2026 MCC ANZAC Day Weekender

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91 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 24 Apr 2026 to 26 Apr 2026 in Melbourne, Australia. 11 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2106, and top seed was Tedric Li (🇦🇺 AUS, IM, 2348).

Ray Yang (🇦🇺 AUS, FM, 2087) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Cheng Dai (4.5) and Tedric Li (4.0). Yang broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Rishaan Pramod (1746) beat Heather S Richards (WIM, 2140), a +394-point gap.

Location

🇦🇺Melbourne, Australia

Dates

24 Apr 2026 → 26 Apr 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇦🇺IMTedric Li2348

Avg top 10

2,106

Participants

Titled players · 11

IM×1

FM×3

CM×3

WIM×1

WFM×3

Federations · 8 represented

🇦🇺Australia×73

🇳🇿New Zealand×2

🇮🇳India×1

🇨🇦Canada×1

🇬🇷Greece×1

🇷🇸Serbia×1

🇱🇰Sri Lanka×1

FIDE (no federation)×1

Top 3

🥇
FMRay Yang
🇦🇺AUS·2087
5.0pts·2705perf+30.0
🥈
FMCheng Dai
🇦🇺AUS·2113
4.5pts·2219perf+10.2
🥉
IMTedric Li
🇦🇺AUS·2348
4.0pts·2242perf-8.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

FM Ray Yang led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Yang5Dai4.5Li4Richards4Hong4Phan4

R5–R5 · LEAD HELD

FM Ray Yang held the sole lead from R5 through R5 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

