2026 Norths 2026 Club Championship T2 Rounds 1-4

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27 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 03 Feb 2026 to 24 Feb 2026 in Sydney, Australia. 3 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1803, and top seed was James Kay (🇦🇺 AUS, 1871).

James Kay (🇦🇺 AUS, 1871) won with 4.0/4, ahead of Daniel (yulin) Ding (3.0) and Thomas Ban (3.0). Kay won solo starting round 3.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Daniel (yulin) Ding (1622) beat Vicky Qian (WCM, 1780), a +158-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

🇦🇺James Kay1871

Avg top 10

1,803

Participants

Titled players · 3

WCM×3

Federations · 1 represented

🇦🇺Australia×26

Top 3

🥇
James Kay
🇦🇺AUS·1871
4.0pts·2561perf+28.2
🥈
Daniel (yulin) Ding
🇦🇺AUS·1622
3.0pts·1969perf+70.0
🥉
Thomas Ban
🇦🇺AUS·1762
3.0pts·1869perf+21.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 4 rounds

James Kay led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Kay4Liu3Welch3Ban3Qian3Ding3

R3–R4 · LEAD HELD

James Kay never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

James Kay 4 wins (R1–R4)Ian Welch 3 wins (R2–R4)

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Kay, James	1871	AUS	+18N	+12B	+10N	+7B	4.0	6.5	8.0	8.00	2561	+28.2
2	Ding, Daniel (yulin)	1622	AUS	=8B	+20N	+11B	=3N	3.0	7.5	9.0	6.25	1969	+70.0
3	Ban, Thomas	1762	AUS	+21N	+17B	=7N	=2B	3.0	7.0	8.5	5.75	1869	+21.2
4	Liu, Max (qixuan)	1756	AUS	+27B	=11N	+13B	=5N	3.0	7.0	7.0	4.50	1926	+34.8
5	Qian, Linda (Zhiling)WCM	1771	AUS	+19N	=10B	+25N	=4B	3.0	6.5	7.5	5.00	1985	+44.4
6	Welch, Ian	1775	AUS	−17N	+15B	+12N	+16B	3.0	6.0	7.5	6.00	1909	+13.6
7	Glissan, Paul	1713	AUS	+26B	+23N	=3B	−1N	2.5	8.0	8.0	2.50	1775	+5.0
8	Talpade, Udit	1784	AUS	=2N	=19B	=14N	+17B	2.5	6.5	8.0	4.75	1809	+2.4
9	Sirkka, Pertti T	0	AUS	F	+26N	+22B	=18N	2.5	2.5	2.5	1.75	2007	+13.2
10	Fennamore, Linden	1773	AUS	+24B	=5N	−1B	=13N	2.0	9.0	10.0	3.50	1741	-3.4
11	Qian, VickyWCM	1780	AUS	+15N	=4B	−2N	=14B	2.0	8.0	10.0	4.50	1704	-16.4
12	Tay, Mason	1745	AUS	+22B	−1N	−6B	+23N	2.0	8.0	9.0	2.00	1788	+9.6
13	Jain, Kamal	1668	AUS	+16N	=14B	−4N	=10B	2.0	7.0	9.0	4.00	1751	+9.0
14	Sheng, Ray	1712	AUS	=20B	=13N	=8B	=11N	2.0	6.5	8.0	4.00	1753	+8.8
15	Daniel, Suria	1709	AUS	−11B	−6N	+24B	+22N	2.0	6.0	7.0	2.00	1756	+10.0
16	Watson, Robert A	1758	AUS	−13B	+24N	+23B	−6N	2.0	6.0	7.0	2.00	1697	-7.2
17	He, Angela	1649	AUS	+6B	−3N	=20B	−8N	1.5	8.5	10.0	3.75	1688	+3.4
18	Thuaux, Alexander	1814	AUS	−1B	F	+19N	=9B	1.5	8.0	8.0	2.75	1829	+2.4
19	Lim, Jongmin	1859	AUS	−5B	=8N	−18B	+27N	1.5	7.0	7.0	1.25	1683	-19.6
20	Liu, JoyWCM	1778	AUS	=14N	−2B	=17N	=21B	1.5	6.5	8.0	2.50	1588	-42.0
21	Dingley, Justin	1702	AUS	−3B	−22N	+26B	=20N	1.5	5.5	5.5	0.75	1512	-13.4
22	Garner, Stephen J	1814	AUS	−12N	+21B	−9N	−15B	1.0	6.5	8.0	1.50	1536	-29.4
23	Baterowicz, Mark	1691	AUS	+25N	−7B	−16N	−12B	1.0	6.5	7.5	1.00	1557	-13.6
24	Cheung, Cheuk Laam Bosco	1650	AUS	−10N	−16B	−15N	+26B	1.0	6.0	6.0	0.00	948	-44.4
25	Soumik Burman Ray	1780	AUS	−23B	+27N	−5B	F	1.0	4.0	4.0	0.00	1599	-14.6
26	FIDE 573001481	0	—	−7N	−9B	−21N	−24N	0.0	6.5	7.5	0.00	907	0.0
27	Le, Harry	1710	AUS	−4N	−25B	F	−19B	0.0	5.5	5.5	0.00	999	-22.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Ding, Daniel (yulin)AUS
+70.0
3.0 pts · #6
2Qian, Linda (Zhiling)WCMAUS
+44.4
3.0 pts · #5
3Liu, Max (qixuan)AUS
+34.8
3.0 pts · #2

Top rating losers

1Cheung, Cheuk Laam BoscoAUS
-44.4
1.0 pts · #26
2Liu, JoyWCMAUS
-42.0
1.5 pts · #15
3Garner, Stephen JAUS
-29.4
1.0 pts · #21

Biggest upsets

R3+158 Elo gap
Ding, Daniel (yulin)1622 beat WCMQian, Vicky1780
R2+156 Elo gap
Ding, Daniel (yulin)1622 beat WCMLiu, Joy1778
R1+126 Elo gap
He, Angela1649 beat Welch, Ian1775