2026 Gold Coast Club Challenger Rounds 4-7
Open SwissStandard
25 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 27 Feb 2026 to 20 Mar 2026 in Gold Coast, Australia. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 0.
Marek Breeden (🇦🇺 AUS, 0) won with 4.0/7, ahead of Adam Vagg (3.0) and Michael Goodman (3.0). Breeden broke clear in the final round.
Location
🇦🇺Gold Coast, Australia
Dates
27 Feb 2026 → 20 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Avg top 10
0
Participants
25
Federations · 3 represented
🇦🇺Australia×19
🇺🇬Uganda×1
🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsMarek Breeden led from R7; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 10 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
Co-leaders
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29
29
10
4
2
1
R7–R7 · LEAD HELD
Marek Breeden never relinquished the lead after R7; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Marek Breeden beat Adam Vagg (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Marek Breeden 4 wins (R4–R7)Adam Vagg 3 wins (R5–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Marek Breeden | * | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2Adam Vagg | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3Michael Goodman | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Jonah Awad | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Breeden, Marek | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | +2N | +14B | +3N | +8B | 4.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.50 | 2432 | +40.4 |
| 2 | Vagg, Adam | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | −1B | +5B | +15N | +4B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 7.50 | 1816 | +10.4 |
| 3 | Goodman, Michael | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | +10N | +15B | −1B | +11N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.50 | 1878 | +33.2 |
| 4 | Awad, Jonah | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | +16N | +24B | +12B | −2N | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.50 | 1757 | +16.0 |
| 5 | Wang, Ruoshui | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | +19B | −2N | +22B | +14N | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.50 | 1722 | +33.2 |
| 6 | Brown, Craig | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | −8N | +22B | =17N | +20B | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.75 | 1624 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Cerfonteyn, Lyndon | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | =9N | −10B | +?B | +19N | 2.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1449 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Lawson, Morgan | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | +6B | F | +20N | −1N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.50 | 1609 | -0.4 |
| 9 | Harris, Bruce | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | =7B | +18N | −14B | =16N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.50 | 1327 | -14.6 |
| 10 | McNamara, Elijah | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | −3B | +7N | F | +21B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.50 | 1592 | -8.8 |
| 11 | Kitikov, Oleg | 0 | KGZ | F | F | F | +21B | −20N | +16N | −3B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.50 | 1582 | -16.0 |
| 12 | Credland-Ballantyne, Oscar | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +21N | −4N | +25B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1694 | +10.4 |
| 13 | FIDE 3297756 | 0 | — | F | F | F | +?N | +19B | −21B | −?N | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 665 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Beardmore, Steve | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | =17B | −1N | +9N | −5B | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.75 | 1505 | +2.8 |
| 15 | Chen, Nicholas Yuileng | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | +20B | −3N | −2B | =17B | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.75 | 1573 | -27.2 |
| 16 | Chilekampalli, Hanish Reddy | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | −4B | +23N | −11B | =9B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1393 | -22.0 |
| 17 | Kojic, Slavko | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | =14N | F | =6B | =15N | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.75 | 1589 | -3.2 |
| 18 | FIDE 573001937 | 0 | — | F | F | F | +?N | −9B | −19N | =?B | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 805 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 3297748 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −5N | −13N | +18B | −7B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.50 | 713 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Van Der Byl, Orsen | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | −15N | +11B | −8B | −6N | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1556 | -2.4 |
| 21 | Sun, Jackson | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | −11N | −12B | +13N | −10N | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 881 | -27.2 |
| 22 | Sun, Dejun | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −6N | −5N | +23B | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 713 | -24.4 |
| 23 | FIDE 573001945 | 0 | — | F | F | F | +?N | −16B | F | −22N | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 775 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Lemeriga Edgar | 0 | UGA | F | F | F | F | −4N | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 856 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Lucas, Peter | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | −12N | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 828 | -8.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Breeden, MarekAUS+40.44.0 pts · #1
- 2Goodman, MichaelAUS+33.23.0 pts · #3
- 3Wang, RuoshuiAUS+33.23.0 pts · #8
Top rating losers
- 1Sun, JacksonAUS-27.21.0 pts · #23
- 2Chen, Nicholas YuilengAUS-27.21.5 pts · #9
- 3Sun, DejunAUS-24.41.0 pts · #25