Will Rumley continues to dominate Tasmanian Chess this year. Over the weekend of the 23rd and 24th of August Will won all seven of his games to add Tasmanian Rapid champion for 2025 having already collected a rare double by winning both the State Championship in March and the Open in June.
Results from the Open section
| Pos | NAME | Rtg | Fed | Pts | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | BH | BH/C1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rumley William | 2017 | TAS | 7.0 | +B20 | +W13 | +B2 | +W12 | +B6 | +W11 | +B5 | 25.0 | 23.5 |
| 2 | Gorka Carl | 2326 | TAS | 6.0 | +W14 | +B7 | -W1 | +B4 | +W5 | +B8 | +W9 | 30.5 | 27.5 |
| 3 | Martini Andrew | 1483 | TAS | 4.5 | =HPB | +B10 | -W4 | -B11 | +F21 | +B15 | +W7 | 27.5 | 23.0 |
| 4 | Bonham Kevin | 1903 | TAS | 4.5 | =W10 | +B17 | +B3 | -W2 | -W11 | +B16 | +B12 | 25.5 | 23.5 |
| 5 | Flitney Adrian | 1804 | TAS | 4.0 | -W17 | +B20 | +B8 | +W16 | -B2 | +W6 | -W1 | 27.0 | 25.5 |
| 6 | Khodjaev Yusuf | 1809 | TAS | 4.0 | +B19 | +W9 | -B12 | +W7 | -W1 | -B5 | +W16 | 26.5 | 24.5 |
| 7 | Willoughby Jack | 1780 | SA | 4.0 | +B18 | -W2 | +B13 | -B6 | +W15 | +W12 | -B3 | 25.0 | 23.0 |
| 8 | Miller Rosalia-Maryam | 1605 | TAS | 4.0 | =W11 | +B15 | -W5 | +B17 | =HPB | -W2 | +B13 | 25.0 | 21.0 |
| 9 | Bowden Riley | 0 | TAS | 4.0 | +PAB | -B6 | =W17 | +W18 | =B12 | +W13 | -B2 | 24.0 | 22.0 |
| 10 | Cassidy Samuel | 1539 | TAS | 4.0 | =B4 | -W3 | =B15 | -W13 | +B18 | +W17 | +B11 | 22.0 | 20.0 |
| 11 | Gupta-Devdia Vivaan | 1246 | TAS | 3.5 | =B8 | -W12 | +B14 | +W3 | +B4 | -B1 | -W10 | 30.0 | 27.0 |
| 12 | Molnar Aaron | 1638 | TAS | 3.0 | =W15 | +B11 | +W6 | -B1 | =W9 | -B7 | -W4 | 29.5 | 27.0 |
| 13 | Sanderson Lochie | 1468 | TAS | 3.0 | +W16 | -B1 | -W7 | +B10 | +W19 | -B9 | -W8 | 27.5 | 25.5 |
| 14 | Khodjaeva Mary | 1590 | TAS | 3.0 | -B2 | -W18 | -W11 | -B19 | +F20 | +W20 | +B17 | 20.0 | 18.5 |
| 15 | O'Mara Noel | 1510 | TAS | 2.5 | =B12 | -W8 | =W10 | +B20 | -B7 | -W3 | =W19 | 23.0 | 21.5 |
| 16 | Foster Eric | 1610 | TAS | 2.5 | -B13 | +W19 | +B18 | -B5 | =W17 | -W4 | -B6 | 21.5 | 19.5 |
| 17 | Wang Kyler | 1529 | TAS | 2.0 | +B5 | -W4 | =B9 | -W8 | =B16 | -B10 | -W14 | 26.0 | 23.5 |
| 18 | Banks Sam | 1523 | TAS | 2.0 | -W7 | +B14 | -W16 | -B9 | -W10 | +B19 | -W20 | 21.0 | 19.5 |
| 19 | Lee Kam | 1532 | TAS | 2.0 | -W6 | -B16 | =W20 | +W14 | -B13 | -W18 | =B15 | 18.5 | 17.0 |
| 20 | Shaw Hayden | 1561 | TAS | 1.5 | -W1 | -W5 | =B19 | -W15 | -F14 | -B14 | +B18 | 22.0 | 20.5 |
| 21 | Lee Karl(w) | 1516 | TAS | 1.0 | =HPB | =HPB | -- | -- | -F3 | -- | -- | 7.0 | 6.0 |
Results for the 2025 Tasmanian Rapid U1500 Division
| Pos | NAME | Rtg | Fed | Pts | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | BH | BH/C1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zheng Yien | 1425 | TAS | 5.5 | +B27 | +W11 | -B5 | +W18 | +B6 | +W2 | =B3 | 30.5 | 28 |
| 2 | McAdie Joshua | 1288 | TAS | 5.5 | +W24 | +B13 | +W18 | +B8 | +W5 | -B1 | =B4 | 29.5 | 26.5 |
