2025 Australasian Masters IM Norm event
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.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsTitle race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
FM Albert Winkelman drew with FM Christopher Wallis (Black).
FM Albert Winkelman won 3 in a row (R7–R9).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇦🇺FMWinkelman, Albert | 2346 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 27.75 | 38.0 | +26.2 | 2466 |
| 2 | 🇦🇺FMWallis, Christopher | 2217 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 27.00 | 38.0 | +60.6 | 2481 |
| 3 | 🇵🇭IMYap, Kim Steven | 2398 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.5 | 22.00 | 39.5 | -8.1 | 2321 |
| 4 | 🇨🇴IMHernandez Sanchez, Jairo Andres | 2349 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5.0 | 20.75 | 40.0 | -7.1 | 2289 |
| 5 | 🇦🇺FMBayaca, Sterling | 2247 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 17.50 | 40.5 | +2.8 | 2257 |
| 6 | 🇦🇺FMSoo, Kai Jie | 2277 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | 14.75 | 41.0 | -15.4 | 2211 |
| 8 | 🇳🇿CMBaker, Ilias Angelo (Leo) | 2127 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 14.50 | 41.0 | +23.4 | 2228 |
| 7 | 🇸🇬Goh, Jinghan Cameron | 2154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 4.0 | 14.25 | 41.0 | +16.0 | 2225 |
| 9 | 🇦🇺IMKhamatgaleev, Alexej | 2301 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 3.0 | 10.50 | 42.0 | -21.0 | 2126 |
| 10 | 🇦🇺FMLevi, Eddy L | 2147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1.0 | 4.50 | 44.0 | -41.2 | 1918 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Wallis, ChristopherFMAUS+60.67.0 pts · #2
- 2Winkelman, AlbertFMAUS+26.27.0 pts · #1
- 3Baker, Ilias Angelo (Leo)CMNZL+23.44.0 pts · #8
- 1Levi, Eddy LFMAUS-41.21.0 pts · #10
- 2Khamatgaleev, AlexejIMAUS-21.03.0 pts · #9
- 3Soo, Kai JieFMAUS-15.44.0 pts · #6
- R3+174 Elo gap
- R4+147 Elo gap
- R6+123 Elo gap