2026 Robert Pilgrim Open Rounds 1-4
Open SwissStandard
45 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 07 May 2026 to 28 May 2026 in Perth, Australia. 5 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1894, and top seed was Andras Szijarto (🇭🇺 HUN, 2060).
Issa Majidi (🇦🇺 AUS, 1907) won with 4.0/4, ahead of Saminda De Vas (3.5) and Andras Szijarto (3.5). Majidi broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Paul Moseley (1541) beat Hui Huang (1791), a +250-point gap.
Location
🇦🇺Perth, Australia
Dates
07 May 2026 → 28 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 70 minutes for the game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 4 rounds
Federations · 5 represented
🇦🇺Australia×33
🇮🇩Indonesia×1
🇭🇺Hungary×1
🇬🇭Ghana×1
🇮🇳India×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsIssa Majidi led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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8
2
1
R4–R4 · LEAD HELD
Issa Majidi held the sole lead from R4 through R4 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Issa Majidi 4 wins (R1–R4)Andras Szijarto 3 wins (R2–R4)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Majidi, Issa | 1907 | AUS | +34B | +7N | +5B | +4N | 4.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 10.00 | 2508 | +42.4 |
| 2 | De Vas, Saminda | 1915 | AUS | +20N | =12B | +25N | +16B | 3.5 | 6.5 | 8.0 | 6.75 | 2062 | +11.2 |
| 3 | Szijarto, Andras | 2060 | HUN | =21B | +43N | +22B | +11N | 3.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 5.50 | 1994 | -2.6 |
| 4 | Kinsman, Craig C | 1873 | AUS | +35N | +23B | +10N | −1B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 6.00 | 1947 | +10.0 |
| 5 | Dunlop, Gordon | 1739 | AUS | +28N | +31B | −1N | +20B | 3.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 4.50 | 1841 | +8.0 |
| 6 | Gulley, Trent | 1877 | AUS | +17B | +19N | =11B | =13N | 3.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 6.50 | 1943 | +6.8 |
| 7 | He, Kit | 1712 | AUS | +39N | −1B | +31N | +18B | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 3.50 | 1107 | -10.0 |
| 8 | Moseley, Paul | 1541 | AUS | −11B | +37N | +24B | +19N | 3.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 5.00 | 1911 | +28.2 |
| 9 | Davoll, Josh | 1869 | AUS | +15B | −16N | +33B | +17N | 3.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 5.00 | 1836 | -3.2 |
| 10 | Gregory, James | 2005 | AUS | +40B | +44N | −4B | +15N | 3.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.50 | 1819 | -20.8 |
| 11 | Clarke, Daniel | 1804 | AUS | +8N | +36B | =6N | −3B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 5.50 | 1863 | +6.4 |
| 12 | De Vas, Yonal | 1817 | AUS | +33B | =2N | +14B | F | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.25 | 2084 | +38.8 |
| 13 | Huang, Yuqi (ricky) | 1811 | AUS | +42B | +18N | F | =6B | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.00 | 1880 | +9.2 |
| 14 | Baumgartner, Robert | 1784 | AUS | =32N | +26B | −12N | +38B | 2.5 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 1676 | -8.4 |
| 15 | Aditya kumar Kathpalia | 1448 | IND | −9N | +39B | +23N | −10B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 2.50 | 1605 | +16.4 |
| 16 | Kingsley Kofi Ketor | 1746 | GHA | +27N | +9B | F | −2N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.50 | 1892 | +7.8 |
| 17 | Liyanage, Nithuli | 1622 | AUS | −6N | +27B | +45N | −9B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 1633 | -0.4 |
| 18 | FIDE 573006793 | 0 | — | +30N | −13B | +26N | −7N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 3.00 | 1691 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Malik, Aidan | 1762 | INA | +41N | −6B | +34N | −8B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 1629 | -26.0 |
| 20 | McGregor, Mike | 1591 | AUS | −2B | +40N | +44B | −5N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.50 | 1576 | -2.4 |
