2026 Invercargill Open
Open SwissStandard
10 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 05 Jan 2026 to 09 Jan 2026 in Invercargill, New Zealand. Top 10 Elo average was 1003, and top seed was Quentin J.F. Johnson (🇳🇿 NZL, 1959).
Quentin J.F. Johnson (🇳🇿 NZL, 1959) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Hamish R Gold (3.0) and Ashwin Gogate (3.0). Johnson won solo starting round 4.
Location
🇳🇿Invercargill, New Zealand
Dates
05 Jan 2026 → 09 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇳🇿New Zealand×9
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsQuentin J.F. Johnson led from R4; +2.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
Quentin J.F. Johnson never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Quentin J.F. Johnson 5 wins (R1–R5)Hamish R Gold 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Quentin J.F. Johnson | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2Cole Taylor | — | * | 1 | — |
| 3Hamish R Gold | 0 | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Gary McLean | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson, Quentin J.F. | 1959 | NZL | +9B | +8N | +6B | +2N | +3B | 5.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 9.50 | 2475 | +6.8 |
| 2 | Gold, Hamish R | 1770 | NZL | +4B | +3N | +8B | −1B | −5N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 7.00 | 1819 | +4.2 |
| 3 | Gogate, Ashwin | 0 | NZL | +7N | −2B | +4N | +6B | −1N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 6.50 | 1727 | 0.0 |
| 4 | McLean, Gary | 1542 | NZL | −2N | +10B | −3B | +8N | +6N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 1757 | +34.0 |
| 5 | Taylor, Cole | 0 | NZL | −8B | =9N | +10B | =7N | +2B | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.00 | 1653 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Miriyala, Rama Rao | 0 | NZL | +10N | +7B | −1N | −3N | −4B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.50 | 1671 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Pene, Tiwa | 1637 | NZL | −3B | −6N | F | =5B | +10N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.50 | 2346 | +15.2 |
| 8 | Bell, Daniel | 1581 | NZL | +5N | −1B | −2N | −4B | F | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 3.00 | 957 | -35.6 |
| 9 | FIDE 4319605 | 0 | — | −1N | =5B | F | F | F | 0.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.50 | 1159 | 0.0 |
| 10 | McPherson, Timothy J | 1545 | NZL | −6B | −4N | −5N | F | −7B | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 790 | -35.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1McLean, GaryNZL+34.03.0 pts · #3
- 2Pene, TiwaNZL+15.21.5 pts · #7
- 3Johnson, Quentin J.F.NZL+6.85.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1McPherson, Timothy JNZL-35.60.0 pts · #10
- 2Bell, DanielNZL-35.61.0 pts · #9
- 3FIDE 43196050.00.5 pts · #8