2025 St. George Swiss Rounds 1-3
Open SwissStandard
59 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 09 Sept 2025 to 23 Sept 2025 in Sydney, Australia. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 0.
Terrence Tang (🇦🇺 AUS, CM, 0) won with 3.0/3, ahead of Nicholas Kordahi (3.0) and Ted Power (3.0). Tang won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
Location
🇦🇺Sydney, Australia
Dates
09 Sept 2025 → 23 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 3 rounds
Avg top 10
0
Participants
59
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇦🇺Australia×56
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsTight race until R3; 4 players tied at 3.0/3, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
24
11
4
R3 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
4 players finish on 3.0/3. Tang takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (4.0).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Ted Power 3 wins (R1–R3)Frank Tefanis 3 wins (R1–R3)CM Terrence Tang 3 wins (R1–R3)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tang, TerrenceCM | 0 | AUS | +25B | +14N | +6B | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 5.50 | 2632 | +8.8 |
| 2 | Kordahi, Nicholas | 0 | AUS | +23B | +11N | +9B | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 5.50 | 2558 | +21.4 |
| 3 | Power, Ted | 0 | AUS | +41N | +12B | +13N | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.00 | 2488 | +20.4 |
| 4 | Tefanis, Frank | 0 | AUS | +30B | +15N | +10B | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.00 | 2518 | +13.0 |
| 5 | Barker, Geoff | 0 | AUS | +50B | =22N | +7B | 2.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.25 | 1934 | +0.4 |
| 6 | Zworestine, Charles | 0 | AUS | +32N | +8B | −1N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 1946 | -1.4 |
| 7 | Buzgan, Sait | 0 | AUS | +40N | +16B | −5N | 2.0 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 3.00 | 1986 | +20.4 |
| 8 | Shenoy, Trilok | 0 | AUS | +17B | −6N | +36B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 3.00 | 2018 | +43.6 |
| 9 | Plunkett, Jeremy | 0 | AUS | +31N | +45B | −2N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1935 | -2.4 |
| 10 | Rewais, Sarwat | 0 | AUS | +38N | +28B | −4N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1792 | -0.8 |
| 11 | Lendvai, Tibor | 0 | AUS | +42N | −2B | +29N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1678 | -0.6 |
| 12 | Lagarez, Christian | 0 | AUS | +39B | −3N | +46B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1167 | -3.0 |
| 13 | Li, Ashton | 0 | AUS | +51N | +29B | −3B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 1.50 | 1772 | +2.0 |
| 14 | Doan, Peter | 0 | AUS | +55B | −1B | +31N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1999 | +20.4 |
| 15 | Teng, Huey | 0 | AUS | +53N | −4B | +28N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1712 | -2.4 |
| 16 | Plant, John Stuart | 0 | AUS | +35B | −7N | +22B | 2.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 2.50 | 1828 | -13.6 |
| 17 | Stalker, Ian | 0 | AUS | −8N | +32B | +37N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1682 | -13.2 |
| 18 | Nisha Raj, Taran | 0 | AUS | +24B | +43N | F | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.50 | 2551 | +70.8 |
| 19 | Saint, Graham D | 0 | AUS | +34B | +33N | F | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2311 | +3.2 |
| 20 | Jovanovski, Paul | 0 | AUS | +54B | F | +26N | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2470 | +31.6 |
| 21 | Stathos, Dimitrios | 0 | AUS | F | +57B | +44N | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2526 | +13.6 |
| 22 | Sivaraj, Avinav | 0 | AUS | +47N | =5B | −16N | 1.5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 2.25 | 1864 | +21.2 |
| 23 | Beydoun, Maan | 0 | AUS | −2N | +53B | =24B | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.75 | 1594 | -2.4 |
| 24 | Karabatsos, John | 0 | AUS | −18N | +34B | =23N | 1.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 1.75 | 1509 | -14.2 |
| 25 | Dimitropoulos, Nick | 0 | AUS | −1N | =51B | +56B | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.25 | 1586 | -12.0 |
| 26 | Babic, Michael S | 0 | AUS | =52B | +56N | −20B | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.25 | 1476 | -17.8 |
