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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
Top seed
🇦🇺Thai Ly1932
Avg top 10
1,865
Participants
8
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇦🇺Australia×7
🇨🇦Canada×1
Top 3
  • 🥇
    🇦🇺AUS·1889
    2.5pts·2127perf+18.2
  • 🥈
    🇦🇺AUS·1856
    1.5pts·1852perf-0.4
  • 🥉
    🇦🇺AUS·1860
    1.5pts·2064perf+21.2

How it unfolded

Top 8 · 4 rounds

CM Gary D Bekker led from R4 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.

Co-leaders
8
1
3
1
#1#2#4#8R1R2R3R4Bekker takes lead
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

#PlayerElo12345678PtsSBBhΔ EloPerf
1🇦🇺CMBekker, Gary D1889*1——½—1—2.53.003.5+18.22127
2🇦🇺Daffy, Joseph18560*—½———11.50.754.0-0.41852
3🇦🇺Shepherd, Samuel1860——*—1½——1.51.502.0+21.22064
4🇦🇺Harris, Anthony1844—½—*———11.50.751.5+10.22039
7🇦🇺Savige, Colin B1809½—0—*½——1.01.755.0-1.81770
5🇦🇺Ly, Thai1932——½—½*——1.01.252.5-6.61827
6🇦🇺Chew, Jason19110—————*11.00.002.5-3.01856
8🇨🇦Pitono, Abraham1815—0—0——0*0.00.004.0-27.21070

Key insights

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2025 MCC Bob Brooking Round Robin 2 Rounds 2-4 — Melbourne, Australia | Chess Tournament Results | ChessStats