2025 MCC Bob Brooking Round Robin 1 Rounds 2-4
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8 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 10 Nov 2025 to 24 Nov 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. 6 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2041, and top seed was Kai Jie Soo (🇦🇺 AUS, FM, 2269).
Kai Jie Soo (🇦🇺 AUS, FM, 2269) won with 3.0/4, ahead of Declan Smith (2.5) and Anh Kiet Nguyen (2.0). Soo won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Daniel Poberezovsky (1932) beat Jesse Zafirakos (CM, 2102), a +170-point gap.
Location
🇦🇺Melbourne, Australia
Dates
10 Nov 2025 → 24 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 4 rounds
Titled players · 6
FM×1
CM×5
Federations · 1 represented
🇦🇺Australia×8
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 8 · 4 roundsFM Kai Jie Soo led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
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R3 · LEADER CHANGE17 Nov
FM Kai Jie Soo takes the sole lead (2.0/3).
R2–R4 · WIN STREAK
FM Kai Jie Soo won 3 in a row (R2–R4).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇦🇺FMSoo, Kai Jie | 2269 | * | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 3.0 | 4.50 | 4.5 | +9.6 | 2801 |
| 2 | 🇦🇺CMSmith, Declan | 2039 | — | * | — | ½ | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2.5 | 2.75 | 3.5 | +12.0 | 2253 |
| 3 | 🇦🇺CMNguyen, Anh Kiet | 1986 | 0 | — | * | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 4.0 | +45.2 | 2237 |
| 4 | 🇦🇺Arthur, James | 1939 | 0 | ½ | — | * | 0 | 1 | — | — | 1.5 | 2.25 | 7.5 | +8.4 | 2005 |
| 5 | 🇦🇺CMSalasan, Haran | 2080 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.50 | 6.0 | -15.6 | 1861 |
| 7 | 🇦🇺Poberezovsky, Daniel | 1932 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | * | 1 | — | 1.0 | 1.00 | 5.0 | -1.2 | 1923 |
| 6 | 🇦🇺CMZafirakos, Jesse | 2102 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | * | 1 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 4.0 | -14.0 | 1947 |
| 8 | 🇦🇺CMHartley, James | 1984 | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3.0 | -17.6 | 1229 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Nguyen, Anh KietCMAUS+45.22.0 pts · #3
- 2Smith, DeclanCMAUS+12.02.5 pts · #2
- 3Soo, Kai JieFMAUS+9.63.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Hartley, JamesCMAUS-17.60.0 pts · #8
- 2Salasan, HaranCMAUS-15.61.0 pts · #5
- 3Zafirakos, JesseCMAUS-14.01.0 pts · #6
Biggest upsets
- R2+170 Elo gap