2026 Ballarat Spielvogel Memorial Rounds 1-4
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48 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 05 Feb 2026 to 26 Feb 2026 in Ballarat, Australia. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 0.
Declan Smith (🇦🇺 AUS, CM, 0) won with 4.0/4, ahead of Patrick Moon (3.5) and Patrick Cook (3.5). Smith broke clear in the final round.
Location
🇦🇺Ballarat, Australia
Dates
05 Feb 2026 → 26 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 4 rounds
Avg top 10
0
Participants
48
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇦🇺Australia×39
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsCM Declan Smith led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
21
7
3
1
R4–R4 · LEAD HELD
CM Declan Smith held the sole lead from R4 through R4 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
CM Declan Smith 4 wins (R1–R4)Patrick Cook 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMDeclan Smith | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2Patrick Moon | — | * | — | — |
| 3Patrick Cook | — | — | * | — |
| 4Rodney M Jacobs | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smith, DeclanCM | 0 | AUS | +21B | +14N | +6B | +4N | 4.0 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 10.00 | 2538 | +12.2 |
| 2 | Moon, Patrick | 0 | AUS | +44N | =5B | +14N | +10B | 3.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 6.00 | 1711 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Cook, Patrick | 0 | AUS | +43N | +35B | +13N | =5B | 3.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.50 | 1921 | +18.6 |
| 4 | Stewart, Scott | 0 | AUS | +11N | +8B | +7N | −1B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 12.5 | 8.50 | 1911 | +7.0 |
| 5 | Jyani, Vipin | 0 | AUS | +33B | =2N | +24B | =3N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 6.50 | 1764 | +7.4 |
| 6 | Jacobs, Rodney M | 0 | AUS | +22N | +29B | −1N | +15B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 5.50 | 1901 | +9.2 |
| 7 | Loveband, Robert | 0 | AUS | +12B | +27N | −4B | +18N | 3.0 | 7.5 | 9.5 | 6.50 | 1741 | -0.8 |
| 8 | Guha, Shanaya | 0 | AUS | +32N | −4N | +17B | +13B | 3.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 5.00 | 1805 | +39.2 |
| 9 | Brotheridge, Jamie | 0 | AUS | +20B | +18N | −23B | +16N | 3.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 6.00 | 1697 | +2.4 |
| 10 | Van Riel, Bas | 0 | AUS | +42N | =15B | +34B | −2N | 2.5 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 2.50 | 1833 | +7.0 |
| 11 | Block, Nigel | 0 | AUS | −4B | +37N | +36B | =19N | 2.5 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 3.00 | 1619 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Wang, Ricky | 0 | AUS | −7N | +45B | =28B | +34N | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.75 | 1578 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Song, Sam | 0 | AUS | +17B | +28N | −3B | −8N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 3.50 | 1521 | -48.8 |
| 14 | Marko, Paja | 0 | AUS | +41N | −1B | −2B | +37N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1243 | -1.6 |
| 15 | Thomson, Kynan | 0 | AUS | +47B | =10N | =19B | −6N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.25 | 1595 | -25.6 |
| 16 | Rajki, Steven | 0 | AUS | −19N | +22B | +35N | −9B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 1593 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Sebastian, Davin | 0 | AUS | −13N | +25B | −8N | +32B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 861 | -18.0 |
| 18 | Biju, Alberto | 0 | AUS | +46N | −9B | +32N | −7B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 1505 | -15.2 |
| 19 | Leckie, Michael | 0 | AUS | +16B | F | =15N | =11B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.25 | 1757 | +4.4 |
| 20 | Lambrou, Ryan | 0 | AUS | −9N | +46B | +29N | −26B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.50 | 1533 | +21.2 |
| 21 | Dissanayake, Methuja | 0 | AUS | −1N | −32B | +40N | +33B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1692 | +14.8 |
| 22 | Thekkan, Maximus | 0 | AUS | −6B | −16N | +48B | +36N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1631 | +6.0 |
| 23 | Perrin, Kevin J | 0 | AUS | F | +26B | +9N | F | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.00 | 2410 | +15.8 |
| 24 | Wansapura, Minsadi Chamathka | 0 | AUS | +48B | F | −5N | +28N | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.50 | 1533 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Cirvydas, Riley | 0 | AUS | −28B | −17N | +39B | +43N | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 1328 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Stickland, Peter | 0 | AUS | F | −23N | +47B | +20N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1559 | +0.6 |
| 27 | Barnett, Jasan | 0 | AUS | +45N | −7B | +33N | F | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1624 | +18.8 |
| 28 | Laffey, Julian | 0 | AUS | +25N | −13B | =12N | −24B | 1.5 | 6.5 | 8.5 | 3.25 | 979 | -2.4 |
| 29 | Oppenheim, Tom | 0 | AUS | +36B | −6N | −20B | =31N | 1.5 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 1.75 | 1440 | -3.8 |
| 30 | Ryan, Sue | 0 | AUS | −34N | =42B | +38N | F | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 1269 | -24.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 3295508 | 0 | — | F | F | +44N | =29B | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1466 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Inglis, James | 0 | AUS | −8B | +21N | −18B | −17N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1326 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Jacob, Zachariah | 0 | AUS | −5N | +44B | −27B | −21N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 715 | -53.6 |
| 34 | Ivory, Trevor | 0 | AUS | +30B | F | −10N | −12B | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.50 | 1622 | +10.8 |
| 35 | Yates, Anna | 0 | AUS | +38B | −3N | −16B | F | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 866 | -13.6 |
| 36 | Nawinprabhu, Mridul | 0 | AUS | −29N | +43B | −11N | −22B | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 715 | -31.6 |
| 37 | Mewett, Lachlan | 0 | AUS | F | −11B | +46N | −14B | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1547 | 0.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 3291669 | 0 | — | −35N | F | −30B | +45N | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 723 | 0.0 |
| 39 | De Saram, Joshua | 0 | AUS | F | F | −25N | +46B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 2244 | +17.6 |
| 40 | FIDE 311110850 | 0 | — | F | F | −21B | +47N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 708 | 0.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 3291618 | 0 | — | −14B | +48N | F | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 849 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Colgrave, Morgan | 0 | AUS | −10B | =30N | F | F | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.75 | 1429 | 0.0 |
| 43 | FIDE 3297659 | 0 | — | −3B | −36N | F | −25B | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 751 | 0.0 |
| 44 | FIDE 3292800 | 0 | — | −2B | −33N | −31B | −?N | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 675 | 0.0 |
| 45 | FIDE 3282511 | 0 | — | −27B | −12N | F | −38B | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 617 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Wansapura, Mindinu Sasen | 0 | AUS | −18B | −20N | −37B | −39N | 0.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 706 | -50.0 |
| 47 | FIDE 3291650 | 0 | — | −15N | F | −26N | −40B | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 852 | 0.0 |
| 48 | FIDE 3286878 | 0 | — | −24N | −41B | −22N | −?B | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 764 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Guha, ShanayaAUS+39.23.0 pts · #8
- 2Lambrou, RyanAUS+21.22.0 pts · #10
- 3Barnett, JasanAUS+18.82.0 pts · #18
Top rating losers
- 1Jacob, ZachariahAUS-53.61.0 pts · #37
- 2Wansapura, Mindinu SasenAUS-50.00.0 pts · #40
- 3Song, SamAUS-48.82.0 pts · #9