2026 Hobsons Bay Western Minor Rounds 1-2
Round-RobinStandard
6 players participated in this 2-round tournament, held from 21 Apr 2026 to 28 Apr 2026 in Melbourne, Australia. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1651, and top seed was Ruben Nowak (🇦🇺 AUS, 1684).
Narelle S Szuveges (🇦🇺 AUS, WIM, 1663) won with 2.0/2, ahead of Nikash Paul (2.0) and Chris Mullen (1.0). Szuveges shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
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 · 1
WIM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇦🇺Australia×6
Top 3
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Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 🇦🇺WIMSzuveges, Narelle S | 1663 | * | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1.0 | +18.8 | 2442 |
| 1 | 🇦🇺Paul, Nikash | 1641 | — | * | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | +20.4 | 2448 |
| 3 | 🇦🇺Mullen, Chris | 1671 | 0 | — | * | 1 | — | — | 1.0 | 1.00 | 3.0 | -1.2 | 1649 |
| 4 | 🇦🇺Hogan, Steven | 1635 | — | — | 0 | * | — | 1 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1.0 | +2.4 | 1678 |
| 5 | 🇦🇺Matijas, Dejan | 1612 | 0 | 0 | — | — | * | — | 0.0 | 0.00 | 4.0 | -17.8 | 852 |
| 6 | 🇦🇺Nowak, Ruben | 1684 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3.0 | -22.6 | 838 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Paul, NikashAUS+20.42.0 pts · #1
- 2Szuveges, Narelle SWIMAUS+18.82.0 pts · #2
- 3Hogan, StevenAUS+2.41.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Nowak, RubenAUS-22.60.0 pts · #6
- 2Matijas, DejanAUS-17.80.0 pts · #5
- 3Mullen, ChrisAUS-1.21.0 pts · #3