2026 Hobsons Bay Western Masters Rounds 1-2
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6 players participated in this 2-round tournament, held from 21 Apr 2026 to 28 Apr 2026 in Melbourne, Australia. 2 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1855, and top seed was Anh Kiet Nguyen (🇦🇺 AUS, CM, 1995).
Anirudh Krishnan (🇦🇺 AUS, 1843) won with 2.0/2, ahead of Joemar Lacson (2.0) and Julian McIntyre (1.0). Krishnan shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Joemar Lacson (1849) beat Anh Kiet Nguyen (CM, 1995), a +146-point gap.
Location
🇦🇺Melbourne, Australia
Dates
21 Apr 2026 → 28 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 2 rounds
Titled players · 2
CM×2
Federations · 2 represented
🇦🇺Australia×5
🇺🇸United States of America×1
Top 3
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Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇦🇺Krishnan, Anirudh | 1843 | * | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1.0 | +19.0 | 2627 |
| 2 | 🇦🇺Lacson, Joemar | 1849 | — | * | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1.0 | +22.4 | 2692 |
| 3 | 🇦🇺McIntyre, Julian | 1774 | 0 | — | * | — | 1 | — | 1.0 | 0.00 | 2.0 | +2.4 | 1816 |
| 4 | 🇦🇺CMNguyen, Anh Kiet | 1995 | — | 0 | — | * | — | 1 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 2.0 | -10.1 | 1865 |
| 5 | 🇺🇸Paul, Cijo | 1788 | — | 0 | 0 | — | * | — | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3.0 | -18.8 | 1012 |
| 6 | 🇦🇺CMDavis, Tony J | 1880 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3.0 | -17.8 | 1119 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Lacson, JoemarAUS+22.42.0 pts · #2
- 2Krishnan, AnirudhAUS+19.02.0 pts · #1
- 3McIntyre, JulianAUS+2.41.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Paul, CijoUSA-18.80.0 pts · #5
- 2Davis, Tony JCMAUS-17.80.0 pts · #6
- 3Nguyen, Anh KietCMAUS-10.11.0 pts · #4
Biggest upsets
- R2+146 Elo gap