2025 Richard Lilly Swiss Rounds 1-3
31 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 10 Jul 2025 to 24 Jul 2025 in Perth, Australia. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1831, and top seed was Andras Szijarto (ðŸ‡ðŸ‡º HUN, 2056).
Kevin Shah Mansouri (🇦🇺 AUS, 1821) won with 3.0/3, ahead of Andras Szijarto (3.0) and Gordon Dunlop (3.0). Shah Mansouri shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Nithuli Liyanage (1695) beat Saminda De Vas (1940), a +245-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsTight race until R3; 3 players tied at 3.0/3, decided on Buchholz.
3 players finish on 3.0/3. Shah Mansouri takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (4.0).
Kevin Shah Mansouri 3 wins (R1–R3)Andras Szijarto 3 wins (R1–R3)Gordon Dunlop 3 wins (R1–R3)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shah Mansouri, Kevin | 1821 | AUS | +9N | +5B | +4N | 3.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.00 | 2526 | +45.6 |
| 2 | Szijarto, Andras | 2056 | HUN | +18B | +10N | +6B | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.50 | 2542 | +8.2 |
| 3 | Dunlop, Gordon | 1744 | AUS | +27B | +26N | +16B | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2572 | +21.4 |
| 4 | Kinsman, Craig C | 1871 | AUS | +19B | +17N | −1B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1719 | -7.6 |
| 5 | Kingsley Kofi Ketor | 1732 | GHA | +20B | −1N | +31B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1769 | +6.4 |
| 6 | Baumgartner, Robert | 1787 | AUS | +29N | +15B | −2N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1826 | +1.6 |
| 7 | Yao, Ryan | 1725 | AUS | =8B | +13N | =10B | 2.0 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 3.25 | 1837 | +17.6 |
| 8 | Christian, Robin | 1709 | AUS | =7N | =11B | +15N | 2.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 2.75 | 1711 | +0.6 |
| 9 | Bradley, Luke | 1575 | AUS | −1B | +28N | +26B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1021 | -7.6 |
| 10 | Zhang, Yuxuan | 1749 | AUS | +28B | −2B | =7N | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1698 | -6.8 |
| 11 | De Vas, Senudi | 1437 | AUS | F | =8N | +17B | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.00 | 1856 | +42.4 |
| 12 | Liyanage, Nithuli | 1695 | AUS | F | +23N | =14B | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.75 | 2013 | +32.4 |
| 13 | Simonds, Marcus | 1677 | AUS | =25N | −7B | +30N | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.25 | 1571 | -8.2 |
| 14 | Roebuck, Derek | 1699 | AUS | F | +30B | =12N | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1796 | +4.8 |
| 15 | De Jong, Sjef | 1595 | AUS | +24B | −6N | −8B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1611 | +1.4 |
| 16 | De Vas, Yonal | 1883 | AUS | F | +21B | −3N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1673 | -21.2 |
| 17 | McGregor, Mike | 1616 | AUS | +22B | −4B | −11N | 1.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 854 | -18.4 |
| 18 | Huang, Yuqi (ricky) | 1689 | AUS | −2N | +27B | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1858 | +14.4 |
| 19 | Mutsengi, Tadiwanashe | 0 | AUS | −4N | +?B | −22N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1071 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Moseley, Paul | 1540 | AUS | −5N | +29B | −21N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 867 | -13.2 |
| 21 | Wu, Kobe | 1602 | AUS | F | −16N | +20B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1712 | +10.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 3294552 | 0 | — | −17N | F | +19B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 816 | 0.0 |
| 23 | De Vas, Saminda | 1940 | AUS | F | −12B | +25N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.50 | 1618 | -14.4 |
| 24 | Huang, Hui | 1713 | AUS | −15N | +25B | F | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.50 | 1537 | -9.0 |
| 25 | Klimczak, Joe | 1477 | AUS | =13B | −24N | −23B | 0.5 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 1483 | -1.2 |
| 26 | Rotter, Luca | 0 | AUS | F | −3B | −9N | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 860 | 0.0 |
| 27 | De Heer, Alex | 0 | AUS | −3N | −18N | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 917 | -16.8 |
| 28 | Mutsengi, Julius | 0 | AUS | −10N | −9B | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 862 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Riley, Matthew | 0 | AUS | −6B | −20N | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 864 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Milovanovic, Stevica | 1510 | AUS | F | −14N | −13B | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 888 | -10.6 |
| 31 | Sheridan, Wallace | 1569 | AUS | F | F | −5N | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 932 | -5.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Shah Mansouri, KevinAUS+45.63.0 pts · #1
- 2De Vas, SenudiAUS+42.41.5 pts · #9
- 3Liyanage, NithuliAUS+32.41.5 pts · #7
- 1De Vas, YonalAUS-21.21.0 pts · #11
- 2McGregor, MikeAUS-18.41.0 pts · #28
- 3De Heer, AlexAUS-16.80.0 pts · #30
- R2+245 Elo gap
- R3+179 Elo gap
- R3+139 Elo gap