2025 MCC Edwin Malitis Memorial - Minor Rounds 5-7
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20 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 04 Aug 2025 to 18 Aug 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1629, and top seed was Ruben Nowak (🇦🇺 AUS, 1683).
Tanya Kolak (🇦🇺 AUS, 1562) won with 2.5/7, ahead of Benjamin Akok (2.5) and Ruben Nowak (2.0). Kolak won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
Location
🇦🇺Melbourne, Australia
Dates
04 Aug 2025 → 18 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 3 represented
🇦🇺Australia×17
🇮🇳India×1
🇫🇷France×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 2.5/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 20 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 2.5/7. Kolak takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (3.5).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kolak, Tanya | 1562 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =16N | +11N | +4B | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.25 | 1869 | +22.0 |
| 2 | Akok, Benjamin | 1499 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =17B | +18N | +20B | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1724 | +12.0 |
| 3 | Nowak, Ruben | 1683 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =9B | +7N | =6B | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.75 | 1807 | +11.4 |
| 4 | Rigney, Heath | 1551 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +5B | +12N | −1N | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.00 | 1567 | +1.4 |
| 5 | Morris, Shaun | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −4N | +15B | +11N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1537 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Pramod, Rishaan | 1639 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =10N | +19B | =3N | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.75 | 1787 | +16.0 |
| 7 | Papadinis, Jim | 1644 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +19N | −3B | +9B | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.50 | 1804 | +10.6 |
| 8 | FIDE 3294790 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | +20N | −13B | +18N | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1502 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Muchhala, Sohil | 1655 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =3N | +16B | −7N | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.50 | 1658 | -2.6 |
| 10 | Fry, Peter | 1657 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =6B | F | +19N | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1875 | +12.2 |
| 11 | Kirk, Ian | 1600 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +13N | −1B | −5B | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 1528 | -4.2 |
| 12 | Wolffs, Walter | 1553 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −14N | −4B | +15N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1382 | -14.6 |
| 13 | Smith, Warren | 1491 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −11B | +8N | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.00 | 804 | -6.8 |
| 14 | Veldon, Rino | 1559 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +12B | F | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 2363 | +9.8 |
| 15 | Bhavikkumar Thakkar | 1469 | IND | F | F | F | F | +18B | −5N | −12B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 763 | -11.6 |
| 16 | Rehill, Paul | 1628 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =1B | −9N | F | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.25 | 1438 | -10.4 |
| 17 | Bredin, Jonathan | 1533 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =2N | F | F | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 1495 | -1.4 |
| 18 | Shahadat, Aladean Kevin | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −15N | −2B | −8B | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 650 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Mortelecque, Romain | 1658 | FRA | F | F | F | F | −7B | −6N | −10B | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 865 | -31.0 |
| 20 | Lovegrove, Adam | 1530 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −8B | F | −2N | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 695 | -10.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kolak, TanyaAUS+22.02.5 pts · #1
- 2Pramod, RishaanAUS+16.02.0 pts · #2
- 3Fry, PeterAUS+12.21.5 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Mortelecque, RomainFRA-31.00.0 pts · #19
- 2Wolffs, WalterAUS-14.61.0 pts · #9
- 3Bhavikkumar ThakkarIND-11.61.0 pts · #17