2026 Chess Artists Club Championship Rounds 4-7
25 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 01 Mar 2026 to 29 Mar 2026 in Melbourne, Australia. 4 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1934, and top seed was Kai Jie Soo (🇦🇺 AUS, FM, 2276).
Kai Jie Soo (🇦🇺 AUS, FM, 2276) won with 4.0/7, ahead of Daniel Solomontchik (3.5) and Mirko Rujevic (3.0). Soo won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Ross Finlay (1486) beat Greg Bambridge (1649), a +163-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsFM Kai Jie Soo led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 6 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
FM Kai Jie Soo held the sole lead from R6 through R7 without losing it.
FM Kai Jie Soo 4 wins (R4–R7)Daniel Solomontchik 3 wins (R5–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMKai Jie Soo | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2Daniel Solomontchik | — | * | — | — |
| 3IMMirko Rujevic | — | — | * | ½ |
| 4CMAnthony Hain | 0 | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soo, Kai JieFM | 2276 | AUS | F | F | F | +16N | +8B | +6B | +4N | 4.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.00 | 2730 | +7.4 |
| 2 | Solomontchik, Daniel | 2051 | AUS | F | F | F | =5N | +13B | +7B | +8N | 3.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 6.75 | 2032 | +18.0 |
| 3 | Rujevic, MirkoIM | 2068 | AUS | F | F | F | =4B | =15N | +10B | +14N | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 5.50 | 2011 | -2.8 |
| 4 | Hain, AnthonyCM | 2014 | AUS | F | F | F | =3N | +18B | +9N | −1B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.00 | 2023 | +4.6 |
| 5 | Akok, Benjamin | 1575 | AUS | F | F | F | =2B | −9N | +22N | +13B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.75 | 1746 | +14.0 |
| 6 | Harris, Anthony | 1870 | AUS | F | F | F | +15B | +10N | −1N | F | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.50 | 2031 | +10.2 |
| 7 | Savige, Colin B | 1782 | AUS | F | F | F | −10N | +17B | −2N | +11B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.50 | 1718 | -6.2 |
| 8 | Buhagiar, Aden | 1813 | AUS | F | F | F | +24N | −1N | +14B | −2B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.50 | 1889 | +5.8 |
| 9 | Rehill, Paul | 1723 | AUS | F | F | F | −14N | +5B | −4B | +19N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.00 | 1668 | -3.0 |
| 10 | Kalisch, Tom | 1745 | AUS | F | F | F | +7B | −6B | −3N | +24B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1827 | +5.8 |
| 11 | Macmillan, Jonathan | 1562 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +19N | +21B | −7N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.00 | 1642 | +3.6 |
| 12 | Beckman, John | 1575 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +23N | −17B | +22N | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.00 | 829 | -7.8 |
| 13 | Milic, James | 1674 | AUS | F | F | F | =17N | −2N | +15B | −5N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.25 | 1606 | -4.0 |
| 14 | Pitono, Abraham | 1830 | CAN | F | F | F | +9B | =16N | −8N | −3B | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.75 | 1784 | -6.8 |
| 15 | Zhou, Emma | 1570 | AUS | F | F | F | −6N | =3B | −13N | +20B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 1673 | -6.8 |
| 16 | Davis, Tony JCM | 1888 | AUS | F | F | F | −1B | =14B | +24N | F | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.75 | 1911 | -1.0 |
| 17 | Lopata, Felix | 1600 | AUS | F | F | F | =13B | −7N | +12N | F | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.75 | 1654 | +3.6 |
| 18 | Bambridge, Greg | 1649 | AUS | F | F | F | +25N | −4N | −20B | =21N | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.75 | 1508 | -16.4 |
| 19 | Zhou, Teng | 1416 | AUS | F | F | F | =20N | −11B | +25N | −9B | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.75 | 1449 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Finlay, Ross | 1486 | AUS | F | F | F | =19B | F | +18N | −15N | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.25 | 1663 | +20.0 |
| 21 | Wang, Adelyn | 1478 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +25B | −11N | =18B | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 1542 | +6.4 |
| 22 | Zhao, Oscar | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | =23N | F | −5B | −12B | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.25 | 751 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Chen, Wenzhi | 1417 | AUS | F | F | F | =22B | −12B | F | F | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.25 | 750 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Xia, Bella | 1494 | AUS | F | F | F | −8B | F | −16B | −10N | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 1031 | -24.4 |
| 25 | Efron, Luca | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | −18B | −21N | −19B | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 775 | -23.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Finlay, RossAUS+20.01.5 pts · #18
- 2Solomontchik, DanielAUS+18.03.5 pts · #2
- 3Akok, BenjaminAUS+14.02.5 pts · #14
- 1Xia, BellaAUS-24.40.0 pts · #23
- 2Efron, LucaAUS-23.60.0 pts · #24
- 3Bambridge, GregAUS-16.41.5 pts · #10
- R6+163 Elo gap