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Wellington Chess Club Championships 2026 A Grade Round 2-5

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8 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 02 Oct 2025 to 23 Oct 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).

Ryan Winter (🇳🇿 NZL, 2052) won with 2.5/4, ahead of Nicolas Croad (2.5) and Ollie Archer (2.5). Winter won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Matthew Keith (1839) beat Anthony F Ker (IM, 2201), a +362-point gap.

Location
🇳🇿Wellington, New Zealand
Dates
02 Oct 2025 → 23 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 4 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

How it unfolded

Top 8 · 4 rounds

Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 4 at the finish.

Co-leaders
3
1
2
4
#1#2#4#8R1R2R3R4
Winter#1Croad#2Keith#3Archer#4Van Der Hoorn#5Dive#6Ker#7Cilia Vincenti#8
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Ryan Winter drew with FM Nicolas Croad (White).

Cross-table

#PlayerElo12345678PtsSBBhΔ EloPerf
1🇳🇿Winter, Ryan2052*½—½½——12.53.507.0+4.42093
2🇳🇿FMCroad, Nicolas2160½*0——11—2.54.258.0+5.42213
4🇳🇿FMArcher, Ollie2063—1*—½0—12.53.506.0+25.62183
3🇳🇿Keith, Matthew1839½——*—1—12.52.755.5+74.02348
5🇳🇿CMVan Der Hoorn, Thomas1971½—½—*—012.02.506.5+4.42060
7🇳🇿IMKer, Anthony F2201—010—*½—1.53.259.0-12.21967
6🇳🇿IMDive, Russell John2154—0——1½*—1.52.758.5-1.02127
8🇲🇹CMCilia Vincenti, David19720—000——*0.00.009.5-37.61193

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets