2026 Felix Wyss Memorial Weekender

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92 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 24 Jan 2026 to 27 Jan 2026 in Melbourne, Australia. 17 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2186, and top seed was Rishi Sardana (🇦🇺 AUS, IM, 2470).

Tejas Datar (🇦🇺 AUS, FM, 2095) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Rishi Sardana (6.0) and Kai Jie Soo (5.5). Datar took the lead from round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Advaith Mogullapalli (1410) beat Abraham Pitono (1830), a +420-point gap.

Location

🇦🇺Melbourne, Australia

Dates

24 Jan 2026 → 27 Jan 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇦🇺IMRishi Sardana2470

Avg top 10

2,186

Participants

Titled players · 17

IM×2

FM×5

CM×5

WGM×1

WIM×2

WFM×2

Federations · 4 represented

🇦🇺Australia×88

🇿🇦South Africa×1

🇺🇸United States of America×1

🇨🇦Canada×1

Top 3

🥇
FMTejas Datar
🇦🇺AUS·2095
6.5pts·2431perf+45.8
🥈
IMRishi Sardana
🇦🇺AUS·2470
6.0pts·2423perf-2.2
🥉
FMKai Jie Soo
🇦🇺AUS·2276
5.5pts·2287perf+5.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

FM Tejas Datar led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.

Co-leaders

Datar6.5Sardana6Soo5.5Yang5.5Ding5Richards5

R6 · LEADER CHANGE26 Jan

FM Tejas Datar takes the sole lead (5.5/6).

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Tejas Datar beat IM Rishi Sardana (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

