2025 MCC Bob Brooking Swiss Round 1
Open SwissStandard
14 players participated in this 1-round tournament, held on 27 Oct 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1604, and top seed was Judd Niemann (🇦🇺 AUS, 1699).
Peter Clark (🇦🇺 AUS, 1633) won with 1.0/1, ahead of Shaun Morris (1.0) and Vince Quach (1.0). Clark won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Vince Quach (1584) beat Judd Niemann (1699), a +115-point gap.
Location
🇦🇺Melbourne, Australia
Dates
27 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 75 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 1 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇦🇺Australia×13
🇮🇳India×1
Top 3
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Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clark, Peter | 1633 | AUS | +12N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2306 | +6.6 |
| 2 | Morris, Shaun | 1637 | AUS | +13B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2334 | +14.4 |
| 3 | Quach, Vince | 1584 | AUS | +11B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2499 | +26.4 |
| 4 | Warren, Elizabeth | 0 | AUS | +?B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1606 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Nowak, Ruben | 1638 | AUS | +10N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2339 | +7.4 |
| 6 | Kolak, Tanya | 1596 | AUS | =8B | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1439 | -4.0 |
| 7 | Rehill, Paul | 1643 | AUS | =9B | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1541 | -2.8 |
| 8 | Lacey, Daniel | 1439 | AUS | =6N | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1588 | +8.0 |
| 9 | Bredin, Jonathan | 1541 | AUS | =7N | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1643 | +2.8 |
| 10 | Chen, Wenzhi | 1538 | AUS | −5B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 836 | -14.8 |
| 11 | Niemann, Judd | 1699 | AUS | −3N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 784 | -26.4 |
| 12 | Lovegrove, Adam | 1506 | AUS | −1B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 835 | -6.6 |
| 13 | Akok, Benjamin | 1534 | AUS | −2N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 837 | -7.2 |
| 14 | Bhavikkumar Thakkar | 0 | IND | −?N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 784 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Quach, VinceAUS+26.41.0 pts · #3
- 2Morris, ShaunAUS+14.41.0 pts · #2
- 3Lacey, DanielAUS+8.00.5 pts · #8
Top rating losers
- 1Niemann, JuddAUS-26.40.0 pts · #12
- 2Chen, WenzhiAUS-14.80.0 pts · #11
- 3Akok, BenjaminAUS-7.20.0 pts · #14
Biggest upsets
- R1+115 Elo gap