2026 Australia Day Weekender Hobart
Open SwissStandard
18 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 23 Jan 2026 to 26 Jan 2026 in Hobart, Australia. 1 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 0.
Carl Gorka (🇬🇧 ENG, 0) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Yi Feng Zacharias Lim (5.0) and David J Rolph (5.0). Gorka clinched sole first place in the final round.
Location
🇦🇺Hobart, Australia
Dates
23 Jan 2026 → 26 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Avg top 10
0
Participants
18
Titled players · 1
WCM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇦🇺Australia×15
🇬🇧England×1
🇸🇬Singapore×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsCarl Gorka led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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3
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R7 · LEADER CHANGE26 Jan
Carl Gorka takes the sole lead (5.5/7).
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Carl Gorka beat Yi Feng Zacharias Lim (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Carl Gorka 4 wins (R4–R7)Yi Feng Zacharias Lim 5 wins (R1–R5)David J Rolph 3 wins (R5–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Carl Gorka | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2Yi Feng Zacharias Lim | 0 | * | 0 | 1 |
| 3David J Rolph | — | 1 | * | 0 |
| 4Aidan Cottuli | — | 0 | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gorka, Carl | 0 | ENG | +15N | F | =7B | +12B | +11N | +2N | +5B | 5.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 19.25 | 2182 | +17.2 |
| 2 | Lim, Yi Feng Zacharias | 0 | SGP | +8N | +12B | +11N | +7B | +4N | −1B | −3N | 5.0 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 17.50 | 1952 | +18.6 |
| 3 | Rolph, David J | 0 | AUS | +18N | −11B | +17N | −4B | +12N | +6B | +2B | 5.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 12.00 | 1827 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Cottuli, Aidan | 0 | AUS | =14N | +16B | +6B | +3N | −2B | −5N | +11B | 4.5 | 24.0 | 25.5 | 15.00 | 1811 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Rumley, William | 0 | AUS | +10B | −7N | +13B | −6N | +16N | +4B | −1N | 4.0 | 24.0 | 25.5 | 12.50 | 1627 | -38.6 |
| 6 | Anton, SarahWCM | 0 | AUS | F | +14B | −4N | +5B | +7N | −3N | +13B | 4.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 13.50 | 2527 | +42.8 |
| 7 | Djatschenko, Addison | 0 | AUS | +17B | +5B | =1N | −2N | −6B | =16B | =9N | 3.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 9.25 | 1690 | -2.6 |
| 8 | Lakshman, Emmanuel | 0 | AUS | −2B | =10N | =9B | −16N | =14B | +18N | +15N | 3.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 7.50 | 1515 | +14.1 |
| 9 | Zheng, Yien | 0 | AUS | −11N | =15B | =8N | +17B | −13N | +12B | =7B | 3.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 7.75 | 1431 | +0.8 |
| 10 | Shepherd, Chris | 0 | AUS | −5N | =8B | +15N | −13B | +17N | −11B | +16N | 3.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 5.75 | 1395 | -31.6 |
| 11 | Flitney, Adrian | 0 | AUS | +9B | +3N | −2B | F | −1B | +10N | −4N | 3.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 12.00 | 1710 | -19.8 |
| 12 | Hill, Nathan | 0 | AUS | +16B | −2N | +14B | −1N | −3B | −9N | +17N | 3.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 4.50 | 1517 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Escobar, David | 0 | AUS | F | F | −5N | +10N | +9B | +15B | −6N | 3.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 9.50 | 1648 | +12.8 |
| 14 | Sih, Jethro | 0 | AUS | =4B | −6N | −12N | −15B | =8N | +17B | +18B | 3.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 4.00 | 1365 | -32.0 |
| 15 | Hansen, Darvin | 0 | AUS | −1B | =9N | −10B | +14N | +18B | −13N | −8B | 2.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 4.75 | 1404 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Macfarlan, Rod | 0 | AUS | −12N | −4N | F | +8B | −5B | =7N | −10B | 1.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 5.25 | 1568 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Hansen, Max | 0 | AUS | −7N | F | −3B | −9N | −10B | −14N | −12B | 0.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 0.00 | 782 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 3283348 | 0 | — | −3B | F | F | F | −15N | −8B | −14N | 0.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 749 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Anton, SarahWCMAUS+42.84.0 pts · #1
- 2Lim, Yi Feng ZachariasSGP+18.65.0 pts · #3
- 3Gorka, CarlENG+17.25.5 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Rumley, WilliamAUS-38.64.0 pts · #6
- 2Sih, JethroAUS-32.03.0 pts · #15
- 3Shepherd, ChrisAUS-31.63.5 pts · #16