2026 South Australian Candidates Rounds 5-8
29 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 03 Mar 2026 to 24 Mar 2026 in Adelaide, Australia. 5 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1727, and top seed was James Bayliss (🇦🇺 AUS, 1802).
Edgar Mdinaradze (🇬🇪 GEO, 1755) won with 4.0/8, ahead of Joshua Pobke (3.0) and Jack Willoughby (3.0). Mdinaradze shared the lead from round 5 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 6: David Jeanes (1408) beat Declan Reiner (1611), a +203-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsEdgar Mdinaradze led from R8; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 38 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R8.
Edgar Mdinaradze never relinquished the lead after R8; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Edgar Mdinaradze beat Joshua Pobke (White).
Edgar Mdinaradze 4 wins (R5–R8)Joshua Pobke 3 wins (R5–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Edgar Mdinaradze | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2Joshua Pobke | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Jack Willoughby | — | — | * | — |
| 4FIDE 3231496 | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mdinaradze, Edgar | 1755 | GEO | F | F | F | F | +9N | +28B | +22N | +2B | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.00 | 2427 | +14.0 |
| 2 | Pobke, Joshua | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +10B | +24N | +6B | −1N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.50 | 1767 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Willoughby, Jack | 1769 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +5B | −10N | +13B | +28N | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.50 | 1888 | +9.6 |
| 4 | FIDE 3231496 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | +29N | −9B | +23N | +?B | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 778 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Bayliss, James | 1802 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −3N | =6B | +11N | +10B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.25 | 1761 | -4.6 |
| 6 | Carrigan, William | 1722 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +11B | =5N | −2N | +18B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.75 | 1957 | +12.2 |
| 7 | Pattison, Hamish | 1711 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =20N | +16B | −10B | +9N | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.25 | 1757 | +6.4 |
| 8 | Reiner, Declan | 1611 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +25N | −22N | +21B | =16B | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.75 | 1778 | +7.8 |
| 9 | Atrens, Edvard | 1568 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −1B | +4N | +12N | −7B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 5.00 | 918 | -12.6 |
| 10 | Su, Weng Yang Joel | 1763 | MAS | F | F | F | F | −2N | +3B | +7N | −5N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 5.50 | 1886 | +7.0 |
| 11 | Murphy, Nicholas | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −6N | +21N | −5B | +13N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 1553 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 12471550 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | +14N | −9B | +17N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.50 | 778 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 158105206 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | +23N | +?B | −3N | −11B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1679 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Hope, Simon | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +?B | −12B | −19N | +27B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.50 | 713 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Balasubramani, Vittal | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +?N | +25B | −16N | −?B | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.00 | 886 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Wijerathne, Luthira Lesandul | 1548 | SRI | F | F | F | F | −24B | −7N | +15B | =8N | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.25 | 1386 | -42.8 |
| 17 | Simes, James | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | =19B | +25N | −12B | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.75 | 1513 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Turcaj, Pavel | 1720 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =27B | +23B | F | −6N | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.25 | 921 | -9.6 |
| 19 | Colliver, Scott | 1527 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −21B | =17N | +14B | F | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.75 | 694 | -21.2 |
| 20 | Shourya Dash | 1706 | IND | F | F | F | F | =7B | F | F | +21N | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.25 | 1788 | +19.6 |
| 21 | Hancock, Paul | 1502 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +19N | −11B | −8N | −20B | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 1455 | -6.0 |
| 22 | Jeanes, David | 1408 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +8B | −1B | −?N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.50 | 1535 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 45113858 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | −13B | −18N | −4B | +29N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 909 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Dundas, Callum | 1647 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +16N | −2B | F | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.50 | 2476 | +10.6 |
| 25 | Zuo, Ella | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −8B | −15N | −17B | +?B | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 827 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 311111777 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | +?B | −?N | −?N | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 896 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 564020746 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | =18N | F | −?B | −14N | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.75 | 1468 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Schiavone, Emmanuel | 1678 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −1N | F | −3B | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 954 | -15.6 |
| 29 | Zuo, Emma | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −4B | −?N | F | −23B | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 813 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Shourya DashIND+19.61.5 pts · #8
- 2Mdinaradze, EdgarGEO+14.04.0 pts · #3
- 3Carrigan, WilliamAUS+12.22.5 pts · #7
- 1Wijerathne, Luthira LesandulSRI-42.81.5 pts · #16
- 2Colliver, ScottAUS-21.21.5 pts · #24
- 3Schiavone, EmmanuelAUS-15.60.0 pts · #27
- R6+203 Elo gap