EJCOA National Youth Championship FInals - U12
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19 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 11 Jul 2025 to 13 Jul 2025 in Nottingham, England. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 328, and top seed was Daniel Sewart (🇬🇧 ENG, 1650).
Matthew Helsby (🇬🇧 ENG, 0) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Dildarav Lishoy Gengis Paratazham (3.5) and Seth Woozeer (3.5). Helsby won solo starting round 3.
Location
🇬🇧Nottingham, England
Dates
11 Jul 2025 → 13 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 4 represented
🇬🇧England×12
🇮🇳India×1
🇫🇷France×1
🇬🇧Wales×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsMatthew Helsby led from R3; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
Matthew Helsby never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
R1–R5 · WIN STREAK
Matthew Helsby won 5 in a row (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Matthew Helsby | * | — | 1 | 1 |
| 2Ethan Ross | — | * | — | — |
| 3Samyuktha Vijayendra | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Seth Woozeer | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helsby, Matthew | 0 | ENG | +15B | +6N | +8B | +3N | +10B | 5.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 15.50 | 2508 | +46.0 |
| 2 | Lishoy Gengis Paratazham, Dildarav | 0 | ENG | +11B | +5N | =7B | =10N | =6B | 3.5 | 13.5 | 16.5 | 11.50 | 1711 | -16.8 |
| 3 | Woozeer, Seth | 1629 | ENG | +16N | +12B | =4N | −1B | +14B | 3.5 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 8.75 | 1415 | -28.1 |
| 4 | de Boer, Willem | 0 | ENG | +13B | +19N | =3B | =7N | =5B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 7.25 | 1711 | +8.0 |
| 5 | Rozmus, Oliver | 0 | ENG | +?N | −2B | +9N | +?B | =4N | 3.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.25 | 1644 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Manrique Barrowman, Jorge | 0 | ENG | +?N | −1B | +?N | +?B | =2N | 3.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.75 | 1689 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Ross, Ethan | 0 | ENG | +?N | +?B | =2N | =4B | =?N | 3.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.50 | 1757 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Vijayendra, Samyuktha | 0 | ENG | +?N | +?B | −1N | +13B | =?N | 3.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1625 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Mak, Jules | 0 | ENG | =10B | +?N | −5B | +?N | +?B | 3.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.50 | 1704 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Sewart, Daniel | 1650 | ENG | =9N | +14B | +17N | =2B | −1N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 7.00 | 1685 | -6.0 |
| 11 | Chaitanya Krishna Vadlamani | 0 | IND | −2N | +?B | +?N | −?B | +13N | 3.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.00 | 1054 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Guillet, Elliot | 0 | FRA | +?B | −3N | −13B | +19N | +?B | 3.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 911 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 343475396 | 0 | — | −4N | +?B | +12N | −8N | −11B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 3.00 | 763 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Mukerjee, Shreenitya | 0 | ENG | F | −10N | +?B | +?B | −3N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 908 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 13784161 | 0 | — | −1N | +?B | −?N | −?B | +?N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 825 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Machireddy, Sai Saathvik Reddy | 0 | ENG | −3B | −?N | −?B | +18N | +19B | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 911 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Sarwar, Adam | 0 | WLS | =?B | +?N | −10B | F | F | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 904 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 343464343 | 0 | — | −?N | −?B | −?N | −16B | +?N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 797 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 343436374 | 0 | — | F | −4B | −?N | −12B | −16N | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 763 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Helsby, MatthewENG+46.05.0 pts · #1
- 2de Boer, WillemENG+8.03.5 pts · #5
- 3FIDE 137841610.02.0 pts · #18
Top rating losers
- 1Woozeer, SethENG-28.13.5 pts · #4
- 2Lishoy Gengis Paratazham, DildaravENG-16.83.5 pts · #6
- 3Sewart, DanielENG-6.03.0 pts · #9