2026 Rooty Hill Autumn Swiss Rounds 5-8
Open SwissStandard
60 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 30 Mar 2026 to 27 Apr 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).
Vayum Goel (🇦🇺 AUS, 1810) won with 3.5/8, ahead of Suria Daniel (3.5) and Gavin Marner (3.0). Goel won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Krishnan Suresh (1459) beat Hans P Muller (1693), a +234-point gap.
Location
🇦🇺Sydney, Australia
Dates
30 Mar 2026 → 27 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 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 · 8 roundsTight race until R8; 2 players tied at 3.5/8, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 67 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
67
67
67
67
22
7
1
2
R8 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 3.5/8. Goel takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (8.0).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Suria Daniel drew with Vayum Goel (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Suria Daniel 3 wins (R6–R8)Vayum Goel 3 wins (R6–R8)Gavin Marner 3 wins (R6–R8)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Suria Daniel | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2Vayum Goel | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Gavin Marner | — | — | * | — |
| 4Yash Vadhavkar | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goel, Vayum | 1810 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =2N | +53B | +23B | +19B | 3.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 6.25 | 1810 | +1.2 |
| 2 | Daniel, Suria | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =1B | +56N | +57B | +32N | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.75 | 1896 | +24.8 |
| 3 | Marner, Gavin | 1824 | NZL | F | F | F | F | −28B | +4N | +6B | +49N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 6.50 | 1781 | -3.0 |
| 4 | Ye, Roy | 1637 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +14N | −3B | +52N | +20B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 5.00 | 1827 | +30.0 |
| 5 | Zhang, Emma | 1507 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +37B | +20B | −7N | +23B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 5.00 | 1809 | +27.2 |
| 6 | Suresh, Krishnan | 1459 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +38N | +33B | −3N | +14B | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.50 | 1822 | +26.8 |
| 7 | Vincent, AlainaWFM | 1959 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +15N | F | +5B | +40N | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.50 | 2424 | +5.0 |
| 8 | Vadhavkar, Yash | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +33N | +22B | −12B | +36N | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.00 | 1715 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Li, Baize | 1774 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +21B | F | +24N | +22B | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.00 | 2273 | +11.6 |
| 10 | Vamja, Jatin | 1678 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +48B | +34N | +28B | −12N | 3.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.00 | 1733 | +8.8 |
| 11 | Bhaumik, Ronen | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +30N | +54B | +51B | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.50 | 2453 | +4.8 |
| 12 | Jain, Kamal | 1664 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | =35B | +8N | +10B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 6.50 | 1940 | +14.4 |
| 13 | Soliman, Soliman | 1526 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −30N | +25N | +38B | =17B | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.25 | 853 | -6.6 |
| 14 | Senthil Kumar, Harendhra | 1572 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =16B | +57N | +31B | −6N | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.75 | 1385 | -38.8 |
| 15 | Mutyala, Vikram | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −7B | +37N | +41B | =28N | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.75 | 1734 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 573001589 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | =14N | +50B | −33N | +39B | 2.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.75 | 1616 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Suri, Deepak | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +?B | −32N | +?B | =13N | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.25 | 1529 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Malcolm, Aidan | 1832 | NZL | F | F | F | F | +34B | F | +36N | =35N | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.50 | 2006 | +13.4 |
| 19 | Suvarna, Vansh | 1513 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +29N | −27N | +26B | −1N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.50 | 939 | -18.0 |
| 20 | Dobrota, Michael | 1710 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +32B | −5N | +21B | −4N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 1445 | -42.0 |
| 21 | Ranjitdev, Amitdev | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −9N | +44B | −20N | +14B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.50 | 1561 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Campos Wagner, Fulvio Alberto | 1459 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +39B | −8N | +32B | −9N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1785 | +49.2 |
| 23 | Daniel, Ariye | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +?N | +29B | −1N | −5N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.50 | 859 | -44.8 |
| 24 | Karthikeyan, Dharshan | 1469 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +25B | +43N | −9B | −31N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.00 | 1561 | +10.4 |
| 25 | Rajput, Neal | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −24N | −13B | +51N | +56B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.50 | 1376 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 573003158 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | =?N | +58B | −19N | =29B | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 1313 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Yao, John | 1667 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +58N | +19B | F | F | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.00 | 2314 | +6.0 |
