2026 Geelong Club Championship Rounds 1-5
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26 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 30 Apr 2026 to 28 May 2026 in Geelong, Australia. Top 10 Elo average was 1696, and top seed was Reza Daneshvar (🇦🇺 AUS, 1875).
Jack Smith (🇦🇺 AUS, 1767) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Indily Francis (4.0). Smith clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Indily Francis (1630) beat Reza Daneshvar (1875), a +245-point gap.
Location
🇦🇺Geelong, Australia
Dates
30 Apr 2026 → 28 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇦🇺Australia×12
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsJack Smith led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE28 May
Jack Smith takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Jack Smith beat FIDE 573006629 (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Jack Smith 4 wins (R2–R5)FIDE 573006629 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jack Smith | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2FIDE 573006629 | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3Alistair Anderson | — | — | * | — |
| 4Indily Francis | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smith, Jack | 1767 | AUS | =13N | +15B | +18B | +5N | +3B | 4.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 12.75 | 2378 | +11.4 |
| 2 | Francis, Indily | 1630 | AUS | +14B | +7N | +11B | −3N | +6B | 4.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 11.00 | 2517 | +48.0 |
| 3 | FIDE 573006629 | 0 | — | +22N | +17B | +12N | +2B | −1N | 4.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 9.50 | 1737 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Anderson, Alistair | 1820 | AUS | +6B | +16N | =5B | =7N | +13B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 10.75 | 1943 | +8.4 |
| 5 | Sicat, Rodel | 1733 | AUS | +20B | +8N | =4N | −1B | +14B | 3.5 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 8.00 | 1748 | +2.8 |
| 6 | Kildea, James | 1558 | AUS | −4N | +23B | +17N | +12B | −2N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 5.50 | 1711 | +31.2 |
| 7 | FIDE 573006670 | 0 | — | +?N | −2B | +15N | =4B | =12N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 5.25 | 1621 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Cooke, John | 1657 | AUS | +23N | −5B | −10N | +15B | +17N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 5.00 | 1669 | +1.2 |
| 9 | Condick, Peter | 1524 | AUS | +10N | −12B | −14N | +24B | +16N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.00 | 1754 | +11.4 |
| 10 | FIDE 573006700 | 0 | — | −9B | +20N | +8B | −13N | +25B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.00 | 1591 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Daneshvar, Reza | 1875 | AUS | +21B | F | −2N | +22B | +18N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.00 | 1553 | -28.8 |
| 12 | Ristic, Mio | 1787 | AUS | +25B | +9N | −3B | −6N | =7B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 4.50 | 1541 | -24.4 |
| 13 | FIDE 3298639 | 0 | — | =1B | +21N | F | +10B | −4N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 6.25 | 1601 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 573006718 | 0 | — | −2N | F | +9B | +16B | −5N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 5.00 | 1652 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 577066383 | 0 | — | +?B | −1N | −7B | −8N | +21B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.00 | 912 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Davis, Geoff | 0 | AUS | +19B | −4B | +24N | −14N | −9B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.00 | 872 | -44.4 |
| 17 | Jago, Stephen | 1605 | AUS | +24B | −3N | −6B | +20N | −8B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 808 | -20.0 |
| 18 | Musson, Henry | 1423 | AUS | F | +26B | −1N | +25N | −11B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 995 | -8.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 573006653 | 0 | — | −16N | −22B | +21B | −?N | +20B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 920 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 573006645 | 0 | — | −5N | −10B | +23N | −17B | −19N | 1.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 1.00 | 869 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 3298566 | 0 | — | −11N | −13B | −19N | +23B | −15N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 1.00 | 1075 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 573006696 | 0 | — | −3B | +19N | F | −11N | −?B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1075 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 573006661 | 0 | — | −8B | −6N | −20B | −21N | +24N | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 808 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 573006688 | 0 | — | −17N | F | −16B | −9N | −23B | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 816 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 573005266 | 0 | — | −12N | F | F | −18B | −10N | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 805 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 573005282 | 0 | — | F | −18N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 623 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Francis, IndilyAUS+48.04.0 pts · #5
- 2Kildea, JamesAUS+31.23.0 pts · #4
- 3Smith, JackAUS+11.44.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Davis, GeoffAUS-44.42.0 pts · #24
- 2Daneshvar, RezaAUS-28.83.0 pts · #9
- 3Ristic, MioAUS-24.42.5 pts · #8
Biggest upsets
- R3+245 Elo gap
- R4+229 Elo gap