2025 MCC Bob Brooking Swiss Rounds 2-4
Open SwissStandard
19 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 10 Nov 2025 to 24 Nov 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1620, and top seed was Judd Niemann (🇦🇺 AUS, 1699).
Paul Rehill (🇦🇺 AUS, 1643) won with 2.0/4, ahead of Peter Clark (2.0) and Tanya Kolak (2.0). Rehill won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Benjamin Akok (1534) beat Judd Niemann (1699), a +165-point gap.
Location
🇦🇺Melbourne, Australia
Dates
10 Nov 2025 → 24 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 75 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 4 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇦🇺Australia×18
🇮🇳India×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsTight race until R4; 5 players tied at 2.0/4, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 5 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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5
R4 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
5 players finish on 2.0/4. Rehill takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (4.0).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rehill, Paul | 1643 | AUS | F | +11N | =8B | =6N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.50 | 1726 | +5.2 |
| 2 | Clark, Peter | 1633 | AUS | F | +16B | +10B | −3N | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.50 | 1610 | -0.8 |
| 3 | Kolak, Tanya | 1596 | AUS | F | +18N | F | +2B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.00 | 2318 | +17.8 |
| 4 | Le, Ingrid | 1585 | AUS | F | +10N | +16B | F | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.50 | 2458 | +24.4 |
| 5 | Akok, Benjamin | 1534 | AUS | F | +19B | −6N | +17N | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.50 | 1705 | +11.4 |
| 6 | Bhavikkumar Thakkar | 0 | IND | F | F | +5B | =1B | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.00 | 1804 | +24.4 |
| 7 | Kirk, Ian | 1587 | AUS | F | =9B | +19N | F | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 1693 | +5.0 |
| 8 | Quach, Vince | 1584 | AUS | F | +13B | =1N | F | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.00 | 1828 | +22.8 |
| 9 | Lovegrove, Adam | 1506 | AUS | F | =7N | −11B | +18N | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.75 | 1542 | +3.4 |
| 10 | Nowak, Ruben | 1638 | AUS | F | −4B | −2N | +13B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1480 | -14.6 |
| 11 | Batyrbekov, Aidan | 1560 | AUS | F | −1B | +9N | −12N | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.50 | 1443 | -29.2 |
| 12 | Bredin, Jonathan | 1541 | AUS | F | F | F | +11B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 2424 | +12.2 |
| 13 | Morris, Shaun | 1637 | AUS | F | −8N | +14B | −10N | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 1448 | -25.6 |
| 14 | Lacey, Daniel | 1439 | AUS | F | =17B | −13N | =16N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.50 | 1449 | -0.4 |
| 15 | Veldon, Rino | 1599 | AUS | F | F | +18B | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 2212 | +6.0 |
| 16 | Warren, Elizabeth | 0 | AUS | F | −2N | −4N | =14B | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.50 | 1278 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Niemann, Judd | 1699 | AUS | F | =14N | F | −5B | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.50 | 1314 | -37.2 |
| 18 | Snow, Richard A | 1428 | AUS | F | −3B | −15N | −9B | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 742 | -39.2 |
| 19 | Chen, Wenzhi | 1538 | AUS | F | −5N | −7B | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 777 | -31.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Le, IngridAUS+24.42.0 pts · #10
- 2Bhavikkumar ThakkarIND+24.41.5 pts · #7
- 3Quach, VinceAUS+22.81.5 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Snow, Richard AAUS-39.20.0 pts · #18
- 2Niemann, JuddAUS-37.20.5 pts · #17
- 3Chen, WenzhiAUS-31.20.0 pts · #19
Biggest upsets
- R4+165 Elo gap