2025 SACA December Classical
31 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 28 Dec 2025 to 29 Dec 2025 in Adelaide, Australia. 1 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1758, and top seed was Tarush Jindal (🇦🇺 AUS, CM, 1973).
Tarush Jindal (🇦🇺 AUS, CM, 1973) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Declan Reiner (4.0) and Hariharan Ayyar R (4.0). Jindal won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Mai Rao (1587) beat Shourya Dash (1746), a +159-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsCM Tarush Jindal led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
CM Tarush Jindal never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
CM Tarush Jindal beat Hariharan Ayyar R (Black).
CM Tarush Jindal 5 wins (R1–R5)Hariharan Ayyar R 3 wins (R3–R5)Declan Reiner 4 wins (R2–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMTarush Jindal | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Hariharan Ayyar R | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Declan Reiner | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Jamie D Charters | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jindal, TarushCM | 1973 | AUS | +2B | +3N | +6B | +4N | +5B | 5.0 | 14.0 | 17.0 | 17.00 | 2516 | +40.0 |
| 2 | Reiner, Declan | 1587 | AUS | −1N | +20B | +30N | +7B | +6N | 4.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 7.50 | 1911 | +24.2 |
| 3 | Hariharan Ayyar R | 1645 | IND | +24N | −1B | +13N | +17B | +12B | 4.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 7.00 | 1807 | +32.0 |
| 4 | Charters, Jamie D | 1881 | ENG | +12N | +7B | F | −1B | +14N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 7.00 | 1923 | +10.4 |
| 5 | Bayliss, James | 1791 | AUS | +16B | F | +10N | +14B | −1N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 6.50 | 1926 | +10.6 |
| 6 | Dreyer, J Peter | 1680 | AUS | +27B | +31N | −1N | +26B | −2B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.00 | 1614 | -12.0 |
| 7 | Zang, Chen Bi | 1707 | AUS | +30B | −4N | +25B | −2N | +13B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 1616 | -18.0 |
| 8 | Drogemuller, Mathew | 1811 | AUS | +13N | +15B | F | F | +9N | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.50 | 2338 | +10.8 |
| 9 | Karthikeyan, Manav | 1610 | AUS | +18N | =10B | F | +21N | −8B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.75 | 1693 | +12.8 |
| 10 | Shourya Dash | 1746 | IND | +29B | =9N | −5B | +25N | −15N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 2.75 | 1554 | -42.0 |
| 11 | Jerry, Eithen | 1435 | AUS | −22N | −12B | +16B | +29N | =26N | 2.5 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 3.00 | 1347 | -10.8 |
| 12 | Wijerathne, Luthira Lesandul | 1554 | SRI | −4B | +11N | +28B | F | −3N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 3.50 | 1527 | -7.2 |
| 13 | Zuo, Emma | 1439 | AUS | −8B | +27N | −3B | +31N | −7N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 920 | -18.8 |
| 14 | Schiavone, Emmanuel | 1685 | AUS | +20N | +17B | F | −5N | −4B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.50 | 1603 | -6.4 |
| 15 | Rao, Mai | 1587 | AUS | F | −8N | −21B | +24N | +10B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.50 | 1568 | -3.6 |
| 16 | Nguyen Xuan Phuc Lam | 0 | VIE | −5N | −24B | −11N | +20B | +30N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.50 | 812 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Sambell, David | 1500 | AUS | F | −14N | +31B | −3N | +28B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 863 | -23.6 |
| 18 | Moore, James Michael | 0 | AUS | −9B | +29N | F | −23B | +25B | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.50 | 1479 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Jeanes, David | 1414 | AUS | F | −25N | +24B | F | +27N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.00 | 778 | -5.8 |
| 20 | Inglis, James | 0 | AUS | −14B | −2N | =29B | −16N | +31B | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.25 | 834 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Ung, Quy | 1518 | AUS | F | F | +15N | −9B | =23N | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.75 | 1606 | +14.0 |
| 22 | Dundas, Callum | 1642 | AUS | +11B | =26N | F | F | F | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.00 | 1741 | +5.2 |
| 23 | Berg, Aidan | 1626 | AUS | F | F | F | +18N | =21B | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.75 | 1521 | -2.8 |
| 24 | Bannister, Jeremy | 0 | AUS | −3B | +16N | −19N | −15B | −?B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 747 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Roberts, Julian | 1578 | AUS | F | +19B | −7N | −10B | −18N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1498 | -12.8 |
| 26 | Dileesh, Ashmit | 1663 | AUS | F | =22B | F | −6N | =11B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1459 | -32.0 |
| 27 | Zuo, Ella | 0 | AUS | −6N | −13B | F | +?N | −19B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 705 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 3275582 | 0 | — | F | F | −12N | +30B | −17N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 733 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Guiney, Wayne Bertram | 0 | AUS | −10N | −18B | =20N | −11B | F | 0.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.75 | 789 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 3299589 | 0 | — | −7N | F | −2B | −28N | −16B | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 845 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 12471550 | 0 | — | F | −6B | −17N | −13B | −20N | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 736 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Jindal, TarushCMAUS+40.05.0 pts · #1
- 2Hariharan Ayyar RIND+32.04.0 pts · #3
- 3Reiner, DeclanAUS+24.24.0 pts · #7
- 1Shourya DashIND-42.02.5 pts · #10
- 2Dileesh, AshmitAUS-32.01.0 pts · #15
- 3Sambell, DavidAUS-23.62.0 pts · #23
- R5+159 Elo gap
- R4+120 Elo gap