2026 Perth Southern Suburbs Open Rounds 2-5
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29 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 03 Mar 2026 to 24 Mar 2026 in Perth, Australia. 1 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1880, and top seed was Tim Hare (🇳🇿 NZL, 2080).
Kathryn Hardegen (🇦🇺 AUS, WFM, 1882) won with 3.5/5, ahead of Tim Hare (3.5) and Josh Davoll (3.0). Hardegen won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Cecil Gwezere (1704) beat David King (1896), a +192-point gap.
Location
🇦🇺Perth, Australia
Dates
03 Mar 2026 → 24 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 75 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 1
WFM×1
Federations · 6 represented
🇦🇺Australia×15
🇭🇺Hungary×1
🇲🇾Malaysia×1
🇬🇭Ghana×1
🇿🇼Zimbabwe×1
🇳🇿New Zealand×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 3.5/5, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 3.5/5. Hardegen takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (8.5).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Tim Hare 3 wins (R3–R5)Andras Szijarto 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Tim Hare | * | — | — | ½ |
| 2WFMKathryn Hardegen | — | * | 1 | — |
| 3Andras Szijarto | — | 0 | * | — |
| 4Josh Davoll | ½ | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hardegen, KathrynWFM | 1882 | AUS | F | +11B | =10N | +18B | +4B | 3.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 7.50 | 2172 | +21.2 |
| 2 | Hare, Tim | 2080 | NZL | F | =3N | +14B | +19N | +9B | 3.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 7.00 | 2087 | +0.6 |
| 3 | Davoll, Josh | 1875 | AUS | F | =2B | =7N | +15B | +18N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 6.50 | 1881 | +3.6 |
| 4 | Szijarto, Andras | 2068 | HUN | F | +13B | +12N | +10B | −1N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 6.00 | 2056 | -0.6 |
| 5 | FIDE 3295370 | 0 | — | F | +26N | −9B | +23N | +20B | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.00 | 904 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Holland, Dennis | 1867 | AUS | F | −18B | +15N | =11B | +13N | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 5.00 | 1942 | +5.2 |
| 7 | De Heer, Alex | 1642 | AUS | F | +28N | =3B | +8N | −14B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.00 | 1744 | +8.0 |
| 8 | Rasulov, Bekzod | 1719 | AUS | F | =19B | +24N | −7B | +28N | 2.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.75 | 1500 | -23.2 |
| 9 | Gwezere, Cecil | 1704 | ZIM | F | −10B | +5N | +12B | −2N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.00 | 1840 | +8.8 |
| 10 | Teh, Hui Lam | 1920 | MAS | F | +9N | =1B | −4N | =11B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.75 | 1841 | -8.0 |
| 11 | Kingsley Kofi Ketor | 1710 | GHA | F | −1N | +22B | =6N | =10N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.75 | 1765 | +8.4 |
| 12 | King, David | 1896 | AUS | F | +14N | −4B | −9N | +16B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.00 | 1740 | -14.6 |
| 13 | Soutar, Gavin | 1753 | AUS | F | −4N | +16B | +21N | −6B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.50 | 1742 | -1.2 |
| 14 | Gunawan, Michael | 1639 | AUS | F | −12B | −2N | +26B | +7N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.00 | 1734 | +9.6 |
| 15 | Aggarwal, Nevish | 1549 | AUS | F | +29N | −6B | −3N | +23B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 1071 | -10.0 |
| 16 | Moseley, Paul | 1548 | AUS | F | +27B | −13N | +17B | −12N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1025 | -7.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 573002046 | 0 | — | F | −20N | +29B | −16N | +27B | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 748 | 0.0 |
| 18 | He, Kit | 0 | AUS | F | +6N | =21B | −1N | −3B | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.25 | 1691 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Roebuck, Derek | 1744 | AUS | F | =8N | +20B | −2B | F | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.75 | 1707 | -3.0 |
| 20 | Nagaa, Vidhith | 0 | AUS | F | +17B | −19N | =?B | −5N | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.00 | 943 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Sheridan, Wallace | 1481 | AUS | F | F | =18N | −13B | +25N | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.75 | 953 | -3.6 |
| 22 | FIDE 573001996 | 0 | — | F | +?B | −11N | −25B | =26N | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.25 | 910 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 573002054 | 0 | — | F | −24B | +27N | −5B | −15N | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 745 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Ho, Kai Fai | 0 | AUS | F | +23N | −8B | F | F | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 919 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 3296873 | 0 | — | F | F | F | +22N | −21B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.50 | 686 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 573002038 | 0 | — | F | −5B | F | −14N | =22B | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.75 | 839 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 573002020 | 0 | — | F | −16N | −23B | F | −17N | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 748 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 573002011 | 0 | — | F | −7B | −?N | F | −8B | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 881 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 573003077 | 0 | — | F | −15B | −17N | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 745 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Hardegen, KathrynWFMAUS+21.23.5 pts · #3
- 2Gunawan, MichaelAUS+9.62.0 pts · #12
- 3Gwezere, CecilZIM+8.82.0 pts · #11
Top rating losers
- 1Rasulov, BekzodAUS-23.22.5 pts · #14
- 2King, DavidAUS-14.62.0 pts · #7
- 3Aggarwal, NevishAUS-10.02.0 pts · #29
Biggest upsets
- R4+192 Elo gap
- R5+186 Elo gap