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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
Top seed
🇦🇺Ruben Nowak1683
Avg top 10
1,629
Participants
20
Federations · 3 represented
🇦🇺Australia×17
🇮🇳India×1
🇫🇷France×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight 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
20
20
20
20
6
1
2
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
Kolak2.5Akok2.5Pramod2Papadinis2Morris2Nowak2— ex-leaders:Rigneyled R6, #12
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 2.5/7. Kolak takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (3.5).

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Kolak, Tanya1562AUSFFFF=16N+11N+4B2.53.53.53.251869+22.0
2Akok, Benjamin1499AUSFFFF=17B+18N+20B2.50.50.50.251724+12.0
3Nowak, Ruben1683AUSFFFF=9B+7N=6B2.05.55.53.751807+11.4
4Rigney, Heath1551AUSFFFF+5B+12N1N2.05.55.53.001567+1.4
5Morris, Shaun0AUSFFFF4N+15B+11N2.04.04.02.0015370.0
6Pramod, Rishaan1639AUSFFFF=10N+19B=3N2.03.53.51.751787+16.0
7Papadinis, Jim1644AUSFFFF+19N3B+9B2.03.53.51.501804+10.6
8FIDE 32947900FFFF+20N13B+18N2.01.01.00.0015020.0
9Muchhala, Sohil1655AUSFFFF=3N+16B7N1.54.54.51.501658-2.6
10Fry, Peter1657AUSFFFF=6BF+19N1.53.03.01.001875+12.2
11Kirk, Ian1600AUSFFFF+13N1B5B1.05.55.51.001528-4.2
12Wolffs, Walter1553AUSFFFF14N4B+15N1.04.04.01.001382-14.6
13Smith, Warren1491AUSFFFF11B+8NF1.03.03.02.00804-6.8
14Veldon, Rino1559AUSFFFF+12BFF1.03.03.01.002363+9.8
15Bhavikkumar Thakkar1469INDFFFF+18B5N12B1.03.03.00.00763-11.6
16Rehill, Paul1628AUSFFFF=1B9NF0.55.05.01.251438-10.4
17Bredin, Jonathan1533AUSFFFF=2NFF0.52.52.51.251495-1.4
18Shahadat, Aladean Kevin0AUSFFFF15N2B8B0.05.55.50.006500.0
19Mortelecque, Romain1658FRAFFFF7B6N10B0.05.55.50.00865-31.0
20Lovegrove, Adam1530AUSFFFF8BF2N0.04.54.50.00695-10.6

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