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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
Top seed
🇦🇺Mathew Drogemuller1822
Avg top 10
1,747
Participants
35
Federations · 5 represented
🇦🇺Australia×24
🇲🇾Malaysia×1
🇮🇳India×1
🇱🇰Sri Lanka×1
🇬🇪Georgia×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 4 rounds

Weng Yang Joel Su led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
17
7
4
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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
Player1234
1Weng Yang Joel Su*
2James Bayliss*
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3Joshua Pobke
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4Jack Willoughby*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Su, Weng Yang Joel1763MAS+15B+5N+12B+4B4.08.010.010.002539+18.0
2Bayliss, James1802AUS+11N+9B+6N=3B3.59.011.09.252431+16.6
3Pobke, Joshua0AUS+34B+14N+20B=2N3.56.56.54.7517800.0
4Carrigan, William1722AUS+25N+7B+10B1N3.09.510.56.501873+13.2
5Murphy, Nicholas0AUS+22B1B+23N+11B3.07.08.04.0016720.0
6Dundas, Callum1647AUS+21N+13B2B+28N3.06.57.54.001780+7.2
7Willoughby, Jack1769AUS+24B4N+33B+17N3.05.56.03.001745-1.8
8Wijerathne, Luthira Lesandul1548SRI+30B12N+22B+20N3.04.05.03.001734+7.2
9Schiavone, Emmanuel1678AUS+26B2N+27B=10N2.57.08.03.251634-2.6
10Pattison, Hamish1711AUS+23N+31B4N=9B2.56.57.53.251669-2.2
11Atrens, Edvard1568AUS2B+26N+14B5N2.08.59.53.001761+9.8
12Drogemuller, Mathew1822AUS+29N+8B1NF2.08.08.04.001723-2.6
13Mdinaradze, Edgar1755GEO+16B6N=17N=19B2.06.58.03.501593-17.0
14Turcaj, Pavel1720AUS+27N3B11N+29N2.06.57.52.001486-11.4
15FIDE 4511385801N17B+34N+21B2.06.56.51.009030.0
16Hancock, Paul1502AUS13N=21B=18N+25B2.04.55.52.25957-7.6
17Reiner, Declan1611AUSF+15N=13B7B1.57.07.03.001571-2.8
18Zuo, Emma0AUS?B=24N=16B=33N1.53.53.51.7514430.0
19Shourya Dash1706INDFF+24B=13N1.53.03.02.001757+8.8
20Cinco, Dino1697AUS+28BF3N8B1.07.57.51.00869-10.8
21Guiney, Wayne Bertram0AUS6B=16N=26B15N1.07.08.01.5013820.0
22Simes, James0AUS5N+35B8NF1.07.07.00.008690.0
23FIDE 564020746010B+32N5BF1.06.57.51.008970.0
24Balasubramani, Vittal0AUS7N=18B19N=26B1.06.07.01.258810.0
25FIDE 1247155004B28N+30B16N1.06.07.01.008050.0
26Hope, Simon0AUS9N11B=21N=24N1.05.56.51.008230.0
27Jeanes, David1408AUS14B+34N9NF1.05.55.50.00899-6.0
28FIDE 158105206020N+25BF6B1.05.06.01.008730.0
29FIDE 3231496012B+30N?N14B1.05.05.01.008930.0
30FIDE 329958908N29B25N+35B1.05.05.00.008690.0
31Berg, Aidan1619AUS+32B10NFF1.04.55.51.00897-8.0
32Zuo, Ella0AUS31N23B+35NF1.02.02.00.008210.0
33Colliver, Scott1527AUSFF7N=18B0.54.54.50.75970-7.6
34Aktapoda, John0AUS3N27B15BF0.06.56.50.006040.0
35FIDE 3111117770?B22N32B30N0.03.03.00.007900.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets