2026 St George Club Championship Division 1 Rounds 8-10 plus postponed
Double Round-RobinStandard
6 players participated in this 10-round tournament, held from 05 May 2026 to 26 May 2026 in Sydney, Australia. Top 10 Elo average was 1987, and top seed was Ted Power (🇦🇺 AUS, 2039).
John Stuart Plant (🇦🇺 AUS, 2030) won with 3.0/10, ahead of Ian Stalker (2.5) and Vincent Qiang (2.0). Plant broke clear in the final round.
Location
🇦🇺Sydney, Australia
Dates
05 May 2026 → 26 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Double RR · 10 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇦🇺Australia×6
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 10 roundsJohn Stuart Plant led from R7 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 6 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
Co-leaders
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1
3
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1
R7–R10 · LEAD HELD
John Stuart Plant held the sole lead from R7 through R10 without losing it.
R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
John Stuart Plant beat Ian Stalker (White).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇦🇺Plant, John Stuart | 2030 | * | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 4.00 | 5.0 | +15.4 | 2147 |
| 2 | 🇦🇺Stalker, Ian | 1961 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | — | ½ | 2.5 | 3.25 | 6.5 | +17.2 | 2080 |
| 3 | 🇦🇺Qiang, Vincent | 1986 | — | 0 | * | — | 1 | 1 | 2.0 | 1.50 | 4.0 | +2.8 | 2060 |
| 4 | 🇦🇺Power, Ted | 2039 | 1 | 0 | — | * | 0 | — | 1.0 | 3.00 | 6.5 | -27.6 | 1840 |
| 5 | 🇦🇺Plunkett, Jeremy | 1977 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | * | — | 1.0 | 1.00 | 6.0 | -7.6 | 1886 |
| 6 | 🇦🇺Barker, Geoff | 1930 | 0 | ½ | 0 | — | — | * | 0.5 | 1.25 | 7.5 | -14.0 | 1707 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Stalker, IanAUS+17.22.5 pts · #2
- 2Plant, John StuartAUS+15.43.0 pts · #1
- 3Qiang, VincentAUS+2.82.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Power, TedAUS-27.61.0 pts · #4
- 2Barker, GeoffAUS-14.00.5 pts · #6
- 3Plunkett, JeremyAUS-7.61.0 pts · #5