Completed

2026 New Zealand Major Open

Standard90+3047 players

InvercargillJanuary 2–10, 2026

Data sourcesFIDE

Format: Swiss
Rounds: 9
Time control: Standard 90+30
Rating type: Standard
Director / arbiter: Hall, Craig (NZL) (FI,AO)
Rated period: February 1, 2026

Standings

#	Player	K	Start	Points	Δ	Live
1	Harrison, Jesse	—	1674	7	0.0	1869
2	Harrison, Ethan	—	1700	6.5	+56.0	1951
3	Moshakova, Elena	—	1693	6.5	+80.6	1653
4	Malcolm, Aidan	—	1693	6	+17.8	1809
5	Zhou, Martin	—	1652	5.5	−21.6	1740
6	Familton, Gregory	—	1633	5.5	+10.6	1720
7	Geilik, Ron	—	1643	5.5	+43.2	1725
8	Sarmad, Zane	—	1685	5	+45.2	1694
9	Law, Bruce	—	1652	5	−21.2	1733
10	Tang, Tracy	—	1629	4.5	+34.4	1684
11	Gudoy, Paul	—	1667	4.5	0.0	1599
12	Hwang, Ryan	—	1685	4.5	+52.0	1736
13	Gold, Hamish R	—	1620	4.5	−7.4	1709
14	Sussex, Taylor	—	1701	4	+25.6	1612
15	Wang, Ethan Zhirui	—	1698	4	+62.8	1606
16	Hurndell, Robert	—	1570	4	−17.6	1694
17	WCMLourenco, Eva	—	1636	4	+17.2	1624
18	Brockway, Andrew	—	1618	4	−32.4	1685
19	Balbalin, Sean	—	1638	3.5	+63.6	1554
20	Booth, Anthony	—	1661	3.5	−9.4	1638
21	Geilik, Ben	—	1671	3	−34.4	1680
22	Miriyala, Sreenikesh	—	1699	3	+68.0	1465
23	Vry, Fabian	—	1666	3	+1.6	1568
24	Liang, Ting	—	1662	3	+13.6	1554
25	Pene, Tiwa	—	1710	3	−8.4	1644
26	Pelayo, Rundell	—	1599	3	0.0	1534
27	Grant, Tyne	—	1636	3	−59.2	1687
28	Ashe, Michael	—	1556	3	−25.4	1614
29	Pakenham, John	—	1675	3	+5.4	1524
30	Knightbridge, Wayne	—	1593	2.5	−46.0	1687
31	Wards, Finlay	—	1659	2.5	0.0	1651
32	Bell, Daniel	—	1633	2.5	+14.0	1558
33	Gibb, John L	—	1559	2	−122.8	1610
34	Coleman, Phil	—	1551	2	−35.8	1722
35	McLean, Gary	—	1680	2	+4.4	1580
36	McPherson, Timothy J	—	1645	2	−24.0	1486
37	MacDonald, Caleb	—	1595	2	−77.6	1559
38	Zhou, Adele	—	1736	1.5	+7.6	1544
39	Liu, Chu Yang	—	1583	1.5	0.0	1675
40	Tang, Ava	—	1623	1	0.0	1416
41	Lee, Dylan E S	—	1694	1	−11.4	1537
42	Hooton, Barry R	—	1594	0.5	−27.2	1527
43	Taylor, Cole	—	1657	0.5	0.0	1548
44	Ravi, Vrajesh	—	1584	0	0.0	—
45	Hamelink, Donovan	—	1630	0	0.0	—
46	Zhou, Arthur Gyuan	—	1633	0	0.0	—
47	Zhou, Guangzhao (allison)	—	1591	0	0.0	—