Padmini reigns supreme in Australia
IM and WGM Padmini Rout played two consecutive tournaments in Australia. Both of them consisted of double rounds everyday which is not an easy task by any means.
Champion FM Raymond Song with Runner-up IM Padmini Rout. Both scored 7.0/9 each | Photo: New Zealand Chess News
The only loss Padmini suffered in the tournament was against the eventual champion FM Raymond Song in round 4. Otherwise she had a fantastic tournament scoring 7.0/9 with a performance rating of 2501 and increasing her rating by 16 ELO points.
Padmini's impressive performance at Sydney International Open 2019
Her best win was in the last round against local player IM Ikeda Junta.
Focused Padmini | Photo: New Zealand Chess News
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Australian legend GM Ian Rogers was the first to tweet about Padmini's performance at Sydney International Open 2019
The only other Indian who played the tournament was GM Abhijit Kunte. He scored 6.5/9 and finished at 3rd position | Photo: New Zealand Chess News
GM Abhijit Kunte's best game would be when he defeated the eventual champion of the tournament, FM Raymond Song in round 5.
Final Standings after Round 9
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | RtgN | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
| 1 | 11 | FM | Song Raymond | TPE | 2329 | 2420 | 7,0 | 1,0 | 6 | 50,5 |
| 2 | 6 | IM | Padmini Rout | IND | 2364 | 2332 | 7,0 | 0,0 | 6 | 51,5 |
| 3 | 1 | GM | Kunte Abhijit | IND | 2485 | 2506 | 6,5 | 0,5 | 4 | 50,5 |
| 4 | 2 | GM | Fernandez Daniel Howard | ENG | 2467 | 2349 | 6,5 | 0,5 | 3 | 52,0 |
| 5 | 9 | IM | Lane Gary W | AUS | 2357 | 2481 | 6,0 | 0,0 | 5 | 54,0 |
| 6 | 8 | IM | Xie George Wendi | AUS | 2359 | 2375 | 6,0 | 0,0 | 5 | 46,0 |
| 7 | 17 | WGM | Zhang Jilin | AUS | 2243 | 2222 | 6,0 | 0,0 | 5 | 45,0 |
| 8 | 3 | IM | Ikeda Junta | AUS | 2441 | 2551 | 6,0 | 0,0 | 4 | 51,5 |
| 9 | 7 | IM | McClymont Brodie | AUS | 2360 | 2374 | 6,0 | 0,0 | 4 | 49,0 |
| 10 | 5 | GM | Johansen Darryl K | AUS | 2364 | 2447 | 6,0 | 0,0 | 4 | 45,5 |
