Arie Nijman Memorial 2025

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38 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 16 May 2025 to 18 May 2025 in Christchurch, New Zealand. 5 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1978, and top seed was Antony L Carpinter (🇳🇿 NZL, 2094).

Isabelle Yixuan Ning (🇳🇿 NZL, CM, 1881) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Justin Zhide Wang (5.0) and Richard J Dare (4.5). Ning won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Fraser McIntosh (1550) beat Richie Christie (1832), a +282-point gap.

Location

🇳🇿Christchurch, New Zealand

Dates

16 May 2025 → 18 May 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Top seed

🇳🇿Antony L Carpinter2094

Avg top 10

1,978

Participants

Titled players · 5

FM×1

CM×3

WCM×1

Federations · 3 represented

🇳🇿New Zealand×34

🇮🇳India×1

🇩🇪Germany×1

Top 3

🥇
CMIsabelle Yixuan Ning
🇳🇿NZL·1881
5.0pts·2194perf+65.2
🥈
CMJustin Zhide Wang
🇳🇿NZL·2007
5.0pts·2644perf+61.6
🥉
Richard J Dare
🇳🇿NZL·1936
4.5pts·2012perf+12.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Tight race until R6; 2 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Wang5Ning5Dare4.5McIntosh4Rains4Carpinter3.5

R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 5.0/6. Ning takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (17.5).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

CM Justin Zhide Wang beat CM Isabelle Yixuan Ning (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

