2026 North Shore Autumn Tournament Rounds 2-5
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65 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 29 Apr 2026 to 20 May 2026 in Auckland, New Zealand. 8 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2021, and top seed was Ilias Angelo (Leo) Baker (🇳🇿 NZL, CM, 2185).
Sai Vivan Karthikeya Somaraju (🇳🇿 NZL, CM, 1966) won with 3.5/5, ahead of Billy Heard (3.5) and Ilias Angelo (Leo) Baker (3.0). Somaraju shared the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Billy Heard (1635) beat Yao Zen Markis Tew (CM, 2066), a +431-point gap.
Location
🇳🇿Auckland, New Zealand
Dates
29 Apr 2026 → 20 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 8
CM×6
WFM×1
WCM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇳🇿New Zealand×60
🇷🇺Russia×1
🇻🇳Vietnam×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. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
76
26
11
4
2
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 3.5/5. Somaraju takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (7.0).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
CM Sai Vivan Karthikeya Somaraju drew with Billy Heard (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
CM Sai Vivan Karthikeya Somaraju 3 wins (R2–R4)Billy Heard 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMSai Vivan Karthikeya Somaraju | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2Billy Heard | ½ | * | 1 | — |
| 3CMYao Zen Markis Tew | — | 0 | * | — |
| 4Patrick Di Jiang | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somaraju, Sai Vivan KarthikeyaCM | 1966 | NZL | F | +54N | +38B | +19N | =2B | 3.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.25 | 2037 | +11.2 |
| 2 | Heard, Billy | 1635 | NZL | F | +61N | +62B | +6N | =1N | 3.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.75 | 2283 | +114.8 |
| 3 | Baker, Ilias Angelo (Leo)CM | 2185 | NZL | F | +17N | −9B | +5N | +13B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 7.50 | 2041 | -9.4 |
| 4 | Truong, Minh Nhat (sunny) | 1728 | NZL | F | +42N | +8B | −7N | +19B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 6.00 | 1925 | +40.0 |
| 5 | Chen, Rex Xiaoyu | 1691 | NZL | F | +24B | +30N | −3B | +22N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.50 | 1846 | +12.0 |
| 6 | Tew, Yao Zen MarkisCM | 2066 | NZL | F | +63B | +36N | −2B | +18N | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.00 | 1934 | -8.8 |
| 7 | Wang, Justin ZhideCM | 2080 | NZL | F | +43B | +20N | +4B | F | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.00 | 2492 | +10.8 |
| 8 | Wang, Tilden | 1481 | NZL | F | +46B | −4N | +20B | +56B | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 1853 | +74.0 |
| 9 | Jiang, Patrick Di | 1803 | NZL | F | +53N | +3N | +18B | F | 3.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.50 | 2608 | +57.2 |
| 10 | Tao, Junqing Jerome | 1842 | NZL | F | +39B | +49N | F | +17B | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 2380 | +22.8 |
| 11 | Nimmakayala, Srirama Vikhyath | 1784 | NZL | F | +31N | +29B | F | +37N | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 2414 | +22.4 |
| 12 | Sun, Oliver | 1819 | NZL | F | F | +58B | +36B | +16N | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.50 | 2439 | +32.4 |
| 13 | Le Brocq, Mark J. | 2019 | NZL | F | =14B | +22N | +37B | −3N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.25 | 1860 | -10.6 |
| 14 | Korolev, Maksim | 1622 | NZL | F | =13N | F | +15B | +33N | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 5.25 | 2072 | +65.2 |
| 15 | Soriano, Dante | 1599 | NZL | F | =55N | +44B | −14N | +39B | 2.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.25 | 1526 | -5.8 |
| 16 | Chen, Ryan Yueyan | 1630 | NZL | F | +56N | =40B | +38N | −12B | 2.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.50 | 1715 | +18.0 |
| 17 | Johns, Daniel P | 1696 | NZL | F | −3B | +23N | +21B | −10N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.00 | 1806 | +6.6 |
| 18 | Wang, Cyrus | 1632 | NZL | F | +21B | +45N | −9N | −6B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 1901 | +51.2 |
| 19 | Metge, J. Nigel | 1915 | NZL | F | +34B | +47N | −1B | −4N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.50 | 1652 | -20.2 |
| 20 | Maldeni, Raveen | 1656 | NZL | F | +59N | −7B | −8N | +41B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 1633 | -8.4 |
| 21 | Krstev, Antonio | 1857 | NZL | F | −18N | +53B | −17N | +43B | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.50 | 1640 | -22.0 |
| 22 | Saxena, Aryan | 1603 | NZL | F | +57B | −13B | +56N | −5B | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 1597 | -5.2 |
| 23 | Wang, Tairan (george) | 0 | NZL | F | +?N | −17B | =29N | =?B | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 1645 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Uryvaev, Gleb | 0 | NZL | F | −5N | +65B | +53N | −?B | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.50 | 1539 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Liu, William RuiCM | 2116 | NZL | F | F | +50B | +41N | F | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2517 | +6.4 |
| 26 | Hwang, Ryan | 1716 | NZL | F | −45B | +57N | F | +40B | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1729 | +1.2 |
| 27 | Hettiarachchi, Kisara | 1641 | NZL | F | F | +60B | +32N | F | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2387 | +16.8 |
| 28 | Isaac, Ceferino | 1741 | NZL | F | F | +59B | +30N | F | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2227 | +2.8 |
