Arie Nijman Memorial 2026
Open SwissStandard
52 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 15 May 2026 to 17 May 2026 in Christchurch, New Zealand. 3 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2003, and top seed was Milan Sokol (🇸🇰 SVK, 2105).
Edward Rains (🇳🇿 NZL, CM, 2012) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Justin Zhide Wang (5.0) and Stephen G Lukey (5.0). Rains shared the lead from round 2, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Kingston Lee (1455) beat Hamish R Gold (1767), a +312-point gap.
Location
🇳🇿Christchurch, New Zealand
Dates
15 May 2026 → 17 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Titled players · 3
FM×1
CM×2
Federations · 6 represented
🇳🇿New Zealand×43
🇦🇺Australia×2
🇸🇰Slovakia×1
🇱🇰Sri Lanka×1
🇬🇧Scotland×1
🇮🇳India×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 4 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
4 players finish on 5.0/6. Rains takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (21.0).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Joshua Langford 5 wins (R2–R6)CM Justin Zhide Wang 3 wins (R1–R3)FM Stephen G Lukey 4 wins (R3–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Joshua Langford | * | — | — | — |
| 2CMJustin Zhide Wang | — | * | — | 0 |
| 3FMStephen G Lukey | — | — | * | 1 |
| 4CMEdward Rains | — | 1 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rains, EdwardCM | 2012 | NZL | +40B | +17N | +11B | +2N | +9B | −3B | 5.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 18.00 | 2150 | +17.6 |
| 2 | Wang, Justin ZhideCM | 2020 | NZL | +31N | +12B | +19N | −1B | +8N | +10B | 5.0 | 19.5 | 22.0 | 17.00 | 2063 | +14.0 |
| 3 | Lukey, Stephen GFM | 2037 | NZL | +14N | −11B | +26B | +23N | +15B | +1N | 5.0 | 18.5 | 21.0 | 17.50 | 2001 | -0.8 |
| 4 | Langford, Joshua | 1919 | NZL | −26N | +49B | +21N | +12B | +29B | +6N | 5.0 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 13.50 | 2553 | +28.6 |
| 5 | Sokol, Milan | 2105 | SVK | +34B | =7N | =28B | +11N | =6B | +19N | 4.5 | 17.0 | 19.5 | 14.25 | 1925 | -16.8 |
| 6 | Johnson, Quentin J.F. | 1901 | NZL | =36N | +32B | +13N | +20B | =5N | −4B | 4.0 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 12.25 | 1969 | +10.6 |
| 7 | Shannon, Toby | 1789 | NZL | +35N | =5B | +44N | =8B | −10N | +20B | 4.0 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 11.25 | 1967 | +56.8 |
| 8 | Muthukumaran, Sriram | 1746 | NZL | +41B | =26N | +24B | =7N | −2B | +29N | 4.0 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 10.75 | 1894 | +38.4 |
| 9 | Calonge Fabregat, Marc | 2003 | AUS | +37B | +22N | F | +18B | −1N | +13B | 4.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 12.00 | 2085 | +12.0 |
| 10 | Dare, Richard J | 1962 | NZL | +27B | −29N | +37B | +28N | +7B | −2N | 4.0 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 11.00 | 1912 | -3.8 |
| 11 | Zhang, Lucas | 1781 | NZL | +46B | +3N | −1N | −5B | +36N | =12B | 3.5 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 10.25 | 1884 | +24.8 |
| 12 | Lobb, Oscar | 1773 | NZL | +48B | −2N | +41B | −4N | +24B | =11N | 3.5 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 7.75 | 1784 | +2.4 |
| 13 | McIntosh, Fraser | 1651 | NZL | +39B | =16N | −6B | +22N | +44B | −9N | 3.5 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 8.25 | 1902 | +57.6 |
| 14 | Samarawickrama, Shihiran | 1531 | NZL | −3B | F | +32N | +27B | =20N | +23N | 3.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 9.50 | 1877 | +86.0 |
| 15 | Thirkell, Zachary | 1683 | NZL | +52N | −19B | +31N | +38B | −3N | =18B | 3.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 6.25 | 1847 | +15.6 |
| 16 | Carpinter, Antony L | 2062 | NZL | +21N | =13B | −18N | F | +22B | +28N | 3.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 10.25 | 1875 | -16.8 |
| 17 | Robinson, John | 0 | NZL | +47N | −1B | =27N | −30B | +26N | +37B | 3.5 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 6.75 | 1790 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Reedy, Brendan | 1905 | NZL | +49N | F | +16B | −9N | +30B | =15N | 3.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 8.25 | 1941 | +4.6 |
| 19 | Hampshire, Thomas | 0 | NZL | +38B | +15N | −2B | F | +39N | −5B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 7.50 | 1816 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Masters, Andrew D | 1836 | SCO | +42B | +30N | =29B | −6N | =14B | −7N | 3.0 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 7.50 | 1603 | -28.4 |
| 21 | Black, Ross | 1738 | NZL | −16B | +46N | −4B | =24N | +27B | =31N | 3.0 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 6.75 | 1715 | -4.6 |
| 22 | Lino Serron, Nahuel | 1655 | NZL | +33N | −9B | +36N | −13B | −16N | +38B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 6.50 | 1660 | -3.4 |
| 23 | Harding, Jonathon | 1690 | AUS | =43N | =36B | +45N | −3B | +33N | −14B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 6.00 | 1538 | -35.2 |