FM Ray Yang 5 wins (R1–R5)FM Cheng Dai 3 wins (R1–R3)IM Tedric Li 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMRay Yang	*	—	1	—
2FMCheng Dai	—	*	—	—
3IMTedric Li	0	—	*	—
4WIMHeather S Richards	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Yang, RayFM	2087	AUS	+22B	+29N	+17B	+5N	+3N	5.0	14.0	16.5	16.50	2705	+30.0
2	Dai, ChengFM	2113	AUS	+35N	+12B	+7N	=8B	+21N	4.5	14.0	16.5	14.75	2219	+10.2
3	Li, TedricIM	2348	AUS	+67B	+28N	+9B	+4N	−1B	4.0	15.0	16.0	11.00	2242	-8.0
4	Phan, Nguyen Mai ChiWFM	2081	AUS	+70N	+13B	+23N	−3B	+8N	4.0	14.0	15.0	11.00	2158	+12.0
5	Hong, Wilbur	1960	AUS	+56N	+45B	+19N	−1B	+23N	4.0	13.0	15.0	10.00	2032	+21.6
6	Richards, Heather SWIM	2140	AUS	+18B	−44N	+67B	+32N	+17B	4.0	10.5	11.5	9.50	1999	-10.8
7	Poberezovsky, Daniel	1883	AUS	+69B	+71N	−2B	+29N	+27B	4.0	10.5	11.5	7.00	1990	+14.6
8	Salasan, HaranCM	2008	AUS	+20B	+11N	+44B	=2N	−4B	3.5	15.0	17.0	10.75	1996	+2.6
9	Bekker, Gary DCM	1917	AUS	+66B	+36N	−3N	+25B	=12N	3.5	13.0	14.5	8.75	1947	+4.6
10	Davis, Tony JCM	1880	AUS	+34N	=15B	=32B	=11N	+45B	3.5	12.0	14.0	9.25	1790	-8.8
11	Davis, Sophie	1689	AUS	+61N	−8B	+46N	=10B	+52N	3.5	11.0	12.5	7.25	1777	+9.4
12	Zheng, Matthew	1716	AUS	+88B	−2N	+68B	+49N	=9B	3.5	11.0	11.0	4.75	1953	+45.6
13	Neela, Maanas	1699	AUS	+47B	−4N	+69B	=58N	+53B	3.5	10.0	11.0	6.00	1796	+12.4
14	Thurner, AnyaWFM	1900	NZL	F	+55B	=31N	+40B	+24N	3.5	10.0	10.0	8.75	1976	+12.0
15	Rooke, Alex	1626	AUS	+85B	=10N	−27B	+78N	+48B	3.5	9.0	9.0	4.75	1810	+14.0
16	Coracas, Tass	2036	AUS	F	+76N	+77B	=27N	+26B	3.5	7.5	7.5	6.25	2071	+4.4
17	Shepherd, Samuel	1828	AUS	+46N	+30B	−1N	+71B	−6N	3.0	13.5	14.5	5.50	1823	+0.2
18	Brockman, Roland	1556	AUS	−6N	+84B	=39N	+37B	=31N	3.0	11.5	11.5	5.00	1842	+26.8
19	Hill, James	1774	AUS	+50B	+57N	−5B	−20N	+43B	3.0	11.0	13.0	6.00	942	-21.4
20	Subin Kurian Thomas	1523	IND	−8N	+61B	+51N	+19B	−38N	3.0	11.0	12.5	6.50	1839	+28.4
21	Stolyarov, Michael	1943	AUS	F	+42N	+48B	+43N	−2B	3.0	11.0	11.0	6.50	1962	+2.4
22	Healey, Callum	1542	AUS	−1N	−81B	+34N	+72B	+44N	3.0	10.5	11.5	5.50	1837	+21.0
23	Hong, Xavier	1855	AUS	+75B	+68N	−4B	+79N	−5B	3.0	10.0	11.0	3.00	1792	-4.0
24	Zhou, Zenan	1480	AUS	−49B	+74N	+28B	+77N	−14B	3.0	9.0	10.0	4.50	1833	+62.0
25	Pearce, Tim	1754	AUS	+64B	−59N	+62B	−9N	+79B	3.0	8.5	9.5	4.00	1808	+3.6
26	Savige, Colin B	1775	AUS	−30N	+72B	+70N	+63B	−16N	3.0	8.5	9.5	3.50	1858	+6.4
27	Khurram, Mikyle	1817	AUS	F	+54B	+15N	=16B	−7N	2.5	13.0	13.0	7.25	1854	+5.0
28	Gunaratne, Maleesha	1767	AUS	+72N	−3B	−24N	+30B	=33N	2.5	12.0	13.0	4.75	1471	-46.4
29	Chmiel, Rad	1701	AUS	+84N	−1B	+75N	−7B	=61N	2.5	11.5	11.5	1.75	1676	-3.4
