2026 Hobsons Bay C.J.S. Purdy Rookies and Juniors Cup Rounds 1-3
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65 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 14 Mar 2026 to 28 Mar 2026 in Melbourne, Australia. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1623, and top seed was Scott Humphreys (🇦🇺 AUS, 1762).
Srikrishna Yendru (🇦🇺 AUS, 1618) won with 3.0/3, ahead of Kaisar Batyrbekov (3.0) and Shreyansh Annadasu (3.0). Yendru won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Nyra Venkat (1404) beat Lucas Parker (1709), a +305-point gap.
Location
🇦🇺Melbourne, Australia
Dates
14 Mar 2026 → 28 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 3 rounds
Avg top 10
1,623
Participants
65
Federations · 4 represented
🇦🇺Australia×37
🇮🇳India×2
🇻🇳Vietnam×1
🇳🇿New Zealand×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsTight race until R3; 5 players tied at 3.0/3, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
39
16
5
R3 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
5 players finish on 3.0/3. Yendru takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (4.0).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Kaisar Batyrbekov 3 wins (R1–R3)Mai Nhuan Phat 3 wins (R1–R3)Srikrishna Yendru 3 wins (R1–R3)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yendru, Srikrishna | 1618 | AUS | +36N | +17B | +16N | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.00 | 2260 | +11.8 |
| 2 | Batyrbekov, Kaisar | 1584 | AUS | +42B | +35N | +13B | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 2249 | +39.2 |
| 3 | Annadasu, Shreyansh | 1490 | AUS | +45B | +40N | +12B | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 2347 | +46.8 |
| 4 | Nowak, Ruben | 1664 | AUS | +34B | +37N | +11B | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 2400 | +8.2 |
| 5 | Mai Nhuan Phat | 0 | VIE | +?B | +28N | +?B | 3.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 1557 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Batyrbekov, Aidan | 1498 | AUS | +38N | +18B | =7N | 2.5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 4.25 | 2227 | +16.0 |
| 7 | Alwani Manas | 0 | IND | +?B | +15N | =6B | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.25 | 1504 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Nema, Nivaan | 1538 | AUS | +59N | =32B | +27N | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.25 | 2352 | +20.8 |
| 9 | FIDE 573003310 | 0 | — | +?N | =27B | +?N | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1520 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Martin, Dion | 0 | AUS | +?N | +?B | =?N | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1594 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Huang, Michael | 1601 | AUS | +47B | +23N | −4N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 862 | -16.4 |
| 12 | Gadham, Aarya Subramanya | 1614 | AUS | +58N | +20B | −3N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1539 | -8.4 |
| 13 | Verma, Vivaan | 1450 | AUS | +50B | +33N | −2N | 2.0 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 2.50 | 779 | -13.2 |
| 14 | Luan, William | 0 | AUS | +19N | −24B | +36N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 3.00 | 1476 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Jyothi Nikhil, Neev | 1438 | AUS | +48N | −7B | +30N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 2.50 | 2381 | +28.0 |
| 16 | Jagannathan, Shashvath | 1465 | AUS | +39B | +46N | −1B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 814 | -12.0 |
| 17 | Gajula, Nishitha | 0 | AUS | +61B | −1N | +39B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 814 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Balamurugan, Soorya | 1427 | AUS | +62B | −6N | +44B | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 696 | -16.0 |
| 19 | Krishnan, Sanjit | 0 | AUS | −14B | +41N | +35B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1515 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Wei, Andrew | 1601 | AUS | +49B | −12N | +34B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 814 | -18.8 |
| 21 | Watson, Jacob | 0 | AUS | +43N | −22B | +38N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 902 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Djatschenko, Addison | 1703 | AUS | +41B | +21N | F | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2259 | +4.0 |
| 23 | Goh, Daphne | 0 | AUS | +?N | −11B | +37B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 800 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Samraat, Aayush | 0 | AUS | +?B | +14N | −?N | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 962 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Venkat, Nyra | 1404 | AUS | +63N | F | +29B | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2498 | +34.0 |
| 26 | Singh, Sumair | 0 | AUS | +?N | −?B | +58B | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 844 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Vemula, Thamoghna | 1554 | AUS | +52B | =9N | −8B | 1.5 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 2.25 | 737 | -20.8 |
