2025 MCC Classic - Swiss Rounds 6-9
Open SwissStandard
37 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 29 Sept 2025 to 20 Oct 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. 1 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1815, and top seed was Anh Kiet Nguyen (🇦🇺 AUS, CM, 1965).
Paul Kovacevic (🇦🇺 AUS, 1700) won with 4.0/9, ahead of Anh Kiet Nguyen (3.5) and Lachlan Ho (3.0). Kovacevic shared the lead from round 7 and won solo starting round 8.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Bhavikkumar Thakkar (1405) beat Adam Lovegrove (1518), a +113-point gap.
Location
🇦🇺Melbourne, Australia
Dates
29 Sept 2025 → 20 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 7 represented
🇦🇺Australia×30
🇮🇳India×1
🇺🇸United States of America×1
🇮🇩Indonesia×1
🇨🇦Canada×1
🇳🇿New Zealand×1
🇫🇷France×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsPaul Kovacevic led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 39 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R8.
Co-leaders
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39
39
13
3
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1
R8–R9 · LEAD HELD
Paul Kovacevic held the sole lead from R8 through R9 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Paul Kovacevic 4 wins (R6–R9)CM Anh Kiet Nguyen 3 wins (R7–R9)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Paul Kovacevic | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2CMAnh Kiet Nguyen | — | * | — | — |
| 3Sohil Muchhala | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Rad Chmiel | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kovacevic, Paul | 1700 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +19B | +14N | +5B | +10N | 4.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.00 | 2470 | +27.2 |
| 2 | Nguyen, Anh KietCM | 1965 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | =7B | +26N | +25B | +8N | 3.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.75 | 2118 | +36.8 |
| 3 | Ho, Lachlan | 1902 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +22B | =8B | +9N | =13B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 6.50 | 2081 | +12.2 |
| 4 | Chmiel, Rad | 1736 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +21N | −9B | +28N | +25B | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.50 | 1880 | +15.2 |
| 5 | Muchhala, Sohil | 1691 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +33N | +32B | −1N | +27B | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1878 | +19.2 |
| 6 | Bodke, Krishna | 1694 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | =20N | +33B | =32N | +16B | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.50 | 1816 | +26.8 |
| 7 | Arthur, James | 1886 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | =2N | +11B | −8N | +12B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 6.75 | 1870 | +6.8 |
| 8 | Pitono, Abraham | 1780 | CAN | F | F | F | F | F | +32B | =3N | +7B | −2B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.50 | 1902 | +10.8 |
| 9 | Shanks, Jack | 1839 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | =25B | +4N | −3B | +15N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 5.50 | 1872 | +1.8 |
| 10 | Nowak, Ruben | 1667 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +29N | +20B | =11N | −1B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.75 | 1757 | +9.6 |
| 11 | Rehill, Paul | 1635 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +15B | −7N | =10B | +26N | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.25 | 1844 | +23.6 |
| 12 | Renaldo Wongso | 1768 | INA | F | F | F | F | F | +28B | =25N | +30B | −7N | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.50 | 1721 | -5.4 |
| 13 | Lin, Jeffrey Rui Yang | 0 | NZL | F | F | F | F | F | F | +27B | +26B | =3N | 2.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.50 | 2088 | +42.4 |
| 14 | Fry, Peter | 1641 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −23N | −1B | +18N | +19B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.50 | 876 | -18.8 |
| 15 | Pramod, Rishaan | 1681 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −11N | +16B | +23N | −9B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.50 | 1679 | -12.4 |
| 16 | Kirk, Ian | 1605 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +34B | −15N | +17B | −6N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.50 | 1644 | +5.2 |
| 17 | Ramprasad, Nachiket | 1489 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | =24B | +34N | −16N | =35B | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.50 | 1543 | -4.0 |
| 18 | Lacey, Daniel | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −?N | +?N | −14B | +36B | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1481 | +4.4 |
| 19 | Bhavikkumar Thakkar | 1405 | IND | F | F | F | F | F | −1N | +24N | =20B | −14N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.25 | 1539 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Clark, Peter | 1617 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | =6B | −10N | =19N | =21B | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.00 | 1515 | -10.2 |
| 21 | Le, Ingrid | 1596 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −4B | +31N | −29B | =20N | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.75 | 1559 | -4.0 |
| 22 | Buhagiar, Aden | 1746 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −3N | =23B | −27N | +32B | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.25 | 1646 | -14.0 |
| 23 | Mortelecque, Romain | 1679 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | +14B | =22N | −15B | F | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.75 | 1719 | +6.0 |
| 24 | Lovegrove, Adam | 1518 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | =17N | −19B | +36N | F | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 1561 | +1.6 |
| 25 | Hill, James | 1709 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | =9N | =12B | −2N | −4N | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.50 | 1624 | -11.0 |
| 26 | Yu, Lok Lan | 1742 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +27N | −2B | −13N | −11B | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 1639 | -18.4 |
| 27 | Dakic, Dusan | 1787 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −26B | −13N | +22B | −5N | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.50 | 1614 | -13.8 |
| 28 | Veldon, Rino | 1576 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −12N | F | −4B | +30N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 963 | -11.0 |
| 29 | Papadinis, Jim | 1670 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −10B | −30N | +21N | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.50 | 1619 | -3.4 |
| 30 | Larkin, Morgan Michael | 0 | USA | F | F | F | F | F | F | +29B | −12N | −28B | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 1563 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Akok, Benjamin | 1486 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +37N | −21B | F | F | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1512 | -1.0 |
| 32 | Cauchi, John Paul | 1598 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −8N | −5N | =6B | −22N | 0.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.50 | 1415 | -14.8 |
| 33 | Morris, Shaun | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −5B | −6N | F | =34B | 0.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.25 | 1385 | -40.0 |
| 34 | Kolak, Tanya | 1577 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −16N | −17B | F | =33N | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.25 | 1333 | -19.4 |
| 35 | Smith, Warren | 1485 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =17N | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1561 | +2.4 |
| 36 | FIDE 3295206 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −24B | −18N | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 704 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Snow, Richard A | 1459 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −31B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 728 | -15.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Lin, Jeffrey Rui YangNZL+42.42.5 pts · #6
- 2Nguyen, Anh KietCMAUS+36.83.5 pts · #1
- 3Kovacevic, PaulAUS+27.24.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Morris, ShaunAUS-40.00.5 pts · #32
- 2Kolak, TanyaAUS-19.40.5 pts · #30
- 3Fry, PeterAUS-18.82.0 pts · #34
Biggest upsets
- R7+113 Elo gap
- R9+107 Elo gap
- R8+106 Elo gap