2025 MCC Championship Round 6-8
Open SwissStandard
42 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 02 Jun 2025 to 23 Jun 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. 9 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1998, and top seed was Kai Jie Soo (🇦🇺 AUS, FM, 2207).
Kai Jie Soo (🇦🇺 AUS, FM, 2207) won with 3.0/8, ahead of Gary D Bekker (2.5) and Ruben Nowak (2.5). Soo broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Aden Buhagiar (1746) beat Haran Salasan (CM, 2072), a +326-point gap.
Location
🇦🇺Melbourne, Australia
Dates
02 Jun 2025 → 23 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Titled players · 9
FM×3
CM×5
WIM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇦🇺Australia×38
🇮🇳India×2
🇫🇷France×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsFM Kai Jie Soo led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 43 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R8.
Co-leaders
43
43
43
43
43
16
5
1
R8–R8 · LEAD HELD
FM Kai Jie Soo held the sole lead from R8 through R8 without losing it.
R6–R8 · WIN STREAK
FM Kai Jie Soo won 3 in a row (R6–R8).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soo, Kai JieFM | 2207 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +16B | +18N | +20B | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.50 | 2832 | +16.6 |
| 2 | Bekker, Gary DCM | 1748 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +27B | +31N | =16B | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.75 | 2164 | +26.8 |
| 3 | Nowak, Ruben | 1630 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | =35B | +25N | +23B | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.75 | 1838 | +10.6 |
| 4 | Kovacevic, Paul | 1726 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +12N | −6B | +8B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.00 | 1752 | +2.6 |
| 5 | Parth Sehra | 1583 | IND | F | F | F | F | F | +28B | =17N | =13B | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.75 | 1793 | +13.4 |
| 6 | Hill, James | 1705 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +38B | +4N | −7N | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.50 | 1890 | +12.6 |
| 7 | Salasan, HaranCM | 2072 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −24B | +27N | +6B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.00 | 1853 | -11.2 |
| 8 | Veldon, Rino | 1493 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +42N | +14B | −4N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1784 | +21.0 |
| 9 | Smith, DeclanCM | 1972 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −26B | +24N | +21N | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.50 | 1965 | -1.6 |
| 10 | Papadinis, Jim | 1653 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +19N | +34B | −17B | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.00 | 1764 | +10.2 |
| 11 | Bhavikkumar Thakkar | 1552 | IND | F | F | F | F | F | +32N | −19B | +30B | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.00 | 1556 | +10.0 |
| 12 | Muchhala, Sohil | 1630 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −4B | +35N | +24B | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.50 | 1812 | +13.6 |
| 13 | Cauchi, John Paul | 1657 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | =34N | +41B | =5N | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 1677 | +6.2 |
| 14 | Fry, Peter | 1697 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +40B | −8N | +34B | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.50 | 1516 | -8.0 |
| 15 | Ramprasad, Nachiket | 1660 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −25B | +40N | +41N | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1515 | +7.6 |
| 16 | Kalina, LeoCM | 2035 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −1N | +26B | =2N | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.25 | 1989 | -20.4 |
| 17 | Dakic, Dusan | 1739 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −21N | =5B | +10N | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.00 | 1668 | -10.0 |
| 18 | Yang, RayFM | 2076 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | =22N | −1B | +26N | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.75 | 2110 | +2.4 |
| 19 | Gupta, Aadyah | 1538 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −10B | +11N | =28B | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.50 | 1571 | -6.8 |
| 20 | Nguyen, Anh KietCM | 1707 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +36N | =22B | −1N | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.25 | 2025 | +19.2 |
| 21 | Chmiel, Rad | 1763 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +17B | =29N | −9B | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.00 | 1900 | +12.2 |
| 22 | Dai, ChengFM | 2118 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | =18B | =20N | =29B | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1959 | -14.4 |
| 23 | Mortelecque, Romain | 1681 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | +37N | =36B | −3N | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 1645 | -1.2 |
| 24 | Buhagiar, Aden | 1746 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +7N | −9B | −12N | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1764 | -4.4 |
| 25 | Wales, Sam | 1552 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +15N | −3B | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1565 | +5.6 |
| 26 | Poberezovsky, Daniel | 1935 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +9N | −16N | −18B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1943 | -1.4 |
| 27 | Pramod, Rishaan | 1591 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −2N | −7B | +37N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.50 | 1665 | -1.6 |
| 28 | Rehill, Paul | 1671 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −5N | =39B | =19N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1517 | -7.8 |
| 29 | Ly, Thai | 1900 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | =21B | =22N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.50 | 1947 | +1.2 |
| 30 | Fisher, Todd | 1519 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | +32B | −11N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 663 | -11.0 |
| 31 | Ho, Lachlan | 1898 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | −2B | +36N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.50 | 1750 | -7.4 |
| 32 | Gardiner, Thomas | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −11B | −30N | +40B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 681 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Rathore, Akshobhya | 1553 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +41N | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2318 | +14.8 |
| 34 | Akok, Benjamin | 1504 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | =13B | −10N | −14N | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1359 | -10.0 |
| 35 | Kolak, Tanya | 1519 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | =3N | −12B | F | 0.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.25 | 1469 | -2.6 |
| 36 | Rooke, Alex | 1721 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −20B | =23N | −31B | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.75 | 1537 | -12.2 |
| 37 | Lovegrove, Adam | 1541 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −23B | =38N | −27B | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.25 | 1342 | -14.2 |
| 38 | Bredin, Jonathan | 1518 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −6N | =37B | F | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.25 | 1440 | -5.0 |
| 39 | Szuveges, Narelle SWIM | 1701 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | =28N | F | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.50 | 1616 | -2.0 |
| 40 | FIDE 3288889 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | −14N | −15B | −32N | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 757 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Smith, Warren | 1514 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −33B | −13N | −15B | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 752 | -27.2 |
| 42 | Blaskovic, Sam | 1624 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −8B | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 720 | -24.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Bekker, Gary DCMAUS+26.82.5 pts · #3
- 2Veldon, RinoAUS+21.02.0 pts · #4
- 3Nguyen, Anh KietCMAUS+19.21.5 pts · #19
Top rating losers
- 1Smith, WarrenAUS-27.20.0 pts · #40
- 2Blaskovic, SamAUS-24.00.0 pts · #41
- 3Kalina, LeoCMAUS-20.41.5 pts · #20
Biggest upsets
- R6+326 Elo gap
- R7+204 Elo gap
- R7+150 Elo gap