2025 Queensland Junior Chess Championships Under 18

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84 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 01 Jul 2025 to 04 Jul 2025 in Brisbane, Australia. 7 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1971, and top seed was Jayden Ooi (🇦🇺 AUS, FM, 2194).

Daniil Yelkhovsky (🇦🇺 AUS, 1948) won with 6.5/8, ahead of Jayden Ooi (6.0) and Kiamehr Baneshi (6.0). Yelkhovsky shared the lead from round 6 and won solo starting round 7.

The biggest upset came in round 8: Alvin Shen (1492) beat Kaiden Doran (1836), a +344-point gap.

Location

🇦🇺Brisbane, Australia

Dates

01 Jul 2025 → 04 Jul 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 8 rounds

Top seed

🇦🇺FMJayden Ooi2194

Avg top 10

1,971

Participants

Titled players · 7

FM×1

CM×4

WCM×2

Federations · 4 represented

🇦🇺Australia×71

🇯🇵Japan×1

🇮🇷Iran×1

🇨🇳China×1

Top 3

🥇
Daniil Yelkhovsky
🇦🇺AUS·1948
6.5pts·2090perf+59.2
🥈
FMJayden Ooi
🇦🇺AUS·2194
6.0pts·2080perf-32.4
🥉
Kiamehr Baneshi
🇮🇷IRI·1951
6.0pts·1938perf+4.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 8 rounds

Daniil Yelkhovsky led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Yelkhovsky6.5Baneshi6Ooi6Yang6Jain6Li6— ex-leaders:Shenled R4, #13

R5 · LEADER CHANGE03 Jul

FM Jayden Ooi takes the sole lead (4.5/5).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Daniil Yelkhovsky drew with Kiamehr Baneshi (Black).

