2025-26 St George Summer Open Rounds 5-7
Open SwissStandard
48 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 06 Jan 2026 to 20 Jan 2026 in Sydney, Australia. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 0.
Huey Teng (🇦🇺 AUS, 0) won with 3.0/7, ahead of Evgeny Glukhikh (3.0) and Darryl Chan (2.5). Teng shared the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇦🇺Sydney, Australia
Dates
06 Jan 2026 → 20 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 75 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Avg top 10
0
Participants
48
Federations · 2 represented
🇦🇺Australia×46
🇳🇵Nepal×1
Top 3
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- 🥈
- 🥉
How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 3.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 54 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
54
54
54
54
16
4
2
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 3.0/7. Teng takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (1.0).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Evgeny Glukhikh 3 wins (R5–R7)Huey Teng 3 wins (R5–R7)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teng, Huey | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +33N | +41B | +32N | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2491 | +65.6 |
| 2 | Glukhikh, Evgeny | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +46B | +42N | +40B | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2458 | +83.6 |
| 3 | Chan, Darryl | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +23N | +13B | =6N | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.50 | 2152 | +23.6 |
| 4 | Huseyin, Ertan John | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +11N | =6B | +38B | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.00 | 2201 | +20.6 |
| 5 | O`Donoghue, Malachi | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +22N | =36B | +23N | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.25 | 2155 | +32.6 |
| 6 | Huynh, Arthur | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +32N | =4N | =3B | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.00 | 1990 | -2.6 |
| 7 | Shenoy, Trilok | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +34N | =11B | =37N | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.50 | 1916 | +20.8 |
| 8 | Turek, Matthew | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +35B | F | +25N | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2429 | +19.8 |
| 9 | Zhou, Scott | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +44B | +43N | −12B | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1642 | +1.6 |
| 10 | Belz, Anthony J | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +33B | +41N | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 1656 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Escribano, Jose | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −4B | =7N | +22B | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.00 | 1846 | +8.4 |
| 12 | Beydoun, Ghassan | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =14B | F | +9N | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.75 | 1823 | +11.8 |
| 13 | Zhou, Yik Wai | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +37B | −3N | =15B | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.25 | 1814 | +5.2 |
| 14 | Elliott, Stephen | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =12N | −22B | +18N | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.25 | 1641 | -1.6 |
| 15 | Talpade, Udit | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +17B | F | =13N | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.25 | 1922 | +7.8 |
| 16 | Jansen, Michael | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =18N | =24B | =34N | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.50 | 1614 | +9.6 |
| 17 | Karabatsos, John | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −15N | +47B | =20N | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 1622 | -4.4 |
| 18 | Gourlas, Dimitrios | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =16B | +44N | −14B | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 1373 | -12.8 |
| 19 | Stathos, Dimitrios | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −26B | =21B | +45N | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.75 | 1385 | -9.6 |
| 20 | Cyriac, Jose | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +34B | =17B | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.25 | 1925 | +18.6 |
| 21 | Brown, Chris J | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +45B | =19N | F | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1573 | +0.6 |
| 22 | Rewais, Sarwat | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −5B | +14N | −11N | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.50 | 1578 | -20.0 |
| 23 | Jovanovski, Paul | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −3B | +40N | −5B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1592 | -18.8 |
| 24 | Hyde, Geoff | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | =16N | =35B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1543 | -0.8 |
| 25 | Wang, Isaac (Yijun) | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +42B | F | −8B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1680 | +2.5 |
| 26 | Madan, Kyra | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +19N | F | F | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2373 | +18.0 |
| 27 | Zekic, Mirsad | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +48B | F | F | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 2380 | +5.8 |
| 28 | Corona, Jonluke | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | +36N | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2789 | +23.2 |
| 29 | Nisha Raj, Taran | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +35N | F | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2402 | +19.4 |
| 30 | Bhatt, Netra Raj | 0 | NEP | F | F | F | F | +43B | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2483 | +7.6 |
| 31 | Corona, Fabrizio | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | +43B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2483 | +12.2 |
| 32 | Babic, Michael S | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −6B | =38N | −1B | 0.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.25 | 1625 | -15.4 |
| 33 | Scammell, Nihal | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −1B | −10N | =39B | 0.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.25 | 1372 | -32.8 |
| 34 | Saint, Graham D | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −7B | −20N | =16B | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.75 | 1338 | -32.8 |
| 35 | Parissis, John | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −8N | −29B | =24N | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.50 | 1315 | -21.2 |
| 36 | Tefanis, Frank | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | =5N | −28B | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.25 | 1630 | -18.2 |
| 37 | Li, Ashton | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −13N | F | =7B | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 1590 | -26.4 |
| 38 | Plant, John Stuart | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | =32B | −4N | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.25 | 1690 | -17.2 |
| 39 | Ali, Ameer | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | =33N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1686 | +10.8 |
| 40 | Sharkawy, Sam | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −23B | −2N | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 870 | -16.8 |
| 41 | Ross, Darryl | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −1N | −10B | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 853 | -7.0 |
| 42 | Paceskoski, Boris | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −25N | −2B | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 783 | -55.2 |
| 43 | Lendvai, Tibor | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −30N | −9B | −31N | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 861 | -31.8 |
| 44 | Kelly, Keith | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −9N | −18B | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 754 | 0.0 |
| 45 | FIDE 3283089 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | −21N | F | −19B | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 761 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Elsey, Justin | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −2N | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 710 | -27.2 |
| 47 | Mitchell, Ralph | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −17N | F | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 876 | -6.0 |
| 48 | Swinton, Peter J | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −27N | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 939 | -5.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Glukhikh, EvgenyAUS+83.63.0 pts · #1
- 2Teng, HueyAUS+65.63.0 pts · #2
- 3O`Donoghue, MalachiAUS+32.62.5 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Paceskoski, BorisAUS-55.20.0 pts · #44
- 2Saint, Graham DAUS-32.80.5 pts · #37
- 3Scammell, NihalAUS-32.80.5 pts · #30