CM Justin Zhide Wang 5 wins (R1–R6)CM Isabelle Yixuan Ning 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1CMJustin Zhide Wang	*	1	—	—
2CMIsabelle Yixuan Ning	0	*	—	—
3Richard J Dare	—	—	*	½
4Fraser McIntosh	—	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Ning, Isabelle YixuanCM	1881	NZL	+38B	+13N	+6B	+22N	−2B	+4N	5.0	17.5	17.5	12.50	2194	+65.2
2	Wang, Justin ZhideCM	2007	NZL	+32N	+25B	+22B	F	+1N	+7B	5.0	14.0	14.0	14.00	2644	+61.6
3	Dare, Richard J	1936	NZL	=5B	+12N	=4B	+23N	+9B	=8N	4.5	18.0	20.0	14.25	2012	+12.4
4	Rains, EdwardCM	2042	NZL	+19N	=11B	=3N	+6B	+15N	−1B	4.0	19.0	21.5	12.75	1952	-10.6
5	McIntosh, Fraser	1550	NZL	=3N	+27B	−10N	+31B	=11N	+12B	4.0	16.0	18.0	10.75	1915	+106.4
6	Miszori, Yannick	1888	GER	+33N	+8B	−1N	−4N	+13B	=14B	3.5	18.5	19.5	9.00	1815	-7.8
7	Langford, Joshua	1890	NZL	+20N	+21B	=9N	F	+10B	−2N	3.5	17.0	17.0	10.25	1991	+10.6
8	Carpinter, Antony L	2094	NZL	+26B	−6N	+28B	F	+19N	=3B	3.5	14.5	14.5	8.75	1939	-14.0
9	Lu, Xiahan (Luna)WCM	1796	NZL	+36B	+15N	=7B	F	−3N	+11B	3.5	14.5	14.5	8.25	1956	+32.8
10	McNabb, Matthew David	2060	NZL	+28B	=14N	+5B	F	−7N	+33B	3.5	13.5	13.5	8.50	1824	-19.0
11	Thirkell, Zachary	1700	NZL	+24B	=4N	=14B	=12N	=5B	−9N	3.0	17.5	19.5	9.00	1690	-6.0
12	Christie, Richie	1832	NZL	+37N	−3B	+16N	=11B	=17B	−5N	3.0	17.5	17.5	6.00	1643	-24.0
13	Wallace, Andrew	0	NZL	+35N	−1B	−19N	+16B	−6N	+24B	3.0	16.0	16.5	5.50	1528	0.0
14	Muthukumaran, Sriram	1588	NZL	+30N	=10B	=11N	=19B	F	=6N	3.0	15.0	17.0	8.25	1791	+36.8
15	Cummings, Nick	1917	NZL	+16N	−9B	+25N	F	−4B	+20N	3.0	15.0	15.0	7.50	1786	-11.8
16	Wen, Sandy	1527	NZL	−15B	+34N	−12B	−13N	+35N	+23B	3.0	12.0	12.5	3.50	1075	-4.6
17	Ashton, Matthew	1861	NZL	+29B	−22N	=26B	F	=12N	+19B	3.0	11.5	11.5	7.00	1803	-5.6
18	Akash Jayantkumar Patel	1593	IND	F	−31N	+24B	−20B	+27N	+21B	3.0	11.0	11.0	6.50	1804	+34.0
19	Samarawickrama, Shihiran	1588	NZL	−4B	+29N	+13B	=14N	−8B	−17N	2.5	16.5	18.5	6.50	1534	-13.2
20	Jorda, Francisco	0	NZL	−7B	=24N	+36B	+18N	F	−15B	2.5	14.5	15.0	4.50	1675	0.0
21	Barraza Perez, Jesus	1716	NZL	+34B	−7N	−23B	+32B	=26N	−18N	2.5	12.0	13.0	3.50	1589	-28.4
22	Lukey, Stephen GFM	2067	NZL	+27N	+17B	−2N	−1B	F	F	2.0	16.0	16.0	5.00	1877	-19.0
23	Fiveash, Liam	0	NZL	−25N	+35B	+21N	−3B	−28N	−16N	2.0	14.0	14.5	3.00	1492	0.0
24	Zhu, Andy	0	NZL	−11N	=20B	−18N	=29B	+34N	−13N	2.0	13.5	14.5	3.25	847	0.0
25	Gilmore, Blake	1774	NZL	+23B	−2N	−15B	F	+32N	F	2.0	13.5	13.5	3.50	1682	-7.2
26	Black, Ross	1724	NZL	−8N	+33B	=17N	F	=21B	F	2.0	12.0	12.0	3.75	1765	+1.4
27	Gold, Hamish R	1759	NZL	−22B	−5N	+34B	−33N	−18B	+35N	2.0	11.0	11.5	1.50	936	-32.6
28	Familton, Gregory	1706	NZL	−10N	+30B	−8N	F	+23B	F	2.0	11.0	11.0	4.00	1277	-4.0
29	FIDE 4324315	0	—	−17N	−19B	F	=24N	=30B	+34N	2.0	10.5	10.5	3.00	924	0.0
30	Prebble, Charles	0	NZL	−14B	−28N	F	=35B	=29N	+32B	2.0	9.0	9.0	2.75	1472	0.0
31	Broad, Cory	1563	NZL	F	+18B	F	−5N	F	+36B	2.0	7.5	7.5	3.50	1571	+0.8
32	Dare, Lillian	1512	NZL	−2B	=36N	+37B	−21N	−25B	−30N	1.5	12.0	12.0	0.25	995	-18.4
33	Bazanov, Michael	0	NZL	−6B	−26N	F	+27B	F	−10N	1.0	13.0	13.0	2.00	1665	0.0
34	Zhang, Liam	0	NZL	−21N	−16B	−27N	+36N	−24B	−29B	1.0	11.5	12.0	0.50	868	0.0
35	Lee, Kingston	0	NZL	−13B	−23N	F	=30N	−16B	−27B	0.5	12.0	12.0	1.00	844	0.0
36	Zhang, Lucas Qizheng	0	NZL	−9N	=32B	−20N	−34B	F	−31N	0.5	10.5	10.5	0.75	1346	0.0
37	FIDE 4331230	0	—	−12B	F	−32N	F	F	F	0.0	5.0	5.0	0.00	864	0.0
38	Vagg, William	0	NZL	−1N	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	5.0	5.0	0.00	1081	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1McIntosh, FraserNZL
+106.4
4.0 pts · #2
2Ning, Isabelle YixuanCMNZL
+65.2
5.0 pts · #6
3Wang, Justin ZhideCMNZL
+61.6
5.0 pts · #1

Top rating losers

1Gold, Hamish RNZL
-32.6
2.0 pts · #33
2Barraza Perez, JesusNZL
-28.4
2.5 pts · #17
3Christie, RichieNZL
-24.0
3.0 pts · #10

Biggest upsets

R6+282 Elo gap
McIntosh, Fraser1550 beat Christie, Richie1832
R2+209 Elo gap
McIntosh, Fraser1550 beat Gold, Hamish R1759
R2+206 Elo gap
Miszori, Yannick1888 beat Carpinter, Antony L2094