Arthur Pomeroy Memorial 2026 C
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7 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 07 May 2026 to 28 May 2026 in Wellington, New Zealand. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1597, and top seed was Karthikeyan Annamalai (🇳🇿 NZL, 1669).
Afique M Nazeer (🇱🇰 SRI, 1591) won with 2.5/4, ahead of Nenian Bakiyaraj (2.0) and Karthikeyan Annamalai (1.5). Nazeer led wire-to-wire.
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
Federations · 3 represented
🇳🇿New Zealand×5
🇱🇰Sri Lanka×1
🇮🇳India×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 7 · 4 roundsAfique M Nazeer led from R1 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
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R1–R4 · LEAD HELD
Afique M Nazeer held the sole lead from R1 through R4 without losing it.
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇱🇰Nazeer, Afique M | 1591 | * | — | 1 | — | ½ | — | 1 | 2.5 | 2.00 | 3.5 | +23.6 | 1905 |
| 2 | 🇳🇿Bakiyaraj, Nenian | 1571 | — | * | — | ½ | — | ½ | 1 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 2.0 | +18.0 | 1685 |
| 3 | 🇳🇿Annamalai, Karthikeyan | 1669 | 0 | — | * | — | ½ | 1 | — | 1.5 | 1.50 | 4.5 | -9.6 | 1612 |
| 4 | 🇮🇳Aadhav Dhamodharan | 1545 | — | ½ | — | * | — | ½ | — | 1.0 | 1.50 | 6.5 | +3.2 | 1574 |
| 5 | 🇳🇿Qu, Lucas | 1668 | ½ | — | ½ | — | * | — | — | 1.0 | 2.00 | 5.0 | -4.4 | 1630 |
| 6 | 🇳🇿Le, Long Minh | 1577 | — | ½ | 0 | ½ | — | * | — | 1.0 | 1.50 | 4.5 | -16.8 | 1470 |
| 7 | 🇳🇿Konduri, Rishi | 1559 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 5.5 | -37.6 | 781 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Nazeer, Afique MSRI+23.62.5 pts · #1
- 2Bakiyaraj, NenianNZL+18.02.0 pts · #2
- 3Aadhav DhamodharanIND+3.21.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Konduri, RishiNZL-37.60.0 pts · #7
- 2Le, Long MinhNZL-16.81.0 pts · #6
- 3Annamalai, KarthikeyanNZL-9.61.5 pts · #3