FM Tejas Datar 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)IM Rishi Sardana 5 wins (R1–R5)FM Kai Jie Soo 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMTejas Datar	*	1	—	1
2IMRishi Sardana	0	*	1	—
3FMKai Jie Soo	—	0	*	—
4FMRay Yang	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Datar, TejasFM	2095	AUS	+53B	+37N	+19B	=5N	+4B	+2B	+7N	6.5	29.0	32.0	29.50	2431	+45.8
2	Sardana, RishiIM	2470	AUS	+71B	+28N	+35B	+12N	+3B	−1N	+5B	6.0	28.5	30.5	24.00	2423	-2.2
3	Soo, Kai JieFM	2276	AUS	+73N	+13B	+7N	+6B	−2N	=11B	+12N	5.5	29.5	31.5	23.25	2287	+5.2
4	Yang, RayFM	2099	AUS	+48N	+51B	=27N	+55B	−1N	+13B	+11N	5.5	25.0	28.0	19.75	2128	+6.0
5	Annapureddy, Rheyansh ReddyFM	2137	AUS	+61N	+24B	+11N	=1B	=14B	+21N	−2N	5.0	29.5	32.0	20.50	2182	+21.2
6	Richards, Heather SWIM	2125	AUS	+75B	+23N	+9B	−3N	+43B	=14N	=8B	5.0	27.5	29.5	19.25	2106	+0.8
7	Kalina, LeoCM	2002	AUS	+72B	+30N	−3B	+19N	+31B	+15N	−1B	5.0	27.5	29.5	17.50	2084	+25.8
8	Ding, Rey	1872	AUS	+67B	=16N	+22B	−14N	+36N	+28B	=6N	5.0	25.0	27.5	18.25	2054	+34.8
9	Arthur, James	1915	AUS	+69N	+45B	−6N	=17B	=13N	+51B	+32N	5.0	23.5	26.0	16.50	1925	+7.2
10	Pitono, Abraham	1830	CAN	−44N	+65N	+62B	−11B	+73N	+27B	+34N	5.0	19.5	21.5	14.00	1882	+11.0
11	Praveen, Jeeva	1966	AUS	+54B	+20N	−5B	+10N	+16B	=3N	−4B	4.5	29.5	32.5	19.25	2077	+46.0
12	Phan, Nguyen Mai ChiWFM	2079	AUS	+50N	+17B	+34N	−2B	=28N	+23B	−3B	4.5	27.0	30.0	16.75	2082	+3.4
13	Hong, Wilbur	1883	AUS	+58B	−3N	+20B	+70N	=9B	−4N	+30B	4.5	26.5	29.0	15.50	1951	+28.0
14	Xia, JustinCM	2079	AUS	F	+32B	+52N	+8B	=5N	=6B	=15N	4.5	26.0	26.0	18.75	2151	+27.6
15	Dai, ChengFM	2144	AUS	+62B	−19N	+46N	+24B	+27N	−7B	=14B	4.5	24.0	26.5	15.25	1969	-23.0
16	Ryjanova, JuliaWGM	2197	AUS	+59N	=8B	+47N	=27B	−11N	=17B	+52N	4.5	23.5	26.5	15.50	1953	-16.6
17	Hill, James	1764	AUS	+87B	−12N	+68B	=9N	+81B	=16N	=35B	4.5	21.5	22.5	11.50	1925	+18.4
18	Katakam, Deethya Sai	1810	AUS	−45N	=69B	−64N	+66B	+72N	+44B	+29N	4.5	17.0	19.0	12.25	1735	-14.8
19	Daffy, Joseph	1881	AUS	+56N	+15B	−1N	−7B	+57N	=29B	=36N	4.0	26.0	29.0	14.00	1885	+3.2
20	Li, Chuyue Angie	1717	AUS	+74N	−11B	−13N	+56B	=44N	+65B	=27N	4.0	21.0	23.0	10.75	1659	-7.4
21	Nguyen, Anh KietCM	1984	AUS	+89N	−47B	+61N	+51B	+40N	−5B	−26N	4.0	21.0	22.0	10.00	1827	-47.2
22	Savige, Colin B	1782	AUS	F	+64B	−8N	=33B	+59N	=34B	+28N	4.0	21.0	21.0	12.50	1864	+14.4
23	Harris, Anthony	1870	AUS	+79N	−6B	+49N	F	+30B	−12N	+38B	4.0	21.0	21.0	11.50	1861	+2.0
24	Shaani, Kumbirayi Pascal	1833	RSA	+42B	−5N	+71B	−15N	−54B	+81N	+64B	4.0	20.5	22.0	9.50	1757	-20.8
25	Davis, Tony JCM	1888	AUS	+66N	−78B	+50N	=29B	+52N	=26B	−55N	4.0	19.0	21.0	12.25	1830	-8.2
26	Gao, Ricky	1773	AUS	F	=49B	F	+63N	+33B	=25N	+21B	4.0	17.0	17.0	13.50	1949	+44.4
27	Poberezovsky, Daniel	1933	AUS	+68B	+38N	=4B	=16N	−15B	−10N	=20B	3.5	27.0	29.5	13.00	1863	-10.4
28	Zheng, Ryan	1891	AUS	+41B	−2B	+48N	+77N	=12B	−8N	−22B	3.5	26.0	28.0	10.75	1832	-10.4
29	Rodriguez, Maickel	1724	AUS	−38B	+41N	+83B	=25N	=39B	=19N	−18B	3.5	23.0	24.5	10.75	1783	+12.0
