2026 Rooty Hill Autumn Swiss Rounds 1-4
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59 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 02 Mar 2026 to 23 Mar 2026 in Sydney, Australia. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1842, and top seed was Alaina Vincent (🇦🇺 AUS, WFM, 1959).
Kamal Jain (🇦🇺 AUS, 1664) won with 3.5/4, ahead of Aidan Malcolm (3.0) and Gavin Marner (3.0). Jain broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Sam Moridi (1657) beat Alaina Vincent (WFM, 1959), a +302-point gap.
Location
🇦🇺Sydney, Australia
Dates
02 Mar 2026 → 23 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 4 rounds
Titled players · 1
WFM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇦🇺Australia×51
🇳🇿New Zealand×2
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsKamal Jain led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
26
8
2
1
R4–R4 · LEAD HELD
Kamal Jain held the sole lead from R4 through R4 without losing it.
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Kamal Jain beat Aidan Malcolm (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Kamal Jain 3 wins (R1–R3)Alexander Thuaux 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kamal Jain | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2Aidan Malcolm | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Alexander Thuaux | — | — | * | — |
| 4Chanya Rupasinghe | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jain, Kamal | 1664 | AUS | +22B | +2B | +3N | =13N | 3.5 | 8.5 | 10.5 | 9.25 | 2130 | +43.2 |
| 2 | Malcolm, Aidan | 1832 | NZL | +7B | −1N | +39B | +23N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 6.50 | 1847 | +2.4 |
| 3 | Marner, Gavin | 1824 | NZL | +52B | +4N | −1B | +20N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 6.00 | 1825 | +0.6 |
| 4 | Rupasinghe, Chanya | 1688 | AUS | +14N | −3B | +25N | +24B | 3.0 | 7.5 | 9.5 | 6.50 | 1808 | +24.4 |
| 5 | Nisha Raj, Taran | 1596 | AUS | −17B | +11N | +42B | +18B | 3.0 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 6.50 | 1870 | +40.0 |
| 6 | Muller, Hans P | 1693 | AUS | +49B | −8N | +22B | +19N | 3.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 5.00 | 1816 | +12.8 |
| 7 | Moridi, Sam | 1657 | AUS | −2N | +36B | +50B | +17N | 3.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 5.00 | 1896 | +23.2 |
| 8 | Thuaux, Alexander | 1816 | AUS | +19N | +6B | +18N | F | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.00 | 2461 | +36.8 |
| 9 | Pigram, Daniel | 1917 | AUS | +20B | +48N | F | +21B | 3.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 5.00 | 2518 | +14.8 |
| 10 | Vadhavkar, Yash | 0 | AUS | +35B | +27N | −17B | +49N | 3.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 5.00 | 1668 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Nimbagiri, Vidvath | 1503 | AUS | +57N | −5B | +51N | +41B | 3.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.50 | 1547 | +4.8 |
| 12 | Sivaraj, Avinav | 1713 | AUS | F | +55N | +33B | +48N | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 2532 | +42.0 |
| 13 | Zhang, Richard | 1880 | AUS | +39B | +21N | F | =1B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 5.25 | 1885 | +2.4 |
| 14 | Kingsley, Ross | 1479 | AUS | −4B | =26N | +38B | +34N | 2.5 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 5.00 | 888 | -4.6 |
| 15 | Campos Wagner, Fulvio Alberto | 1459 | AUS | =16B | +54N | −23B | +32N | 2.5 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 4.25 | 1727 | +36.8 |
| 16 | Woon, Ella | 1811 | AUS | =15N | +29B | +28N | F | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 5.25 | 1707 | -8.0 |
| 17 | Vincent, AlainaWFM | 1959 | AUS | +5N | −18B | +10N | −7B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 6.00 | 1552 | -29.8 |
| 18 | Li, Baize | 1774 | AUS | +25B | +17N | −8B | −5N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 4.00 | 1736 | -7.6 |
| 19 | Suvarna, Vansh | 1513 | AUS | −8B | +32N | +30B | −6B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 4.00 | 1615 | +13.2 |
| 20 | Yao, John | 1667 | AUS | −9N | +31B | +43N | −3B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 3.50 | 1593 | -5.8 |
| 21 | Vamja, Jatin | 1678 | AUS | +27B | −13B | +52N | −9N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 3.00 | 1691 | +2.0 |
| 22 | Ye, Roy | 1637 | AUS | −1N | +53B | −6N | +50B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 879 | -35.2 |
| 23 | Kuncoro, Leo | 1798 | AUS | F | +24B | +15N | −2B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.50 | 1751 | -4.0 |
| 24 | Cyriac, Jose | 1587 | AUS | +30B | −23N | +48B | −4N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 1752 | +17.2 |
| 25 | Senthil Kumar, Harendhra | 1572 | AUS | −18N | +51B | −4B | +45N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 2.50 | 932 | -23.2 |
| 26 | Manche, Samuel | 0 | AUS | +58N | =14B | −29N | =31B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.25 | 1488 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Suresh, Krishnan | 1459 | AUS | −21N | −10B | +58N | +46B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.50 | 1550 | +4.6 |
