2025 Hobsons Bay Koshnitsky Cup Juniors Rounds 1-3
37 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 12 Aug 2025 to 26 Aug 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1585, and top seed was Michael Huang (🇦🇺 AUS, 1739).
Sai Sivesh Balaji (🇦🇺 AUS, 1526) won with 3.0/3, ahead of Arjun Ashok (3.0) and Shashvath Jagannathan (2.5). Balaji won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Nicholas Goh (1432) beat Srikrishna Yendru (1642), a +210-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsTight race until R3; 2 players tied at 3.0/3, decided on Buchholz.
2 players finish on 3.0/3. Balaji takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (4.0).
Sai Sivesh Balaji 3 wins (R1–R3)Arjun Ashok 3 wins (R1–R3)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Balaji, Sai Sivesh | 1526 | AUS | +28N | +9B | +6N | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.00 | 2217 | +28.0 |
| 2 | Ashok, Arjun | 1557 | AUS | +21N | +8B | +7N | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.00 | 2535 | +29.2 |
| 3 | Jagannathan, Shashvath | 1548 | AUS | +36B | =14N | +10B | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.00 | 2271 | +15.6 |
| 4 | Wei, Andrew | 1562 | AUS | +24B | +22N | =5B | 2.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 3.25 | 1787 | +24.8 |
| 5 | Ihtiram Ahmad | 1682 | BAN | +32N | +23B | =4N | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.25 | 1546 | -7.2 |
| 6 | Goh, Nicholas | 1432 | AUS | +29B | +13N | −1B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 1582 | +15.6 |
| 7 | Huang, Michael | 1739 | AUS | +16B | +27N | −2B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 757 | -29.2 |
| 8 | Yendru, Sriram | 0 | AUS | +11B | −2N | +25B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 757 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Balamurugan, Soorya | 1401 | AUS | +25B | −1N | +35B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 726 | -13.2 |
| 10 | Yug Shinde | 1471 | IND | +33N | +26B | −3N | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 748 | -15.6 |
| 11 | Nema, Nivaan | 0 | AUS | −8N | +21B | +22B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1525 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Ruaya, Rohan | 1459 | AUS | =31B | +19N | =18B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 2.50 | 1459 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Yendru, Srikrishna | 1642 | AUS | +34N | −6B | +26N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 632 | -15.2 |
| 14 | Husain, Lamiah | 0 | AUS | +?N | =3B | =?N | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 1634 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Palta, Sameer | 0 | AUS | −22B | +24N | +27B | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.00 | 705 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Kaur, Mishleen | 0 | AUS | −7N | +?B | +?N | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1583 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Vemula, Thamoghna | 0 | AUS | +?N | −?B | +23N | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 920 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Rawat, Vivaan | 1459 | AUS | F | +32B | =12N | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1458 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 3286282 | 0 | — | =?N | −12B | +?B | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1396 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Yegnavajjula, Aryan Srivatsav | 0 | AUS | =?N | F | +33B | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1641 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Ganesh Kumar, Mukunth | 0 | AUS | −2B | −11N | +?B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 757 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Jyothi Nikhil, Neev | 1505 | AUS | +15N | −4B | −11N | 1.0 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 2.00 | 746 | -17.6 |
| 23 | Barar, Ridam | 0 | AUS | +35N | −5N | −17B | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 882 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Fang, Candice | 0 | AUS | −4N | −15B | +32N | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 746 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Shayan, Ray | 0 | AUS | −9N | +28B | −8N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 601 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Manoj, Dev | 0 | AUS | +?B | −10N | −13B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1438 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Gadham, Aarya Subramanya | 0 | AUS | +?N | −7B | −15N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1583 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 3286312 | 0 | — | −1B | −25N | +34N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 726 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Lacson, Alexandria | 0 | AUS | −6N | +34B | −?B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 737 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Batyrbekov, Kaisar | 1612 | AUS | F | +37B | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2281 | +12.8 |
| 31 | Guggilla, Krithvik | 0 | AUS | =12N | −?B | −?N | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1225 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 3286860 | 0 | — | −5B | −18N | −24B | 0.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 771 | 0.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 3291189 | 0 | — | −10B | F | −20N | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 671 | 0.0 |
| 34 | FIDE 3295303 | 0 | — | −13B | −29N | −28B | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 838 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Veeragandham, Gowtham | 0 | AUS | −23B | F | −9N | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 601 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Goh, Daphne | 0 | AUS | −3N | −?B | −?N | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 690 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Batyrbekov, Kuanysh | 1481 | AUS | F | −30N | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 811 | -12.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Ashok, ArjunAUS+29.23.0 pts · #10
- 2Balaji, Sai SiveshAUS+28.03.0 pts · #1
- 3Wei, AndrewAUS+24.82.5 pts · #2
- 1Huang, MichaelAUS-29.22.0 pts · #23
- 2Jyothi Nikhil, NeevAUS-17.61.0 pts · #20
- 3Yug ShindeIND-15.62.0 pts · #32
- R2+210 Elo gap
- R3+182 Elo gap