2026 WA Chess Championships

Leeming Primary School - 24th of May to the 5th of July 2026

2026 WA Closed Chess Championship

Full results can be found here at the official website: https://s3.chess-results.com/tnr1398095.aspx


2026 WA Closed Chess Championship Prize Winners


1st - 2026 WA Chess Champion: Victor Spirin (6.0/7)

2nd - 2026 WA Seniors' Chess Champion: Tim Hare (5.5/7)

3rd place & =2nd Seniors: Kwok Leong (Patrick) Pang (4.0/7)

2026 WA Women's Chess Champion: Playoff between WFM Kathryn Hardegen (3.0/7, Closed) &  
                                Nithuli Liyanage (4.0/7, Reserves) 

PGN's are available here: 2026 WA Closed Chess Championship PGN's


2026 WA Closed Chess Championship Cross Table

No.  Player FIDE ACF Title 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total
1  Pang,Kwok Leong (Patrick) 2235 2236 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 4.0
2  Hare,Tim 2054 2290 1 1 = 1 = = 1 5.5
3  King,David 1870 2044 0 0 = = 1 0 1 3.0
4  Wolstencroft,Alan 1735 1786 0 = = 0 0 0 0 1.0
5  Huang,Yuqi (Ricky) 1811 1850 0 0 = 1 0 0 1 2.5
6  Hardegen,Kathryn 1908 2045 WFM 0 = 0 1 1 0 = 3.0
7  Spirin,Victor 2050 2291 1 = 1 1 1 1 = 6.0
8  Chen,Angus 1811 1784 1 0 0 1 0 = = 3.0


Round 1 (24/05)

1. Pang,Kwok Leong (Patrick) Vs Chen,Angus (0-1)
2. Hare,Tim Vs Spirin,Victor (1/2-1/2)
3. King,David Vs Hardegen,Kathryn (1-0)
4. Wolstencroft,Alan Vs Huang,Yuqi (Ricky) (0-1)

Round 2 (31/05)

1. Chen,Angus Vs Huang,Yuqi (Ricky) (0-1)
2. Hardegen,Kathryn Vs Wolstencroft,Alan (1-0)
3. Spirin,Victor Vs King,David (1-0)
4. Pang,Kwok Leong (Patrick) Vs Hare,Tim (0-1)

Round 3 (07/06)

1. Hare,Tim Vs Chen,Angus (1-0)
2. King,David Vs Pang,Kwok Leong (Patrick) (0-1)
3. Wolstencroft,Alan Vs Spirin,Victor (0-1)
4. Huang,Yuqi (Ricky) Vs Hardegen,Kathryn (0-1)

Round 4 (14/06)

1. Chen,Angus Vs Hardegen,Kathryn (1/2-1/2)
2. Spirin,Victor Vs Huang,Yuqi (Ricky) (1-0)
3. Pang,Kwok Leong (Patrick) Vs Wolstencroft,Alan (1-0)
4. Hare,Tim Vs King,David (1-0)

Round 5 (21/06)

1. King,David Vs Chen,Angus (1-0)
2. Wolstencroft,Alan Vs Hare,Tim (1/2-1/2)
3. Huang,Yuqi (Ricky) Vs Pang,Kwok Leong (Patrick) (0-1)
4. Hardegen,Kathryn Vs Spirin,Victor (0-1)

Round 6 (28/06)

1. Chen,Angus Vs Spirin,Victor (1/2-1/2)
2. Pang,Kwok Leong (Patrick) Vs Hardegen,Kathryn (1-0)
3. Hare,Tim Vs Huang,Yuqi (Ricky) (1-0)
4. King,David Vs Wolstencroft,Alan (1/2-1/2)

Round 7 (05/07)

1. Wolstencroft,Alan Vs Chen,Angus (0-1)
2. Huang,Yuqi (Ricky) Vs King,David (1/2-1/2)
3. Hardegen,Kathryn Vs Hare,Tim (1/2-1/2)
4. Spirin,Victor Vs Pang,Kwok Leong (Patrick) (1-0)




2026 WA Reserves Chess Championship

Full results can be found here at the official website: https://s2.chess-results.com/tnr1398097.aspx


2026 WA Reserves Chess Championship Prize Winners


 1st Reserves: Aidan Malik (6.0/7) [Aidan Malik did not meet residency requirements to be awarded the title]  
=2nd Seniors: Gerard Akers (5.0/7) [4th in playoff*]
 2nd - 2026 WA Reserves Chess Champion: Quang Minh Le (5.0/7) [1st in playoff*]
 3rd: Jaswanth Ram Sethuramen (5.0/7) [3rd in playoff*]
 1st U/1700: Paddy Koh (5.0/7) [2nd in playoff*]
 2nd U/1700: Kit He (4.5/7)
 1st U/1400: Jet Mahanidis (4.5/7)
=2nd U/1400: Max Beard & Ares Yin (4.0/7)

* A Playoff between Quang Minh Le, Jaswanth Ram Sethuraman, Paddy Koh & Gerard Akers was held to determine the 2026 WA Reserves Chess Champion.