| 21 | Sethuraman, Jaswanth Ram | 1533 | AUS | =3N | −25B | =32N | +31B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 3.25 | 1650 | +14.0 |
| 22 | Gunawan, Tjermin | 1699 | AUS | F | +32B | −3N | +29B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.50 | 1851 | +6.4 |
| 23 | Sheridan, Wallace | 1495 | AUS | +45B | −4N | −15B | +36N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1610 | +10.2 |
| 24 | FIDE 573006831 | 0 | — | −31N | +41B | −8N | +45B | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.50 | 1579 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Roebuck, Derek | 1751 | AUS | F | +21N | −2B | =30N | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.75 | 1706 | -3.4 |
| 26 | Bradley, Luke | 1568 | AUS | =29B | −14N | −18B | +43N | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.75 | 984 | -8.8 |
| 27 | Radetic, Zoran | 0 | AUS | −16B | −17N | =28B | +42N | 1.5 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 1.25 | 1542 | 0.0 |
| 28 | De Heer, Alex | 1650 | AUS | −5B | F | =27N | +41B | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.25 | 1674 | +1.2 |
| 29 | FIDE 573006815 | 0 | — | =26N | F | +35B | −22N | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.75 | 1625 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Simonds, Marcus | 1671 | AUS | −18B | +42N | F | =25B | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.25 | 1817 | +7.6 |
| 31 | FIDE 573006807 | 0 | — | +24B | −5N | −7B | −21N | 1.0 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 861 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Williams, Joshua | 1642 | AUS | =14B | −22N | =21B | F | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.25 | 1547 | -15.2 |
| 33 | McQuilkin, Graeme | 1735 | AUS | −12N | +35B | −9N | F | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 1639 | -15.2 |
| 34 | Klimczak, Joe | 1487 | AUS | −1N | F | −19B | +44N | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1025 | -10.0 |
| 35 | De Jong, Sjef | 1607 | AUS | −4B | −33N | −29N | +39B | 1.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 0.50 | 1004 | -10.2 |
| 36 | Ashok, Akash | 1592 | AUS | +37B | −11N | F | −23B | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 1572 | -4.0 |
| 37 | Huang, Hui | 1791 | AUS | −36N | −8B | F | +40N | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.50 | 1403 | -29.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 573006823 | 0 | — | F | F | +43B | −14N | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 984 | 0.0 |
| 39 | FIDE 573006270 | 0 | — | −7B | −15N | =40B | −35N | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 0.25 | 1232 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Motu, Ben | 1450 | AUS | −10N | −20B | =39N | −37B | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 0.25 | 944 | -20.4 |
| 41 | De Vas, Senudi | 1609 | AUS | −19B | −24N | =42B | −28N | 0.5 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 0.25 | 1363 | -35.6 |
| 42 | Milovanovic, Stevica | 1497 | AUS | −13N | −30B | =41N | −27B | 0.5 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 0.25 | 1424 | -5.2 |
| 43 | FIDE 573005509 | 0 | — | F | −3B | −38N | −26B | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1014 | 0.0 |
| 44 | FIDE 573006300 | 0 | — | F | −10B | −20N | −34B | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 894 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Rotter, Luca | 1527 | AUS | −23N | F | −17B | −24N | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 759 | -36.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Majidi, IssaAUS+42.44.0 pts · #1
- 2De Vas, YonalAUS+38.82.5 pts · #8
- 3Moseley, PaulAUS+28.23.0 pts · #13
Top rating losers
- 1Rotter, LucaAUS-36.40.0 pts · #41
- 2De Vas, SenudiAUS-35.60.5 pts · #33
- 3Huang, HuiAUS-29.01.0 pts · #24
Biggest upsets
- R2+250 Elo gap
- R4+221 Elo gap
- R1+199 Elo gap