2026 Australian Junior Championship U12 Open

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85 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 21 Jan 2026 to 25 Jan 2026 in Canberra, Australia. 2 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1785, and top seed was Khushal Lingineni (🇦🇺 AUS, CM, 2004).

Lucas Zhao (🇦🇺 AUS, CM, 1932) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Khushal Lingineni (7.5) and Sanat Hegde (7.0). Zhao won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Winson Yuan (1708) beat Khushal Lingineni (CM, 2004), a +296-point gap.

Location

🇦🇺Canberra, Australia

Dates

21 Jan 2026 → 25 Jan 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇦🇺CMKhushal Lingineni2004

Avg top 10

1,785

Participants

Titled players · 2

CM×2

Federations · 4 represented

🇦🇺Australia×70

🇱🇰Sri Lanka×2

🇮🇳India×1

🇳🇿New Zealand×1

Top 3

🥇
CMLucas Zhao
🇦🇺AUS·1932
8.5pts·2089perf+33.2
🥈
CMKhushal Lingineni
🇦🇺AUS·2004
7.5pts·1900perf-25.6
🥉
Sanat Hegde
🇦🇺AUS·1787
7.0pts·1811perf+14.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

CM Lucas Zhao led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Zhao8.5Lingineni7.5Shirawala7Hegde7Yuan6.5Yik6.5

R5–R9 · LEAD HELD

CM Lucas Zhao never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

CM Lucas Zhao 8 wins (R1–R8)CM Khushal Lingineni 4 wins (R6–R9)Sahar Shirawala 4 wins (R6–R9)

R5 · LATE SURGE

CM Khushal Lingineni was #12 at R5, climbed to #1 over the final stretch.

