2026 SA Interclub Teams A Grade Rounds 1-2
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39 players participated in this 2-round tournament, held from 21 Apr 2026 to 28 Apr 2026 in Adelaide, Australia. 2 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1972, and top seed was Poorna Sharma Mithrakanth (๐ฎ๐ณ IND, IM, 2198).
James Boyd-Norman (๐ฆ๐บ AUS, 2066) won with 2.0/2, ahead of Brad Horne (2.0) and William Carrigan (2.0). Boyd-Norman shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Varun P (1465) beat Jeffrey Hams (1860), a +395-point gap.
Location
๐ฆ๐บAdelaide, Australia
Dates
21 Apr 2026 โ 28 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Team ยท 2 rounds
Titled players ยท 2
IMร1
CMร1
Federations ยท 7 represented
๐ฆ๐บAustraliaร25
๐ฎ๐ณIndiaร4
๐ซ๐ทFranceร1
๐ฒ๐พMalaysiaร1
๐ฌ๐งEnglandร1
๐ต๐นPortugalร1
๐ฌ๐ชGeorgiaร1
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | ฮ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boyd-Norman, James | ๐ฆ๐บAUS | 2066 | 2.0 | 1960 | 2760 | +18.6 |
| 10 | Horne, Brad | ๐ฆ๐บAUS | 1766 | 2.0 | 1675 | 2475 | +15.2 |
| 20 | Carrigan, William | ๐ฆ๐บAUS | 1637 | 2.0 | 1465 | 2265 | +3.4 |
| 3 | Su, Weng Yang Joel | ๐ฒ๐พMAS | 1759 | 2.0 | 1879 | 2679 | +24.2 |
| 2 | Maria, Alistair | ๐ฆ๐บAUS | 1882 | 2.0 | 1780 | 2580 | +27.6 |
| 4 | Hariharan Ayyar R | ๐ฎ๐ณIND | 1661 | 1.5 | 1680 | 1873 | +11.6 |
| 21 | Mdinaradze, Edgar | ๐ฌ๐ชGEO | 1804 | 1.5 | 1758 | 1758 | +0.4 |
| 5 | Kerr, Bill | ๐ฆ๐บAUS | 2043 | 1.5 | 1718 | 1911 | -4.2 |
| 18 | Goldsmith, Alan D | ๐ฆ๐บAUS | 1970 | 1.0 | 1951 | 1951 | -3.8 |
| 14 | Varun P | ๐ฎ๐ณIND | 1465 | 1.0 | 1797 | 1797 | +30.0 |
| 32 | Nagpal, Kavish | ๐ฆ๐บAUS | 1554 | 1.0 | 1766 | 966 | -15.2 |
| 9 | Marriott, Max | ๐ฆ๐บAUS | 1749 | 1.0 | 1842 | 1842 | +4.2 |
| 11 | Cinco, Dino | ๐ฆ๐บAUS | 1699 | 1.0 | 1874 | 1874 | +8.8 |
| 7 | Pattison, Hamish | ๐ฆ๐บAUS | 1719 | 1.0 | 1913 | 1913 | +10.2 |
| 12 | Pobke, Joshua | ๐ฆ๐บAUS | 0 | 1.0 | 1800 | 1800 | -12.0 |
| 19 | Dundas, Callum | ๐ฆ๐บAUS | 1642 | 1.0 | 1684 | 1684 | +1.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 573005568 | โ | 0 | 1.0 | 1766 | 1786 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Drogemuller, Mathew | ๐ฆ๐บAUS | 1830 | 1.0 | 1860 | 2660 | +12.6 |
| 28 | Horlin-Smith, Alexander | ๐ฆ๐บAUS | 1884 | 1.0 | 2020 | 1220 | -14.4 |
| 6 | IMMithrakanth, Poorna Sharma | ๐ฎ๐ณIND | 2198 | 1.0 | 1850 | 2650 | +1.1 |
| 8 | FIDE 3272028 | โ | 0 | 1.0 | 1726 | 1746 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Piar, Baptiste | ๐ซ๐ทFRA | 1900 | 1.0 | 1861 | 2661 | +9.0 |
| 15 | Vraj N Shah | ๐ฎ๐ณIND | 1732 | 1.0 | 1814 | 2614 | +12.2 |
| 22 | Hoile, Robert | ๐ฆ๐บAUS | 1911 | 0.5 | 1759 | 1566 | -36.0 |
| 24 | Georgitsis, Xavier | ๐ฆ๐บAUS | 1618 | 0.5 | 1712 | 1519 | -4.8 |
| 23 | Hoff, Michael R | ๐ฆ๐บAUS | 1886 | 0.5 | 1914 | 1914 | +1.6 |
| 37 | CMJindal, Tarush | ๐ฆ๐บAUS | 1962 | 0.0 | 1900 | 1100 | -36.0 |
| 25 | Almutawa, Ayman | ๐ฆ๐บAUS | 1839 | 0.0 | 1986 | 1186 | -7.6 |
| 33 | Turcaj, Pavel | ๐ฆ๐บAUS | 1761 | 0.0 | 1899 | 1099 | -4.8 |
| 36 | FIDE 573005584 | โ | 0 | 0.0 | 1733 | 933 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Harding, Gabriel | ๐ฆ๐บAUS | 1702 | 0.0 | 1803 | 1003 | -22.4 |
| 39 | Duluk, Ryszard | ๐ฆ๐บAUS | 0 | 0.0 | 1766 | 966 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Cruse, Thomas | ๐ฌ๐งENG | 0 | 0.0 | 1742 | 942 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Hams, Jeffrey | ๐ฆ๐บAUS | 1860 | 0.0 | 1616 | 816 | -31.0 |
| 26 | Bayliss, James | ๐ฆ๐บAUS | 1786 | 0.0 | 1732 | 932 | -12.2 |
| 29 | Abdurramane, Danial Germano | ๐ต๐นPOR | 1898 | 0.0 | 2195 | 1395 | -2.2 |
| 31 | FIDE 573005576 | โ | 0 | 0.0 | 1675 | 875 | 0.0 |
| 34 | FIDE 573005550 | โ | 0 | 0.0 | 1856 | 1056 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Benham, Christopher J | ๐ฆ๐บAUS | 1746 | 0.0 | 1687 | 887 | -11.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets โ the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Varun PIND+30.01.0 pts ยท #14
- 2Maria, AlistairAUS+27.62.0 pts ยท #2
- 3Su, Weng Yang JoelMAS+24.22.0 pts ยท #3
Top rating losers
- 1Hoile, RobertAUS-36.00.5 pts ยท #22
- 2Jindal, TarushCMAUS-36.00.0 pts ยท #37
- 3Hams, JeffreyAUS-31.00.0 pts ยท #30
Biggest upsets
- R2+395 Elo gap
- R2+152 Elo gap