Arnold Cup 2026
Open SwissStandard
24 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 09 Apr 2026 to 07 May 2026 in Auckland, New Zealand. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 0.
Location
🇳🇿Auckland, New Zealand
Dates
09 Apr 2026 → 07 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Avg top 10
0
Participants
24
Federations · 4 represented
🇳🇿New Zealand×20
🇿🇦South Africa×1
🇨🇳China×1
🇱🇰Sri Lanka×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsFIDE 4334736 led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
6
2
1
1
1
R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
FIDE 4334736 never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
FIDE 4334736 drew with Huankai (eden) Xu (White).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
FIDE 4334736 won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FIDE 4334736 | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2Huankai (eden) Xu | ½ | * | 1 | — |
| 3Rauen Le Grange | 0 | 0 | * | — |
| 4Gideon Goh | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIDE 4334736 | 0 | — | +18N | +6B | +3N | =2B | +5N | 4.5 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 10.25 | 1695 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Xu, Huankai (eden) | 0 | NZL | F | +17B | +14N | =1N | +3B | 3.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 7.75 | 2414 | +45.6 |
| 3 | Le Grange, Rauen | 0 | RSA | +7B | +5N | −1B | +10N | −2N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 7.00 | 1752 | -3.0 |
| 4 | Goh, Gideon | 0 | NZL | F | +21B | +16N | =5B | =14N | 3.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.50 | 1553 | -13.6 |
| 5 | Jones, Stephen K | 0 | NZL | +16B | −3B | +20N | =4N | −1B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 3.00 | 1543 | -0.6 |
| 6 | Kannan, Vidhur | 0 | NZL | +19B | −1N | +22B | −9N | =11B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.50 | 1580 | +16.4 |
| 7 | Hsu, Jayden | 0 | NZL | −3N | −?B | +?N | =?B | +16N | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 966 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Degapudi, Tamoghna Reddy | 0 | NZL | F | F | +23N | +22B | =20B | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2286 | +38.4 |
| 9 | Joel, Chris | 0 | NZL | F | +12B | −10N | +6B | F | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.50 | 1706 | +5.6 |
| 10 | Wang, Linyu | 0 | NZL | F | F | +9B | −3B | +15N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.50 | 1744 | +20.8 |
| 11 | Li, Fiona Chenxi | 0 | NZL | F | =19N | F | +16B | =6N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.50 | 1481 | -6.0 |
| 12 | Hettiarachchi, Kisara | 0 | NZL | F | −9N | +19B | +18N | F | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 835 | -20.8 |
| 13 | Wong, Joel Gaan Onn | 0 | NZL | F | F | F | +?B | +22N | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2314 | +22.8 |
| 14 | Pakenham, John | 0 | NZL | +22N | F | −2B | F | =4B | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.50 | 1634 | +6.6 |
| 15 | Liang, David Ye Cheng | 0 | NZL | F | =18B | F | +21N | −10B | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 816 | -10.4 |
| 16 | Zhang, Qingli | 0 | CHN | −5N | +?B | −4B | −11N | −7B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 808 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Reddy, Kritesh Vikash | 0 | NZL | +24B | −2N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1647 | +15.6 |
| 18 | Gallage, Mindi Vivanya | 0 | SRI | −1B | =15N | F | −12B | F | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.75 | 1345 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Hamer, Walter | 0 | NZL | −6N | =11B | −12N | F | F | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 1300 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Meng, Dexuan (derek) | 0 | NZL | F | F | −5B | F | =8N | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.25 | 1334 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Huang, Ian Yanen | 0 | NZL | F | −4N | F | −15B | =?N | 0.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 754 | -36.8 |
| 22 | Rao, Teerthaditya | 0 | NZL | −14B | F | −6N | −8N | −13B | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 710 | -60.8 |
| 23 | Bhatia, Maan | 0 | NZL | F | F | −8B | F | F | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 698 | -17.6 |
| 24 | Barry, Jacob | 0 | NZL | −17N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 697 | -12.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Xu, Huankai (eden)NZL+45.63.5 pts · #2
- 2Degapudi, Tamoghna ReddyNZL+38.42.5 pts · #6
- 3Wong, Joel Gaan OnnNZL+22.82.0 pts · #10
Top rating losers
- 1Rao, TeerthadityaNZL-60.80.0 pts · #19
- 2Huang, Ian YanenNZL-36.80.5 pts · #18
- 3Hettiarachchi, KisaraNZL-20.82.0 pts · #21