The 2025 Melbourne International Open will be held from April 7 to April 14, 2025 at the Melbourne Chess Club. The 2025 MIO is organised by Independent Chess Australia and consists of a 9 round classic, a 9 round rapid, and a 13 round blitz tournament.
The venue capacity is 180 players. The 2024 MIO reached capacity and so we recommend registering early to avoid missing out.
Registrations open at 1:00pm AEDT on Friday November 1, 2024. More updates will be provided as details are finalised.
We look forward to welcoming both new and returning players to Melbourne in April 2025.
Updates
6 April 2025
Today is the last day to register for the classical portion of the 2025 MIO. A reminder to all players to email FA Walter Wolffs if you require a round 1 bye. An email will go out to all registered players at the close of registrations with important information about the tournament. Pairings for round 1 will be posted at approximately 7:00pm - please ensure all bye requests are submitted no later than 6:15pm. We are all looking forward to seeing you tomorrow and would like to wish you safe travels.
31 March 2025
The player lists for both divisions have now been updated and players sorted into the correct divisions based on the latest rating list. A reminder to all prospective players that late entry fees will apply from Friday April 4 - please check the rules and regulations for more information. For any player that requires a round 1 bye, please contact FA Walter Wolffs no later than 6:00pm on Sunday April 6. For players in the Masters division, please ensure you have read the rules and regulations regarding byes - we want all players to have an equal opportunity to achieve a norm and so an even number of players is required, a reserve player has been selected to ensure that everyone gets to play all rounds.
30 March 2025
A reminder that registrations close at 6:00pm on Sunday April 6. Round 1 pairings will be posted soon after. An email will go out shortly after pairings are posted with important information for round 1. Please contact us if there is anything else we can do to help. We look forward to welcoming you all in a weeks time.
24 March 2025
The 2025 MIO commences in just two weeks. We are all very excited to be running this tournament again and appreciate the messages off support from some of the 2024 participants who unfortunately won't make it this year but are excited to see that this event is continuing. If you haven't registered yet, make sure you do as we heavily rely on the support of our players to make this event work. If you are unable to play but have some free time available, we are still looking for volunteers and would greatly appreciate all the help we can get.
