2026 Melbourne Chess Club Championship Rounds 5-7
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64 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 02 Mar 2026 to 23 Mar 2026 in Melbourne, Australia. 17 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2174, and top seed was Jairo Andres Hernandez Sanchez (🇨🇴 COL, IM, 2338).
Jairo Andres Hernandez Sanchez (🇨🇴 COL, IM, 2338) won with 3.0/7, ahead of Kai Jie Soo (3.0) and Joseph Daffy (3.0). Hernandez Sanchez shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Gary D Bekker (CM, 1898) beat Rheyansh Reddy Annapureddy (FM, 2197), a +299-point gap.
Location
🇦🇺Melbourne, Australia
Dates
02 Mar 2026 → 23 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 17
IM×3
FM×4
CM×6
WFM×4
Federations · 6 represented
🇦🇺Australia×57
🇨🇴Colombia×1
🇮🇳India×1
🇺🇸United States of America×1
🇬🇧England×1
🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 3 players tied at 3.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 67 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
Co-leaders
67
67
67
67
25
9
3
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 3.0/7. Hernandez Sanchez takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (5.0).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
FM Kai Jie Soo 3 wins (R5–R7)IM Jairo Andres Hernandez Sanchez 3 wins (R5–R7)Joseph Daffy 3 wins (R5–R7)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hernandez Sanchez, Jairo AndresIM | 2338 | COL | F | F | F | F | +13B | +41N | +12B | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.00 | 2832 | +5.1 |
| 2 | Soo, Kai JieFM | 2305 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +24N | +26B | +37N | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 2852 | +12.6 |
| 3 | Daffy, Joseph | 1884 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +40N | +22B | +62B | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.50 | 2720 | +22.8 |
| 4 | Culbert, Joshua | 1954 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +23N | +28B | =11N | 2.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.00 | 2093 | +10.2 |
| 5 | Gallagher, Ian G | 1992 | ENG | F | F | F | F | =25B | +15N | +42B | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.75 | 1981 | +0.2 |
| 6 | Bodke, Krishna | 1731 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +32B | +25N | =22B | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.75 | 1969 | +31.2 |
| 7 | Yang, RayFM | 2105 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =11B | +16N | +53B | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.50 | 2091 | +1.2 |
| 8 | Massimo, Rick | 1621 | USA | F | F | F | F | +20N | +57B | =28N | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.75 | 1884 | +28.0 |
| 9 | Kolak, Tanya | 1598 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +54B | =23N | +38N | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.25 | 1937 | +27.2 |
| 10 | Hormann, Thomas | 1532 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +60N | =54N | +57B | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1707 | +22.0 |
| 11 | Bekker, Gary DCM | 1898 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =7N | +49N | =4B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.50 | 2181 | +22.0 |
| 12 | Gao, ArthurCM | 2171 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +37N | +14B | −1N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 2291 | +12.8 |
| 13 | Nguyen, Anh KietCM | 1907 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −1N | +27B | +39N | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.50 | 2094 | +23.2 |
| 14 | Ding, Rey | 1907 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +48N | −12N | +41B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 2059 | +10.2 |
| 15 | Dizdarevic, Mehmedalija | 1786 | BIH | F | F | F | F | +57N | −5B | +30N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.50 | 1785 | +0.4 |
| 16 | Chmiel, Rad | 1711 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +61N | −7B | +43N | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 1874 | +12.4 |
| 17 | Sun, Martin | 1580 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +59B | −38B | +21N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.00 | 972 | -8.8 |
| 18 | Smith, DeclanCM | 2043 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =39N | +53B | =29N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.75 | 2059 | +0.6 |
| 19 | Clark, Peter | 1584 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +51N | +58B | −27N | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.00 | 1603 | +1.2 |
| 20 | Bhavikkumar Thakkar | 1564 | IND | F | F | F | F | −8B | +59N | +58B | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 811 | -17.2 |
| 21 | FIDE 3279464 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | +63B | +60N | −17B | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1541 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Arthur, James | 1923 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +35B | −3N | =6N | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.75 | 1759 | -23.6 |
| 23 | Kovacevic, Paul | 1745 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −4B | =9B | +46N | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.25 | 1689 | -4.4 |
| 24 | Poberezovsky, Daniel | 1906 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −2B | +43N | =26N | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.75 | 1962 | +3.8 |
| 25 | Pasukov, Leo | 1654 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =5N | −6B | +55N | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.75 | 1760 | +7.2 |
| 26 | Fan, ChloeWFM | 2001 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +42B | −2N | =24B | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.75 | 1969 | -2.8 |
| 27 | Fan, Xinyao | 1693 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =45B | −13N | +19B | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.50 | 1806 | +14.0 |
| 28 | Buhagiar, Aden | 1798 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +58N | −4N | =8B | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.25 | 1586 | -12.0 |
| 29 | Kalina, LeoCM | 2057 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +31N | −37B | =18B | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.50 | 2106 | +6.8 |
| 30 | Biju, Alberto | 1599 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +50B | =33N | −15B | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.75 | 1719 | +18.8 |
| 31 | Lingineni, KhushalCM | 1978 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −29B | +44B | =34N | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.75 | 2113 | +15.2 |
| 32 | Zhang, Chi Long | 1503 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −6N | +61B | =36N | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.75 | 1639 | +17.6 |
| 33 | Chibnall, AlanaWFM | 1884 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | =30B | +40N | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.75 | 1584 | -7.2 |
| 34 | Solomon, Stephen JIM | 2178 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =53N | =39B | =31B | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.50 | 1920 | -9.3 |
| 35 | Fry, Peter | 1644 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −22N | =55B | +47N | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.25 | 1668 | +0.6 |
| 36 | Batyrbekov, Kaisar | 1586 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +64N | F | =32B | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1705 | +12.8 |
| 37 | Testolin, RyderIM | 2227 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −12B | +29N | −2B | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.50 | 2074 | -13.6 |
| 38 | Pramod, Rishaan | 1784 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −49B | +17N | −9B | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.00 | 1628 | -25.6 |
| 39 | Morrison, JenniferWFM | 1845 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =18B | =34N | −13B | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.75 | 1926 | +3.4 |
| 40 | Duane, John | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −3B | +52N | −33B | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 1680 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Khurram, Mikyle | 1776 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +56N | −1B | −14N | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.50 | 1899 | +5.6 |
| 42 | Rehill, Paul | 1725 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −26N | +47B | −5N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1722 | +0.2 |
| 43 | Morris, Shaun | 1567 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +52N | −24B | −16B | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 1622 | +4.8 |
| 44 | Ilic, NicholasFM | 2119 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −31N | +45B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1968 | -7.0 |
| 45 | Ly, Thai | 1923 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =27N | =48B | −44N | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.25 | 1736 | -14.2 |
| 46 | Beckman, John | 1575 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −47N | +50N | −23B | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 1469 | -6.6 |
| 47 | Bredin, Jonathan | 1540 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +46B | −42N | −35B | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 1507 | -3.8 |
| 48 | Hill, James | 1779 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −14B | =45N | =56B | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 1803 | +2.2 |
| 49 | Annapureddy, Rheyansh ReddyFM | 2197 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +38N | −11B | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1836 | -28.0 |
| 50 | Mogullapalli, Advaith | 1494 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −30N | −46B | +63B | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1407 | -12.0 |
| 51 | Batyrbekov, Aidan | 1493 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −19B | F | +64B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1539 | +4.8 |
| 52 | Papadinis, Jim | 1647 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −43B | −40B | +59N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 780 | -12.0 |
| 53 | Hong, Xavier | 1866 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =34B | −18N | −7N | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.75 | 1833 | -2.4 |
| 54 | Smith, Warren | 1463 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −9N | =10B | F | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.25 | 1341 | -6.8 |
| 55 | Ly, Jordan | 1493 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | =35N | −25B | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 1458 | -7.2 |
| 56 | Cheng, Chao XinWFM | 1945 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −41B | F | =48N | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.50 | 1596 | -18.6 |
| 57 | Win, Noel May Thu | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −15B | −8N | −10N | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 828 | 0.0 |
| 58 | FIDE 573001384 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | −28B | −19N | −20N | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 854 | 0.0 |
| 59 | Snow, Richard A | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −17N | −20B | −52B | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 788 | 0.0 |
| 60 | Akok, Benjamin | 1558 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −10B | −21B | F | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 696 | -11.6 |
| 61 | Veldon, Rino | 1573 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −16B | −32N | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 808 | -18.6 |
| 62 | Ahmer, Axel | 1924 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | −3N | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1068 | -11.6 |
| 63 | Wood, Joshua | 1491 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −21N | F | −50N | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 684 | -18.8 |
| 64 | Lovegrove, Adam | 1496 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −36B | F | −51N | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 738 | -17.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Bodke, KrishnaAUS+31.22.5 pts · #6
- 2Massimo, RickUSA+28.02.5 pts · #25
- 3Kolak, TanyaAUS+27.22.5 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Annapureddy, Rheyansh ReddyFMAUS-28.01.0 pts · #45
- 2Pramod, RishaanAUS-25.61.0 pts · #44
- 3Arthur, JamesAUS-23.61.5 pts · #18
Biggest upsets
- R6+299 Elo gap
- R7+186 Elo gap
- R5+169 Elo gap