2026 Melbourne Chess Club Championship Rounds 1-4
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63 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 02 Feb 2026 to 23 Feb 2026 in Melbourne, Australia. 17 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2174, and top seed was Jairo Andres Hernandez Sanchez (🇨🇴 COL, IM, 2338).
Arthur Gao (🇦🇺 AUS, CM, 2171) won with 4.0/4, ahead of Ryder Testolin (4.0) and Leo Kalina (3.5). Gao shared the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Krishna Bodke (1731) beat Rheyansh Reddy Annapureddy (FM, 2197), a +466-point gap.
Location
🇦🇺Melbourne, Australia
Dates
02 Feb 2026 → 23 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 4 rounds
Titled players · 17
IM×3
FM×4
CM×6
WFM×4
Federations · 5 represented
🇦🇺Australia×57
🇨🇴Colombia×1
🇺🇸United States of America×1
🇬🇧England×1
🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsTight race until R4; 2 players tied at 4.0/4, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
26
11
5
2
R4 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 4.0/4. Gao takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (7.5).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
IM Ryder Testolin 4 wins (R1–R4)CM Arthur Gao 4 wins (R1–R4)CM Leo Kalina 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMRyder Testolin | * | — | — | — |
| 2CMArthur Gao | — | * | — | 1 |
| 3CMLeo Kalina | — | — | * | — |
| 4IMStephen J Solomon | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gao, ArthurCM | 2171 | AUS | +28B | +13N | +21B | +4N | 4.0 | 7.5 | 9.5 | 9.50 | 2732 | +36.8 |
| 2 | Testolin, RyderIM | 2227 | AUS | +15B | +8N | +20B | +45N | 4.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 8.50 | 2679 | +9.2 |
| 3 | Kalina, LeoCM | 2057 | AUS | +33B | +23N | +6B | =14N | 3.5 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 7.75 | 2102 | +6.0 |
| 4 | Solomon, Stephen JIM | 2178 | AUS | +55N | +22B | +12N | −1B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 5.50 | 2148 | -0.3 |
| 5 | Hernandez Sanchez, Jairo AndresIM | 2338 | COL | +43B | +10N | −9B | +29N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 6.50 | 2233 | -2.9 |
| 6 | Morrison, JenniferWFM | 1845 | AUS | +54N | +35B | −3N | +24B | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 4.00 | 2108 | +28.2 |
| 7 | Smith, DeclanCM | 2043 | AUS | +27N | −21B | +25N | +22B | 3.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 6.00 | 2002 | -2.2 |
| 8 | Nguyen, Anh KietCM | 1907 | AUS | +60N | −2B | +57N | +37B | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 2056 | +33.6 |
| 9 | Lingineni, KhushalCM | 1978 | AUS | +52B | +32N | +5N | F | 3.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.50 | 2758 | +39.2 |
| 10 | Ahmer, Axel | 1924 | AUS | +38N | −5B | +47N | +58B | 3.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.50 | 1973 | +4.0 |
| 11 | Hong, Xavier | 1866 | AUS | −32B | +36N | +56B | +20N | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 4.00 | 1821 | -0.6 |
| 12 | Cheng, Chao XinWFM | 1945 | AUS | +59B | +58N | −4B | +23N | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1973 | +3.6 |
| 13 | Bekker, Gary DCM | 1898 | AUS | +46N | −1B | +59N | =17B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.25 | 1907 | +3.8 |
| 14 | Khurram, Mikyle | 1776 | AUS | F | +53B | +16N | =3B | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.75 | 2114 | +24.4 |
| 15 | Rehill, Paul | 1725 | AUS | −2N | =46B | +53N | +48B | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 2.00 | 1790 | +4.8 |
| 16 | Poberezovsky, Daniel | 1906 | AUS | +41B | =37N | −14B | +32N | 2.5 | 5.5 | 7.0 | 3.75 | 1819 | -5.0 |
| 17 | Fan, ChloeWFM | 2001 | AUS | +49B | F | +34N | =13N | 2.5 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 3.75 | 2023 | +2.4 |
| 18 | Ding, Rey | 1907 | AUS | =42B | F | +40N | +26B | 2.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.25 | 2050 | +11.6 |
| 19 | Ly, Thai | 1923 | AUS | =53N | +51B | −26N | +33B | 2.5 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 2.75 | 1839 | -5.8 |
| 20 | Culbert, Joshua | 1954 | AUS | +61N | +25B | −2N | −11B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1866 | -8.2 |
| 21 | Chibnall, AlanaWFM | 1884 | AUS | +44B | +7N | −1N | F | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.50 | 2028 | +12.8 |
| 22 | Arthur, James | 1923 | AUS | +36B | −4N | +49B | −7N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 2.50 | 1852 | -10.8 |
| 23 | Dizdarevic, Mehmedalija | 1786 | BIH | +62N | −3B | +50N | −12B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 1201 | -9.2 |
| 24 | Gallagher, Ian G | 1992 | ENG | +40N | +31B | F | −6N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 3.50 | 1871 | -7.4 |
| 25 | Pramod, Rishaan | 1784 | AUS | +50B | −20N | −7B | +39N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 2.50 | 1695 | -13.2 |
| 26 | Annapureddy, Rheyansh ReddyFM | 2197 | AUS | −34N | +61B | +19B | −18N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.50 | 1856 | -60.4 |
| 27 | Fry, Peter | 1644 | AUS | −7B | =39N | +60B | =30N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.75 | 1730 | +6.6 |
| 28 | Fan, Xinyao | 1693 | AUS | −1N | +54B | F | +41N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1821 | +16.4 |
| 29 | Soo, Kai JieFM | 2305 | AUS | F | +34B | +48N | −5B | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.50 | 2174 | -5.8 |
| 30 | Daffy, Joseph | 1884 | AUS | −35N | =38B | +46N | =27B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 2.75 | 1708 | -15.4 |
| 31 | Buhagiar, Aden | 1798 | AUS | +39B | −24N | F | +59B | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.50 | 1804 | +1.8 |
| 32 | Ly, Jordan | 1493 | AUS | +11N | −9B | =43N | −16B | 1.5 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 3.75 | 1764 | +42.0 |
| 33 | Papadinis, Jim | 1647 | AUS | −3N | +62B | =35N | −19N | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.75 | 1732 | +3.4 |
| 34 | Bodke, Krishna | 1731 | AUS | +26B | −29N | −17B | =36N | 1.5 | 6.5 | 8.0 | 2.75 | 1871 | +18.0 |
| 35 | Ilic, NicholasFM | 2119 | AUS | +30B | −6N | =33B | F | 1.5 | 6.5 | 8.0 | 2.75 | 1816 | -21.0 |
| 36 | Morris, Shaun | 1567 | AUS | −22N | −11B | +54N | =34B | 1.5 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 1.25 | 1666 | +14.4 |
| 37 | Yang, RayFM | 2105 | AUS | +47N | =16B | F | −8N | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.25 | 1840 | -18.6 |
| 38 | Veldon, Rino | 1573 | AUS | −10B | =30N | −39B | +60N | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 1614 | +1.0 |
| 39 | Smith, Warren | 1463 | AUS | −31N | =27B | +38N | −25B | 1.5 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 2.50 | 1612 | +12.8 |
| 40 | Kolak, Tanya | 1598 | AUS | −24B | +52N | −18B | =44N | 1.5 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 1.75 | 1525 | -7.2 |
| 41 | Zhang, Chi Long | 1503 | AUS | −16N | =55B | +51N | −28B | 1.5 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 1.25 | 1634 | +21.6 |
| 42 | Bredin, Jonathan | 1540 | AUS | =18N | −48B | +55N | F | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 1.75 | 1739 | +14.2 |
| 43 | Kovacevic, Paul | 1745 | AUS | −5N | F | =32B | +61N | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.75 | 1741 | -2.0 |
| 44 | Mogullapalli, Advaith | 1494 | AUS | −21N | −47B | +62N | =40B | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.75 | 1436 | -9.6 |
| 45 | Hill, James | 1779 | AUS | +63N | F | F | −2B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 1377 | -1.6 |
| 46 | Lovegrove, Adam | 1496 | AUS | −13B | =15N | −30B | =54N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 1556 | +2.2 |
| 47 | Pasukov, Leo | 1654 | AUS | −37B | +44N | −10B | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.50 | 1698 | +0.8 |
| 48 | Biju, Alberto | 1599 | AUS | F | +42N | −29B | −15N | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.50 | 1629 | +0.4 |
| 49 | Massimo, Rick | 1621 | USA | −17N | +63B | −22N | −50B | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 1162 | -9.6 |
| 50 | Duane, John | 0 | AUS | −25N | F | −23B | +49N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1606 | 0.0 |
| 51 | Beckman, John | 1575 | AUS | F | −19N | −41B | +53B | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.50 | 1537 | -4.6 |
| 52 | Snow, Richard A | 0 | AUS | −9N | −40B | F | +62B | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 987 | 0.0 |
| 53 | Akok, Benjamin | 1558 | AUS | =19B | −14N | −15B | −51N | 0.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 1.25 | 1427 | -11.6 |
| 54 | Wood, Joshua | 1491 | AUS | −6B | −28N | −36B | =46B | 0.5 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 0.50 | 1328 | -29.6 |
| 55 | Chmiel, Rad | 1711 | AUS | −4B | =41N | −42B | F | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 0.75 | 1445 | -21.6 |
| 56 | Batyrbekov, Aidan | 1493 | AUS | F | =57B | −11N | F | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.25 | 1535 | +1.2 |
| 57 | Batyrbekov, Kaisar | 1586 | AUS | F | =56N | −8B | F | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.25 | 1509 | -10.4 |
| 58 | Win, Noel May Thu | 0 | AUS | F | −12B | F | −10N | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1135 | 0.0 |
| 59 | Sun, Martin | 1580 | AUS | −12N | F | −13B | −31N | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 1080 | -18.4 |
| 60 | Hormann, Thomas | 1532 | AUS | −8B | F | −27N | −38B | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 908 | -35.6 |
| 61 | Clark, Peter | 1584 | AUS | −20B | −26N | F | −43B | 0.0 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1094 | -9.4 |
| 62 | FIDE 3279464 | 0 | — | −23B | −33N | −44B | −52N | 0.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 842 | 0.0 |
| 63 | FIDE 573001384 | 0 | — | −45B | −49N | F | F | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 899 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ly, JordanAUS+42.01.5 pts · #37
- 2Lingineni, KhushalCMAUS+39.23.0 pts · #25
- 3Gao, ArthurCMAUS+36.84.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Annapureddy, Rheyansh ReddyFMAUS-60.42.0 pts · #19
- 2Hormann, ThomasAUS-35.60.0 pts · #57
- 3Wood, JoshuaAUS-29.60.5 pts · #48
Biggest upsets
- R1+466 Elo gap
- R1+373 Elo gap
- R3+360 Elo gap