| 28 | Joseph, Arnold | 0 | AUS | +34B | +44N | −16B | −47N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 3.50 | 926 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Joseph, Baby | 1565 | AUS | F | −16N | +26B | +40B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.50 | 1648 | +4.0 |
| 30 | Dobrota, Michael | 1710 | AUS | −24N | +40B | −19N | +43B | 2.0 | 5.5 | 7.0 | 3.00 | 1499 | -42.4 |
| 31 | Mutyala, Vikram | 0 | AUS | +?B | −20N | =44B | =26N | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.75 | 867 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Ranjitdev, Amitdev | 0 | AUS | +?N | −19B | +53N | −15B | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 688 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Vaghela, Vihaan | 0 | AUS | −53N | +?B | −12N | +51B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 912 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Gomatam Raghuram, Avyukth | 0 | AUS | −28N | +?B | +?N | −14B | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 679 | 0.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 573001589 | 0 | — | −10N | +57B | −40N | +?B | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 684 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Nimbagiri, Veda | 0 | AUS | +?B | −7N | −54B | +?N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 815 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Manche, Matthew | 0 | AUS | +?B | −39N | −49N | +53B | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 709 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Thirumala, Tejith Reddy | 0 | AUS | −50N | +59B | −14N | +57B | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 679 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Jansen, Michael | 1493 | AUS | −13N | +37B | −2N | =42B | 1.5 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 2.75 | 1056 | -4.2 |
| 40 | Karthikeyan, Dharshan | 1469 | AUS | =47B | −30N | +35B | −29N | 1.5 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 2.75 | 1365 | -15.6 |
| 41 | Timtchev, Ivan | 1497 | AUS | −48B | =43N | +45B | −11N | 1.5 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 2.25 | 1302 | -15.0 |
| 42 | FIDE 573003140 | 0 | — | F | +46B | −5N | =39N | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.25 | 1352 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Nimbagiri, Kiran | 1412 | AUS | +59N | =41B | −20B | −30N | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.75 | 1352 | -8.8 |
| 44 | FIDE 573003158 | 0 | — | +?N | −28B | =31N | −52B | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 707 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Rajput, Neal | 0 | AUS | =46N | +58B | −41N | −25B | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.75 | 1372 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Yedugani, Arnav | 0 | AUS | =45B | −42N | +?B | −27N | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.75 | 659 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Mejares, Remeo | 1640 | AUS | =40N | F | F | +28B | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.75 | 1484 | -4.2 |
| 48 | Goel, Vayum | 1810 | AUS | +41N | −9B | −24N | −12B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 1.50 | 1485 | -64.8 |
| 49 | Soliman, Soliman | 1526 | AUS | −6N | F | +37B | −10B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 893 | -5.6 |
| 50 | Suri, Deepak | 0 | AUS | +38B | F | −7N | −22N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 848 | 0.0 |
| 51 | FIDE 573001597 | 0 | — | +?B | −25N | −11B | −33N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 737 | 0.0 |
| 52 | Zhang, Emma | 1507 | AUS | −3N | F | −21B | +44N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.50 | 952 | -16.0 |
| 53 | FIDE 573001600 | 0 | — | +33B | −22N | −32B | −37N | 1.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 838 | 0.0 |
| 54 | Thuaux, Alan | 1572 | AUS | F | −15B | +36N | F | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.00 | 662 | -13.0 |
| 55 | Zhou, Scott | 1653 | AUS | F | −12B | +59N | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 912 | -8.4 |
| 56 | Daniel, Ariye | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | =?B | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1720 | 0.0 |
| 57 | FIDE 573003093 | 0 | — | −11B | −35N | F | −38N | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 702 | 0.0 |
| 58 | Parmar, Yuvin | 1421 | AUS | −26B | −45N | −27B | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 659 | -18.0 |
| 59 | Manche, Timothy | 0 | AUS | −43B | −38N | −55B | −?B | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 733 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Jain, KamalAUS+43.23.5 pts · #1
- 2Sivaraj, AvinavAUS+42.03.0 pts · #10
- 3Nisha Raj, TaranAUS+40.03.0 pts · #14
Top rating losers
- 1Goel, VayumAUS-64.81.0 pts · #26
- 2Dobrota, MichaelAUS-42.42.0 pts · #13
- 3Ye, RoyAUS-35.22.0 pts · #55
Biggest upsets
- R4+302 Elo gap
- R3+223 Elo gap
- R3+197 Elo gap