2026 South Australian Championship Rounds 1-4
Round-RobinStandard
10 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 03 Feb 2026 to 24 Feb 2026 in Adelaide, Australia. 2 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1926, and top seed was William Jordan (🇦🇺 AUS, FM, 2035).
Ren (Alex) Min (🇦🇺 AUS, 2004) won with 3.5/4, ahead of Ethan Retnaraja (3.0) and William Jordan (3.0). Min clinched sole first place in the final round.
Location
🇦🇺Adelaide, Australia
Dates
03 Feb 2026 → 24 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 75 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 4 rounds
Titled players · 2
FM×1
CM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇦🇺Australia×7
🇬🇧England×2
🇵🇹Portugal×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 4 roundsRen (Alex) Min led from R4 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
4
2
1
1
R4 · LEADER CHANGE24 Feb
Ren (Alex) Min takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Ayman Almutawa 3 wins (R1–R3)Ethan Retnaraja 3 wins (R2–R4)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇦🇺Min, Ren (Alex) | 2004 | * | 1 | — | — | ½ | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3.5 | 4.75 | 5.5 | +19.6 | 2246 |
| 3 | 🇦🇺Retnaraja, Ethan | 1919 | 0 | * | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 2.00 | 5.5 | +22.0 | 2128 |
| 4 | 🇦🇺FMJordan, William | 2035 | — | — | * | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3.0 | 5.00 | 5.5 | +19.2 | 2702 |
| 2 | 🇦🇺Almutawa, Ayman | 1894 | — | — | 0 | * | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3.0 | 2.00 | 5.0 | +24.0 | 2125 |
| 6 | 🇬🇧Foster, James C | 1923 | ½ | 0 | — | — | * | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1.5 | 3.25 | 8.5 | +0.4 | 1928 |
| 5 | 🇦🇺Phillips, Andrew | 1862 | — | — | — | — | 0 | * | 0 | ½ | — | 1 | 1.5 | 0.50 | 3.5 | -10.8 | 1817 |
| 7 | 🇦🇺CMJindal, Tarush | 1918 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | * | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.50 | 11.0 | -33.2 | 1756 |
| 8 | 🇦🇺Wedding, William | 1894 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | ½ | — | * | ½ | — | 1.0 | 1.00 | 8.0 | -16.0 | 1738 |
| 9 | 🇬🇧Charters, Jamie D | 1933 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ½ | * | — | 0.5 | 0.50 | 8.5 | -22.8 | 1714 |
| 10 | 🇵🇹Abdurramane, Danial Germano | 1880 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 11.0 | -35.8 | 1120 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Almutawa, AymanAUS+24.03.0 pts · #2
- 2Retnaraja, EthanAUS+22.03.0 pts · #3
- 3Min, Ren (Alex)AUS+19.63.5 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Abdurramane, Danial GermanoPOR-35.80.0 pts · #10
- 2Jindal, TarushCMAUS-33.21.0 pts · #7
- 3Charters, Jamie DENG-22.80.5 pts · #9