Shintaro Mochizuki faces Dane Sweeny in the Jinan round of 16 on hard. Dane Sweeny is the paper favourite — ranked #112, a roughly 20-point hard Elo advantage — but Shintaro Mochizuki has won their only previous meeting.
Mochizuki S. and Sweeny D. faced 2 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Mochizuki S. went 1–1 (50%) against them, Sweeny D. 0–2 (0%).
Only 2 common opponents — too few for any conclusion. Shown without assessment.
Umpiry, "Shintaro Mochizuki vs Dane Sweeny — Jinan Round of 16", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-10-15/mochizuki-vs-sweeny-jinan-r16?utm_source=cite (as of 15 October 2026).