2026 Tasmanian Championship

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23 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 07 Mar 2026 to 09 Mar 2026 in Hobart, Australia. 1 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 0.

Carl Gorka (🇬🇧 ENG, 0) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Yi Feng Zacharias Lim (6.0) and William Rumley (5.0). Gorka won solo starting round 4.

Location

🇦🇺Hobart, Australia

Dates

07 Mar 2026 → 09 Mar 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Avg top 10

Participants

Titled players · 1

WCM×1

Federations · 3 represented

🇦🇺Australia×21

🇬🇧England×1

🇸🇬Singapore×1

Top 3

🥇
Carl Gorka
🇬🇧ENG
6.5pts·2246perf+30.2
🥈
Yi Feng Zacharias Lim
🇸🇬SGP
6.0pts·2114perf+45.8
🥉
William Rumley
🇦🇺AUS
5.0pts·1872perf-0.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Carl Gorka led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Gorka6.5Lim6Rumley5Butler4.5Patterson4.5Song4

R4–R7 · LEAD HELD

Carl Gorka held the sole lead from R4 through R7 without losing it.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Carl Gorka beat Yi Feng Zacharias Lim (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Carl Gorka 4 wins (R1–R4)Yi Feng Zacharias Lim 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Carl Gorka	*	1	½	—
2Yi Feng Zacharias Lim	0	*	1	—
3William Rumley	½	0	*	1
4Geoffrey T Butler	—	—	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Gorka, Carl	ENG	+19B	+9N	+6B	+2N	=3B	+10N	+7B	6.5	26.0	28.0	25.50	2246	+30.2
2	Lim, Yi Feng Zacharias	SGP	+15B	+23N	+4B	−1B	+11N	+3N	+6B	6.0	26.0	27.0	20.50	2114	+45.8
3	Rumley, William	AUS	+20N	=11B	+5N	+21B	=1N	−2B	+9N	5.0	26.0	28.0	17.00	1872	-0.4
4	Patterson, Miles	AUS	+13B	+22N	−2N	−7B	+9B	=5N	+10B	4.5	25.0	27.0	14.75	1852	-2.2
5	Butler, Geoffrey T	AUS	+10B	−6N	−3B	+23N	+17B	=4B	+12N	4.5	22.5	23.5	12.25	1820	0.0
6	Bonham, Kevin	AUS	+18N	+5B	−1N	−11B	+14N	+8B	−2N	4.0	27.5	29.5	13.50	1814	+0.2
7	Rout, Ian C	AUS	=12B	=17N	+13B	+4N	−10B	+11B	−1N	4.0	25.0	27.0	14.25	1776	-22.0
8	Song, AnyaWCM	AUS	−17B	+12N	+22B	−9N	+13B	−6N	+18B	4.0	18.5	20.5	11.00	1728	-8.6
9	Patrick, John	AUS	+14N	−1B	=16N	+8B	−4N	+21B	−3B	3.5	25.5	27.5	10.25	1734	-12.4
10	Carpenter, Noah	AUS	−5N	+18B	=14N	+16B	+7N	−1B	−4N	3.5	25.0	27.0	10.00	1801	+27.2
11	Briant, James	AUS	+21B	=3N	+17B	+6N	−2B	−7N	F	3.5	23.0	23.0	10.50	1813	0.0
12	Prieto, Esteban	AUS	=7N	−8B	=20N	+15B	=21N	+16N	−5B	3.5	19.5	21.5	9.00	1772	+35.2
13	Foster, Eric	AUS	−4N	+20B	−7N	+18B	−8N	+19B	=15N	3.5	19.0	21.0	7.25	1731	+30.4
14	Gupta-Devdia, Vivaan	AUS	−9B	+19N	=10B	=17N	−6B	−18N	+23B	3.0	17.0	18.0	5.75	1698	+50.0
15	Radisich, Matt	AUS	−2N	−16B	F	−12N	+23B	+17N	=13B	2.5	18.5	18.5	4.75	1627	-21.2
16	Karunagaran, Sreyaa	AUS	−23B	+15N	=9B	−10N	+20N	−12B	−19N	2.5	17.0	18.0	6.25	1542	+1.6
17	Cottuli, Aidan	AUS	+8N	=7B	−11N	=14B	−5N	−15B	−22N	2.0	21.5	23.5	7.50	1624	-45.6
18	Escobar, David	AUS	−6B	−10N	+19B	−13N	F	+14B	−8N	2.0	20.0	20.0	5.00	1589	+0.2
19	Rolph, David J	AUS	−1N	−14B	−18N	F	+22B	−13N	+16B	2.0	19.5	19.5	4.50	1498	-90.0
20	Stansfield, Bradley	AUS	−3B	−13N	=12B	+22N	−16B	F	=21N	2.0	18.5	18.5	4.75	1484	0.0
21	Ross, Darryl	AUS	−11N	F	+23B	−3N	=12B	−9N	=20B	2.0	18.5	18.5	3.75	1674	+14.4
22	Lakshman, Emmanuel	AUS	F	−4B	−8N	−20B	−19N	+23N	+17B	2.0	15.5	15.5	3.00	1718	+53.2
23	Nguyen, Tan Thanh	AUS	+16N	−2B	−21N	−5B	−15N	−22B	−14N	1.0	20.5	22.5	2.50	1328	-110.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Lakshman, EmmanuelAUS
+53.2
2.0 pts · #17
2Gupta-Devdia, VivaanAUS
+50.0
3.0 pts · #9
3Lim, Yi Feng ZachariasSGP
+45.8
6.0 pts · #2

Top rating losers

1Nguyen, Tan ThanhAUS
-110.0
1.0 pts · #23
2Rolph, David JAUS
-90.0
2.0 pts · #20
3Cottuli, AidanAUS
-45.6
2.0 pts · #18