ReelChess Tournament · 19 April 2026 · Results & RCR
ReelChess Tournament 19 April 2026 The Ponds High School U14 Open
ReelChess Rated · RCR Provisional

Twenty-Seven Players.
Six Rounds.
Find Your Stats.

A ReelChess Rated event. Every player on this page leaves with a provisional RCR from the day. Ratings will refine with every future tournament — the journey begins here.

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Event
ReelChess Tournament
RCR rated · provisional
Date & Venue
19 April 2026
The Ponds High School · Sydney
Format
Six-Round Swiss
U14 Open · Submitted to NSWJCL
Champion
Lochan Krrish
6.0 / 6 · RCR 546
The Podium

Three Players
On the Podium.

The champion took every game. Second and third tied at five points apiece, separated by Buchholz.

1 First Place

Lochan Krrish

Arunsankar · "Krish"

12 years · Beginner band
Won every round · Six wins from six

6.0Score / 6
546RCR · +146
2 Second Place

Methuka

Thosainge Don, Methuka Ayod

11 years · Beginner band
Five wins · Highest Buchholz of the field at 20.0

5.0Score / 6
495RCR · +95
3 Third Place

Agastya

Kerkal

13 years · Beginner band
One loss only — Round 2 to the eventual champion

5.0Score / 6
498RCR · +98
A Note on the Ratings Below

These are Provisional Ratings.

A single tournament is the start of a player's RCR — not the conclusion. Every rating on this page comes from one event with six games at most, seeded at 400 with K-factor 50 (the discovery phase). That means swings are large and intentional — the system is calibrating fast.

The bands shown may not yet reflect a player's true level. A 6-year-old playing their first ever tournament can land in Foundations after a tough day; a steady player can land in Beginner after an upset run. Both will refine over future ReelChess Rated events.

1–3TournamentsProvisional — large swings expected
4–9TournamentsCalibrating — rating narrows in
10+Rated GamesEstablished — reliable indicator
Final Standings

All Twenty-Seven
Ratings.

Tournament finish on the left, ReelChess Rating in the centre, JCL alongside for reference. Tiebreaks: Score, then Buchholz.

RCR Standings — 19 April 2026
T # Player Age Score Buch RCR Δ Level JCL JCL Δ
Round-by-Round

Every Game,
Every Round.

Every pairing across six rounds. Winners highlighted in gold. Click between rounds to view.

Six Rounds · 78 Games · 3 Byes
JCL Comparison

RCR alongside
The State Rating.

The same tournament, two rating systems. RCR is computed from this event using our seed and K-factor. JCL is the NSW Junior Chess League's calculation. Differences highlight where our view of the day diverges from the state body's.

Biggest Divergences · RCR vs JCL

RCR Above JCL

Our system rated these players higher than JCL.

RCR Below JCL

Our system rated these players lower than JCL.

Methodology

How the Numbers
Were Built.

RCR uses the same Elo formula that powers FIDE and NSWJCL, but with our seed, our K-factor, and our band system. JCL is shown for reference only — it does not feed RCR.

Setup

Seed 400, K-factor 50

Every player started this tournament at 400 — the boundary between Foundations and Beginner bands. K=50 applies because this is the discovery phase: under-600 ratings or first ten games.

Rnew = Rold + K × (S − E)S = score (1 / 0.5 / 0)  ·  E = expected score
Iteration

Round by Round.

Each game updates ratings using the opponent's rating at that moment. Ratings cascade through the six rounds — a Round 1 win shifts your Round 2 expectations.

EA = 1 / (1 + 10((RB − RA) / 400))The Elo expected-score formula — same maths as FIDE
Tiebreaks

Score then Buchholz.

When tournament scores tie, Buchholz breaks them — the sum of all your opponents' final scores. A player who beat strong opponents finishes above one who beat weak opponents on equal points.

Buchholz = Σ (each opponent's final score)FIDE / SwissPerfect default tiebreak chain
Bands

Twelve Levels.

Foundations 200–400 · Beginner 400–600 · Developing 600–800 · up to Elite 2400–2800. This tournament produced two bands: Foundations and Beginner. With only six games played, these placements are provisional — players will move between bands as more rated games are added.

See the full rating system on the RCR & ReelRating page.
The Climb Continues

Every Tournament
Sharpens The Number.

Twenty-seven players carry a provisional rating from this event. The next ReelChess Rated tournament will move it. Term 2 launches the full ReelRating across all four pillars.

ReelChess Tournament · 19 April 2026 · The Ponds High School · RCR Provisional

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