2026 Rooty Hill Open Rounds 1-3
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76 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 01 Jun 2026 to 22 Jun 2026 in Sydney, Australia. 5 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1889, and top seed was Brendan Anderson (🇦🇺 AUS, CM, 2006).
Vansh Suvarna (🇦🇺 AUS, 1509) won with 3.0/3, ahead of Van Viet Quoc Nguyen (3.0) and Jonluke Corona (2.5). Suvarna won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Zariya Mahajan (1567) beat Bibek Gurung (1818), a +251-point gap.
Location
🇦🇺Sydney, Australia
Dates
01 Jun 2026 → 22 Jun 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 3 rounds
Titled players · 5
CM×3
WFM×1
WCM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇦🇺Australia×63
🇳🇵Nepal×2
🇳🇿New Zealand×2
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsTight race until R3; 2 players tied at 3.0/3, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
25
10
2
R3 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 3.0/3. Suvarna takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (2.0).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Van Viet Quoc Nguyen 3 wins (R1–R3)Vansh Suvarna 3 wins (R1–R3)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suvarna, Vansh | 1509 | AUS | +51B | +41N | +40B | 3.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2498 | +30.0 |
| 2 | Nguyen, Van Viet Quoc | 0 | AUS | +50B | +46N | +65B | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.50 | 1703 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Corona, Jonluke | 1920 | AUS | +43N | +7B | =4N | 2.5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 4.25 | 2085 | +24.0 |
| 4 | Anderson, BrendanCM | 2006 | AUS | +27B | +42N | =3B | 2.5 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 3.75 | 2034 | +2.8 |
| 5 | Cabilin, JeffCM | 1813 | AUS | =64B | +47N | +74B | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.25 | 1938 | +8.0 |
| 6 | Mutyala, Vikram | 0 | AUS | +69B | +68N | =26B | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1678 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Li, Baize | 1779 | AUS | +14B | −3N | +17B | 2.0 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 4.00 | 1772 | +1.6 |
| 8 | Thuaux, Alexander | 1805 | AUS | +9N | +13B | −11N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 4.00 | 1879 | +11.6 |
| 9 | Xie, Leo | 1598 | AUS | −8B | +19N | +75B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1005 | -9.2 |
| 10 | Yu, Changhao | 2000 | AUS | +29N | +45B | F | 2.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 2.50 | 2543 | +7.6 |
| 11 | Zheng, TonyCM | 0 | AUS | F | +28N | +8B | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.50 | 2527 | +5.6 |
| 12 | Vincent, AlainaWFM | 1959 | AUS | +40B | +53N | F | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 2466 | +6.2 |
| 13 | Mejares, Remeo | 1621 | AUS | +55N | −8N | +42B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1878 | +20.4 |
| 14 | Campos Wagner, Fulvio Alberto | 1509 | AUS | −7N | +48B | +44N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1738 | +22.8 |
| 15 | Vadhavkar, Yash | 1819 | AUS | =26B | +64N | =35N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 2.00 | 1852 | +5.6 |
| 16 | Moridi, Sam | 1682 | AUS | F | +18B | +45N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2456 | +37.6 |
| 17 | Soliman, Soliman | 1512 | AUS | +72N | +43B | −7N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1715 | +10.2 |
| 18 | Nimbagiri, Vidvath | 1515 | AUS | +73B | −16N | +41B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 882 | -11.2 |
| 19 | Suri, Deepak | 0 | AUS | +?N | −9B | +48N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 798 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Jansen, Michael | 1473 | AUS | +49B | −27N | +58B | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 2.00 | 883 | -4.6 |
| 21 | Bhaumik, Ronen | 1857 | AUS | F | +54B | +59N | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2390 | +7.2 |
| 22 | Malcolm, Aidan | 1831 | NZL | +52N | +44B | F | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2470 | +11.6 |
| 23 | Gomatam Raghuram, Avyukth | 1594 | AUS | +70B | −40N | +49B | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 898 | -14.4 |
| 24 | Manche, Samuel | 1467 | AUS | +56N | F | +68B | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2426 | +28.4 |
| 25 | Taheri, Erfan | 0 | AUS | F | +70N | +71B | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2203 | +12.8 |
| 26 | Muller, Hans P | 1690 | AUS | =15N | =34B | =6N | 1.5 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 1838 | +7.8 |
| 27 | Singh, Jaspal | 1683 | AUS | −4N | +20B | =36N | 1.5 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 2.75 | 1663 | -2.6 |
| 28 | Nisha Raj, Taran | 1649 | AUS | =33N | −11B | +31N | 1.5 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 2.25 | 1657 | -2.4 |
| 29 | Vamja, Jatin | 1689 | AUS | −10B | =32N | +30B | 1.5 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 2.25 | 1545 | -16.4 |
| 30 | FIDE 573007480 | 0 | — | =37N | +57B | −29N | 1.5 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 1.75 | 1362 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Karthikeyan, Dharshan | 1432 | AUS | =67B | +38N | −28B | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 1.75 | 1538 | +10.8 |
| 32 | Kingsley, Ross | 1476 | AUS | +57N | =29B | −54N | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 1.75 | 1458 | -1.0 |
| 33 | Suresh, Krishnan | 1497 | AUS | =28B | −55N | +64B | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 1.25 | 1697 | +15.0 |
