2026 Australian Championship
SwissStandard
33 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held from 05 Jan 2026 to 15 Jan 2026 in Sydney, Australia. 26 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2283, and top seed was Trevor Tao (🇦🇺 AUS, IM, 2341).
Yi Liu (🇦🇺 AUS, FM, 2329) won with 9.0/11, ahead of Tedric Li (8.5) and Kai Jie Soo (7.5). Liu shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Leo Kalina (CM, 2002) beat Gary W Lane (IM, 2230), a +228-point gap.
Location
🇦🇺Sydney, Australia
Dates
05 Jan 2026 → 15 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 11 rounds
Titled players · 26
GM×1
IM×7
FM×8
CM×7
WGM×1
WIM×1
WCM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇦🇺Australia×31
🇲🇳Mongolia×1
🇻🇳Vietnam×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 11 roundsFM Yi Liu led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R3–R11 · LEAD HELD
FM Yi Liu held the sole lead from R3 through R11 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
FM Yi Liu 3+6 wins (R1–R3, R5–R10)IM Tedric Li 3 wins (R8–R10)FM Kai Jie Soo 4 wins (R8–R11)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMYi Liu | * | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2IMTedric Li | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3FMKai Jie Soo | 1 | — | * | — |
| 4IMDavid Cannon | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liu, YiFM | 2329 | AUS | +13N | +7B | +15N | −5B | +2B | +6N | +8B | +9N | +4B | +14N | −3B | 9.0 | 67.0 | 72.5 | 58.50 | 2519 | +48.8 |
| 2 | Li, TedricIM | 2224 | AUS | +22N | +11B | =14N | +26B | −1N | +10N | =5B | +6N | +15B | +7B | =8N | 8.5 | 63.0 | 66.5 | 48.25 | 2455 | +126.9 |
| 3 | Soo, Kai JieFM | 2276 | AUS | =12N | +28B | −26N | =7B | +30N | =25B | −14N | +24B | +10N | +5B | +1N | 7.5 | 54.5 | 57.5 | 40.25 | 2321 | +15.2 |
| 4 | Cannon, DavidIM | 2262 | AUS | +16N | =18B | −5N | =12B | +26N | =9B | +25N | +7B | −1N | =15N | +6B | 7.0 | 61.5 | 65.0 | 37.75 | 2316 | +16.6 |
| 5 | Tao, TrevorIM | 2341 | AUS | +27B | =10N | +4B | +1N | =6B | =15B | =2N | =14B | =8N | −3N | =9B | 6.5 | 68.5 | 72.0 | 42.00 | 2325 | -2.2 |
| 6 | Le Tri KienCM | 2272 | VIE | =28N | +12B | +18N | +14B | =5N | −1B | +15N | −2B | +11N | =8B | −4N | 6.5 | 66.0 | 69.5 | 36.75 | 2299 | +9.0 |
| 7 | Testolin, RyderIM | 2238 | AUS | +29B | −1N | =24B | =3N | =19B | +16N | +10B | −4N | +20B | −2N | +14B | 6.5 | 63.0 | 66.5 | 33.75 | 2234 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Bayaca, SterlingFM | 2250 | AUS | −19B | =24N | +23B | +27N | =14N | +11B | −1N | +21B | =5B | =6N | =2B | 6.5 | 60.5 | 64.0 | 34.50 | 2250 | +2.0 |
| 9 | Xie, George WendiIM | 2309 | AUS | +32B | −15N | =10B | =19N | +17B | =4N | +20B | −1B | =14N | +27N | =5N | 6.5 | 58.5 | 60.5 | 31.00 | 2268 | -5.1 |
| 10 | Bayasgalan, KhishigbaatarWCM | 2249 | MGL | +25N | =5B | =9N | +30B | =15N | −2B | −7N | =12B | −3B | +23N | +21B | 6.0 | 60.5 | 63.5 | 28.75 | 2223 | -7.4 |
| 11 | Johansen, Darryl KGM | 2272 | AUS | +23B | −2N | =19B | =24N | =16B | −8N | +28B | +17N | −6B | =21N | +20B | 6.0 | 56.0 | 59.5 | 28.25 | 2147 | -17.7 |
| 12 | Tang, TerrenceCM | 2108 | AUS | =3B | −6N | +29B | =4N | −20B | =30N | +22B | =10N | =27B | =19N | +15B | 6.0 | 54.5 | 57.5 | 30.00 | 2204 | +27.2 |
| 13 | Zafirakos, JesseCM | 2146 | AUS | −1B | =29N | =16B | −25N | +23B | +31N | +19B | −15B | =21N | =17N | +22B | 6.0 | 52.5 | 55.0 | 26.75 | 2111 | -10.8 |
| 14 | Chakrabarty, ReyaanshFM | 2271 | AUS | +17B | +30N | =2B | −6N | =8B | =20N | +3B | =5N | =9B | −1B | −7N | 5.5 | 68.0 | 71.0 | 32.50 | 2239 | -9.4 |
