2026 St George Club Championship Division 1 Rounds 1-3
Double Round-RobinStandard
6 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 10 Mar 2026 to 24 Mar 2026 in Sydney, Australia. Top 10 Elo average was 1987, and top seed was Ted Power (🇦🇺 AUS, 2039).
Vincent Qiang (🇦🇺 AUS, 1986) won with 2.5/3, ahead of Ted Power (2.5) and Jeremy Plunkett (2.0). Qiang won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
Location
🇦🇺Sydney, Australia
Dates
10 Mar 2026 → 24 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Double RR · 3 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇦🇺Australia×6
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsCo-leaders
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R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Vincent Qiang drew with Ted Power (Black).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇦🇺Qiang, Vincent | 1986 | * | ½ | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2.5 | 3.25 | 4.5 | +22.4 | 2288 |
| 2 | 🇦🇺Power, Ted | 2039 | ½ | * | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2.5 | 1.75 | 3.0 | +30.8 | 2255 |
| 3 | 🇦🇺Plunkett, Jeremy | 1977 | 0 | — | * | 1 | 1 | — | 2.0 | 1.00 | 3.5 | +8.4 | 2084 |
| 5 | 🇦🇺Barker, Geoff | 1930 | — | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | — | 0.5 | 0.25 | 5.0 | -14.8 | 1719 |
| 4 | 🇦🇺Stalker, Ian | 1961 | — | — | 0 | ½ | * | — | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2.5 | -10.4 | 1761 |
| 6 | 🇦🇺Plant, John Stuart | 2030 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 5.5 | -21.0 | 1213 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Power, TedAUS+30.82.5 pts · #2
- 2Qiang, VincentAUS+22.42.5 pts · #1
- 3Plunkett, JeremyAUS+8.42.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Plant, John StuartAUS-21.00.0 pts · #6
- 2Barker, GeoffAUS-14.80.5 pts · #5
- 3Stalker, IanAUS-10.40.5 pts · #4