2025 St. George Swiss Rounds 4-8
Open SwissStandard
60 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 30 Sept 2025 to 28 Oct 2025 in Sydney, Australia. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 0.
Yik Wai Zhou (🇦🇺 AUS, 0) won with 5.0/8, ahead of John Stuart Plant (4.5) and Ian Stalker (4.5). Zhou shared the lead from round 7 and broke clear in the final round.
Location
🇦🇺Sydney, Australia
Dates
30 Sept 2025 → 28 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Avg top 10
0
Participants
60
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇦🇺Australia×57
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsYik Wai Zhou led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 20 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R8.
Co-leaders
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61
61
20
9
4
2
1
R8–R8 · LEAD HELD
Yik Wai Zhou held the sole lead from R8 through R8 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Yik Wai Zhou 5 wins (R4–R8)John Stuart Plant 4 wins (R4–R7)Ian Stalker 4 wins (R5–R8)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zhou, Yik Wai | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | +46B | +23N | +33B | +9N | +30B | 5.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.50 | 2519 | +127.2 |
| 2 | Plant, John Stuart | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | +34N | +19B | +44N | +32B | =6N | 4.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 9.75 | 2152 | +8.6 |
| 3 | Stalker, Ian | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | =27B | +57B | +55N | +31B | +8N | 4.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 6.75 | 2184 | +23.6 |
| 4 | Plunkett, Jeremy | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | +56B | +5N | +11B | −8N | +38B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 9.00 | 2168 | +24.4 |
| 5 | Barker, Geoff | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | =18N | −4B | +7N | +10B | +11B | 3.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 10.75 | 1976 | +6.4 |
| 6 | Tefanis, Frank | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | +32N | F | +8B | +30N | =2B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 9.25 | 2329 | +33.6 |
| 7 | O`Donoghue, Malachi | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | +58B | +45N | −5B | +15N | =44B | 3.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.75 | 1640 | -7.0 |
| 8 | Tang, TerrenceCM | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | +30N | +55B | −6N | +4B | −3B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 6.50 | 2017 | -16.2 |
| 9 | Li, Ashton | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | −31N | +34B | +35N | −1B | +10N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 7.00 | 1867 | +17.2 |
| 10 | Nichas, John | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | +17B | +56N | +26B | −5N | −9B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 6.00 | 1810 | +15.2 |
| 11 | Huseyin, Ertan John | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | +57N | +31B | −4N | +18B | −5N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.50 | 1863 | -20.8 |
| 12 | Xu, Leo | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | +36B | +28N | −30B | −13N | +35B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 6.50 | 1825 | +7.2 |
| 13 | Perez, Andres | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +37N | −18N | +12B | +14N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 8.00 | 1927 | +15.2 |
| 14 | Paceskoski, Boris | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | −20N | +39N | +45B | +33N | −13B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.00 | 1559 | -43.2 |
| 15 | Parissis, John | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | −45B | +49N | +46B | −7B | +20N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.50 | 1742 | +16.2 |
| 16 | Shenoy, Trilok | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | −19N | F | +21N | +59B | +31N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.50 | 1886 | +31.2 |
| 17 | Gourlas, Dimitrios | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | −10N | −24B | +58N | +21B | +59N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.50 | 1771 | +44.8 |
| 18 | Jovanovski, Paul | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | =5B | −30N | +13B | −11N | +26B | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 7.25 | 1884 | +33.2 |
| 19 | Rewais, Sarwat | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | +16B | −2N | −32B | =35B | +40N | 2.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 6.00 | 1762 | -8.6 |
| 20 | Hu, Aaron | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | +14B | −33N | =23B | +36N | −15B | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 6.25 | 1695 | +46.4 |
| 21 | Manwarring, Stephen | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | =22N | +29N | −16B | −17N | +48B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.75 | 1324 | -24.4 |
| 22 | Swinton, Peter J | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | =21B | =43N | +24N | =25B | −33B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 6.00 | 1518 | -6.8 |
| 23 | Lagarez, Christian | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | −42N | −1B | =20N | +57B | +41N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.25 | 1759 | +7.6 |
| 24 | Glukhikh, Evgeny | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | =29B | +17N | −22B | +45N | −36B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 5.25 | 1446 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Karabatsos, John | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | −40B | −41N | +43B | =22N | +37B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.25 | 1486 | -23.4 |
| 26 | Escribano, Jose | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | +52N | =35B | −10N | +34B | −18N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1671 | -7.4 |
| 27 | Sze-To, Jonas | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | =3N | F | +36B | F | +47N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.25 | 2017 | +18.0 |