2026 WA Reserves Chess Championship Playoff


 Pos N  Name                         Elo   T  Fed  Pts  |     1         2         3         4     |   SB   KS  
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  1  1  Le,Quang Minh                1571      WA  4.5  |     *      1.0 0.5   0.5 0.5   1.0  +   |  9.50  2.5
  2  2  Koh,Paddy (Pokk Huan)        1668      WA  4.0  |  0.0 0.5      *      0.5 1.0   1.0 1.0  |  7.50  2.0 
  3  4  Sethuraman, Jaswanth Ram     1564      WA  3.5  |  0.5 0.5   0.5 0.0      *      1.0 1.0  |  6.50  1.5
  4  3  Akers,Gerard                 1684      WA  0.0  |  0.0  -    0.0 0.0   0.0 0.0      *     |  0.00  0.0 
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 Remark: Round 6: Le,Quang Minh Vs Akers,Gerard (1.0F - 0.0F)  


PGN's are available here: 2026 WA Reserves Championship PGN's


2026 Reserves Championship - Final Standings


 Pos  N   NAME                      g |  Rtg Fed |  Pts   BH/C1  BH   
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  1   4   Malik,Aidan               m | 1690  WA |  6.0   24.5  27.0 
  2  12   Le,Quang Minh             m | 1501  WA |  5.0   26.5  31.5 
  3   5   Akers,Gerard              m | 1684  WA |  5.0   24.5  27.5 
  4   6   Koh,Paddy (Pokk Huan)     m | 1668  WA |  5.0   24.5  27.0 
  5  10   Sethuraman,Jaswanth Ram   m | 1569  WA |  5.0   24.0  29.0 
  6  17   Mahanidis,Jet             m | 1243  WA |  4.5   25.0  28.5 
  7   9   He,Kit                    m | 1587  WA |  4.5   24.5  26.0 
  8   1   Roebuck,Derek J           m | 1773  WA |  4.5   23.5  28.0 
  9   2   Huang,Hui                 m | 1756  WA |  4.0   27.5  31.0 
 10   3   Gwezere,Cecil             m | 1710  WA |  4.0   27.0  29.5 
 11  15   Beard,Max                 m | 1255  WA |  4.0   25.5  29.5 
 12  11   Liyanage,Nithuli          f | 1542  WA |  4.0   23.5  27.5 
 13  14   Yin,Ares                  m | 1264  WA |  4.0   21.0  25.0 
 14   8   Sheridan,Wallace          m | 1593  WA |  3.5   25.0  27.5 
 15  28   Jeyaseelan,Riyaan         m |    0  WA |  3.5   23.0  26.5 
 16  19   Perera,Kaviru             m |  909  WA |  3.5   21.5  25.0 
 17  31   Radetic,Zoran             m |    0  WA |  3.5   20.5  22.5 
 18  13   Ashok,Akash               m | 1363  WA |  3.5   20.0  23.5 
 19  21   Jayasinghe,Attiligoda     m |  836  WA |  3.5   16.5  20.0 
 20  30   Newbold,Christian         m |    0  WA |  3.0   24.0  26.0 
 21  34   Tran,Henry                m |    0  WA |  3.0   22.0  24.0 
 22  20   Luong,Daniel          (W) m |  901  WA |  3.0   17.0  20.0 
 23  24   Nagaa,Vidhith             m |  261  WA |  2.5   22.0  24.0 
 24  33   Tito,Rhys                 m |    0  WA |  2.5   20.5  22.0 
 25  26   Anoop,Alphonse            m |    0  WA |  2.5   18.0  20.5 
 26  16   Tyler,Jason           (W) m | 1245  WA |  2.0   18.5  20.5 
 27  18   Rotter,Luca               m |  945  WA |  2.0   18.0  19.5 
 28  32   Shawcross,Rob             m |    0  WA |  1.5   16.5  18.0 
 29  29   Khant,Ved                 m |    0  WA |  1.5   14.0  15.5 
 30  27   Desai,Sanay               m |    0  WA |  1.5   12.5  14.0 
 31  22   Pasare,Parth          (W) m |  619  WA |  0.5    7.5   8.0 
 32  25   Pasare,Prishaa        (W) f |  243  WA |  0.5    6.5   7.0 
 33   7   Ketor,Kingsley Kofi   (W) m | 1653  WA |  0.5    3.0   3.5 
 34  23   Patro,Anay            (W) m |  501  WA |  0.0    4.0   4.0 


