2026 Norths 2026 Club Championship T4 Rounds 1-4
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43 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 1616, and top seed was Daniel Goldstein (🇦🇺 AUS, 1652).
Zariya Mahajan (🇦🇺 AUS, 1486) won with 4.0/4, ahead of Brendan Yip (3.0) and Clio Goldstein (3.0). Mahajan broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Steven Harker (1466) beat Donald White (1634), a +168-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×36
🇳🇿New Zealand×2
🇳🇵Nepal×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsZariya Mahajan led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
17
9
3
1
R4–R4 · LEAD HELD
Zariya Mahajan never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Zariya Mahajan 4 wins (R1–R4)Clio Goldstein 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Zariya Mahajan | * | — | — | — |
| 2Clio Goldstein | — | * | — | 0 |
| 3Cheng Xi | — | — | * | — |
| 4Lucas Shi | — | 1 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mahajan, Zariya | 1486 | AUS | +10N | +16B | +15B | +2N | 4.0 | 7.5 | 9.5 | 9.50 | 2396 | +77.2 |
| 2 | Yip, Brendan | 1622 | AUS | +13N | +9B | +4N | −1B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 12.0 | 8.00 | 1500 | -13.2 |
| 3 | Goldstein, Clio | 1576 | AUS | +14N | +28B | +8B | −6N | 3.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 5.50 | 1758 | +37.6 |
| 4 | Xi, Cheng | 1510 | AUS | +40N | +7B | −2B | +14N | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.50 | 1802 | +61.2 |
| 5 | Soon, Wesley | 1644 | AUS | +19B | +33N | F | +11B | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.00 | 2273 | +22.8 |
| 6 | Shi, Lucas | 1619 | AUS | +38N | +22B | F | +3B | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.50 | 2334 | +46.0 |
| 7 | Goldstein, Daniel | 1652 | AUS | +18B | −4N | +33B | =9N | 2.5 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 3.75 | 1670 | +1.6 |
| 8 | Liang, Nancy | 1516 | NZL | +37N | +25B | −3N | =10B | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.75 | 774 | -16.8 |
| 9 | Madsen, David | 0 | AUS | +27B | −2N | +36N | =7B | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.25 | 1607 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Ge, Bowen | 0 | AUS | −1B | +?N | +?B | =8N | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.25 | 1557 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Timmerman, Jonathan | 0 | AUS | +34B | +?N | =12B | −5N | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.75 | 1600 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Zhu, Maxwell | 1541 | AUS | +17B | F | =11N | +26B | 2.5 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 4.25 | 2295 | +17.2 |
| 13 | Daniel, Ariye | 0 | AUS | −2B | +27N | =?B | +22N | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.50 | 1587 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Renaud, Christopher | 1625 | AUS | −3B | +18N | +31N | −4B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 1564 | -13.6 |
| 15 | Chang, Ike | 1594 | AUS | +21N | +36B | −1N | F | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1655 | +9.6 |
| 16 | Hughes, Hugo | 1569 | AUS | F | −1N | +20B | +30N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.00 | 688 | -24.4 |
| 17 | Dettre, James | 0 | AUS | −12N | +38B | +28N | F | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 1536 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Gergis, Steven | 1621 | AUS | −7N | −14B | +42N | +35B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.50 | 1461 | -25.6 |
| 19 | Suresh, Krishnan | 1442 | AUS | −5N | −23B | +37N | +36B | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1594 | +16.0 |
| 20 | Shrestha, Sagun Pratap | 0 | NEP | F | +37B | −16N | +39B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 770 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Dai, Amanda Mingyu | 1549 | AUS | −15B | +39N | F | +34B | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.50 | 1563 | +1.2 |
| 22 | Hume-Grimm, Giorgio | 1519 | AUS | +39B | −6N | =23N | −13B | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.75 | 820 | -14.4 |
| 23 | Sierins, Andrej | 0 | AUS | F | +19N | =22B | −?N | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.75 | 1523 | 0.0 |
| 24 | White, Donald | 1634 | NZL | −29B | +41N | −30B | =33N | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.25 | 1292 | -36.0 |
| 25 | Tod, Andrew | 0 | AUS | F | −8N | =?B | +38N | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1518 | 0.0 |
| 26 | England, Tom | 1495 | AUS | F | F | +32B | −12N | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 1484 | -0.6 |
| 27 | Karunagaran, Sreyaa | 1515 | AUS | −9N | −13B | +35N | F | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.50 | 2275 | +17.6 |
| 28 | Laurie, Robert | 1496 | AUS | +41B | −3N | −17B | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 774 | -7.8 |
| 29 | Harker, Steven | 1466 | AUS | +24N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.50 | 2434 | +28.8 |
| 30 | Ciuffetelli, Alessandro | 0 | AUS | F | F | +24N | −16B | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.50 | 1602 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Money, Greg | 1550 | AUS | +35N | F | −14B | −32N | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.50 | 1384 | -26.8 |
| 32 | Aquilia, Sal | 1426 | AUS | F | F | −26N | +31B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1523 | +5.4 |
| 33 | Gemenis, Jason | 1503 | AUS | F | −5B | −7N | =24B | 0.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.75 | 1369 | -8.6 |
| 34 | Agare, Jean-Yves | 1533 | AUS | −11N | =35B | F | −21N | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.25 | 1320 | -11.0 |
| 35 | Chegwidden, Lindsay | 1475 | AUS | −31B | =34N | −27B | −18N | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 0.25 | 1233 | -21.2 |
| 36 | James, Christopher | 1549 | AUS | F | −15N | −9B | −19N | 0.0 | 6.5 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 718 | -21.8 |
| 37 | FIDE 3278999 | 0 | — | −8B | −20N | −19B | F | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 680 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Sandhu, Leo | 1509 | AUS | −6B | −17N | F | −25B | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 820 | -7.0 |
| 39 | FIDE 573001538 | 0 | — | −22N | −21B | F | −20N | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 735 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Blower, Anthony | 1528 | AUS | −4B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 711 | -10.4 |
| 41 | FIDE 3290344 | 0 | — | −28N | −24B | F | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 765 | 0.0 |
| 42 | FIDE 3299171 | 0 | — | F | F | −18B | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 821 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Kulkarni, Mahesh | 0 | AUS | −?B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 809 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Mahajan, ZariyaAUS+77.24.0 pts · #4
- 2Xi, ChengAUS+61.23.0 pts · #2
- 3Shi, LucasAUS+46.03.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1White, DonaldNZL-36.01.5 pts · #27
- 2Money, GregAUS-26.81.0 pts · #24
- 3Gergis, StevenAUS-25.62.0 pts · #18
Biggest upsets
- R1+168 Elo gap
- R2+142 Elo gap
- R4+136 Elo gap