| 28 | Moridi, Sam | 1657 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +3N | −36B | −10N | =15B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.25 | 1669 | +1.2 |
| 29 | Manche, Matthew | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −19B | −23N | +48B | =26N | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.50 | 714 | -14.4 |
| 30 | Zhou, Scott | 1653 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +13B | −11B | =50N | F | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.75 | 1619 | -2.8 |
| 31 | Sivaraj, Avinav | 1713 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =49B | F | −14N | +24B | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.25 | 1551 | -21.1 |
| 32 | Joseph, Baby | 1565 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −20N | +17B | −22N | −2B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.50 | 831 | -24.8 |
| 33 | Muller, Hans P | 1693 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −8B | −6N | +16B | F | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.50 | 659 | -15.8 |
| 34 | Nimbagiri, Vidvath | 1503 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −18N | −10B | +14N | F | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.50 | 1569 | +8.4 |
| 35 | Thuaux, Alexander | 1816 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | =12N | F | =18B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.50 | 1749 | -6.5 |
| 36 | Zhang, Richard | 1880 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +28N | −18B | −8B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.50 | 1745 | -14.0 |
| 37 | Gomatam Raghuram, Avyukth | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −5N | −15B | +58N | F | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 707 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Manche, Samuel | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −6B | F | −13N | +57N | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 692 | -42.0 |
| 39 | Mejares, Remeo | 1640 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −22N | F | +59B | −16N | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 662 | -14.6 |
| 40 | Rupasinghe, Chanya | 1688 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −46N | +45B | −7B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1602 | -13.2 |
| 41 | Cyriac, Jose | 1587 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +55B | −42B | −15N | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.50 | 1117 | -2.4 |
| 42 | Pigram, Daniel | 1917 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +41N | F | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 2385 | +2.4 |
| 43 | Thuaux, Alan | 1572 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −24B | F | +44N | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 684 | -12.4 |
| 44 | FIDE 573001597 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | +?B | −21N | F | −43B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 772 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Nimbagiri, Kiran | 1412 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +56B | F | −40N | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1591 | +17.6 |
| 46 | Woon, Ella | 1811 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +40B | F | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2488 | +13.2 |
| 47 | Kuncoro, Leo | 1798 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +50N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2279 | +5.2 |
| 48 | Vaghela, Vihaan | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −10N | −14B | −29N | =?B | 0.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 825 | -21.6 |
| 49 | Nisha Raj, Taran | 1596 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =31N | F | F | −3B | 0.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.75 | 1576 | -1.4 |
| 50 | Kingsley, Ross | 1479 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −47B | −16N | =30B | F | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.75 | 1533 | +2.0 |
| 51 | FIDE 3282821 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | =?B | −25B | −11N | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1444 | 0.0 |
| 52 | Yedugani, Arnav | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | −4B | =55N | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.25 | 838 | 0.0 |
| 53 | FIDE 573001600 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | =54B | −1N | F | F | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.25 | 1010 | 0.0 |
| 54 | Manche, Timothy | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =53N | F | −11N | F | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.25 | 1052 | 0.0 |
| 55 | Thirumala, Tejith Reddy | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −41N | F | F | =52B | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.25 | 785 | 0.0 |
| 56 | Jansen, Michael | 1493 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −45N | −2B | F | −25N | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 766 | -16.4 |
| 57 | Joseph, Arnold | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −14B | −2N | −38B | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 846 | 0.0 |
| 58 | Nimbagiri, Veda | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −27B | −26N | −37B | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 867 | 0.0 |
| 59 | FIDE 3292541 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | F | −39N | −?B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 769 | 0.0 |
| 60 | FIDE 573003182 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | −?B | −?N | F | F | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 621 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Campos Wagner, Fulvio AlbertoAUS+49.22.0 pts · #10
- 2Ye, RoyAUS+30.03.0 pts · #6
- 3Zhang, EmmaAUS+27.23.0 pts · #26
Top rating losers
- 1Daniel, AriyeAUS-44.82.0 pts · #47
- 2Manche, SamuelAUS-42.01.0 pts · #52
- 3Dobrota, MichaelAUS-42.02.0 pts · #31
Biggest upsets
- R6+234 Elo gap
- R6+203 Elo gap
- R5+181 Elo gap