2026 Burwood Summer Open Rounds 1-5
Open SwissStandard
41 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 27 Feb 2026 to 27 Mar 2026 in Sydney, Australia. 3 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1960, and top seed was Daniel Han (🇳🇿 NZL, 2108).
Jean Rusakov (🇦🇺 AUS, FM, 2090) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Anand Munkhbat (4.0) and Mason Tay (3.5). Rusakov won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Maria Bhatt (1474) beat Edward Losiv (1857), a +383-point gap.
Location
🇦🇺Sydney, Australia
Dates
27 Feb 2026 → 27 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 3
FM×1
WIM×1
WFM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇦🇺Australia×30
🇳🇿New Zealand×2
🇫🇷France×1
🇭🇰Hong Kong China×1
🇨🇳China×1
🇳🇵Nepal×1
🇵🇭Philippines×1
🇮🇳India×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsFM Jean Rusakov led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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6
3
1
1
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
FM Jean Rusakov never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
FM Jean Rusakov 5 wins (R1–R5)Anand Munkhbat 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMJean Rusakov | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2Anand Munkhbat | — | * | — | — |
| 3Daniel Han | — | — | * | — |
| 4Mason Tay | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rusakov, JeanFM | 2090 | AUS | +18N | +3B | +7N | +8B | +9B | 5.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 14.50 | 2630 | +38.8 |
| 2 | Munkhbat, Anand | 1909 | AUS | +17B | +11N | +10B | −9N | +8N | 4.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 11.00 | 2085 | +29.2 |
| 3 | Tay, Mason | 1744 | AUS | +39B | −1N | +26B | +10N | =4B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 6.25 | 2077 | +84.8 |
| 4 | Li, Shing Hei | 1890 | HKG | +38N | +29B | −8N | +7B | =3N | 3.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.75 | 1857 | +0.2 |
| 5 | Han, Daniel | 2108 | NZL | +37B | =15N | =13B | +16N | =14N | 3.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 5.50 | 1914 | -18.2 |
| 6 | Gurung, Bibek | 0 | NEP | =25B | −13N | +27N | +15B | +24N | 3.5 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 5.75 | 1844 | +34.4 |
| 7 | Lietar, Robin | 1846 | FRA | +16N | +12B | −1B | −4N | +19B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 7.00 | 1895 | +15.6 |
| 8 | Cronin, Henry | 1969 | AUS | +34B | +30N | +4B | −1N | −2B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 5.50 | 1918 | -4.2 |
| 9 | Quek, KristineWFM | 1914 | AUS | +31N | F | +24B | +2B | −1N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 6.50 | 1959 | +6.4 |
| 10 | Nonles, Ronald | 2007 | PHI | +20N | +23B | −2N | −3B | +25B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 5.00 | 1895 | -13.6 |
| 11 | Arunachalam Palani | 0 | IND | +?N | −2B | +18N | +23B | F | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.50 | 1822 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Scott, Ridley | 1877 | AUS | +32B | −7N | +35B | +29N | F | 3.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 1864 | +0.4 |
| 13 | Kuncoro, Leo | 1804 | AUS | F | +6B | =5N | −14B | +33N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 6.25 | 1882 | +10.8 |
| 14 | Losiv, Edward | 1857 | AUS | −29N | F | +31B | +13N | =5B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 5.25 | 1816 | -3.2 |
| 15 | Cox, James | 1664 | AUS | +26N | =5B | −22B | −6N | =17B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 4.25 | 1761 | +13.6 |
| 16 | Doan, Peter | 1705 | AUS | −7B | +17N | +33N | −5B | F | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 1174 | -7.8 |
| 17 | Zeng, Louis | 0 | AUS | −2N | −16B | +37B | =26N | =15N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.75 | 1678 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Jain, Kamal | 1668 | AUS | −1B | +37N | −11B | F | +23N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.50 | 2007 | +25.0 |
| 19 | Huang, Daniel | 0 | AUS | −30N | +20B | =23N | =24B | −7N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 3.50 | 1718 | +29.2 |
| 20 | Shenoy, Trilok | 1775 | AUS | −10B | −19N | F | +31N | +29B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1634 | -26.8 |
| 21 | Kuncoro, Harvey | 1601 | AUS | F | −25N | +28N | +30B | F | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.50 | 1824 | +35.2 |
| 22 | Pigram, Daniel | 1917 | AUS | F | +27B | +15N | F | F | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.50 | 2467 | +7.6 |
| 23 | Malcolm, Aidan | 1832 | NZL | +41B | −10N | =19B | −11N | −18B | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 1470 | -26.4 |
| 24 | FIDE 3284980 | 0 | — | +33B | F | −9N | =19N | −6B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1440 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Lim, Jongmin | 1859 | AUS | =6N | +21B | F | F | −10N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.75 | 1761 | -7.0 |
| 26 | Jin, Yixi | 1731 | AUS | −15B | +32N | −3N | =17B | F | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 1564 | -26.8 |
| 27 | Yik, Lucas | 1667 | AUS | F | −22N | −6B | =28N | +30B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.75 | 1622 | -11.6 |
| 28 | Lakshman, Emmanuel | 1468 | AUS | −36N | F | −21B | =27B | +34N | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.75 | 1567 | +16.0 |
| 29 | Bhatt, Maria | 1474 | AUS | +14B | −4N | F | −12B | −20N | 1.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 2.50 | 1652 | +24.0 |
| 30 | Bolton, Marcus | 1770 | AUS | +19B | −8B | F | −21N | −27N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1504 | -55.6 |
| 31 | Sudhakar, Shaarav | 1499 | AUS | −9B | +34N | −14N | −20B | −32B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 1501 | -4.4 |
| 32 | Pavlidis, Alexi | 1658 | AUS | −12N | −26B | F | F | +31N | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 1577 | -6.6 |
| 33 | FIDE 573003247 | 0 | — | −24N | F | −16B | +34N | −13B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 1549 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Arun, Adhvik | 1519 | AUS | −8N | −31B | +40N | −33B | −28B | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1429 | -22.4 |
| 35 | Xie, Leo | 1703 | AUS | F | +40B | −12N | F | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1742 | +3.6 |
| 36 | Leng, Xingjian | 1837 | CHN | +28B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2267 | +4.0 |
| 37 | Nguyen, Phuc Bao Tam | 0 | AUS | −5N | −18B | −17N | F | F | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 1089 | -28.4 |
| 38 | England, Tom | 1496 | AUS | −4B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1090 | -1.6 |
| 39 | Dekic, Biljana NWIM | 1923 | AUS | −3N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 944 | -14.6 |
| 40 | Hirschhorn, Michael | 0 | AUS | F | −35N | −34B | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 811 | -39.2 |
| 41 | FIDE 573003239 | 0 | — | −23N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1032 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Tay, MasonAUS+84.83.5 pts · #3
- 2Rusakov, JeanFMAUS+38.85.0 pts · #1
- 3Kuncoro, HarveyAUS+35.22.0 pts · #18
Top rating losers
- 1Bolton, MarcusAUS-55.61.0 pts · #26
- 2Hirschhorn, MichaelAUS-39.20.0 pts · #39
- 3Nguyen, Phuc Bao TamAUS-28.40.0 pts · #38
Biggest upsets
- R1+383 Elo gap
- R4+263 Elo gap
- R1+179 Elo gap