Capital Chess Classic 2025
Open SwissStandard
48 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 25 Oct 2025 to 27 Oct 2025 in Wellington, New Zealand. 7 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2018, and top seed was Nicolas Croad (🇳🇿 NZL, FM, 2160).
Ryan Winter (🇳🇿 NZL, 2052) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Thomas Van Der Hoorn (5.0) and Ilias Angelo (Leo) Baker (5.0). Winter won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Joshua Barnes (1675) beat Ollie Archer (FM, 2063), a +388-point gap.
Location
🇳🇿Wellington, New Zealand
Dates
25 Oct 2025 → 27 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Titled players · 7
FM×2
CM×4
WIM×1
Federations · 4 represented
🇳🇿New Zealand×41
🇱🇰Sri Lanka×1
🇮🇳India×1
🇲🇹Malta×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsRyan Winter led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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9
4
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1
R4–R6 · LEAD HELD
Ryan Winter held the sole lead from R4 through R6 without losing it.
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Ryan Winter drew with CM Ilias Angelo (Leo) Baker (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Ryan Winter 5 wins (R1–R5)CM Ilias Angelo (Leo) Baker 3 wins (R1–R3)CM Thomas Van Der Hoorn 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ryan Winter | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2CMIlias Angelo (Leo) Baker | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3CMThomas Van Der Hoorn | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4CMDavid Cilia Vincenti | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Winter, Ryan | 2052 | NZL | +37B | +6N | +4B | +2N | +13B | =3N | 5.5 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 22.50 | 2292 | +28.8 |
| 2 | Van Der Hoorn, ThomasCM | 2019 | NZL | +19N | +22B | +10N | −1B | +8N | +9B | 5.0 | 20.5 | 23.5 | 18.00 | 2224 | +26.2 |
| 3 | Baker, Ilias Angelo (Leo)CM | 2103 | NZL | +35N | +21B | +8N | =13N | +14B | =1B | 5.0 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 17.00 | 2146 | +8.6 |
| 4 | Keith, Matthew | 1840 | NZL | +42N | +20B | −1N | +34B | +21N | +14B | 5.0 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 13.00 | 1912 | +11.6 |
| 5 | Cilia Vincenti, DavidCM | 1972 | MLT | +48B | −7N | +19B | +29N | +24B | +16N | 5.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 12.00 | 2004 | +4.2 |
| 6 | Barnes, Joshua | 1675 | NZL | +34N | −1B | =17N | +18B | +15B | +13N | 4.5 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 14.25 | 2108 | +61.2 |
| 7 | Charles, Dion | 1810 | NZL | +17N | +5B | −16N | +25B | −9N | +22B | 4.0 | 19.0 | 22.0 | 14.50 | 1887 | +8.0 |
| 8 | Loke, Kayden | 2018 | NZL | +44B | +24N | −3B | +20N | −2B | +26N | 4.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 10.00 | 1887 | -24.0 |
| 9 | Timergazi, LaylaWIM | 1936 | NZL | +39B | +29N | −13B | +22N | +7B | −2N | 4.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 11.50 | 1945 | +3.8 |
| 10 | Croad, NicolasFM | 2160 | NZL | +36B | +15N | −2B | −14N | +19B | +21N | 4.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 11.50 | 2036 | -8.0 |
| 11 | Sethuramalingam, Karthik | 1776 | NZL | +33B | −13N | +39B | −24N | +23B | +38N | 4.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 9.50 | 1731 | -9.2 |
| 12 | Reedy, Brendan | 1969 | NZL | +43B | =38N | −23B | =26N | +36B | +24N | 4.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 9.00 | 1791 | -11.0 |
| 13 | Archer, OllieFM | 2063 | NZL | +30N | +11B | +9N | =3B | −1N | −6B | 3.5 | 23.0 | 25.5 | 13.00 | 1924 | -32.4 |
| 14 | Santos, Aristotle | 0 | NZL | +?N | =25B | +32N | +10B | −3N | −4N | 3.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 8.00 | 1908 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Forster, WilliamCM | 1834 | NZL | +27B | −10B | =18N | +17B | −6N | +25B | 3.5 | 18.5 | 21.5 | 11.25 | 1764 | -6.8 |
| 16 | Tanoi, Toleafoa Edward | 1884 | NZL | +18N | =32B | +7B | +23N | F | −5B | 3.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 11.75 | 1938 | +4.6 |
| 17 | Fitton, Stanley | 0 | NZL | −7B | +37N | =6B | −15N | +43N | +30B | 3.5 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 8.25 | 1707 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Grace, Nathan | 0 | NZL | −16B | +45N | =15B | −6N | +?B | +29N | 3.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 4.75 | 1695 | 0.0 |
| 19 | He, Zachary | 0 | NZL | −2B | +33N | −5N | +46B | −10N | +35B | 3.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 4.50 | 1768 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Xu, Laura | 1690 | NZL | +28B | −4N | +27B | −8B | =31N | =23N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 20.5 | 8.75 | 1750 | +8.4 |
