Richard Sutton Trophy 2025 Round 6
Open SwissStandard
11 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held on 03 Dec 2025 in Dunedin, New Zealand. Top 10 Elo average was 1608, and top seed was Quentin J.F. Johnson (🇳🇿 NZL, 1954).
Hamish R Gold (🇳🇿 NZL, 1733) won with 1.0/6, ahead of Iain Lamont (1.0) and Terence Duffield (1.0).
Location
🇳🇿Dunedin, New Zealand
Dates
03 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇳🇿New Zealand×10
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 3 players tied at 1.0/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 18 co-leaders at R4 to 4 at the finish.
Co-leaders
18
18
18
18
18
4
R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 1.0/6. Gold takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (0.0).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gold, Hamish R | 1733 | NZL | F | F | F | F | F | +10B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2675 | +13.2 |
| 2 | Lamont, Iain | 1923 | NZL | F | F | F | F | F | +8N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2394 | +5.2 |
| 3 | Duffield, Terence | 1778 | NZL | F | F | F | F | F | +9B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2485 | +7.8 |
| 4 | Armstrong, John F | 1720 | NZL | F | F | F | F | F | =5N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1785 | +2.4 |
| 5 | Lee, Oliver | 1788 | NZL | F | F | F | F | F | =4B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1694 | -4.8 |
| 6 | Suazo, Benedict | 1898 | NZL | F | F | F | F | F | =7N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1960 | +1.2 |
| 7 | Johnson, Quentin J.F. | 1954 | NZL | F | F | F | F | F | =6B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1915 | -1.2 |
| 8 | Reid, David M | 1602 | NZL | F | F | F | F | F | −2B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1113 | -5.2 |
| 9 | Loretan, Alf | 1685 | NZL | F | F | F | F | F | −3N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 965 | -7.8 |
| 10 | Peng, Kerry (haiyan) | 0 | NZL | F | F | F | F | F | −1N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 957 | -26.4 |
| 11 | FIDE 4333020 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | −?N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 920 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Gold, Hamish RNZL+13.21.0 pts · #1
- 2Duffield, TerenceNZL+7.81.0 pts · #3
- 3Lamont, IainNZL+5.21.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Peng, Kerry (haiyan)NZL-26.40.0 pts · #11
- 2Loretan, AlfNZL-7.80.0 pts · #10
- 3Reid, David MNZL-5.20.0 pts · #9