2026 Burwood Autumn Open Rounds 5-7
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43 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 03 Jun 2026 to 17 Jun 2026 in Sydney, Australia. 5 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2019, and top seed was George Wendi Xie (🇦🇺 AUS, IM, 2314).
George Wendi Xie (🇦🇺 AUS, IM, 2314) won with 3.0/7, ahead of Alvis Gan (3.0) and Juan Camilo Tirado (2.5). Xie shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Palash Rajpura (1544) beat Aidan Malcolm (1848), a +304-point gap.
Location
🇦🇺Sydney, Australia
Dates
03 Jun 2026 → 17 Jun 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 5
IM×1
FM×2
CM×1
WFM×1
Federations · 7 represented
🇦🇺Australia×28
🇳🇿New Zealand×4
🇳🇵Nepal×2
🇨🇴Colombia×1
🇫🇷France×1
🇮🇳India×1
🇧🇩Bangladesh×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 3.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 51 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
51
51
51
51
18
9
2
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 3.0/7. Xie takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (5.0).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
IM George Wendi Xie 3 wins (R5–R7)Alvis Gan 3 wins (R5–R7)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xie, George WendiIM | 2314 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +16B | +17N | +7B | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.00 | 2843 | +5.1 |
| 2 | Gan, Alvis | 1603 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +41N | +36N | +28B | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2564 | +28.4 |
| 3 | Tirado, Juan CamiloFM | 2138 | COL | F | F | F | F | +23N | +9N | =4B | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.25 | 2103 | -1.2 |
| 4 | Scott, Ridley | 1893 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +10B | +25B | =3N | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.25 | 2159 | +20.0 |
| 5 | Rajpura, Palash | 1544 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +26B | =29N | +12B | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.50 | 2032 | +73.2 |
| 6 | Shenoy, Trilok | 1808 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +34N | +24B | =18N | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.75 | 2023 | +24.4 |
| 7 | Rusakov, JeanFM | 2037 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +25N | +8B | −1N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 2147 | +16.8 |
| 8 | Munkhbat, Anand | 1864 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +24N | −7N | +19B | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.50 | 2114 | +38.0 |
| 9 | Lietar, Robin | 1854 | FRA | F | F | F | F | +39N | −3B | +20N | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.00 | 2013 | +14.4 |
| 10 | Pavlidis, Alexi | 1633 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −4N | +33B | +39B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.50 | 1727 | +3.6 |
| 11 | FIDE 105105008 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | =22B | =30N | +26B | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.25 | 1656 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Malcolm, Aidan | 1848 | NZL | F | F | F | F | +40N | +31B | −5N | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 1576 | -12.6 |
| 13 | Gurung, Bibek | 1795 | NEP | F | F | F | F | =29B | =39N | +27B | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.75 | 1888 | +3.6 |
| 14 | Gupta, Dhwani | 1662 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +37N | +42B | −31N | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1655 | +2.4 |
| 15 | FIDE 573006610 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | +?N | +40B | −23N | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 920 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Han, Daniel | 2086 | NZL | F | F | F | F | −1N | +18B | =17B | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.25 | 2028 | -4.6 |
| 17 | Yu, Changhao | 1988 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +35B | −1B | =16N | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.75 | 2125 | +8.8 |
| 18 | Esposito, David | 1756 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +27B | −16N | =6B | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.25 | 1855 | +6.0 |
| 19 | Huynh, Arthur | 2043 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =20N | +23B | −8N | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.75 | 1828 | -16.0 |
| 20 | Kuncoro, Leo | 1872 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =19B | +32N | −9B | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.75 | 1813 | -8.8 |
| 21 | Kordahi, Nicholas | 1875 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =30B | −27N | +33N | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.50 | 1594 | -19.2 |
| 22 | Liang, Xibing | 1649 | NZL | F | F | F | F | =11N | +43B | −35N | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1802 | +7.6 |
| 23 | Dorrian, Benjamin | 1694 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −3B | −19N | +15B | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1282 | -8.4 |
| 24 | Arunachalam Palani | 0 | IND | F | F | F | F | −8B | −6N | +30B | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 1650 | -36.8 |
| 25 | Chek, Adrian CarlCM | 1870 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −7B | −4N | +32B | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 1689 | -13.0 |
| 26 | Jin, Yixi | 1701 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −5N | +38B | −11N | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 738 | -27.2 |
| 27 | Zhu, Zane (Zichen) | 1584 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −18N | +21B | −13N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.50 | 1688 | +10.4 |
| 28 | A B M Jobair, Hossain | 1750 | BAN | F | F | F | F | −32N | +34B | −2N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1450 | -49.2 |
| 29 | Bhatt, Netra Raj | 1776 | NEP | F | F | F | F | =13N | =5B | F | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.25 | 1678 | -4.8 |
| 30 | Xie, Leo | 1608 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =21N | =11B | −24N | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.75 | 1681 | +6.8 |
| 31 | Kuncoro, Harvey | 1632 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −12N | +14B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1732 | +12.4 |
| 32 | Gu, Ryan | 1534 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +28B | −20B | −25N | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 1716 | +23.2 |
| 33 | Liang, Nancy | 1560 | NZL | F | F | F | F | +42N | −10N | −21B | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1609 | +4.8 |
| 34 | Lakshman, Emmanuel | 1579 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −6B | −28N | +40N | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1008 | -18.4 |
| 35 | Vincent, AlainaWFM | 1948 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −17N | F | +22B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.50 | 1820 | -6.2 |
| 36 | FIDE 573006602 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | +?N | −2B | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 803 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Pandita, Vihaan | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −14B | F | +41N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 833 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Mahesh, Alan | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +?B | −26N | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 871 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Chang, Chong Yew | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −9B | =13B | −10N | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1506 | 0.0 |
| 40 | FIDE 573006580 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | −12B | −15N | −34B | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 913 | 0.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 573006599 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | −2B | −?N | −37B | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 876 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Jain, Kamal | 1739 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −33B | −14N | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 802 | -25.2 |
| 43 | Nanda, Aryan | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −22N | F | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 840 | -20.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Rajpura, PalashAUS+73.22.5 pts · #4
- 2Munkhbat, AnandAUS+38.02.0 pts · #8
- 3Gan, AlvisAUS+28.43.0 pts · #20
Top rating losers
- 1A B M Jobair, HossainBAN-49.21.0 pts · #25
- 2Arunachalam PalaniIND-36.81.0 pts · #18
- 3Jin, YixiAUS-27.21.0 pts · #38
Biggest upsets
- R7+304 Elo gap
- R6+291 Elo gap
- R5+216 Elo gap