2025 Ryde Eastwood Classic Rounds 1-4
Open SwissStandard
31 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 08 Oct 2025 to 29 Oct 2025 in Sydney, Australia. 2 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1882, and top seed was Terrence Tang (🇦🇺 AUS, CM, 2160).
Jongmin Lim (🇦🇺 AUS, 1798) won with 4.0/4, ahead of Jeremy Plunkett (3.5) and Christopher Ball (3.0). Lim broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Ariye Daniel (1458) beat Steven Steinitz (1729), a +271-point gap.
Location
🇦🇺Sydney, Australia
Dates
08 Oct 2025 → 29 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 75 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 4 rounds
Titled players · 2
CM×2
Federations · 2 represented
🇦🇺Australia×29
🇳🇿New Zealand×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsJongmin Lim led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
12
5
2
1
R4–R4 · LEAD HELD
Jongmin Lim held the sole lead from R4 through R4 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Jongmin Lim 4 wins (R1–R4)Arthur Huynh 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jongmin Lim | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2Jeremy Plunkett | — | * | — | — |
| 3Arthur Huynh | 0 | — | * | 1 |
| 4CMChristopher Ball | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lim, Jongmin | 1798 | AUS | +28B | +8N | +21B | +4N | 4.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.50 | 2563 | +36.4 |
| 2 | Plunkett, Jeremy | 1966 | AUS | +25B | +7N | =6B | +18N | 3.5 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 6.25 | 2103 | +9.4 |
| 3 | Ball, ChristopherCM | 1840 | AUS | +22B | +5N | −4B | +6N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 6.50 | 1984 | +14.6 |
| 4 | Huynh, Arthur | 1986 | AUS | +30N | +19B | +3N | −1B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.00 | 1906 | -5.2 |
| 5 | Tay, Mason | 1726 | AUS | +20N | −3B | +11N | +10B | 3.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 5.00 | 1862 | +29.6 |
| 6 | Malcolm, Aidan | 1767 | NZL | +11N | +10B | =2N | −3B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 10.5 | 5.75 | 1891 | +13.0 |
| 7 | Wong, Benjamin | 1720 | AUS | +12B | −2B | +13N | =8N | 2.5 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 5.25 | 1786 | +6.8 |
| 8 | Jain, Kamal | 1707 | AUS | +24N | −1B | +29N | =7B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.25 | 1566 | -7.2 |
| 9 | Wolfson, Alexander | 1661 | AUS | F | =18N | +19B | +24N | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.75 | 1863 | +20.8 |
| 10 | Vyshnivetskyy, Vlad | 1737 | AUS | +29B | −6N | +20B | −5N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 1526 | -32.4 |
| 11 | Chiara, Vincenzo | 1640 | AUS | −6B | +27N | −5B | +29N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 947 | -14.2 |
| 12 | Magesh, Devahuti | 1523 | AUS | −7N | −13B | +22B | +19N | 2.0 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 2.00 | 1615 | +18.8 |
| 13 | He, Enock | 1569 | AUS | F | +12N | −7B | +20N | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.00 | 1692 | +19.6 |
| 14 | Yuan, Ryan Xu | 1621 | AUS | −15B | +28N | −18B | +23N | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 1686 | +5.2 |
| 15 | Tang, TerrenceCM | 2160 | AUS | +14N | F | +16B | F | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 2637 | +5.4 |
| 16 | Plaza-Quinteros, Francisco | 1912 | AUS | F | +23B | −15N | +26B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1861 | -1.6 |
| 17 | Vujasin, Nikola | 1728 | AUS | −23N | +31B | F | +21N | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 2462 | +16.8 |
| 18 | Kuncoro, Leo | 1850 | AUS | F | =9B | +14N | −2B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.25 | 1749 | -13.7 |
| 19 | Tracey, Todd | 1488 | AUS | +27B | −4N | −9N | −12B | 1.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 891 | -32.0 |
| 20 | Daniel, Ariye | 1458 | AUS | −5B | +25N | −10N | −13B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1497 | +5.2 |
| 21 | Watson, Robert A | 1799 | AUS | F | +26B | −1N | −17B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 1571 | -18.0 |
| 22 | Daniel, Suria | 1683 | AUS | −3N | −24B | −12N | +27B | 1.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 882 | -31.0 |
| 23 | Pisarev, Alex | 0 | AUS | +17B | −16N | F | −14B | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1629 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Agrawal, Kushagra | 0 | AUS | −8B | +22N | F | −9B | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1559 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Steinitz, Steven | 1729 | AUS | −2N | −20B | −26N | +28B | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 1443 | -29.4 |
| 26 | Kuncoro, Harvey | 1551 | AUS | F | −21N | +25B | −16N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1688 | +16.4 |
| 27 | Magesh, Sharav | 0 | AUS | −19N | −11B | +28B | −22N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1400 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Quek, Bob | 1560 | AUS | −1N | −14B | −27N | −25N | 0.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 916 | -18.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 3277860 | 0 | — | −10N | F | −8B | −11B | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 895 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Madan, Kyra | 1627 | AUS | −4B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1186 | -4.0 |
| 31 | Podnar, Adam | 1524 | AUS | F | −17N | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 929 | -9.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Lim, JongminAUS+36.44.0 pts · #1
- 2Tay, MasonAUS+29.63.0 pts · #5
- 3Wolfson, AlexanderAUS+20.82.5 pts · #12
Top rating losers
- 1Vyshnivetskyy, VladAUS-32.42.0 pts · #20
- 2Tracey, ToddAUS-32.01.0 pts · #28
- 3Daniel, SuriaAUS-31.01.0 pts · #29
Biggest upsets
- R2+271 Elo gap
- R4+188 Elo gap
- R3+178 Elo gap