2025 Australasian Masters
2025 Australasian Masters is a round robin system chess tournament of 9 rounds with 10 players. The event is scheduled to be held from Friday 12th to Saturday 20th December at Melbourne Chess Club. Chess players for the event are selected and chosen to make International Master norms possible.
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Tournament Details
Prizewinners
(Would be published here)
Pairings and Results
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Broadcast of all games with 30 minute delay on Lichess and Chess.com
(when available)
Latest event updates on:
- Australasian Masters Chess community on Facebook.
- ChessChat 2025 Australasian Masters forum.
Schedule
Round start times (AEDT)
| Start Time | Day & Date | |
|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | 4pm | Friday 12th December 2025 |
| Round 2 | 6.30pm | Saturday 13th December 2025 |
| Round 3 | 6.30pm | Sunday 14th December 2025 |
| Round 4 | 4pm | Monday 15th December 2025 |
| Round 5 | 4pm | Tuesday 16th December 2025 |
| Round 6 | 4pm | Wednesday 17th December 2025 |
| Round 7 | 4pm | Thursday 18th December 2026 |
| Round 8 | 4pm | Friday 19th December 2025 |
| Round 9 | 6.30pm | Saturday 20th December 2025 |
Rate of Play
Single time control. 90 minutes per player plus 30 seconds increment per move from move one.
Venue
2025 Australasian Masters is held at:
62-66 Leicester Street, Fitzroy, VIC 3065, Australia.
Travel Arrangements
Prizes
| Position | AUD |
|---|---|
| 1st | $1,200 |
| 2nd | $600 |
| 3rd | $400 |
Norm Requirements
(Would be published here)
Participants
IM Norm Event
Organisers:
IO/IA Leonid Sandler (AUS), Chief Organiser, Tournament Director and Arbiter.
Arbiters:
IA Gary Bekker (AUS), Chief Arbiter.
Players:
| Title | Player | Fed | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| IM | Hernandez Sanchez, Jairo Andres | COL | 2349 |
| FM | Winkelman, Albert | AUS | 2346 |
| IM | Khamatgaleev, Alexej | AUS | 2301 |
| WCM | Bayasgalan, Khishigbaatar | MGL | 2268 |
| FM | Bayaca, Sterling | AUS | 2243 |
| FM | Wallis, Christopher | AUS | 2217 |
| IM | Solomon, Stephen J | AUS | 2197 |
| Goh, Jinghan Cameron | SGP | 2155 |
Entry Enquiries
AUD 350 per player entry fees.
To be one of the 10 players, contact the organiser, Leonid Sandler on email: leonidsandlerchess@gmail.com or mobile phone: +61 412201891