30	Tsagarakis, Angelo	1729	AUS	+92N	−7B	=44N	+46B	−23N	+60B	−13N	3.5	22.5	22.5	7.50	1581	-19.0
31	Gunaratne, Maleesha	1757	AUS	−46N	+85B	+56N	+34B	−7N	−43B	=49N	3.5	21.0	22.0	9.00	1778	+11.2
32	Deng, Vanessa	1721	AUS	F	−14N	+76B	=44B	+45N	+39N	−9B	3.5	21.0	21.0	10.00	1761	+10.4
33	Sun, Martin	1540	AUS	−35B	+84N	+37B	=22N	−26N	=57B	=62N	3.5	20.5	21.5	9.25	1702	+43.6
34	Chibnall, AlanaWFM	1913	AUS	+85B	+80N	−12B	−31N	+71B	=22N	−10B	3.5	20.5	21.5	6.50	1720	-29.6
35	Culbert, Joshua	1942	AUS	+33N	+44B	−2N	F	F	+40B	=17N	3.5	20.5	20.5	12.25	1949	+3.4
36	Liu, Ronald	1729	AUS	F	+60N	−55B	+53N	−8B	+63N	=19B	3.5	20.5	20.5	10.50	1780	+18.4
37	Tanner, Jonathan	1779	AUS	+90N	−1B	−33N	=41B	=49N	+88B	=68N	3.5	20.0	20.5	6.00	1547	-70.8
38	Luyken, Seumas	0	AUS	+29N	−27B	−77N	=49B	+48N	+61B	−23N	3.5	19.5	21.5	10.50	1710	0.0
39	Deng, Jimmy	1864	AUS	F	−63B	+45N	+64B	=29N	−32B	+50N	3.5	18.0	18.0	10.25	1637	-28.0
40	Buhagiar, Aden	1813	AUS	=65B	+82N	+63N	F	−21B	−35N	+54B	3.5	17.0	17.0	8.25	1804	+0.4
41	Wang, Adelyn	1478	AUS	−28N	−29B	+92N	=37N	−63B	+79B	+65N	3.5	17.0	17.0	5.75	1539	+12.8
42	Nguyen, Harry	1412	AUS	−24N	−48B	+85N	−50B	=80N	+72B	+61N	3.5	16.0	17.0	6.25	1606	+57.6
43	Bekker, Gary DCM	1901	AUS	+88N	=46B	F	+47B	−6N	+31N	F	3.5	15.5	15.5	9.00	1973	+9.4
44	Mogullapalli, Advaith	1410	AUS	+10B	−35N	=30B	=32N	=20B	−18N	=63B	3.0	24.0	26.5	11.75	1691	+83.6
45	Wan, Oscar	0	AUS	+18B	−9N	−39B	+62N	−32B	−64N	+82B	3.0	21.5	23.0	8.50	1676	0.0
46	Bonifacio, Art Abijah	0	AUS	+31B	=43N	−15B	−30N	=53B	+86N	F	3.0	21.0	22.0	7.75	1794	0.0
47	Cheema, Mohammad	1738	AUS	+84B	+21N	−16B	−43N	+67B	F	F	3.0	20.5	21.5	7.50	1864	+11.6
48	Veldon, Rino	1586	AUS	−4B	+42N	−28B	−67N	−38B	+90N	+74B	3.0	20.5	21.0	6.00	1487	-13.0
49	Gupta, Aadyah	1540	AUS	F	=26N	−23B	=38N	=37B	+71N	=31B	3.0	20.5	20.5	9.25	1776	+59.2
50	Akok, Benjamin	1575	AUS	−12B	+91N	−25B	+42N	−70B	+67N	−39B	3.0	20.5	20.5	6.00	1591	-1.8
51	Khurram, Mikyle	1797	AUS	+91B	−4N	+54B	−21N	+68B	−9N	F	3.0	20.0	20.0	5.50	1742	-7.8
52	Ruaya, Chris Rodson	1752	AUS	F	+76N	−14B	+82N	−25B	+54N	−16B	3.0	19.5	19.5	6.50	1799	+8.4
53	Zhou, Zenan	1586	AUS	−1N	=79B	+90N	−36B	=46N	+83B	−58N	3.0	19.0	19.5	4.25	1476	-34.0
54	Katakam, Aadhya Sai	1545	AUS	−11N	+92B	−51N	+84B	+24N	−52B	−40N	3.0	19.0	19.0	5.00	1588	+6.8
55	Coracas, Tass	1913	AUS	F	+86B	+36N	−4N	F	F	+25B	3.0	17.0	17.0	8.50	2034	+25.6
56	Ha, Aeson	1463	AUS	−19B	+75N	−31B	−20N	−84N	+91B	+71B	3.0	16.5	16.5	4.00	1656	+42.8
57	Milic, James	1674	AUS	−78N	=66B	+60B	+89N	−19B	=33N	F	3.0	16.0	16.0	7.00	1667	-3.2
58	Scenna, George	1464	AUS	−13N	−62N	+87B	−61B	+91N	F	+53B	3.0	15.5	15.5	4.00	1475	-3.2
59	Papadinis, Jim	1642	AUS	−16B	F	+66N	F	−22B	+76N	+84B	3.0	14.0	14.0	5.50	1707	+4.6
60	Xia, Bella	1494	AUS	F	−36B	−57N	+85N	+86B	−30N	+81B	3.0	13.5	13.5	3.50	1586	+23.2
61	Kolak, Tanya	1601	AUS	−5B	+67N	−21B	+58N	=77B	−38N	−42B	2.5	21.5	23.5	6.50	1615	-2.6
62	Surace, Christopher	1610	AUS	−15N	+58B	−10N	−45B	F	+66N	=33B	2.5	21.5	21.5	7.25	1666	+4.6
63	Clark, Peter	1596	AUS	F	+39N	−40B	−26B	+41N	−36B	=44N	2.5	21.0	21.0	8.50	1617	+2.0
