2026 St George Club Championship Division 2 Rounds 1-3
Team Round-RobinStandard
10 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 10 Mar 2026 to 24 Mar 2026 in Sydney, Australia. Top 10 Elo average was 1811, and top seed was Laughlan James (🇦🇺 AUS, 1936).
Laughlan James (🇦🇺 AUS, 1936) won with 3.0/3, ahead of Stevo Acevski (2.5) and Jim Mavroidis (2.0). James broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Avinav Sivaraj (1713) beat Michael S Babic (1847), a +134-point gap.
Location
🇦🇺Sydney, Australia
Dates
10 Mar 2026 → 24 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 3 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇦🇺Australia×10
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James, Laughlan | 🇦🇺AUS | 1936 | 3.0 | 1814 | 2614 | +20.2 |
| 2 | Acevski, Stevo | 🇦🇺AUS | 1790 | 2.5 | 1818 | 2091 | +22.2 |
| 3 | Mavroidis, Jim | 🇦🇺AUS | 1815 | 2.0 | 1795 | 1920 | +8.4 |
| 4 | Sivaraj, Avinav | 🇦🇺AUS | 1713 | 2.0 | 1796 | 2596 | +48.8 |
| 5 | Zhou, Yik Wai | 🇦🇺AUS | 1787 | 1.0 | 1845 | 1720 | -10.4 |
| 6 | Babic, Michael S | 🇦🇺AUS | 1847 | 1.0 | 1821 | 1696 | -12.0 |
| 7 | Escribano, Jose | 🇦🇺AUS | 1744 | 0.5 | 1764 | 1571 | -8.8 |
| 9 | Rewais, Sarwat | 🇦🇺AUS | 1809 | 0.0 | 1861 | 1061 | -17.2 |
| 8 | Belz, Anthony J | 🇦🇺AUS | 1853 | 0.0 | 1803 | 1003 | -45.6 |
| 10 | Li, Ashton | 🇦🇺AUS | 1816 | 0.0 | 1848 | 1048 | -18.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Sivaraj, AvinavAUS+48.82.0 pts · #4
- 2Acevski, StevoAUS+22.22.5 pts · #2
- 3James, LaughlanAUS+20.23.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Belz, Anthony JAUS-45.60.0 pts · #8
- 2Li, AshtonAUS-18.40.0 pts · #10
- 3Rewais, SarwatAUS-17.20.0 pts · #9
Biggest upsets
- R2+134 Elo gap