Pennant Teams 2026 Results

Updated October 15th, 2026

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October Allegro #1 2026 Results

October 8th, 2026

Final Standings:

Pos NAME                           Rtg   T  Fed  Pts |   1     2     3     4     5    |     SB
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  1 Chhun,Visal                    1799      OS  4.0 | +B12  +W4   +B5   +W3   -B2    |  13.00
  2 Jelic,Mato                     1783      SA  4.0 | +W13  +B6   -W3   +B7   +W1    |  12.00
  3 Chesney,David                  1596      SA  4.0 | +B14  +W16  +B2   -B1   +W5    |  11.00
  4 Drogemuller,Mathew             1544      SA  4.0 | +W15  -B1   +W7   +B11  +B10   |  10.00
  5 Mdinaradze,Edgar               1721      SA  3.0 | +B17  +W9   -W1   +B6   -B3    |   7.00
  6 Kasinathan,Raghavendran        1486      SA  3.0 | +W11  -W2   +B9   -W5   +B16   |   7.00
  7 Nagpal,Vir                     1432      SA  3.0 | +B19  +W10  -B4   -W2   +W11   |   7.00
  8 Malagar,Carlo                  1501      SA  3.0 | -B9   +W14  -B11  +W15  +B13   |   6.00
  9 Mere,Ikechi                       0      UK  3.0 | +W8   -B5   -W6   +B18  +W12   |   6.00
 10 Kumar,Sid                      1720      SA  3.0 | +W18  -B7   +W17  +B12  -W4    |   4.00
 11 Nadezhdin,Dmitry                  0     AUS  2.0 | -B6   +B13  +W8   -W4   -B7    |   5.00
 12 Horan,Paul                      956      SA  2.0 | -W1   +B15  +W19  -W10  -B9    |   4.00
 13 Bannister,Jeremy                887      SA  2.0 | -B2   -W11  +B16  +W14  -W8    |   4.00
 14 Chuna,Jonathon                    0     AUS  2.0 | -W3   -B8   +W20  -B13  +W17   |   2.00
 15 Hobbs,Lewis                       0      SA  2.0 | -B4   -W12  +W18  -B8   +B20   |   2.00
 16 Clayton,Azan                      0     AUS  2.0 | +W20  -B3   -W13  +B17  -W6    |   2.00
 17 Jamieson,Joshua                 836      SA  1.0 | -W5   +B20  -B10  -W16  -B14   |   1.00
 18 Carter,Morgan                   312      SA  1.0 | -B10  -W19  -B15  -W9   +PAB   |   1.00
 19 Ribic,Rade                 (W)    0      SA  1.0 | -W7   +B18  -B12   --    --    |   1.00
 20 Sharma,Saurav                     0     Nep  1.0 | -B16  -W17  -B14  +PAB  -W15   |   1.00

Labour Day Weekender 2026 Results

Updated October 6th, 2026

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Major Cross Table Final Standings

Cross Table Standings (click to expand)

Final Standings:

