2025 MCC Classic - Swiss Round 1
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33 players participated in this 1-round tournament, held on 25 Aug 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. 2 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1810, and top seed was Anh Kiet Nguyen (🇦🇺 AUS, CM, 1965).
Lachlan Ho (🇦🇺 AUS, 1902) won with 1.0/1, ahead of Dusan Dakic (1.0) and Paul Kovacevic (1.0). Ho won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
Location
🇦🇺Melbourne, Australia
Dates
25 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 1 rounds
Titled players · 2
CM×2
Federations · 5 represented
🇦🇺Australia×28
🇮🇩Indonesia×1
🇮🇳India×1
🇺🇸United States of America×1
🇳🇿New Zealand×1
Top 3
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Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ho, Lachlan | 1902 | AUS | +20N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2422 | +3.2 |
| 2 | Dakic, Dusan | 1787 | AUS | +21B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2397 | +5.0 |
| 3 | Kovacevic, Paul | 1700 | AUS | +22N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2259 | +4.0 |
| 4 | Nguyen, Anh KietCM | 1965 | AUS | +23B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2439 | +5.2 |
| 5 | Morris, Shaun | 0 | AUS | +?B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1661 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Yu, Lok Lan | 1742 | AUS | +24N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2319 | +8.4 |
| 7 | Shanks, Jack | 1839 | AUS | +25N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2397 | +4.0 |
| 8 | Hill, James | 1709 | AUS | +26B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2285 | +4.4 |
| 9 | Lin, Jeffrey Rui Yang | 0 | NZL | +?N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1686 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Buhagiar, Aden | 1746 | AUS | +27B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2373 | +5.4 |
| 11 | Muchhala, Sohil | 1691 | AUS | +28N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2204 | +3.2 |
| 12 | Arthur, James | 1886 | AUS | +29B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2404 | +6.4 |
| 13 | Russell, PaulCM | 1727 | AUS | +30N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2295 | +4.2 |
| 14 | Renaldo Wongso | 1768 | INA | +18N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2371 | +5.0 |
| 15 | Bodke, Krishna | 1694 | AUS | +19B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2244 | +7.6 |
| 16 | Chmiel, Rad | 1736 | AUS | =17B | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1489 | -6.2 |
| 17 | Ramprasad, Nachiket | 1489 | AUS | =16N | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1736 | +12.4 |
| 18 | Kolak, Tanya | 1577 | AUS | −14B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 968 | -5.0 |
| 19 | Savage, Craig | 1444 | AUS | −15N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 897 | -7.6 |
| 20 | Clark, Peter | 1617 | AUS | −1B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1102 | -3.2 |
| 21 | Le, Ingrid | 1596 | AUS | −2N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 986 | -10.0 |
| 22 | Snow, Richard A | 1459 | AUS | −3B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 899 | -8.0 |
| 23 | Rehill, Paul | 1635 | AUS | −4N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1165 | -2.6 |
| 24 | Lovegrove, Adam | 1518 | AUS | −6B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 946 | -4.2 |
| 25 | Cauchi, John Paul | 1598 | AUS | −7B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1038 | -4.0 |
| 26 | Smith, Warren | 1485 | AUS | −8N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 908 | -4.4 |
| 27 | Veldon, Rino | 1576 | AUS | −10N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 947 | -5.4 |
| 28 | Bhavikkumar Thakkar | 1405 | IND | −11B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 891 | -6.4 |
| 29 | Kirk, Ian | 1605 | AUS | −12N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1085 | -3.2 |
| 30 | Akok, Benjamin | 1486 | AUS | −13B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 927 | -4.2 |
| 31 | Lacey, Daniel | 0 | AUS | −?N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 884 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 3295206 | 0 | — | −?N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 980 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Larkin, Morgan Michael | 0 | USA | −?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 879 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ramprasad, NachiketAUS+12.40.5 pts · #17
- 2Yu, Lok LanAUS+8.41.0 pts · #6
- 3Bodke, KrishnaAUS+7.61.0 pts · #15
Top rating losers
- 1Le, IngridAUS-10.00.0 pts · #22
- 2Snow, Richard AAUS-8.00.0 pts · #23
- 3Savage, CraigAUS-7.60.0 pts · #19