Merv Morrison Memorial 2025
Open SwissStandard
48 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 25 Oct 2025 to 27 Oct 2025 in Auckland, New Zealand. 5 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2020, and top seed was Alphaeus Wei Ern Ang (🇳🇿 NZL, FM, 2380).
Alphaeus Wei Ern Ang (🇳🇿 NZL, FM, 2380) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Daqi Mao (5.0) and Cohen Young (5.0). Ang won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Tyler Rust (1548) beat Dylan Tama Piwari (1893), a +345-point gap.
Location
🇳🇿Auckland, New Zealand
Dates
25 Oct 2025 → 27 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for game with 30 seconds delay from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Titled players · 5
FM×3
CM×2
Federations · 2 represented
🇳🇿New Zealand×46
🇨🇳China×2
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsFM Alphaeus Wei Ern Ang led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
19
11
5
3
1
1
R5–R6 · LEAD HELD
FM Alphaeus Wei Ern Ang held the sole lead from R5 through R6 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
FM Alphaeus Wei Ern Ang 5 wins (R1–R5)Ziyi Huang 3 wins (R4–R6)FM Daqi Mao 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMAlphaeus Wei Ern Ang | * | — | ½ | — |
| 2Ziyi Huang | — | * | — | — |
| 3FMDaqi Mao | ½ | — | * | ½ |
| 4CMCohen Young | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ang, Alphaeus Wei ErnFM | 2380 | NZL | +25B | +8N | +7B | +11N | +16B | =2N | 5.5 | 19.5 | 22.0 | 19.50 | 2425 | +1.7 |
| 2 | Mao, DaqiFM | 2219 | NZL | +17N | +19B | +12N | +5B | =3N | =1B | 5.0 | 21.5 | 24.5 | 19.25 | 2276 | +30.8 |
| 3 | Young, CohenCM | 2001 | NZL | +37B | +28N | +32B | +18N | =2B | =5N | 5.0 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 14.25 | 2094 | +16.6 |
| 4 | Huang, Ziyi | 1832 | CHN | +41N | +40B | −5N | +26B | +11B | +7N | 5.0 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 13.00 | 2092 | +78.4 |
| 5 | Liu, William RuiCM | 2080 | NZL | +45B | +6N | +4B | −2N | +8B | =3B | 4.5 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 17.00 | 2056 | -5.6 |
| 6 | Prince, Aidan | 1719 | NZL | +27N | −5B | +34N | +12B | =13N | +22B | 4.5 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 12.75 | 2004 | +57.6 |
| 7 | Wilson, Dion A | 1986 | NZL | +38N | +14B | −1N | +20B | +22N | −4B | 4.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 11.50 | 1958 | -6.4 |
| 8 | Xu, Huankai (eden) | 1744 | NZL | +34N | −1B | +27N | +40B | −5N | +21B | 4.0 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 9.00 | 1907 | +31.2 |
| 9 | Beier, Thomas | 1586 | NZL | −11B | −29N | +46B | +33N | +42B | +18N | 4.0 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 7.00 | 1893 | +36.6 |
| 10 | Tao, Junqing Jerome | 1878 | NZL | F | F | +38N | +34B | +40N | +13B | 4.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.00 | 2487 | +35.2 |
| 11 | McLaren, Leonard JFM | 2025 | NZL | +9N | +20B | +13N | −1B | −4N | =14B | 3.5 | 21.5 | 24.5 | 12.25 | 1916 | -14.0 |
| 12 | Wang, Zi Yao (kelvin) | 1887 | NZL | +35N | +26B | −2B | −6N | =18B | +25N | 3.5 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 8.50 | 1813 | -30.4 |
| 13 | Ashton, Matthew | 1854 | NZL | +43B | +36N | −11B | +25N | =6B | −10N | 3.5 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 7.75 | 1749 | -11.4 |
| 14 | Fabay, Jenre Angelo | 1717 | NZL | +31B | −7N | +33B | −16N | +32B | =11N | 3.5 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 8.25 | 1767 | +10.0 |
| 15 | Wright, Caleb | 1800 | NZL | −36B | =35N | +43B | =21N | =25B | +17N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 7.75 | 1629 | -22.6 |
| 16 | Piwari, Dylan Tama | 1893 | NZL | −28B | +23N | F | +14B | −1N | +20B | 3.0 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 9.50 | 1857 | -4.4 |
| 17 | Andersen, Jake | 1607 | NZL | −2B | −33N | +39B | +29N | +19N | −15B | 3.0 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 7.50 | 1647 | -6.0 |
| 18 | Huang, Ziyu | 1789 | CHN | +46N | +48B | =19N | −3B | =12N | −9B | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 3.75 | 1681 | -26.8 |
| 19 | McEwen, Matheson | 1780 | NZL | +33B | −2N | =18B | =30N | −17B | +39N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 6.75 | 1716 | -17.2 |
| 20 | Holdo, Karl | 1732 | NZL | +29B | −11N | +36B | −7N | +37B | −16N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 6.50 | 1717 | -2.6 |
| 21 | Ha, Timothy Huy Minh | 1749 | NZL | −32B | =43N | +23B | =15B | +41N | −8N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 6.75 | 1597 | -23.2 |
