2026 Norths 2026 Club Championship T1 Rounds 1-4

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24 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 03 Feb 2026 to 24 Feb 2026 in Sydney, Australia. 8 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2020, and top seed was Ethan Chang (🇦🇺 AUS, 2126).

Henry Cronin (🇦🇺 AUS, 1969) won with 4.0/4, ahead of Ethan Chang (3.5) and Frank Tefanis (3.0). Cronin broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Henry Cronin (1969) beat Willis Lo (2114), a +145-point gap.

Location

🇦🇺Sydney, Australia

Dates

03 Feb 2026 → 24 Feb 2026

Time control

Standard: 75 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 4 rounds

Top seed

🇦🇺Ethan Chang2126

Avg top 10

2,020

Participants

Titled players · 8

IM×1

CM×5

WIM×1

WFM×1

Federations · 3 represented

🇦🇺Australia×22

🇭🇰Hong Kong China×1

🇸🇬Singapore×1

Top 3

🥇
Henry Cronin
🇦🇺AUS·1969
4.0pts·2759perf+38.8
🥈
Ethan Chang
🇦🇺AUS·2126
3.5pts·2262perf+18.4
🥉
Frank Tefanis
🇦🇺AUS·1896
3.0pts·2129perf+24.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 4 rounds

Henry Cronin led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Cronin4Chang3.5Murray3Tefanis3Peramunetilleke2.5Lo2.5

R4–R4 · LEAD HELD

Henry Cronin held the sole lead from R4 through R4 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Henry Cronin 4 wins (R1–R4)Ethan Chang 3 wins (R2–R4)CM Bruce D Murray 3 wins (R2–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Henry Cronin	*	—	1	1
2Ethan Chang	—	*	—	—
3CMBruce D Murray	0	—	*	—
4Frank Tefanis	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Cronin, Henry	1969	AUS	+4B	+24N	+5B	+3N	4.0	8.5	8.5	8.50	2759	+38.8
2	Chang, Ethan	2126	AUS	=20N	+17B	+13N	+7B	3.5	4.5	5.0	4.75	2262	+18.4
3	Tefanis, Frank	1896	AUS	+22N	+18B	+6N	−1B	3.0	7.5	7.5	3.50	2129	+24.4
4	Murray, Bruce DCM	1888	AUS	−1N	+23B	+18N	+8B	3.0	7.0	7.0	3.00	2129	+25.2
5	Lo, Willis	2114	AUS	+23N	+7B	−1N	=12B	2.5	7.5	7.5	2.75	2057	-6.2
6	Peramunetilleke, SethCM	2004	AUS	=17N	+20B	−3B	+22N	2.5	4.5	4.5	1.00	1977	-3.4
7	Ni, LucasCM	1954	AUS	+15B	−5N	+22B	−2N	2.0	7.5	7.5	1.50	2026	+15.6
8	Cheok, Oliver	1918	SGP	=21B	+10N	=9B	−4N	2.0	7.0	7.5	3.25	1861	-6.4
9	Wang, DanielCM	1912	AUS	=12N	+14B	=8N	−11B	2.0	5.5	7.0	3.25	1908	-0.8
10	Siva Sankaran, Anup Kumar	1839	AUS	=13N	−8B	+14N	=15B	2.0	5.0	6.5	3.00	1929	+9.6
11	Quek, KristineWFM	1904	AUS	=14N	=12B	F	+9N	2.0	5.0	5.0	3.50	2032	+10.2
12	He, Andrew	1991	AUS	=9B	=11N	F	=5N	1.5	6.5	6.5	3.25	1977	-2.4
13	Miscenko, Dmitry	1963	AUS	=10B	+21N	−2B	F	1.5	6.0	6.0	1.50	1923	-3.2
14	Chan, Darryl	1817	AUS	=11B	−9N	−10B	+23N	1.5	6.0	6.0	1.00	1810	-1.2
15	Williams, Oliver	2015	AUS	−7N	F	+17B	=10N	1.5	5.0	5.0	2.00	1896	-19.2
16	Feldman, VladimirIM	2062	AUS	F	−19N	+23B	=17N	1.5	2.0	2.0	0.50	1944	-9.4
17	Anup Kumar, Vihaan	1895	AUS	=6B	−2N	−15N	=16B	1.0	7.5	9.0	2.00	1859	-7.2
18	Dekic, Biljana NWIM	1924	AUS	+19B	−3N	−4B	F	1.0	7.0	7.0	1.00	1804	-9.6
19	Corona, Jonluke	2004	AUS	−18N	+16B	F	F	1.0	2.5	2.5	1.50	1993	-1.2
20	Li, Shing Hei	1890	HKG	=2B	−6N	F	F	0.5	6.0	6.0	1.75	1873	-0.8
21	Kuncoro, Leo	1802	AUS	=8N	−13B	F	F	0.5	3.5	3.5	1.00	1748	-5.2
22	Ball, ChristopherCM	1848	AUS	−3B	F	−7N	−6B	0.0	7.5	7.5	0.00	1151	-21.6
23	Luchtmeijer, Anthonie Pieter	1933	AUS	−5B	−4N	−16N	−14B	0.0	7.0	8.5	0.00	1170	-36.2
24	Maleki, Aiden	1940	AUS	F	−1B	F	F	0.0	7.0	7.0	0.00	1169	-18.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Cronin, HenryAUS
+38.8
4.0 pts · #1
2Murray, Bruce DCMAUS
+25.2
3.0 pts · #3
3Tefanis, FrankAUS
+24.4
3.0 pts · #4

Top rating losers

1Luchtmeijer, Anthonie PieterAUS
-36.2
0.0 pts · #24
2Ball, ChristopherCMAUS
-21.6
0.0 pts · #23
3Williams, OliverAUS
-19.2
1.5 pts · #13

Biggest upsets

R3+145 Elo gap
Cronin, Henry1969 beat Lo, Willis2114
R4+116 Elo gap
Chan, Darryl1817 beat Luchtmeijer, Anthonie Pieter1933
R3+108 Elo gap
Tefanis, Frank1896 beat CMPeramunetilleke, Seth2004