Canterbury Chess Club Championships 2026 Rounds 5-7
Open SwissStandard
8 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 02 Jun 2026 to 17 Jun 2026 in Christchurch, New Zealand. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1633, and top seed was Stephen G Lukey (🇳🇿 NZL, FM, 2037).
Edward Rains (🇳🇿 NZL, CM, 2032) won with 2.0/7, ahead of Joshua Langford (1.5) and Stephen G Lukey (1.5). Rains broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Cory Broad (1607) beat Sriram Muthukumaran (1746), a +139-point gap.
Location
🇳🇿Christchurch, New Zealand
Dates
02 Jun 2026 → 17 Jun 2026
Time control
Standard: 75 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 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 · 7 roundsCM Edward Rains led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 8 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
Co-leaders
8
8
8
8
8
2
1
R7–R7 · LEAD HELD
CM Edward Rains held the sole lead from R7 through R7 without losing it.
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rains, EdwardCM | 2032 | NZL | F | F | F | F | F | +8N | +6B | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2531 | +6.4 |
| 2 | Langford, Joshua | 1919 | NZL | F | F | F | F | F | =6N | +4B | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.25 | 2082 | +7.2 |
| 3 | Lukey, Stephen GFM | 2037 | NZL | F | F | F | F | F | =7N | +8B | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1938 | -2.8 |
| 4 | Dare, Richard J | 1962 | NZL | F | F | F | F | F | +5B | −2N | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.00 | 1790 | -7.4 |
| 5 | Broad, Cory | 1607 | NZL | F | F | F | F | F | −4N | +7B | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.50 | 1903 | +12.8 |
| 6 | Shannon, Toby | 1760 | NZL | F | F | F | F | F | =2B | −1N | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 1792 | -3.6 |
| 7 | Muthukumaran, Sriram | 1746 | NZL | F | F | F | F | F | =3B | −5N | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.75 | 1639 | -22.4 |
| 8 | Robinson, John | 0 | NZL | F | F | F | F | F | −1B | −3N | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1227 | -6.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Broad, CoryNZL+12.81.0 pts · #4
- 2Langford, JoshuaNZL+7.21.5 pts · #3
- 3Rains, EdwardCMNZL+6.42.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Muthukumaran, SriramNZL-22.40.5 pts · #7
- 2Dare, Richard JNZL-7.41.0 pts · #5
- 3Robinson, JohnNZL-6.40.0 pts · #8
Biggest upsets
- R7+139 Elo gap