2026 UNSW Open Weekender
Open SwissStandard
49 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 20 Mar 2026 to 22 Mar 2026 in Sydney, Australia. 4 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1985, and top seed was Yifei Hu (🇦🇺 AUS, FM, 2240).
Yifei Hu (🇦🇺 AUS, FM, 2240) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Dean Chen (6.0) and Dominic Ou (5.5). Hu shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Leo Xie (1536) beat Himson To (1847), a +311-point gap.
Location
🇦🇺Sydney, Australia
Dates
20 Mar 2026 → 22 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 4
FM×1
CM×3
Federations · 8 represented
🇦🇺Australia×41
🇮🇳India×2
🇿🇦South Africa×1
🇰🇷South Korea×1
🇳🇿New Zealand×1
🇳🇵Nepal×1
🇩🇪Germany×1
🇲🇴Macau China×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R6; 2 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
17
6
3
3
2
1
2
R6–R7 · LEAD HELD
FM Yifei Hu held the sole lead from R6 through R7 without losing it.
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 6.0/7. Hu takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (28.0).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMYifei Hu | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2Dean Chen | ½ | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Dominic Ou | — | 0 | * | — |
| 4CMBrendan Anderson | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hu, YifeiFM | 2240 | AUS | +22B | +14N | +7B | =2N | +10B | +6N | =8B | 6.0 | 28.0 | 31.0 | 25.75 | 2200 | +28.4 |
| 2 | Chen, Dean | 1908 | AUS | +39N | +30B | +4N | =1B | +3N | =7B | +23N | 6.0 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 23.25 | 2143 | +70.4 |
| 3 | Ou, Dominic | 1806 | AUS | +41B | +5N | +10B | =19N | −2B | +26N | +13B | 5.5 | 25.5 | 27.0 | 19.25 | 2026 | +53.2 |
| 4 | Anderson, BrendanCM | 2004 | AUS | +20B | +24N | −2B | −23N | +18N | +9B | +12N | 5.0 | 24.0 | 27.0 | 18.00 | 1881 | -17.0 |
| 5 | Li, HuiCM | 2041 | MAC | +12N | −3B | +27N | F | +31B | +11B | +7N | 5.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 18.00 | 2078 | +4.6 |
| 6 | Zou, BrendanCM | 1999 | AUS | +29N | =35B | =9N | +15B | +30N | −1B | +16N | 5.0 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 16.00 | 1909 | -8.2 |
| 7 | Power, Ted | 1988 | AUS | +45B | +26N | −1N | +16B | +17B | =2N | −5B | 4.5 | 27.0 | 28.0 | 14.00 | 1951 | -20.4 |
| 8 | Zha, Leyao | 1742 | AUS | +48B | =33N | +38B | F | +9N | =23B | =1N | 4.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 12.25 | 1876 | +14.4 |
| 9 | He, Nathan | 1812 | AUS | +13B | +11N | =6B | =17N | −8B | −4N | +25B | 4.0 | 26.0 | 29.0 | 15.25 | 1838 | +19.6 |
| 10 | Stalker, Ian | 1946 | AUS | F | +16B | −3N | +12B | −1N | +30B | +11N | 4.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 14.00 | 1930 | -3.4 |
| 11 | Kundu, Pritam | 1880 | AUS | +32N | −9B | +22N | +40B | +19B | −5N | −10B | 4.0 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 11.00 | 1853 | -9.6 |
| 12 | Xie, Leo | 1536 | AUS | −5B | +41N | +46B | −10N | +24B | +17N | −4B | 4.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 9.00 | 1894 | +44.8 |
| 13 | Hong, Eric | 0 | AUS | −9N | −31B | +39N | +32B | +22N | +19B | −3N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 11.00 | 1685 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Zara, Baraa | 1794 | NZL | +36N | −1B | =31N | −30B | +42N | =18B | +35N | 4.0 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 8.50 | 1760 | -3.4 |
| 15 | Lee, Daniel | 1931 | AUS | F | =23N | +20B | −6N | =45B | +44N | +31B | 4.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 9.00 | 1757 | -17.6 |
| 16 | Sheng, Ray | 1775 | AUS | +25B | −10N | +49B | −7N | =20B | +45N | −6B | 3.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 5.75 | 1681 | -15.6 |
| 17 | To, Himson | 1847 | RSA | =43N | +18B | +35N | =9B | −7N | −12B | =30N | 3.5 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 9.50 | 1763 | -13.2 |
| 18 | Scalet, Noah | 0 | AUS | F | −17N | +25B | +38N | −4B | =14N | +24B | 3.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 10.00 | 1734 | +5.2 |
| 19 | Wong, Benjamin | 1720 | AUS | F | +43B | +47N | =3B | −11N | −13N | +20B | 3.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 8.75 | 1854 | +9.8 |
| 20 | Yip, Brendan | 1610 | AUS | −4N | +44B | −15N | +49B | =16N | +46B | −19N | 3.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 3.75 | 1705 | +17.2 |
| 21 | Soham Tilekar | 1601 | IND | −28B | F | =36N | +43B | −37N | +42B | +33N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 6.50 | 1703 | +4.4 |
| 22 | Wang, Isaac (Yijun) | 1532 | AUS | −1N | +36B | −11B | +25N | −13B | −24N | +48B | 3.0 | 22.0 | 22.5 | 5.50 | 1651 | -9.6 |
| 23 | Gurung, Bibek | 0 | NEP | F | =15B | +48N | +4B | F | =8N | −2B | 3.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 9.75 | 1916 | +59.2 |
