2026 Hobsons Bay Western Major Rounds 1-2
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5 players participated in this 2-round tournament, held from 21 Apr 2026 to 28 Apr 2026 in Melbourne, Australia. Top 10 Elo average was 1764, and top seed was Krishna Bodke (🇦🇺 AUS, 1826).
James Hill (🇦🇺 AUS, 1774) won with 1.0/2, ahead of Krishna Bodke (1.0) and Matthew Whitford (1.0). Hill won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
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
Federations · 1 represented
🇦🇺Australia×5
Top 3
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Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇦🇺Hill, James | 1774 | * | 1 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.00 | 1.0 | +11.4 | 2626 |
| 2 | 🇦🇺Bodke, Krishna | 1826 | 0 | * | — | 1 | — | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1.0 | -7.2 | 1759 |
| 3 | 🇦🇺Whitford, Matthew | 1716 | — | — | * | — | 1 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | +11.2 | 2560 |
| 4 | 🇦🇺Menezes, Eric | 1743 | — | 0 | — | * | — | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1.0 | -7.8 | 1026 |
| 5 | 🇦🇺Ruaya, Chris Rodson | 1760 | — | — | 0 | — | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1.0 | -22.4 | 916 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Hill, JamesAUS+11.41.0 pts · #1
- 2Whitford, MatthewAUS+11.21.0 pts · #3
- 3Bodke, KrishnaAUS-7.21.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Ruaya, Chris RodsonAUS-22.40.0 pts · #5
- 2Menezes, EricAUS-7.80.0 pts · #4
- 3Bodke, KrishnaAUS-7.21.0 pts · #2