2025 MCC Classic - Swiss Rounds 2-5
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39 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 01 Sept 2025 to 22 Sept 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. 2 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1815, and top seed was Anh Kiet Nguyen (🇦🇺 AUS, CM, 1965).
James Arthur (🇦🇺 AUS, 1886) won with 3.5/5, ahead of Paul Rehill (3.5) and Lachlan Ho (3.0). Arthur won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: John Paul Cauchi (1598) beat Rad Chmiel (1736), a +138-point gap.
Location
🇦🇺Melbourne, Australia
Dates
01 Sept 2025 → 22 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 2
CM×2
Federations · 7 represented
🇦🇺Australia×32
🇫🇷France×1
🇮🇩Indonesia×1
🇺🇸United States of America×1
🇨🇦Canada×1
🇳🇿New Zealand×1
🇮🇳India×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 3.5/5, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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4
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R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 3.5/5. Arthur takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (7.5).
R2–R4 · WIN STREAK
Lachlan Ho won 3 in a row (R2–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Paul Rehill | * | — | — | — |
| 2James Arthur | — | * | 1 | — |
| 3Lachlan Ho | — | 0 | * | — |
| 4Peter Fry | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arthur, James | 1886 | AUS | F | +30N | +14B | =26N | +3B | 3.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 6.75 | 2054 | +30.8 |
| 2 | Rehill, Paul | 1635 | AUS | F | +35B | =5N | +17B | +22N | 3.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.75 | 1962 | +30.8 |
| 3 | Ho, Lachlan | 1902 | AUS | F | +4B | +7N | +18B | −1N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 7.00 | 1997 | +9.2 |
| 4 | Hill, James | 1709 | AUS | F | −3N | +15B | +8N | =27B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 5.25 | 1837 | +11.0 |
| 5 | Buhagiar, Aden | 1746 | AUS | F | −14N | =2B | +11N | +30B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 5.25 | 1905 | +9.2 |
| 6 | Shanks, Jack | 1839 | AUS | F | =31B | =19N | +10B | =7N | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 5.25 | 1821 | -3.2 |
| 7 | Yu, Lok Lan | 1742 | AUS | F | +32B | −3B | +24N | =6B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.75 | 1861 | +22.4 |
| 8 | Papadinis, Jim | 1670 | AUS | F | =13B | +32N | −4B | +16N | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.00 | 1708 | +2.2 |
| 9 | Fry, Peter | 1641 | AUS | F | =25B | =28N | +20B | =23B | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.25 | 1701 | +4.8 |
| 10 | Nowak, Ruben | 1667 | AUS | F | +34N | +23B | −6N | =24B | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.25 | 1808 | +15.0 |
| 11 | Le, Ingrid | 1596 | AUS | F | +29B | =22N | −5B | +36N | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.25 | 1645 | +10.8 |
| 12 | Clark, Peter | 1617 | AUS | F | +36N | −13N | =28B | +25N | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.25 | 1655 | +1.2 |
| 13 | Chmiel, Rad | 1736 | AUS | F | =8N | +12B | −21N | =29B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.50 | 1639 | -7.8 |
| 14 | Lin, Jeffrey Rui Yang | 0 | NZL | F | +5B | −1N | −22B | +31N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.50 | 1746 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Kirk, Ian | 1605 | AUS | F | +16B | −4N | +35B | −17N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.00 | 1467 | -10.6 |
| 16 | Bhavikkumar Thakkar | 1405 | IND | F | −15N | +33B | +34N | −8B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.00 | 1569 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Veldon, Rino | 1576 | AUS | F | F | +37B | −2N | +15B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.50 | 1608 | +1.0 |
| 18 | Nguyen, Anh KietCM | 1965 | AUS | F | +38N | +27B | −3N | F | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.50 | 1931 | +6.8 |
| 19 | Pitono, Abraham | 1780 | CAN | F | =24N | =6B | +30N | F | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.00 | 1860 | +4.8 |
| 20 | Kolak, Tanya | 1577 | AUS | F | +39N | −30B | −9N | +33B | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 1473 | -9.8 |
| 21 | Cauchi, John Paul | 1598 | AUS | F | +33N | F | +13B | F | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2385 | +19.6 |
| 22 | Muchhala, Sohil | 1691 | AUS | F | F | =11B | +14N | −2B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.25 | 1403 | -15.2 |
| 23 | Renaldo Wongso | 1768 | INA | F | −26B | −10N | +25B | =9N | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.75 | 1558 | -25.2 |
| 24 | Mortelecque, Romain | 1679 | FRA | F | =19B | =31N | −7B | =10N | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.75 | 1639 | -1.8 |
| 25 | Akok, Benjamin | 1486 | AUS | F | =9N | +34B | −23N | −12B | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.25 | 1575 | +4.0 |
| 26 | Pramod, Rishaan | 1681 | AUS | F | +23N | F | =1B | F | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.25 | 2009 | +28.8 |
| 27 | Dakic, Dusan | 1787 | AUS | F | F | −18N | +31B | =4N | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.25 | 1768 | -1.4 |
| 28 | Lovegrove, Adam | 1518 | AUS | F | =37N | =9B | =12N | −32B | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.75 | 1526 | +2.0 |
| 29 | Larkin, Morgan Michael | 0 | USA | F | −11N | F | +38B | =13N | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 1679 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Kovacevic, Paul | 1700 | AUS | F | −1B | +20N | −19B | −5N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1559 | -14.8 |
| 31 | Bodke, Krishna | 1694 | AUS | F | =6N | =24B | −27N | −14B | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 1637 | -7.6 |
| 32 | Morris, Shaun | 0 | AUS | F | −7N | −8B | F | +28N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.50 | 1521 | -22.0 |
| 33 | Savage, Craig | 1444 | AUS | F | −21B | −16N | +39B | −20N | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 796 | -23.2 |
| 34 | Ramprasad, Nachiket | 1489 | AUS | F | −10B | −25N | −16B | +39N | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 797 | -36.4 |
| 35 | Snow, Richard A | 1459 | AUS | F | −2N | +39B | −15N | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 808 | -23.2 |
| 36 | Smith, Warren | 1485 | AUS | F | −12B | F | +37N | −11B | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.50 | 808 | -12.8 |
| 37 | Lacey, Daniel | 0 | AUS | F | =28B | −17N | −36B | F | 0.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.75 | 1250 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Russell, PaulCM | 1727 | AUS | F | −18B | F | −29N | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 1089 | -5.8 |
| 39 | FIDE 3295206 | 0 | — | F | −20B | −35N | −33N | −34B | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 712 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Rehill, PaulAUS+30.83.5 pts · #1
- 2Arthur, JamesAUS+30.83.5 pts · #10
- 3Pramod, RishaanAUS+28.81.5 pts · #17
Top rating losers
- 1Ramprasad, NachiketAUS-36.41.0 pts · #36
- 2Renaldo WongsoINA-25.21.5 pts · #22
- 3Savage, CraigAUS-23.21.0 pts · #35
Biggest upsets
- R4+138 Elo gap
- R3+101 Elo gap