2026 Burwood IM Summer Round Robin Rounds 2-9 plus postponed
9 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 27 Feb 2026 to 27 Mar 2026 in Sydney, Australia. 8 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2248, and top seed was Jacek Stopa (🇵🇱 POL, GM, 2345).
Alexis Vargas Arteaga (🇨🇴 COL, FM, 2281) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Trevor Tao (4.5) and George Wendi Xie (4.5). Vargas Arteaga led wire-to-wire.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Terrence Tang (CM, 2136) beat Sterling Bayaca (FM, 2265), a +129-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 9 · 9 roundsFM Alexis Vargas Arteaga led from R1 onwards, the title was decided early.
FM Alexis Vargas Arteaga never relinquished the lead after R1; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.
FM Alexis Vargas Arteaga opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: IM Trevor Tao); the title is out of reach before R9.
FM Alexis Vargas Arteaga lost to IM George Wendi Xie (White).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇨🇴FMVargas Arteaga, Alexis | 2281 | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6.5 | 19.75 | 25.5 | +42.0 | 2495 |
| 3 | 🇦🇺IMTao, Trevor | 2334 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | — | 4.5 | 14.00 | 25.0 | +2.2 | 2354 |
| 2 | 🇦🇺IMXie, George Wendi | 2306 | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | — | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 4.5 | 15.75 | 24.5 | +4.2 | 2346 |
| 4 | 🇳🇵FMThing, Bibek | 2284 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | — | 1 | 3.5 | 11.00 | 26.0 | -8.0 | 2241 |
| 5 | 🇦🇺Zhu, Harvey (Hanchen) | 2222 | 0 | ½ | — | ½ | * | — | 1 | ½ | ½ | 3.0 | 9.00 | 24.5 | +5.2 | 2239 |
| 8 | 🇦🇺FMChakrabarty, Reyaansh | 2272 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | — | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 2.5 | 7.75 | 29.5 | -24.0 | 2147 |
| 7 | 🇨🇴FMTirado, Juan Camilo | 2135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 2.5 | 6.75 | 29.5 | -2.6 | 2122 |
| 6 | 🇦🇺FMBayaca, Sterling | 2265 | ½ | 0 | ½ | — | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 2.5 | 9.50 | 26.0 | -24.4 | 2139 |
| 9 | 🇦🇺CMTang, Terrence | 2136 | 0 | — | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 2.5 | 7.50 | 25.0 | +1.6 | 2150 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Vargas Arteaga, AlexisFMCOL+42.06.5 pts · #1
- 2Zhu, Harvey (Hanchen)AUS+5.23.0 pts · #5
- 3Xie, George WendiIMAUS+4.24.5 pts · #2
- 1Bayaca, SterlingFMAUS-24.42.5 pts · #6
- 2Chakrabarty, ReyaanshFMAUS-24.02.5 pts · #8
- 3Thing, BibekFMNEP-8.03.5 pts · #4
- R6+129 Elo gap