| 24 | Anikonov, Artem | 1610 | NZL | +50N | =44B | −8N | =21B | −12N | +36B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 4.75 | 1596 | -3.6 |
| 25 | Gold, Hamish R | 1767 | NZL | −30N | +42B | −38N | +50B | =40N | =39B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 4.50 | 1524 | -16.6 |
| 26 | FIDE 4334574 | 0 | — | +4B | =8B | −3N | −39N | −17B | +47N | 2.5 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 8.00 | 1815 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Beier, Thomas | 1590 | NZL | −10N | +33B | =17B | −14N | −21N | +50B | 2.5 | 16.5 | 17.0 | 4.75 | 1489 | -12.2 |
| 28 | Broad, Cory | 1607 | NZL | F | +43B | =5N | −10B | +38N | −16B | 2.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 6.25 | 1773 | +32.0 |
| 29 | Xu, Laura | 1716 | NZL | +51B | +10B | =20N | F | −4N | −8B | 2.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 5.50 | 1779 | +10.8 |
| 30 | FIDE 4334752 | 0 | — | +25B | −20B | F | +17N | −18N | =34B | 2.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 7.75 | 1697 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Riar, Amanjeet | 1612 | NZL | −2B | +48N | −15B | F | +45N | =21B | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 4.00 | 1538 | -12.4 |
| 32 | Nazeer, Afique M | 1591 | SRI | F | −6N | −14B | +48N | =35B | +41N | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 4.25 | 1546 | -6.8 |
| 33 | Zhang, Liam | 1497 | NZL | −22B | −27N | +46B | +41N | −23B | =42N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 4.50 | 1515 | +4.0 |
| 34 | Cooper, Nigel | 1626 | NZL | −5N | =39B | =47N | F | +43B | =30N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.75 | 1646 | -0.6 |
| 35 | Li, Fiona Chenxi | 1506 | NZL | −7B | −37N | +51N | =45B | =32N | =40B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.00 | 1555 | +5.6 |
| 36 | Riachi, Ramiro | 0 | NZL | =6B | =23N | −22B | +42N | −11B | −24N | 2.0 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 5.50 | 1550 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Lawrence, Hugo | 2002 | NZL | −9N | +35B | −10N | F | +47B | −17N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 3.50 | 1792 | -36.0 |
| 38 | Lee, Kingston | 1455 | NZL | −19N | +52B | +25B | −15N | −28B | −22N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 3.00 | 1485 | +4.4 |
| 39 | Shashidhara, Pragyan | 0 | NZL | −13N | =34N | F | +26B | −19B | =25N | 2.0 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 5.25 | 1556 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Taylor, Stephen NZL | 1707 | NZL | −1N | =47B | =43N | F | =25B | =35N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 4.25 | 1567 | -37.6 |
| 41 | Akash Jayantkumar Patel | 1592 | IND | −8N | +50B | −12N | −33B | +51N | −32B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.50 | 852 | -67.2 |
| 42 | Zhao, Hongzi | 0 | NZL | −20N | −25N | +48B | −36B | =50N | =33B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 2.50 | 1418 | -2.8 |
| 43 | Koulanov, Yaroslav | 1434 | NZL | =23B | −28N | =40B | F | −34N | +45B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 4.00 | 1465 | +4.8 |
| 44 | Cummings, Nick | 1899 | NZL | +45B | =24N | −7B | F | −13N | F | 1.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.00 | 1410 | -36.0 |
| 45 | Agnew, Steve | 0 | NZL | −44N | +51B | −23B | =35N | −31B | −43N | 1.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.25 | 1262 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Koulanov, Aleksey | 1495 | NZL | −11N | −21B | −33N | F | =49B | +51B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.25 | 1341 | -26.8 |
| 47 | Dare, Lillian | 1477 | NZL | −17B | =40N | =34B | F | −37N | −26B | 1.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.25 | 1612 | +16.4 |
| 48 | Roper, Jacob | 0 | NZL | −12N | −31B | −42N | −32B | F | +49N | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.50 | 1364 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Stevenson, Michael | 1636 | NZL | −18B | −4N | F | F | =46N | −48B | 0.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.75 | 1500 | -10.4 |
| 50 | Roper, Fletcher | 0 | NZL | −24B | −41N | F | −25N | =42B | −27N | 0.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.00 | 1228 | 0.0 |
| 51 | FIDE 25687980 | 0 | — | −29N | −45N | −35B | F | −41B | −46N | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 777 | 0.0 |
| 52 | Vagg, William | 0 | NZL | −15B | −38N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 769 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Samarawickrama, ShihiranNZL+86.03.5 pts · #10
- 2McIntosh, FraserNZL+57.63.5 pts · #20
- 3Shannon, TobyNZL+56.84.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Akash Jayantkumar PatelIND-67.22.0 pts · #50
- 2Taylor, Stephen NZLNZL-37.62.0 pts · #23
- 3Cummings, NickNZL-36.01.5 pts · #48
Biggest upsets
- R3+312 Elo gap
- R2+256 Elo gap
- R5+248 Elo gap