Arthur Pomeroy Memorial 2026 A Rounds 1-4
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8 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 07 May 2026 to 28 May 2026 in Wellington, New Zealand. 5 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2025, and top seed was Anthony F Ker (🇳🇿 NZL, IM, 2180).
Nicolas Croad (🇳🇿 NZL, FM, 2168) won with 3.0/4, ahead of Matthew Keith (2.5) and Anthony F Ker (2.5). Croad won solo starting round 2.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Aristotle Santos (1841) beat Thomas Van Der Hoorn (CM, 2015), a +174-point gap.
Location
🇳🇿Wellington, New Zealand
Dates
07 May 2026 → 28 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 4 rounds
Titled players · 5
IM×2
FM×1
CM×2
Federations · 2 represented
🇳🇿New Zealand×7
🇲🇹Malta×1
Top 3
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- 🥈
- 🥉
How it unfolded
Top 8 · 4 roundsFM Nicolas Croad led from R2 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
4
1
1
1
R2–R4 · LEAD HELD
FM Nicolas Croad held the sole lead from R2 through R4 without losing it.
R1 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
FM Nicolas Croad beat IM Anthony F Ker (White).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇳🇿FMCroad, Nicolas | 2168 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | — | 1 | — | — | 3.0 | 6.25 | 8.5 | +12.0 | 2285 |
| 3 | 🇳🇿Keith, Matthew | 2047 | ½ | * | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2.5 | 4.00 | 7.5 | +42.0 | 2329 |
| 2 | 🇳🇿IMKer, Anthony F | 2180 | 0 | — | * | — | — | ½ | 1 | 1 | 2.5 | 2.25 | 6.0 | -2.5 | 2125 |
| 4 | 🇳🇿CMVan Der Hoorn, Thomas | 2015 | ½ | — | — | * | 0 | — | ½ | 1 | 2.0 | 2.50 | 6.5 | -6.2 | 1959 |
| 5 | 🇳🇿Santos, Aristotle | 1841 | — | — | — | 1 | * | 0 | — | 1 | 2.0 | 2.50 | 6.5 | +48.8 | 2155 |
| 6 | 🇳🇿IMDive, Russell John | 2124 | 0 | 0 | ½ | — | 1 | * | — | — | 1.5 | 3.25 | 10.0 | -8.1 | 1972 |
| 7 | 🇳🇿Sethuramalingam, Karthik | 1877 | — | 0 | 0 | ½ | — | — | * | ½ | 1.0 | 1.25 | 7.5 | -5.2 | 1855 |
| 8 | 🇲🇹CMCilia Vincenti, David | 1951 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | ½ | * | 0.5 | 0.50 | 7.5 | -27.4 | 1656 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Santos, AristotleNZL+48.82.0 pts · #5
- 2Keith, MatthewNZL+42.02.5 pts · #3
- 3Croad, NicolasFMNZL+12.03.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Cilia Vincenti, DavidCMMLT-27.40.5 pts · #8
- 2Dive, Russell JohnIMNZL-8.11.5 pts · #6
- 3Van Der Hoorn, ThomasCMNZL-6.22.0 pts · #4
Biggest upsets
- R3+174 Elo gap
- R4+110 Elo gap