| 24 | Jain, Kamal | 1707 | AUS | +44N | −4B | −30N | +37B | −12N | +22B | −18N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 6.00 | 1585 | -9.4 |
| 25 | Talty Bormans, Claudia | 0 | AUS | −16N | +32B | −18N | −22B | +36N | +27B | −9N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 7.50 | 1580 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Karunagaran, Arvend | 1708 | AUS | +49N | −7B | +28N | F | +34B | −3B | F | 3.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 5.50 | 1731 | +2.2 |
| 27 | Manognya Param Koolath | 1623 | IND | =42B | +37N | −5B | −29N | =28B | −25N | +44B | 3.0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 5.25 | 997 | -13.0 |
| 28 | Deng, Michael | 0 | AUS | +21N | −40B | −26B | F | =27N | =35B | +37N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 8.00 | 1614 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Xi, Cheng | 1404 | AUS | −6B | F | +42N | +27B | F | +34N | F | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 7.00 | 1892 | +46.8 |
| 30 | Blakley, Kian | 0 | AUS | F | −2N | +24B | +14N | −6B | −10N | =17B | 2.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 8.75 | 1800 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Nisha Raj, Taran | 1477 | AUS | F | +13N | =14B | F | −5N | +37B | −15N | 2.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 8.00 | 1634 | +2.0 |
| 32 | Ross, Darryl | 1530 | AUS | −11B | −25N | =41B | −13N | +43B | −38N | +49B | 2.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 2.25 | 1098 | -1.6 |
| 33 | Mahajan, Zariya | 1615 | AUS | +46N | =8B | −40N | F | −44B | +41N | −21B | 2.5 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 4.75 | 1714 | +24.8 |
| 34 | Agrawal, Kabir | 1700 | AUS | −38N | +39B | =45N | +35B | −26N | −29B | F | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 4.50 | 1589 | -31.6 |
| 35 | Gandhi, Ishaan | 1628 | AUS | F | =6N | −17B | −34N | +38B | =28N | −14B | 2.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 6.00 | 1504 | -15.2 |
| 36 | Cady, Christian | 0 | AUS | −14B | −22N | =21B | +41N | −25B | =48N | −39B | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.5 | 3.50 | 1392 | -15.6 |
| 37 | Zheng, David | 0 | AUS | F | −27B | +43N | −24N | +21B | −31N | −28B | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 5.00 | 1432 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Ng, Brian | 0 | AUS | +34B | F | −8N | −18B | −35N | +32B | F | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 5.00 | 1592 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Wen, Jimmy | 0 | AUS | −2B | −34N | −13B | −42B | F | +49N | +36N | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 2.00 | 1567 | -2.0 |
| 40 | Pigram, Daniel | 1911 | AUS | F | +28N | +33B | −11N | F | F | F | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 5.50 | 1732 | -8.4 |
| 41 | Wang, Jennifer (yuxian) | 1491 | AUS | −3N | −12B | =32N | −36B | +49N | −33B | −43N | 1.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 1.25 | 1250 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Nurcombe, Madeline | 0 | AUS | =27N | −47B | −29B | +39N | −14B | −21N | F | 1.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 3.50 | 1451 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Gao, Edwin | 0 | AUS | =17B | −19N | −37B | −21N | −32N | F | +41B | 1.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 3.25 | 1350 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Paek, Hajin | 0 | KOR | −24B | −20N | F | F | +33N | −15B | −27N | 1.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 2.50 | 1439 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Gan, Alvis | 1485 | AUS | −7N | F | =34B | F | =15N | −16B | F | 1.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 3.25 | 1632 | +11.6 |
| 46 | Bergeret Busse, Julian | 1845 | GER | −33B | F | −12N | F | +48B | −20N | F | 1.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.50 | 1419 | -85.2 |
| 47 | Doan, Peter | 1789 | AUS | F | +42N | −19B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.50 | 961 | -8.4 |
| 48 | Karunagaran, Sreyaa | 0 | AUS | −8N | F | −23B | F | −46N | =36B | −22N | 0.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 1.00 | 1328 | -40.8 |
| 49 | Wang, Baokai | 0 | AUS | −26B | F | −16N | −20N | −41B | −39B | −32N | 0.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0.00 | 815 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Chen, DeanAUS+70.46.0 pts · #4
- 2Gurung, BibekNEP+59.23.0 pts · #16
- 3Ou, DominicAUS+53.25.5 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1Bergeret Busse, JulianGER-85.21.0 pts · #34
- 2Karunagaran, SreyaaAUS-40.80.5 pts · #45
- 3Agrawal, KabirAUS-31.62.5 pts · #19
Biggest upsets
- R6+311 Elo gap
- R3+309 Elo gap
- R6+296 Elo gap