2026 Hobsons Bay C.J.S. Purdy Rookies and Juniors Cup Round 4
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34 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held on 25 Apr 2026 in Melbourne, Australia. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1606, and top seed was Scott Humphreys (🇦🇺 AUS, 1762).
Shreyansh Annadasu (🇦🇺 AUS, 1490) won with 1.0/4, ahead of Herve Bongrain (1.0) and Alwani Manav (1.0).
Location
🇦🇺Melbourne, Australia
Dates
25 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 4 rounds
Avg top 10
1,606
Participants
34
Federations · 4 represented
🇦🇺Australia×24
🇮🇳India×1
🇻🇳Vietnam×1
🇳🇿New Zealand×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsTight race until R4; 12 players tied at 1.0/4, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 32 co-leaders at R4 to 32 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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R4 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
12 players finish on 1.0/4. Annadasu takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (0.0).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annadasu, Shreyansh | 1490 | AUS | F | F | F | +20B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2486 | +28.4 |
| 2 | Bongrain, Herve | 1457 | AUS | F | F | F | +15B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2217 | +18.0 |
| 3 | Alwani Manav | 0 | IND | F | F | F | +?N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1631 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Nowak, Ruben | 1664 | AUS | F | F | F | +17N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2424 | +8.4 |
| 5 | FIDE 573002305 | 0 | — | F | F | F | +?B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1453 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Huang, Michael | 1601 | AUS | F | F | F | +23B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2229 | +12.0 |
| 7 | Balaji, Sai Sivesh | 1465 | AUS | F | F | F | +16B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2251 | +17.6 |
| 8 | Gajula, Karan | 1528 | AUS | F | F | F | +18N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2379 | +24.8 |
| 9 | FIDE 3297403 | 0 | — | F | F | F | +?N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1478 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Wei, Andrew | 1601 | AUS | F | F | F | +19N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2309 | +16.4 |
| 11 | Dhar, Shubham | 1491 | AUS | F | F | F | +22N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2285 | +19.6 |
| 12 | Parker, Lucas | 1709 | AUS | F | F | F | +21B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2236 | +9.2 |
| 13 | Vignesh, Prajeeth Balaji | 1582 | NZL | F | F | F | =14N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1475 | -5.2 |
| 14 | Ruaya, Rohan | 1475 | AUS | F | F | F | =13B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1573 | +5.2 |
| 15 | Fang, Candice | 1447 | AUS | F | F | F | −2N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 654 | -18.0 |
| 16 | Gajula, Nishitha | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | −7N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 697 | -17.6 |
| 17 | Yendru, Srikrishna | 1618 | AUS | F | F | F | −4B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 884 | -8.4 |
| 18 | Gadham, Aarya Subramanya | 1614 | AUS | F | F | F | −8B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 695 | -24.8 |
| 19 | Manoj, Dev | 1555 | AUS | F | F | F | −10B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 771 | -16.4 |
| 20 | Batyrbekov, Kaisar | 1584 | AUS | F | F | F | −1N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 730 | -28.4 |
| 21 | Husain, Lamiah | 1467 | AUS | F | F | F | −12N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 846 | -9.2 |
| 22 | Samraat, Aayush | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | −11B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 691 | -19.6 |
| 23 | Kaur, Mishleen | 1479 | AUS | F | F | F | −6N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 782 | -12.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 573003310 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 852 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Balamurugan, Soorya | 1427 | AUS | F | F | F | −?N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 626 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Krishnan, Sanjit | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | −?N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 704 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 3286312 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −?N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 600 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 3297438 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −?N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 614 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Venkat, Nyra | 1404 | AUS | F | F | F | −?N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 736 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Krishnan, Sanjay | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | −?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 644 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Mai Nhuan Phat | 0 | VIE | F | F | F | −?N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 730 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 573002194 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −?N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 616 | 0.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 573003352 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −?N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 612 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Singh, Sumair | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | −?N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 637 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Annadasu, ShreyanshAUS+28.41.0 pts · #1
- 2Gajula, KaranAUS+24.81.0 pts · #8
- 3Dhar, ShubhamAUS+19.61.0 pts · #11
Top rating losers
- 1Batyrbekov, KaisarAUS-28.40.0 pts · #27
- 2Gadham, Aarya SubramanyaAUS-24.80.0 pts · #21
- 3Samraat, AayushAUS-19.60.0 pts · #30