R2–R4 · WIN STREAK

Kiamehr Baneshi won 3 in a row (R2–R4).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Daniil Yelkhovsky	*	½	½	—
2Kiamehr Baneshi	½	*	—	—
3FMJayden Ooi	½	—	*	—
4CMBojun (Bryan) Yang	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Yelkhovsky, Daniil	1948	AUS	+42N	+49B	=32N	+21B	=3N	+5B	+9N	=2B	6.5	36.5	40.5	32.25	2090	+59.2
2	Ooi, JaydenFM	2194	AUS	+58N	+26B	=21N	+9B	+20N	=6B	=12N	=1N	6.0	37.0	40.5	29.25	2080	-32.4
3	Baneshi, Kiamehr	1951	IRI	=44B	+40N	+11B	+25N	=1B	=4N	=15B	+14N	6.0	36.5	40.5	29.75	1938	+4.8
4	Jain, Shaurya	1998	AUS	+43N	=38B	+18N	=5B	+23N	=3B	=8N	+17B	6.0	36.5	40.5	29.50	1976	-2.8
5	Li, Ian	1866	AUS	+48B	=14N	+34B	=4N	+29B	−1N	+24B	+15N	6.0	36.0	40.0	28.00	1946	+37.2
6	Leong, JoelCM	2009	AUS	=31B	+39N	+33B	=37N	+32B	=2N	+10B	=12N	6.0	34.5	38.5	28.50	2030	+14.0
7	Yang, Bojun (Bryan)CM	1980	AUS	+55B	=11N	+14B	=29N	=24B	=10N	+32B	+16N	6.0	34.5	38.0	28.00	1943	-9.2
8	Bennett, Harrison	1803	AUS	=73B	+57N	−25B	+55N	+28B	+41N	=4B	+37N	6.0	30.0	32.5	23.75	1891	+32.8
9	Chen, AustinCM	1899	AUS	=13B	+44N	+38B	−2N	+11B	+18N	−1B	+27N	5.5	37.0	41.0	25.75	1883	+2.8
10	Zou, Xuyuan	1897	AUS	+35N	+27B	+16N	−20B	+26N	=7B	−6N	+28B	5.5	35.0	39.5	26.00	1897	+8.0
11	Liu, Joshua	1754	AUS	+61N	=7B	−3N	+42B	−9N	+30B	+47B	+20N	5.5	34.5	38.0	23.50	1838	+22.4
12	Liaw, RyanCM	1964	AUS	+45N	+41B	F	=22B	+19N	+20N	=2B	=6B	5.5	34.0	34.0	25.75	2070	+39.6
13	Shen, Alvin	1492	AUS	=9N	−17B	−64N	+81B	+79N	+38B	+26N	+21B	5.5	28.0	29.5	18.75	1936	+107.6
14	Fu, Charles	1737	AUS	+80N	=5B	−7N	+53B	+21N	=22B	+23N	−3B	5.0	35.0	36.5	19.25	1879	+44.0
15	Pai, Avaneesh	1772	AUS	+59N	+30B	−20B	=28N	+25B	+39N	=3N	−5B	5.0	34.0	37.5	21.75	1699	-20.0
16	Leitch, Jason	1789	AUS	+53B	+50N	−10B	−27N	+31B	+51N	+22N	−7B	5.0	32.5	36.0	20.00	1782	0.0
17	Fu, Neil	1839	AUS	=57B	+13N	=51B	=23B	+52N	=24N	+29B	−4N	5.0	32.0	35.5	21.50	1730	-30.8
18	Jigando, Neo	1755	AUS	+72B	=51N	−4B	+73N	+54B	−9B	=31N	+40N	5.0	30.0	32.5	17.00	1658	-26.8
19	Kirby, Oscar	1766	AUS	−39B	+73N	+45B	+51N	−12B	+48N	F	+46B	5.0	29.0	31.5	18.00	1832	+15.6
20	Shen, Owen	1851	AUS	+65N	+28B	+15N	+10N	−2B	−12B	=27N	−11B	4.5	36.5	39.5	20.25	1825	-6.8
21	Doran, Kaiden	1836	AUS	+66N	+56B	=2B	−1N	−14B	+44N	+25B	−13N	4.5	35.0	38.0	18.00	1724	-37.6
22	Liu, Isaac	1849	AUS	+63B	+24N	=29B	=12N	=27B	=14N	−16B	=34N	4.5	33.5	37.0	20.00	1749	-35.6
23	Guan, IsabellaWCM	1795	AUS	+70B	=34N	+31B	=17N	−4B	+40N	−14B	=24N	4.5	33.5	36.5	18.50	1724	-26.0
24	Qiang, ElainaWCM	1687	AUS	+68N	−22B	+65N	+43B	=7N	=17B	−5N	=23B	4.5	33.0	36.0	17.75	1763	+26.8
25	Wu, Elvis	1592	AUS	+69B	=37N	+8N	−3B	−15N	+54B	−21N	+52B	4.5	32.5	35.5	18.00	1693	+20.8
26	Liu, Mike	1713	AUS	+75B	−2N	+35B	+56N	−10B	=47N	−13B	+55N	4.5	32.5	35.0	16.00	1684	-12.8
27	Godinho, Isaac	1609	AUS	+83B	−10N	+59B	+16B	=22N	=37N	=20B	−9B	4.5	32.5	33.5	16.00	1799	+52.8
