133rd New Zealand Chess Congress

Invercargill - NZL

02-10 Jan 2026

Pos	Player	Pts	DirE	BH	BH/C1	SB
1	Fernandez, Daniel Howard 1 ENG GM 2527	7	0.0	41.5	37.5	35.8
2	Stopa, Jacek 2 POL GM 2330	6.5	0.5	39.5	36.5	29.2
3	Xie, Felix 3 NZL FM 2318	6.5	0.5	39.0	35.5	29.8
4	Steele, Hayden 21 NZL 1781	5.5	0.0	36.0	33.5	21.8
5	Liu, William Rui 11 NZL CM 2006	5	0.5	40.5	38.0	22.5
6	Wilson, Dion A 17 NZL 1928	5	0.5	36.5	35.0	19.8
7	Wang, Justin Zhide 15 NZL CM 1962	4.5	0.0	39.5	36.5	18.8
8	Dive, Russell J 6 NZL IM 2130	4.5	0.0	36.5	34.0	17.0
9	Salasan, Haran 9 AUS CM 1989	4.5	0.0	34.5	31.5	17.2
10	Lee, Edward S 12 NZL 2001	4.5	0.0	34.5	30.0	15.2
11	Rains, Edward 7 NZL CM 2085	4.5	0.0	33.0	31.0	15.8
12	Keith, Matthew 14 NZL 1977	4.5	0.0	31.0	29.5	14.2
13	Yu, Weiyang (Cadence) 30 NZL 1596	4.5	0.0	28.0	26.0	13.5
14	Ker, Anthony F 4 NZL IM 2171	4	0.0	35.5	32.0	15.8
15	Yu, Zachary 13 NZL CM 1990	4	0.0	34.5	31.5	15.8
16	Gan, Emily Cathay 28 NZL WCM 1708	4	0.0	30.5	28.0	13.0
17	Feng, Sophia 27 NZL WCM 1749	4	0.0	30.5	27.5	14.2
18	McNabb, Matthew D 8 NZL 2067	4	0.0	29.5	26.5	12.5
19	Smith, Robert W 5 NZL FM 2139	3.5	0.0	32.5	29.0	12.5
20	Braganza, Nadia 24 NZL WFM 1768	3.5	0.0	31.5	29.5	11.5
21	Thurner, Anya 23 NZL 1772	3.5	0.0	29.0	26.5	11.8
22	Nicholls, Leighton 19 NZL CM 1786	3.5	0.0	28.5	27.0	8.8
23	Liu, Richard Jingjie 20 NZL 1785	3.5	0.0	28.0	26.5	9.5
24	Sun, Nathan 29 NZL 1643	3	0.0	31.0	29.0	9.0
25	Van Meter, Lester 18 USA FM 1918	3	0.0	30.0	28.5	8.2
26	Johnson, Quentin J F 16 NZL 1954	3	0.0	27.5	26.0	8.5
27	Dowden, R Anthony 10 NZL CM 2030	2.5	0.0	29.0	26.5	6.8
28	Zhou, Ryan Yiheng 22 NZL 1774	2	0.0	26.0	24.0	4.5
29	Forster, William 26 NZL CM 1752	1.5	0.0	28.5	27.0	4.0
30	Gogate, Ashwin 25 NZL 1756	0	0.0	11.5	11.5	0.0
Tie Break legend:
DirE : Direct Encounter (all play all)
BH : Buchholz Total
BH/C1 : Buchholz Cut 1
SB : Sonneborn-Berger

Pos	N	T	NAME	Rtg	PRtg	Pts	DirE	BH	BH/C1	SB
1	1	GM	Fernandez, Daniel Howard	2527	2414	7	0.0	41.5	37.5	35.8
2	2	GM	Stopa, Jacek	2330	2348	6.5	0.5	39.5	36.5	29.2
3	3	FM	Xie, Felix	2318	2341	6.5	0.5	39.0	35.5	29.8
4	21		Steele, Hayden	1781	2230	5.5	0.0	36.0	33.5	21.8
5	11	CM	Liu, William Rui	2006	2147	5	0.5	40.5	38.0	22.5
6	17		Wilson, Dion A	1928	2118	5	0.5	36.5	35.0	19.8
7	15	CM	Wang, Justin Zhide	1962	2074	4.5	0.0	39.5	36.5	18.8
8	6	IM	Dive, Russell J	2130	1972	4.5	0.0	36.5	34.0	17.0
9	9	CM	Salasan, Haran	1989	1995	4.5	0.0	34.5	31.5	17.2
10	12		Lee, Edward S	2001	1956	4.5	0.0	34.5	30.0	15.2
11	7	CM	Rains, Edward	2085	1979	4.5	0.0	33.0	31.0	15.8
12	14		Keith, Matthew	1977	1954	4.5	0.0	31.0	29.5	14.2
13	30		Yu, Weiyang (Cadence)	1596	1975	4.5	0.0	28.0	26.0	13.5
14	4	IM	Ker, Anthony F	2171	1961	4	0.0	35.5	32.0	15.8
15	13	CM	Yu, Zachary	1990	1959	4	0.0	34.5	31.5	15.8
16	28	WCM	Gan, Emily Cathay	1708	1949	4	0.0	30.5	28.0	13.0
17	27	WCM	Feng, Sophia	1749	1880	4	0.0	30.5	27.5	14.2
18	8		McNabb, Matthew D	2067	1886	4	0.0	29.5	26.5	12.5
19	5	FM	Smith, Robert W	2139	1938	3.5	0.0	32.5	29.0	12.5
20	24	WFM	Braganza, Nadia	1768	1905	3.5	0.0	31.5	29.5	11.5
21	23		Thurner, Anya	1772	1922	3.5	0.0	29.0	26.5	11.8
22	19	CM	Nicholls, Leighton	1786	1789	3.5	0.0	28.5	27.0	8.8
23	20		Liu, Richard Jingjie	1785	1921	3.5	0.0	28.0	26.5	9.5
24	29		Sun, Nathan	1643	1863	3	0.0	31.0	29.0	9.0
25	18	FM	Van Meter, Lester	1918	1742	3	0.0	30.0	28.5	8.2
26	16		Johnson, Quentin J F	1954	1620	3	0.0	27.5	26.0	8.5
27	10	CM	Dowden, R Anthony	2030	1636	2.5	0.0	29.0	26.5	6.8
28	22		Zhou, Ryan Yiheng	1774	1500	2	0.0	26.0	24.0	4.5
29	26	CM	Forster, William	1752	1485	1.5	0.0	28.5	27.0	4.0
30	25		Gogate, Ashwin	1756	1170	0	0.0	11.5	11.5	0.0
Tie Break legend:
DirE : Direct Encounter (all play all)
BH : Buchholz Total
BH/C1 : Buchholz Cut 1
SB : Sonneborn-Berger