2026 South Australian Candidates Round 9
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12 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held on 31 Mar 2026 in Adelaide, Australia. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1527, and top seed was James Bayliss (🇦🇺 AUS, 1802).
Shourya Dash (🇮🇳 IND, 1706) won with 1.0/9, ahead of Simon Hope (1.0) and Hamish Pattison (1.0).
The biggest upset came in round 9: David Jeanes (1408) beat Edvard Atrens (1568), a +160-point gap.
Location
🇦🇺Adelaide, Australia
Dates
31 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 75 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Federations · 4 represented
🇦🇺Australia×9
🇲🇾Malaysia×1
🇮🇳India×1
🇬🇪Georgia×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R9; 7 players tied at 1.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 38 co-leaders at R4 to 12 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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12
R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
7 players finish on 1.0/9. Dash takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (0.0).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shourya Dash | 1706 | IND | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +12B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2521 | +26.4 |
| 2 | Hope, Simon | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +?N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1514 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Pattison, Hamish | 1711 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +11B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2619 | +13.4 |
| 4 | Jeanes, David | 1408 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +?B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1598 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Murphy, Nicholas | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +?B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2427 | +18.0 |
| 6 | Mdinaradze, Edgar | 1755 | GEO | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +9N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2594 | +11.6 |
| 7 | Turcaj, Pavel | 1720 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +10B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2475 | +9.0 |
| 8 | Pobke, Joshua | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =?B | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1768 | -8.0 |
| 9 | Su, Weng Yang Joel | 1763 | MAS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −6B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 940 | -11.6 |
| 10 | Schiavone, Emmanuel | 1678 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −7N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 909 | -9.0 |
| 11 | Bayliss, James | 1802 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −3N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 895 | -13.4 |
| 12 | Carrigan, William | 1722 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −1N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 800 | -13.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Shourya DashIND+26.41.0 pts · #1
- 2Murphy, NicholasAUS+18.01.0 pts · #5
- 3Pattison, HamishAUS+13.41.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Bayliss, JamesAUS-13.40.0 pts · #11
- 2Carrigan, WilliamAUS-13.20.0 pts · #12
- 3Su, Weng Yang JoelMAS-11.60.0 pts · #9
Biggest upsets
- R9+160 Elo gap