| 28 | Arora, Daanish | 1407 | AUS | +51N | −5B | =31N | 1.5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 1.75 | 1444 | +2.0 |
| 29 | Parker, Lucas | 1709 | AUS | +31N | =30B | −25N | 1.5 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 2.25 | 1476 | -32.8 |
| 30 | Vignesh, Prajeeth Balaji | 1582 | NZL | +60B | =29N | −15B | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 1373 | -21.6 |
| 31 | Fang, Candice | 1447 | AUS | −29B | +60N | =28B | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 1361 | -9.6 |
| 32 | FIDE 573002305 | 0 | — | +?B | =8N | F | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 1511 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Mallajosyula, Srivaths | 0 | AUS | +?N | −13B | =?N | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1447 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Bodke, Aryan | 0 | AUS | −4N | +63B | −20N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 829 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Guggilla, Krithvik | 1491 | AUS | +64N | −2B | −19N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 779 | -15.2 |
| 36 | Ganesh Kumar, Mukunth | 1456 | AUS | −1B | +61N | −14B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 814 | -11.6 |
| 37 | Bongrain, Herve | 1457 | AUS | +?N | −4B | −23N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 862 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Jyothi Nikhil, Vihaan | 0 | AUS | −6B | +62N | −21B | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 696 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Krishnan, Sanjay | 0 | AUS | −16N | +54B | −17N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 664 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Kaur, Mishleen | 1479 | AUS | F | −3B | +43N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 683 | -19.6 |
| 41 | Das, Ayush | 1459 | AUS | −22N | −19B | +59N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 902 | -8.0 |
| 42 | Veeragandham, Gowtham | 1407 | AUS | −2N | −43B | +63N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 779 | -10.8 |
| 43 | FIDE 3278930 | 0 | — | −21B | +42N | −40B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1443 | 0.0 |
| 44 | FIDE 573002356 | 0 | — | −53N | +55B | −18N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 627 | 0.0 |
| 45 | FIDE 3297934 | 0 | — | −3N | +?B | −?N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 705 | 0.0 |
| 46 | FIDE 573003352 | 0 | — | +?N | −16B | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1466 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Alwani Manav | 0 | IND | −11N | +?B | −?N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 746 | 0.0 |
| 48 | FIDE 573002194 | 0 | — | −15B | −?N | +62B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 694 | 0.0 |
| 49 | FIDE 3286860 | 0 | — | −20N | −?B | +?N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 795 | 0.0 |
| 50 | FIDE 573002208 | 0 | — | −13N | −?B | +?N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 671 | 0.0 |
| 51 | FIDE 573003263 | 0 | — | −28B | +?N | −?B | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1345 | 0.0 |
| 52 | FIDE 573002186 | 0 | — | −27N | −?B | +64N | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 689 | 0.0 |
| 53 | FIDE 573002259 | 0 | — | +44B | −?N | −?B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 695 | 0.0 |
| 54 | FIDE 3291235 | 0 | — | −?B | −39N | +60B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 962 | 0.0 |
| 55 | FIDE 3286312 | 0 | — | −?B | −44N | +61B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 727 | 0.0 |
| 56 | FIDE 3297403 | 0 | — | −?N | +64B | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 844 | 0.0 |
| 57 | FIDE 573003255 | 0 | — | =?B | −?N | −?B | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1178 | 0.0 |
| 58 | FIDE 573002364 | 0 | — | −12B | F | −26N | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 814 | 0.0 |
| 59 | FIDE 573002240 | 0 | — | −8B | −?N | −41B | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 698 | 0.0 |
| 60 | FIDE 573003298 | 0 | — | −30N | −31B | −54N | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 713 | 0.0 |
| 61 | FIDE 573001635 | 0 | — | −17N | −36B | −55N | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 656 | 0.0 |
| 62 | FIDE 573002313 | 0 | — | −18N | −38B | −48N | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 627 | 0.0 |
| 63 | FIDE 573003301 | 0 | — | −25B | −34N | −42B | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 606 | 0.0 |
| 64 | FIDE 573003344 | 0 | — | −35B | −56N | −52B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 691 | 0.0 |
| 65 | FIDE 573002224 | 0 | — | −?N | −?B | −?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 679 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Annadasu, ShreyanshAUS+46.83.0 pts · #8
- 2Batyrbekov, KaisarAUS+39.23.0 pts · #1
- 3Venkat, NyraAUS+34.02.0 pts · #22
Top rating losers
- 1Parker, LucasAUS-32.81.5 pts · #11
- 2Vignesh, Prajeeth BalajiNZL-21.61.5 pts · #23
- 3Vemula, ThamoghnaAUS-20.81.5 pts · #55
Biggest upsets
- R3+305 Elo gap
- R3+144 Elo gap
- R3+124 Elo gap