2026 Perth Club Championship Rounds 3-6
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59 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 01 Apr 2026 to 22 Apr 2026 in Perth, Australia. 1 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 0.
Jet Mahanidis (🇦🇺 AUS, 0) won with 3.0/6, ahead of Gyula Plaganyi (3.0) and Wolfgang Leonhardt (3.0).
Location
🇦🇺Perth, Australia
Dates
01 Apr 2026 → 22 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Avg top 10
0
Participants
59
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 5 represented
🇦🇺Australia×51
🇬🇭Ghana×1
🇱🇹Lithuania×1
🇱🇰Sri Lanka×1
🇳🇿New Zealand×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 8 players tied at 3.0/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 6 co-leaders at R4 to 8 at the finish.
Co-leaders
61
61
22
6
2
8
R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
8 players finish on 3.0/6. Mahanidis takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (8.5).
R4–R6 · WIN STREAK
Jacob Gibson won 3 in a row (R4–R6).
R4 · LATE SURGE
Jacob Gibson was #11 at R4, climbed to #1 over the final stretch.
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mahanidis, Jet | 0 | AUS | F | F | +32B | +39N | −5B | +2N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.50 | 2041 | +46.0 |
| 2 | Plaganyi, GyulaCM | 0 | AUS | F | F | +42N | +3B | +40N | −1B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 5.00 | 1938 | +3.6 |
| 3 | Leonhardt, Wolfgang | 0 | AUS | F | F | +14B | −2N | +21B | +44N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 5.00 | 1932 | +19.6 |
| 4 | Maris, Robert | 0 | AUS | F | F | =13N | +52B | =9N | +32B | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.50 | 1932 | +0.8 |
| 5 | Brand, Drew | 0 | AUS | F | F | +40N | +10B | +1N | F | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.50 | 2527 | +20.8 |
| 6 | Gibson, Jacob | 0 | AUS | F | F | −39B | +33N | +34B | +18N | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.00 | 1998 | +8.2 |
| 7 | Hagendoorn, Mark | 0 | AUS | F | F | +47B | −32N | +14B | +39N | 3.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.00 | 1875 | +17.6 |
| 8 | Owen, Geoffrey | 0 | AUS | F | F | −16N | +54N | +41B | +38N | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.50 | 1773 | +28.6 |
| 9 | Hapugala, A.n | 0 | SRI | F | F | +19B | +17N | =4B | −10B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.50 | 1790 | +8.8 |
| 10 | Curtis, Calan | 0 | AUS | F | F | +17B | −5N | =32B | +9N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 5.25 | 1871 | +22.2 |
| 11 | Elkington, Derek | 0 | AUS | F | F | +20B | −15N | +27B | =12N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.25 | 1836 | -0.4 |
| 12 | Manokha, Sergii | 0 | AUS | F | F | +43N | −18B | +45N | =11B | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.25 | 1761 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Curthoys, Edward | 0 | AUS | F | F | =4B | +25N | +39B | F | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.50 | 2096 | +27.2 |
| 14 | Pass, Tony | 0 | AUS | F | F | −3N | +23B | −7N | +29B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.00 | 1624 | +1.2 |
| 15 | Kingsley Kofi Ketor | 0 | GHA | F | F | =34N | +11B | −18N | =22B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.25 | 1788 | +7.2 |
| 16 | Howard, Mark | 0 | AUS | F | F | +8B | +41N | −17B | −19N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.00 | 1738 | +6.4 |
| 17 | Janceski, Alex | 0 | AUS | F | F | −10N | −9B | +16N | +40B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 1674 | -12.2 |
| 18 | Fokaite, Gabriele | 0 | LTU | F | F | F | +12N | +15B | −6B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.50 | 1817 | -0.4 |
| 19 | FIDE 573003050 | 0 | — | F | F | −9N | −43B | +46N | +16B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.00 | 1621 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Lowson, Jeremy | 0 | AUS | F | F | −11N | +46B | F | +25N | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.00 | 1815 | +20.0 |
| 21 | Porteus, Grant | 0 | AUS | F | F | −36N | +57B | −3N | +45B | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 1565 | -5.0 |
| 22 | Roebuck, Derek | 0 | AUS | F | F | +44N | F | =33B | =15N | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.75 | 1904 | +12.8 |
| 23 | Brooke, John | 0 | AUS | F | F | +55B | −14N | +28B | F | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.00 | 813 | -8.4 |
| 24 | Mohamed, Abdullah | 0 | AUS | F | F | +58B | −35N | +37B | −34N | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.50 | 1783 | +23.2 |
| 25 | Batahena, Ayun | 0 | AUS | F | F | +57N | −13B | +58N | −20B | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1684 | -2.4 |
| 26 | Leech, Martin | 0 | AUS | F | F | −33B | +48N | F | +35B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.50 | 1926 | +15.0 |
| 27 | Wolstencroft, Alan | 0 | AUS | F | F | +54B | +42B | −11N | F | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 1855 | +10.4 |
