2025 Norbert Muller Cup Group B Rounds 3-5 plus postponed
Round-RobinStandard
6 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 05 Nov 2025 to 26 Nov 2025 in Perth, Australia. Top 10 Elo average was 1497, and top seed was Drew Brand (🇦🇺 AUS, 1860).
Robert Stortz (🇦🇺 AUS, 1837) won with 3.0/5, ahead of Drew Brand (2.5) and Dave O`shaughnessy (2.0). Stortz shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.
Location
🇦🇺Perth, Australia
Dates
05 Nov 2025 → 26 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇦🇺Australia×6
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsRobert Stortz led from R5 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE26 Nov
Robert Stortz takes the sole lead (3.0/5).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Robert Stortz drew with Drew Brand (White).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇦🇺Stortz, Robert | 1837 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | — | 1 | 3.0 | 4.50 | 6.5 | +7.8 | 1933 |
| 4 | 🇦🇺Brand, Drew | 1860 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | — | 1 | 2.5 | 3.50 | 7.0 | -6.0 | 1805 |
| 2 | 🇦🇺O`shaughnessy, Dave | 1770 | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | — | 2.0 | 4.00 | 8.5 | +3.6 | 1803 |
| 3 | 🇦🇺Clarke, Daniel | 1805 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | — | 1.5 | 3.50 | 9.0 | -12.2 | 1705 |
| 5 | 🇦🇺Curthoys, Edward | 1707 | — | — | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 1.5 | 1.75 | 4.0 | +3.8 | 1791 |
| 6 | 🇦🇺Taton-Rundgren, Alex | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | ½ | * | 0.5 | 0.75 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 1526 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Stortz, RobertAUS+7.83.0 pts · #1
- 2Curthoys, EdwardAUS+3.81.5 pts · #5
- 3O`shaughnessy, DaveAUS+3.62.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Clarke, DanielAUS-12.21.5 pts · #3
- 2Brand, DrewAUS-6.02.5 pts · #4
- 3Taton-Rundgren, AlexAUS0.00.5 pts · #6