2026 Ryde Eastwood Club Championship Rounds 5-7
Open SwissStandard
32 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 01 Apr 2026 to 22 Apr 2026 in Sydney, Australia. 1 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1865, and top seed was Arthur Huynh (🇦🇺 AUS, 2022).
Ian Welch (🇦🇺 AUS, 1788) won with 3.0/7, ahead of Ariye Daniel (3.0) and Arthur Huynh (2.5). Welch shared the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇦🇺Sydney, Australia
Dates
01 Apr 2026 → 22 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 75 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇦🇺Australia×30
🇮🇳India×1
🇳🇿New Zealand×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 3.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 40 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
40
40
40
40
13
6
2
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 3.0/7. Welch takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (3.0).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Ariye Daniel 3 wins (R5–R7)Ian Welch 3 wins (R5–R7)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welch, Ian | 1788 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +12N | +17B | +25N | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2609 | +19.6 |
| 2 | Daniel, Ariye | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +30B | +28B | +18N | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2439 | +49.2 |
| 3 | Huynh, Arthur | 2022 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +13N | +24B | =6N | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.00 | 2175 | +9.8 |
| 4 | Vujasin, Nikola | 1731 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +8N | −6B | +14N | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.50 | 1928 | +14.8 |
| 5 | Tefanis, Frank | 1920 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +7N | +15N | −10B | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.50 | 1898 | +0.8 |
| 6 | Lee, Daniel | 1931 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =24B | +4N | =3B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.50 | 1985 | +5.2 |
| 7 | He, Enock | 1718 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −5B | +20N | +11B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.00 | 1825 | +16.0 |
| 8 | Wong, Benjamin | 1762 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −4B | +29N | +9B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1860 | +6.2 |
| 9 | Watson, Robert A | 1751 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +19N | +21B | −8N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1734 | -0.6 |
| 10 | Malcolm, Aidan | 1832 | NZL | F | F | F | F | +16B | F | +5N | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.50 | 2686 | +12.2 |
| 11 | Steinitz, Steven | 1705 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +28N | +19B | −7N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1810 | +10.0 |
| 12 | Jain, Kamal | 1664 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −1B | =13B | +17N | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.75 | 1707 | -3.0 |
| 13 | Plunkett, Jeremy | 1977 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −3B | =12N | +22B | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.75 | 1802 | -12.2 |
| 14 | Vyshnivetskyy, Vlad | 1724 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +23B | =16N | −4B | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.75 | 1630 | -8.4 |
| 15 | Ball, ChristopherCM | 1826 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +18N | −5B | =26N | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.25 | 1736 | -4.4 |
| 16 | Pestun, Gleb | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −10N | =14B | +31N | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 1679 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Aching, Will | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +26B | −1N | −12B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.50 | 1638 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Chiara, Vincenzo | 1616 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −15B | +32N | −2B | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1520 | -7.6 |
| 19 | Wolfson, Alexander | 1688 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −9B | −11N | +28N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1566 | -19.6 |
| 20 | Reichel, Max | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −7B | +29B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1720 | +19.6 |
| 21 | Porter, Scott | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +29B | −9N | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1731 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Manognya Param Koolath | 1622 | IND | F | F | F | F | +31B | F | −13N | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1752 | +5.6 |
| 23 | Podnar, Adam | 1519 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −14N | F | +32B | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1574 | +5.6 |
| 24 | Bang, Samuel | 1732 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =6N | −3N | F | 0.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 1784 | -2.0 |
| 25 | Tay, Mason | 1754 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =27N | F | −1B | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.25 | 1636 | -20.5 |
| 26 | Karunagaran, Arvend | 1682 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −17N | F | =15B | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.75 | 1794 | +2.4 |
| 27 | Lim, Jongmin | 1839 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =25B | F | F | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1854 | +0.4 |
| 28 | Pisarev, Alex | 1660 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −11B | −2N | −19B | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 893 | -52.0 |
| 29 | Daniel, Suria | 1717 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −21N | −8B | −20N | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 855 | -46.0 |
| 30 | Gerecs, Karoly | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −2N | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 905 | -17.2 |
| 31 | Ross, Darryl | 1519 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −22N | F | −16B | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 810 | -7.6 |
| 32 | Tracey, Todd | 1427 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −18B | −23N | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 766 | -26.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Daniel, AriyeAUS+49.23.0 pts · #1
- 2Reichel, MaxAUS+19.61.0 pts · #14
- 3Welch, IanAUS+19.63.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Pisarev, AlexAUS-52.00.0 pts · #28
- 2Daniel, SuriaAUS-46.00.0 pts · #31
- 3Tracey, ToddAUS-26.40.0 pts · #30