2025 Hobsons Bay Reserves Championship Juniors Rounds 4-6
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23 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 11 Nov 2025 to 25 Nov 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1521, and top seed was Lucas Parker (🇦🇺 AUS, 1618).
Dev Manoj (🇦🇺 AUS, 1541) won with 3.0/6, ahead of Nihal Shaiek (3.0) and Krithvik Guggilla (2.0). Manoj shared the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇦🇺Melbourne, Australia
Dates
11 Nov 2025 → 25 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Federations · 3 represented
🇦🇺Australia×21
🇮🇳India×1
🇳🇿New Zealand×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 2 players tied at 3.0/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 16 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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16
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2
R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 3.0/6. Manoj takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (4.0).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Dev Manoj 3 wins (R4–R6)Nihal Shaiek 3 wins (R4–R6)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manoj, Dev | 1541 | AUS | F | F | F | +10B | +4N | +15B | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 2259 | +30.8 |
| 2 | Shaiek, Nihal | 1434 | AUS | F | F | F | +17N | +12N | +11B | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2267 | +23.2 |
| 3 | Guggilla, Krithvik | 1512 | AUS | F | F | F | −18N | +7B | +8N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.00 | 646 | -24.0 |
| 4 | Yendru, Sriram | 1457 | AUS | F | F | F | +21N | −1B | +10N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 740 | -15.6 |
| 5 | Parker, Lucas | 1618 | AUS | F | F | F | +13N | F | +16B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.00 | 2282 | +23.6 |
| 6 | Das, Ayush | 1435 | AUS | F | F | F | +14B | F | +12N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.00 | 2268 | +21.6 |
| 7 | Gadham, Aarya Subramanya | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | +?B | −3N | +?N | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1471 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Bodke, Aryan | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | +?N | +?B | −3B | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1471 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Mallajosyula, Srivaths | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | +?N | +?B | −?N | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 704 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Veeragandham, Gowtham | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | −1N | +13B | −4B | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1353 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Jagannathan, Shashvath | 1504 | AUS | F | F | F | +20N | F | −2N | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 608 | -23.2 |
| 12 | Lacson, Alexandria | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | +?N | −2B | −6B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1324 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Goh, Nicholas | 1465 | AUS | F | F | F | −5B | −10N | +14B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1553 | +12.4 |
| 14 | Fang, Candice | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | −6N | +20B | −13N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 634 | -43.6 |
| 15 | Venkat, Nyra | 1562 | AUS | F | F | F | −16N | +23B | −1N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1452 | -0.8 |
| 16 | Verma, Vivaan | 1533 | AUS | F | F | F | +15B | F | −5N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1547 | +2.0 |
| 17 | Shayan, Ray | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | −2B | +?N | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 608 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Yug Shinde | 1466 | IND | F | F | F | +3B | F | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2315 | +24.0 |
| 19 | Morris, Elijah | 1555 | AUS | F | F | F | +23B | F | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 2459 | +24.0 |
| 20 | Tan, Lucas | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | −11B | −14N | +?B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 668 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Stefan Jiace Tham, Keanu | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | −4B | F | +?N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 661 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Goh, Daphne | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | +?N | −?B | −?N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 666 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Vignesh, Prajeeth Balaji | 0 | NZL | F | F | F | −19N | −15N | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 721 | -54.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Manoj, DevAUS+30.83.0 pts · #2
- 2Morris, ElijahAUS+24.01.0 pts · #11
- 3Yug ShindeIND+24.01.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Vignesh, Prajeeth BalajiNZL-54.40.0 pts · #17
- 2Fang, CandiceAUS-43.61.0 pts · #21
- 3Guggilla, KrithvikAUS-24.02.0 pts · #15