2025 SA City of Adelaide Championship Rounds 7-9
31 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 02 Sept 2025 to 16 Sept 2025 in Adelaide, Australia. 1 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1854, and top seed was James Boyd-Norman (🇦🇺 AUS, 2066).
Tarush Jindal (🇦🇺 AUS, CM, 1962) won with 3.0/9, ahead of Edvard Atrens (3.0) and Raghavendran Kasinathan (3.0). Jindal shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Ayman Almutawa (1839) beat James Boyd-Norman (2066), a +227-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R9; 3 players tied at 3.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 34 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
3 players finish on 3.0/9. Jindal takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (4.0).
Raghavendran Kasinathan 3 wins (R7–R9)CM Tarush Jindal 3 wins (R7–R9)Edvard Atrens 3 wins (R7–R9)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jindal, TarushCM | 1962 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | +24B | +6N | +8B | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 2592 | +26.8 |
| 2 | Atrens, Edvard | 1597 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | +5N | +28N | +25B | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.50 | 2349 | +31.0 |
| 3 | Kasinathan, Raghavendran | 1564 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | +28B | +12N | +23B | 3.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2435 | +34.2 |
| 4 | Almutawa, Ayman | 1839 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | +15N | +13N | =9B | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.75 | 2087 | +16.2 |
| 5 | Vogt, Brian | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | −2B | +17B | +14N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1534 | -10.0 |
| 6 | Retnaraja, Ethan | 1942 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | +23B | −1B | +24N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1966 | +9.2 |
| 7 | Nguyen, Duc Hung | 1663 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | +29N | +20B | −10N | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.00 | 1794 | +10.6 |
| 8 | Harding, Gabriel | 1702 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | +16N | =24B | −1N | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.25 | 1841 | +12.8 |
| 9 | Phillips, Andrew | 1855 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | +13B | F | =4N | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.25 | 2147 | +33.2 |
| 10 | Pattison, Hamish | 1719 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | =27N | F | +7B | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.25 | 1864 | +8.2 |
| 11 | Drogemuller, Mathew | 1830 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | +12B | =23N | −18B | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 1743 | -6.0 |
| 12 | Ahmad Bilal Khan | 1714 | PAK | F | F | F | F | F | F | −11N | −3B | +19N | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 1483 | -33.2 |
| 13 | Boyd-Norman, James | 2066 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | −9N | −4B | +16N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1706 | -51.6 |
| 14 | Ahmed, Hussain | 1582 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | +22B | −21N | −5B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1437 | -14.8 |
| 15 | Anattapathirana, Pamith Kithmin | 1464 | SRI | F | F | F | F | F | F | −4B | −16B | +26N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.50 | 1632 | +3.4 |
| 16 | Bayliss, James | 1786 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | −8B | +15N | −13B | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 1664 | -10.8 |
| 17 | Aktapoda, John | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | −19B | −5N | +28B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1363 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Thompson, Bradley Clark | 1727 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +11N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.50 | 2615 | +12.2 |
| 19 | Jeanes, David | 1466 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | +17N | F | −12B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 898 | -3.4 |
| 20 | Turcaj, Pavel | 1761 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | +30N | −7N | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1686 | -2.0 |
| 21 | Schiavone, Emmanuel | 1655 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +14B | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2331 | +7.0 |
| 22 | Guiney, Wayne Bertram | 1478 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | −14N | F | +31N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 731 | -14.0 |
| 23 | Willoughby, Jack | 1772 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | −6N | =11B | −3N | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.75 | 1496 | -21.6 |
| 24 | Bhanav Shyam Sunitha | 1644 | IND | F | F | F | F | F | F | −1N | =8N | −6B | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.75 | 1621 | -12.8 |
| 25 | Reiner, Declan | 1620 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | =26B | F | −2N | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.25 | 1379 | -12.2 |
| 26 | Nagpal, Kavish | 1554 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | =25N | F | −15B | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.25 | 1399 | -21.2 |
| 27 | Lazarou, Michael | 1666 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | =10B | F | F | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1704 | +0.6 |
| 28 | Whitney, Garth | 1410 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | −3N | −2B | −17N | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 759 | -12.2 |
| 29 | Smith, Sam | 1576 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | −7B | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 863 | -15.6 |
| 30 | Cinco, Dino | 1699 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | −20B | F | F | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 922 | -9.6 |
| 31 | Hope, Simon | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | −?N | F | −22B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 681 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Kasinathan, RaghavendranAUS+34.23.0 pts · #1
- 2Phillips, AndrewAUS+33.21.5 pts · #9
- 3Atrens, EdvardAUS+31.03.0 pts · #3
- 1Boyd-Norman, JamesAUS-51.61.0 pts · #19
- 2Ahmad Bilal KhanPAK-33.21.0 pts · #18
- 3Willoughby, JackAUS-21.60.5 pts · #23
- R8+227 Elo gap
- R7+211 Elo gap
- R9+208 Elo gap