2026 Ballarat Club Championship Rounds 1-5
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60 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 30 Apr 2026 to 28 May 2026 in Ballarat, Australia. 1 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1789, and top seed was Declan Smith (🇦🇺 AUS, CM, 2060).
Declan Smith (🇦🇺 AUS, CM, 2060) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Scott Stewart (4.0) and Sam Song (3.5). Smith broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Steven Rajki (1468) beat Rodney M Jacobs (1801), a +333-point gap.
Location
🇦🇺Ballarat, Australia
Dates
30 Apr 2026 → 28 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇦🇺Australia×43
🇱🇰Sri Lanka×1
🇮🇳India×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsCM Declan Smith led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
24
8
3
3
1
R5–R5 · LEAD HELD
CM Declan Smith held the sole lead from R5 through R5 without losing it.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
CM Declan Smith drew with Scott Stewart (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
CM Declan Smith 3 wins (R1–R3)Scott Stewart 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMDeclan Smith | * | ½ | — | 1 |
| 2Scott Stewart | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3James Watson | — | — | * | ½ |
| 4Sam Song | 0 | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smith, DeclanCM | 2060 | AUS | +49B | +11N | +9B | =2N | +3B | 4.5 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 12.50 | 2084 | +2.0 |
| 2 | Stewart, Scott | 1805 | AUS | +12N | +34B | +10N | =1B | =5N | 4.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 12.00 | 1979 | +20.6 |
| 3 | Song, Sam | 1769 | AUS | +46N | +5B | +20N | =4B | −1N | 3.5 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 9.25 | 1862 | +26.8 |
| 4 | Watson, James | 1876 | AUS | F | +14N | +7B | =3N | +9B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 11.25 | 2015 | +10.0 |
| 5 | Jyani, Vipin | 1631 | AUS | +23B | −3N | +48B | +21N | =2B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 8.50 | 1750 | +12.6 |
| 6 | Laffey, Julian | 1429 | AUS | +15N | −10B | =24N | +17B | +41N | 3.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 9.25 | 1687 | +26.2 |
| 7 | Marko, Paja | 1669 | AUS | =25B | +30N | −4N | +35B | +24B | 3.5 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 7.75 | 1733 | +8.8 |
| 8 | Sebastian, Davin | 1457 | AUS | +39N | −12B | +33N | +30B | =11B | 3.5 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 7.50 | 1658 | +42.4 |
| 9 | Thomson, Kynan | 1698 | AUS | +51N | +13B | −1N | +12B | −4N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 7.00 | 1792 | +8.0 |
| 10 | Brotheridge, Jamie | 1666 | AUS | +21B | +6N | −2B | +38N | −18B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 8.00 | 1669 | +1.2 |
| 11 | Cook, Patrick | 1638 | AUS | +47N | −1B | =22N | +29B | =8N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 7.00 | 1682 | +4.0 |
| 12 | Guha, Shanaya | 1636 | AUS | −2B | +8N | +32B | −9N | +37B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 7.50 | 1645 | +4.0 |
| 13 | Ware, Lucas | 1595 | AUS | +32B | −9N | +31B | −18N | +28B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 6.50 | 1682 | +12.0 |
| 14 | Leckie, Michael | 1578 | AUS | F | −4B | +46N | +31N | +16B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 6.50 | 1728 | +10.8 |
| 15 | Moon, Patrick | 1746 | AUS | −6B | +25N | +51B | +20B | F | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 6.00 | 1635 | -15.2 |
| 16 | Zhang, Jimmy | 0 | AUS | +33N | −47B | +55N | +22B | −14N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 5.50 | 1399 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Jacob, Zachariah | 1492 | AUS | +58B | −23N | +40B | −6N | +52N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 629 | -23.6 |
| 18 | Loveband, Robert | 1764 | AUS | F | F | +50N | +13B | +10N | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.00 | 2431 | +13.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 3288137 | 0 | — | −37N | +53B | −26N | +?B | +46N | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.50 | 1368 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Stickland, Peter | 1545 | AUS | +22N | +27B | −3B | −15N | =48B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 5.75 | 1673 | +15.8 |
| 21 | Biju, Alberto | 1520 | AUS | −10N | +35B | +34N | −5B | =27N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 5.25 | 1656 | +35.2 |
| 22 | Dissanayake, Methuja | 1523 | AUS | −20B | +26N | =11B | −16N | +49B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 5.00 | 1664 | +30.4 |
| 23 | FIDE 3288145 | 0 | — | −5N | +17B | F | =28N | +34B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 6.25 | 1643 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Colgrave, Morgan | 1464 | AUS | +43B | +36N | =6B | F | −7N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 5.75 | 1522 | +8.8 |
| 25 | Yates, Anna | 1555 | AUS | =7N | −15B | −30B | +55N | +31B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 4.75 | 1522 | -8.8 |
