2025 MCC Winter Classic
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59 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 08 Jul 2025 to 10 Jul 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. 9 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2015, and top seed was Tedric Li (🇦🇺 AUS, IM, 2170).
Tedric Li (🇦🇺 AUS, IM, 2170) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Leo Kalina (5.5) and Anh Kiet Nguyen (5.5). Li won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Krishna Bodke (1672) beat Tass Coracas (2031), a +359-point gap.
Location
🇦🇺Melbourne, Australia
Dates
08 Jul 2025 → 10 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 9
IM×1
FM×1
CM×6
WIM×1
Federations · 4 represented
🇦🇺Australia×53
🇮🇳India×1
🇨🇦Canada×1
🇬🇧England×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsIM Tedric Li led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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10
4
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R4–R7 · LEAD HELD
IM Tedric Li never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
IM Tedric Li 6 wins (R1–R6)CM Anh Kiet Nguyen 5 wins (R1–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMTedric Li | * | — | ½ | — |
| 2CMArthur Gao | — | * | — | — |
| 3CMAnh Kiet Nguyen | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4Tass Coracas | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Li, TedricIM | 2170 | AUS | +54N | +21B | +29N | +12B | +9N | +2B | =3N | 6.5 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 24.25 | 2318 | +32.4 |
| 2 | Kalina, LeoCM | 2103 | AUS | +26B | =14N | +11B | +6N | +4B | −1N | +30B | 5.5 | 29.0 | 32.0 | 23.50 | 2084 | +4.4 |
| 3 | Nguyen, Anh KietCM | 1888 | AUS | +35N | +36B | F | +15N | +6B | +7N | =1B | 5.5 | 27.5 | 30.0 | 22.25 | 2208 | +78.4 |
| 4 | Gao, ArthurCM | 2085 | AUS | +28N | =10B | +51N | +13B | −2N | +22B | +27N | 5.5 | 24.0 | 25.5 | 17.75 | 2063 | +1.6 |
| 5 | Coracas, Tass | 2031 | AUS | +16N | −19B | +57N | +10B | +29N | +12B | =9N | 5.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 17.75 | 1981 | -6.8 |
| 6 | Hong, Wilbur | 1863 | AUS | +34N | +33B | +13N | −2B | −3N | +16B | +12N | 5.0 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 17.00 | 1924 | +23.6 |
| 7 | Smith, DeclanCM | 1996 | AUS | +41N | +17B | −12N | +19B | +28N | −3B | +13N | 5.0 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 17.00 | 1893 | -11.8 |
| 8 | Hong, Xavier | 1935 | AUS | +39N | +20B | +19N | −9B | −12N | +28B | +14N | 5.0 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 16.50 | 1890 | -5.2 |
| 9 | Thogata, RandheerFM | 2046 | AUS | +40B | +15N | F | +8N | −1B | +14N | =5B | 4.5 | 30.5 | 33.0 | 18.25 | 2070 | +14.8 |
| 10 | Hu, Tony | 1684 | AUS | +53B | =4N | =14B | −5N | +25B | =18N | +24B | 4.5 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 14.75 | 1820 | +29.2 |
| 11 | Liu, Ronald | 1729 | AUS | =23N | +59B | −2N | +40B | −22N | +19B | +31N | 4.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 10.75 | 1778 | +13.6 |
| 12 | Lingineni, KhushalCM | 1830 | AUS | +22B | +30N | +7B | −1N | +8B | −5N | −6B | 4.0 | 30.5 | 33.5 | 16.50 | 1912 | +26.4 |
| 13 | Solomontchik, Daniel | 1902 | AUS | +25B | +18N | −6B | −4N | +52B | +15N | −7B | 4.0 | 27.0 | 28.0 | 12.50 | 1802 | -26.8 |
| 14 | Khurram, Mikyle | 1799 | AUS | +48N | =2B | =10N | +20B | +21N | −9B | −8B | 4.0 | 26.5 | 28.0 | 13.50 | 1853 | +10.4 |
| 15 | Nowak, Ruben | 1683 | AUS | +58N | −9B | +16N | −3B | +20N | −13B | +38N | 4.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 10.00 | 1774 | +12.4 |
