2026 Hobsons Bay Cup Rounds 1-4
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34 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 02 Jun 2026 to 23 Jun 2026 in Melbourne, Australia. 4 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1901, and top seed was Kai Jie Soo (🇦🇺 AUS, FM, 2289).
Anh Kiet Nguyen (🇦🇺 AUS, CM, 1957) won with 4.0/4, ahead of Krishna Bodke (3.5) and Joemar Lacson (3.0). Nguyen broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Ruben Nowak (1665) beat Nathan Hibberd (1868), a +203-point gap.
Location
🇦🇺Melbourne, Australia
Dates
02 Jun 2026 → 23 Jun 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 4 rounds
Titled players · 4
FM×1
CM×2
WIM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇦🇺Australia×29
FIDE (no federation)×1
🇺🇸United States of America×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsCM Anh Kiet Nguyen led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
11
6
2
1
R4–R4 · LEAD HELD
CM Anh Kiet Nguyen held the sole lead from R4 through R4 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
CM Anh Kiet Nguyen 4 wins (R1–R4)Dean Hogg 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMAnh Kiet Nguyen | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2Krishna Bodke | — | * | — | ½ |
| 3Dean Hogg | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Joemar Lacson | — | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nguyen, Anh KietCM | 1957 | AUS | +11B | +5N | +7B | +4N | 4.0 | 8.5 | 10.5 | 10.50 | 2584 | +44.8 |
| 2 | Bodke, Krishna | 1870 | AUS | +16N | +6B | =3N | +10B | 3.5 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 8.00 | 2078 | +34.8 |
| 3 | Lacson, Joemar | 1859 | AUS | +9B | +26N | =2B | =7N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 6.50 | 1964 | +10.6 |
| 4 | Hogg, Dean | 1904 | AUS | +30N | +8B | +10N | −1B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 5.00 | 1964 | +7.0 |
| 5 | Whitford, Matthew | 1709 | AUS | +17N | −1B | +30B | +32N | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 2.50 | 1845 | +10.4 |
| 6 | Ramanathan, Ashwin | 1790 | AUS | +33B | −2N | +23B | +20N | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.50 | 1780 | -1.2 |
| 7 | Davis, Tony JCM | 1797 | AUS | +13B | +24N | −1N | =3B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 4.50 | 1828 | +2.6 |
| 8 | Hill, James | 1769 | AUS | +28B | −4N | =11B | +16N | 2.5 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 3.50 | 1739 | -1.4 |
| 9 | Nowak, Ruben | 1665 | AUS | −3N | =16B | +31N | +18B | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 2.75 | 1798 | +13.6 |
| 10 | Paul, Cijo | 1782 | USA | +14B | +23N | −4B | −2N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 3.00 | 1718 | -5.0 |
| 11 | Menezes, Eric | 1725 | AUS | −1N | +31B | =8N | =12B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 2.75 | 1726 | -0.2 |
| 12 | Hogan, Steven | 1632 | AUS | =19B | −15N | +24B | =11N | 2.0 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 2.75 | 1758 | +7.4 |
| 13 | Balogun, Olalekan | 1668 | FID | −7N | −17B | +27N | +25B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1594 | -15.2 |
| 14 | Martin, Dion | 1755 | AUS | −10N | +27B | +25N | F | 2.0 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 2.00 | 1703 | -5.2 |
| 15 | Soo, Kai JieFM | 2289 | AUS | F | +12B | +18N | F | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.50 | 2689 | +3.2 |
| 16 | Biju, Alberto | 1537 | AUS | −2B | =9N | +29N | −8B | 1.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 2.25 | 1646 | +18.8 |
| 17 | Ashok, Arjun | 1627 | AUS | −5B | +13N | −20B | =30N | 1.5 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 2.25 | 1574 | -12.4 |
| 18 | Hibberd, Nathan | 1868 | AUS | =31N | +29B | −15B | −9N | 1.5 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 1.25 | 1690 | -20.2 |
| 19 | Krishnan, Anirudh | 1892 | AUS | =12N | F | +21B | F | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.50 | 1891 | +0.2 |
| 20 | Szuveges, Narelle SWIM | 1689 | AUS | F | =32B | +17N | −6B | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.75 | 1709 | +1.0 |
| 21 | McIntyre, Julian | 1763 | AUS | F | +34B | −19N | =22N | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 1582 | -9.4 |
| 22 | Thomson, Kynan | 1658 | AUS | F | F | +34N | =21B | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1763 | +2.8 |
| 23 | Wang, Tim | 0 | AUS | F | −10B | −6N | +28N | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1536 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Gali, Joyel Evan | 0 | AUS | +25N | −7B | −12N | F | 1.0 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 1511 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Wang, Evan | 1480 | AUS | −24B | +28N | −14B | −13N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1486 | -1.2 |
| 26 | Cheema, Mohammad | 1750 | AUS | +27N | −3B | F | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 1666 | -3.6 |
| 27 | Manoj, Dev | 1472 | AUS | −26B | −14N | −13B | +33N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 924 | -23.2 |
| 28 | Kostakakis, Angelo | 1410 | AUS | −8N | −25B | +33N | −23B | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 825 | -10.0 |
| 29 | Paul, Nikash | 1629 | AUS | F | −18N | −16B | +34N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 903 | -16.6 |
| 30 | Annapureddy, Dhruthin Reddy | 1576 | AUS | −4B | F | −5N | =17B | 0.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.75 | 1474 | -15.2 |
| 31 | Wilkinson, Greg | 1547 | AUS | =18B | −11N | −9B | F | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.75 | 1480 | -4.8 |
| 32 | FIDE 561015962 | 0 | — | F | =20N | F | −5B | 0.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.75 | 1506 | 0.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 573007455 | 0 | — | −6N | F | −28B | −27B | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 757 | 0.0 |
| 34 | FIDE 3292487 | 0 | — | F | −21N | −22B | −29B | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 883 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Nguyen, Anh KietCMAUS+44.84.0 pts · #1
- 2Bodke, KrishnaAUS+34.83.5 pts · #2
- 3Biju, AlbertoAUS+18.81.5 pts · #12
Top rating losers
- 1Manoj, DevAUS-23.21.0 pts · #32
- 2Hibberd, NathanAUS-20.21.5 pts · #13
- 3Paul, NikashAUS-16.61.0 pts · #34
Biggest upsets
- R4+203 Elo gap