2025 MCC Spring Classic
Open SwissStandard
48 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 23 Sept 2025 to 25 Sept 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. 8 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2040, and top seed was Kai Jie Soo (🇦🇺 AUS, FM, 2251).
Tedric Li (🇦🇺 AUS, IM, 2184) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Kai Jie Soo (5.5) and Arthur Gao (5.0). Li won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Aeson Ha (1454) beat Kenny Tran (1815), a +361-point gap.
Location
🇦🇺Melbourne, Australia
Dates
23 Sept 2025 → 25 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 8
IM×1
FM×2
CM×4
WIM×1
Federations · 4 represented
🇦🇺Australia×45
🇲🇴Macau China×1
🇬🇧England×1
🇳🇿New Zealand×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsIM Tedric Li led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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7
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R3–R7 · LEAD HELD
IM Tedric Li held the sole lead from R3 through R7 without losing it.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
IM Tedric Li beat FM Kai Jie Soo (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
IM Tedric Li 4 wins (R1–R4)FM Kai Jie Soo 3 wins (R5–R7)CM Arthur Gao 3 wins (R2–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMTedric Li | * | 1 | ½ | ½ |
| 2FMKai Jie Soo | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3CMArthur Gao | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4FMRay Yang | ½ | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Li, TedricIM | 2184 | AUS | +45B | +9N | +11B | +2N | =4B | =3N | +7B | 6.0 | 29.0 | 29.5 | 24.50 | 2328 | +47.2 |
| 2 | Soo, Kai JieFM | 2251 | AUS | +22N | =33B | +20N | −1B | +14N | +5B | +13B | 5.5 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 20.75 | 2155 | -9.4 |
| 3 | Gao, ArthurCM | 2087 | AUS | =12B | +39N | +14B | F | +5N | =1B | +10N | 5.0 | 28.0 | 30.5 | 20.75 | 2108 | +12.8 |
| 4 | Yang, RayFM | 2176 | AUS | +17N | =20B | +33N | +6B | =1N | −10B | +28N | 5.0 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 18.75 | 2024 | -17.4 |
| 5 | Lingineni, KhushalCM | 1869 | AUS | +15B | =25N | +12B | +7N | −3B | −2N | +23B | 4.5 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 18.00 | 1939 | +29.2 |
| 6 | Solomontchik, Daniel | 1896 | AUS | +40B | +19N | =7B | −4N | +25B | =13N | =11B | 4.5 | 25.0 | 27.5 | 16.00 | 1976 | +34.8 |
| 7 | Li, HuiCM | 2056 | MAC | +38N | +16B | =6N | −5B | +35N | +20B | −1N | 4.5 | 25.0 | 27.5 | 14.75 | 1939 | -15.2 |
| 8 | Nguyen, Anh KietCM | 1889 | AUS | +29N | +18B | F | F | +19N | +17B | =9N | 4.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 17.25 | 2037 | +27.2 |
| 9 | Khurram, Mikyle | 1807 | AUS | +44B | −1B | +29N | +27N | −13B | +21N | =8B | 4.5 | 24.0 | 24.5 | 12.25 | 1823 | +4.6 |
| 10 | Arthur, James | 1840 | AUS | +32N | +28B | F | =13N | +16B | +4N | −3B | 4.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 17.00 | 2059 | +68.0 |
| 11 | Wang, Cunmeng | 1969 | AUS | +27N | +35B | −1N | −17B | +34N | +26B | =6N | 4.5 | 23.0 | 25.5 | 13.25 | 1859 | -26.0 |
| 12 | Zheng, Matthew | 1607 | AUS | =3N | +22B | −5N | +33B | −20N | +35B | +26N | 4.5 | 22.0 | 24.5 | 14.00 | 1911 | +109.6 |
| 13 | Coracas, Tass | 2024 | AUS | +24B | +23N | F | =10B | +9N | =6B | −2N | 4.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 16.00 | 1980 | -7.2 |
| 14 | Neela, Maanas | 1744 | AUS | =30N | +36B | −3N | +40B | −2B | +15N | =17N | 4.0 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 12.50 | 1779 | +8.4 |
| 15 | Wales, Sam | 1500 | AUS | −5N | −34B | +31N | +18B | +22N | −14B | +25B | 4.0 | 22.0 | 24.5 | 13.50 | 1802 | +80.0 |
| 16 | Yu, Lok Lan | 1754 | AUS | +47B | −7N | +25B | +21N | −10N | −28B | +29N | 4.0 | 21.5 | 22.0 | 10.00 | 1696 | -17.2 |
| 17 | Rehill, Paul | 1619 | AUS | −4B | +44N | +48B | +11N | =26B | −8N | =14B | 4.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 8.50 | 1807 | +25.8 |
| 18 | Driscoll-Court, Brodie | 1710 | AUS | +41B | −8N | −21B | −15N | +36N | +37B | +31B | 4.0 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 9.50 | 1484 | -34.8 |
| 19 | Bodke, Krishna | 1682 | AUS | +46N | −6B | F | +37N | −8B | +24N | +20B | 4.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 10.00 | 1787 | +21.2 |
| 20 | Buhagiar, Aden | 1771 | AUS | +43B | =4N | −2B | +38N | +12B | −7N | −19N | 3.5 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 10.50 | 1825 | +2.4 |
| 21 | Bower-Costigan, Niall | 0 | ENG | −28N | +32B | +18N | −16B | +33N | −9B | =39N | 3.5 | 21.0 | 23.5 | 10.75 | 1698 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Tanin, Erkut | 1661 | AUS | −2B | −12N | +44B | +48N | −15B | =30N | +36B | 3.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 4.50 | 1532 | -39.2 |
| 23 | Hu, Tony | 1717 | AUS | +37N | −13B | −34N | +29B | =39N | +38B | −5N | 3.5 | 19.0 | 21.5 | 9.25 | 1734 | +4.4 |
| 24 | Tai, Ethan | 1590 | NZL | −13N | −37B | =47N | +32B | +46N | −19B | +34N | 3.5 | 16.5 | 17.0 | 6.25 | 1555 | -14.0 |
| 25 | Nowak, Ruben | 1666 | AUS | +34N | =5B | −16N | +36B | −6N | =39B | −15N | 3.0 | 22.0 | 24.5 | 8.50 | 1558 | -17.4 |
| 26 | Fan, Xinyao | 1808 | AUS | =36N | +30B | F | +34B | =17N | −11N | −12B | 3.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 8.75 | 1470 | -66.8 |
| 27 | Fan, Aiden | 1551 | AUS | −11B | +31N | +43N | −9B | −28N | =34B | =35N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 6.50 | 1469 | -14.0 |
| 28 | Szuveges, Narelle SWIM | 1671 | AUS | +21B | −10N | F | F | +27B | +16N | −4B | 3.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 10.50 | 1804 | +11.6 |
| 29 | Zuo, Sarah | 1533 | AUS | −8B | +41N | −9B | −23N | +48B | +43N | −16B | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 2.50 | 990 | -30.8 |
| 30 | Zhou, Zenan | 0 | AUS | =14B | −26N | −36N | =45B | +41N | =22B | =38N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.5 | 6.75 | 1530 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Bo, Jamie | 0 | AUS | −35N | −27B | −15B | +44N | +45N | +40B | −18N | 3.0 | 16.5 | 17.0 | 3.50 | 1534 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Guha, Shanaya | 1491 | AUS | −10B | −21N | +41B | −24N | −43B | +48N | +46B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 2.00 | 918 | -18.4 |
| 33 | Tran, Kenny | 1815 | AUS | +42B | =2N | −4B | −12N | −21B | −36N | +44N | 2.5 | 22.5 | 23.0 | 4.75 | 1665 | -46.4 |
| 34 | Stratakis, Evan | 0 | AUS | −25B | +15N | +23B | −26N | −11B | =27N | −24B | 2.5 | 21.5 | 24.5 | 9.00 | 1581 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Agarwal, Medhansh | 1734 | AUS | +31B | −11N | F | +42N | −7B | −12N | =27B | 2.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 6.00 | 1580 | -43.2 |
| 36 | Ha, Aeson | 1454 | AUS | =26B | −14N | +30B | −25N | −18B | +33B | −22N | 2.5 | 20.5 | 23.0 | 7.00 | 1541 | +19.2 |
| 37 | Dong, Xiaowen | 0 | AUS | −23B | +24N | F | −19B | =40N | −18N | +45B | 2.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 5.25 | 1593 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Jago, Stephen | 1604 | AUS | −7B | +47N | F | −20B | +42N | −23N | =30B | 2.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 3.50 | 1599 | -3.2 |
| 39 | Clark, Peter | 1638 | AUS | F | −3B | F | +43N | =23B | =25N | =21B | 2.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 6.00 | 1681 | +0.8 |
| 40 | Tsai, Darren | 1546 | AUS | −6N | +46B | F | −14N | =37B | −31N | +43B | 2.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 2.75 | 1020 | -14.0 |
| 41 | Bo, Jeremie | 0 | AUS | −18N | −29B | −32N | F | −30B | =44B | +42N | 1.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 1.75 | 1372 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Sheth, Adidev | 1465 | AUS | −33N | +45N | F | −35B | −38B | =46N | −41B | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.75 | 1509 | +6.4 |
| 43 | Thulasidas, Manish | 0 | AUS | −20N | F | −27B | −39B | +32N | −29B | −40N | 1.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 3.00 | 1314 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Warren, Elizabeth | 1413 | AUS | −9N | −17B | −22N | −31B | F | =41N | −33B | 0.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 0.75 | 926 | -11.8 |
| 45 | Verma, Vivaan | 1655 | AUS | −1N | −42B | F | =30N | −31B | F | −37N | 0.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 1.50 | 960 | -33.2 |
| 46 | Balamurugan, Soorya | 0 | AUS | −19B | −40N | F | F | −24B | =42B | −32N | 0.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.75 | 1188 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Jimmy, Chris | 1411 | AUS | −16N | −38B | =24B | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.75 | 1378 | -4.8 |
| 48 | Subhash, Ryan | 0 | AUS | F | F | −17N | −22B | −29N | −32B | F | 0.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 775 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Zheng, MatthewAUS+109.64.5 pts · #9
- 2Wales, SamAUS+80.04.0 pts · #17
- 3Arthur, JamesAUS+68.04.5 pts · #8
Top rating losers
- 1Fan, XinyaoAUS-66.83.0 pts · #39
- 2Tran, KennyAUS-46.42.5 pts · #20
- 3Agarwal, MedhanshAUS-43.22.5 pts · #34
Biggest upsets
- R6+361 Elo gap
- R4+350 Elo gap
- R6+336 Elo gap