| 16 | Zhou, Emma | 1585 | AUS | −5B | +53N | −15B | +32N | +56B | −6N | +36B | 4.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 7.50 | 1669 | +15.2 |
| 17 | Rathore, Akshobhya | 1657 | AUS | +43B | −7N | F | −38B | +45N | +26B | +22N | 4.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 11.00 | 1693 | +7.6 |
| 18 | Muchhala, Sohil | 1655 | AUS | +42N | −13B | F | =33N | +50B | =10B | +21N | 4.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 10.50 | 1872 | +22.8 |
| 19 | Bodke, Krishna | 1672 | AUS | +49B | +5N | −8B | −7N | +33B | −11N | =25B | 3.5 | 26.0 | 27.5 | 11.25 | 1696 | -0.8 |
| 20 | Ramanathan, Ashwin | 1643 | AUS | +24B | −8N | +32B | −14N | −15B | =23N | +48B | 3.5 | 23.0 | 24.5 | 9.75 | 1530 | -25.6 |
| 21 | Hill, James | 1734 | AUS | +44B | −1N | +37B | =23N | −14B | +48N | −18B | 3.5 | 22.5 | 24.0 | 7.75 | 1652 | -13.0 |
| 22 | Xia, ChengYi | 1477 | AUS | −12N | =54B | +42B | +41N | +11B | −4N | −17B | 3.5 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 9.50 | 1654 | +41.8 |
| 23 | Agarwal, Medhansh | 0 | AUS | =11B | +45N | F | =21B | −27N | =20B | +28N | 3.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 10.75 | 1676 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Sim, Sean | 0 | AUS | −20N | +35B | =54N | +31B | +38N | −27B | −10N | 3.5 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 8.50 | 1632 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Fan, Aiden | 1532 | AUS | −13N | −55B | +34N | +57B | −10N | +41B | =19N | 3.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 6.75 | 1664 | +31.6 |
| 26 | Batyrbekov, Kaisar | 1598 | AUS | −2N | =48B | +49N | −30B | +55B | −17N | +42B | 3.5 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 5.25 | 1437 | -26.8 |
| 27 | Pitono, Abraham | 1778 | CAN | F | F | =47B | +55N | +23B | +24N | −4B | 3.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 9.00 | 1684 | -5.8 |
| 28 | Zheng, Matthew | 1593 | AUS | −4B | +44N | +43B | +50N | −7B | −8N | −23B | 3.0 | 23.0 | 24.5 | 5.50 | 1734 | +18.8 |
| 29 | Chan, Benny | 1865 | AUS | +46B | +37N | −1B | +47N | −5B | F | F | 3.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 6.50 | 1855 | +2.8 |
| 30 | Fan, Xinyao | 0 | AUS | +52N | −12B | F | +26N | +36B | F | −2N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 7.00 | 1784 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Yendru, Srikrishna | 1620 | AUS | −33N | +34B | F | −24N | +35B | +37N | −11B | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 7.50 | 1767 | +15.4 |
| 32 | Wang, Iris | 0 | AUS | +56N | −50B | −20N | −16B | −34N | +57B | +43N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 3.00 | 1375 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Verma, Vivaan | 0 | AUS | +31B | −6N | F | =18B | −19N | =39B | =35N | 2.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 7.50 | 1588 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Fan, Licheng | 1486 | AUS | −6B | −31N | −25B | +53N | +32B | =40N | −37B | 2.5 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 5.25 | 1265 | -22.6 |
| 35 | Liu, Preston | 1524 | AUS | −3B | −24N | F | +49B | −31N | +52N | =33B | 2.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 3.75 | 952 | -18.8 |
| 36 | Gupta, Aadyah | 1606 | AUS | +57B | −3N | F | +46B | −30N | =38B | −16N | 2.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 3.25 | 1549 | -15.6 |
| 37 | Singh Yashveer | 1555 | IND | F | −29B | −21N | =45B | +46N | −31B | +34N | 2.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 5.50 | 1551 | -6.0 |
| 38 | Lopata, Felix | 1580 | AUS | −51N | +58B | F | +17N | −24B | =36N | −15B | 2.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 5.25 | 1644 | +8.4 |