Pos NAME                           Rtg   T  Fed  Pts |   1     2     3     4     5     6    |     BH
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  1 Abdurramane,Danial Germano     1719     POR  5.5 | =B15  +W7   +W14  +B13  +B2   +W4    |   19.5
  2 Harding,Gabriel                1720     AUS  4.5 | +W18  +B6   =W13  +B5   -W1   +B12   |   21.0
  3 Davis,Tony J                   1634  CM AUS  4.5 | +B19  -W4   =B9   +W11  +B13  +B5    |   18.5
  4 Jordan,William                 2035  FM AUS  4.0 | +W10  +B3   -W5   +B16  +W8   -B1    |   23.0
  5 MacMullin,Owen                 1643     AUS  4.0 | +B20  +W9   +B4   -W2   +B10  -W3    |   20.0
  6 Carrigan,William               1608     AUS  4.0 | +W12  -W2   -B18  +B21  +W14  +W10   |   16.0
  7 Mdinaradze,Edgar               1708     GEO  3.5 | =W11  -B1   +W19  -B8   +B17  +W14   |   19.0
  8 Jindal,Tarush                  1875  CM AUS  3.5 | -B9   =B11  +W15  +W7   -B4   +W13   |   18.5
  9 Rao,Mai                        1460     AUS  3.0 | +W8   -B5   =W3   -B14  =W11  +B16   |   20.0
 10 Chen,Charlotte                 1499     AUS  3.0 | -B4   +W17  +B12  +W18  -W5   -B6    |   19.5
 11 Nagpal,Kavish                  1445     AUS  3.0 | =B7   =W8   =W16  -B3   =B9   +W18   |   19.0
 12 Tran,Phuc Minh Long (Pika)     1161     VIE  3.0 | -B6   +W20  -W10  +B15  +B18  -W2    |   17.0
 13 Ayyar,Hariharan                1637     IND  2.5 | +W17  +B16  =B2   -W1   -W3   -B8    |   23.0
 14 Benham,Christopher J           1455     AUS  2.5 | =HPB  +W15  -B1   +W9   -B6   -B7    |   21.0
 15 Karthikeyan,Manav              1451     AUS  2.5 | =W1   -B14  -B8   -W12  +W21  +B20   |   16.5
 16 Lian,Mark                      1500     AUS  2.5 | +B21  -W13  =B11  -W4   +B19  -W9    |   15.5
 17 Gaskell-Curry,Olly             1200     AUS  2.5 | -B13  -B10  +W20  =HPB  -W7   +B21   |   13.5
 18 Chen,Cindy                     1459     AUS  2.0 | -B2   +W21  +W6   -B10  -W12  -B11   |   18.5
 19 Colliver,Scott             (W) 1165     AUS  1.5 | -W3   =HPB  -B7   +B20  -W16   --    |   14.5
 20 Brockman,Roland                1328     AUS  1.0 | -W5   -B12  -B17  -W19  +PAB  -W15   |   15.0
 21 Hope,Simon                      856     AUS  1.0 | -W16  -B18  +PAB  -W6   -B15  -W17   |   14.5

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Minor Cross Table Final Standings

Cross Table Standings (click to expand)

Final Standings:

Pos NAME                           Rtg   T  Fed  Pts |   1     2     3     4     5     6     7    |     BH    TPR
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  1 Drogemuller,Mathew             1518     AUS  6.0 | +B13  +W12  +B7   +B2   =HPB  =HPB  +W5    |   28.0   2051
  2 Bayliss,James                  1563     AUS  5.0 | +B22  +W18  +B4   -W1   =HPB  =HPB  +B9    |   27.0   1481
  3 Mahesh,Tannish                 1553     IND  5.0 | +W19  +B9   =HPB  =HPB  -B8   +W11  +B6    |   26.0   1432
  4 Kasinathan,Raghavendran        1470     AUS  5.0 | +B25  +W5   -W2   +B12  -B6   +W16  +B8    |   26.0   1414
  5 Md Emarat Hosen,Emran          1781     BAN  4.5 | +W10  -B4   +W20  =B21  +W14  +W8   -B1    |   28.5   1358
  6 Georgitsis,Xavier              1502     AUS  4.5 | =W16  +B17  -W21  +B19  +W4   +B7   -W3    |   26.5   1279
  7 Parikh,Pradyun                 1148     AUS  4.5 | +B26  +W8   -W1   =B16  +F21  -W6   +B14   |   26.5   1190
  8 Thompson,Bradley Clark         1566     AUS  4.0 | +W23  -B7   +W10  +B9   +W3   -B5   -W4    |   29.5   1296
  9 Nguyen,Xuan Phuc Lam           1042     VIE  4.0 | +B24  -W3   +B26  -W8   +B10  +W18  -W2    |   25.0   1241
 10 Gray,Garvin                     891     AUS  4.0 | -B5   +W25  -B8   +W13  -W9   +B23  +B16   |   23.0   1109
 11 McMullen,Max                   1045     AUS  4.0 | -W17  =B16  =W15  +B20  +W12  -B3   +B19   |   23.0    997
 12 Perera,Sarah Rachelle           975     SRI  3.5 | +W14  -B1   +W17  -W4   -B11  =W20  +B22   |   26.5   1124
 13 Ganesh,Dhruv                    786     IND  3.5 | -W1   =B14  =W19  -B10  =HPB  +W26  +B18   |   24.0    997
 14 Jacobs,Patrick                    0     AUS  3.5 | -B12  =W13  +B25  +W18  -B5   +W17  -W7    |   23.0   1102
 15 Zuo,Ella                        582     AUS  3.5 | -B18  =W22  =B11  =W23  -B17  +W24  +B20   |   19.5   1008
 16 Bannister,Jeremy                784     AUS  3.0 | =B6   =W11  =B18  =W7   +B22  -B4   -W10   |   27.0   1126
 17 Curry,Jack                        0     AUS  3.0 | +B11  -W6   -B12  =HPB  +W15  -B14  =W23   |   24.5    945
 18 Dreyer,J Peter                 1339     AUS  2.5 | +W15  -B2   =W16  -B14  +W19  -B9   -W13   |   25.0    845
 19 Guiney,Wayne Bertram            804     AUS  2.5 | -B3   +W24  =B13  -W6   -B18  +PAB  -W11   |   24.5   1023
 20 Sambell,David                   866     AUS  2.5 | =HPB  =HPB  -B5   -W11  +W24  =B12  -W15   |   23.0    941
 21 Perkins,Aaron              (W) 1410     AUS  2.5 | =HPB  =HPB  +B6   =W5   -F7    --    --    |   21.5   1835
 22 Putta,Chandra Sekar             834     IND  2.5 | -W2   =B15  =HPB  =HPB  -W16  +B25  -W12   |   21.5    756
 23 Zuo,Emma                        838     AUS  2.5 | -B8   -W26  =B24  =B15  +PAB  -W10  =B17   |   21.5    730
 24 Hobbs,Lewis                       0     AUS  2.5 | -W9   -B19  =W23  +W26  -B20  -B15  +W25   |   18.5    628
 25 Nguyen,Xuan Thao Han            619     AUS  1.5 | -W4   -B10  -W14  +PAB  =B26  -W22  -B24   |   21.0    548
 26 Hou,Ryan                   (W)  360     AUS  1.5 | -W7   +B23  -W9   -B24  =W25  -B13   --    |   20.0    724
 27 Lawrence,Samuel            (W) 1513     AUS  1.0 | =HPB  =HPB   --    --    --    --    --    |    7.0      0