| 28 | Sivaraj, Avinav | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | +39B | −12B | +57N | =55B | −42N | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.25 | 1725 | +0.7 |
| 29 | Ali, Ameer | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | =24N | −21B | −48N | +58B | +49N | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.25 | 1485 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Power, Ted | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | −8B | +18B | +12N | −6B | −1N | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 5.50 | 1918 | -10.4 |
| 31 | Buzgan, Sait | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | +9B | −11N | +41B | −3N | −16B | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 5.00 | 1732 | +2.2 |
| 32 | Saint, Graham D | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | −6B | F | +19N | −2N | +55B | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 3.00 | 1930 | +14.2 |
| 33 | Allison, Brian C | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +20B | −1N | −14B | +22N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 5.00 | 1768 | +4.8 |
| 34 | Lendvai, Tibor | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | −2B | −9N | +37B | −26N | +50B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 3.00 | 1596 | -11.6 |
| 35 | Beydoun, Ghassan | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | +47B | =26N | −9B | =19N | −12N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.50 | 1678 | +9.6 |
| 36 | Dimitropoulos, Nick | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | −12N | +51B | −27N | −20B | +24N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.50 | 1473 | -39.2 |
| 37 | Currie, Ethan | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | +50N | −13B | −34N | +48B | −25N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1510 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Babic, Michael S | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | +59N | +44B | −4N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.50 | 1836 | +3.4 |
| 39 | Elsey, Justin | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | −28N | −14B | +51N | −40B | +57N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 1597 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Vardakis, Emmanuel | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | +25N | F | −47B | +39N | −19B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.50 | 1587 | -3.2 |
| 41 | Hyde, Geoff | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | +60N | +25B | −31N | F | −23B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.50 | 1567 | -0.8 |
| 42 | Zworestine, Charles | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | +23B | −44N | F | F | +28B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 5.00 | 1777 | -12.0 |
| 43 | Matson, John | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | =22B | −25N | +60B | =56B | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.50 | 1555 | +5.2 |
| 44 | Nisha Raj, Taran | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | +42B | −2B | −38N | =7N | 1.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.75 | 1703 | +37.6 |
| 45 | Wilkinson, Robert | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | +15N | −7B | −14N | −24B | F | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.00 | 1599 | 0.0 |
| 46 | England, Tom | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | −1N | +60B | −15N | F | F | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 782 | -13.6 |
| 47 | Beydoun, Maan | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | −35N | F | +40N | F | −27B | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 1538 | -11.6 |
| 48 | FIDE 3296652 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | +29B | −37N | −21N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.50 | 695 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Scott, Marshall | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −15B | +60N | F | −29B | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 782 | -14.0 |
| 50 | Liu, William | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | −37B | +58N | −52B | F | −34N | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 851 | -33.2 |
| 51 | Brown, Chris J | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −36N | −39B | F | +53B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1654 | +4.0 |
| 52 | Sharkawy, Sam | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | −26B | F | +50N | F | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1658 | +2.6 |
| 53 | Shaw, Ralph | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | +54B | −51N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 780 | -11.8 |
| 54 | FIDE 3296644 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | F | −53N | +58B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 844 | 0.0 |
| 55 | Kordahi, Nicholas | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −8N | −3B | =28N | −32N | 0.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.25 | 1580 | -28.0 |
| 56 | Doan, Peter | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | −4N | −10B | F | F | =43N | 0.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 1456 | -46.0 |
| 57 | Stathos, Dimitrios | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | −11B | −3N | −28B | −23N | −39B | 0.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 1026 | -18.4 |
| 58 | FIDE 3296610 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −7N | −50B | −17B | −29N | −54N | 0.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 805 | 0.0 |
| 59 | Teng, Huey | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | F | F | −38B | −16N | −17B | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 880 | -68.8 |
| 60 | Boan, Mark | 0 | AUS | F | F | F | −41B | −46N | −49B | −43N | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 709 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Zhou, Yik WaiAUS+127.25.0 pts · #1
- 2Hu, AaronAUS+46.42.5 pts · #16
- 3Gourlas, DimitriosAUS+44.83.0 pts · #25
Top rating losers
- 1Teng, HueyAUS-68.80.0 pts · #55
- 2Doan, PeterAUS-46.00.5 pts · #48
- 3Paceskoski, BorisAUS-43.23.0 pts · #47