Wollongong February Junior Chess Tournament 2025

Ratings are NSWJCL junior ratings as of the event.

Board colours were not recorded for this event, so each pairing lists the higher-finishing player first.

23 February 2025

Swiss
Rapid
15+10
7 rounds
31 players

🥇Ethan Lee8.0/7641
+W27+W16+W14+W3+W2+W6+W4
🥈Aeon Tran7.0/7708
+W21+W19+W15+W6-B1+W14+W3
🥉Jake Soutter6.0/7606
+W12+W10+W4-B1+W17+W15-B2
#4Richie Tran5.5/7648
+W20+W9-B3=W5+W16+W8-B1
#5Christian Cady5.5/7506
+W28-W6+W27=B4+W10-W9+W19
#6Yijun Wang5.0/7618
+W22+B5+W8-B2+W9-B1+W15
#7Walton Tran5.0/7378
-W8+W24+W16+W12-W15+W17+W14
#8Sreyaa Karunagaran5.0/7564
+B7+W31-B6+W10-W14-B4+W22
#9Alexander McCosker5.0/7524
+W30-B4+W21+W31-B6+B5+W20
#10Adhvaith Arun5.0/7474
+W24-B3+W29-B8-B5+W21+W18
#11Matthew Houlihan5.0/7465
-W16=W12+W23-W19+W21=W20+W24
#12Reyansh Sharma4.5/7421
-B3=B11+W22-B7+W29-W13+W23
#13Taran Nisha Raj4.5/7489
+W23-W15+W28-W14=W19+B12+W17
#14Alexander Rodriguez4.0/7545
+W18+W17-B1+B13+B8-B2-B7
#15Aarav Shahriar4.0/7575
+W25+B13-B2+W20+B7-B3-B6
#16Siyuan Wu4.0/7491
+B11-B1-B7+W18-B4+W24+W25
#17Jaanavhi Saravanan4.0/7468
+W29-B14+W31+W28-B3-B7-B13
#18Jessica Zheng4.0/7367
-B14-W21+W26-B16+W30+W27-B10
#19Flynn Jacob3.5/7507
+W26-B2-W20+B11=B13+W23-B5
#20Zavier van Elsland3.5/7435
-B4+W30+B19-B15+W24=B11-B9
#21Leo Collins3.5/7439
-B2+B18-B9=W23-B11-B10+W29
#22Matthew Cordova3.0/7422
-B6-W28-B12+W30+W26+W29-B8
#23Luka Scekic2.5/7385
-B13+W25-B11=B21+W27-B19-B12
#24Zachary Tate2.0/7369
-B10-B7·+W25-B20-B16-B11
#25Heathcliff McInnes2.0/7418
-B15-B23+W30-B24·+W26-B16
#26Rafael Nguyen2.0/7298
-B19-W27-B18·-B22-B25+W30
#27Daniel Noori1.5/7430
-B1+B26-B5=W29-B23-B18·
#28Eva Klymenko1.0/7365
-B5+B22-B13-B17···
#29Salam Elattar0.5/7349
-B17·-B10=B27-B12-B22-B21
#30Evie McInnes0.0/7357
-B9-B20-B25-B22-B18·-B26
#31Yousef Alghazragy0.0/7333
·-B8-B17-B9···

