2026 MCC City of Melbourne Open Round 1

Open SwissStandard

54 players participated in this 1-round tournament, held on 27 Apr 2026 in Melbourne, Australia. 6 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2008, and top seed was Kai Jie Soo (🇦🇺 AUS, FM, 2297).

James Hill (🇦🇺 AUS, 1774) won with 1.0/1, ahead of Declan Smith (1.0) and James Arthur (1.0).

Location

🇦🇺Melbourne, Australia

Dates

27 Apr 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 1 rounds

Top seed

🇦🇺FMKai Jie Soo2297

Avg top 10

2,008

Participants

Titled players · 6

FM×1

CM×5

Federations · 7 represented

🇦🇺Australia×45

🇮🇳India×2

🇮🇪Ireland×1

🇧🇪Belgium×1

🇭🇰Hong Kong China×1

FIDE (no federation)×1

🇬🇧England×1

Top 3

🥇
James Hill
🇦🇺AUS·1774
1.0pts·2330perf+4.0
🥈
CMDeclan Smith
🇦🇺AUS·2060
1.0pts·2469perf+1.8
🥉
James Arthur
🇦🇺AUS·1888
1.0pts·2408perf+6.4

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	Pts	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Hill, James	1774	AUS	+41B	1.0	0.0	0.00	2330	+4.0
2	Smith, DeclanCM	2060	AUS	+48N	1.0	0.0	0.00	2469	+1.8
3	Arthur, James	1888	AUS	+38B	1.0	0.0	0.00	2408	+6.4
4	Grey, Tom	1806	IRL	+43N	1.0	0.0	0.00	2350	+3.8
5	Pramod, Rishaan	1746	AUS	+44N	1.0	0.0	0.00	2269	+6.8
6	Shanks, Jack	1851	AUS	+46B	1.0	0.0	0.00	2387	+3.6
7	Daffy, Joseph	1891	AUS	+42N	1.0	0.0	0.00	2414	+3.4
8	Koh, Shannon	1811	AUS	+47B	1.0	0.0	0.00	2364	+3.8
9	Nguyen, Anh KietCM	1995	AUS	+45N	1.0	0.0	0.00	2452	+3.4
10	Yang, Corey	1787	AUS	+50N	1.0	0.0	0.00	2339	+3.8
11	Jayanty, Aryan	0	AUS	+?N	1.0	0.0	0.00	1736	0.0
12	Kovacevic, Paul	1723	AUS	+51N	1.0	0.0	0.00	2239	+3.2
13	Soo, Kai JieFM	2297	AUS	+37B	1.0	0.0	0.00	2697	+1.6
14	Dakic, Dusan	1771	AUS	+36N	1.0	0.0	0.00	2320	+3.8
15	FIDE 573005304	0	—	+?B	1.0	0.0	0.00	1704	0.0
16	Zheng, Ryan	1881	AUS	+49N	1.0	0.0	0.00	2399	+3.2
17	Buhagiar, Aden	1803	AUS	+39B	1.0	0.0	0.00	2347	+3.8
18	Yu, Lok Lan	1734	AUS	+40B	1.0	0.0	0.00	2242	+6.0
19	Bekker, Gary DCM	1917	AUS	+52N	1.0	0.0	0.00	2438	+3.2
20	Shepherd, Samuel	1828	AUS	=35N	0.5	0.5	0.25	1565	-6.4
21	Parth Sehra	1640	IND	=22N	0.5	0.5	0.25	1985	+7.8
22	Gallagher, Ian G	1985	ENG	=21B	0.5	0.5	0.25	1640	-7.8
23	Blaskovic, Sam	1567	AUS	=28B	0.5	0.5	0.25	1855	+13.6
24	Savige, Colin B	1775	AUS	=29N	0.5	0.5	0.25	1530	-6.0
25	Davis, Sophie	1689	AUS	=34N	0.5	0.5	0.25	1997	+7.2
26	Zafirakos, JesseCM	2155	AUS	=32N	0.5	0.5	0.25	1826	-7.6
27	Marchegiani, Davide	1771	AUS	=33B	0.5	0.5	0.25	1480	-14.0
28	Hong, Xavier	1855	AUS	=23N	0.5	0.5	0.25	1567	-6.8
29	Batyrbekov, Aidan	1530	AUS	=24B	0.5	0.5	0.25	1775	+12.0
30	Rooke, Alex	1626	AUS	=31N	0.5	0.5	0.25	1897	+6.6
31	Ly, Thai	1897	AUS	=30B	0.5	0.5	0.25	1626	-6.6
32	Bodke, Krishna	1826	AUS	=26B	0.5	0.5	0.25	2155	+15.2
33	Lovegrove, Adam	1480	AUS	=27N	0.5	0.5	0.25	1771	+7.0
34	Lingineni, KhushalCM	1997	AUS	=25B	0.5	0.5	0.25	1689	-14.4
35	Clark, Peter	1565	AUS	=20B	0.5	0.5	0.25	1828	+6.4
36	Biju, Alberto	1520	AUS	−14B	0.0	1.0	0.00	971	-7.6
37	Huysman, Arthur	1673	BEL	−13N	0.0	1.0	0.00	1273	-3.2
38	Wilson, Andrew	1608	AUS	−3N	0.0	1.0	0.00	1088	-6.4
39	Bhavikkumar Thakkar	1547	IND	−17N	0.0	1.0	0.00	1003	-7.6
40	Wood, Joshua	1442	AUS	−18N	0.0	1.0	0.00	934	-6.0
41	Ly, Jordan	1530	AUS	−1N	0.0	1.0	0.00	974	-8.0
42	Vu, Khanh	1614	AUS	−7B	0.0	1.0	0.00	1091	-6.8
43	Bredin, Jonathan	1550	AUS	−4B	0.0	1.0	0.00	1006	-3.8
44	Smith, Warren	1469	AUS	−5B	0.0	1.0	0.00	946	-3.4
45	Fry, Peter	1652	AUS	−9B	0.0	1.0	0.00	1195	-2.4
46	Warren, Elizabeth	1587	AUS	−6N	0.0	1.0	0.00	1051	-7.2
47	Chen, Yi Yang	1564	HKG	−8N	0.0	1.0	0.00	1011	-7.6
48	Rehill, Paul	1669	AUS	−2B	0.0	1.0	0.00	1260	-1.8
49	Kolak, Tanya	1599	AUS	−16B	0.0	1.0	0.00	1081	-3.2
50	Akok, Benjamin	1539	AUS	−10B	0.0	1.0	0.00	987	-3.8
51	Lacey, Daniel	1439	AUS	−12B	0.0	1.0	0.00	923	-6.4
52	Papadinis, Jim	1638	AUS	−19B	0.0	1.0	0.00	1117	-3.2
53	FIDE 573001384	0	—	−?N	0.0	0.0	0.00	886	0.0
54	Nong, Bunchannarong	0	FID	−?B	0.0	0.0	0.00	889	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Bodke, KrishnaAUS
+15.2
0.5 pts · #32
2Blaskovic, SamAUS
+13.6
0.5 pts · #23
3Batyrbekov, AidanAUS
+12.0
0.5 pts · #29

Top rating losers

1Lingineni, KhushalCMAUS
-14.4
0.5 pts · #34
2Marchegiani, DavideAUS
-14.0
0.5 pts · #27
3Ly, JordanAUS
-8.0
0.0 pts · #42