Arthur Pomeroy Memorial 2026 B Rounds 5-7
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8 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 04 Jun 2026 to 25 Jun 2026 in Wellington, New Zealand. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1342, and top seed was Toleafoa Edward Tanoi (🇳🇿 NZL, 1850).
Alan L. Aldridge (🇳🇿 NZL, 1833) won with 2.5/7. Aldridge won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Andrew Brockway (1688) beat Leighton Nicholls (CM, 1820), a +132-point gap.
Location
🇳🇿Wellington, New Zealand
Dates
04 Jun 2026 → 25 Jun 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 7 rounds
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇳🇿New Zealand×7
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 8 · 7 roundsTitle race narrowed from 8 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
8
8
8
8
3
1
2
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
FIDE 4334760 drew with Alan L. Aldridge (Black).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 🇳🇿Aldridge, Alan L. | 1833 | * | ½ | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2.5 | 2.25 | 3.5 | +15.4 | 2543 |
| 1 | FIDE 4334760 | 0 | ½ | * | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2.5 | 1.75 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1867 |
| 3 | 🇳🇿Jackson, L. Ross | 1804 | — | — | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2.0 | 2.50 | 4.5 | +6.6 | 1878 |
| 2 | 🇳🇿Tanoi, Toleafoa Edward | 1850 | — | — | 1 | * | 0 | — | — | 1 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 3.5 | +5.2 | 1904 |
| 5 | 🇳🇿Lieser, Joshua | 1738 | — | — | 0 | 1 | * | — | ½ | — | 1.5 | 2.25 | 4.5 | +14.4 | 1827 |
| 6 | 🇳🇿Brockway, Andrew | 1688 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — | * | 1 | — | 1.0 | 0.50 | 5.0 | +1.2 | 1700 |
| 7 | 🇳🇿CMNicholls, Leighton | 1820 | — | 0 | — | — | ½ | 0 | * | — | 0.5 | 0.75 | 5.0 | -17.4 | 1519 |
| 8 | 🇳🇿Masters, Hugh | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 7.0 | -36.4 | 1032 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Aldridge, Alan L.NZL+15.42.5 pts · #4
- 2Lieser, JoshuaNZL+14.41.5 pts · #5
- 3Jackson, L. RossNZL+6.62.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Masters, HughNZL-36.40.0 pts · #8
- 2Nicholls, LeightonCMNZL-17.40.5 pts · #7
- 3FIDE 43347600.02.5 pts · #1
Biggest upsets
- R6+132 Elo gap
- R7+112 Elo gap