| 22 | Sun, Oliver | 1750 | NZL | +44N | F | +28B | +32N | −7B | −6N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 5.50 | 1681 | -11.6 |
| 23 | Li, Olivia | 1643 | NZL | =30N | −16B | −21N | =35B | +34N | +43B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 5.25 | 1561 | -18.8 |
| 24 | Fang, Maximilian | 1687 | NZL | F | F | F | +46N | +33B | +32N | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.50 | 2261 | +26.0 |
| 25 | Sussex, Taylor | 1618 | NZL | −1N | +41B | +48N | −13B | =15N | −12B | 2.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 3.25 | 1662 | +2.2 |
| 26 | Gaynor, Alan | 1700 | NZL | F | −12N | +29B | −4N | =30B | +27B | 2.5 | 16.0 | 16.5 | 6.25 | 1084 | -10.6 |
| 27 | Choi, Kyan | 0 | NZL | −6B | +37N | −8B | =28N | +36B | −26N | 2.5 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 5.25 | 1561 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Rust, Tyler | 1548 | NZL | +16N | −3B | −22N | =27B | =43N | =41B | 2.5 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 5.50 | 1628 | +14.8 |
| 29 | Heard, Billy | 0 | NZL | −20N | +9B | −26N | −17B | +38N | =40B | 2.5 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 6.75 | 1588 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Goh, Gideon | 0 | NZL | =23B | −32N | +35B | =19B | =26N | F | 2.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 6.25 | 1615 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Wong, Louis | 0 | NZL | −14N | +38B | −40N | −41B | =35N | +42N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 4.50 | 1519 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Li, Hanxiao Lucas | 1410 | NZL | +21N | +30B | −3N | −22B | −14N | −24B | 2.0 | 17.5 | 20.0 | 5.50 | 1520 | +3.2 |
| 33 | Tan, Khim Tee | 1439 | NZL | −19N | +17B | −14N | −9B | −24N | +45B | 2.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 4.00 | 1549 | +30.0 |
| 34 | Gosling, Matthew | 0 | NZL | −8B | +45N | −6B | −10N | −23B | +46N | 2.0 | 16.5 | 17.0 | 1.50 | 1540 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Nguyen, Kane | 1488 | NZL | −12B | =15B | −30N | =23N | =31B | =36N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 5.50 | 1605 | +21.2 |
| 36 | Hooton, Barry R | 1466 | NZL | +15N | −13B | −20N | =42B | −27N | =35B | 2.0 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 5.25 | 1618 | +16.0 |
| 37 | Prince, Aaron | 1581 | NZL | −3N | −27B | +44N | +48B | −20N | F | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 1.00 | 1054 | -15.2 |
| 38 | Liang, Ting | 1572 | NZL | −7B | −31N | −10B | +47N | −29B | +48N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.50 | 1630 | +1.6 |
| 39 | Wang, Cyrus | 1527 | NZL | F | F | −17N | +44B | +48N | −19B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 916 | -20.8 |
| 40 | Nicholson, Tom | 1638 | NZL | F | −4N | +31B | −8N | −10B | =29N | 1.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 3.75 | 1001 | -34.4 |
| 41 | Hu, Nolan | 1467 | NZL | −4B | −25N | F | +31N | −21B | =28N | 1.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 3.75 | 1363 | -15.6 |
| 42 | Barry, Jacob | 1617 | NZL | F | +44B | F | =36N | −9N | −31B | 1.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.00 | 1332 | -14.4 |
| 43 | Tanniru, Krishna Sowrya Chowd | 1483 | NZL | −13N | =21B | −15N | F | =28B | −23N | 1.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 2.75 | 1477 | -4.4 |
| 44 | Andersen, John Eric | 0 | NZL | −22B | −42N | −37B | −39N | =46B | =47N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 0.50 | 1283 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Konduri, Rishi | 1605 | NZL | −5N | −34B | F | F | +47B | −33N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.50 | 1506 | -22.0 |
| 46 | Chen, Yunhan | 1445 | NZL | −18B | F | −9N | −24B | =44N | −34B | 0.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.50 | 886 | -26.0 |
| 47 | Menon, Adishankar | 0 | NZL | F | F | F | −38B | −45N | =44B | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.50 | 794 | -23.6 |
| 48 | McClory, John | 0 | NZL | F | −18N | −25B | −37N | −39B | −38B | 0.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 816 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Huang, ZiyiCHN+78.45.0 pts · #2
- 2Prince, AidanNZL+57.64.5 pts · #22
- 3Beier, ThomasNZL+36.64.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Nicholson, TomNZL-34.41.5 pts · #45
- 2Wang, Zi Yao (kelvin)NZL-30.43.5 pts · #8
- 3Huang, ZiyuCHN-26.83.0 pts · #29
Biggest upsets
- R1+345 Elo gap
- R1+339 Elo gap
- R1+334 Elo gap