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1CMLucas Zhao	*	—	—	½
2CMKhushal Lingineni	—	*	½	—
3Sahar Shirawala	—	½	*	—
4Sanat Hegde	½	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Zhao, LucasCM	1932	AUS	+37N	+31B	+36N	+9B	+14B	+5N	+8N	+6B	=3B	8.5	47.0	51.5	48.00	2089	+33.2
2	Lingineni, KhushalCM	2004	AUS	+41N	+50B	=4N	+49B	−6N	+10B	+14N	+16B	+5N	7.5	45.5	49.5	39.50	1900	-25.6
3	Hegde, Sanat	1787	AUS	+58N	+18B	−49N	+37B	+27N	+17B	=6N	+14B	=1N	7.0	45.0	48.5	37.00	1811	+14.4
4	Shirawala, Sahar	1639	AUS	+54B	+68N	=2B	−5N	=38B	+30B	+13N	+29B	+8N	7.0	44.5	47.5	35.00	1781	+58.0
5	Yik, Lucas	1576	AUS	+56N	+21B	=6N	+4B	+16N	−1B	+15B	+12N	−2B	6.5	52.0	56.0	36.75	1835	+90.8
6	Yuan, Winson	1708	AUS	+59B	+44N	=5B	+10N	+2B	=15N	=3B	−1N	+19B	6.5	51.0	54.5	36.50	1832	+59.6
7	Oakley, Brett	1532	AUS	+76B	+72N	−9N	+47B	−15N	=39B	+36N	+22B	+16N	6.5	39.0	42.0	28.25	1717	+59.2
8	Khodjaev, Yusuf	1580	AUS	+33B	+27N	=28B	=17B	+49N	+11N	−1B	+18N	−4B	6.0	47.5	51.5	30.75	1742	+58.8
9	Chen, Nicholas Yuileng	1667	AUS	+19B	+62N	+7B	−1N	−13B	−18N	+68B	+35N	+24B	6.0	46.0	49.0	29.00	1687	+8.8
10	Chi, Jaden	1510	AUS	+82B	=20N	+24B	−6B	+31N	−2N	+40B	+23N	=12B	6.0	46.0	48.0	28.25	1656	+24.8
11	Xie, Leo	1561	AUS	+39N	+35B	−15N	+52B	+30N	−8B	−12B	+38N	+33B	6.0	41.5	45.5	28.00	1681	+34.0
12	Gupta-Devdia, Vivaan	1748	AUS	+55N	−15B	+70N	+39B	=22N	+67B	+11N	−5B	=10N	6.0	41.5	44.5	26.75	1549	0.0
13	Fan, Aiden	1577	AUS	−15N	+73B	+58N	+36B	+9N	−14B	−4B	+51N	+28B	6.0	41.0	44.0	26.00	1702	+56.0
14	Parker, Lucas	1665	AUS	+48B	+30N	+32B	+15B	−1N	+13N	−2B	−3N	=18B	5.5	50.0	54.5	28.75	1773	+45.6
15	Addagada, Geetham	1616	NZL	+13B	+12N	+11B	−14N	+7B	=6B	−5N	−19N	+29B	5.5	48.5	53.5	32.75	1617	-1.6
16	Rej, Alexander	1544	AUS	+85B	=24N	+51B	+20N	−5B	+21N	+22B	−2N	−7B	5.5	46.5	46.5	23.25	1702	+56.8
17	Mahanidis, Jet	1832	AUS	=34N	+45B	+23B	=8N	+19B	−3N	+33B	−24N	=21B	5.5	45.0	49.5	28.75	1723	0.0
18	Wu, Ethan	1547	AUS	+83B	−3N	+61B	=25N	=20B	+9B	+32N	−8B	=14N	5.5	44.0	46.0	24.75	1653	+46.8
19	Wan, Joshua	1680	AUS	−9N	+66B	+35N	+23B	−17N	+50B	=20N	+15B	−6N	5.5	43.5	47.0	26.25	1762	+32.0
20	Tang, Fergus	1607	AUS	+60N	=10B	+67N	−16B	=18N	=27B	=19B	+30N	=25B	5.5	41.5	45.0	25.75	1597	-4.0
21	Le, Quang Minh	1718	AUS	+25B	−5N	=38B	=59N	+52B	−16B	+42N	+27B	=17N	5.5	41.0	44.5	25.75	1558	-54.0
22	Ahamed Shiraz, M R	1564	SRI	+61B	=38N	+64B	=28N	=12B	+29B	−16N	−7N	+40B	5.5	40.5	44.0	24.25	1432	-37.2
23	Zheng, Matthew	1750	AUS	=53N	+34B	−17N	−19N	+54B	+70B	+41N	−10B	+37N	5.5	39.0	42.0	23.00	1608	-32.8
24	Ye, Willson	0	AUS	+73N	=16B	−10N	+53B	−67N	+58B	+43N	+17B	−9N	5.5	38.5	41.5	23.25	1458	0.0
25	Kuchits, Neil	1458	AUS	−21N	+56B	+85N	=18B	−36N	=42B	+50N	+49B	=20N	5.5	37.5	37.5	19.75	1620	+45.2
26	Lee, Karl	1533	AUS	+29N	−49B	−52N	=58B	+34N	=43B	=37N	+60B	+39N	5.5	35.0	38.5	24.25	1315	-46.8
27	Dong, Archie	1620	AUS	+80N	−8B	+48N	+43B	−3B	=20N	=38B	−21N	+54B	5.0	41.5	43.5	20.00	1583	-17.2
28	Nisha Raj, Taran	1565	AUS	+43N	+42B	=8N	=22B	−29N	=41B	=39N	+45B	−13N	5.0	40.5	45.0	23.75	1535	-9.4
