2025 MCC Bob Brooking Round Robin 1 Rounds 5-7 plus postponed
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8 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 01 Dec 2025 to 15 Dec 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 3.0/7, ahead of James Hartley (3.0) and Declan Smith (1.5). Soo shared the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Daniel Poberezovsky (1932) beat Haran Salasan (CM, 2080), a +148-point gap.
Location
🇦🇺Melbourne, Australia
Dates
01 Dec 2025 → 15 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 7 rounds
Titled players · 6
FM×1
CM×5
Federations · 1 represented
🇦🇺Australia×8
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 8 · 7 roundsCM James Hartley led from R2 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
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R2–R7 · LEAD HELD
CM James Hartley held the sole lead from R2 through R7 without losing it.
R5–R7 · WIN STREAK
FM Kai Jie Soo won 3 in a row (R5–R7).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 🇦🇺FMSoo, Kai Jie | 2269 | * | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3.0 | 2.50 | 2.5 | +11.8 | 2826 |
| 1 | 🇦🇺CMHartley, James | 1984 | — | * | 0 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 2.5 | +24.8 | 2201 |
| 4 | 🇦🇺CMSmith, Declan | 2039 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | — | — | — | — | 1.5 | 3.75 | 7.5 | -1.4 | 2075 |
| 3 | 🇦🇺CMNguyen, Anh Kiet | 1986 | — | — | ½ | * | — | 0 | — | 1 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 2.5 | +11.2 | 2055 |
| 6 | 🇦🇺Poberezovsky, Daniel | 1932 | 0 | 0 | — | — | * | — | 1 | — | 1.0 | 0.00 | 6.0 | +0.2 | 1967 |
| 5 | 🇦🇺CMZafirakos, Jesse | 2102 | — | — | — | 1 | — | * | — | — | 1.0 | 1.50 | 1.5 | +6.4 | 2786 |
| 8 | 🇦🇺CMSalasan, Haran | 2080 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | * | — | 0.0 | 0.00 | 8.0 | -28.4 | 1264 |
| 7 | 🇦🇺Arthur, James | 1939 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 5.5 | -38.0 | 1175 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Hartley, JamesCMAUS+24.83.0 pts · #1
- 2Soo, Kai JieFMAUS+11.83.0 pts · #2
- 3Nguyen, Anh KietCMAUS+11.21.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Arthur, JamesAUS-38.00.0 pts · #7
- 2Salasan, HaranCMAUS-28.40.0 pts · #8
- 3Smith, DeclanCMAUS-1.41.5 pts · #4
Biggest upsets
- R5+148 Elo gap