2026 Ryde Eastwood Club Championship Rounds 8-9
Open SwissStandard
31 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 29 Apr 2026 to 06 May 2026 in Sydney, Australia. 1 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1865, and top seed was Arthur Huynh (🇦🇺 AUS, 2022).
Max Reichel (🇦🇺 AUS, 0) won with 2.0/9, ahead of Arthur Huynh (2.0) and Frank Tefanis (2.0).
The biggest upset came in round 8: Adam Podnar (1519) beat Steven Steinitz (1705), a +186-point gap.
Location
🇦🇺Sydney, Australia
Dates
29 Apr 2026 → 06 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 75 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇦🇺Australia×28
🇮🇳India×1
🇳🇿New Zealand×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R9; 5 players tied at 2.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 40 co-leaders at R4 to 5 at the finish.
Co-leaders
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
13
5
R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
5 players finish on 2.0/9. Reichel takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (2.0).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reichel, Max | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +12N | +16B | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2474 | +55.2 |
| 2 | Huynh, Arthur | 2022 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +23B | +15N | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2573 | +7.4 |
| 3 | Tefanis, Frank | 1920 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +25B | +10N | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2580 | +14.4 |
| 4 | Daniel, Suria | 1717 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +13N | +24B | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2594 | +24.4 |
| 5 | Manognya Param Koolath | 1622 | IND | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +28B | +14N | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2508 | +12.6 |
| 6 | He, Enock | 1718 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +17N | =22B | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.25 | 1974 | +26.4 |
| 7 | Wong, Benjamin | 1762 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +22N | =9B | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.00 | 2062 | +14.8 |
| 8 | Plunkett, Jeremy | 1977 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =9B | +23N | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 2055 | +3.6 |
| 9 | Lee, Daniel | 1931 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =8N | =7N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.50 | 1881 | -2.0 |
| 10 | Tay, Mason | 1754 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +11N | −3B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1086 | -18.4 |
| 11 | Pestun, Gleb | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −10B | +18N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1685 | -6.4 |
| 12 | Gerecs, Karoly | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −1B | +31B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1587 | -7.6 |
| 13 | FIDE 3277860 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −4B | +29B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1577 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Porter, Scott | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +24N | −5B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1702 | -0.8 |
| 15 | Vujasin, Nikola | 1731 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +26B | −2B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1899 | +7.4 |
| 16 | Wolfson, Alexander | 1688 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +27B | −1N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1573 | -12.4 |
| 17 | Watson, Robert A | 1751 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −6B | +25N | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1714 | -1.6 |
| 18 | Podnar, Adam | 1519 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +30N | −11B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 2485 | +28.8 |
| 19 | Lim, Jongmin | 1839 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +26N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2564 | +7.8 |
| 20 | Ross, Darryl | 1519 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +29N | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2237 | +7.6 |
| 21 | Vyshnivetskyy, Vlad | 1724 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +27N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2415 | +14.8 |
| 22 | Welch, Ian | 1788 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −7B | =6N | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 1558 | -13.6 |
| 23 | Malcolm, Aidan | 1832 | NZL | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −2N | −8B | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1208 | -9.6 |
| 24 | Ball, ChristopherCM | 1826 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −14B | −4N | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 917 | -12.2 |
| 25 | Daniel, Ariye | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −3N | −17B | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1015 | -28.4 |
| 26 | Jain, Kamal | 1664 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −15N | −19B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 992 | -18.4 |
| 27 | Chiara, Vincenzo | 1616 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −16N | −21B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 900 | -15.4 |
| 28 | Karunagaran, Arvend | 1682 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −5N | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 810 | -12.6 |
| 29 | Tracey, Todd | 1427 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −20B | −13N | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 722 | -15.2 |
| 30 | Steinitz, Steven | 1705 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −18B | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 716 | -14.4 |
| 31 | Pisarev, Alex | 1660 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −12N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 858 | -19.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Reichel, MaxAUS+55.22.0 pts · #1
- 2Podnar, AdamAUS+28.81.0 pts · #17
- 3He, EnockAUS+26.41.5 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Daniel, AriyeAUS-28.40.0 pts · #28
- 2Pisarev, AlexAUS-19.20.0 pts · #24
- 3Tay, MasonAUS-18.41.0 pts · #26
Biggest upsets
- R8+186 Elo gap
- R9+109 Elo gap