2025 Norbert Muller Cup Group A Rounds 1-2
Round-RobinStandard
6 players participated in this 2-round tournament, held from 22 Oct 2025 to 29 Oct 2025 in Perth, Australia. 2 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1588, and top seed was Ashvin Balavignan (🇦🇺 AUS, CM, 2023).
Stijn Verlinden (🇦🇺 AUS, 0) won with 2.0/2, ahead of Gyula Plaganyi (1.0) and Jacob Gibson (1.0). Verlinden broke clear in the final round.
Location
🇦🇺Perth, Australia
Dates
22 Oct 2025 → 29 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 2 rounds
Titled players · 2
CM×2
Federations · 2 represented
🇦🇺Australia×5
🇱🇹Lithuania×1
Top 3
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Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇦🇺Verlinden, Stijn | 0 | * | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1900 |
| 2 | 🇦🇺CMPlaganyi, Gyula | 1901 | 0 | * | — | — | — | 1 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 2.0 | +8.8 | 2658 |
| 3 | 🇦🇺Gibson, Jacob | 1927 | — | — | * | — | 1 | — | 1.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | +7.0 | 2618 |
| 4 | 🇦🇺CMBalavignan, Ashvin | 2023 | — | — | — | * | — | 1 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | +10.6 | 2658 |
| 6 | 🇱🇹Fokaite, Gabriele | 1818 | 0 | — | 0 | — | * | — | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3.0 | -7.0 | 1127 |
| 5 | 🇦🇺Elkington, Derek | 1858 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2.0 | -14.4 | 1162 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Balavignan, AshvinCMAUS+10.61.0 pts · #4
- 2Plaganyi, GyulaCMAUS+8.81.0 pts · #2
- 3Gibson, JacobAUS+7.01.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Elkington, DerekAUS-14.40.0 pts · #5
- 2Fokaite, GabrieleLTU-7.00.0 pts · #6
- 3Verlinden, StijnAUS0.02.0 pts · #1