| 3 | Jayathilake Bevin | 1264 | TAS | 5.5 | +B29 | -W4 | +B27 | +W19 | +W8 | +B9 | =W1 | 26 | 24 |
| 4 | Panulaya Emmanuel Liane | 0 | TAS | 5 | +B22 | +B3 | -W9 | +W16 | =B12 | +B5 | =W2 | 30.5 | 27.5 |
| 5 | Yemtsov Nikita | 1240 | TAS | 5 | +W32 | +B7 | +W1 | +B9 | -B2 | -W4 | +B10 | 30 | 29 |
| 6 | Macqueen Forbes | 1189 | TAS | 5 | +B26 | +W10 | -W8 | +B7 | -W1 | +B11 | +W9 | 29.5 | 26.5 |
| 7 | Walker Cayden | 0 | TAS | 5 | +B21 | -W5 | +B20 | -W6 | +B27 | +W12 | +W8 | 26.5 | 24 |
| 8 | Hansen Darvin | 1333 | TAS | 4 | +B23 | +W16 | +B6 | -W2 | -B3 | +W14 | -B7 | 31.5 | 28.5 |
| 9 | Meredith Zoe | 1300 | TAS | 4 | +B25 | +W20 | +B4 | -W5 | +B10 | -W3 | -B6 | 30.5 | 27.5 |
| 10 | Wang James | 1340 | TAS | 4 | +W15 | -B6 | +W21 | +B13 | -W9 | +B18 | -W5 | 28 | 25 |
| 11 | Thiessen Mitchell | 1225 | TAS | 4 | +B14 | -B1 | -W19 | +W31 | +B25 | -W6 | +B16 | 26.5 | 24 |
| 12 | Hu Jessica (Wan Ting) | 1320 | TAS | 4 | +W19 | -B18 | +W15 | =B17 | =W4 | -B7 | +W21 | 26.5 | 23.5 |
| 13 | Gleeson Lachlan | 872 | TAS | 4 | +B31 | -W2 | +B25 | -W10 | -B14 | +W23 | +W19 | 25 | 22.5 |
| 14 | Gunarathna Gavisha | 0 | QLD | 4 | -W11 | -B15 | +W24 | +B21 | +W13 | -B8 | +W18 | 25 | 22 |
| 15 | Zhang Mason | 717 | TAS | 4 | -B10 | +W14 | -B12 | +W28 | -B19 | +W22 | +B20 | 23 | 21 |
| 16 | Hansen Max | 1195 | TAS | 3.5 | +W17 | -B8 | +W30 | -B4 | =W23 | +B19 | -W11 | 24.5 | 22.5 |
| 17 | Li Jamie | 0 | TAS | 3.5 | -B16 | +W23 | +B22 | =W12 | -B18 | -W20 | +B27 | 22 | 19.5 |
| 18 | McAdie Oliver | 950 | TAS | 3 | +B28 | +W12 | -B2 | -B1 | +W17 | -W10 | -B14 | 28.5 | 26.5 |
| 19 | Yuan Alexander | 666 | TAS | 3 | -B12 | +W26 | +B11 | -B3 | +W15 | -W16 | -B13 | 28 | 25 |
| 20 | Zhang Dylan | 877 | TAS | 3 | +F33 | -B9 | -W7 | -W25 | +F31 | +B17 | -W15 | 25.5 | 22.5 |
| 21 | Wright Zachary | 824 | TAS | 3 | -W7 | +B29 | -B10 | -W14 | +B26 | +W25 | -B12 | 25 | 23 |
| 22 | Thiessen Sebastian | 1026 | TAS | 3 | -W4 | +B24 | -W17 | -B23 | +W28 | -B15 | +W30 | 22.5 | 20.5 |
| 23 | Molnar John | 693 | TAS | 3 | -W8 | -B17 | +W32 | +W22 | =B16 | -B13 | =W24 | 22 | 21 |
| 24 | Burton Jordan | 0 | TAS | 3 | -B2 | -W22 | -B14 | +W26 | +B32 | =W27 | =B23 | 22 | 21 |
| 25 | Wilson John | 659 | TAS | 3 | -W9 | +B28 | -W13 | +B20 | -W11 | -B21 | +W32 | 21 | 20 |
| 26 | Luehr Zoe | 0 | TAS | 3 | -W6 | -B19 | +W29 | -B24 | -W21 | +B30 | +W28 | 20 | 18 |
| 27 | Crawford Lachlan | 798 | TAS | 2.5 | -W1 | +B32 | -W3 | +B30 | -W7 | =B24 | -W17 | 25.5 | 24.5 |
| 28 | Plunkett Mojo | 0 | TAS | 2 | -W18 | -W25 | +PAB | -B15 | -B22 | +W29 | -B26 | 20 | 18 |
| 29 | Crawford Matilda | 0 | TAS | 2 | -W3 | -W21 | -B26 | +B32 | -W30 | -B28 | +PAB | 18.5 | 17.5 |
| 30 | Hansen Zane | 451 | TAS | 2 | =HPB | =HPB | -B16 | -W27 | +B29 | -W26 | -B22 | 18 | 16 |
| 31 | Sutharshari Krishna(W) | 0 | TAS | 1.5 | -W13 | +PAB | =HPB | -B11 | -F20 | -- | -- | 15.5 | 14 |
| 32 | Dang Dara | 0 | TAS | 1 | -B5 | -W27 | -B23 | -W29 | -W24 | +PAB | -B25 | 19.5 | 18.5 |
| 33 | Singh Nirman(W) | 0 | TAS | 0 | -F20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0 |