| 28 | FIDE 573003069 | 0 | — | F | F | F | +56B | −23N | +54N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1642 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Young, Manfred | 0 | AUS | F | F | −41B | +55N | +59B | −14N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 783 | -15.2 |
| 30 | FIDE 573004430 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | +54B | +41N | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 1632 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Weijermars, Tristan | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +56N | +55B | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2478 | +9.4 |
| 32 | Doshi, Chirag | 0 | NZL | F | F | −1N | +7B | =10N | −4N | 1.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 4.25 | 1691 | -12.0 |
| 33 | Clarke, Daniel | 0 | AUS | F | F | +26N | −6B | =22N | F | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.00 | 1799 | -0.4 |
| 34 | Gough, Dylan | 0 | AUS | F | F | =15B | F | −6N | +24B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 1769 | +2.2 |
| 35 | O`shaughnessy, Dave | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | +24B | =36N | −26N | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.75 | 1736 | -2.2 |
| 36 | De Vas, Yonal | 0 | AUS | F | F | +21B | F | =35B | F | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.75 | 1889 | +9.6 |
| 37 | De Yaak, Peter | 0 | AUS | F | F | =52N | −40B | −24N | +42B | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.25 | 1624 | -24.2 |
| 38 | Overste, Brian | 0 | AUS | F | F | +56N | =53B | −50N | −8B | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.25 | 1438 | -3.4 |
| 39 | Deng, Eric | 0 | AUS | F | F | +6N | −1B | −13N | −7B | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.00 | 1600 | -52.0 |
| 40 | Michael, Ashley | 0 | AUS | F | F | −5B | +37N | −2B | −17N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.50 | 1650 | -4.8 |
| 41 | Lanham, Bruce | 0 | AUS | F | F | +29N | −16B | −8N | −30B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1426 | -10.2 |
| 42 | Shaw, Robin A | 0 | AUS | F | F | −2B | −27N | +48B | −37N | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 1633 | -8.4 |
| 43 | Boswarva, Ernest | 0 | AUS | F | F | −12B | +19N | −51B | F | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.00 | 1112 | -3.0 |
| 44 | Brophy, Gavin | 0 | AUS | F | F | −22B | +47N | F | −3B | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 1527 | -43.2 |
| 45 | Jayasinghe, Attiligoda | 0 | AUS | F | F | +53N | F | −12B | −21N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.50 | 828 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Powell, Darren | 0 | AUS | F | F | +59B | −20N | −19B | −48N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 962 | -8.8 |
| 47 | Frankland, David M | 0 | AUS | F | F | −7N | −44B | F | +53N | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.50 | 960 | -6.2 |
| 48 | Smith, Douglas | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | −26B | −42N | +46B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1539 | -45.6 |
| 49 | Kereopa, Seth | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +57N | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 2333 | +17.2 |
| 50 | De Vas, Senudi | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +38B | F | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.50 | 2278 | +18.4 |
| 51 | De Vas, Saminda | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +43N | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 2417 | +3.0 |
| 52 | Taton-Rundgren, Alex | 0 | AUS | F | F | =37B | −4N | F | F | 0.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.75 | 1690 | -5.6 |
| 53 | FIDE 573003042 | 0 | — | F | F | −45B | =38N | F | −47B | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 1280 | 0.0 |
| 54 | Gough, Sebastian | 0 | AUS | F | F | −27N | −8B | −30N | −28B | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 814 | -42.0 |
| 55 | Ayles, Jesse | 0 | AUS | F | F | −23N | −29B | F | −31N | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 782 | 0.0 |
| 56 | Tyler, Jason | 0 | AUS | F | F | −38B | −28N | −31B | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 789 | -49.2 |
| 57 | Lamb, Hannah | 0 | AUS | F | F | −25B | −21N | −49B | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 835 | -43.2 |
| 58 | Sheikh, Suhail | 0 | AUS | F | F | −24N | F | −25B | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 885 | -50.8 |
| 59 | Markou, Victor | 0 | AUS | F | F | −46N | F | −29N | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 713 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Mahanidis, JetAUS+46.03.0 pts · #2
- 2Owen, GeoffreyAUS+28.63.0 pts · #4
- 3Curthoys, EdwardAUS+27.22.5 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1Deng, EricAUS-52.01.0 pts · #43
- 2Sheikh, SuhailAUS-50.80.0 pts · #54
- 3Tyler, JasonAUS-49.20.0 pts · #50