47th Trusts Open A

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39 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 31 May 2025 to 02 Jun 2025 in Auckland, New Zealand. 25 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2176, and top seed was Alphaeus Wei Ern Ang (🇳🇿 NZL, FM, 2363).

Alphaeus Wei Ern Ang (🇳🇿 NZL, FM, 2363) won with 6.0/6, ahead of Felix Xie (5.0) and John Ray B Batucan (4.5). Ang won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Wanyao Sarah Sun (WCM, 1825) beat Saptorshi Gupta (2115), a +290-point gap.

Location

🇳🇿Auckland, New Zealand

Dates

31 May 2025 → 02 Jun 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Top seed

🇳🇿FMAlphaeus Wei Ern Ang2363

Avg top 10

2,176

Participants

Titled players · 25

IM×4

FM×5

CM×10

WFM×1

WCM×5

Federations · 5 represented

🇳🇿New Zealand×34

🇨🇳China×2

🇮🇳India×1

🇦🇺Australia×1

🇵🇭Philippines×1

Top 3

🥇
FMAlphaeus Wei Ern Ang
🇳🇿NZL·2363
6.0pts·2942perf+28.2
🥈
IMFelix Xie
🇳🇿NZL·2345
5.0pts·2384perf+7.2
🥉
John Ray B Batucan
🇵🇭PHI·2079
4.5pts·2291perf+32.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

FM Alphaeus Wei Ern Ang led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Ang6Xie5Batucan4.5Smith4Gupta4Ker4

R4–R6 · LEAD HELD

FM Alphaeus Wei Ern Ang never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Alphaeus Wei Ern Ang beat IM Felix Xie (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

