2025 Norths Winter Classic Minor Rounds 5-9
Open SwissStandard
42 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 01 Jul 2025 to 29 Jul 2025 in Sydney, Australia. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1649, and top seed was Yadav Annan (🇮🇳 IND, 1728).
Xibing Liang (🇳🇿 NZL, 1616) won with 4.5/9, ahead of Tuvshintugs Khishigbaatar (4.0) and Oliver Zhang (3.5). Liang clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Clio Goldstein (1489) beat Daniel Goldstein (1678), a +189-point gap.
Location
🇦🇺Sydney, Australia
Dates
01 Jul 2025 → 29 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Federations · 4 represented
🇦🇺Australia×37
🇮🇳India×2
🇲🇳Mongolia×1
🇳🇿New Zealand×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsXibing Liang led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 46 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.
Co-leaders
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R9 · LEADER CHANGE29 Jul
Xibing Liang takes the sole lead (4.5/9).
R9 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Xibing Liang beat Tuvshintugs Khishigbaatar (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Tuvshintugs Khishigbaatar 4 wins (R5–R8)Matthew Lymbers 3 wins (R5–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Xibing Liang | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2Tuvshintugs Khishigbaatar | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Matthew Lymbers | — | — | * | 0 |
| 4Oliver Zhang | — | — | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liang, Xibing | 1616 | NZL | F | F | F | F | +25N | +10B | =14N | +7B | +2N | 4.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 13.25 | 1918 | +23.8 |
| 2 | Tuvshintugs Khishigbaatar | 0 | MGL | F | F | F | F | +39B | +6N | +30B | +24N | −1B | 4.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 6.00 | 1808 | +54.8 |
| 3 | Zhang, Oliver | 1564 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −21B | =15N | +9B | +26N | +4N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 9.75 | 1739 | +33.2 |
| 4 | Lymbers, Matthew | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +22B | +17N | +26B | =16N | −3B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 7.75 | 1618 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Sandhu, Leo | 1545 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =19N | +33B | +37N | −22B | +32N | 3.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.25 | 1664 | +4.4 |
| 6 | Goldstein, Clio | 1489 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +13N | −2B | +28N | −12B | +18B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 7.50 | 1583 | +18.0 |
| 7 | Pavlidis, Alexi | 1607 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +26B | +21N | +16B | −1N | −14B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 6.50 | 1736 | +19.6 |
| 8 | Garner, Christopher | 1446 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −9B | −11N | +19B | +20N | +28B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 7.00 | 1561 | +20.8 |
| 9 | Chan, Daniel | 1548 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +8N | +27B | −3N | −15B | +40N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 5.00 | 1670 | +14.4 |
| 10 | Xie, Leo | 1580 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +35B | −1N | +23B | +30N | −16B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 1660 | +28.8 |
| 11 | Lowe, Daniel | 1590 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +34N | +8B | =17N | =27B | F | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 6.25 | 1675 | +22.4 |
| 12 | Ventura, Paul | 1536 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +31N | +25B | −21B | +6N | F | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 6.00 | 1751 | +17.4 |
| 13 | Goldstein, Daniel | 1678 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −6B | −23N | +36N | +40B | +24B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 1608 | -16.8 |
| 14 | Sunay Burman Ray | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +17B | −16N | =1B | F | +7N | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 7.75 | 1721 | +18.8 |
| 15 | Yadav Annan | 1728 | IND | F | F | F | F | +28N | =3B | −18N | +9N | −25B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 6.75 | 1562 | -20.8 |
| 16 | Sheng, Ray | 1665 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +14B | −7N | =4B | +10N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 7.25 | 1706 | -4.0 |
| 17 | Srikaanth Srinivasan | 1505 | IND | F | F | F | F | −14N | −4B | =11B | +23N | +30B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.50 | 1703 | +35.2 |
| 18 | Agare, Jean-Yves | 1549 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =27B | +39N | +15B | −38B | −6N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.50 | 1585 | +5.8 |
| 19 | Martin, Chad | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =5B | +34B | −8N | +41B | F | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.75 | 1288 | -39.2 |
| 20 | Xiong, Albert | 1502 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +33N | −31B | +32N | −8B | =29N | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.75 | 1252 | -32.4 |
| 21 | McCarthy, Jasper | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +3N | −7B | +12N | F | F | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 6.50 | 1692 | -12.4 |
| 22 | Chang, Ike | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −4N | +37B | −24N | +5N | F | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 4.50 | 1526 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Lowe, Adrian | 1540 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −24N | +13B | −10N | −17B | +27N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 5.00 | 1515 | -10.0 |
| 24 | Lade, Ian | 1547 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +23B | −30N | +22B | −2B | −13N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.00 | 1439 | -11.6 |
| 25 | Fong, Daryl | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −1B | −12N | +29B | F | +15N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 4.00 | 1594 | 0.0 |
| 26 | James, Christopher | 1509 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −7N | +42B | −4N | −3B | +31N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 1593 | +12.0 |
| 27 | Boccalatte, Mark | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =18N | −9N | +39B | =11N | −23B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.75 | 1453 | -54.0 |
| 28 | Kulkarni, Mahesh | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −15B | +?N | −6B | +39N | −8N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 1329 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Baker, Thomas | 1550 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +32B | −25N | F | =20B | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.25 | 1479 | -2.0 |
| 30 | Shi, Lucas | 1685 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +24B | −2N | −10B | −17N | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.00 | 1357 | -74.4 |
| 31 | Maleki, Michael | 1638 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −12B | +20N | F | −35N | −26B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.50 | 1391 | -33.6 |
| 32 | Xi, Cheng | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −29N | −20B | +33N | −5B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 697 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Wang, Jennifer (yuxian) | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −20B | −5N | F | −32B | +34N | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 689 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Zeng, Jacob | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −11B | −19N | +41N | −36B | −33B | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 756 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Yip, Brendan | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −10N | F | F | +31B | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 1561 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Jurd, Charles | 1487 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | −13B | +34N | F | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 874 | -9.6 |
| 37 | Wang, Rhyk | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −22N | −5B | −?B | +41N | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 699 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Ni, Marcus | 1615 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +18N | F | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.50 | 2342 | +14.0 |
| 39 | Harrigan, Nicholas | 1445 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −2N | −18B | −27N | −28B | F | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 793 | -34.8 |
| 40 | Hughes, Hugo | 1602 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −13N | −9B | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 820 | -38.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 3292622 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | −?N | F | −34B | −19N | −37B | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 864 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Huang, Thomas | 1654 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −26N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 739 | -23.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Tuvshintugs KhishigbaatarMGL+54.84.0 pts · #1
- 2Srikaanth SrinivasanIND+35.22.5 pts · #8
- 3Zhang, OliverAUS+33.23.5 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Shi, LucasAUS-74.41.0 pts · #28
- 2Boccalatte, MarkAUS-54.02.0 pts · #14
- 3Martin, ChadAUS-39.22.5 pts · #30
Biggest upsets
- R5+189 Elo gap
- R9+180 Elo gap
- R7+179 Elo gap