2025 MCC Bob Brooking Round Robin 2 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. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1865, and top seed was Thai Ly (🇦🇺 AUS, 1932).
Joseph Daffy (🇦🇺 AUS, 1856) won with 3.5/7, ahead of Anthony Harris (3.0) and Abraham Pitono (2.5).
The biggest upset came in round 7: Abraham Pitono (1815) beat Thai Ly (1932), a +117-point gap.
Location
🇦🇺Melbourne, Australia
Dates
01 Dec 2025 → 15 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 75 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 7 rounds
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇦🇺Australia×7
🇨🇦Canada×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 8 · 7 roundsJoseph Daffy led from R1 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
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R1–R7 · LEAD HELD
Joseph Daffy held the sole lead from R1 through R7 without losing it.
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇦🇺Daffy, Joseph | 1856 | * | — | — | — | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 3.25 | 4.0 | +35.2 | 2229 |
| 2 | 🇦🇺Harris, Anthony | 1844 | — | * | — | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 2.50 | 6.0 | +15.2 | 1965 |
| 3 | 🇨🇦Pitono, Abraham | 1815 | — | — | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2.5 | 4.00 | 5.0 | +28.6 | 2178 |
| 4 | 🇦🇺CMBekker, Gary D | 1889 | — | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | — | — | — | 2.0 | 5.00 | 7.0 | +6.0 | 1970 |
| 5 | 🇦🇺Shepherd, Samuel | 1860 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | — | ½ | — | 1.5 | 3.00 | 12.0 | -43.6 | 1719 |
| 6 | 🇦🇺Ly, Thai | 1932 | ½ | ½ | 0 | — | — | * | ½ | — | 1.5 | 3.75 | 10.0 | -18.6 | 1775 |
| 7 | 🇦🇺Chew, Jason | 1911 | 0 | 0 | — | — | ½ | ½ | * | — | 1.0 | 1.50 | 9.5 | -27.4 | 1687 |
| 8 | 🇦🇺Savige, Colin B | 1809 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 7.5 | -17.2 | 1050 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Daffy, JosephAUS+35.23.5 pts · #1
- 2Pitono, AbrahamCAN+28.62.5 pts · #3
- 3Harris, AnthonyAUS+15.23.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Shepherd, SamuelAUS-43.61.5 pts · #5
- 2Chew, JasonAUS-27.41.0 pts · #7
- 3Ly, ThaiAUS-18.61.5 pts · #6
Biggest upsets
- R7+117 Elo gap