#	Player	Rating	Score	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7
1	Ethan Lee	641	8.0/7	+W27	+W16	+W14	+W3	+W2	+W6	+W4
2	Aeon Tran	708	7.0/7	+W21	+W19	+W15	+W6	-B1	+W14	+W3
3	Jake Soutter	606	6.0/7	+W12	+W10	+W4	-B1	+W17	+W15	-B2
4	Richie Tran	648	5.5/7	+W20	+W9	-B3	=W5	+W16	+W8	-B1
5	Christian Cady	506	5.5/7	+W28	-W6	+W27	=B4	+W10	-W9	+W19
6	Yijun Wang	618	5.0/7	+W22	+B5	+W8	-B2	+W9	-B1	+W15
7	Walton Tran	378	5.0/7	-W8	+W24	+W16	+W12	-W15	+W17	+W14
8	Sreyaa Karunagaran	564	5.0/7	+B7	+W31	-B6	+W10	-W14	-B4	+W22
9	Alexander McCosker	524	5.0/7	+W30	-B4	+W21	+W31	-B6	+B5	+W20
10	Adhvaith Arun	474	5.0/7	+W24	-B3	+W29	-B8	-B5	+W21	+W18
11	Matthew Houlihan	465	5.0/7	-W16	=W12	+W23	-W19	+W21	=W20	+W24
12	Reyansh Sharma	421	4.5/7	-B3	=B11	+W22	-B7	+W29	-W13	+W23
13	Taran Nisha Raj	489	4.5/7	+W23	-W15	+W28	-W14	=W19	+B12	+W17
14	Alexander Rodriguez	545	4.0/7	+W18	+W17	-B1	+B13	+B8	-B2	-B7
15	Aarav Shahriar	575	4.0/7	+W25	+B13	-B2	+W20	+B7	-B3	-B6
16	Siyuan Wu	491	4.0/7	+B11	-B1	-B7	+W18	-B4	+W24	+W25
17	Jaanavhi Saravanan	468	4.0/7	+W29	-B14	+W31	+W28	-B3	-B7	-B13
18	Jessica Zheng	367	4.0/7	-B14	-W21	+W26	-B16	+W30	+W27	-B10
19	Flynn Jacob	507	3.5/7	+W26	-B2	-W20	+B11	=B13	+W23	-B5
20	Zavier van Elsland	435	3.5/7	-B4	+W30	+B19	-B15	+W24	=B11	-B9
21	Leo Collins	439	3.5/7	-B2	+B18	-B9	=W23	-B11	-B10	+W29
22	Matthew Cordova	422	3.0/7	-B6	-W28	-B12	+W30	+W26	+W29	-B8
23	Luka Scekic	385	2.5/7	-B13	+W25	-B11	=B21	+W27	-B19	-B12
24	Zachary Tate	369	2.0/7	-B10	-B7	·	+W25	-B20	-B16	-B11
25	Heathcliff McInnes	418	2.0/7	-B15	-B23	+W30	-B24	·	+W26	-B16
26	Rafael Nguyen	298	2.0/7	-B19	-W27	-B18	·	-B22	-B25	+W30
27	Daniel Noori	430	1.5/7	-B1	+B26	-B5	=W29	-B23	-B18	·
28	Eva Klymenko	365	1.0/7	-B5	+B22	-B13	-B17	·	·	·
29	Salam Elattar	349	0.5/7	-B17	·	-B10	=B27	-B12	-B22	-B21
30	Evie McInnes	357	0.0/7	-B9	-B20	-B25	-B22	-B18	·	-B26
31	Yousef Alghazragy	333	0.0/7	·	-B8	-B17	-B9	·	·	·

Crosstable notation: +W3 = win as white against rank 3; -B7 = loss as black against rank 7; = = draw.

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Round 1, Sun 23 Feb 2025

Player	Opponent	Result
Ethan Lee1	Daniel Noori0	`1-0`
Aeon Tran1	Leo Collins0	`1-0`
Jake Soutter1	Reyansh Sharma0	`1-0`
Richie Tran1	Zavier van Elsland0	`1-0`
Christian Cady1	Eva Klymenko0	`1-0`
Yijun Wang1	Matthew Cordova0	`1-0`
Walton Tran0	Sreyaa Karunagaran1	`0-1`
Alexander McCosker1	Evie McInnes0	`1-0`
Adhvaith Arun1	Zachary Tate0	`1-0`
Matthew Houlihan0	Siyuan Wu1	`0-1`
Taran Nisha Raj1	Luka Scekic0	`1-0`
Alexander Rodriguez1	Jessica Zheng0	`1-0`
Aarav Shahriar1	Heathcliff McInnes0	`1-0`
Jaanavhi Saravanan1	Salam Elattar0	`1-0`
Flynn Jacob1	Rafael Nguyen0	`1-0`

Round 2, Sun 23 Feb 2025

Ethan Lee21-0Siyuan Wu1
Aeon Tran21-0Flynn Jacob1
Jake Soutter21-0Adhvaith Arun1
Richie Tran21-0Alexander McCosker1
Christian Cady10-1Yijun Wang2
Walton Tran11-0Zachary Tate0
Sreyaa Karunagaran21-0Yousef Alghazragy0
Matthew Houlihan½½-½Reyansh Sharma½
Taran Nisha Raj10-1Aarav Shahriar2
Alexander Rodriguez21-0Jaanavhi Saravanan1
Jessica Zheng00-1Leo Collins1
Zavier van Elsland11-0Evie McInnes0
Matthew Cordova00-1Eva Klymenko1
Luka Scekic11-0Heathcliff McInnes0
Rafael Nguyen00-1Daniel Noori1

Player	Opponent	Result
Ethan Lee2	Siyuan Wu1	`1-0`
Aeon Tran2	Flynn Jacob1	`1-0`
Jake Soutter2	Adhvaith Arun1	`1-0`
Richie Tran2	Alexander McCosker1	`1-0`
Christian Cady1	Yijun Wang2	`0-1`
Walton Tran1	Zachary Tate0	`1-0`
Sreyaa Karunagaran2	Yousef Alghazragy0	`1-0`
Matthew Houlihan½	Reyansh Sharma½	`½-½`
Taran Nisha Raj1	Aarav Shahriar2	`0-1`
Alexander Rodriguez2	Jaanavhi Saravanan1	`1-0`
Jessica Zheng0	Leo Collins1	`0-1`
Zavier van Elsland1	Evie McInnes0	`1-0`
Matthew Cordova0	Eva Klymenko1	`0-1`
Luka Scekic1	Heathcliff McInnes0	`1-0`
Rafael Nguyen0	Daniel Noori1	`0-1`

