2026 Norths 2026 Club Championship T2 Rounds 5-7
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27 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 03 Mar 2026 to 24 Mar 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 3.0/7, ahead of Vicky Qian (2.5) and Paul Glissan (2.0). Kay broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Mark Baterowicz (1691) beat Stephen J Garner (1814), a +123-point gap.
Location
🇦🇺Sydney, Australia
Dates
03 Mar 2026 → 24 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 75 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 3
WCM×3
Federations · 1 represented
🇦🇺Australia×26
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsJames Kay led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 27 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
Co-leaders
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Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kay, James | 1871 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +21N | +4B | +11N | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.50 | 2559 | +18.8 |
| 2 | Qian, VickyWCM | 1780 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =3N | +23N | +26B | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 2031 | +39.2 |
| 3 | Glissan, Paul | 1713 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =2B | =18N | +6B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.50 | 1865 | +11.6 |
| 4 | Welch, Ian | 1775 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +18N | −1N | +13B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1960 | +13.6 |
| 5 | Tay, Mason | 1745 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −6B | +12N | +18B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1828 | +11.6 |
| 6 | Jain, Kamal | 1668 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +5N | +21B | −3N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1877 | +17.2 |
| 7 | Baterowicz, Mark | 1691 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +8B | −16N | +22N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.00 | 1801 | +6.8 |
| 8 | Garner, Stephen J | 1814 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −7N | +22N | +25B | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1643 | -7.6 |
| 9 | Le, Harry | 1710 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +25N | +24N | −12B | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1775 | +6.8 |
| 10 | Sheng, Ray | 1712 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +24B | −11B | +27N | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1830 | +17.6 |
| 11 | Ding, Daniel (yulin) | 1622 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =13B | +10N | −1B | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.75 | 1812 | +16.8 |
| 12 | He, Angela | 1649 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =20B | −5B | +9N | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.25 | 1736 | +6.8 |
| 13 | Qian, Linda (Zhiling)WCM | 1771 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =11N | +15B | −4N | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.75 | 1750 | -10.4 |
| 14 | Lim, Jongmin | 1859 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =19B | F | +15N | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.25 | 1938 | +4.8 |
| 15 | Watson, Robert A | 1758 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +16B | −13N | −14B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1698 | -4.2 |
| 16 | Thuaux, Alexander | 1814 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −15N | +7B | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.00 | 1716 | -11.2 |
| 17 | Sirkka, Pertti T | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +23B | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2586 | +10.4 |
| 18 | Liu, Max (qixuan) | 1756 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −4B | =3B | −5N | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1481 | -46.0 |
| 19 | Liu, JoyWCM | 1778 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =14N | F | F | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1839 | +5.6 |
| 20 | Soumik Burman Ray | 1780 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =12N | F | F | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1653 | -3.0 |
| 21 | Ban, Thomas | 1762 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −1B | −6N | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 982 | -40.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 573001481 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | −8B | −7B | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 931 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Talpade, Udit | 1784 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −17N | −2B | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 968 | -21.0 |
| 24 | Dingley, Justin | 1702 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −10N | −9B | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 905 | -19.2 |
| 25 | Cheung, Cheuk Laam Bosco | 1650 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −9B | F | −8N | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 937 | -26.4 |
| 26 | Fennamore, Linden | 1773 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | −2N | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 964 | -10.2 |
| 27 | Daniel, Suria | 1709 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | −10B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 922 | -20.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Qian, VickyWCMAUS+39.22.5 pts · #2
- 2Kay, JamesAUS+18.83.0 pts · #1
- 3Sheng, RayAUS+17.62.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Liu, Max (qixuan)AUS-46.00.5 pts · #20
- 2Ban, ThomasAUS-40.00.0 pts · #25
- 3Cheung, Cheuk Laam BoscoAUS-26.40.0 pts · #27
Biggest upsets
- R5+123 Elo gap