FM Alphaeus Wei Ern Ang 6 wins (R1–R6)IM Felix Xie 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMAlphaeus Wei Ern Ang	*	1	1	—
2IMFelix Xie	0	*	—	1
3John Ray B Batucan	0	—	*	1
4FMRobert W Smith	—	0	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Ang, Alphaeus Wei ErnFM	2363	NZL	+39N	+10B	+4N	+2B	+3N	+9B	6.0	20.5	20.5	20.50	2942	+28.2
2	Xie, FelixIM	2345	NZL	+16N	+11B	+9N	−1N	+5B	+10B	5.0	20.5	23.5	17.50	2384	+7.2
3	Batucan, John Ray B	2079	PHI	+19B	=12N	+5B	+13N	−1B	+11N	4.5	20.5	23.5	15.75	2291	+32.2
4	Ker, Anthony FIM	2204	NZL	+27N	+18B	−1B	=7N	+14N	=6B	4.0	20.0	22.5	12.50	2111	-5.0
5	Smith, Robert WFM	2098	NZL	+34N	+6B	−3N	+14B	−2N	+18B	4.0	19.5	21.0	11.50	2146	+7.4
6	Baker, Ilias Angelo (Leo)CM	1952	NZL	+21B	−5N	+24B	+23N	=15B	=4N	4.0	17.0	19.5	12.00	2159	+32.4
7	Tew, Yao Zen MarkisCM	1947	NZL	+38N	−9B	+33N	=4B	+17N	=12B	4.0	16.0	16.5	9.25	2168	+34.0
8	Saptorshi Gupta	2115	IND	−33B	+36N	=29B	=16N	+26B	+15N	4.0	12.5	13.5	9.00	2033	-9.6
9	Dive, Russell JohnIM	2172	NZL	+29B	+7N	−2B	+18N	=11B	−1N	3.5	21.5	23.5	10.75	2134	-1.7
10	McLaren, Leonard JFM	2042	NZL	+36B	−1N	=16B	+29N	+13B	−2N	3.5	19.5	20.5	8.00	2113	+10.2
11	Young, CohenCM	2047	NZL	+30N	−2N	+28B	+31B	=9N	−3B	3.5	17.5	19.5	8.25	2050	+2.6
12	Mao, DaqiFM	2135	NZL	+28N	=3B	−14N	=25B	+20N	=7N	3.5	17.0	19.5	11.00	1982	-41.2
13	Liu, William RuiCM	2006	NZL	=26N	+17B	+15N	−3B	−10N	+24B	3.5	16.5	19.0	9.75	2054	+17.6
14	Van Der Hoorn, ThomasCM	1968	NZL	=24B	+22N	+12B	−5N	−4B	=21N	3.0	17.5	20.0	9.25	1990	+3.2
15	Garbett, Paul AnthonyIM	2201	NZL	+35B	=23N	−13B	+19N	=6N	−8B	3.0	17.5	19.0	8.00	1978	-32.8
16	Wilson, Dion A	1904	NZL	−2B	+37N	=10N	=8B	−19B	+32N	3.0	17.5	18.5	6.75	2005	+27.6
17	Yu, ZacharyCM	2047	NZL	=31B	−13N	+22B	+21N	−7B	=19N	3.0	16.5	18.5	8.50	1904	-45.6
18	Ning, Isabelle YixuanCM	1881	NZL	+25N	−4N	+32B	−9B	+28N	−5N	3.0	16.5	18.5	7.00	1974	+24.8
19	Fikh, AnthonyCM	1940	AUS	−3N	+30B	=25N	−15B	+16N	=17B	3.0	16.0	18.0	7.75	1949	+1.6
20	Jin, Yanbo	1979	NZL	=22B	=24N	=21B	=26N	−12B	+30N	3.0	14.5	16.5	7.50	1857	-36.8
21	Preeyansh Roul	1874	NZL	−6N	+34B	=20N	−17B	+36N	=14B	3.0	14.5	15.5	5.50	1947	+23.6
22	Keith, Matthew	1815	NZL	=20N	−14B	−17N	+30B	=27N	+29B	3.0	13.5	15.5	6.75	1891	+22.4
23	Zhang, Kendrick BotongFM	2014	NZL	+37N	=15B	=31N	−6B	+25N	F	3.0	12.5	12.5	6.00	1989	-4.8
24	Feng, SophiaWCM	1809	NZL	=14N	=20B	−6N	=27B	+34N	−13N	2.5	16.0	17.5	5.75	1872	+17.6
25	Huang, Ziyu	1758	CHN	−18B	+35N	=19B	=12N	−23B	=27B	2.5	15.0	16.5	6.00	1873	+30.0
26	Lu, Xiahan (Luna)WCM	1796	NZL	=13B	−31N	+39B	=20B	−8N	=28B	2.5	15.0	15.0	4.50	1904	+28.4
27	Gan, Emily CathayWCM	1768	NZL	−4B	−32N	+36B	=24N	=22B	=25N	2.5	14.0	15.0	5.00	1807	+6.8
28	Thurner, AnyaWFM	1819	NZL	−12B	+39B	−11N	+38N	−18B	=26N	2.5	13.0	13.0	1.75	1900	+21.6
29	Nicholls, LeightonCM	1878	NZL	−9N	+38B	=8N	−10B	=32B	−22N	2.0	16.0	16.5	3.50	1844	-6.8
30	Po`e-Tofaeono, Hunter	1706	NZL	−11B	−19N	+35B	−22N	+33B	−20B	2.0	14.5	16.0	3.50	1783	+19.6
31	Hettiarachchi, Buthsara	1840	NZL	=17N	+26B	=23B	−11N	F	F	2.0	12.0	12.0	5.50	1977	+28.8
32	Wang, Zi Yao (kelvin)	1794	NZL	F	+27B	−18N	=34B	=29N	−16B	2.0	12.0	12.0	4.25	1795	+0.4
33	Sun, Wanyao SarahWCM	1825	NZL	+8N	F	−7B	F	−30N	+34B	2.0	11.5	11.5	5.50	1918	+18.0
34	Huang, Ziyi	1902	CHN	−5B	−21N	+37B	=32N	−24B	−33N	1.5	13.5	14.5	2.00	1680	-70.4
35	Xu, Luna YuexiuWCM	1845	NZL	−15N	−25B	−30N	=37B	F	+38N	1.5	9.0	9.0	1.00	1726	-33.6
36	Po`e-Tofaeono, Grayson	1837	NZL	−10N	−8B	−27N	F	−21B	+37B	1.0	14.0	14.0	1.00	1687	-38.4
37	Sethuramalingam, Karthik	1837	NZL	−23B	−16B	−34N	=35N	=38B	−36N	1.0	10.0	10.5	1.00	1622	-61.6
38	Tao, Junqing Jerome	1872	NZL	−7B	−29N	F	−28B	=37N	−35B	0.5	11.0	11.0	0.50	1498	-82.4
39	Wang, Justin ZhideCM	2007	NZL	−1B	−28N	−26N	F	F	F	0.0	11.0	11.0	0.00	1194	-65.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Tew, Yao Zen MarkisCMNZL
+34.0
4.0 pts · #7
2Baker, Ilias Angelo (Leo)CMNZL
+32.4
4.0 pts · #8
3Batucan, John Ray BPHI
+32.2
4.5 pts · #3

Top rating losers

1Tao, Junqing JeromeNZL
-82.4
0.5 pts · #38
2Huang, ZiyiCHN
-70.4
1.5 pts · #35
3Wang, Justin ZhideCMNZL
-65.2
0.0 pts · #39

Biggest upsets

R1+290 Elo gap
WCMSun, Wanyao Sarah1825 beat Saptorshi Gupta2115
R3+211 Elo gap
WCMLu, Xiahan (Luna)1796 beat CMWang, Justin Zhide2007
R3+195 Elo gap
CMLiu, William Rui2006 beat IMGarbett, Paul Anthony2201