2025 Wolfgang Leonhardt Cup Rounds 3-6
Open SwissStandard
27 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 03 Sept 2025 to 24 Sept 2025 in Perth, Australia. 1 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 0.
Gyula Plaganyi (🇦🇺 AUS, CM, 0) won with 3.0/6, ahead of Martin Leech (3.0) and Robert Maris (3.0). Plaganyi shared the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇦🇺Perth, Australia
Dates
03 Sept 2025 → 24 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Avg top 10
0
Participants
27
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 5 represented
🇦🇺Australia×23
🇬🇭Ghana×1
🇱🇹Lithuania×1
🇱🇰Sri Lanka×1
🇳🇿New Zealand×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R5; 3 players tied at 3.0/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
Co-leaders
28
28
11
2
1
3
R5–R6 · LEAD HELD
CM Gyula Plaganyi held the sole lead from R5 through R6 without losing it.
R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 3.0/6. Plaganyi takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (5.5).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
CM Gyula Plaganyi 3 wins (R3–R5)Robert Maris 3 wins (R3–R6)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plaganyi, GyulaCM | 0 | AUS | F | F | +17N | +18B | +13N | −7B | 3.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.50 | 2082 | +20.8 |
| 2 | Leech, Martin | 0 | AUS | F | F | +9B | =26N | +16B | =15N | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.75 | 1894 | +13.8 |
| 3 | Maris, Robert | 0 | AUS | F | F | +24N | F | +25B | +13B | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.50 | 2568 | +19.6 |
| 4 | Doshi, Chirag | 0 | NZL | F | F | =20B | =10N | +24B | =25N | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.25 | 1815 | +3.4 |
| 5 | Weijermars, Tristan | 0 | AUS | F | F | +27N | −6B | +23B | =24N | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.25 | 1801 | +9.6 |
| 6 | Janceski, Alex | 0 | AUS | F | F | −11N | +5N | +9B | −10N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.50 | 1721 | -5.4 |
| 7 | Selby, Michael | 0 | AUS | F | F | −13N | F | +15B | +1N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.00 | 1984 | -1.2 |
| 8 | Elkington, Derek | 0 | AUS | F | F | −16N | +14B | F | +12B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 2525 | +13.4 |
| 9 | Hagendoorn, Mark | 0 | AUS | F | F | −2N | +27B | −6N | +14B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1720 | +0.6 |
| 10 | O`shaughnessy, Dave | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | =4B | =20N | +6B | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.75 | 1871 | +8.8 |
| 11 | Kingsley Kofi Ketor | 0 | GHA | F | F | +6B | +19N | F | F | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.00 | 2510 | +41.2 |
| 12 | Gough, Dylan | 0 | AUS | F | F | +14N | F | +17B | −8N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1899 | +14.4 |
| 13 | Brand, Drew | 0 | AUS | F | F | +7B | =15N | −1B | −3N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.50 | 1813 | -14.4 |
| 14 | Adel, Raf | 0 | AUS | F | F | −12B | −8N | +19B | −9N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 1540 | -19.6 |
| 15 | Fokaite, Gabriele | 0 | LTU | F | F | F | =13B | −7N | =2B | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.25 | 1738 | -7.0 |
| 16 | Sheikh, Suhail | 0 | AUS | F | F | +8B | F | −2N | F | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.00 | 1784 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Wolstencroft, Alan | 0 | AUS | F | F | −1B | +22N | −12N | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1681 | -5.2 |
| 18 | Rahmani, Noor | 0 | AUS | F | F | +22B | −1N | F | F | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 1849 | -5.0 |
| 19 | Hapugala, A.n | 0 | SRI | F | F | +23N | −11B | −14N | −22B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1538 | -11.2 |
| 20 | Bhatia, Abhay | 0 | AUS | F | F | =4N | F | =10B | F | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.25 | 1771 | +4.4 |
| 21 | Gibson, Jacob | 0 | AUS | F | F | +26B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.50 | 2567 | +5.8 |
| 22 | Clarke, Daniel | 0 | AUS | F | F | −18N | −17B | F | +19N | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 1655 | -13.0 |
| 23 | Michael, Ashley | 0 | AUS | F | F | −19B | F | −5N | +27N | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1549 | -10.6 |
| 24 | Shaw, Robin A | 0 | AUS | F | F | −3B | F | −4N | =5B | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.25 | 1524 | -13.6 |
| 25 | Roebuck, Derek | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −3N | =4B | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.25 | 1648 | -3.4 |
| 26 | Leonhardt, Wolfgang | 0 | AUS | F | F | −21N | =2B | F | F | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.50 | 1629 | -7.0 |
| 27 | Curtis, Calan | 0 | AUS | F | F | −5B | −9N | F | −23B | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 901 | -26.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kingsley Kofi KetorGHA+41.22.0 pts · #12
- 2Plaganyi, GyulaCMAUS+20.83.0 pts · #1
- 3Maris, RobertAUS+19.63.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Curtis, CalanAUS-26.40.0 pts · #27
- 2Adel, RafAUS-19.61.0 pts · #23
- 3Brand, DrewAUS-14.41.5 pts · #13