Canterbury Chess Club Championships 2025 Rounds 6-7
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8 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 04 Jun 2025 to 18 Jun 2025 in Christchurch, New Zealand. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1900, and top seed was Stephen G Lukey (🇳🇿 NZL, FM, 2067).
Matthew David McNabb (🇳🇿 NZL, 2060) won with 2.0/7, ahead of Richard J Dare (1.5) and Edward Rains (1.5). McNabb broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Zachary Thirkell (1700) beat Stephen G Lukey (FM, 2067), a +367-point gap.
Location
🇳🇿Christchurch, New Zealand
Dates
04 Jun 2025 → 18 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 75 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 7 rounds
Titled players · 2
FM×1
CM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇳🇿New Zealand×8
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 8 · 7 roundsMatthew David McNabb led from R7 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 8 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
Co-leaders
8
8
8
8
8
4
1
R7–R7 · LEAD HELD
Matthew David McNabb held the sole lead from R7 through R7 without losing it.
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇳🇿McNabb, Matthew David | 2060 | * | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 1.50 | 1.5 | +3.6 | 2454 |
| 3 | 🇳🇿Dare, Richard J | 1936 | — | * | — | — | ½ | 1 | — | — | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1.0 | +0.8 | 1960 |
| 2 | 🇳🇿CMRains, Edward | 2042 | — | — | * | — | — | ½ | 1 | — | 1.5 | 0.25 | 0.5 | +3.6 | 2096 |
| 4 | 🇳🇿Thirkell, Zachary | 1700 | 0 | — | — | * | — | — | — | 1 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 2.0 | +16.2 | 2048 |
| 5 | 🇳🇿Muthukumaran, Sriram | 1588 | 0 | ½ | — | — | * | — | — | — | 0.5 | 0.75 | 3.5 | +12.0 | 1804 |
| 6 | 🇳🇿Cummings, Nick | 1917 | — | 0 | ½ | — | — | * | — | — | 0.5 | 0.75 | 3.0 | -5.2 | 1799 |
| 8 | 🇳🇿Langford, Joshua | 1890 | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | * | — | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1.5 | -6.8 | 1223 |
| 7 | 🇳🇿FMLukey, Stephen G | 2067 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1.0 | -18.2 | 867 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Thirkell, ZacharyNZL+16.21.0 pts · #4
- 2Muthukumaran, SriramNZL+12.00.5 pts · #5
- 3Rains, EdwardCMNZL+3.61.5 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Lukey, Stephen GFMNZL-18.20.0 pts · #7
- 2Langford, JoshuaNZL-6.80.0 pts · #8
- 3Cummings, NickNZL-5.20.5 pts · #6
Biggest upsets
- R6+367 Elo gap