30	Qi, Jaden	0	AUS	+26B	−17N	=36B	−28N	+80B	2.5	11.0	12.0	5.25	1700	0.0
31	Xie, Leo	1757	AUS	F	+73N	=14B	=38N	=18B	2.5	10.0	10.0	5.50	1816	+7.7
32	Ilic, Goran	1726	AUS	F	+90B	=10N	−6B	+46N	2.5	9.5	9.5	3.75	1805	+5.2
33	Mogullapalli, Advaith	1584	AUS	−59B	+50N	−38B	+47N	=28B	2.5	9.0	11.0	5.25	1639	+2.9
34	Nash, Paul	1448	AUS	−10B	=83N	−22B	+65N	+78B	2.5	9.0	9.5	2.75	895	-18.0
35	Hong, Liang	1553	AUS	−2B	=64N	−53B	+74N	+83B	2.5	9.0	9.5	2.25	1153	-1.6
36	Petris, Angelos	1684	GRE	+86N	−9B	=30N	−52B	+76N	2.5	9.0	9.0	2.25	875	-40.8
37	Ogden, Marcus W	1805	AUS	=73B	+80N	−43B	−18N	+60N	2.5	8.0	9.0	3.50	1500	-14.2
38	Yu, Changhao	1991	AUS	F	F	+33N	=31B	+20B	2.5	8.0	8.0	6.75	1919	-2.6
39	Milojevic, Miodrag	1849	SRB	F	=62N	=18B	+80N	=42B	2.5	8.0	8.0	4.50	1654	-17.0
40	Luyken, Seumas	1730	AUS	F	+78N	=58B	−14N	+70B	2.5	7.5	7.5	3.00	1759	+4.8
41	Killmier, Sam	1694	AUS	=82B	−43N	=73B	+50N	=66B	2.5	6.5	7.5	3.75	1714	+0.8
42	Tang, Fergus	1667	AUS	F	−21B	+89N	+76B	=39N	2.5	6.5	6.5	2.25	1703	+2.8
43	FIDE 573005223	0	—	F	+41B	+37N	−21B	−19N	2.0	11.0	11.0	5.00	1804	0.0
44	Pramod, Rishaan	1746	AUS	+87N	+6B	−8N	F	−22B	2.0	10.5	10.5	4.00	1772	-0.8
45	Nowak, Ruben	1684	AUS	+74B	−5N	F	+54B	−10N	2.0	10.5	10.5	3.00	1651	-3.4
46	Wijeysooriya, Sanuka Dulmina W A	1408	SRI	−17B	+85N	−11B	+62N	−32B	2.0	10.5	10.5	1.50	1504	+13.6
47	Nabulsi, Junayd	0	AUS	−13N	+56B	−63N	−33B	+68B	2.0	9.5	10.5	3.00	1516	0.0
48	Fan, Xinyao	1732	AUS	F	+89B	−21N	+55B	−15N	2.0	8.5	8.5	2.00	1589	-23.2
49	Chibnall, AlanaWFM	1892	AUS	+24N	F	F	−12B	+63N	2.0	8.0	8.0	4.50	1736	-9.4
50	Munro, Lachlan	0	AUS	−19N	−33B	+84N	−41B	+86N	2.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	884	0.0
51	Yu, Lok Lan	1734	AUS	−57B	+65N	−20B	F	+75N	2.0	7.5	8.5	2.50	1479	-24.8
52	Sheth, Adidev	1433	AUS	F	−77N	+83B	+36N	−11B	2.0	7.5	7.5	3.00	1600	+20.8
53	Jamieson, Thomas	0	AUS	−68B	F	+35N	+?B	−13N	2.0	7.0	7.0	2.50	1605	0.0
54	Chapman, Lachlan	1489	AUS	F	−27N	+65B	−45N	+67B	2.0	7.0	7.0	2.50	1571	+10.4
55	Chi, Jaden	1573	AUS	F	−14N	+64B	−48N	+89B	2.0	7.0	7.0	1.50	1016	-16.0
56	Uddin, Aleem M	1522	AUS	−5B	−47N	−74B	+85N	+87B	2.0	7.0	7.0	0.00	1122	-3.2
57	FIDE 573005193	0	—	+51N	−19B	F	F	+71N	2.0	6.0	6.0	3.00	1735	0.0
58	Pitono, Abraham	1838	CAN	F	+91B	=40N	=13B	F	2.0	6.0	6.0	3.00	1785	-3.6
59	Soo, Kai JieFM	2297	AUS	+33N	+25B	F	F	F	2.0	5.5	5.5	5.50	2697	+3.2
60	FIDE 573005240	0	—	−79B	F	+87N	+69N	−37B	2.0	5.5	5.5	1.00	1498	0.0
61	O`brien, Ned	0	AUS	−11B	−20N	F	+68N	=29B	1.5	10.0	10.0	2.25	1519	0.0
62	Clark, Peter	1565	AUS	F	=39B	−25N	−46B	+72N	1.5	8.5	8.5	2.25	1397	-12.4
63	Wei, Marcus M	1625	AUS	F	=82N	+47B	−26N	−49B	1.5	8.0	8.0	2.50	1593	-4.8
