title is out of reach before R11.
Srirama Vikhyath Nimmakayala drew with Ayaan Bhatia (Black).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇳🇿Nimmakayala, Srirama Vikhyath | 1833 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.5 | 38.75 | 52.5 | +6.8 | 1836 |
| 2 | 🇮🇳Ayaan Bhatia | 1498 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 31.50 | 54.5 | +66.4 | 1628 |
| 3 | 🇳🇿Zhang, Lucas | 1617 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | — | 1 | 6.0 | 28.50 | 55.0 | +9.6 | 1633 |
| 5 | 🇳🇿Li, Olivia | 1624 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6.0 | 26.25 | 55.0 | -24.0 | 1579 |
| 4 | 🇳🇿Guan, Dian | 1767 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 25.75 | 55.0 | -66.8 | 1614 |
| 6 | 🇳🇿Barnes, Joshua | 1618 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | 1 | — | ½ | 1 | — | 1 | 5.5 | 24.00 | 55.5 | +11.6 | 1642 |
| 8 | 🇳🇿Xu, Vera Jintian | 1456 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 4.5 | 21.75 | 56.5 | +30.4 | 1524 |
| 9 | 🇳🇿Wang, Leon | 1515 | — | ½ | ½ | ½ | — | — | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 18.75 | 56.5 | +4.8 | 1527 |
| 7 | 🇳🇿Guo, Anne Xuduo | 1538 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 22.75 | 57.0 | -14.4 | 1516 |
| 10 | 🇳🇿Kannan, Vidhur | 1511 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | 15.50 | 57.0 | -19.2 | 1445 |
| 11 | 🇳🇿Li, Hanxiao Lucas | 1631 | 0 | 0 | — | ½ | 0 | — | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | * | 1 | 4.0 | 14.75 | 57.0 | -5.2 | 1500 |
| 12 | 🇱🇰Gallage, Mindi Vivanya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | 1.5 | 6.25 | 59.5 | 0.0 | 1274 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Ayaan BhatiaIND+66.46.5 pts · #2
- 2Xu, Vera JintianNZL+30.44.5 pts · #8
- 3Barnes, JoshuaNZL+11.65.5 pts · #6
- 1Guan, DianNZL-66.86.0 pts · #4
- 2Li, OliviaNZL-24.06.0 pts · #5
- 3Kannan, VidhurNZL-19.24.0 pts · #10
- R3+311 Elo gap
- R6+149 Elo gap
- R1+133 Elo gap