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Labour Day Weekender 2026

Updated October 6th, 2026

One of the Premier classical chess events of the year!


Labour Day Weekender

Two Sections – Major and Minor
When: Saturday 3rd of October to Monday 5th of October, 2026
Venue: The Chess Centre of South Australia,
10 Ranelagh Street, Adelaide.
Details: FIDE and ACF rated
Entries will be accepted at the door up until 15 minutes before the start of first round. Late entries after this time may not be paired for Round 1.

Registrations provided by the 23rd of September will receive a $10 discount.
Registrations after 8pm on the 2nd of October will incur a $10 late fee.
Free entry to W/GM and W/IMs, 50% discount to W/FM applicants

Prizes: Guaranteed $2,000 across both events!
Contact: Enquiries to tournaments@sachess.org.au

Major

Format: 6 rounds, Swiss System
Time Control: 90 minutes + 30 seconds a move

Forfeit time is 30 minutes from commencement of play
Eligibility: Open to all players.
Schedule: 10:00am and 2:30pm each day
Players may request TWO half point bye in Rounds 1 – 5
with prior approval from the arbiter.
Entry Fee: Adult – $100
Concession – $90 (Seniors, Juniors, Students)

Minor

Format: 7 rounds, Swiss System
Time Control: 60 minutes + 30 seconds a move

Forfeit time is 30 minutes from commencement of play
Eligibility: Open to all players rated below 1600 on the 2026 September ACF Normal Rating List. Unrated ACF Normal players will be eligible if their FIDE rating is less than 1750. Players who are completely unrated will need to seek approval from the DOP.
Round Times:
Saturday: 10:00am & 1:15pm
Sunday: 10:00am & 1:15pm
Monday: 10:00am, 1:15pm & 4:30pm
Players may request TWO half point bye in Rounds 1 – 6
with prior approval from the arbiter.
Entry Fee: Adult – $90
Concession – $80 (Seniors, Juniors, Students)

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Registered Players

International players must have a FIDE ID from their home federation before the start of the tournament. International players who do not have a FIDE ID before the start of the tournament will not be allowed to play.