2025 Victorian Championship Reserves Rounds 5-7
Round-RobinStandard
58 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 06 Sept 2025 to 20 Sept 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. 11 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2033, and top seed was Leo Kalina (🇦🇺 AUS, CM, 2103).
Leo Kalina (🇦🇺 AUS, CM, 2103) won with 3.0/7, ahead of Randheer Thogata (2.5) and Matthew Zheng (2.5). Kalina broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Aiden Fan (1532) beat Mingeun Song (1783), a +251-point gap.
Location
🇦🇺Melbourne, Australia
Dates
06 Sept 2025 → 20 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 7 rounds
Titled players · 11
FM×3
CM×7
WFM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇦🇺Australia×52
🇰🇷South Korea×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 14 · 7 roundsCM Leo Kalina led from R7 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 63 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
Co-leaders
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63
63
22
6
1
Kalina#1Zafirakos#2Thogata#3Dakic#4Hong#5Zheng#6Buhagiar#7Zhao#8Lingineni#9Zhang#10Salasan#11Fan#12Datar#13Poberezovsky#14
R7–R7 · LEAD HELD
CM Leo Kalina held the sole lead from R7 through R7 without losing it.
R5–R7 · WIN STREAK
CM Leo Kalina won 3 in a row (R5–R7).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kalina, LeoCM | 2103 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +53N | +8B | +52N | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2724 | +32.0 |
| 2 | Thogata, RandheerFM | 2046 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +47N | =4B | +12N | 2.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.75 | 2326 | +44.0 |
| 3 | Zheng, Matthew | 1593 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +19B | =7N | +32B | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.50 | 1952 | +52.0 |
| 4 | Zafirakos, JesseCM | 2048 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +52B | =2N | +10B | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.25 | 2292 | +16.0 |
| 5 | Hong, Wilbur | 1863 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +33N | +38B | =18N | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.75 | 1864 | +6.8 |
| 6 | Dakic, Dusan | 1778 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +54B | =49N | +37B | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.25 | 1959 | +12.6 |
| 7 | Zhang, Jayden | 1754 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +28N | =3B | =30N | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.50 | 1814 | +16.4 |
| 8 | Salasan, HaranCM | 2020 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +49B | −1N | +9N | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.50 | 2103 | +2.2 |
| 9 | Lingineni, KhushalCM | 1830 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +20B | +23N | −8B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.00 | 1959 | +14.4 |
| 10 | Datar, TejasFM | 2058 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +18N | +39B | −4N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.50 | 2085 | +2.2 |
| 11 | Zhao, LucasCM | 1833 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =48B | +21N | =13B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.75 | 1768 | -2.4 |
| 12 | Poberezovsky, Daniel | 1960 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +41B | +47N | −2B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.50 | 2099 | +14.2 |
| 13 | Wu, Alice | 1642 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =26N | +57B | =11N | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.75 | 1645 | -4.4 |
| 14 | Ramprasad, Nachiket | 1475 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =51B | =19N | +36B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.00 | 1707 | +8.0 |
| 15 | Buhagiar, Aden | 1788 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +35N | −18B | +53N | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.00 | 1766 | +0.4 |
| 16 | FIDE 3294650 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | +36N | −25N | +55B | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.00 | 771 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Fan, Aiden | 1532 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +56N | +50B | −24B | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.50 | 1864 | +46.8 |
| 18 | Wilford, Harry | 1833 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −10B | +15N | =5B | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.25 | 1893 | +8.8 |
| 19 | Marathe, Satish | 1741 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −3N | =14B | +33N | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.00 | 1538 | -26.4 |
| 20 | Hu, Tony | 1684 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −9N | +35B | =27N | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.75 | 1764 | +8.4 |
| 21 | Kolak, Tanya | 1562 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +42N | −11B | =28N | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.75 | 1602 | +0.2 |
| 22 | Liu, Ronald | 1729 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =31N | −29N | +34B | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.75 | 1829 | +7.6 |
| 23 | Gao, Ricky | 1703 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +27N | −9B | =47B | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.75 | 1959 | +34.4 |
| 24 | Nguyen, Anh KietCM | 1888 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =29B | F | +17N | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.75 | 1953 | +9.2 |
| 25 | Hong, Liang | 1560 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −45N | +16B | =50N | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.25 | 1677 | +3.6 |
| 26 | Huang, Victoria | 1531 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =13B | −32N | +48B | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.50 | 1650 | +22.8 |
