2026 Hobsons Bay Western Swiss Rounds 3-5
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13 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 05 May 2026 to 26 May 2026 in Melbourne, Australia. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1232, and top seed was Ashwin Ramanathan (🇦🇺 AUS, 1742).
Ashwin Ramanathan (🇦🇺 AUS, 1742) won with 3.0/5, ahead of Olalekan Balogun (2.0) and Greg Wilkinson (2.0). Ramanathan broke clear in the final round.
Location
🇦🇺Melbourne, Australia
Dates
05 May 2026 → 26 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 5 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇦🇺Australia×10
FIDE (no federation)×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 13 · 5 roundsAshwin Ramanathan led from R5 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
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Ramanathan#1Balogun#2Wilkinson#3Kostakakis#5Annapureddy#6Ruaya#4Krishnan#7Gali#11Clerk#12Krishnan#13#8Ashok#9#10
R5–R5 · LEAD HELD
Ashwin Ramanathan never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Ashwin Ramanathan beat Olalekan Balogun (White).
R3–R5 · WIN STREAK
Ashwin Ramanathan won 3 in a row (R3–R5).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇦🇺Ramanathan, Ashwin | 1742 | * | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3.0 | 4.00 | 4.0 | +37.6 | 2407 |
| 2 | Balogun, Olalekan | 1668 | 0 | * | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 3.00 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 1655 |
| 3 | 🇦🇺Wilkinson, Greg | 1498 | 0 | — | * | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0 | 3.00 | 6.0 | +14.6 | 1717 |
| 5 | 🇦🇺Kostakakis, Angelo | 1404 | — | 0 | — | * | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.00 | 4.0 | +7.2 | 1552 |
| 6 | 🇦🇺Annapureddy, Dhruthin Reddy | 1541 | — | — | — | — | * | 0 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 2.5 | -15.2 | 1451 |
| 4 | 🇦🇺Ruaya, Rohan | 1475 | — | — | 0 | — | 1 | * | ½ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.5 | 2.75 | 5.5 | +15.6 | 1562 |
| 7 | 🇦🇺Krishnan, Sanjay | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — | ½ | * | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1.5 | 0.75 | 3.5 | -26.8 | 1306 |
| 13 | 🇦🇺Krishnan, Sanjit | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | * | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1.0 | 0.00 | 4.0 | -33.2 | 697 |
| 11 | 🇦🇺Gali, Joyel Evan | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | * | — | — | — | 1 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 603 |
| 12 | 🇦🇺Clerk, Max | 1443 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | * | — | 1 | — | 1.0 | 0.00 | 2.0 | -4.2 | 868 |
| 9 | 🇦🇺Ashok, Arjun | 1551 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | * | — | — | 0.0 | 0.00 | 4.0 | -13.2 | 948 |
| 10 | FIDE 3297438 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | * | — | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 679 |
| 8 | FIDE 3292487 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 791 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ramanathan, AshwinAUS+37.63.0 pts · #1
- 2Ruaya, RohanAUS+15.61.5 pts · #4
- 3Wilkinson, GregAUS+14.62.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Krishnan, SanjitAUS-33.21.0 pts · #13
- 2Krishnan, SanjayAUS-26.81.5 pts · #7
- 3Annapureddy, Dhruthin ReddyAUS-15.22.0 pts · #6