| 21 | Qu, Lucas | 1620 | NZL | +41B | −3N | +43B | +38N | −4B | −10B | 3.0 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 5.50 | 1160 | -15.2 |
| 22 | OBrien, Finn | 1755 | NZL | +45B | −2N | +28B | −9B | +34N | −7N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 5.50 | 1122 | -34.4 |
| 23 | Harris, Adam | 1657 | NZL | =31N | +30B | +12N | −16B | −11N | =20B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 19.5 | 9.25 | 1778 | +30.0 |
| 24 | Lieser, Joshua | 1739 | NZL | +47N | −8B | +46N | +11B | −5N | −12B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 4.00 | 1741 | -1.2 |
| 25 | Masters, Hugh | 0 | NZL | +26B | =14N | =38B | −7N | +32B | −15N | 3.0 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 8.25 | 1022 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Shannon, Toby | 0 | NZL | −25N | =31B | +44N | =12B | +28N | −8B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 7.25 | 1801 | 0.0 |
| 27 | McNabb, Ashlee-Deanna | 1834 | NZL | −15N | +35B | −20N | −30B | +39N | +34B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 6.00 | 1579 | -64.0 |
| 28 | Gavini, Shashank | 0 | NZL | −20N | +?B | −22N | +35B | −26B | +36N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 4.00 | 1686 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Hurndell, Robert | 1736 | NZL | +40N | −9B | +31N | −5B | =30N | −18B | 2.5 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 5.75 | 1554 | -13.0 |
| 30 | Aadhav Dhamodharan | 1575 | IND | −13B | −23N | +33B | +27N | =29B | −17N | 2.5 | 15.5 | 18.0 | 6.75 | 1713 | +22.4 |
| 31 | Kusay, Plaso | 0 | NZL | =23B | =26N | −29B | +37N | =20B | −32N | 2.5 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 6.50 | 1681 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 4332709 | 0 | — | +46B | =16N | −14B | F | −25N | +31B | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 4.25 | 1884 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Thingbaijam, Conan | 0 | NZL | −11N | −19B | −30N | =42B | +47N | +44B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.75 | 875 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Bakiyaraj, Nenian | 0 | NZL | −6B | +36N | +41B | −4N | −22B | −27N | 2.0 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 4.00 | 1501 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Annamalai, Karthikeyan | 1694 | NZL | −3B | −27N | +45B | −28N | +40B | −19N | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.5 | 2.50 | 1164 | -15.6 |
| 36 | Nazeer, Afique M | 1604 | SRI | −10N | −34B | +42N | +39B | −12N | −28B | 2.0 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 3.50 | 1687 | +2.6 |
| 37 | Ashe, Michael | 1641 | NZL | −1N | −17B | +40N | −31B | =42N | =43B | 2.0 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 3.50 | 1241 | -1.6 |
| 38 | Williams, Glen | 0 | NZL | F | =12B | =25N | −21B | +44N | −11B | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 4.50 | 1515 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Miriyala, Sreenikesh | 1461 | NZL | −9N | +40B | −11N | −36N | −27B | +46B | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 2.00 | 969 | -25.2 |
| 40 | Sethuramalingam, Niranjana | 0 | NZL | −29B | −39N | −37B | +45N | −35N | +47B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.50 | 834 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Cao, Sam | 0 | NZL | −21N | =42B | −34N | −44B | +46N | =45B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 820 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Panth, Kishore | 0 | NZL | −4B | =41N | −36B | =33N | =37B | −?N | 1.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 3.25 | 1421 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Guthrie, Milo | 0 | NZL | −12N | +47B | −21N | F | −17B | =37N | 1.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.00 | 1470 | 0.0 |
| 44 | FIDE 4330960 | 0 | — | −8N | F | −26B | +41N | −38B | −33N | 1.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 2.00 | 1218 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Le, Long Minh | 0 | NZL | −22N | −18B | −35N | −40B | F | =41N | 0.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.00 | 925 | 0.0 |
| 46 | FIDE 4332695 | 0 | — | −32N | F | −24B | −19N | −41B | −39N | 0.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 802 | 0.0 |
| 47 | FIDE 4332679 | 0 | — | −24B | −43N | −?N | F | −33B | −40N | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 939 | 0.0 |
| 48 | List, Robert | 1653 | NZL | −5N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1172 | -2.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Barnes, JoshuaNZL+61.24.5 pts · #17
- 2Harris, AdamNZL+30.03.0 pts · #9
- 3Winter, RyanNZL+28.85.5 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1McNabb, Ashlee-DeannaNZL-64.03.0 pts · #15
- 2OBrien, FinnNZL-34.43.0 pts · #39
- 3Archer, OllieFMNZL-32.43.5 pts · #6
Biggest upsets
- R6+388 Elo gap
- R3+312 Elo gap
- R4+259 Elo gap