2026 Hobsons Bay Western Masters Rounds 3-5
6 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 05 May 2026 to 26 May 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 3.0/5, ahead of Anh Kiet Nguyen (2.0) and Cijo Paul (1.0). Krishnan broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Anirudh Krishnan (1843) beat Anh Kiet Nguyen (CM, 1995), a +152-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsAnirudh Krishnan led from R5 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Anirudh Krishnan never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Anirudh Krishnan beat CM Anh Kiet Nguyen (Black).
Anirudh Krishnan won 3 in a row (R3–R5).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇦🇺Krishnan, Anirudh | 1843 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3.0 | 4.00 | 4.0 | +30.2 | 2665 |
| 2 | 🇦🇺CMNguyen, Anh Kiet | 1995 | 0 | * | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2.0 | 2.00 | 5.0 | -0.8 | 1929 |
| 3 | 🇺🇸Paul, Cijo | 1788 | 0 | 0 | * | — | — | 1 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 6.0 | -3.4 | 1740 |
| 4 | 🇦🇺Lacson, Joemar | 1849 | 0 | — | — | * | ½ | ½ | 1.0 | 1.00 | 5.0 | -15.4 | 1684 |
| 5 | 🇦🇺McIntyre, Julian | 1774 | — | 0 | — | ½ | * | ½ | 1.0 | 1.00 | 4.0 | -1.6 | 1744 |
| 6 | 🇦🇺CMDavis, Tony J | 1880 | — | — | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1.0 | 1.00 | 3.0 | -9.4 | 1683 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Krishnan, AnirudhAUS+30.23.0 pts · #1
- 2Nguyen, Anh KietCMAUS-0.82.0 pts · #2
- 3McIntyre, JulianAUS-1.61.0 pts · #5
- 1Lacson, JoemarAUS-15.41.0 pts · #4
- 2Davis, Tony JCMAUS-9.41.0 pts · #6
- 3Paul, CijoUSA-3.41.0 pts · #3
- R5+152 Elo gap