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Arthur Pomeroy Memorial 2026 B 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. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1342, and top seed was Toleafoa Edward Tanoi (🇳🇿 NZL, 1850).

Leighton Nicholls (🇳🇿 NZL, CM, 1820) won with 4.0/4. Nicholls won solo starting round 3.

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
Top seed
🇳🇿Toleafoa Edward Tanoi1850
Avg top 10
1,342
Participants
8
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇳🇿New Zealand×7
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 8 · 4 rounds

CM Leighton Nicholls led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.

Co-leaders
3
2
1
1
#1#2#4#8R1R2R3R4
Nicholls#1#2Masters#3Aldridge#4Lieser#5Brockway#6Jackson#7Tanoi#8
R3–R4 · LEAD HELD

CM Leighton Nicholls never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.

R4 · DECISIVE LEAD28 May

CM Leighton Nicholls opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: FIDE 4334760); the title is out of reach before R4.

R1–R4 · WIN STREAK

CM Leighton Nicholls won 4 in a row (R1–R4).

Cross-table

#PlayerElo12345678PtsSBBhΔ EloPerf
1🇳🇿CMNicholls, Leighton1820*—11—1—14.05.005.0+30.82629
2FIDE 43347600—*——11½—2.53.004.00.01783
3🇳🇿Masters, Hugh00—*—½½1—2.02.257.50.01763
4🇳🇿Aldridge, Alan L.18330——*1½——1.52.007.0-3.81787
5🇳🇿Lieser, Joshua1738—0½0*—1—1.52.007.0+2.41761
7🇳🇿Jackson, L. Ross180400½½—*——1.01.7510.0-8.81634
6🇳🇿Brockway, Andrew1688—½0—0—*½1.01.506.5-4.41601
8🇳🇿Tanoi, Toleafoa Edward18500—————½*0.50.509.0-15.01561

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