| 34 | Kordahi, Nicholas | 1857 | AUS | F | =26N | +53B | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.75 | 1855 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Marner, Gavin | 1823 | NZL | F | +66N | =15B | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.50 | 1903 | +4.2 |
| 36 | Senthil Kumar, Harendhra | 1510 | AUS | −42B | +71N | =27B | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.75 | 1589 | +12.0 |
| 37 | Nimbagiri, Kiran | 1421 | AUS | =30B | +69N | −47B | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.75 | 830 | -9.2 |
| 38 | Vaghela, Vihaan | 1427 | AUS | =66B | −31B | +67N | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 0.75 | 1323 | -10.4 |
| 39 | Goel, Vayum | 1798 | AUS | F | =60B | +52N | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.50 | 1774 | -2.0 |
| 40 | Daniel, Suria | 1698 | AUS | −12N | +23B | −1N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1562 | -22.8 |
| 41 | Jayakumar, Sairam | 0 | AUS | +?N | −1B | −18N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 712 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Dhingra, Vipin | 1680 | AUS | +36N | −4B | −13N | 1.0 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 1.50 | 1587 | -8.6 |
| 43 | Pavlidis, Alexi | 1650 | AUS | −3B | −17N | +50B | 1.0 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 1515 | -11.6 |
| 44 | Jain, Kamal | 1696 | AUS | +46B | −22N | −14B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1529 | -13.2 |
| 45 | Vujasin, Nikola | 1796 | AUS | +58B | −10N | −16B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1041 | -18.0 |
| 46 | Daniel, Ariye | 1623 | AUS | −44N | −2B | +61N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 896 | -16.0 |
| 47 | Al-Neemy, Laith | 1630 | AUS | F | −5B | +37N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.50 | 1617 | -1.2 |
| 48 | FIDE 3291979 | 0 | — | +?B | −14N | −19B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1462 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Nimbagiri, Veda | 0 | AUS | −20N | +?B | −23N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 734 | 0.0 |
| 50 | Rajput, Neal | 1487 | AUS | −2N | +72B | −43N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 850 | -11.2 |
| 51 | Thirumala, Tejith Reddy | 0 | AUS | −1N | −56B | +69N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 709 | 0.0 |
| 52 | Corona, Fabrizio | 1643 | AUS | −22B | +62N | −39B | 1.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 1579 | -5.2 |
| 53 | De Villiers, Jean | 1634 | AUS | +61N | −12B | −34N | 1.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 1108 | -7.0 |
| 54 | Kuncoro, Harvey | 1613 | AUS | F | −21N | +32B | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.50 | 1667 | +4.8 |
| 55 | Bhatt, Netra Raj | 1774 | NEP | −13B | +33B | F | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.50 | 1559 | -10.6 |
| 56 | FIDE 573003158 | 0 | — | −24B | +51N | −?B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 641 | 0.0 |
| 57 | Thuaux, Liam | 0 | AUS | −32B | −30N | +73B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 676 | 0.0 |
| 58 | Ranjitdev, Amitdev | 0 | AUS | −45N | +?B | −20N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 835 | 0.0 |
| 59 | Mahajan, Zariya | 1567 | AUS | F | +65N | −21B | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.50 | 1838 | +26.0 |
| 60 | Zhang, Emma | 1519 | AUS | =65B | =39N | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1808 | +27.6 |
| 61 | Vella, Arthur | 0 | AUS | −53B | +73N | −46B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 829 | 0.0 |
| 62 | Timtchev, Ivan | 0 | AUS | F | −52B | +72N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 843 | -5.8 |
| 63 | Qian, VickyWCM | 1810 | AUS | +68B | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2426 | +10.4 |
| 64 | Yao, John | 1667 | AUS | =5N | −15B | −33N | 0.5 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 1.25 | 1437 | -16.4 |
| 65 | Gurung, Bibek | 1818 | NEP | =60N | −59B | −2N | 0.5 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 0.50 | 1350 | -23.2 |
| 66 | Cyriac, Jose | 1600 | AUS | =38N | −35B | F | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 1432 | -9.0 |
| 67 | FIDE 573007463 | 0 | — | =31N | F | −38B | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 1237 | 0.0 |
| 68 | Dobrota, Michael | 1626 | AUS | −63N | −6B | −24N | 0.0 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 839 | -38.8 |
| 69 | FIDE 573006408 | 0 | — | −6N | −37B | −51B | 0.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 621 | 0.0 |
| 70 | Dhingra, Aarav | 0 | AUS | −23N | −25B | −?N | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 767 | 0.0 |
| 71 | Parmar, Yuvin | 1403 | AUS | F | −36B | −25N | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 725 | -26.8 |
| 72 | FIDE 573005681 | 0 | — | −17B | −50N | −62B | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 694 | 0.0 |
| 73 | FIDE 3292533 | 0 | — | −18N | −61B | −57N | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 715 | 0.0 |
| 74 | Rupasinghe, Chanya | 1699 | AUS | F | F | −5N | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1013 | -13.6 |
| 75 | FIDE 573007471 | 0 | — | F | F | −9N | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 798 | 0.0 |
| 76 | FIDE 3289710 | 0 | — | F | −?N | F | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 614 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Moridi, SamAUS+37.62.0 pts · #10
- 2Suvarna, VanshAUS+30.03.0 pts · #28
- 3Manche, SamuelAUS+28.42.0 pts · #24
Top rating losers
- 1Dobrota, MichaelAUS-38.80.0 pts · #57
- 2Parmar, YuvinAUS-26.80.0 pts · #54
- 3Gurung, BibekNEP-23.20.5 pts · #47
Biggest upsets
- R2+251 Elo gap
- R3+189 Elo gap
- R3+187 Elo gap