2026 UQ Autumn Swiss Rounds 3-6
29 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 08 May 2026 to 29 May 2026 in St Lucia, Australia. 2 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1933, and top seed was Sravan Renjith (🇳🇿 NZL, IM, 2351).
Sravan Renjith (🇳🇿 NZL, IM, 2351) won with 4.0/6, ahead of Oliver McCarthy (3.0) and Steven O`donoghue (3.0). Renjith broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Ernest Bashirov (1776) beat Majid Jabur (2056), a +280-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsIM Sravan Renjith led from R6; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 6 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
IM Sravan Renjith never relinquished the lead after R6; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
IM Sravan Renjith beat Oliver McCarthy (Black).
IM Sravan Renjith 4 wins (R3–R6)Oliver McCarthy 3 wins (R3–R5)Rohan Pyne 3 wins (R4–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMSravan Renjith | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2Oliver McCarthy | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3Rohan Pyne | — | — | * | — |
| 4Alex Devin | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Renjith, SravanIM | 2351 | NZL | F | F | +15B | +14N | +3B | +2N | 4.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.00 | 2740 | +4.8 |
| 2 | McCarthy, Oliver | 1762 | AUS | F | F | +9B | +15N | +5N | −1B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 7.00 | 2099 | +33.2 |
| 3 | O`donoghue, Steven | 0 | AUS | F | F | +4B | +12N | −1N | +14B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 6.50 | 1928 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Pyne, Rohan | 1661 | AUS | F | F | −3N | +25N | +12B | +7N | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.50 | 2433 | +26.0 |
| 5 | Devin, Alex | 1852 | AUS | F | F | +17B | +11N | −2B | +18N | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.00 | 1978 | +9.6 |
| 6 | Phang, Yang-Hian | 1584 | AUS | F | F | −18N | +16B | =8N | +10B | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.75 | 1835 | +28.8 |
| 7 | Bashirov, Ernest | 1776 | AUS | F | F | +19N | +18B | =20N | −4B | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.50 | 1924 | +17.2 |
| 8 | Arhan, Tanguy | 2087 | FRA | F | F | F | +22N | =6B | +17N | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.25 | 1961 | -5.2 |
| 9 | Liu, Mike | 1609 | AUS | F | F | −2N | +27B | +24N | =15B | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.75 | 1822 | +38.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 573005398 | 0 | — | F | F | +16B | +17N | −14B | −6N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.50 | 1663 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Chen, Nicholas Yuileng | 1687 | AUS | F | F | +26N | −5B | +21N | −13B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1659 | -6.4 |
| 12 | Wu, Ethan | 1636 | AUS | F | F | +24B | −3B | −4N | +25B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1723 | +18.0 |
| 13 | Oakley, Brett | 1539 | AUS | F | F | F | +24B | F | +11N | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2478 | +42.0 |
| 14 | Doran, Kaiden | 1878 | AUS | F | F | =20B | −1B | +10N | −3N | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.50 | 1964 | +2.0 |
| 15 | Yelkhovsky, Daniil | 1875 | AUS | F | F | −1N | −2B | +26B | =9N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.25 | 1738 | -43.6 |
| 16 | Robertson, Samuel | 1524 | AUS | F | F | −10N | −6N | =23B | +27N | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.25 | 1568 | +6.4 |
| 17 | Barnes, Rossi | 1623 | AUS | F | F | −5N | −10B | +19N | −8B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 1705 | +5.6 |
| 18 | Jabur, Majid | 2056 | AUS | F | F | +6B | −7N | F | −5B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.50 | 1672 | -56.4 |
| 19 | Yang, Brian | 1593 | AUS | F | F | −7B | −21N | −17B | +23N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.50 | 870 | -45.2 |
| 20 | Slater-Jones, HenryCM | 2001 | AUS | F | F | =14N | F | =7B | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1879 | -6.8 |
| 21 | Benemile, John | 1532 | AUS | F | F | F | +19B | −11B | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1628 | +10.8 |
| 22 | Raichura, Dev | 1541 | AUS | F | F | F | −8B | F | +29N | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1120 | -3.2 |
| 23 | Connell, Chris | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | −?N | =16N | −19B | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.75 | 1227 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Nguyen, Nhan | 1664 | AUS | F | F | −12N | −13N | −9B | F | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 835 | -65.6 |
| 25 | Li, Oscar | 1449 | AUS | F | F | F | −4B | F | −12N | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 851 | -18.4 |
| 26 | Williams, Elizabeth | 1569 | AUS | F | F | −11B | F | −15N | F | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1015 | -16.8 |
| 27 | Fitzgerald, Lachlain | 1544 | AUS | F | F | F | −9N | F | −16B | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 772 | -18.2 |
| 28 | FIDE 3244113 | 0 | — | F | F | −?N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 884 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Lubke, Nathan | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −22B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 720 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Oakley, BrettAUS+42.02.0 pts · #12
- 2Liu, MikeAUS+38.02.5 pts · #8
- 3McCarthy, OliverAUS+33.23.0 pts · #1
- 1Nguyen, NhanAUS-65.60.0 pts · #27
- 2Jabur, MajidAUS-56.41.0 pts · #19
- 3Yang, BrianAUS-45.21.0 pts · #24
- R4+280 Elo gap
- R6+204 Elo gap
- R6+148 Elo gap