2026 Norths 2026 Club Championship T4 Rounds 5-7
36 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 03 Mar 2026 to 24 Mar 2026 in Sydney, Australia. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1611, and top seed was Daniel Goldstein (🇦🇺 AUS, 1652).
Brendan Yip (🇦🇺 AUS, 1622) won with 3.0/7, ahead of Leo Threlfall (3.0) and Daniel Lowe (3.0). Yip shared the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Zariya Mahajan (1486) beat Daniel Goldstein (1652), a +166-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 3 players tied at 3.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 50 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
3 players finish on 3.0/7. Yip takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (5.0).
Brendan Yip 3 wins (R5–R7)Leo Threlfall 3 wins (R5–R7)Daniel Lowe 3 wins (R5–R7)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yip, Brendan | 1622 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +21N | +9B | +7N | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.00 | 2405 | +59.2 |
| 2 | Threlfall, Leo | 1611 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +6N | +28B | +19N | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.50 | 2365 | +52.8 |
| 3 | Lowe, Daniel | 1584 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +33N | +35B | +32B | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2412 | +21.6 |
| 4 | Money, Greg | 1550 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +15B | +14N | =13B | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.75 | 1691 | +17.2 |
| 5 | Timmerman, Jonathan | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +18B | =30N | +8N | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.25 | 2299 | +6.0 |
| 6 | Xi, Cheng | 1510 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −2B | +29N | +16N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1520 | -5.6 |
| 7 | Shi, Lucas | 1619 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +28N | +20N | −1B | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.50 | 1735 | +10.4 |
| 8 | Shrestha, Sagun Pratap | 0 | NEP | F | F | F | F | +17N | +?N | −5B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.50 | 1698 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Chang, Ike | 1594 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +32B | −1N | +30B | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.50 | 1612 | +0.8 |
| 10 | James, Christopher | 1549 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +23B | +18N | F | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2277 | +17.2 |
| 11 | Dettre, James | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −?B | +24N | +29B | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 1561 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Hume-Grimm, Giorgio | 1519 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +22N | F | +34B | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2337 | +44.0 |
| 13 | Sandhu, Leo | 1509 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +25N | F | =4N | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.25 | 1523 | +0.6 |
| 14 | Faghani, Kaveh | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +31N | −4B | =?N | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.50 | 1528 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Gemenis, Jason | 1503 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −4N | =31B | +35N | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.25 | 1333 | -8.2 |
| 16 | Tod, Andrew | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =29B | +?N | −6B | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.25 | 1538 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Ge, Bowen | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −8B | +34N | =28B | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.25 | 1576 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Liang, Nancy | 1516 | NZL | F | F | F | F | −5N | −10B | +22N | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 1492 | -3.2 |
| 19 | Mahajan, Zariya | 1486 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −20B | +26N | −2B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1517 | -7.2 |
| 20 | Soon, Wesley | 1644 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +19N | −7B | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1616 | -4.8 |
| 21 | Hughes, Hugo | 1569 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −1B | +32N | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1612 | +7.2 |
| 22 | Agare, Jean-Yves | 1533 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −12B | +33N | −18B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 702 | -21.2 |
| 23 | Chegwidden, Lindsay | 1475 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −10N | F | +33B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 729 | -8.0 |
| 24 | White, Donald | 1634 | NZL | F | F | F | F | F | −11B | +31N | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.50 | 2329 | +16.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 573001538 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | −13B | F | +?B | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 702 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Goldstein, Daniel | 1652 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +34B | −19B | −27N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1559 | -11.2 |
| 27 | Daniel, Ariye | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | +26B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 1679 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Zhu, Maxwell | 1541 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −7B | −2N | =17N | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.75 | 838 | -31.2 |
| 29 | Aquilia, Sal | 1426 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =16N | −6B | −11N | 0.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.75 | 772 | -6.2 |
| 30 | Madsen, David | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | =5B | −9N | 0.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.25 | 1509 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Lowe, Adrian | 1526 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −14B | =15N | −24B | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.75 | 1353 | -9.0 |
| 32 | Goldstein, Clio | 1576 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −9N | −21B | −3N | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 778 | -65.6 |
| 33 | Sierins, Andrej | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −3B | −22B | −23N | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 720 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Dai, Amanda Mingyu | 1549 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −26N | −17B | −12N | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 782 | -36.8 |
| 35 | FIDE 3290344 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | −?B | −3N | −15B | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 764 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Ciuffetelli, Alessandro | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −?B | F | F | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 659 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Yip, BrendanAUS+59.23.0 pts · #1
- 2Threlfall, LeoAUS+52.83.0 pts · #2
- 3Hume-Grimm, GiorgioAUS+44.02.0 pts · #6
- 1Goldstein, ClioAUS-65.60.0 pts · #31
- 2Dai, Amanda MingyuAUS-36.80.0 pts · #28
- 3Zhu, MaxwellAUS-31.20.5 pts · #29
- R6+166 Elo gap