28	Lin, Matthew	1598	AUS	+47B	−20N	+82N	=15B	−8N	+53B	+39B	−10N	4.5	32.5	33.5	15.00	1509	-14.0
29	Liu, Haoqian (William)	1756	AUS	+64N	+79B	=22N	=7B	−5N	+65B	−17N	=30B	4.5	32.0	33.5	15.00	1729	-6.8
30	St Clair, George	0	AUS	+36B	−15N	−40B	+57N	+35B	−11N	+51B	=29N	4.5	31.5	35.0	18.25	1641	0.0
31	Li, Austin	1549	AUS	=6N	+76B	−23N	+79B	−16N	+52B	=18B	=33N	4.5	30.5	32.0	14.75	1667	+23.6
32	Renwick, Alex	1802	AUS	+60N	+82B	=1B	F	−6N	+56B	−7N	+41B	4.5	30.5	30.5	15.25	1834	+8.4
33	Phillips, Max	1791	AUS	+71N	=52B	−6N	+67B	−39N	=43B	+56N	=31B	4.5	28.5	31.5	15.50	1699	-18.8
34	Lin, Michelle	1650	AUS	+84N	=23B	−5N	=64B	−65N	+67B	+43N	=22B	4.5	28.0	28.0	13.00	1662	+2.8
35	Li, Henry	1482	AUS	−10B	+77N	−26N	+82B	−30N	+64B	=62N	+58B	4.5	26.5	27.5	11.25	1600	+18.8
36	Tebbutt, Isaac	1589	AUS	−30N	=64B	+60N	−52B	−53N	+76B	+73N	+57B	4.5	24.0	26.0	13.00	2207	+10.4
37	Hart, Luka	1848	AUS	+67N	=25B	+52N	=6B	=41N	=27B	F	−8B	4.0	33.5	36.5	16.00	1685	-45.6
38	Chen, Martin	1659	AUS	+54B	=4N	−9N	−39B	+73B	−13N	+48B	=45N	4.0	32.5	35.0	15.00	1605	-18.4
39	Allen, Oliver	0	AUS	+19N	−6B	F	+38N	+33B	−15B	−28N	+62B	4.0	32.5	32.5	17.00	1763	0.0
40	Geffen, Zev	1610	AUS	=76N	−3B	+30N	=46N	+66B	−23B	+42N	−18B	4.0	31.0	33.0	14.50	1560	-13.2
41	Lin, Xianzhe	1648	AUS	+77B	−12N	+63B	+66N	=37B	−8B	=46N	−32N	4.0	30.5	32.5	12.50	1625	-8.0
42	Jayasundara, Methul	1509	AUS	−1B	=54N	+69B	−11N	+59B	=50N	−40B	+70N	4.0	30.0	33.0	13.25	1408	-18.4
43	Hadikusumo, Elijah	1542	AUS	−4B	+61N	+74B	−24N	=46B	=33N	−34B	+66N	4.0	30.0	32.5	13.25	1446	-17.2
44	Dudipalli, Hamsini	1517	AUS	=3N	−9B	−53N	+71B	+74N	−21B	=60N	+67B	4.0	29.0	31.5	13.25	1689	+24.4
45	Williams, Elizabeth	1521	AUS	−12B	+75N	−19N	+61B	−47N	=60B	+54N	=38B	4.0	29.0	31.5	13.25	1509	-4.0
46	Lea, Joshua	0	AUS	−50B	+70N	=58N	=40B	=43N	+49B	=41B	−19N	4.0	28.5	31.5	14.75	1576	0.0
47	Meegahawattage, Ranu	0	AUS	−28N	−66B	+80N	+63N	+45B	=26B	−11N	=56B	4.0	28.5	30.0	13.00	1605	0.0
48	Xia, ChengYi	1477	AUS	−5N	−68B	+75N	+76B	+49N	−19B	−38N	+64B	4.0	27.5	29.5	11.50	1534	+6.5
49	Qin, Lexuan	1617	CHN	+78B	−1N	−66B	+72N	−48B	−46N	+68B	+65N	4.0	26.5	28.5	11.00	1507	-20.4
50	Lee, Timothy	1646	AUS	+46N	−16B	−67N	=59N	+70B	=42B	+65N	F	4.0	25.5	25.5	13.75	1468	-38.8
51	Barnes, Rossi	1595	AUS	+81N	=18B	=17N	−19B	+67N	−16B	−30N	=60B	3.5	31.0	32.5	11.25	1648	+12.0
52	Liu, Malcolm	0	AUS	+62B	=33N	−37B	+36N	−17B	−31N	+63B	−25N	3.5	30.5	34.0	13.75	1615	0.0
53	Brdaric, Nikolaj	0	AUS	−16N	=81B	+44B	−14N	+36B	−28N	−55B	+74N	3.5	29.0	30.5	11.75	1502	0.0
54	Kwok, Edward	0	AUS	−38N	=42B	+62N	+58B	−18N	−25N	−45B	+73B	3.5	28.5	31.0	11.50	1496	0.0
55	Borycz, Alex	1533	AUS	−7N	+80B	=79N	−8B	=60N	=57B	+53N	−26B	3.5	28.5	30.0	9.25	1392	-27.2
56	Inukai, Rentaro	1586	JPN	+74B	−21N	+68B	−26B	+64N	−32N	−33B	=47N	3.5	28.0	30.5	10.50	985	-39.2
57	Fabrizio, Vincent	1407	AUS	=17N	−8B	=76N	−30B	+83B	=55N	+74B	−36N	3.5	28.0	29.0	8.75	1490	+10.0