2026 Reserves Championship - Cross Table


 Pos NAME                         Rtg   T  Fed  Pts |   1     2     3     4     5     6     7   |   BH/C1  BH   
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  1  Malik,Aidan                  1690      WA  6.0 | +B23  +W21  +B10  +W9   =B2   +W14  =W5   |   24.5  27.0 
  2  Le,Quang Minh                1501      WA  5.0 | =HPB  +W25  +B15  +B5   =W1   =B8   =W4   |   26.5  31.5 
  3  Akers,Gerard                 1684      WA  5.0 | -W15  +F34  +B20  -W12  +B11  +B18  +W7   |   24.5  27.5 
  4  Koh,Paddy (Pokk Huan)        1668      WA  5.0 | +B20  =W8   =B11  +W26  =B12  +W10  =B2   |   24.5  27.0 
  5  Sethuraman,Jaswanth Ram      1569      WA  5.0 | =HPB  +W31  +B6   -W2   +B9   +W20  =B1   |   24.0  29.0 
  6  Mahanidis,Jet                1243      WA  4.5 | +F30  =B9   -W5   +B17  -W7   +B15  +W14  |   25.0  28.5 
  7  He,Kit                       1587      WA  4.5 | +B28  -W10  +B21  =W11  +B6   +W12  -B3   |   24.5  26.0 
  8  Roebuck,Derek J              1773      WA  4.5 | +W27  =B4   =W13  +B16  =HPB  =W2   =B9   |   23.5  28.0 
  9  Huang,Hui                    1756      WA  4.0 | +B19  =W6   +F18  -B1   -W5   +B16  =W8   |   27.5  31.0 
 10  Gwezere,Cecil                1710      WA  4.0 | +W34  +B7   -W1   =B13  +W18  -B4   =B11  |   27.0  29.5 
 11  Beard,Max                    1255      WA  4.0 | =HPB  +B17  =W4   =B7   -W3   +B19  =W10  |   25.5  29.5 
 12  Liyanage,Nithuli             1542      WA  4.0 | =HPB  +B32  =W16  +B3   =W4   -B7   =W13  |   23.5  27.5 
 13  Yin,Ares                     1264      WA  4.0 | +W24  =HPB  =B8   =W10  -B14  +W23  =B12  |   21.0  25.0 
 14  Sheridan,Wallace             1593      WA  3.5 | =W17  -B16  +W24  +B15  +W13  -B1   -B6   |   25.0  27.5 
 15  Jeyaseelan,Riyaan               0      WA  3.5 | +B3   =HPB  -W2   -W14  +B25  -W6   +B23  |   23.0  26.5 
 16  Perera,Kaviru                 909      WA  3.5 | =HPB  +W14  =B12  -W8   =B23  -W9   +B20  |   21.5  25.0 
 17  Radetic,Zoran                   0      WA  3.5 | =B14  -W11  +B25  -W6   =B22  =W24  +B27  |   20.5  22.5 
 18  Ashok,Akash                  1363      WA  3.5 | =HPB  +B29  -F9   +W22  -B10  -W3   +B24  |   20.0  23.5 
 19  Jayasinghe,Attiligoda         836      WA  3.5 | -W9   -B24  +W30  +B28  =HPB  -W11  +B21  |   16.5  20.0 
 20  Newbold,Christian               0      WA  3.0 | -W4   +B27  -W3   +B21  +W26  -B5   -W16  |   24.0  26.0 
 21  Tran,Henry                      0      WA  3.0 | +W26  -B1   -W7   -W20  +B27  +B25  -W19  |   22.0  24.0 
 22  Luong,Daniel             (W)  901      WA  3.0 | =HPB   --   +W29  -B18  =W17  +B26   --   |   17.0  20.0 
 23  Nagaa,Vidhith                 261      WA  2.5 | -W1   -B26  +W27  +B24  =W16  -B13  -W15  |   22.0  24.0 
 24  Tito,Rhys                       0      WA  2.5 | -B13  +W19  -B14  -W23  +W28  =B17  -W18  |   20.5  22.0 
 25  Anoop,Alphonse                  0      WA  2.5 | =HPB  -B2   -W17  +B29  -W15  -W21  +B30  |   18.0  20.5 
 26  Tyler,Jason              (W) 1245      WA  2.0 | -B21  +W23  +W28  -B4   -B20  -W22   --   |   18.5  20.5 
 27  Rotter,Luca                   945      WA  2.0 | -B8   -W20  -B23  +W30  -W21  +B28  -W17  |   18.0  19.5 
 28  Shawcross,Rob                   0      WA  1.5 | -W7   +PAB  -B26  -W19  -B24  -W27  =B29  |   16.5  18.0 
 29  Khant,Ved                       0      WA  1.5 | =HPB  -W18  -B22  -W25   --   =B30  =W28  |   14.0  15.5 
 30  Desai,Sanay                     0      WA  1.5 | -F6    --   -B19  -B27  +PAB  =W29  -W25  |   12.5  14.0 
 31  Pasare,Parth             (W)  619      WA  0.5 | =HPB  -B5    --    --   -F32   --    --   |    7.5   8.0 
 32  Pasare,Prishaa           (W)  243      WA  0.5 | =HPB  -W12   --    --   -F31   --    --   |    6.5   7.0 
 33  Ketor,Kingsley Kofi      (W) 1653      WA  0.5 | =HPB   --    --    --    --    --    --   |    3.0   3.5 
 34  Patro,Anay               (W)  501      WA  0.0 | -B10  -F3    --    --    --    --    --   |    4.0   4.0