48th Trusts Chess Open A
Open SwissStandard
28 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 30 May 2026 to 01 Jun 2026 in Auckland, New Zealand. 9 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2148, and top seed was Alphaeus Wei Ern Ang (🇳🇿 NZL, FM, 2367).
Daqi Mao (🇳🇿 NZL, FM, 2232) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Jacek Stopa (4.5) and William Rui Liu (4.5). Mao won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Ziyi Huang (1910) beat Matthew Keith (2047), a +137-point gap.
Location
🇳🇿Auckland, New Zealand
Dates
30 May 2026 → 01 Jun 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Titled players · 9
GM×1
FM×3
CM×4
WFM×1
Federations · 4 represented
🇳🇿New Zealand×24
🇨🇳China×2
🇿🇦South Africa×1
🇵🇱Poland×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsFM Daqi Mao led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
9
2
1
2
1
1
R3–R6 · LEAD HELD
FM Daqi Mao held the sole lead from R3 through R6 without losing it.
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
FM Daqi Mao drew with CM William Rui Liu (White).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
FM Daqi Mao won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMDaqi Mao | * | ½ | 1 | ½ |
| 2CMWilliam Rui Liu | ½ | * | — | ½ |
| 3FMAlphaeus Wei Ern Ang | 0 | — | * | ½ |
| 4GMJacek Stopa | ½ | ½ | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mao, DaqiFM | 2232 | NZL | +21N | +14B | +4B | =2N | +7N | =3B | 5.0 | 20.0 | 22.5 | 18.00 | 2440 | +60.4 |
| 2 | Stopa, JacekGM | 2353 | POL | +17B | =3N | +6B | =1B | =4N | +7B | 4.5 | 21.5 | 24.0 | 17.00 | 2337 | +0.3 |
| 3 | Liu, William RuiCM | 2151 | NZL | +22N | =2B | =12N | +11B | +9N | =1N | 4.5 | 19.0 | 21.5 | 15.25 | 2270 | +38.0 |
| 4 | Ang, Alphaeus Wei ErnFM | 2367 | NZL | +13N | +11B | −1N | +12B | =2B | +17N | 4.5 | 18.5 | 21.0 | 13.75 | 2277 | -3.5 |
| 5 | Wilson, Dion A | 1984 | NZL | +20N | =7B | −11N | =8B | +13N | +16B | 4.0 | 16.0 | 18.5 | 12.00 | 2106 | +39.6 |
| 6 | Jin, Yanbo | 2044 | NZL | =19N | +18B | −2N | +23B | =8N | +11B | 4.0 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 10.50 | 2123 | +12.4 |
| 7 | Smith, Robert WFM | 2118 | NZL | +28B | =5N | +15B | +9N | −1B | −2N | 3.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 8.50 | 2139 | +4.6 |
| 8 | Tew, Yao Zen MarkisCM | 2069 | NZL | =24B | =23N | =17B | =5N | =6B | +19N | 3.5 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 9.75 | 1966 | -14.0 |
| 9 | Young, CohenCM | 2070 | NZL | =26N | +19B | +23N | −7B | −3B | +18N | 3.5 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 8.00 | 1991 | -9.6 |
| 10 | Tao, Junqing Jerome | 1841 | NZL | −11N | +13B | =14N | −18B | +21N | +12B | 3.5 | 14.5 | 17.0 | 10.00 | 2026 | +60.4 |
| 11 | Wang, Justin ZhideCM | 2020 | NZL | +10B | −4N | +5B | −3N | +25B | −6N | 3.0 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 9.50 | 2044 | +5.2 |
| 12 | Langford, Joshua | 1919 | NZL | =27B | +24N | =3B | −4N | +15B | −10N | 3.0 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 8.00 | 1994 | +9.4 |
| 13 | Park-Tamati, Philli | 1953 | NZL | −4B | −10N | +28B | +24N | −5B | +25N | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 4.00 | 1960 | -1.4 |
| 14 | Keith, Matthew | 2047 | NZL | +25B | −1N | =10B | −17N | =18N | +24B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 7.00 | 1941 | -33.2 |
| 15 | Preeyansh Roul | 2033 | NZL | =18N | +26B | −7N | =20B | −12N | +23B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 6.50 | 1904 | -20.0 |
| 16 | Sole, Michael D | 1932 | NZL | −23B | +27N | −25B | +26N | +20B | −5N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 6.00 | 1846 | -14.0 |
| 17 | Huang, Ziyi | 1910 | CHN | −2N | +22B | =8N | +14B | F | −4B | 2.5 | 18.0 | 20.5 | 7.25 | 2121 | +46.8 |
| 18 | Sun, Nathan | 1907 | NZL | =15B | −6N | =24B | +10N | =14B | −9B | 2.5 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 7.50 | 1929 | +5.2 |
| 19 | Huang, Ziyu | 1746 | CHN | =6B | −9N | +27B | +25N | F | −8B | 2.5 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 5.50 | 1959 | +50.4 |
| 20 | Po`e-Tofaeono, Grayson | 1793 | NZL | −5B | +28N | =26B | =15N | −16N | =22B | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 3.75 | 1848 | +15.2 |
| 21 | Liu, Richard Jingjie | 1967 | NZL | −1B | −25N | =22B | +27N | −10B | +28N | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 2.75 | 1839 | -44.0 |
| 22 | Braganza, NadiaWFM | 1868 | NZL | −3B | −17N | =21N | +28B | =23N | =20N | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 3.50 | 1865 | -2.0 |
| 23 | Jiang, Patrick Di | 1890 | NZL | +16N | =8B | −9B | −6N | =22B | −15N | 2.0 | 17.0 | 19.5 | 6.00 | 1878 | -4.0 |
| 24 | Hettiarachchi, Buthsara | 1881 | NZL | =8N | −12B | =18N | −13B | +26N | −14N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 5.00 | 1823 | -18.8 |
| 25 | Sethuramalingam, Karthik | 1877 | NZL | −14N | +21B | +16N | −19B | −11N | −13B | 2.0 | 14.5 | 17.0 | 5.50 | 1819 | -18.8 |
| 26 | Le Grange, Rauen | 1794 | RSA | =9B | −15N | =20N | −16B | −24B | +27N | 2.0 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 4.50 | 1783 | -2.8 |
| 27 | Po`e-Tofaeono, Hunter | 1736 | NZL | =12N | −16B | −19N | −21B | +28N | −26B | 1.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.50 | 1670 | -20.4 |
| 28 | Redwood, Harry | 1821 | NZL | −7N | −20B | −13N | −22N | −27B | −21B | 0.0 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 0.00 | 1106 | -94.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Tao, Junqing JeromeNZL+60.43.5 pts · #10
- 2Mao, DaqiFMNZL+60.45.0 pts · #1
- 3Huang, ZiyuCHN+50.42.5 pts · #22
Top rating losers
- 1Redwood, HarryNZL-94.40.0 pts · #28
- 2Liu, Richard JingjieNZL-44.02.5 pts · #19
- 3Keith, MatthewNZL-33.23.0 pts · #15
Biggest upsets
- R4+137 Elo gap
- R3+135 Elo gap
- R4+131 Elo gap