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2025 Australasian Masters IM Norm event

Round-RobinStandard

10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 12 Dec 2025 to 20 Dec 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. 9 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2256, and top seed was Kim Steven Yap (🇵🇭 PHI, IM, 2398).

Albert Winkelman (🇦🇺 AUS, FM, 2346) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Christopher Wallis (7.0) and Kim Steven Yap (5.5). Winkelman shared the lead from round 7, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Ilias Angelo (Leo) Baker (CM, 2127) beat Alexej Khamatgaleev (IM, 2301), a +174-point gap.

Location
🇦🇺Melbourne, Australia
Dates
12 Dec 2025 → 20 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇵🇭IMKim Steven Yap2398
Avg top 10
2,256
Participants
10
Titled players · 9
IM×3
FM×5
CM×1
Federations · 5 represented
🇦🇺Australia×6
🇨🇴Colombia×1
🇸🇬Singapore×1
🇵🇭Philippines×1
🇳🇿New Zealand×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 10 · 9 rounds

Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders
3
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
#1#2#5#10R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Albert Winkelman drew with FM Christopher Wallis (Black).

R7–R9 · WIN STREAK

FM Albert Winkelman won 3 in a row (R7–R9).

Cross-table

#PlayerElo12345678910PtsSBBhΔ EloPerf
1🇦🇺FMWinkelman, Albert2346*½1½½1½1117.027.7538.0+26.22466
2🇦🇺FMWallis, Christopher2217½*½½½111117.027.0038.0+60.62481
3🇵🇭IMYap, Kim Steven23980½*11½½1015.522.0039.5-8.12321
4🇨🇴IMHernandez Sanchez, Jairo Andres2349½½0*½½1½1½5.020.7540.0-7.12289
5🇦🇺FMBayaca, Sterling2247½½0½*0½½114.517.5040.5+2.82257
6🇦🇺FMSoo, Kai Jie227700½½1*10014.014.7541.0-15.42211
8🇳🇿CMBaker, Ilias Angelo (Leo)2127½0½0½0*½114.014.5041.0+23.42228
7🇸🇬Goh, Jinghan Cameron2154000½½1½*1½4.014.2541.0+16.02225
9🇦🇺IMKhamatgaleev, Alexej230100100100*13.010.5042.0-21.02126
10🇦🇺FMLevi, Eddy L2147000½000½0*1.04.5044.0-41.21918

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets