2026 Australian Junior Championship U16 Open
28 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 17 Jan 2026 to 25 Jan 2026 in Canberra, Australia. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1896, and top seed was Micah Young (🇦🇺 AUS, CM, 2155).
Micah Young (🇦🇺 AUS, CM, 2155) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Ryan Chengji Liu (6.0) and Ted Power (5.5). Young shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Neev Brahmbhatt (1511) beat Leo Xu (1794), a +283-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsCM Micah Young led from R5; +2.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
CM Micah Young takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
CM Micah Young beat Ryan Chengji Liu (White).
CM Micah Young 6 wins (R4–R9)Ryan Chengji Liu 3 wins (R5–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMMicah Young | * | 1 | ½ | 1 |
| 2Ryan Chengji Liu | 0 | * | — | 0 |
| 3Vihaan Anup Kumar | ½ | — | * | 0 |
| 4Ted Power | 0 | 1 | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Young, MicahCM | 2155 | AUS | +17B | +20N | =5B | +4N | +6B | +3N | +12B | +2B | +8N | 8.5 | 42.0 | 46.0 | 43.25 | 2289 | +31.9 |
| 2 | Liu, Ryan Chengji | 1777 | AUS | +24N | −3B | +21N | −12B | +16N | +13B | +14B | −1N | +9B | 6.0 | 40.5 | 42.5 | 24.00 | 1846 | +31.2 |
| 3 | Power, Ted | 1995 | AUS | F | +2N | −4B | +17N | +8B | −1B | +5N | =9N | +6B | 5.5 | 45.5 | 45.5 | 29.00 | 1994 | +3.6 |
| 4 | Chen, Dean | 1879 | AUS | +21B | +9N | +3N | −1B | −12N | +6N | +8B | =5B | −11N | 5.5 | 44.5 | 48.0 | 27.25 | 1919 | +20.1 |
| 5 | Anup Kumar, Vihaan | 1827 | AUS | +11N | +10B | =1N | −8B | =13N | +21B | −3B | =4N | +15B | 5.5 | 43.5 | 47.0 | 27.25 | 1920 | +44.4 |
| 6 | Peramunetilleke, Savin Kavindu | 1949 | AUS | =13B | +18N | +14B | +19N | −1N | −4B | +15B | +12N | −3N | 5.5 | 42.0 | 46.5 | 24.75 | 1890 | -19.2 |
| 7 | Brahmbhatt, Neev | 1511 | AUS | +23B | =19N | −8N | +16B | −15B | +17N | −9N | +20B | +12N | 5.5 | 36.5 | 39.5 | 22.75 | 1790 | +109.2 |
| 8 | Fu, Neil | 1875 | AUS | =14B | +15N | +7B | +5N | −3N | =12B | −4N | +10B | −1B | 5.0 | 44.5 | 49.0 | 25.00 | 1857 | -6.4 |
| 9 | Yang, Minchen | 1635 | AUS | +26N | −4B | +22N | =13B | =14N | =15N | +7B | =3B | −2N | 5.0 | 39.0 | 40.0 | 19.00 | 1707 | +20.0 |
| 10 | Hart, Luka | 1739 | AUS | +22B | −5N | −16B | +26N | +19B | −14N | +18B | −8N | +21B | 5.0 | 35.0 | 36.0 | 16.50 | 1693 | -18.4 |
| 11 | Vinothkumar, Nivin | 1747 | AUS | −5B | −16N | −18B | F | +22N | +26B | +13N | +14N | +4B | 5.0 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 18.50 | 1701 | -13.2 |
| 12 | Searle, William | 1644 | AUS | +15B | =13N | =19B | +2N | +4B | =8N | −1N | −6B | −7B | 4.5 | 45.0 | 49.5 | 23.00 | 1811 | +71.6 |
| 13 | Barnes, Rossi | 1557 | AUS | =6N | =12B | +20B | =9N | =5B | −2N | −11B | +21N | =18B | 4.5 | 40.0 | 43.5 | 20.00 | 1751 | +86.8 |
| 14 | Huang, Zhishuo | 1716 | AUS | =8N | +27B | −6N | +18N | =9B | +10B | −2N | −11B | =20N | 4.5 | 40.0 | 40.5 | 17.00 | 1764 | +32.8 |
| 15 | De Vas, Yonal | 1885 | AUS | −12N | −8B | +24N | +22B | +7N | =9B | −6N | +16B | −5N | 4.5 | 38.5 | 40.5 | 17.50 | 1648 | -91.2 |
| 16 | Eldon-Roberts, Yelisey | 0 | AUS | F | +11B | +10N | −7N | −2B | +19N | =21B | −15N | +23B | 4.5 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 19.25 | 1745 | +54.4 |
| 17 | Collins, Immanuel | 1725 | AUS | −1N | +28B | +23N | −3B | −18N | −7B | +22B | =19N | +25N | 4.5 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 10.25 | 1606 | -41.6 |
| 18 | Scalet, Noah | 1657 | AUS | =27N | −6B | +11N | −14B | +17B | =20N | −10N | +25B | =13N | 4.5 | 35.0 | 35.5 | 16.00 | 1732 | +34.8 |
| 19 | Ong, Jonathan Si Seng | 1827 | AUS | +25N | =7B | =12N | −6B | −10N | −16B | +23N | =17B | +24B | 4.5 | 34.5 | 36.5 | 14.25 | 1624 | -82.0 |
| 20 | Xu, Leo | 1794 | AUS | +28N | −1B | −13N | +23B | −21N | =18B | +24B | −7N | =14B | 4.0 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 9.50 | 1527 | -100.4 |
| 21 | Vangala, Abhinav | 1731 | AUS | −4N | +26B | −2B | +25N | +20B | −5N | =16N | −13B | −10N | 3.5 | 37.0 | 38.0 | 9.25 | 1590 | -59.6 |
| 22 | Nimbagiri, Vidvath | 0 | AUS | −10N | +25B | −9B | −15N | −11B | +23B | −17N | −24N | +26B | 3.0 | 31.0 | 32.0 | 6.00 | 1391 | 0.0 |
| 23 | McDonald, Charles | 0 | AUS | −7N | +24B | −17B | −20N | +25B | −22N | −19B | +26N | −16N | 3.0 | 30.0 | 31.0 | 5.00 | 1502 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Annamalai, Akshay | 1492 | AUS | −2B | −23N | −15B | F | −26N | +25B | −20N | +22B | −19N | 2.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 5.00 | 1553 | +10.0 |
| 25 | Woo, Eric | 1681 | AUS | −19B | −22N | +28B | −21B | −23N | −24N | +26B | −18N | −17B | 2.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 1.00 | 886 | -98.4 |
| 26 | Hebting, Etienne | 0 | AUS | −9B | −21N | F | −10B | +24B | −11N | −25N | −23B | −22N | 1.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 2.00 | 1397 | 0.0 |
| 27 | McLean, Cohen | 1706 | AUS | =18B | −14N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.25 | 1483 | -23.6 |
| 28 | FIDE 573000515 | 0 | — | −20B | −17N | −25N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.00 | 934 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Brahmbhatt, NeevAUS+109.25.5 pts · #11
- 2Barnes, RossiAUS+86.84.5 pts · #10
- 3Searle, WilliamAUS+71.64.5 pts · #8
- 1Xu, LeoAUS-100.44.0 pts · #20
- 2Woo, EricAUS-98.42.0 pts · #28
- 3De Vas, YonalAUS-91.24.5 pts · #14
- R8+283 Elo gap
- R1+241 Elo gap
- R3+237 Elo gap