2025 Hobsons Bay Koshnitsky Cup Rounds 4-6
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31 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 02 Sept 2025 to 16 Sept 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. 3 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1515, and top seed was Dean Hogg (🇦🇺 AUS, 1930).
Tony J Davis (🇦🇺 AUS, CM, 0) won with 3.0/6, ahead of Anh Kiet Nguyen (3.0) and Matthew Whitford (3.0). Davis shared the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇦🇺Melbourne, Australia
Dates
02 Sept 2025 → 16 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Titled players · 3
CM×3
Federations · 3 represented
🇦🇺Australia×26
🇮🇩Indonesia×1
🇺🇸United States of America×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 3 players tied at 3.0/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 13 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
Co-leaders
35
35
35
13
5
3
R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 3.0/6. Davis takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (4.0).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
CM Tony J Davis 3 wins (R4–R6)CM Anh Kiet Nguyen 3 wins (R4–R6)Matthew Whitford 3 wins (R4–R6)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davis, Tony JCM | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | +18B | +20N | +6N | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 2656 | +26.2 |
| 2 | Nguyen, Anh KietCM | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | +25B | +26B | +8N | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2493 | +30.8 |
| 3 | Whitford, Matthew | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | +10N | +29B | +21N | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2368 | +21.6 |
| 4 | Hari, Dhruv | 1737 | AUS | F | F | F | =13N | +17B | +16N | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.75 | 2034 | +42.0 |
| 5 | Nowak, Ruben | 1667 | AUS | F | F | F | +28N | =24B | +14N | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.25 | 1771 | +5.4 |
| 6 | Lingineni, KhushalCM | 1835 | AUS | F | F | F | +7B | +18N | −1B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 2004 | +22.0 |
| 7 | Renaldo Wongso | 0 | INA | F | F | F | −6N | +19N | +15B | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.50 | 1785 | +0.8 |
| 8 | Krishnan, Anirudh | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | +30N | +13B | −2B | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.50 | 1809 | -0.6 |
| 9 | Annapureddy, Dhruthin Reddy | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | −19B | +11B | +24N | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.50 | 1471 | -5.2 |
| 10 | Bodke, Krishna | 1696 | AUS | F | F | F | −3B | +31B | +29N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1572 | -11.2 |
| 11 | Nicdao, Joseph | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | +27B | −9N | +?N | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.50 | 1491 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Nguyen, Tuan Kiet | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +27N | +22B | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2293 | +22.0 |
| 13 | Hogan, Steven | 1620 | AUS | F | F | F | =4B | −8N | +30B | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.25 | 1704 | +5.8 |
| 14 | Paul, Nikash | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | +22B | =25N | −5B | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.25 | 1595 | -5.6 |
| 15 | Pasukov, Leo | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | +24N | =16B | −7N | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.25 | 1673 | +1.2 |
| 16 | McIntyre, Julian | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | +29B | =15N | −4B | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.75 | 1626 | -8.2 |
| 17 | Hibberd, Nathan | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | =26B | −4N | +25B | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 1664 | -18.2 |
| 18 | Hogg, Dean | 1930 | AUS | F | F | F | −1N | −6B | +26N | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.50 | 1671 | -20.4 |
| 19 | Shaiek, Nihal | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | +9N | −7B | −23B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1528 | +9.2 |
| 20 | Paul, Cijo | 0 | USA | F | F | F | +23B | −1B | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1776 | +0.8 |
| 21 | Marasinghe, Claire | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +23N | −3B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1661 | +12.0 |
| 22 | Wilkinson, Greg | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | −14N | +28B | −12N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.50 | 762 | -16.4 |
| 23 | Picone, James | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | −20N | −21B | +19N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1461 | -14.8 |
| 24 | Annadasu, Shreyansh | 1506 | AUS | F | F | F | −15B | =5N | −9B | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.25 | 1342 | -20.4 |
| 25 | Ramanathan, Ashwin | 1613 | AUS | F | F | F | −2N | =14B | −17N | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.75 | 1549 | -11.6 |
| 26 | Matijas, Dejan | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | =17N | −2N | −18B | 0.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.75 | 1642 | +1.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 3294137 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −11N | −12B | =28N | 0.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.25 | 659 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 3295290 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −5B | −22N | =27B | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.25 | 779 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Veginati, Cherish | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | −16N | −3N | −10B | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 898 | -26.0 |
| 30 | Singh, Abhyuday | 1542 | AUS | F | F | F | −8B | F | −13N | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 932 | -20.8 |
| 31 | FIDE 3292487 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −?B | −10N | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 773 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Hari, DhruvAUS+42.02.5 pts · #4
- 2Nguyen, Anh KietCMAUS+30.83.0 pts · #2
- 3Davis, Tony JCMAUS+26.23.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Veginati, CherishAUS-26.00.0 pts · #26
- 2Singh, AbhyudayAUS-20.80.0 pts · #30
- 3Hogg, DeanAUS-20.41.0 pts · #21