2026 Burwood Summer Open Rounds 1-5

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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

Top seed

🇳🇿Daniel Han2108

Avg top 10

1,960

Participants

Titled players · 3

FM×1

WIM×1

WFM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇦🇺Australia×30

🇳🇿New Zealand×2

🇨🇳China×1

🇳🇵Nepal×1

🇮🇳India×1

🇭🇰Hong Kong China×1

🇵🇭Philippines×1

🇫🇷France×1

Top 3

🥇
FMJean Rusakov
🇦🇺AUS·2090
5.0pts·2630perf+38.8
🥈
Anand Munkhbat
🇦🇺AUS·1909
4.0pts·2085perf+29.2
🥉
Mason Tay
🇦🇺AUS·1744
3.5pts·2077perf+84.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

FM Jean Rusakov led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Rusakov5Munkhbat4Han3.5Tay3.5Li3.5Gurung3.5

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
+84.8
3.5 pts · #3
2Rusakov, JeanFMAUS
+38.8
5.0 pts · #1
3Kuncoro, HarveyAUS
+35.2
2.0 pts · #18

Top rating losers

1Bolton, MarcusAUS
-55.6
1.0 pts · #26
2Hirschhorn, MichaelAUS
-39.2
0.0 pts · #39
3Nguyen, Phuc Bao TamAUS
-28.4
0.0 pts · #38

Biggest upsets

R1+383 Elo gap
Bhatt, Maria1474 beat Losiv, Edward1857
R4+263 Elo gap
Tay, Mason1744 beat Nonles, Ronald2007
R1+179 Elo gap
Tay, Mason1744 beat WIMDekic, Biljana N1923