2026 Norths 2026 Club Championship T3 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 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1685, and top seed was Winson Yuan (🇦🇺 AUS, 1803).
Alexi Pavlidis (🇦🇺 AUS, 1657) won with 3.5/4, ahead of Clara Zhou (3.0) and Kyra Madan (3.0). Pavlidis clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Fabrizio Corona (1617) beat Winson Yuan (1803), a +186-point gap.
Location
🇦🇺Sydney, Australia
Dates
03 Feb 2026 → 24 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 4 rounds
Federations · 3 represented
🇦🇺Australia×25
🇮🇳India×1
🇳🇿New Zealand×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsAlexi Pavlidis led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE24 Feb
Alexi Pavlidis takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Alexi Pavlidis beat Clara Zhou (Black).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Clara Zhou won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Alexi Pavlidis | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2Clara Zhou | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3Scott Zhou | — | 0 | * | — |
| 4Kyra Madan | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pavlidis, Alexi | 1657 | AUS | +21B | =5N | +23B | +2N | 3.5 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 5.75 | 1985 | +29.2 |
| 2 | Zhou, Clara | 1621 | AUS | +25B | +15B | +4N | −1B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.50 | 1820 | +41.6 |
| 3 | Madan, Kyra | 1652 | AUS | +22N | +6B | −7N | +12B | 3.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 5.50 | 1875 | +46.4 |
| 4 | Zhou, Scott | 1633 | AUS | +8N | +20B | −2B | +23N | 3.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 4.00 | 1825 | +19.8 |
| 5 | Xie, Leo | 1704 | AUS | +11B | =1B | +10N | F | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 6.25 | 1936 | +32.8 |
| 6 | Higgins, Wade | 1664 | AUS | +19B | −3N | +13B | =9N | 2.5 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 4.75 | 1753 | +9.2 |
| 7 | McLean, Cohen | 1684 | AUS | =24N | +17B | +3B | F | 2.5 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 4.75 | 1913 | +33.2 |
| 8 | Huang, Thomas | 1609 | AUS | −4B | =16N | +24N | +15B | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 2.75 | 1739 | +26.0 |
| 9 | Simpson, Sam | 1629 | AUS | =17N | +24B | =15N | =6B | 2.5 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 3.25 | 1742 | +24.0 |
| 10 | Ni, Marcus | 1663 | AUS | +18B | =23N | −5B | +16N | 2.5 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 3.25 | 1739 | +15.6 |
| 11 | Liang, Xibing | 1665 | NZL | −5N | +26B | +20N | F | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1768 | +7.8 |
| 12 | Yuan, Winson | 1803 | AUS | +26B | −14N | +22B | −3N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1611 | -40.0 |
| 13 | Karunagaran, Arvend | 1690 | AUS | −20N | +25B | −6N | +17B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.50 | 1621 | -7.6 |
| 14 | Corona, Fabrizio | 1617 | AUS | +16B | +12B | F | F | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.50 | 2527 | +25.8 |
| 15 | Pilowsky, Paul | 1654 | AUS | +27B | −2N | =9B | −8N | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.25 | 1534 | -13.8 |
| 16 | Zhou, Joe | 1651 | AUS | −14N | =8B | +18N | −10B | 1.5 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 2.75 | 1526 | -14.2 |
| 17 | Stern, David | 1632 | AUS | =9B | −7N | +21B | −13N | 1.5 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 2.25 | 1565 | -7.8 |
| 18 | Lade, Ian | 1555 | AUS | −10N | =21N | −16B | +24B | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 1552 | -0.8 |
| 19 | Gupta, Dhwani | 1656 | AUS | −6N | F | +25N | =21B | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.50 | 1611 | -8.0 |
| 20 | Sale, Gordon | 1626 | AUS | +13B | −4N | −11B | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1539 | -13.6 |
| 21 | Aleksovski, Bosko | 1606 | AUS | −1N | =18B | −17N | =19N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 8.0 | 1.50 | 1433 | -17.6 |
| 22 | Srikaanth Srinivasan | 1576 | IND | −3B | F | −12N | +27N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1567 | -1.0 |
| 23 | James, David | 1664 | AUS | F | =10B | −1N | −4B | 0.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.25 | 1378 | -21.0 |
| 24 | Wechsler, Ian B | 1637 | AUS | =7B | −9N | −8B | −18N | 0.5 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 1.25 | 1299 | -31.8 |
| 25 | Beeh, Tom | 1563 | AUS | −2N | −13N | −19B | F | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 857 | -22.4 |
| 26 | Kuncoro, Harvey | 1595 | AUS | −12N | −11N | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 937 | -25.2 |
| 27 | Case, Ivan | 1619 | AUS | −15N | F | F | −22B | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 817 | -20.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Madan, KyraAUS+46.43.0 pts · #4
- 2Zhou, ClaraAUS+41.63.0 pts · #2
- 3McLean, CohenAUS+33.22.5 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Yuan, WinsonAUS-40.02.0 pts · #14
- 2Wechsler, Ian BAUS-31.80.5 pts · #23
- 3Kuncoro, HarveyAUS-25.20.0 pts · #25
Biggest upsets
- R2+186 Elo gap
- R4+151 Elo gap