2026 South Australian Championship Rounds 5-8
Round-RobinStandard
10 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 03 Mar 2026 to 24 Mar 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).
William Jordan (🇦🇺 AUS, FM, 2035) won with 3.5/8, ahead of Ethan Retnaraja (3.5) and Jamie D Charters (3.5). Jordan won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
Location
🇦🇺Adelaide, Australia
Dates
03 Mar 2026 → 24 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 75 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 8 rounds
Titled players · 2
FM×1
CM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇦🇺Australia×7
🇬🇧England×2
🇵🇹Portugal×1
Top 3
- 🥇
- 🥈
- 🥉
How it unfolded
Top 10 · 8 roundsJamie D Charters led from R7 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race narrowed from 10 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
Co-leaders
10
10
10
10
5
3
1
3
R7–R8 · LEAD HELD
Jamie D Charters held the sole lead from R7 through R8 without losing it.
R5–R7 · WIN STREAK
Jamie D Charters won 3 in a row (R5–R7).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 🇦🇺FMJordan, William | 2035 | * | ½ | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3.5 | 5.75 | 7.5 | +17.4 | 2271 |
| 2 | 🇦🇺Retnaraja, Ethan | 1919 | ½ | * | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3.5 | 4.25 | 6.0 | +29.0 | 2270 |
| 1 | 🇬🇧Charters, Jamie D | 1933 | — | — | * | — | 1 | ½ | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3.5 | 3.75 | 4.5 | +52.4 | 2211 |
| 4 | 🇦🇺Min, Ren (Alex) | 2004 | 0 | — | — | * | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 4.5 | +9.6 | 2118 |
| 5 | 🇵🇹Abdurramane, Danial Germano | 1880 | — | — | 0 | — | * | 1 | — | 0 | — | 1 | 2.0 | 1.50 | 6.0 | +6.2 | 1899 |
| 6 | 🇦🇺CMJindal, Tarush | 1918 | — | 0 | ½ | — | 0 | * | — | 1 | — | — | 1.5 | 2.75 | 10.0 | -16.0 | 1818 |
| 8 | 🇦🇺Almutawa, Ayman | 1894 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | * | — | 1 | — | 1.0 | 0.00 | 10.0 | -18.6 | 1738 |
| 7 | 🇬🇧Foster, James C | 1923 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | * | — | — | 1.0 | 2.00 | 7.0 | -9.6 | 1803 |
| 10 | 🇦🇺Phillips, Andrew | 1862 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | * | — | 0.0 | 0.00 | 11.0 | -53.6 | 1176 |
| 9 | 🇦🇺Wedding, William | 1894 | — | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 9.5 | -25.4 | 1136 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Charters, Jamie DENG+52.43.5 pts · #1
- 2Retnaraja, EthanAUS+29.03.5 pts · #2
- 3Jordan, WilliamFMAUS+17.43.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Phillips, AndrewAUS-53.60.0 pts · #10
- 2Wedding, WilliamAUS-25.40.0 pts · #9
- 3Almutawa, AymanAUS-18.61.0 pts · #8