64	Achuthan, Naraen	0	AUS	−25N	=35B	−55N	+90B	−?N	1.5	7.5	7.5	1.25	1312	0.0
65	Sathish, Sukrrish	0	AUS	=?N	−51B	−54N	−34B	+84B	1.5	6.5	6.5	0.00	1260	0.0
66	De Silva, Amaya	1496	AUS	−9N	F	F	+86B	=41N	1.5	6.0	6.0	1.25	1602	+7.2
67	Ha, Aeson	1588	AUS	−3N	+87B	−6N	−75B	−54N	1.0	11.0	11.0	0.00	925	-60.4
68	Govindasamy, Nidarshan	1509	AUS	+53N	−23B	−12N	−61B	−47N	1.0	10.5	12.0	2.00	986	-13.6
69	Savage, Craig	1470	AUS	−7N	+86B	−13N	−60B	F	1.0	10.5	10.5	0.00	985	-5.8
70	Akok, Benjamin	1539	AUS	−4B	+88N	−26B	F	−40N	1.0	10.5	10.5	0.00	1015	-10.6
71	Ramprasad, Nachiket	1637	AUS	+83N	−7B	F	−17N	−57B	1.0	10.0	10.5	0.50	1056	-13.6
72	FIDE 573005215	0	—	−28B	−26N	+85B	−22N	−62B	1.0	10.0	10.0	0.00	862	0.0
73	Badalassi, Antonio	0	AUS	=37N	−31B	=41N	F	F	1.0	9.5	10.5	2.50	1627	0.0
74	Pabla, Arya	0	AUS	−45N	−24B	+56N	−35B	F	1.0	9.5	10.5	2.00	1367	0.0
75	Majety, Rohan	1434	AUS	−23N	F	−29B	+67N	−51B	1.0	9.5	10.5	1.00	1521	+12.0
76	Patel, Rishit	0	NZL	+81N	−16B	F	−42N	−36B	1.0	9.5	9.5	1.00	996	0.0
77	Buhagiar, Aden	1803	AUS	F	+52B	−16N	−24B	F	1.0	8.5	8.5	2.00	1525	-19.6
78	Nong, Bunchannarong	0	FID	F	−40B	+91N	−15B	−34N	1.0	8.5	8.5	0.00	1396	0.0
79	Veldon, Rino	1595	AUS	+60N	F	F	−23B	−25N	1.0	8.0	8.0	2.00	1005	-9.4
80	Zhang, Nathan	1444	AUS	F	−37B	+90N	−39B	−30N	1.0	7.5	7.5	0.00	1025	-7.2
81	Nguyen, Khoi	0	AUS	−76B	+22N	F	F	F	1.0	6.0	7.0	3.00	1562	0.0
82	Solomontchik, Daniel	1931	AUS	=41N	=63B	F	F	F	1.0	4.0	4.0	2.00	1660	-26.4
83	FIDE 573005231	0	—	−71B	=34B	−52N	F	−35N	0.5	8.0	8.0	1.25	1196	0.0
84	FIDE 573005207	0	—	−29B	−18N	−50B	F	−65N	0.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	829	0.0
85	Win, Noel May Thu	0	AUS	−15N	−46B	−72N	−56B	F	0.0	8.5	8.5	0.00	719	0.0
86	FIDE 573004200	0	—	−36B	−69N	F	−66N	−50B	0.0	7.0	7.0	0.00	750	0.0
87	FIDE 3295648	0	—	−44B	−67N	−60B	F	−56N	0.0	7.0	7.0	0.00	819	0.0
88	FIDE 577047729	0	—	−12N	−70B	F	F	F	0.0	6.5	6.5	0.00	828	0.0
89	FIDE 573005185	0	—	F	−48N	−42B	F	−55N	0.0	6.5	6.5	0.00	857	0.0
90	Rajan, Viaan	0	AUS	F	−32N	−80B	−64N	F	0.0	5.0	5.0	0.00	785	0.0
91	Bredin, Jonathan	1550	AUS	F	−58N	−78B	F	F	0.0	3.0	3.0	0.00	1038	-3.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Zhou, ZenanAUS
+62.0
3.0 pts · #26
2Zheng, MatthewAUS
+45.6
3.5 pts · #18
3Yang, RayFMAUS
+30.0
5.0 pts · #1

Top rating losers

1Ha, AesonAUS
-60.4
1.0 pts · #72
2Gunaratne, MaleeshaAUS
-46.4
2.5 pts · #64
3Petris, AngelosGRE
-40.8
2.5 pts · #89

Biggest upsets

R2+394 Elo gap
Pramod, Rishaan1746 beat WIMRichards, Heather S2140
R4+323 Elo gap
Zhou, Zenan1480 beat Buhagiar, Aden1803
R3+287 Elo gap
Zhou, Zenan1480 beat Gunaratne, Maleesha1767