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Wellington Chess Club Championships 2026 A Grade Round 1

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8 players participated in this 1-round tournament, held on 25 Sept 2025 in Wellington, New Zealand. 6 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2052, and top seed was Anthony F Ker (🇳🇿 NZL, IM, 2201).

Nicolas Croad (🇳🇿 NZL, FM, 2160) won with 1.0/1, ahead of David Cilia Vincenti (1.0) and Ryan Winter (0.5). Croad won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: David Cilia Vincenti (CM, 1972) beat Russell John Dive (IM, 2154), a +182-point gap.

Location
🇳🇿Wellington, New Zealand
Dates
25 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 1 rounds
Top seed
🇳🇿IMAnthony F Ker2201
Avg top 10
2,052
Participants
8
Titled players · 6
IM×2
FM×2
CM×2
Federations · 2 represented
🇳🇿New Zealand×7
🇲🇹Malta×1
Top 3

Cross-table

#PlayerElo12345678PtsSBBhΔ EloPerf
1🇳🇿FMCroad, Nicolas2160*11.00.000.0+2.62639
2🇲🇹CMCilia Vincenti, David1972*11.00.000.0+14.82954
3🇳🇿Winter, Ryan2052*½0.50.250.5+0.42063
4🇳🇿FMArcher, Ollie2063½*0.50.250.5-0.82052
5🇳🇿CMVan Der Hoorn, Thomas1971*½0.50.250.5+5.82201
6🇳🇿IMKer, Anthony F2201½*0.50.250.5-2.91971
7🇳🇿Keith, Matthew18390*0.00.001.0-5.21360
8🇳🇿IMDive, Russell John21540*0.00.001.0-7.41172

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
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Biggest upsets