| 29 | Price, Robert | 1606 | NZL | F | −36B | −11N | =23B | +48N | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 960 | -22.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 4334337 | 0 | — | F | +?N | −5B | −28B | =31N | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.75 | 1546 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Bunker, Jack | 0 | NZL | F | −11B | =?N | =35B | =30B | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.50 | 1551 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Liang, Ting | 1582 | NZL | F | +48B | −37N | −27B | =34N | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.75 | 842 | -17.0 |
| 33 | Gunn, Neil J | 1785 | NZL | F | F | +55B | =40N | −14B | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1529 | -18.4 |
| 34 | Wang, Mitchell Xin-Wen | 0 | NZL | F | −19N | F | +57B | =32B | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 1558 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Chen, Eric | 0 | NZL | F | −41B | F | =31N | +?B | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.75 | 1574 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Zhang, Lucas | 1746 | NZL | F | +29N | −6B | −12N | F | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 1700 | -8.4 |
| 37 | Zhao, Yuanyi (Rebecca) | 1643 | NZL | F | F | +32B | −13N | −11B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.50 | 1671 | +1.2 |
| 38 | Moshakova, Elena | 1647 | RUS | F | F | −1N | −16B | +50N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 1583 | -6.2 |
| 39 | Rehansi, D P Sayuni Vonara | 1535 | NZL | F | −10N | F | +44B | −15N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 919 | -22.0 |
| 40 | Vu Gia Hung | 1533 | VIE | F | F | =16N | =33B | −26N | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1585 | +6.0 |
| 41 | Holland, David | 1565 | NZL | F | +35N | F | −25B | −20N | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.50 | 1008 | -9.2 |
| 42 | Hu, Nolan | 1455 | NZL | F | −4B | −46N | =54B | =53B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.50 | 1489 | +6.0 |
| 43 | Zeng, Laker | 1627 | NZL | F | −7N | F | +60B | −21N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1141 | -11.6 |
| 44 | Xiao, Oliver Junhao | 0 | NZL | F | −47B | −15N | −39N | +58B | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1387 | -53.2 |
| 45 | Park-Tamati, Philli | 1915 | NZL | F | +26N | −18B | F | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1673 | -12.0 |
| 46 | Lu, Xiahan (Luna)WCM | 1786 | NZL | F | −8N | +42B | F | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1468 | -29.2 |
| 47 | Korolev, Aleksei | 1645 | NZL | F | +44N | −19B | F | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1115 | -6.8 |
| 48 | Venugopalan, Mayura | 0 | NZL | F | −32N | +?B | −?N | −29B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1396 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Wen, Sandy | 1513 | NZL | F | +60N | −10B | F | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1041 | -2.6 |
| 50 | Shepherd, Dylan | 1533 | NZL | F | +64B | −25N | F | −38B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 987 | -16.8 |
| 51 | Zhou, Caius | 1432 | NZL | F | F | F | +58N | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2351 | +26.8 |
| 52 | FIDE 4312201 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −?N | +64B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 895 | 0.0 |
| 53 | Sussex, Taylor | 1611 | NZL | F | −9B | −21N | −24B | =42N | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.50 | 1429 | -13.2 |
| 54 | Van der Maas, Matthias | 1614 | NZL | F | −1B | F | =42N | F | 0.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.50 | 1513 | -12.4 |
| 55 | Tanniru, Krishna Sowrya Chowd | 1433 | NZL | F | =15B | −33N | F | F | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.25 | 1498 | +4.4 |
| 56 | Patros, Panos | 1477 | NZL | F | −16B | F | −22B | −8N | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 773 | -44.4 |
| 57 | Zhang, Cynthia | 1443 | NZL | F | −22N | −26B | −34N | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 860 | -27.2 |
| 58 | Pakenham, John | 1549 | NZL | F | F | −12N | −51B | −44N | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 824 | -16.8 |
| 59 | Schrader, Gordon | 1429 | NZL | F | −20B | −28N | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 896 | -7.0 |
| 60 | Huang, Ian Yanen | 0 | NZL | F | −49B | −27N | −43N | −?B | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 758 | -72.8 |
| 61 | Thomas, Isambard | 1750 | NZL | F | −2B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 837 | -26.0 |
| 62 | Young, CohenCM | 2051 | NZL | F | F | −2N | F | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 851 | -18.4 |
| 63 | Gan, Emily CathayWFM | 1897 | NZL | F | −6N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1266 | -11.2 |
| 64 | Menon, Adishankar | 0 | NZL | F | −50N | −?B | −?N | −52N | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 769 | 0.0 |
| 65 | FIDE 4334620 | 0 | — | F | −?B | −24N | F | −?B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 912 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Heard, BillyNZL+114.83.5 pts · #2
- 2Wang, TildenNZL+74.03.0 pts · #10
- 3Korolev, MaksimNZL+65.22.5 pts · #13
Top rating losers
- 1Huang, Ian YanenNZL-72.80.0 pts · #59
- 2Xiao, Oliver JunhaoNZL-53.21.0 pts · #22
- 3Patros, PanosNZL-44.40.0 pts · #58
Biggest upsets
- R4+431 Elo gap
- R3+416 Elo gap
- R3+382 Elo gap