2026 Ryde Eastwood Club Championship Rounds 1-4
Open SwissStandard
38 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 04 Mar 2026 to 25 Mar 2026 in Sydney, Australia. 1 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1865, and top seed was Arthur Huynh (🇦🇺 AUS, 2022).
Samuel Bang (🇦🇺 AUS, 1732) won with 4.0/4, ahead of Daniel Lee (3.5) and Mason Tay (3.0). Bang broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Samuel Bang (1732) beat Jeremy Plunkett (1977), a +245-point gap.
Location
🇦🇺Sydney, Australia
Dates
04 Mar 2026 → 25 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 75 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 4 rounds
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 4 represented
🇦🇺Australia×34
🇮🇳India×1
🇧🇩Bangladesh×1
🇳🇿New Zealand×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsSamuel Bang led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
15
5
2
1
R4–R4 · LEAD HELD
Samuel Bang held the sole lead from R4 through R4 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Samuel Bang 4 wins (R1–R4)Arthur Huynh 3 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Samuel Bang | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2Daniel Lee | — | * | — | — |
| 3Arthur Huynh | — | — | * | — |
| 4Jeremy Plunkett | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bang, Samuel | 1732 | AUS | +15B | +3N | +12B | +4B | 4.0 | 8.5 | 10.5 | 10.50 | 2607 | +70.8 |
| 2 | Lee, Daniel | 1931 | AUS | +5N | =7B | +9N | +18B | 3.5 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 8.75 | 2035 | +7.0 |
| 3 | Tay, Mason | 1754 | AUS | +10N | −1B | +17N | +19B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 10.5 | 6.50 | 1782 | +4.0 |
| 4 | Plunkett, Jeremy | 1977 | AUS | +17B | +16N | +14B | −1N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 6.00 | 1925 | -3.6 |
| 5 | Jain, Kamal | 1664 | AUS | −2B | +24N | +16B | +14N | 3.0 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 5.50 | 1962 | +23.0 |
| 6 | Huynh, Arthur | 2022 | AUS | +21B | +8N | F | +7B | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.00 | 2556 | +10.6 |
| 7 | Welch, Ian | 1788 | AUS | +24B | =2N | +20B | −6N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 5.25 | 1957 | +13.0 |
| 8 | Wong, Benjamin | 1762 | AUS | +30N | −6B | +11B | =12N | 2.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 4.75 | 1866 | +8.2 |
| 9 | Malcolm, Aidan | 1832 | NZL | +33B | =11N | −2B | +25N | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.75 | 1763 | -5.4 |
| 10 | Aching, Will | 0 | AUS | −3B | +26N | +21B | =22N | 2.5 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 4.00 | 1734 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Karunagaran, Arvend | 1682 | AUS | +35N | =9B | −8N | +23B | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.75 | 1826 | +15.2 |
| 12 | Pestun, Gleb | 0 | AUS | +?B | +?N | −1N | =8B | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.25 | 1801 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Lim, Jongmin | 1839 | AUS | =27N | +23B | F | +15N | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.00 | 1897 | +4.0 |
| 14 | Ball, ChristopherCM | 1826 | AUS | +26B | +19N | −4N | −5B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 1630 | -15.4 |
| 15 | Wolfson, Alexander | 1688 | AUS | −1N | +29B | +32N | −13B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 1.50 | 1680 | -0.4 |
| 16 | Watson, Robert A | 1751 | AUS | +29N | −4B | −5N | +28B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1693 | -5.8 |
| 17 | Chiara, Vincenzo | 1616 | AUS | −4N | +30B | −3B | +26N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1625 | -0.8 |
| 18 | Porter, Scott | 0 | AUS | =23N | +27B | =25B | −2N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 2.50 | 1654 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Manognya Param Koolath | 1622 | IND | +36B | −14B | +28N | −3N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1637 | +1.2 |
| 20 | Tefanis, Frank | 1920 | AUS | +28N | =22B | −7N | =32B | 2.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 2.25 | 1738 | -18.6 |
| 21 | He, Enock | 1718 | AUS | −6N | +33B | −10N | +37B | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 1790 | +6.0 |
| 22 | Vujasin, Nikola | 1731 | AUS | +34B | =20N | F | =10B | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.25 | 1904 | +9.0 |
| 23 | Pisarev, Alex | 1660 | AUS | =18B | −13N | +27B | −11N | 1.5 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1556 | -17.2 |
| 24 | Reichel, Max | 0 | AUS | −7N | −5B | +33N | =27N | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.50 | 1547 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Ross, Darryl | 1519 | AUS | F | +38B | =18N | −9B | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 1683 | +8.4 |
| 26 | Gerecs, Karoly | 0 | AUS | −14N | −10B | +29N | −17B | 1.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 1497 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Magesh, Devahuti | 1523 | AUS | =13B | −18N | −23N | =24B | 1.0 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 1557 | +2.4 |
| 28 | Steinitz, Steven | 1705 | AUS | −20B | +34N | −19B | −16N | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1507 | -20.8 |
| 29 | Tracey, Todd | 1427 | AUS | −16B | −15N | −26B | +34N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1524 | +12.4 |
| 30 | Podnar, Adam | 1519 | AUS | −8B | −17N | +34B | F | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1502 | -3.6 |
| 31 | Daniel, Suria | 1717 | AUS | F | F | F | +35B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2471 | +17.2 |
| 32 | Vyshnivetskyy, Vlad | 1724 | AUS | F | F | −15B | =20N | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1611 | -12.0 |
| 33 | Quek, Bob | 1557 | AUS | −9N | −21N | −24B | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 975 | -9.2 |
| 34 | Magesh, Sharav | 1504 | AUS | −22N | −28B | −30N | −29B | 0.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 796 | -61.6 |
| 35 | Hasin Shadab, Saikat | 1671 | BAN | −11B | F | F | −31N | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 901 | -36.4 |
| 36 | FIDE 3277860 | 0 | — | −19N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 822 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Daniel, Ariye | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | −21N | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 917 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Karunagaran, Sreyaa | 1533 | AUS | F | −25N | F | F | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 701 | -21.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Bang, SamuelAUS+70.84.0 pts · #1
- 2Jain, KamalAUS+23.03.0 pts · #12
- 3Daniel, SuriaAUS+17.21.0 pts · #22
Top rating losers
- 1Magesh, SharavAUS-61.60.0 pts · #33
- 2Hasin Shadab, SaikatBAN-36.40.0 pts · #36
- 3Karunagaran, SreyaaAUS-21.60.0 pts · #37
Biggest upsets
- R4+245 Elo gap
- R4+162 Elo gap
- R3+132 Elo gap