| 39 | Zuo, Sarah | 1536 | AUS | −8B | −43N | +53B | −52N | +42B | =33N | −44B | 2.5 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 4.25 | 1135 | -3.2 |
| 40 | Quach, Vince | 1589 | AUS | −9N | +52B | F | −11N | F | =34B | +46N | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 4.25 | 1588 | -6.4 |
| 41 | Jyothi Nikhil, Neev | 1575 | AUS | −7B | =49N | F | −22B | +57N | −25N | +52B | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 1.75 | 861 | -50.8 |
| 42 | Rawat, Vivaan | 0 | AUS | −18B | F | −22N | +44B | −39N | +45B | −26N | 2.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 4.00 | 1304 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Rajesh, Aryan Venkatesh | 0 | AUS | −17N | +39B | −28N | −48B | −44N | +53B | −32B | 2.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 3.50 | 1372 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Yendru, Sriram | 0 | AUS | −21N | −28B | F | −42N | +43B | F | +39N | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 4.50 | 1496 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Sheth, Adidev | 1454 | AUS | =50N | −23B | F | =37N | −17B | −42N | +58B | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 2.00 | 1542 | +11.2 |
| 46 | Batyrbekov, Aidan | 1516 | AUS | −29N | +56B | F | −36N | −37B | +49N | −40B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 2.50 | 1397 | -24.8 |
| 47 | Szuveges, Narelle SWIM | 1667 | AUS | +55N | =51B | =27N | −29B | F | F | F | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.50 | 1754 | +5.4 |
| 48 | Ramprasad, Nachiket | 1475 | AUS | −14B | =26N | F | +43N | F | −21B | −20N | 1.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 3.75 | 1373 | -16.4 |
| 49 | Jimmy, Chris | 0 | AUS | −19N | =41B | −26B | −35N | +58N | −46B | F | 1.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 1.25 | 1206 | 0.0 |
| 50 | Buhagiar, Aden | 1788 | AUS | =45B | +32N | F | −28B | −18N | F | F | 1.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.00 | 1294 | -36.2 |
| 51 | Hartley, JamesCM | 1996 | AUS | +38B | =47N | −4B | F | F | F | F | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.50 | 1783 | -13.4 |
| 52 | Zhou, Teng | 0 | AUS | −30B | −40N | F | +39B | −13N | −35B | −41N | 1.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 2.50 | 1385 | 0.0 |
| 53 | FIDE 3285332 | 0 | — | −10N | −16B | −39N | −34B | F | −43N | +57B | 1.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.00 | 773 | 0.0 |
| 54 | Le, Ingrid | 1600 | AUS | −1B | =22N | =24B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 3.50 | 1545 | -10.0 |
| 55 | Perelli-Harris, Caeden | 0 | ENG | −47B | +25N | F | −27B | −26N | F | F | 1.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 3.50 | 1451 | 0.0 |
| 56 | Zhang, Nathan | 1747 | AUS | −32B | −46N | F | +58B | −16N | F | F | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 740 | -42.8 |
| 57 | FIDE 3279553 | 0 | — | −36N | F | −5B | −25N | −41B | −32N | −53N | 0.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 0.00 | 886 | 0.0 |
| 58 | FIDE 3293602 | 0 | — | −15B | −38N | F | −56N | −49B | F | −45N | 0.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 770 | 0.0 |
| 59 | Tan, Mia | 1461 | AUS | F | −11N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 929 | -6.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Nguyen, Anh KietCMAUS+78.45.5 pts · #3
- 2Xia, ChengYiAUS+41.83.5 pts · #23
- 3Li, TedricIMAUS+32.46.5 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Jyothi Nikhil, NeevAUS-50.82.5 pts · #56
- 2Zhang, NathanAUS-42.81.0 pts · #57
- 3Buhagiar, AdenAUS-36.21.5 pts · #46
Biggest upsets
- R2+359 Elo gap
- R5+252 Elo gap
- R2+231 Elo gap