Round 3, Sun 23 Feb 2025

Ethan Lee31-0Alexander Rodriguez2
Aeon Tran31-0Aarav Shahriar2
Jake Soutter31-0Richie Tran2
Christian Cady21-0Daniel Noori1
Yijun Wang31-0Sreyaa Karunagaran2
Walton Tran21-0Siyuan Wu1
Alexander McCosker21-0Leo Collins1
Adhvaith Arun21-0Salam Elattar0
Matthew Houlihan1½1-0Luka Scekic1
Reyansh Sharma1½1-0Matthew Cordova0
Taran Nisha Raj21-0Eva Klymenko1
Jaanavhi Saravanan21-0Yousef Alghazragy0
Jessica Zheng11-0Rafael Nguyen0
Flynn Jacob10-1Zavier van Elsland2
Heathcliff McInnes11-0Evie McInnes0

Player	Opponent	Result
Ethan Lee3	Alexander Rodriguez2	`1-0`
Aeon Tran3	Aarav Shahriar2	`1-0`
Jake Soutter3	Richie Tran2	`1-0`
Christian Cady2	Daniel Noori1	`1-0`
Yijun Wang3	Sreyaa Karunagaran2	`1-0`
Walton Tran2	Siyuan Wu1	`1-0`
Alexander McCosker2	Leo Collins1	`1-0`
Adhvaith Arun2	Salam Elattar0	`1-0`
Matthew Houlihan1½	Luka Scekic1	`1-0`
Reyansh Sharma1½	Matthew Cordova0	`1-0`
Taran Nisha Raj2	Eva Klymenko1	`1-0`
Jaanavhi Saravanan2	Yousef Alghazragy0	`1-0`
Jessica Zheng1	Rafael Nguyen0	`1-0`
Flynn Jacob1	Zavier van Elsland2	`0-1`
Heathcliff McInnes1	Evie McInnes0	`1-0`

Round 4, Sun 23 Feb 2025

Ethan Lee41-0Jake Soutter3
Aeon Tran41-0Yijun Wang3
Richie Tran2½½-½Christian Cady2½
Walton Tran31-0Reyansh Sharma1½
Sreyaa Karunagaran31-0Adhvaith Arun2
Alexander McCosker31-0Yousef Alghazragy0
Matthew Houlihan1½0-1Flynn Jacob2
Taran Nisha Raj20-1Alexander Rodriguez3
Aarav Shahriar31-0Zavier van Elsland2
Siyuan Wu21-0Jessica Zheng1
Jaanavhi Saravanan31-0Eva Klymenko1
Leo Collins1½½-½Luka Scekic1½
Matthew Cordova11-0Evie McInnes0
Zachary Tate11-0Heathcliff McInnes1
Daniel Noori1½½-½Salam Elattar½

Player	Opponent	Result
Ethan Lee4	Jake Soutter3	`1-0`
Aeon Tran4	Yijun Wang3	`1-0`
Richie Tran2½	Christian Cady2½	`½-½`
Walton Tran3	Reyansh Sharma1½	`1-0`
Sreyaa Karunagaran3	Adhvaith Arun2	`1-0`
Alexander McCosker3	Yousef Alghazragy0	`1-0`
Matthew Houlihan1½	Flynn Jacob2	`0-1`
Taran Nisha Raj2	Alexander Rodriguez3	`0-1`
Aarav Shahriar3	Zavier van Elsland2	`1-0`
Siyuan Wu2	Jessica Zheng1	`1-0`
Jaanavhi Saravanan3	Eva Klymenko1	`1-0`
Leo Collins1½	Luka Scekic1½	`½-½`
Matthew Cordova1	Evie McInnes0	`1-0`
Zachary Tate1	Heathcliff McInnes1	`1-0`
Daniel Noori1½	Salam Elattar½	`½-½`

Round 5, Sun 23 Feb 2025

Ethan Lee51-0Aeon Tran4
Jake Soutter41-0Jaanavhi Saravanan3
Richie Tran3½1-0Siyuan Wu2
Christian Cady3½1-0Adhvaith Arun2
Yijun Wang41-0Alexander McCosker3
Walton Tran30-1Aarav Shahriar4
Sreyaa Karunagaran30-1Alexander Rodriguez4
Matthew Houlihan2½1-0Leo Collins1½
Reyansh Sharma2½1-0Salam Elattar½
Taran Nisha Raj2½½-½Flynn Jacob2½
Jessica Zheng21-0Evie McInnes0
Zavier van Elsland31-0Zachary Tate1
Matthew Cordova21-0Rafael Nguyen0
Luka Scekic2½1-0Daniel Noori1½

