Canterbury Chess Club Championships 2026 Rounds 1-5
Open SwissStandard
8 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 29 Apr 2026 to 27 May 2026 in Christchurch, New Zealand. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1633, and top seed was Stephen G Lukey (🇳🇿 NZL, FM, 2037).
Sriram Muthukumaran (🇳🇿 NZL, 1746) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Joshua Langford (3.0) and Stephen G Lukey (3.0). Muthukumaran broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Sriram Muthukumaran (1746) beat Edward Rains (CM, 2032), a +286-point gap.
Location
🇳🇿Christchurch, New Zealand
Dates
29 Apr 2026 → 27 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 75 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 2
FM×1
CM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇳🇿New Zealand×8
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsSriram Muthukumaran led from R2; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
3
1
1
2
1
R2–R5 · LEAD HELD
Sriram Muthukumaran never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R2–R4 · WIN STREAK
Joshua Langford won 3 in a row (R2–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sriram Muthukumaran | * | — | 1 | 1 |
| 2FMStephen G Lukey | — | * | 0 | 0 |
| 3Joshua Langford | 0 | 1 | * | 0 |
| 4CMEdward Rains | 0 | 1 | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muthukumaran, Sriram | 1746 | NZL | +2B | +4N | =6B | =5N | +8B | 4.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 7.50 | 2111 | +74.8 |
| 2 | Langford, Joshua | 1919 | NZL | −1N | +3B | +7N | +8N | −4B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.50 | 1856 | -5.6 |
| 3 | Lukey, Stephen GFM | 2037 | NZL | +7B | −2N | −4B | +6N | +5B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 5.50 | 1934 | -10.4 |
| 4 | Rains, EdwardCM | 2032 | NZL | =5N | −1B | +3N | F | +2N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 7.00 | 2011 | -1.6 |
| 5 | Dare, Richard J | 1962 | NZL | =4B | F | +8B | =1B | −3N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.25 | 1813 | -11.6 |
| 6 | Shannon, Toby | 1760 | NZL | +8B | F | =1N | −3B | =7N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.75 | 1672 | -15.6 |
| 7 | Broad, Cory | 1607 | NZL | −3N | +8N | −2B | F | =6B | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.00 | 1622 | -0.8 |
| 8 | Robinson, John | 0 | NZL | −6N | −7B | −5N | −2B | −1N | 0.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 999 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Muthukumaran, SriramNZL+74.84.0 pts · #1
- 2Robinson, JohnNZL0.00.0 pts · #8
- 3Broad, CoryNZL-0.81.5 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Shannon, TobyNZL-15.62.0 pts · #6
- 2Dare, Richard JNZL-11.62.0 pts · #5
- 3Lukey, Stephen GFMNZL-10.43.0 pts · #2
Biggest upsets
- R2+286 Elo gap
- R1+173 Elo gap
- R2+118 Elo gap