2026 Autumn Classical
29 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 08 Mar 2026 to 09 Mar 2026 in Adelaide, Australia. 2 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1800, and top seed was William Jordan (🇦🇺 AUS, FM, 2054).
William Jordan (🇦🇺 AUS, FM, 2054) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Charlotte Chen (4.0) and Maximilien Paillard (3.5). Jordan shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Charlotte Chen (1732) beat Tarush Jindal (CM, 1886), a +154-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsFM William Jordan led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
FM William Jordan held the sole lead from R5 through R5 without losing it.
Charlotte Chen 3 wins (R3–R5)CM Tarush Jindal 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMWilliam Jordan | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2Charlotte Chen | — | * | 1 | 0 |
| 3CMTarush Jindal | — | 0 | * | ½ |
| 4Maximilien Paillard | 0 | 1 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan, WilliamFM | 2054 | AUS | +11N | +8B | =4N | +14B | +3N | 4.5 | 13.0 | 15.5 | 13.75 | 2094 | +3.4 |
| 2 | Chen, Charlotte | 1732 | AUS | +23N | −3B | +10B | +9N | +5B | 4.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 10.50 | 1949 | +35.2 |
| 3 | Paillard, Maximilien | 1847 | FRA | +22B | +2N | +6B | =5N | −1B | 3.5 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 10.25 | 1948 | +15.2 |
| 4 | Su, Weng Yang Joel | 1795 | MAS | +13B | +9N | =1B | −6N | +14B | 3.5 | 14.0 | 16.5 | 10.75 | 1826 | +2.4 |
| 5 | Jindal, TarushCM | 1886 | AUS | +12B | +16N | +7B | =3B | −2N | 3.5 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 10.25 | 1843 | -8.0 |
| 6 | Harding, Gabriel | 1844 | AUS | +29N | +17B | −3N | +4B | =7N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 7.25 | 1858 | +2.0 |
| 7 | Bhanav Shyam Sunitha | 1695 | IND | +26B | +15N | −5N | +17B | =6B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 7.25 | 1864 | +35.6 |
| 8 | Zang, Chen Bi | 1692 | AUS | +18B | −1N | =13B | +12N | =10B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 8.00 | 1791 | +12.8 |
| 9 | Malagar, Carlo | 0 | AUS | +24N | −4B | +11N | −2B | +19N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 6.00 | 1567 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Mdinaradze, Edgar | 1745 | GEO | +19N | =14B | −2N | +22B | =8N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 5.75 | 1621 | -12.2 |
| 11 | Teh, Lucas Wei Shen | 1553 | AUS | −1B | +18N | −9B | +25N | +16B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 5.00 | 1785 | +20.4 |
| 12 | Atrens, Edvard | 1578 | AUS | −5N | +23B | +19N | −8B | +17N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 5.00 | 1638 | +3.8 |
| 13 | Nguyen Xuan Phuc Lam | 0 | VIE | −4N | +24B | =8N | =15B | +22N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 4.75 | 1650 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Rao, Mai | 1585 | AUS | +27B | =10N | +16B | −1N | −4N | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 3.50 | 1696 | +18.0 |
| 15 | Dileesh, Ashmit | 1631 | AUS | +28N | −7B | F | =13N | +24B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.50 | 896 | -16.4 |
| 16 | Dreyer, J Peter | 1618 | AUS | +20N | −5B | −14N | +23B | −11N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 3.00 | 873 | -52.4 |
| 17 | Chen, Cindy | 1714 | AUS | +25B | −6N | +26B | −7N | −12B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 2.00 | 906 | -61.2 |
| 18 | FIDE 561002895 | 0 | — | −8N | −11B | −24N | +20N | +28B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 822 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Guiney, Wayne Bertram | 0 | AUS | −10B | +27N | −12B | +28N | −9B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 859 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Guo, Qiankai | 0 | AUS | −16B | −22N | +29N | −18B | +27N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 750 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Jeanes, David | 0 | AUS | F | −?N | +25B | F | +23N | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 833 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Sambell, David | 1482 | AUS | −3N | +20B | F | −10N | −13B | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.00 | 994 | -11.2 |
| 23 | Bannister, Jeremy | 0 | AUS | −2B | −12N | +27B | −16N | −21B | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 842 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 12471550 | 0 | — | −9B | −13N | +18B | F | −15N | 1.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 2.00 | 831 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 564060993 | 0 | — | −17N | +29B | −21N | −11B | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 833 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 573002631 | 0 | — | −7N | +28B | −17N | F | F | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 905 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 311111777 | 0 | — | −14N | −19B | −23N | F | −20B | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 781 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 3299589 | 0 | — | −15B | −26N | F | −19B | −18N | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 831 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 3231496 | 0 | — | −6B | −25N | −20B | F | F | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1044 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Bhanav Shyam SunithaIND+35.63.5 pts · #5
- 2Chen, CharlotteAUS+35.24.0 pts · #8
- 3Teh, Lucas Wei ShenAUS+20.43.0 pts · #13
- 1Chen, CindyAUS-61.22.0 pts · #26
- 2Dreyer, J PeterAUS-52.42.0 pts · #16
- 3Dileesh, AshmitAUS-16.42.5 pts · #18
- R5+154 Elo gap
- R5+136 Elo gap