2026 Ballarat Spielvogel Memorial rounds 5-7
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45 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 05 Mar 2026 to 19 Mar 2026 in Ballarat, Australia. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 0.
Declan Smith (🇦🇺 AUS, CM, 0) won with 3.0/7, ahead of Zachariah Jacob (3.0) and Dev Sagar (3.0). Smith shared the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇦🇺Ballarat, Australia
Dates
05 Mar 2026 → 19 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Avg top 10
0
Participants
45
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇦🇺Australia×36
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 57 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
Co-leaders
57
57
57
57
20
8
3
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 3.0/7. Smith takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (4.5).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Zachariah Jacob 3 wins (R5–R7)CM Declan Smith 3 wins (R5–R7)Dev Sagar 3 wins (R5–R7)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smith, DeclanCM | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +33B | +9N | +11B | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.50 | 2504 | +6.8 |
| 2 | Jacob, Zachariah | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +13B | +39N | +26B | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2288 | +71.2 |
| 3 | Sagar, Dev | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +41N | +?B | +38B | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1546 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Yates, Anna | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +8N | =6B | +27N | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.25 | 1712 | +24.4 |
| 5 | Marko, Paja | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +19N | =20B | +10N | 2.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.25 | 2451 | +20.2 |
| 6 | Colgrave, Morgan | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +38B | =4N | +18B | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.75 | 1773 | +55.2 |
| 7 | Jacobs, Rodney M | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =25N | +29B | +30N | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.50 | 2019 | +13.0 |
| 8 | Oppenheim, Tom | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −4B | +17N | +16B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.00 | 731 | -8.0 |
| 9 | Brotheridge, Jamie | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +12B | −1B | +21N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.50 | 1853 | +12.2 |
| 10 | Thomson, Kynan | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +31B | +15N | −5B | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.00 | 1628 | -12.8 |
| 11 | Van Riel, Bas | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +42N | +25B | −1N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1830 | +6.4 |
| 12 | Guha, Shanaya | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −9N | +28N | +33B | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.50 | 1753 | +27.6 |
| 13 | Nawinprabhu, Mridul | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −2N | +41B | +40N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 621 | -19.2 |
| 14 | Song, Sam | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +22B | +26N | F | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.50 | 2384 | +12.0 |
| 15 | Sebastian, Davin | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +39N | −10B | +36N | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.50 | 1725 | +48.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 573002062 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | +37B | +40B | −8N | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.50 | 662 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 3282511 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | +?N | −8B | +?B | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 662 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Laffey, Julian | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +32N | =23B | −6N | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.75 | 609 | -11.0 |
| 19 | Thekkan, Maximus | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −5B | =34N | +24B | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.75 | 847 | -15.6 |
| 20 | Wansapura, Minsadi Chamathka | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =36B | =5N | =35B | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.75 | 1620 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Stickland, Peter | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +34B | =33N | −9B | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 1487 | -3.0 |
| 22 | Wang, Ricky | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −14N | +42B | =25N | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.50 | 1598 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Rajki, Steven | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | =18N | +34B | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.25 | 1444 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Inglis, James | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =?B | +38N | −19N | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1554 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Jyani, Vipin | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =7B | −11N | =22B | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1600 | -1.2 |
| 26 | Biju, Alberto | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +40N | −14B | −2N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 776 | -40.8 |
| 27 | Cirvydas, Riley | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −28B | +31N | −4B | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 1377 | -10.4 |
| 28 | Dissanayake, Methuja | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +27N | −12B | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1514 | -1.2 |
| 29 | Stewart, Scott | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +35B | −7N | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.50 | 1035 | -10.2 |
| 30 | Loveband, Robert | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +35N | −7B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.50 | 1035 | -8.2 |
| 31 | Lambrou, Ryan | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −10N | −27B | +39B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1426 | -6.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 3291669 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | −18B | +?N | −?B | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 705 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Cook, Patrick | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −1N | =21B | −12N | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.75 | 1455 | -18.4 |
| 34 | Block, Nigel | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −21N | =19B | −23N | 0.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.75 | 1366 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Moon, Patrick | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −29N | −30B | =20N | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 1006 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Leckie, Michael | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =20N | F | −15B | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 609 | -14.8 |
| 37 | FIDE 3286916 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | −16N | −?N | =?B | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1329 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Ivory, Trevor | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −6N | −24B | −3N | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 609 | -26.4 |
| 39 | Ryan, Sue | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −15B | −2B | −31N | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 628 | -68.0 |
| 40 | FIDE 3291618 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | −26B | −16N | −13B | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 694 | 0.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 3292800 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | −3B | −13N | −?N | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 604 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Barnett, Jasan | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −11B | −22N | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 951 | -5.6 |
| 43 | FIDE 3291650 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | −?B | −?N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 793 | 0.0 |
| 44 | FIDE 3286878 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | −?N | −?B | F | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 793 | 0.0 |
| 45 | FIDE 3295508 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | −?N | F | F | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 704 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Jacob, ZachariahAUS+71.23.0 pts · #1
- 2Colgrave, MorganAUS+55.22.5 pts · #4
- 3Sebastian, DavinAUS+48.02.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Ryan, SueAUS-68.00.0 pts · #45
- 2Biju, AlbertoAUS-40.81.0 pts · #34
- 3Ivory, TrevorAUS-26.40.0 pts · #41