2025 MCC Bob Brooking Round Robin 2 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. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1865, and top seed was Thai Ly (🇦🇺 AUS, 1932).
Gary D Bekker (🇦🇺 AUS, CM, 1889) won with 2.5/4, ahead of Joseph Daffy (1.5) and Samuel Shepherd (1.5). Bekker broke clear in the final round.
Location
🇦🇺Melbourne, Australia
Dates
10 Nov 2025 → 24 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 75 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 4 rounds
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇦🇺Australia×7
🇨🇦Canada×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 8 · 4 roundsCM Gary D Bekker led from R4 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
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1
3
1
R4 · LEADER CHANGE24 Nov
CM Gary D Bekker takes the sole lead (2.5/4).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
CM Gary D Bekker beat Joseph Daffy (White).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇦🇺CMBekker, Gary D | 1889 | * | 1 | — | — | ½ | — | 1 | — | 2.5 | 3.00 | 3.5 | +18.2 | 2127 |
| 2 | 🇦🇺Daffy, Joseph | 1856 | 0 | * | — | ½ | — | — | — | 1 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 4.0 | -0.4 | 1852 |
| 3 | 🇦🇺Shepherd, Samuel | 1860 | — | — | * | — | 1 | ½ | — | — | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2.0 | +21.2 | 2064 |
| 4 | 🇦🇺Harris, Anthony | 1844 | — | ½ | — | * | — | — | — | 1 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1.5 | +10.2 | 2039 |
| 7 | 🇦🇺Savige, Colin B | 1809 | ½ | — | 0 | — | * | ½ | — | — | 1.0 | 1.75 | 5.0 | -1.8 | 1770 |
| 5 | 🇦🇺Ly, Thai | 1932 | — | — | ½ | — | ½ | * | — | — | 1.0 | 1.25 | 2.5 | -6.6 | 1827 |
| 6 | 🇦🇺Chew, Jason | 1911 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | * | 1 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 2.5 | -3.0 | 1856 |
| 8 | 🇨🇦Pitono, Abraham | 1815 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 4.0 | -27.2 | 1070 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Shepherd, SamuelAUS+21.21.5 pts · #3
- 2Bekker, Gary DCMAUS+18.22.5 pts · #1
- 3Harris, AnthonyAUS+10.21.5 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Pitono, AbrahamCAN-27.20.0 pts · #8
- 2Ly, ThaiAUS-6.61.0 pts · #5
- 3Chew, JasonAUS-3.01.0 pts · #6