29	Ye, Roy	1575	AUS	−26B	+74N	+72B	+32N	+28B	−22N	+51B	−4N	−15N	5.0	40.5	43.5	20.00	1598	0.0
30	Chen, Louis	1603	AUS	+75N	−14B	+60N	+50B	−11B	−4N	+69N	−20B	+52N	5.0	38.5	41.5	17.50	1531	-28.0
31	Chang, Ike	1598	AUS	+77B	−1N	+69B	=38N	−10B	−40N	+59B	+58N	=34B	5.0	38.5	41.0	17.25	1569	0.0
32	Shi, Lucas	1650	AUS	+46B	+69N	−14N	−29B	+60N	+37B	−18B	−33N	+53B	5.0	37.5	40.5	19.50	1558	-20.0
33	Corrigall, Thomas	0	AUS	−8N	+55B	−50N	+79B	+71N	+49B	−17N	+32B	−11N	5.0	37.5	40.0	18.50	1598	0.0
34	Ramachandran, Aayush	1688	AUS	=17B	−23N	−59B	+65N	−26B	+64N	+48B	+62N	=31N	5.0	36.5	40.0	20.25	1530	0.0
35	Yang, Brian	1652	AUS	+81B	−11N	−19B	−40N	+76B	+46N	+53B	−9B	+69N	5.0	36.5	38.5	16.50	1417	-49.2
36	Sunay Burman Ray	1639	AUS	+40B	+52N	−1B	−13N	+25B	=38N	−7B	=39B	=45N	4.5	44.5	48.5	20.75	1508	-44.0
37	Abir Vidhur Singh	1495	IND	−1B	+77N	+40B	−3N	+63B	−32N	=26B	+47N	−23B	4.5	44.0	46.5	17.75	1497	-4.8
38	Campos Wagner, Fulvio Alberto	1427	AUS	+57N	=22B	=21N	=31B	=4N	=36B	=27N	−11B	=46N	4.5	43.0	47.0	22.50	1568	+40.8
39	Yang, Allen	0	AUS	−11B	+81N	+44B	−12N	+68B	=7N	=28B	=36N	−26B	4.5	41.0	43.0	17.50	1529	0.0
40	Pozharskiy, George	1535	AUS	−36N	+79B	−37N	+35B	=42N	+31B	−10N	+41B	−22N	4.5	39.5	42.0	19.25	1429	0.0
41	Thulasidas, Manish	1471	AUS	−2B	=65N	+57B	=51N	+46B	=28N	−23B	−40N	+63B	4.5	38.5	42.0	18.25	1513	+5.6
42	Wen, Jimmy	0	AUS	+84B	−28N	=54B	=46N	=40B	=25N	−21B	=61N	+59B	4.5	36.0	37.0	15.50	1477	0.0
43	Fu, Francis	1488	AUS	−28B	+84N	+68B	−27N	+62B	=26N	−24B	+44N	F	4.5	36.0	37.0	14.75	1555	+23.2
44	Bai, Xuanhao Winston	1431	AUS	+66N	−6B	−39N	+73B	=47N	=53B	=60N	−43B	+58B	4.5	34.5	37.5	16.00	1452	+1.6
45	Khadka, Ronav	0	AUS	=64B	−17N	=46B	+77N	+59B	−51N	+61B	−28N	=36B	4.5	34.0	36.5	15.75	1547	0.0
46	Huang, Daniel	1625	AUS	−32N	+71B	=45N	=42B	−41N	−35B	+78N	+68N	=38B	4.5	34.0	36.5	15.25	1474	0.0
47	Verma, Vivaan	1523	AUS	−51B	+63N	+62B	−7N	=44B	−68N	+70N	−37B	+71N	4.5	32.5	35.5	15.25	1393	-50.0
48	Kovalenko, Kiy	1524	AUS	−14N	+80B	−27B	−63N	+75N	=78B	−34N	+65B	+60N	4.5	31.5	33.5	13.25	1473	-8.0
49	Yip, Brendan	1596	AUS	+74B	+26N	+3B	−2N	−8B	−33N	+52B	−25N	F	4.0	43.5	43.5	19.50	1680	+26.8
50	Stanton, John	1613	AUS	+65B	−2N	+33B	−30N	+61B	−19N	−25B	−54N	+74B	4.0	39.5	42.5	15.00	1515	-50.0
51	Kuncoro, Harvey	1613	AUS	+47N	=67B	−16N	=41B	+69N	+45B	−29N	−13B	F	4.0	38.0	41.0	16.00	1513	-24.4
52	Bhasin, Gaurish	1451	AUS	+71N	−36B	+26B	−11N	−21N	+73B	−49N	+56N	−30B	4.0	37.5	40.5	15.50	1498	+16.0
53	Hanna, William	0	AUS	=23B	−64N	+65B	−24N	+74B	=44N	−35N	+71B	−32N	4.0	35.5	38.5	14.50	1610	0.0
54	Mao, Max	1540	AUS	−4N	+78B	=42N	−67B	−23N	+74B	=71N	+50B	−27N	4.0	35.5	38.0	13.25	1501	-12.0
55	FIDE 3275590	0	—	−12B	−33N	−63B	+57N	=79N	−75B	=66N	+81B	+68B	4.0	30.5	32.5	12.00	1433	0.0
56	Wei, Jayden	0	AUS	−5B	−25N	+81B	−62N	+84N	−69B	+75N	−52B	+72B	4.0	30.5	31.5	9.00	685	0.0
57	Harry, Jacob	0	AUS	−38B	=59N	−41N	−55B	=66N	+81B	+73N	−69B	+70N	4.0	29.0	31.0	11.50	1313	0.0
58	Han, Jonathan	0	AUS	−3B	+83N	−13B	=26N	+72B	−24N	+65B	−31B	−44N	3.5	40.0	42.0	11.25	1416	0.0
59	Ruaya, Rohan	1467	AUS	−6N	=57B	+34N	=21B	−45N	=71B	−31N	+78B	−42N	3.5	38.0	40.5	13.75	1541	+11.2
