This years ANU Open has begun with a very strong field turning up. Top seed is IM Rishi Sardana, with IM Junta Ikeda and GM Jacek Stopa starting as seeds 2 and 3. The strong local contingent is rounded out by FM Fred Litchfield, FM Michael Kethro and CM Hui Li, while the event has attracted players from Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
The 40 player Open section started off without any upsets. However Harry Press was fortunate to claim the point against Thomas Eleutherios, turning a worse position into an equal ending, which he then managed to find enough play to take the full point. The Under 1600 section (with 41 players) mostly went according to seeding, although a couple of tournament debutants did suprise their more experienced opponents.
Round 2 starts at 10am Canberra time today. The live coverage of the top 4 games is available at https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-anu-open/YbOrsNyI
Results and pairings can be found at https://www.vegaresult.com/vr/4080
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