2026 South Australian Candidates Rounds 1-4
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35 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 03 Feb 2026 to 24 Feb 2026 in Adelaide, Australia. 5 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1747, and top seed was Mathew Drogemuller (🇦🇺 AUS, 1822).
Weng Yang Joel Su (🇲🇾 MAS, 1763) won with 4.0/4, ahead of James Bayliss (3.5) and Joshua Pobke (3.5). Su broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Edvard Atrens (1568) beat Pavel Turcaj (1720), a +152-point gap.
Location
🇦🇺Adelaide, Australia
Dates
03 Feb 2026 → 24 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 75 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 4 rounds
Federations · 5 represented
🇦🇺Australia×24
🇲🇾Malaysia×1
🇮🇳India×1
🇱🇰Sri Lanka×1
🇬🇪Georgia×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsWeng Yang Joel Su led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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7
4
1
R4–R4 · LEAD HELD
Weng Yang Joel Su held the sole lead from R4 through R4 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Weng Yang Joel Su 4 wins (R1–R4)James Bayliss 3 wins (R1–R3)Joshua Pobke 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Weng Yang Joel Su | * | — | — | — |
| 2James Bayliss | — | * | ½ | — |
| 3Joshua Pobke | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4Jack Willoughby | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Su, Weng Yang Joel | 1763 | MAS | +15B | +5N | +12B | +4B | 4.0 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 10.00 | 2539 | +18.0 |
| 2 | Bayliss, James | 1802 | AUS | +11N | +9B | +6N | =3B | 3.5 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 9.25 | 2431 | +16.6 |
| 3 | Pobke, Joshua | 0 | AUS | +34B | +14N | +20B | =2N | 3.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.75 | 1780 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Carrigan, William | 1722 | AUS | +25N | +7B | +10B | −1N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 6.50 | 1873 | +13.2 |
| 5 | Murphy, Nicholas | 0 | AUS | +22B | −1B | +23N | +11B | 3.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 4.00 | 1672 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Dundas, Callum | 1647 | AUS | +21N | +13B | −2B | +28N | 3.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 4.00 | 1780 | +7.2 |
| 7 | Willoughby, Jack | 1769 | AUS | +24B | −4N | +33B | +17N | 3.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 1745 | -1.8 |
| 8 | Wijerathne, Luthira Lesandul | 1548 | SRI | +30B | −12N | +22B | +20N | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 3.00 | 1734 | +7.2 |
| 9 | Schiavone, Emmanuel | 1678 | AUS | +26B | −2N | +27B | =10N | 2.5 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 3.25 | 1634 | -2.6 |
| 10 | Pattison, Hamish | 1711 | AUS | +23N | +31B | −4N | =9B | 2.5 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 3.25 | 1669 | -2.2 |
| 11 | Atrens, Edvard | 1568 | AUS | −2B | +26N | +14B | −5N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 3.00 | 1761 | +9.8 |
| 12 | Drogemuller, Mathew | 1822 | AUS | +29N | +8B | −1N | F | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.00 | 1723 | -2.6 |
| 13 | Mdinaradze, Edgar | 1755 | GEO | +16B | −6N | =17N | =19B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 8.0 | 3.50 | 1593 | -17.0 |
| 14 | Turcaj, Pavel | 1720 | AUS | +27N | −3B | −11N | +29N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 1486 | -11.4 |
| 15 | FIDE 45113858 | 0 | — | −1N | −17B | +34N | +21B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 903 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Hancock, Paul | 1502 | AUS | −13N | =21B | =18N | +25B | 2.0 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 2.25 | 957 | -7.6 |
| 17 | Reiner, Declan | 1611 | AUS | F | +15N | =13B | −7B | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.00 | 1571 | -2.8 |
| 18 | Zuo, Emma | 0 | AUS | −?B | =24N | =16B | =33N | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.75 | 1443 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Shourya Dash | 1706 | IND | F | F | +24B | =13N | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.00 | 1757 | +8.8 |
| 20 | Cinco, Dino | 1697 | AUS | +28B | F | −3N | −8B | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 869 | -10.8 |
| 21 | Guiney, Wayne Bertram | 0 | AUS | −6B | =16N | =26B | −15N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 1.50 | 1382 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Simes, James | 0 | AUS | −5N | +35B | −8N | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 869 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 564020746 | 0 | — | −10B | +32N | −5B | F | 1.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 897 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Balasubramani, Vittal | 0 | AUS | −7N | =18B | −19N | =26B | 1.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 1.25 | 881 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 12471550 | 0 | — | −4B | −28N | +30B | −16N | 1.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 805 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Hope, Simon | 0 | AUS | −9N | −11B | =21N | =24N | 1.0 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 823 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Jeanes, David | 1408 | AUS | −14B | +34N | −9N | F | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 899 | -6.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 158105206 | 0 | — | −20N | +25B | F | −6B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 873 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 3231496 | 0 | — | −12B | +30N | −?N | −14B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 893 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 3299589 | 0 | — | −8N | −29B | −25N | +35B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 869 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Berg, Aidan | 1619 | AUS | +32B | −10N | F | F | 1.0 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 897 | -8.0 |
| 32 | Zuo, Ella | 0 | AUS | −31N | −23B | +35N | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 821 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Colliver, Scott | 1527 | AUS | F | F | −7N | =18B | 0.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.75 | 970 | -7.6 |
| 34 | Aktapoda, John | 0 | AUS | −3N | −27B | −15B | F | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 604 | 0.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 311111777 | 0 | — | −?B | −22N | −32B | −30N | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 790 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Su, Weng Yang JoelMAS+18.04.0 pts · #4
- 2Bayliss, JamesAUS+16.63.5 pts · #1
- 3Carrigan, WilliamAUS+13.23.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Mdinaradze, EdgarGEO-17.02.0 pts · #5
- 2Turcaj, PavelAUS-11.42.0 pts · #11
- 3Cinco, DinoAUS-10.81.0 pts · #23
Biggest upsets
- R3+152 Elo gap
- R4+149 Elo gap
- R2+108 Elo gap