2025 Rooty Hill Club Championship Division D Rounds 4-7
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20 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 01 Jul 2025 to 29 Jul 2025 in Sydney, Australia. Top 10 Elo average was 864, and top seed was Taran Nisha Raj (🇦🇺 AUS, 1478).
Taran Nisha Raj (🇦🇺 AUS, 1478) won with 4.0/7, ahead of Riyan Vagh (4.0) and John Lester Dignadice (4.0). Nisha Raj shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇦🇺Sydney, Australia
Dates
01 Jul 2025 → 29 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇦🇺Australia×17
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 3 players tied at 4.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 16 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 4.0/7. Nisha Raj takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (8.0).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Taran Nisha Raj 4 wins (R4–R7)Riyan Vagh 4 wins (R4–R7)John Lester Dignadice 4 wins (R4–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Taran Nisha Raj | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2Riyan Vagh | — | * | — | — |
| 3John Lester Dignadice | — | — | * | — |
| 4FIDE 3291812 | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nisha Raj, Taran | 1478 | AUS | F | F | F | +4B | +15N | +9B | +16N | 4.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.00 | 2225 | +20.4 |
| 2 | Vagh, Riyan | 1431 | AUS | F | F | F | +19N | +8B | +5N | +12B | 4.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.50 | 2270 | +22.0 |
| 3 | Dignadice, John Lester | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | +17B | +20N | +6B | +8N | 4.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.50 | 1490 | 0.0 |
| 4 | FIDE 3291812 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −1N | +?B | +?N | +14B | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1411 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Suresh, Krishnan | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | +18N | +11B | −2B | =6N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.25 | 1422 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Brady, Kayden | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | +10N | +?B | −3N | =5B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.25 | 1640 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Karthikeyan, Dharshan | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | −11B | +?N | +?N | =13B | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 613 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Daniel, Ariye | 1457 | AUS | F | F | F | +20B | −2N | +13B | −3B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 631 | -22.0 |
| 9 | Rajput, Neal | 1425 | AUS | F | F | F | +14N | −10B | −1N | +18B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 720 | -30.4 |
| 10 | Mahajan, Zariya | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | −6B | +9N | +17B | −11N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.00 | 1419 | -20.8 |
| 11 | Parmar, Yuvin | 1432 | AUS | F | F | F | +7N | −5N | F | +10B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.50 | 2420 | +30.8 |
| 12 | Ranjitdev, Amitdev | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | −13B | +16N | +?B | −2N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 631 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Joseph, Arnold | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | +12N | =?B | −8N | =7N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.25 | 670 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 3291979 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −9B | +?N | +?B | −4N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 625 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Manche, Timothy | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | +?N | −1B | −?B | +?N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 619 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Vella, Arthur | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −12B | +18N | −1B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 619 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Gorantla, Krithika | 1417 | AUS | F | F | F | −3N | +19B | −10N | −?B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 820 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Verma, Swar | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | −5B | +?N | −16B | −9N | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 625 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 3292495 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −2B | −17N | +?B | −?N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 631 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Magesh, Sharav | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | −8N | −3B | F | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 670 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Parmar, YuvinAUS+30.82.0 pts · #7
- 2Vagh, RiyanAUS+22.04.0 pts · #4
- 3Nisha Raj, TaranAUS+20.44.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Rajput, NealAUS-30.42.0 pts · #14
- 2Daniel, AriyeAUS-22.02.0 pts · #9
- 3Mahajan, ZariyaAUS-20.82.0 pts · #6