64	Ramanathan, Ashwin	1579	AUS	F	−22N	+18B	−39N	=76B	+45B	−24N	2.5	21.0	21.0	8.50	1615	+5.0
65	Francis, Indily	0	AUS	=40N	−10B	−86N	+69B	+82B	−20N	−41B	2.5	20.0	21.0	5.75	1552	0.0
66	Savage, Craig	1473	AUS	−25B	=57N	−59B	−18N	+69N	−62B	+79N	2.5	19.5	21.0	5.50	1555	+10.8
67	Majety, Rohan	1445	AUS	−8N	−61B	+74N	+48B	−47N	−50B	=72N	2.5	18.5	20.5	6.00	1454	+2.0
68	Scenna, Luna	1538	AUS	−27N	+74B	−17N	+80B	−51N	F	=37B	2.5	18.5	20.0	5.25	1495	-6.0
69	Rawat, Vivaan	1517	AUS	−9B	=18N	−73B	−65N	−66B	+87N	+86B	2.5	17.5	18.5	4.25	1558	+4.8
70	Rehill, Paul	1723	AUS	F	=81N	+80B	−13B	+50N	F	F	2.5	10.5	10.5	5.25	1729	+0.2
71	Szuveges, Narelle SWIM	1704	AUS	−2N	+88B	−24N	+83B	−34N	−49B	−56N	2.0	21.0	22.0	2.50	1523	-35.4
72	Ly, Jordan	1553	AUS	−7N	=90B	−75N	+79B	−18B	−42N	=67B	2.0	19.0	19.5	3.00	1421	-46.0
73	Zhang, Daniel	1689	AUS	−3B	F	+69N	F	−10B	F	+88N	2.0	16.5	16.5	3.50	1725	+4.0
74	Ramkumar, Pranav	0	AUS	−20B	−68N	−67B	+87N	−83N	+85B	−48N	2.0	14.5	15.5	2.00	1266	0.0
75	Lopata, Felix	1600	AUS	−6N	−56B	+72B	F	F	F	+83N	2.0	14.5	14.5	3.50	1619	-1.2
76	Annapureddy, Dhruthin Reddy	1536	AUS	F	−52B	−32N	+90B	=64N	−59B	=80N	2.0	14.0	14.0	2.50	1350	-30.8
77	Chmiel, Rad	1727	AUS	F	=83N	+38B	−28B	=61N	F	F	2.0	11.0	11.0	5.50	1524	-15.6
78	Testolin, RyderIM	2238	AUS	+57B	+25N	F	F	F	F	F	2.0	7.0	7.0	7.00	2663	+3.8
79	Zhao, Jeff	1427	AUS	−23B	=53N	−82B	−72N	+87B	−41N	−66B	1.5	16.5	17.5	2.50	1188	-69.2
80	Uddin, Aleem M	0	AUS	F	−34B	−70N	−68N	=42B	=82N	=76B	1.5	15.5	15.5	3.50	1425	0.0
81	Massimo, Rick	0	USA	F	=70B	F	+86N	−17N	−24B	−60N	1.5	15.0	15.0	2.25	1543	0.0
82	Warren, Elizabeth	1593	AUS	F	−40B	+79N	−52B	−65N	=80B	−45N	1.5	15.0	15.0	2.25	1556	-6.8
83	Huang, Joshua Kai-En	1452	AUS	F	=77B	−29N	−71N	+74B	−53N	−75B	1.5	14.5	14.5	3.00	1302	-27.2
84	Carpenter, Leonidas	0	AUS	−47N	−33B	F	−54N	+56B	F	−59N	1.0	16.5	16.5	3.00	1346	0.0
85	Thompson, Crispy	1513	AUS	−34N	−31N	−42B	−60B	F	−74N	+90B	1.0	16.0	16.0	0.50	843	-58.0
86	Jyani, Vipin	1650	AUS	F	−55N	+65B	−81B	−60N	−46B	−69N	1.0	15.5	15.5	2.50	840	-31.4
87	Subhash, Ryan	0	AUS	−17N	−89B	−58N	−74B	−79N	−69B	+91N	1.0	14.5	14.5	0.00	757	0.0
88	Shah, Swaraa	1490	AUS	−43B	−71N	+91B	F	F	−37N	−73B	1.0	11.0	11.0	0.00	959	-25.6
89	Bredin, Jonathan	1548	AUS	−21B	+87N	F	−57B	F	F	F	1.0	9.0	9.0	1.00	1010	-8.2
90	Snow, Richard A	0	AUS	−37B	=72N	−53B	−76N	F	−48B	−85N	0.5	14.5	14.5	1.00	1191	0.0
91	Zhao, Oscar	0	AUS	−51N	−50B	−88N	F	−58B	−56N	−87B	0.0	14.0	14.0	0.00	756	0.0
92	FIDE 573000485	0	—	−30B	−54N	−41B	F	F	F	F	0.0	10.0	10.0	0.00	777	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Mogullapalli, AdvaithAUS
+83.6
3.0 pts · #34
2Gupta, AadyahAUS
+59.2
3.0 pts · #41
3Nguyen, HarryAUS
+57.6
3.5 pts · #38

Top rating losers

1Tanner, JonathanAUS
-70.8
3.5 pts · #47
2Zhao, JeffAUS
-69.2
1.5 pts · #81
3Thompson, CrispyAUS
-58.0
1.0 pts · #91

Biggest upsets

R1+420 Elo gap
Mogullapalli, Advaith1410 beat Pitono, Abraham1830
R6+375 Elo gap
FMDatar, Tejas2095 beat IMSardana, Rishi2470
R5+288 Elo gap
Katakam, Aadhya Sai1545 beat Shaani, Kumbirayi Pascal1833