58	Perera, Ometh	1550	AUS	−2B	+72N	=46B	−54N	=69B	=66N	+59B	−35N	3.5	27.5	30.5	11.50	916	-26.8
59	Dani, Anuj	0	AUS	−15B	+62N	−27N	=50B	−42N	+71B	−58N	+79B	3.5	27.5	29.0	10.00	1422	0.0
60	Hu, Thomas	0	AUS	−32B	=69N	−36B	+77N	=55B	=45N	=44B	=51N	3.5	27.0	29.0	11.00	1468	0.0
61	FIDE 3293220	0	—	−11B	−43B	+83N	−45N	+68B	=63N	=66B	=71N	3.5	26.0	27.0	8.75	1246	0.0
62	Chen, Marlon	1604	AUS	−52N	−59B	−54B	+84N	+80B	+69N	=35B	−39N	3.5	23.5	23.5	6.75	1482	-6.8
63	Zhao, Amy	1456	AUS	−22N	+84B	−41N	−47B	+82N	=61B	−52N	+75N	3.5	23.0	23.0	5.25	949	-13.2
64	Bashirov, Ernest	0	AUS	−29B	=36N	+13B	=34N	−56B	−35N	+83B	−48N	3.0	31.0	32.0	11.00	1418	0.0
65	Xu, Sophia	1470	AUS	−20B	+78N	−24B	+68N	+34B	−29N	−50B	−49B	3.0	29.0	31.0	9.50	1428	-12.0
66	Yu, Alex	0	AUS	−21B	+47N	+49N	−41B	−40N	=58B	=61N	−43B	3.0	28.0	31.5	11.50	1441	0.0
67	Zhang, Xintong	1451	AUS	−37B	+83N	+50B	−33N	−51B	−34N	+69B	−44N	3.0	27.5	28.5	8.00	1402	-16.4
68	Koyande, Dhruv	0	AUS	−24B	+48N	−56N	−65B	−61N	+81B	−49N	+76B	3.0	24.5	26.0	7.50	1327	0.0
69	FIDE 29934524	0	—	−25N	=60B	−42N	+75B	=58N	−62B	−67N	+82B	3.0	24.5	25.5	7.00	1175	0.0
70	Huang, Kaiteng	0	AUS	−23N	−46B	+84N	=74B	−50N	=79B	+76N	−42B	3.0	22.5	22.5	4.00	850	0.0
71	Yu, Alice	0	AUS	−33B	−74N	=77B	−44N	+84B	−59N	+80N	=61B	3.0	21.5	21.5	4.25	854	0.0
72	Choi, San	0	AUS	−18N	−58B	+78N	−49B	−76N	−75B	+77N	+83B	3.0	21.0	22.0	5.00	841	0.0
73	Ye, Emma	0	AUS	=8N	−19B	+81N	−18B	−38N	+77B	−36B	−54N	2.5	30.0	31.5	6.50	1348	0.0
74	FIDE 3293343	0	—	−56N	+71B	−43N	=70N	−44B	+82B	−57N	−53B	2.5	24.5	25.5	5.50	713	0.0
75	FIDE 3293238	0	—	−26N	−45B	−48B	−69N	+78B	+72N	=79N	−63B	2.5	24.0	25.5	5.75	742	0.0
76	Li, Oscar	0	AUS	=40B	−31N	=57B	−48N	+72B	−36N	−70B	−68N	2.0	26.5	29.5	6.75	1286	0.0
77	Lacroix, Guillaume	0	AUS	−41N	−35B	=71N	−60B	+81N	−73N	−72B	=80B	2.0	22.0	23.5	3.75	765	0.0
78	FIDE 3293270	0	—	−49N	−65B	−72B	−80N	−75N	+84B	−82N	+81N	2.0	16.5	16.5	1.50	744	0.0
79	FIDE 3293351	0	—	F	−29N	=55B	−31N	−13B	=70N	=75B	−59N	1.5	27.0	27.0	4.50	1261	0.0
80	FIDE 80876633	0	—	−14B	−55N	−47B	+78B	−62N	−83N	−71B	=77N	1.5	23.0	24.0	3.00	825	0.0
81	FIDE 3293327	0	—	−51B	=53N	−73B	−13N	−77B	−68N	+84N	−78B	1.5	22.0	22.0	1.75	744	0.0
82	FIDE 3289168	0	—	F	−32N	−28B	−35N	−63B	−74N	+78B	−69N	1.0	24.5	24.5	2.00	784	0.0
83	Lilley, Hamish	0	AUS	−27N	−67B	−61B	F	−57N	+80B	−64N	−72N	1.0	22.0	22.0	1.50	689	0.0
84	FIDE 3293262	0	—	−34B	−63N	−70B	−62B	−71N	−78N	−81B	F	0.0	21.0	21.0	0.00	770	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Shen, AlvinAUS
+107.6
5.5 pts · #22
2Yelkhovsky, DaniilAUS
+59.2
6.5 pts · #1
3Godinho, IsaacAUS
+52.8
4.5 pts · #33

Top rating losers

1Hart, LukaAUS
-45.6
4.0 pts · #23
2Inukai, RentaroJPN
-39.2
3.5 pts · #72
3Lee, TimothyAUS
-38.8
4.0 pts · #49

Biggest upsets

R8+344 Elo gap
Shen, Alvin1492 beat Doran, Kaiden1836
R7+221 Elo gap
Shen, Alvin1492 beat Liu, Mike1713
R3+211 Elo gap
Wu, Elvis1592 beat Bennett, Harrison1803