2025 Norbert Muller Cup Group E Rounds 3-5
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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 1387, and top seed was Mark Howard (🇦🇺 AUS, 1713).
Zachary Fernandez (🇦🇺 AUS, 0) won with 3.0/5, ahead of Tony Pass (2.0) and Jeremy Lowson (1.5). Fernandez won solo starting round 4.
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 roundsZachary Fernandez led from R4 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
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R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
Zachary Fernandez never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R3–R5 · WIN STREAK
Zachary Fernandez won 3 in a row (R3–R5).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇦🇺Fernandez, Zachary | 0 | * | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3.0 | 2.00 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1725 |
| 2 | 🇦🇺Pass, Tony | 1613 | — | * | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1.5 | +14.2 | 1781 |
| 3 | 🇦🇺Lowson, Jeremy | 1685 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | — | — | 1.5 | 2.25 | 5.5 | +18.8 | 1844 |
| 4 | 🇦🇺Batahena, Ayun | 1664 | 0 | — | ½ | * | — | — | 0.5 | 0.75 | 4.5 | -2.0 | 1663 |
| 5 | 🇦🇺Boswarva, Ernest | 1647 | 0 | 0 | — | — | * | — | 0.0 | 0.00 | 5.0 | -10.8 | 804 |
| 6 | 🇦🇺Howard, Mark | 1713 | — | 0 | — | — | — | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2.5 | -11.8 | 804 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Lowson, JeremyAUS+18.81.5 pts · #3
- 2Pass, TonyAUS+14.22.0 pts · #2
- 3Fernandez, ZacharyAUS0.03.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Howard, MarkAUS-11.80.0 pts · #6
- 2Boswarva, ErnestAUS-10.80.0 pts · #5
- 3Batahena, AyunAUS-2.00.5 pts · #4