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Arthur Pomeroy Memorial 2026 C Rounds 5-7

Round-RobinStandard

7 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 04 Jun 2026 to 18 Jun 2026 in Wellington, New Zealand. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1597, and top seed was Karthikeyan Annamalai (🇳🇿 NZL, 1669).

Lucas Qu (🇳🇿 NZL, 1668) won with 3.0/7, ahead of Rishi Konduri (1.5) and Aadhav Dhamodharan (1.5). Qu won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Aadhav Dhamodharan (1545) beat Karthikeyan Annamalai (1669), a +124-point gap.

Location
🇳🇿Wellington, New Zealand
Dates
04 Jun 2026 → 18 Jun 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 7 rounds
Top seed
🇳🇿Karthikeyan Annamalai1669
Avg top 10
1,597
Participants
7
Federations · 3 represented
🇳🇿New Zealand×5
🇱🇰Sri Lanka×1
🇮🇳India×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 7 · 7 rounds

Lucas Qu led from R5 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 7 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders
7
7
7
7
1
1
1
#1#2#4#7R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
Qu#1Dhamodharan#2Konduri#3Bakiyaraj#4Le#5Nazeer#6Annamalai#7
R5–R7 · LEAD HELD

Lucas Qu never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.

R7 · DECISIVE LEAD18 Jun

Lucas Qu opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: Aadhav Dhamodharan); the title is out of reach before R7.

R5–R7 · WIN STREAK

Lucas Qu won 3 in a row (R5–R7).

Cross-table

#PlayerElo1234567PtsSBBhΔ EloPerf
1🇳🇿Qu, Lucas1668*1—11——3.03.003.0+42.82357
3🇳🇿Konduri, Rishi15590*½———11.50.754.5+16.81624
2🇮🇳Aadhav Dhamodharan1545—½*———11.50.751.5+24.41783
4🇳🇿Bakiyaraj, Nenian15710——*—1—1.00.503.5+5.21636
5🇳🇿Le, Long Minh15770———*½—0.50.253.5-11.61443
6🇱🇰Nazeer, Afique M1591———0½*—0.50.251.5-12.01382
7🇳🇿Annamalai, Karthikeyan1669—00———*0.00.004.0-53.6735

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
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