| 15 | Zhu, Harvey (Hanchen) | 2238 | AUS | +21N | +9B | −1B | +17N | =10B | =5N | −6B | +13N | −2N | =4B | −12N | 5.5 | 67.5 | 72.5 | 32.75 | 2210 | -14.8 |
| 16 | Chang, Ethan | 2052 | AUS | −4B | =27N | =13N | +31B | =11N | −7B | =30B | +28N | =19B | =20N | =17B | 5.5 | 51.0 | 53.5 | 23.00 | 2142 | +45.5 |
| 17 | Odenthal, AidanFM | 2071 | AUS | −14N | +33B | +31N | −15B | −9N | +18B | =24N | −11B | +26N | =13B | =16N | 5.5 | 50.5 | 52.5 | 21.25 | 2146 | +21.2 |
| 18 | Rodgers, JackFM | 2198 | AUS | +31B | =4N | −6B | =32N | −25B | −17N | −23B | +29N | =24N | +33B | +26B | 5.5 | 43.0 | 45.0 | 18.00 | 2089 | -30.8 |
| 19 | Papantoniou, John | 2052 | AUS | +8N | −26B | =11N | =9B | =7N | =24B | −13N | +32B | =16N | =12B | F | 5.0 | 52.5 | 52.5 | 25.75 | 2172 | +31.0 |
| 20 | Richards, Heather SWIM | 2125 | AUS | F | F | +22N | +21B | +12N | =14B | −9N | +25B | −7N | =16B | −11N | 5.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 25.50 | 2186 | +14.2 |
| 21 | Kalina, LeoCM | 2002 | AUS | −15B | +32N | −30B | −20N | +33B | +27B | +26N | −8N | =13B | =11B | −10N | 5.0 | 47.0 | 49.0 | 17.00 | 2139 | +53.5 |
| 22 | Power, Ted | 1995 | AUS | −2B | =23N | −20B | +29N | +32B | =26B | −12N | −27N | +31B | +24N | −13N | 5.0 | 47.0 | 49.0 | 16.00 | 2072 | +41.0 |
| 23 | Leong, BenjaminCM | 2089 | AUS | −11N | =22B | −8N | +28B | −13N | =32B | +18N | =26B | =25N | −10B | =31N | 4.5 | 48.5 | 50.5 | 17.50 | 2073 | -12.0 |
| 24 | Rusakov, JeanFM | 2002 | AUS | =26N | =8B | =7N | =11B | =27N | =19N | =17B | −3N | =18B | −22B | F | 4.0 | 54.5 | 56.5 | 21.00 | 2104 | +47.6 |
| 25 | Kargosha, BahmanFM | 2035 | AUS | −10B | F | +33N | +13B | +18N | =3N | −4B | −20N | =23B | F | F | 4.0 | 43.5 | 43.5 | 19.50 | 2160 | +25.8 |
| 26 | Lane, Gary WIM | 2230 | AUS | =24B | +19N | +3B | −2N | −4B | =22N | −21B | =23N | −17B | F | −18N | 3.5 | 57.5 | 57.5 | 19.25 | 2007 | -29.5 |
| 27 | Zhang, JilinWGM | 2182 | AUS | −5N | =16B | +28N | −8B | =24B | −21N | F | +22B | =12N | −9B | −29N | 3.5 | 52.0 | 52.0 | 16.25 | 2005 | -47.4 |
| 28 | Naraharasetty, SaisiddharthCM | 2077 | AUS | =6B | −3N | −27B | −23N | F | +33B | −11N | −16B | =29N | =31B | +32N | 3.5 | 43.5 | 43.5 | 10.25 | 2006 | -40.4 |
| 29 | Min, Ren (Alex) | 2012 | AUS | −7N | =13B | −12N | −22B | −31N | F | =33N | −18B | =28B | +32N | +27B | 3.5 | 42.5 | 42.5 | 11.25 | 1984 | -8.6 |
| 30 | Solomon, Stephen JIM | 2188 | AUS | +33N | −14B | +21N | −10N | −3B | =12B | =16N | F | F | F | F | 3.0 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 12.75 | 2078 | -10.3 |
| 31 | Rumley, William | 1953 | AUS | −18N | F | −17B | −16N | +29B | −13B | −32N | =33B | −22N | =28N | =23B | 2.5 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 8.50 | 1876 | -19.6 |
| 32 | Wang, DanielCM | 2111 | AUS | −9N | −21B | F | =18B | −22N | =23N | +31B | −19N | −33N | −29B | −28B | 2.0 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 7.50 | 1822 | -132.5 |
| 33 | Kundu, Pritam | 1934 | AUS | −30B | −17N | −25B | F | −21N | −28N | =29B | =31N | +32B | −18N | F | 2.0 | 38.5 | 38.5 | 5.00 | 1852 | -35.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Li, TedricIMAUS+126.98.5 pts · #2
- 2Kalina, LeoCMAUS+53.55.0 pts · #21
- 3Liu, YiFMAUS+48.89.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Wang, DanielCMAUS-132.52.0 pts · #32
- 2Zhang, JilinWGMAUS-47.43.5 pts · #28
- 3Naraharasetty, SaisiddharthCMAUS-40.43.5 pts · #26
Biggest upsets
- R7+228 Elo gap
- R1+198 Elo gap
- R6+180 Elo gap