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
Titled players · 6
IM×2
FM×2
CM×2
Federations · 2 represented
🇳🇿New Zealand×7
🇲🇹Malta×1
Top 3
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Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇳🇿FMCroad, Nicolas | 2160 | * | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | +2.6 | 2639 |
| 2 | 🇲🇹CMCilia Vincenti, David | 1972 | — | * | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | +14.8 | 2954 |
| 3 | 🇳🇿Winter, Ryan | 2052 | — | — | * | ½ | — | — | — | — | 0.5 | 0.25 | 0.5 | +0.4 | 2063 |
| 4 | 🇳🇿FMArcher, Ollie | 2063 | — | — | ½ | * | — | — | — | — | 0.5 | 0.25 | 0.5 | -0.8 | 2052 |
| 5 | 🇳🇿CMVan Der Hoorn, Thomas | 1971 | — | — | — | — | * | ½ | — | — | 0.5 | 0.25 | 0.5 | +5.8 | 2201 |
| 6 | 🇳🇿IMKer, Anthony F | 2201 | — | — | — | — | ½ | * | — | — | 0.5 | 0.25 | 0.5 | -2.9 | 1971 |
| 7 | 🇳🇿Keith, Matthew | 1839 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | * | — | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1.0 | -5.2 | 1360 |
| 8 | 🇳🇿IMDive, Russell John | 2154 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1.0 | -7.4 | 1172 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Cilia Vincenti, DavidCMMLT+14.81.0 pts · #2
- 2Van Der Hoorn, ThomasCMNZL+5.80.5 pts · #5
- 3Croad, NicolasFMNZL+2.61.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Dive, Russell JohnIMNZL-7.40.0 pts · #8
- 2Keith, MatthewNZL-5.20.0 pts · #7
- 3Ker, Anthony FIMNZL-2.90.5 pts · #6
Biggest upsets
- R1+182 Elo gap