| 26 | Mewett, Lachlan | 1566 | AUS | +42N | −22B | +19B | =47N | −38B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 5.75 | 1214 | -52.8 |
| 27 | Jacobs, Rodney M | 1801 | AUS | +36B | −20N | −38B | +32N | =21B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 5.25 | 1489 | -36.0 |
| 28 | Wang, Ricky | 1667 | AUS | +54N | −51B | +39N | =23B | −13N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 4.25 | 1614 | -7.2 |
| 29 | Thekkan, Maximus | 1563 | AUS | +57B | =46B | +49N | −11N | F | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.75 | 1540 | -4.0 |
| 30 | Weerakkody, Anirudh Nehansa | 1541 | SRI | F | −7B | +25N | −8N | +42B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 4.50 | 1435 | -17.2 |
| 31 | Stanley, Johan | 1478 | AUS | +45B | +40N | −13N | −14B | −25N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 4.00 | 776 | -43.6 |
| 32 | Block, Nigel | 1445 | AUS | −13N | +37B | −12N | −27B | +53N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 3.00 | 1430 | -5.6 |
| 33 | FIDE 3287904 | 0 | — | −16B | +45N | −8B | −36N | +57B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 663 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Perrin, Kevin J | 1701 | AUS | +50N | −2N | −21B | +56B | −23N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 2.00 | 863 | -22.0 |
| 35 | Lambrou, Ryan | 1483 | AUS | +59B | −21N | +43B | −7N | −36B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 752 | -49.2 |
| 36 | Barnett, Jasan | 1468 | AUS | −27N | −24B | F | +33B | +35N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.00 | 1458 | -2.2 |
| 37 | Sagar, Dev | 1458 | AUS | +19B | −32N | F | +50B | −12N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.00 | 741 | -31.6 |
| 38 | Rajki, Steven | 1468 | AUS | F | F | +27N | −10B | +26N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 5.00 | 1803 | +50.8 |
| 39 | Inglis, James | 1436 | AUS | −8B | +58N | −28B | +40N | F | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 762 | -27.2 |
| 40 | FIDE 3286878 | 0 | — | +52B | −31B | −17N | −39B | +?N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 669 | 0.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 3286916 | 0 | — | F | +44N | F | +42B | −6B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.00 | 629 | 0.0 |
| 42 | FIDE 573006734 | 0 | — | −26B | +57N | +52B | −41N | −30N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 754 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Nawinprabhu, Mridul | 0 | AUS | −24N | +?B | −35N | −46B | +?N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 667 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Ryan, Sue | 0 | AUS | F | −41B | +53N | −48N | +50B | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.00 | 727 | 0.0 |
| 45 | FIDE 311110850 | 0 | — | −31N | −33B | −?N | +?B | +54N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1457 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Oppenheim, Tom | 1454 | AUS | −3B | =29N | −14B | +43N | −19B | 1.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 3.25 | 1364 | -6.4 |
| 47 | Savage, Craig | 1470 | AUS | −11B | +16N | F | =26B | F | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.25 | 1409 | -3.0 |
| 48 | Wansapura, Minsadi Chamathka | 1527 | AUS | F | F | −5N | +44B | =20N | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.25 | 1395 | -13.2 |
| 49 | Aishik Chakraborty | 1528 | IND | −1N | F | −29B | +54B | −22N | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.00 | 1419 | -26.8 |
| 50 | FIDE 573002062 | 0 | — | −34B | +56N | −18B | −37N | −44N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 841 | 0.0 |
| 51 | FIDE 573006742 | 0 | — | −9B | +28N | −15N | F | F | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.50 | 1579 | 0.0 |
| 52 | Colgrave, Rory | 0 | AUS | −40N | +54B | −42N | F | −17B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1464 | 0.0 |
| 53 | FIDE 3282511 | 0 | — | F | −19N | −44B | +58N | −32B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 645 | 0.0 |
| 54 | Cirvydas, Riley | 1435 | AUS | −28B | −52N | +60B | −49N | −45B | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 798 | -23.2 |
| 55 | Wansapura, Mindinu Sasen | 0 | AUS | F | F | −16B | −25B | +?N | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 755 | 0.0 |
| 56 | FIDE 3297659 | 0 | — | +?N | −50B | F | −34N | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 901 | 0.0 |
| 57 | FIDE 3286886 | 0 | — | −29N | −42B | F | F | −33N | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 763 | 0.0 |
| 58 | FIDE 3292800 | 0 | — | −17N | −39B | F | −53B | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 664 | 0.0 |
| 59 | FIDE 3291669 | 0 | — | −35N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 683 | 0.0 |
| 60 | FIDE 573006726 | 0 | — | F | F | −54N | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 635 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Rajki, StevenAUS+50.82.0 pts · #18
- 2Sebastian, DavinAUS+42.43.5 pts · #11
- 3Biju, AlbertoAUS+35.22.5 pts · #10
Top rating losers
- 1Mewett, LachlanAUS-52.82.5 pts · #37
- 2Lambrou, RyanAUS-49.22.0 pts · #59
- 3Stanley, JohanAUS-43.62.0 pts · #45
Biggest upsets
- R3+333 Elo gap
- R1+317 Elo gap
- R2+256 Elo gap