2026 Hobsons Bay Honourable Bob
Open SwissStandard
35 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 27 Jan 2026 to 24 Feb 2026 in Melbourne, Australia. 3 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1871, and top seed was Anh Kiet Nguyen (🇦🇺 AUS, CM, 1984).
Daniel Gusain (🇦🇺 AUS, 1950) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Tony J Davis (4.0) and Dhruv Hari (4.0). Gusain broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Dhruv Hari (1860) beat Anh Kiet Nguyen (CM, 1984), a +124-point gap.
Location
🇦🇺Melbourne, Australia
Dates
27 Jan 2026 → 24 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 3
CM×2
WIM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇦🇺Australia×30
🇺🇸United States of America×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsDaniel Gusain led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
14
7
2
4
1
R5–R5 · LEAD HELD
Daniel Gusain held the sole lead from R5 through R5 without losing it.
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Daniel Gusain won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Daniel Gusain | * | — | — | ½ |
| 2Cijo Paul | — | * | — | 0 |
| 3Nathan Hibberd | — | — | * | — |
| 4CMTony J Davis | ½ | 1 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gusain, Daniel | 1950 | AUS | +14B | +12N | +9B | =2N | +7B | 4.5 | 13.0 | 15.5 | 13.50 | 2164 | +20.6 |
| 2 | Davis, Tony JCM | 1888 | AUS | +20B | +10N | +4B | =1B | =3N | 4.0 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 13.25 | 2024 | +16.8 |
| 3 | Hari, Dhruv | 1860 | AUS | +29B | +16N | =5B | +6N | =2B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 10.50 | 2070 | +57.2 |
| 4 | Paul, Cijo | 1764 | USA | +22N | +19B | −2N | +11B | +18N | 4.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 9.00 | 1959 | +24.2 |
| 5 | Hibberd, Nathan | 1888 | AUS | =28B | +27N | =3N | +26B | +9B | 4.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 9.25 | 1913 | +6.0 |
| 6 | Nguyen, Anh KietCM | 1984 | AUS | +15N | +11B | =7N | −3B | +17N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 9.25 | 1889 | -18.4 |
| 7 | Lacson, Joemar | 1830 | AUS | +13B | +21N | =6B | +16N | −1N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 8.25 | 1964 | +19.0 |
| 8 | Hogan, Steven | 1654 | AUS | −16B | +28N | =12B | +27N | +13B | 3.5 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 6.75 | 1784 | +17.0 |
| 9 | Krishnan, Anirudh | 1844 | AUS | +30N | +23B | −1N | +17B | −5N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 5.00 | 1811 | -2.4 |
| 10 | Bodke, Krishna | 1731 | AUS | +24N | −2B | +15N | −12B | +23N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 6.50 | 1751 | +6.8 |
| 11 | Whitford, Matthew | 1727 | AUS | +35B | −6N | +32B | −4N | +20B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 1664 | -5.4 |
| 12 | McIntyre, Julian | 1770 | AUS | +31N | −1B | =8N | +10N | F | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 5.75 | 1795 | +3.2 |
| 13 | Annapureddy, Dhruthin Reddy | 1536 | AUS | −7N | +33B | +14N | =18B | −8N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.50 | 1633 | +17.6 |
| 14 | Paul, Nikash | 1658 | AUS | −1N | =24B | −13B | +34N | +27B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.50 | 1523 | -15.8 |
| 15 | Ramanathan, Ashwin | 1579 | AUS | −6B | +29N | −10B | =28N | +19B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.75 | 1656 | +16.8 |
| 16 | Hogg, Dean | 1934 | AUS | +8N | −3B | +23N | −7B | F | 2.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 5.50 | 1754 | -18.0 |
| 17 | Szuveges, Narelle SWIM | 1704 | AUS | =27B | =18N | +21B | −9N | −6B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 3.75 | 1669 | -5.2 |
| 18 | Maunders, Myiesha | 1740 | AUS | F | =17B | +19N | =13N | −4B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.25 | 1672 | -7.2 |
| 19 | Nowak, Ruben | 1686 | AUS | +33N | −4N | −18B | +22B | −15N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 1467 | -22.6 |
| 20 | Matijas, Dejan | 1618 | AUS | −2N | +25B | F | +31B | −11N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 1566 | -4.6 |
| 21 | Parker, Lucas | 1665 | AUS | +25N | −7B | −17N | +30B | F | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 1547 | -20.0 |
| 22 | Ashok, Arjun | 1561 | AUS | −4B | −30B | +25N | −19N | +31B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 1406 | -32.0 |
| 23 | Milic, James | 1674 | AUS | +34B | −9N | −16B | +29N | −10B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 1539 | -13.8 |
| 24 | Jyothi Nikhil, Neev | 1497 | AUS | −10B | =14N | −27B | +33N | =28B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 1388 | -21.6 |
| 25 | Gali, Joyel Evan | 0 | AUS | −21B | −20N | −22B | +32N | +34B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 816 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Davis, Sophie | 0 | AUS | F | +31B | +30N | −5N | F | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1736 | +4.4 |
| 27 | Kothari, Sumay | 1465 | AUS | =17N | −5B | +24N | −8B | −14N | 1.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 3.00 | 1525 | +10.0 |
| 28 | Wilkinson, Greg | 1469 | AUS | =5N | −8B | F | =15B | =24N | 1.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.25 | 1560 | +6.8 |
| 29 | Kostakakis, Angelo | 1415 | AUS | −3N | −15B | +34N | −23B | F | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 888 | -11.0 |
| 30 | Annadasu, Shreyansh | 1488 | AUS | −9B | +22N | −26B | −21N | F | 1.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1497 | +0.4 |
| 31 | Clerk, Max | 1474 | AUS | −12B | −26N | +33B | −20N | −22N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 858 | -20.4 |
| 32 | FIDE 3266680 | 0 | — | F | F | −11N | −25B | +33B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 924 | 0.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 3292487 | 0 | — | −19B | −13N | −31N | −24B | −32N | 0.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 743 | 0.0 |
| 34 | FIDE 573001635 | 0 | — | −23N | F | −29B | −14B | −25N | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 781 | 0.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 573001643 | 0 | — | −11N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 924 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Hari, DhruvAUS+57.24.0 pts · #5
- 2Paul, CijoUSA+24.24.0 pts · #2
- 3Gusain, DanielAUS+20.64.5 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Ashok, ArjunAUS-32.02.0 pts · #28
- 2Nowak, RubenAUS-22.62.0 pts · #22
- 3Jyothi Nikhil, NeevAUS-21.62.0 pts · #27
Biggest upsets
- R4+124 Elo gap
- R3+122 Elo gap
- R5+107 Elo gap