2025 Ballarat Koelle A Rounds 1-3
Open SwissStandard
17 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 09 Oct 2025 to 23 Oct 2025 in Ballarat, Australia. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 0.
Declan Smith (🇦🇺 AUS, CM, 0) won with 3.0/3, ahead of Jamie Brotheridge (2.5) and Rodney M Jacobs (2.0). Smith broke clear in the final round.
Location
🇦🇺Ballarat, Australia
Dates
09 Oct 2025 → 23 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 3 rounds
Avg top 10
0
Participants
17
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇦🇺Australia×17
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsCM Declan Smith led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
5
2
1
R3–R3 · LEAD HELD
CM Declan Smith held the sole lead from R3 through R3 without losing it.
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
CM Declan Smith won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMDeclan Smith | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2Jamie Brotheridge | — | * | — | — |
| 3Sam Song | — | — | * | — |
| 4Rodney M Jacobs | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smith, DeclanCM | 0 | AUS | +8B | +12N | +3B | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.50 | 2532 | +9.0 |
| 2 | Brotheridge, Jamie | 0 | AUS | =14N | +6B | +10B | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 2.75 | 1804 | +9.2 |
| 3 | Jacobs, Rodney M | 0 | AUS | +11B | +10N | −1N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1906 | +5.8 |
| 4 | Song, Sam | 0 | AUS | F | +5B | +7N | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.50 | 2429 | +28.0 |
| 5 | Leckie, Michael | 0 | AUS | +13B | −4N | +11B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1848 | +22.6 |
| 6 | Guha, Shanaya | 0 | AUS | =7B | −2N | +17N | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.75 | 1600 | +17.2 |
| 7 | Cook, Patrick | 0 | AUS | =6N | +9B | −4B | 1.5 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 2.25 | 1596 | -7.4 |
| 8 | Marko, Paja | 0 | AUS | −1N | =15B | +14N | 1.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 0.75 | 1690 | +0.8 |
| 9 | Stickland, Peter | 0 | AUS | =16B | −7N | +15N | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 0.75 | 1696 | +10.2 |
| 10 | Jyani, Vipin | 0 | AUS | +17B | −3B | −2N | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1523 | -8.8 |
| 11 | Mahar, Declan | 0 | AUS | −3N | +17B | −5N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1488 | -29.6 |
| 12 | Perrin, Kevin J | 0 | AUS | +15B | −1B | F | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.50 | 1797 | +3.6 |
| 13 | Van Riel, Bas | 0 | AUS | −5N | +14B | F | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.50 | 1520 | -11.6 |
| 14 | Oppenheim, Tom | 0 | AUS | =2B | −13N | −8B | 0.5 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 1.25 | 1419 | -3.8 |
| 15 | Ivory, Trevor | 0 | AUS | −12N | =8N | −9B | 0.5 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 0.75 | 1366 | -26.0 |
| 16 | Stewart, Scott | 0 | AUS | =9N | F | F | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1558 | -6.8 |
| 17 | Laffey, Julian | 0 | AUS | −10N | −11N | −6B | 0.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 798 | -17.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Song, SamAUS+28.02.0 pts · #3
- 2Leckie, MichaelAUS+22.62.0 pts · #5
- 3Guha, ShanayaAUS+17.21.5 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Mahar, DeclanAUS-29.61.0 pts · #11
- 2Ivory, TrevorAUS-26.00.5 pts · #14
- 3Laffey, JulianAUS-17.60.0 pts · #17