2025 Box Hill Friday Grades Rounds 2-5
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66 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 05 Sept 2025 to 26 Sept 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. 2 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1853, and top seed was Jesse Zafirakos (🇦🇺 AUS, CM, 2050).
Jesse Zafirakos (🇦🇺 AUS, CM, 2050) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Ved Jathar (3.0) and Yehara Ihalagedara (3.0). Zafirakos broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Sahar Shirawala (1546) beat Billy Huang (1878), a +332-point gap.
Location
🇦🇺Melbourne, Australia
Dates
05 Sept 2025 → 26 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 75 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 2
CM×2
Federations · 3 represented
🇦🇺Australia×59
🇳🇿New Zealand×2
🇱🇰Sri Lanka×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsCM Jesse Zafirakos led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
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29
15
3
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R5–R5 · LEAD HELD
CM Jesse Zafirakos never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R2–R5 · WIN STREAK
CM Jesse Zafirakos won 4 in a row (R2–R5).
R3 · LATE SURGE
Ved Jathar was #16 at R3, climbed to #2 over the final stretch.
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zafirakos, JesseCM | 2050 | AUS | F | +56B | +47N | +35B | +22N | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.00 | 2663 | +19.6 |
| 2 | Jathar, Ved | 1792 | AUS | F | +36B | =13N | +21B | =25B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 5.75 | 1864 | +18.8 |
| 3 | Ihalagedara, Yehara | 1523 | AUS | F | −16N | +19B | +61N | +5B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 5.50 | 1650 | +29.2 |
| 4 | Shirawala, Sahar | 1546 | AUS | F | +11B | −23N | +46B | +27N | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 5.50 | 1898 | +69.2 |
| 5 | Tai, Ethan | 0 | NZL | F | +37N | +49B | +48B | −3N | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.50 | 1644 | +8.8 |
| 6 | Fan, Aiden | 1566 | AUS | F | +45N | −12B | +62N | +26B | 3.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.00 | 1686 | +28.0 |
| 7 | Rathore, Akshobhya | 1680 | AUS | F | +57N | +44B | −24N | +50B | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.50 | 1811 | +32.0 |
| 8 | Mehta, Malhaar Bipin | 1822 | AUS | F | +44N | +56N | F | +17B | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 2532 | +46.8 |
| 9 | Ramprasad, Nachiket | 1507 | AUS | F | +63B | −11N | +66B | +44N | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 1864 | +62.4 |
| 10 | Shabani, Bahman | 0 | AUS | F | +?N | +?B | +37N | F | 3.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 1461 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Huang, Billy | 1878 | AUS | F | −4N | +9B | =12N | +46B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.25 | 1686 | -29.2 |
| 12 | Zheng, Bonney | 1437 | AUS | F | +34B | +6N | =11B | −21N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 5.75 | 1745 | +42.8 |
| 13 | Jansen, Tony | 1680 | AUS | F | +38B | =2B | −22N | +33B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.50 | 1860 | +19.0 |
| 14 | Dissanayake, Naveen | 1585 | AUS | F | =20N | +39B | F | +28N | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.75 | 2317 | +13.6 |
| 15 | Ihalagedara, Thehan | 0 | AUS | F | =43B | −18N | +?N | +29B | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.75 | 1546 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Huang, Emily | 1527 | AUS | F | +3B | −50N | =52B | +57B | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.00 | 1596 | +18.4 |
| 17 | Katakam, Deethya Sai | 1722 | AUS | F | +62N | +46N | =36B | −8N | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.75 | 1757 | +8.8 |
| 18 | Siva, Mrinalini | 0 | AUS | F | +51N | +15B | =39N | F | 2.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.25 | 1517 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Sun, Martin | 0 | AUS | F | +58B | −3N | =40B | +?N | 2.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.25 | 1287 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Li, Harry | 1590 | AUS | F | =14B | F | +45N | +52N | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.25 | 1568 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Clark, Peter | 1613 | AUS | F | =23B | =25B | −2N | +12B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.50 | 1684 | +4.4 |
| 22 | He, Zhi Yu (Paul) | 1931 | NZL | F | −47B | +24N | +13B | −1B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.50 | 1828 | -24.0 |
| 23 | Tanin, Erkut | 1687 | AUS | F | =21N | +4B | =33N | −42B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.75 | 1649 | -3.2 |
| 24 | Zhao, LucasCM | 1819 | AUS | F | −33N | −22B | +7B | +36N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.50 | 1713 | -14.4 |
| 25 | Buhagiar, Aden | 1747 | AUS | F | F | =21N | +27B | =2N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.50 | 1798 | +2.2 |
| 26 | Chi, Jaden | 1417 | AUS | F | +48N | +45B | −38N | −6N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.00 | 1546 | +25.6 |
| 27 | Cook, Geoff L | 1613 | AUS | F | +65N | +38B | −25N | −4B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.50 | 1626 | +2.2 |
| 28 | Wan, Oscar | 0 | AUS | F | +49B | +34N | F | −14B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.50 | 1570 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Thompson, Crispy | 0 | AUS | F | +64B | −40N | +58B | −15N | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.50 | 690 | -25.6 |
