2025 Huon Valley Classical
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17 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 06 Nov 2025 to 07 Nov 2025 in Huonville, Australia. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 0.
Yi Feng Zacharias Lim (πΈπ¬ SGP, 0) won with 5.0/7, ahead of Tan Thanh Nguyen (5.0) and Lucas Parker (4.5).
Location
π¦πΊHuonville, Australia
Dates
06 Nov 2025 β 07 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 7 rounds
Avg top 10
0
Participants
17
Federations Β· 2 represented
π¦πΊAustraliaΓ15
πΈπ¬SingaporeΓ1
Top 3
- π₯
- π₯
- π₯
How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 7 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 5.0/7, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
9
3
1
1
1
1
1
R7 Β· TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 5.0/7. Lim takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (21.0).
R5 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND
Tan Thanh Nguyen beat Yi Feng Zacharias Lim (White).
R3βR5 Β· WIN STREAK
Tan Thanh Nguyen won 3 in a row (R3βR5).
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Tan Thanh Nguyen | * | 1 | 1 | β |
| 2Yi Feng Zacharias Lim | 0 | * | β | β |
| 3Lucas Parker | 0 | β | * | 1 |
| 4Lochie Sanderson | β | β | 0 | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lim, Yi Feng Zacharias | 0 | SGP | +13N | +6B | β?N | +4B | β2N | +10B | +7N | 5.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 16.00 | 1710 | -4.6 |
| 2 | Nguyen, Tan Thanh | 0 | AUS | +17B | β10N | +7B | +3N | +1B | β?B | +4N | 5.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 17.00 | 2513 | +74.4 |
| 3 | Parker, Lucas | 0 | AUS | +16N | β?B | +5N | β2B | =6N | +8B | +10N | 4.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 12.25 | 825 | -20.8 |
| 4 | Sih, Jethro | 0 | AUS | β7B | +14N | +8B | β1N | +11B | +?N | β2B | 4.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 8.00 | 1526 | -29.6 |
| 5 | Sanderson, Lochie | 0 | AUS | +?B | β?N | β3B | =8N | +14B | =9N | +11B | 4.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 8.00 | 1595 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Rolph, David J | 0 | AUS | +8B | β1N | +11B | β7N | =3B | +13N | β9B | 3.5 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 10.75 | 1617 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Rayner, Eric | 0 | AUS | +4N | =?B | β2N | +6B | +9B | β?N | β1B | 3.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 11.00 | 1583 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Hill, Nathan | 0 | AUS | β6N | +13B | β4N | =5B | +12N | β3N | +16B | 3.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 6.50 | 1580 | 0.0 |
| 9 | England, Oscar | 0 | AUS | F | +?N | β?B | +12B | β7N | =5B | +6N | 3.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 8.00 | 1592 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Tran, Dan | 0 | AUS | +12N | +2B | =?N | =?B | β?N | β1N | β3B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 7.50 | 1652 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Lee, Karl | 0 | AUS | β?N | +16B | β6N | +13B | β4N | +14B | β5N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 3.50 | 1565 | +2.8 |
| 12 | Shepherd, Chris | 0 | AUS | β10B | +17N | β15B | β9N | β8B | +16N | =14N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.75 | 899 | -12.0 |
| 13 | Zheng, Yien | 0 | AUS | β1B | β8N | +14B | β11N | +16B | β6B | β?N | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 1.50 | 864 | -17.6 |
| 14 | Nguyen, Le | 0 | AUS | β?N | β4B | β13N | +16B | β5N | β11N | =12B | 1.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 1.25 | 1233 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Djatschenko, Addison | 0 | AUS | F | F | +12N | β?B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.50 | 2353 | +6.0 |
| 16 | Nguyen, Louise | 0 | AUS | β3B | β11N | β?B | β14N | β13N | β12B | β8N | 0.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0.00 | 740 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 3298302 | 0 | β | β2N | β12B | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 789 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Nguyen, Tan ThanhAUS+74.45.0 pts Β· #1
- 2Djatschenko, AddisonAUS+6.01.0 pts Β· #9
- 3Lee, KarlAUS+2.83.0 pts Β· #8
Top rating losers
- 1Sih, JethroAUS-29.64.0 pts Β· #10
- 2Parker, LucasAUS-20.84.5 pts Β· #13
- 3Zheng, YienAUS-17.62.0 pts Β· #17