2025 John Brooke Cup Rounds 3-6
Open SwissStandard
24 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 03 Sept 2025 to 24 Sept 2025 in Perth, Australia. Top 10 Elo average was 0.
Colin Walker (🇦🇺 AUS, 0) won with 3.0/6, ahead of John Brooke (3.0) and Grant Porteus (3.0).
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
24
Federations · 1 represented
🇦🇺Australia×23
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 6 players tied at 3.0/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 6 at the finish.
Co-leaders
25
25
12
4
1
6
R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
6 players finish on 3.0/6. Walker takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (7.0).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walker, Colin | 0 | AUS | F | F | +19N | +16B | −2N | +10B | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.00 | 1836 | +24.2 |
| 2 | Brooke, John | 0 | AUS | F | F | +23N | F | +1B | +4N | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.00 | 2423 | +23.8 |
| 3 | Porteus, Grant | 0 | AUS | F | F | +9N | −10N | +17B | +16N | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.00 | 1853 | +23.8 |
| 4 | Lowdon, Andrew | 0 | AUS | F | F | +20N | +12B | +15N | −2B | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 1715 | +11.2 |
| 5 | Howard, Mark | 0 | AUS | F | F | +13N | F | +20B | +11N | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.50 | 2308 | +10.0 |
| 6 | Lanham, Bruce | 0 | AUS | F | F | +18N | +21B | −9B | +20N | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1712 | +15.4 |
| 7 | Powell, Darren | 0 | AUS | F | F | +24B | −14N | +18B | =13N | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.75 | 2290 | +8.8 |
| 8 | Smith, Douglas | 0 | AUS | F | F | +21N | −15N | =14B | +17B | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.75 | 1634 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Gough, Sebastian | 0 | AUS | F | F | −3B | F | +6N | +15B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.00 | 1747 | +25.2 |
| 10 | Williams, Joshua | 0 | AUS | F | F | +22N | +3B | F | −1N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 1616 | -3.6 |
| 11 | Young, Manfred | 0 | AUS | F | F | −17N | +13B | +21N | −5B | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.50 | 1497 | +0.6 |
| 12 | Kereopa, Seth | 0 | AUS | F | F | −?B | −4N | +23B | +18N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1409 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Richi, Mohammed-Nabil | 0 | AUS | F | F | −5B | −11N | +24B | =7B | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.25 | 1299 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Tyler, Jason | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | +7B | =8N | F | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.75 | 1550 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Boswarva, Ernest | 0 | AUS | F | F | −16N | +8B | −4B | −9N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.50 | 846 | -32.8 |
| 16 | Mohamed, Abdullah | 0 | AUS | F | F | +15B | −1N | −19B | −3B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1451 | -53.6 |
| 17 | Lowson, Jeremy | 0 | AUS | F | F | +11B | F | −3N | −8N | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 1555 | -15.2 |
| 18 | Frankland, David M | 0 | AUS | F | F | −6B | +24N | −7N | −12B | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 745 | -16.8 |
| 19 | Batahena, Ayun | 0 | AUS | F | F | −1B | F | +16N | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 1654 | -0.8 |
| 20 | Owen, Geoffrey | 0 | AUS | F | F | −4B | F | −5N | −6B | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 835 | -21.8 |
| 21 | Emmerton-Ginn, Tyler | 0 | AUS | F | F | −8B | −6N | −11B | F | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 721 | -33.6 |
| 22 | FIDE 3295443 | 0 | — | F | F | −10B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 846 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Markou, Victor | 0 | AUS | F | F | −2B | F | −12N | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 757 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Rennie, Mike | 0 | AUS | F | F | −7N | −18B | −13N | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 710 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Gough, SebastianAUS+25.22.0 pts · #8
- 2Walker, ColinAUS+24.23.0 pts · #1
- 3Brooke, JohnAUS+23.83.0 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Mohamed, AbdullahAUS-53.61.0 pts · #15
- 2Emmerton-Ginn, TylerAUS-33.60.0 pts · #21
- 3Boswarva, ErnestAUS-32.81.0 pts · #23