| 27 | Perez, Andres | 0 | AUS | −28N | =50B | +33B | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 1326 | -48.8 |
| 28 | England, Tom | 0 | AUS | +27B | −10N | −15B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 1.50 | 1676 | +25.2 |
| 29 | Gourlas, Dimitrios | 0 | AUS | +36B | −13N | −11B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1615 | +17.6 |
| 30 | Parissis, John | 0 | AUS | −4N | +39B | −48N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1062 | -7.0 |
| 31 | Paceskoski, Boris | 0 | AUS | −9B | +54N | −14B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1627 | -32.0 |
| 32 | Currie, Ethan | 0 | AUS | −6B | −17N | +58B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1678 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Zhou, Yik Wai | 0 | AUS | +37N | −19B | −27N | 1.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 1624 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Hu, Aaron | 0 | AUS | −19N | −24N | +53B | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 945 | -16.8 |
| 35 | Nichas, John | 0 | AUS | −16N | +40B | −49N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1746 | +1.4 |
| 36 | O`Donoghue, Malachi | 0 | AUS | −29N | +38B | −8N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1474 | -21.0 |
| 37 | Vardakis, Emmanuel | 0 | AUS | −33B | +58N | −17B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1717 | +3.6 |
| 38 | Hyde, Geoff | 0 | AUS | −10B | −36N | +54B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1572 | -1.0 |
| 39 | Boan, Mark | 0 | AUS | −12N | −30N | +55B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 829 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Liu, William | 0 | AUS | −7B | −35N | +59N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 902 | -27.6 |
| 41 | Sharkawy, Sam | 0 | AUS | −3B | F | +57N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1167 | -2.0 |
| 42 | Elsey, Justin | 0 | AUS | −11B | F | +50N | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.50 | 1633 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Xu, Leo | 0 | AUS | F | −18B | +51N | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.50 | 1450 | -31.2 |
| 44 | Escribano, Jose | 0 | AUS | F | +52N | −21B | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.50 | 1585 | -7.6 |
| 45 | Allison, Brian C | 0 | AUS | +58B | −9N | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1721 | +0.6 |
| 46 | Wilkinson, Robert | 0 | AUS | F | +59B | −12N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 875 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Beydoun, Ghassan | 0 | AUS | −22B | +55N | F | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 906 | -7.0 |
| 48 | Sze-To, Jonas | 0 | AUS | F | F | +30B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2382 | +5.2 |
| 49 | Huseyin, Ertan John | 0 | AUS | F | F | +35B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2500 | +7.2 |
| 50 | Swinton, Peter J | 0 | AUS | −5N | =27N | −42B | 0.5 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 0.75 | 1690 | +4.4 |
| 51 | Manwarring, Stephen | 0 | AUS | −13B | =25N | −43B | 0.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 0.75 | 1476 | -3.2 |
| 52 | Brown, Chris J | 0 | AUS | =26N | −44B | F | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.75 | 1581 | 0.0 |
| 53 | FIDE 3283089 | 0 | — | −15B | −23N | −34N | 0.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 822 | 0.0 |
| 54 | Matson, John | 0 | AUS | −20N | −31B | −38N | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 927 | -30.0 |
| 55 | Glukhikh, Evgeny | 0 | AUS | −14N | −47B | −39N | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 884 | 0.0 |
| 56 | FIDE 3296652 | 0 | — | F | −26B | −25N | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 943 | 0.0 |
| 57 | Ali, Ameer | 0 | AUS | F | −21N | −41B | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 799 | 0.0 |
| 58 | Scott, Marshall | 0 | AUS | −45N | −37B | −32N | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 867 | -20.4 |
| 59 | FIDE 3296644 | 0 | — | F | −46N | −40B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 790 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Nisha Raj, TaranAUS+70.82.0 pts · #7
- 2Shenoy, TrilokAUS+43.62.0 pts · #9
- 3Jovanovski, PaulAUS+31.62.0 pts · #11
Top rating losers
- 1Perez, AndresAUS-48.81.5 pts · #41
- 2Paceskoski, BorisAUS-32.01.0 pts · #16
- 3Xu, LeoAUS-31.21.0 pts · #32