2026 Australian Junior Championship U18 Open
31 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 17 Jan 2026 to 25 Jan 2026 in Canberra, Australia. 8 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2073, and top seed was Reyaansh Chakrabarty (🇦🇺 AUS, FM, 2271).
Reyaansh Chakrabarty (🇦🇺 AUS, FM, 2271) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Yifei Hu (6.5) and Joel Leong (6.5). Chakrabarty shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Owen Macmullin (1763) beat Saisiddharth Naraharasetty (CM, 2077), a +314-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsFM Reyaansh Chakrabarty led from R5; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
FM Reyaansh Chakrabarty never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
FM Reyaansh Chakrabarty beat FM Yifei Hu (Black).
FM Reyaansh Chakrabarty 3 wins (R7–R9)FM Yifei Hu 3 wins (R7–R9)CM Joel Leong 4 wins (R5–R8)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishersGrille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chakrabarty, ReyaanshFM | 2271 | AUS | +14B | +16N | =3B | +2N | +7B | =4N | +5B | +8B | +9N | 8.0 | 44.5 | 48.5 | 42.25 | 2334 | +10.6 |
| 2 | Hu, YifeiFM | 2054 | AUS | +10N | =17B | +8N | −1B | +9N | −3B | +18N | +4B | +7B | 6.5 | 44.5 | 48.5 | 32.00 | 2164 | +52.4 |
| 3 | Leong, JoelCM | 1963 | AUS | +26B | +24N | =1N | F | +13B | +2N | +7N | +16B | −4N | 6.5 | 41.0 | 43.5 | 29.50 | 2187 | +78.5 |
| 4 | Chang, Ethan | 2052 | AUS | +28B | +19N | +23B | =7N | =5B | =1B | =16N | −2N | +3B | 6.0 | 43.5 | 44.5 | 26.50 | 2114 | +28.4 |
| 5 | Gao, ArthurCM | 2199 | AUS | =18N | +29B | =17N | +24B | =4N | +19B | −1N | =9B | +16B | 6.0 | 38.0 | 38.5 | 21.00 | 2119 | -27.6 |
| 6 | Wang, DanielCM | 2111 | AUS | −15N | =20B | =28N | +12B | +14N | =8B | −9N | +17B | +13N | 5.5 | 36.5 | 37.5 | 23.00 | 1922 | -66.6 |
| 7 | Rupasinghe, Sayum | 1973 | AUS | +20B | +15N | +13B | =4B | −1N | =16N | −3B | +19B | −2N | 5.0 | 44.0 | 48.0 | 22.00 | 2006 | +14.0 |
| 8 | Williams, Oliver | 1878 | AUS | =29N | +18B | −2B | =21N | +11B | =6N | +13B | −1N | =10B | 5.0 | 42.5 | 43.0 | 21.00 | 2053 | +70.2 |
| 9 | Gong, Leo | 1898 | AUS | +31N | −13B | =15B | +18N | −2B | +24N | +6B | =5N | −1B | 5.0 | 42.0 | 42.0 | 17.75 | 2015 | +47.1 |
| 10 | Eleutherios, Thomas | 1945 | AUS | −2B | =22N | =12N | +30B | =21B | =14N | +24B | =11N | =8N | 5.0 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 16.75 | 1860 | -34.4 |
| 11 | Thurner, AnyaWFM | 1841 | NZL | −13N | =12B | =20N | +27B | −8N | +22B | +17N | =10B | =18B | 5.0 | 35.5 | 37.0 | 18.50 | 1856 | +7.6 |
| 12 | Cheng, Jerry | 1668 | AUS | −23N | =11N | =10B | −6N | +28B | =15B | +26N | =20B | +19N | 5.0 | 34.0 | 35.0 | 16.75 | 1916 | +109.2 |
| 13 | Cheng, Larry | 1759 | AUS | +11B | +9N | −7N | +19B | −3N | =17B | −8N | +21B | −6B | 4.5 | 40.0 | 44.0 | 20.00 | 1952 | +87.2 |
| 14 | He, Andrew | 1946 | AUS | −1N | +25B | =21B | +15N | −6B | =10B | −19N | +24N | =17B | 4.5 | 38.0 | 41.0 | 17.00 | 1940 | -5.8 |