60	Tran, Walton	1673	AUS	−20B	+82N	−30B	+72N	−32B	+62N	=44B	−26N	−48B	3.5	36.5	38.5	10.75	1308	0.0
61	Shahriar, Aarav	1442	AUS	−22N	+75B	−18N	+85B	−50N	+63B	−45N	=42B	F	3.5	34.0	34.0	8.75	775	-38.4
62	Jayasinghe, Attiligoda	1411	AUS	+78N	−9B	−47N	+56B	−43N	−60B	+83N	−34B	=79N	3.5	32.5	34.5	9.75	759	-36.4
63	FIDE 3288439	0	—	−67N	−47B	+55N	+48B	−37N	−61N	+77B	=70B	−41N	3.5	32.0	34.5	12.50	1211	0.0
64	Munro, Lachlan	0	AUS	=45N	+53B	−22N	−71B	−70N	−34B	+76N	+73B	F	3.5	31.5	34.5	12.25	1399	0.0
65	Bo, Jeremie	1500	AUS	−50N	=41B	−53N	−34B	+85N	+79B	−58N	−48N	+78B	3.5	30.5	30.5	7.25	1262	-34.0
66	FIDE 3295672	0	—	−44B	−19N	−74B	=83N	=57B	=72N	=55B	=77N	+80B	3.5	28.5	30.5	9.75	763	0.0
67	Xi, Cheng	1454	AUS	+63B	=51N	−20B	+54N	+24B	−12N	F	F	F	3.5	28.5	28.5	15.00	1586	+21.2
68	Chen, Wenzhi	1417	AUS	+79N	−4B	−43N	+80B	−39N	+47B	−9N	−46B	−55N	3.0	37.5	39.5	9.00	1385	-6.4
69	Chen, Isaac	1517	AUS	F	−32B	−31N	+76N	−51B	+56N	−30B	+57N	−35B	3.0	35.0	35.0	11.00	832	-55.2
70	Zhu, Nicholas	0	AUS	−72B	+76N	−12B	=74N	+64B	−23N	−47B	=63N	−57B	3.0	33.0	36.0	9.75	1343	0.0
71	Gajula, Karan	1571	AUS	−52B	−46N	+83B	+64N	−33B	=59N	=54B	−53N	−47B	3.0	33.0	35.0	9.25	1298	-57.6
72	Withanage, Nethan Kiyosh	1479	SRI	+70N	−7B	−29N	−60B	−58N	=66B	=79N	+83B	−56N	3.0	31.5	33.5	8.00	733	0.0
73	Wheeler, Mason	1447	AUS	−24B	−13N	+82B	−44N	+80B	−52N	−57B	−64N	+84N	3.0	31.5	32.5	5.00	685	-52.4
74	Zhang, Kelvin	1579	AUS	−49N	−29B	+66N	=70B	−53N	−54N	=80B	+75B	−50N	3.0	30.5	32.5	9.00	780	-59.6
75	FIDE 573000647	0	—	−30B	−61N	−77B	+81N	−48B	+55N	−56B	−74N	+85N	3.0	28.5	28.5	6.00	737	0.0
76	FIDE 3288927	0	—	−7N	−70B	+78N	−69B	−35N	F	−64B	+82N	+77B	3.0	28.0	28.0	7.00	768	0.0
77	FIDE 3291936	0	—	−31N	−37B	+75N	−45B	−78N	+84B	−63N	=66B	−76N	2.5	29.5	30.5	5.75	695	0.0
78	Rachakonda, Dasaradha Ramayya	0	AUS	−62B	−54N	−76B	+82N	+77B	=48N	−46B	−59N	−65N	2.5	29.0	31.0	6.75	1118	0.0
79	Singh, Sumair	0	AUS	−68B	−40N	F	−33N	=55B	−65N	=72B	+80N	=62B	2.5	28.5	28.5	7.25	1166	0.0
80	Lehmann, Ethan	0	AUS	−27B	−48N	+84B	−68N	−73N	=82B	=74N	−79B	−66N	2.0	26.5	27.5	3.50	1148	0.0
81	FIDE 3285197	0	—	−35N	−39B	−56N	−75B	F	−57N	+85B	−55N	+82B	2.0	26.5	26.5	2.00	853	0.0
82	FIDE 573000639	0	—	−10N	−60B	−73N	−78B	=83B	=80N	+84N	−76B	−81N	2.0	24.0	25.0	3.00	671	0.0
83	FIDE 573000663	0	—	−18N	−58B	−71N	=66B	=82N	+85B	−62B	−72N	F	2.0	24.0	24.0	2.75	707	0.0
84	FIDE 573000671	0	—	−42N	−43B	−80N	F	−56B	−77N	−82B	+85N	−73B	1.0	22.5	22.5	0.00	662	0.0
85	FIDE 3280217	0	—	−16N	F	−25B	−61N	−65B	−83N	−81N	−84B	−75B	0.0	26.0	26.0	0.00	690	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Yik, LucasAUS
+90.8
6.5 pts · #12
2Yuan, WinsonAUS
+59.6
6.5 pts · #3
3Oakley, BrettAUS
+59.2
6.5 pts · #14

Top rating losers

1Zhang, KelvinAUS
-59.6
3.0 pts · #81
2Gajula, KaranAUS
-57.6
3.0 pts · #61
3Chen, IsaacAUS
-55.2
3.0 pts · #77

Biggest upsets

R5+296 Elo gap
Yuan, Winson1708 beat CMLingineni, Khushal2004
R8+240 Elo gap
Chi, Jaden1510 beat Zheng, Matthew1750
R3+221 Elo gap
Ruaya, Rohan1467 beat Ramachandran, Aayush1688