2026 Melbourne International Open - Masters
24 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 14 Apr 2026 to 19 Apr 2026 in Melbourne, Australia. 23 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2375, and top seed was Guha Mitrabha (🇮🇳 IND, GM, 2505).
Jairo Andres Hernandez Sanchez (🇨🇴 COL, IM, 2340) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Cristhian Camilo Rios Gomez (6.5) and Guha Mitrabha (6.5). Hernandez Sanchez shared the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Rheyansh Reddy Annapureddy (FM, 2146) beat Azer Mirzoev (GM, 2438), a +292-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R3; 3 players tied at 6.5/9, decided on Buchholz.
GM Cristhian Camilo Rios Gomez held the sole lead from R3 through R9 without losing it.
3 players finish on 6.5/9. Hernandez Sanchez takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (44.0).
GM Cristhian Camilo Rios Gomez drew with GM Guha Mitrabha (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMCristhian Camilo Rios Gomez | * | ½ | ½ | ½ |
| 2GMGuha Mitrabha | ½ | * | ½ | — |
| 3IMJairo Andres Hernandez Sanchez | ½ | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4IMTedric Li | ½ | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hernandez Sanchez, Jairo AndresIM | 2340 | COL | +16N | =3B | −8B | +12N | +10N | +5B | =2N | +7B | =4B | 6.5 | 44.0 | 47.5 | 33.00 | 2462 | +15.3 |
| 2 | Rios Gomez, Cristhian CamiloGM | 2385 | COL | +22B | +10N | +14B | =8N | +7B | =3N | =1B | =4N | =5B | 6.5 | 43.0 | 45.0 | 30.00 | 2483 | +12.1 |
| 3 | Mitrabha, GuhaGM | 2505 | IND | +17B | =1N | +15B | =7N | +9B | =2B | =4N | =6N | +11B | 6.5 | 42.5 | 46.0 | 31.25 | 2482 | -1.2 |
| 4 | Nguyen, Quoc HyIM | 2420 | VIE | +12B | −7N | +20B | =5B | +15N | +8N | =3B | =2B | =1N | 6.0 | 43.5 | 46.0 | 28.25 | 2423 | +1.8 |
| 5 | Li, TedricIM | 2348 | AUS | +19B | +20N | =7B | =4N | =8B | −1N | +14B | +11N | =2N | 6.0 | 40.0 | 42.5 | 24.75 | 2391 | +12.2 |
| 6 | Mirzoev, AzerGM | 2438 | AZE | +11N | −14B | −10B | +22N | +17B | =7N | +15N | =3B | =9N | 5.5 | 36.0 | 38.0 | 21.75 | 2343 | -9.7 |
| 7 | Chan, LuisFM | 2253 | AUS | +21N | +4B | =5N | =3B | −2N | =6B | +10N | −1N | =8B | 5.0 | 46.5 | 49.0 | 24.50 | 2374 | +28.6 |
| 8 | Bjelobrk, IgorIM | 2388 | AUS | =13N | +23B | +1N | =2B | =5N | −4B | =11N | =9B | =7N | 5.0 | 44.0 | 46.0 | 24.25 | 2318 | -7.6 |
| 9 | Antonio, Rogelio JrGM | 2355 | PHI | −10N | +22B | =11N | +16B | −3N | =15B | +13N | =8N | =6B | 5.0 | 37.5 | 39.5 | 19.25 | 2300 | -6.2 |
| 10 | Annapureddy, Rheyansh ReddyFM | 2146 | AUS | +9B | −2B | +6N | =14N | −1B | +18N | −7B | =16N | =15N | 4.5 | 39.0 | 42.5 | 19.25 | 2269 | +29.4 |
| 11 | Nguyen Thi Mai HungWGM | 2183 | VIE | −6B | +18N | =9B | +17N | =14B | +19N | =8B | −5B | −3N | 4.5 | 38.5 | 41.5 | 16.75 | 2296 | +25.2 |
| 12 | Xia, JustinCM | 2164 | AUS | −4N | =21B | +23N | −1B | −16N | =22B | =18B | +19N | +14B | 4.5 | 30.5 | 32.5 | 12.50 | 2161 | -3.0 |
| 13 | Dragicevic, DomagojFM | 2162 | AUS | =8B | −15N | −19B | =20N | +22B | +21N | −9B | +14N | =16B | 4.5 | 28.5 | 30.5 | 13.50 | 2185 | +5.4 |
| 14 | Soo, Kai JieFM | 2297 | AUS | +18B | +6N | −2N | =10B | =11N | =16B | −5N | −13B | −12N | 3.5 | 39.5 | 43.0 | 15.25 | 2131 | -39.6 |
| 15 | Kiewra, KeatonIM | 2278 | USA | F | +13B | −3N | +19N | −4B | =9N | −6B | =17N | =10B | 3.5 | 38.5 | 38.5 | 14.00 | 2250 | -3.7 |
| 16 | Kalina, LeoCM | 2059 | AUS | −1B | =17N | F | −9N | +12B | =14N | =19B | =10B | =13N | 3.5 | 35.0 | 35.5 | 14.00 | 2179 | +46.4 |
| 17 | Gao, ArthurCM | 2190 | AUS | −3N | =16B | +21N | −11B | −6N | +20B | =23N | =15B | −18N | 3.5 | 32.0 | 34.0 | 9.50 | 2089 | -43.9 |
| 18 | Verma, RudraCM | 2016 | AUS | −14N | −11B | −22N | F | +23B | −10B | =12N | +21N | +17B | 3.5 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 10.25 | 2104 | +24.4 |
| 19 | Thogata, RandheerFM | 2123 | AUS | −5N | =24B | +13N | −15B | +20N | −11B | =16N | −12B | F | 3.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 9.00 | 2089 | -18.0 |
| 20 | Fruit, Joel Pierce | 2003 | KOR | +24N | −5B | −4N | =13B | −19B | −17N | =21B | F | =23N | 2.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 5.00 | 2043 | +4.4 |
| 21 | Zhao, LucasCM | 2012 | AUS | −7B | =12N | −17B | =23N | F | −13B | =20N | −18B | +22N | 2.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 6.50 | 1980 | -13.6 |
| 22 | Zafirakos, JesseCM | 2155 | AUS | −2N | −9N | +18B | −6B | −13N | =12N | F | =23B | −21B | 2.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 6.75 | 2002 | -32.8 |
| 23 | Hartley, JamesCM | 2027 | AUS | F | −8N | −12B | =21B | −18N | F | =17B | =22N | =20B | 2.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 5.25 | 1974 | -12.0 |
| 24 | Wallis, ChristopherFM | 2209 | AUS | −20B | =19N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.50 | 1870 | -17.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Kalina, LeoCMAUS+46.43.5 pts · #17
- 2Annapureddy, Rheyansh ReddyFMAUS+29.44.5 pts · #10
- 3Chan, LuisFMAUS+28.65.0 pts · #8
- 1Gao, ArthurCMAUS-43.93.5 pts · #16
- 2Soo, Kai JieFMAUS-39.63.5 pts · #18
- 3Zafirakos, JesseCMAUS-32.82.0 pts · #23
- R3+292 Elo gap
- R1+209 Elo gap
- R1+206 Elo gap