| 15 | Fu, Charles | 1875 | AUS | +6B | −7B | =9N | −14B | =22N | =12N | =21B | =26N | +20N | 4.5 | 37.0 | 39.5 | 19.75 | 1870 | -2.8 |
| 16 | Horlin-Smith, Alexander | 1886 | AUS | +22B | −1B | +27N | F | +17N | =7B | =4B | −3N | −5N | 4.0 | 46.0 | 47.5 | 15.00 | 1954 | +26.8 |
| 17 | Chen, AustinCM | 1953 | AUS | +27B | =2N | =5B | +23N | −16B | =13N | −11B | −6N | =14N | 4.0 | 39.5 | 41.0 | 15.75 | 1874 | -34.0 |
| 18 | Iddon, Atash | 2047 | AUS | =5B | −8N | +22B | −9B | +25N | +21N | −2B | F | =11N | 4.0 | 39.0 | 42.0 | 16.50 | 1883 | -59.2 |
| 19 | Horikawa, Masaki | 1966 | AUS | +25N | −4B | +30B | −13N | +20B | −5N | +14B | −7N | −12B | 4.0 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 11.50 | 1789 | -72.8 |
| 20 | Fasakin, Olamide | 1840 | AUS | −7N | =6N | =11B | +28B | −19N | =23N | +22B | =12N | −15B | 4.0 | 36.5 | 37.5 | 14.50 | 1814 | -13.2 |
| 21 | Jain, Shaurya | 1978 | AUS | −24N | +26B | =14N | =8B | =10N | −18B | =15N | −13N | +27B | 4.0 | 33.0 | 34.5 | 13.50 | 1793 | -82.4 |
| 22 | Padma Yonten Gyalpo | 1684 | BHU | −16N | =10B | −18N | +26B | =15B | −11N | −20N | +27B | +28N | 4.0 | 30.5 | 31.5 | 9.75 | 1778 | +41.2 |
| 23 | Yelkhovsky, Daniil | 1900 | AUS | +12B | +30N | −4N | −17B | −24N | =20B | +25N | F | F | 3.5 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 10.00 | 1743 | -48.0 |
| 24 | Macmullin, Owen | 1763 | AUS | +21B | −3B | +29N | −5N | +23B | −9B | −10N | −14B | −25N | 3.0 | 37.5 | 38.0 | 8.00 | 1897 | +46.8 |
| 25 | Lockwood, Isaac | 0 | AUS | −19B | −14N | =26N | F | −18B | +27N | −23B | =28N | +24B | 3.0 | 24.0 | 24.5 | 6.25 | 1735 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Fasakin, Olaoluwa | 1726 | AUS | −3N | −21N | =25B | −22N | =27B | +28N | −12B | =15B | F | 2.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 5.50 | 1613 | -45.2 |
| 27 | Ramprasad, Nachiket | 1538 | AUS | −17N | F | −16B | −11N | =26N | −25B | +28B | −22N | −21N | 1.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 2.25 | 1584 | +9.2 |
| 28 | Kadouch, Ezechiel | 1691 | FRA | −4N | F | =6B | −20N | −12N | −26B | −27N | =25B | −22B | 1.0 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 4.25 | 1378 | -86.8 |
| 29 | Naraharasetty, SaisiddharthCM | 2077 | AUS | =8B | −5N | −24B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 2.50 | 1673 | -58.0 |
| 30 | Thompson, Selby | 1525 | AUS | F | −23B | −19N | −10N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 1116 | -10.0 |
| 31 | Pan, Renee Yang | 1670 | AUS | −9B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1098 | -8.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Cheng, JerryAUS+109.25.0 pts · #8
- 2Cheng, LarryAUS+87.24.5 pts · #13
- 3Leong, JoelCMAUS+78.56.5 pts · #3
- 1Kadouch, EzechielFRA-86.81.0 pts · #29
- 2Jain, ShauryaAUS-82.44.0 pts · #15
- 3Horikawa, MasakiAUS-72.84.0 pts · #23
- R3+314 Elo gap
- R9+298 Elo gap
- R1+236 Elo gap