| 30 | Gajula, Karan | 0 | AUS | F | +40B | +?N | −34B | −45N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.50 | 1519 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Veldon, Rino | 1578 | AUS | F | +61B | +41N | −44B | F | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.50 | 1639 | +3.8 |
| 32 | Liu, Jason | 0 | AUS | F | +?N | −?B | +64N | −51N | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 674 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Milic, James | 1645 | AUS | F | +24B | −35N | =23B | −13N | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 1656 | -0.6 |
| 34 | Gupta, Aadyah | 1545 | AUS | F | −12N | −28B | +30N | =41N | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.75 | 1298 | -28.0 |
| 35 | Raine, Marcus | 1856 | AUS | F | =42N | +33B | −1N | F | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.25 | 1819 | -3.0 |
| 36 | Kolak, Tanya | 1579 | AUS | F | −2N | +65B | =17N | −24B | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.25 | 1602 | -0.4 |
| 37 | Liyanage, Tinuka | 1454 | AUS | F | −5B | =58N | −10B | +53B | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.25 | 795 | -10.8 |
| 38 | Wu, Alice | 1666 | AUS | F | −13N | −27N | +26B | =56N | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.25 | 1553 | -28.8 |
| 39 | Katakam, Aadhya Sai | 1505 | AUS | F | +54B | −14N | =18B | −48N | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.25 | 1398 | -19.2 |
| 40 | Liu, Preston | 1507 | AUS | F | −30N | +29B | =19N | F | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.25 | 2394 | +25.6 |
| 41 | Zhang, Nathan | 1645 | AUS | F | F | −31B | +57N | =34B | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.25 | 1566 | +19.2 |
| 42 | Windsor, Maximilian | 1692 | AUS | F | =35B | F | F | +23N | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.75 | 1950 | +11.2 |
| 43 | Zhou, Zichen | 0 | AUS | F | =15N | +?B | −?N | −?B | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 709 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Rehill, Paul | 1639 | AUS | F | −8B | −7N | +31N | −9B | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.00 | 1463 | -16.4 |
| 45 | Fan, Licheng | 1470 | AUS | F | −6B | −26N | −20B | +30B | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 685 | -20.4 |
| 46 | Marathe, Satish | 1705 | AUS | F | +66N | −17B | −4N | −11N | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1487 | -45.6 |
| 47 | Dissanayake, Vidushi | 1779 | AUS | F | +22N | −1B | F | F | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 2007 | +21.6 |
| 48 | Guo, Audrey | 1457 | AUS | F | −26B | F | −5N | +39B | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.50 | 1386 | -10.8 |
| 49 | Mondal, Jahnavi | 1492 | AUS | F | −28N | −5N | +51B | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 795 | -12.4 |
| 50 | Akok, Benjamin | 1495 | AUS | F | F | +16B | F | −7N | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.50 | 1581 | +2.8 |
| 51 | Lian, Hongxuan | 0 | AUS | F | −18B | F | −49N | +32B | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.00 | 656 | 0.0 |
| 52 | Ozernov, Michael | 1460 | AUS | F | F | =57B | =16N | −20B | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.50 | 1526 | +3.8 |
| 53 | FIDE 3282600 | 0 | — | F | F | −?N | +59B | −37N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.50 | 656 | 0.0 |
| 54 | Wang, Adelyn | 1438 | AUS | F | −39N | +61N | F | F | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1496 | +1.6 |
| 55 | FIDE 3276546 | 0 | — | F | −?N | +?B | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 674 | 0.0 |
| 56 | Dissanayake, Himath | 1856 | SRI | F | −1N | −8B | F | =38B | 0.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.75 | 1584 | -20.6 |
| 57 | Thompson, Selby | 1566 | AUS | F | −7B | =52N | −41B | −16N | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.50 | 1195 | -66.0 |
| 58 | Yuan, Erin | 1435 | AUS | F | −19N | =37B | −29N | F | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.75 | 1316 | 0.0 |
| 59 | FIDE 3288650 | 0 | — | F | −?N | =60B | −53N | F | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.25 | 687 | 0.0 |
| 60 | Gajula, Nishitha | 0 | AUS | F | −?B | =59N | −?B | F | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 682 | 0.0 |
| 61 | Mondal, Chiranjib | 1486 | AUS | F | −31N | −54B | −3B | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 715 | -53.6 |
| 62 | Dinh, Cuong | 1517 | AUS | F | −17B | F | −6B | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 833 | -14.4 |
| 63 | Zhou, Emma | 1612 | AUS | F | −9N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 761 | -23.6 |
| 64 | FIDE 3295435 | 0 | — | F | −29N | F | −32B | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 794 | 0.0 |
| 65 | Kwong, Harvey | 1489 | AUS | F | −27B | −36N | F | F | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 802 | -27.6 |
| 66 | Dinh, Thien | 1604 | AUS | F | −46B | F | −9N | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 834 | -36.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Shirawala, SaharAUS+69.23.0 pts · #8
- 2Ramprasad, NachiketAUS+62.43.0 pts · #3
- 3Mehta, Malhaar BipinAUS+46.83.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Thompson, SelbyAUS-66.00.5 pts · #49
- 2Mondal, ChiranjibAUS-53.60.0 pts · #50
- 3Marathe, SatishAUS-45.61.0 pts · #40
Biggest upsets
- R2+332 Elo gap
- R2+174 Elo gap
- R4+159 Elo gap