2026 Perth Southern Suburbs Open Rounds 6-7
Open SwissStandard
19 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 31 Mar 2026 to 07 Apr 2026 in Perth, Australia. 1 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1880, and top seed was Tim Hare (🇳🇿 NZL, 2080).
Dennis Holland (🇦🇺 AUS, 1867) won with 2.0/7, ahead of Kit He (2.0) and Hui Lam Teh (2.0). Holland won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Kathryn Hardegen (WFM, 1882) beat Tim Hare (2080), a +198-point gap.
Location
🇦🇺Perth, Australia
Dates
31 Mar 2026 → 07 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 75 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 1
WFM×1
Federations · 6 represented
🇦🇺Australia×10
🇭🇺Hungary×1
🇲🇾Malaysia×1
🇬🇭Ghana×1
🇿🇼Zimbabwe×1
🇳🇿New Zealand×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 3 players tied at 2.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 30 co-leaders at R4 to 4 at the finish.
Co-leaders
30
30
30
30
30
12
4
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 2.0/7. Holland takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (2.0).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holland, Dennis | 1867 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +7B | +9N | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2689 | +21.2 |
| 2 | He, Kit | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +?B | +10N | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 1733 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Teh, Hui Lam | 1920 | MAS | F | F | F | F | F | +15N | +14B | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2660 | +17.4 |
| 4 | Gwezere, Cecil | 1704 | ZIM | F | F | F | F | F | =13B | +8B | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.25 | 1929 | +11.8 |
| 5 | Szijarto, Andras | 2068 | HUN | F | F | F | F | F | +16B | =6N | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1986 | -3.0 |
| 6 | Kingsley Kofi Ketor | 1710 | GHA | F | F | F | F | F | +17B | =5B | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 2068 | +8.0 |
| 7 | King, David | 1896 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −1N | +11B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1067 | -10.8 |
| 8 | Rasulov, Bekzod | 1719 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +12B | −4N | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.00 | 904 | -20.8 |
| 9 | Hardegen, KathrynWFM | 1882 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +14N | −1B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1974 | +4.8 |
| 10 | Roebuck, Derek | 1744 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +18N | −2B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 2286 | +3.6 |
| 11 | FIDE 573003085 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | +?B | −7N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1721 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 573002046 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | −8N | +?N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 919 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Soutar, Gavin | 1753 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | =4N | F | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1704 | -1.4 |
| 14 | Hare, Tim | 2080 | NZL | F | F | F | F | F | −9B | −3N | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1101 | -29.4 |
| 15 | Gunawan, Michael | 1639 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −3B | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1120 | -6.4 |
| 16 | Davoll, Josh | 1875 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −5N | F | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1268 | -10.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 3295370 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | −6N | F | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 910 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Sheridan, Wallace | 1481 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −10B | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 943 | -3.6 |
| 19 | FIDE 3296873 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | −?N | −?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 748 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Holland, DennisAUS+21.22.0 pts · #3
- 2Teh, Hui LamMAS+17.42.0 pts · #2
- 3Gwezere, CecilZIM+11.81.5 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Hare, TimNZL-29.40.0 pts · #13
- 2Rasulov, BekzodAUS-20.81.0 pts · #14
- 3King, DavidAUS-10.81.0 pts · #11
Biggest upsets
- R6+198 Elo gap
- R7+160 Elo gap