Player	Opponent	Result
Ethan Lee5	Aeon Tran4	`1-0`
Jake Soutter4	Jaanavhi Saravanan3	`1-0`
Richie Tran3½	Siyuan Wu2	`1-0`
Christian Cady3½	Adhvaith Arun2	`1-0`
Yijun Wang4	Alexander McCosker3	`1-0`
Walton Tran3	Aarav Shahriar4	`0-1`
Sreyaa Karunagaran3	Alexander Rodriguez4	`0-1`
Matthew Houlihan2½	Leo Collins1½	`1-0`
Reyansh Sharma2½	Salam Elattar½	`1-0`
Taran Nisha Raj2½	Flynn Jacob2½	`½-½`
Jessica Zheng2	Evie McInnes0	`1-0`
Zavier van Elsland3	Zachary Tate1	`1-0`
Matthew Cordova2	Rafael Nguyen0	`1-0`
Luka Scekic2½	Daniel Noori1½	`1-0`

Round 6, Sun 23 Feb 2025

Ethan Lee61-0Yijun Wang4
Aeon Tran51-0Alexander Rodriguez4
Jake Soutter51-0Aarav Shahriar4
Richie Tran4½1-0Sreyaa Karunagaran3
Christian Cady3½0-1Alexander McCosker4
Walton Tran41-0Jaanavhi Saravanan3
Adhvaith Arun31-0Leo Collins1½
Matthew Houlihan3½-½Zavier van Elsland3½
Reyansh Sharma2½0-1Taran Nisha Raj3½
Siyuan Wu31-0Zachary Tate1
Jessica Zheng31-0Daniel Noori1½
Flynn Jacob3½1-0Luka Scekic2½
Matthew Cordova31-0Salam Elattar½
Heathcliff McInnes21-0Rafael Nguyen0

Player	Opponent	Result
Ethan Lee6	Yijun Wang4	`1-0`
Aeon Tran5	Alexander Rodriguez4	`1-0`
Jake Soutter5	Aarav Shahriar4	`1-0`
Richie Tran4½	Sreyaa Karunagaran3	`1-0`
Christian Cady3½	Alexander McCosker4	`0-1`
Walton Tran4	Jaanavhi Saravanan3	`1-0`
Adhvaith Arun3	Leo Collins1½	`1-0`
Matthew Houlihan3	Zavier van Elsland3½	`½-½`
Reyansh Sharma2½	Taran Nisha Raj3½	`0-1`
Siyuan Wu3	Zachary Tate1	`1-0`
Jessica Zheng3	Daniel Noori1½	`1-0`
Flynn Jacob3½	Luka Scekic2½	`1-0`
Matthew Cordova3	Salam Elattar½	`1-0`
Heathcliff McInnes2	Rafael Nguyen0	`1-0`

Round 7, Sun 23 Feb 2025

Ethan Lee71-0Richie Tran4½
Aeon Tran61-0Jake Soutter5
Christian Cady4½1-0Flynn Jacob3½
Yijun Wang51-0Aarav Shahriar4
Walton Tran51-0Alexander Rodriguez4
Sreyaa Karunagaran41-0Matthew Cordova3
Alexander McCosker51-0Zavier van Elsland3½
Adhvaith Arun41-0Jessica Zheng3
Matthew Houlihan41-0Zachary Tate1
Reyansh Sharma3½1-0Luka Scekic2½
Taran Nisha Raj4½1-0Jaanavhi Saravanan3
Siyuan Wu41-0Heathcliff McInnes2
Leo Collins2½1-0Salam Elattar½
Rafael Nguyen11-0Evie McInnes0

Player	Opponent	Result
Ethan Lee7	Richie Tran4½	`1-0`
Aeon Tran6	Jake Soutter5	`1-0`
Christian Cady4½	Flynn Jacob3½	`1-0`
Yijun Wang5	Aarav Shahriar4	`1-0`
Walton Tran5	Alexander Rodriguez4	`1-0`
Sreyaa Karunagaran4	Matthew Cordova3	`1-0`
Alexander McCosker5	Zavier van Elsland3½	`1-0`
Adhvaith Arun4	Jessica Zheng3	`1-0`
Matthew Houlihan4	Zachary Tate1	`1-0`
Reyansh Sharma3½	Luka Scekic2½	`1-0`
Taran Nisha Raj4½	Jaanavhi Saravanan3	`1-0`
Siyuan Wu4	Heathcliff McInnes2	`1-0`
Leo Collins2½	Salam Elattar½	`1-0`
Rafael Nguyen1	Evie McInnes0	`1-0`