| 27 | Solomontchik, Daniel | 1902 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −23B | +48N | =20B | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.25 | 1689 | -31.6 |
| 28 | Fan, Xinyao | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −7B | +55N | =21B | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 1462 | -36.0 |
| 29 | Wang, Cunmeng | 2011 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =24N | +22B | F | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.25 | 2028 | +5.6 |
| 30 | Rathore, Akshobhya | 1657 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −34B | +54N | =7B | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1672 | +3.2 |
| 31 | Cantos, Andrew | 1789 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =22B | +34N | F | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.75 | 1952 | +17.6 |
| 32 | Rehill, Paul | 1628 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −37N | +26B | −3N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.50 | 1431 | -15.2 |
| 33 | Zhang, Nathan | 1747 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −5B | +40N | −19B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 978 | -10.4 |
| 34 | Windsor, Maximilian | 1669 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +30N | −31B | −22N | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.50 | 1613 | -10.0 |
| 35 | Akok, Benjamin | 1499 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −15B | −20N | +43B | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 1525 | -0.8 |
| 36 | FIDE 3279553 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | −16B | +?B | −14N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 761 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Wolffs, Walter | 1553 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +32B | F | −6N | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 1702 | +7.6 |
| 38 | Fan, Licheng | 1486 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +40B | −5N | F | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 1048 | -2.2 |
| 39 | Hartley, JamesCM | 1996 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −10N | +41B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1889 | -4.2 |
| 40 | Zhou, Zichen | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −38N | −33B | +46B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 671 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Zhang, Daniel | 1681 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −12N | +53B | −39N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1696 | -5.2 |
| 42 | Cao, William | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −21B | +44N | F | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.00 | 1564 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Suthakaran, Kesigan | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +44B | F | −35N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1529 | +6.4 |
| 44 | Sucevic, Milic | 1561 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −43N | −42B | +58N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 669 | -11.6 |
| 45 | Gibson, Kyle | 2003 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +25B | F | F | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2385 | +1.6 |
| 46 | FIDE 3294633 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | +56B | −40N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1579 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Yang, RayFM | 2081 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −2B | −12B | =23N | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.75 | 1635 | -38.8 |
| 48 | Clark, Peter | 1606 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =11N | −27B | −26N | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1455 | -13.6 |
| 49 | Cheng, Chao XinWFM | 1953 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −8N | =6B | F | 0.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.25 | 1738 | -20.4 |
| 50 | Song, Mingeun | 1783 | KOR | F | F | F | F | F | −17N | =25B | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 1367 | -41.6 |
| 51 | Li, Harry | 1416 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =14N | F | F | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1561 | 0.0 |
| 52 | Hong, Xavier | 1935 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −4N | F | −1B | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1297 | -26.0 |
| 53 | Shirawala, Sahar | 1549 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −1B | −41N | −15B | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1016 | -24.0 |
| 54 | Song, Olivia | 1584 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −6N | −30B | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 920 | -24.0 |
| 55 | FIDE 3294625 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | −28B | −16N | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1007 | 0.0 |
| 56 | Chen, Wenzhi | 1567 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −17B | −46N | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 749 | -20.4 |
| 57 | Vu, Khanh | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −13N | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 888 | 0.0 |
| 58 | FIDE 3294641 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | −?N | F | −44B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 777 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Zheng, MatthewAUS+52.02.5 pts · #6
- 2Fan, AidenAUS+46.82.0 pts · #12
- 3Thogata, RandheerFMAUS+44.02.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Song, MingeunKOR-41.60.5 pts · #45
- 2Yang, RayFMAUS-38.80.5 pts · #40
- 3Fan, XinyaoAUS-36.01.5 pts · #39
Biggest upsets
- R6+251 Elo gap
- R5+199 Elo gap
- R5+148 Elo gap