Coulsdon Chess Late Spring Standardplay Congress 2025 - U1750
16 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 25 May 2025 to 26 May 2025 in Coulsdon, England. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1594, and top seed was Paul Bloom (🇬🇧 ENG, 1707).
Domenico Amabile (🇮🇹 ITA, 1654) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Siyuan Ou (3.5) and Paul Bloom (3.0). Amabile shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: George Tagg (1446) beat Ashwath Kumar Kota (1680), a +234-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsDomenico Amabile led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Domenico Amabile takes the sole lead (4.0/5).
Domenico Amabile beat Siyuan Ou (White).
Domenico Amabile 4 wins (R1–R5)Siyuan Ou 3 wins (R1–R3)Ashwath Kumar Kota 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Domenico Amabile | * | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2Siyuan Ou | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3Ashwath Kumar Kota | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Paul Bloom | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amabile, Domenico | 1654 | ITA | +9N | +10B | F | +2B | +4N | 4.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.00 | 2325 | +26.8 |
| 2 | Ou, Siyuan | 1549 | ENG | +3B | +14B | +13N | −1N | =7B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 6.75 | 1802 | +40.8 |
| 3 | Bloom, Paul | 1707 | ENG | −2N | +12B | F | +6N | +5N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 6.50 | 1623 | -4.4 |
| 4 | Kota, Ashwath Kumar | 1680 | ENG | −10N | +16B | +15N | +5B | −1B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.50 | 1384 | -45.6 |
| 5 | Narang, Ishaan | 0 | ENG | +7B | =6B | +14N | −4N | −3B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 4.75 | 1602 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Morris-Weston, Robin T | 1699 | ENG | +8B | =5N | F | −3B | +10N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.75 | 1673 | -1.2 |
| 7 | Holmes, Thomas | 0 | ENG | −5N | +15N | F | +8B | =2N | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.75 | 1536 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Tagg, Ann | 1501 | WLS | −6N | +9B | F | −7N | +11N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.50 | 1701 | +31.6 |
| 9 | Ou, Siyao | 1437 | ENG | −1B | −8N | F | +12B | +14B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.50 | 1483 | +6.4 |
| 10 | Tagg, George | 1446 | ENG | +4B | −1N | F | =11B | −6B | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.75 | 1569 | +24.4 |
| 11 | Howes, David J | 1593 | ENG | =12N | =13B | F | =10N | −8B | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.25 | 1275 | -16.8 |
| 12 | Foot, George | 0 | ENG | =11B | −3N | F | −9N | +15B | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.75 | 1457 | 0.0 |
| 13 | V, Krish | 0 | ENG | +?B | =11N | −2B | — | — | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.75 | 1378 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Slegg, Gary | 1670 | WLS | +15B | −2N | −5B | F | −9N | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1350 | -25.0 |
| 15 | Ibanez, Bittor | 1440 | ENG | −14N | −7B | −4B | F | −12N | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 875 | -8.2 |
| 16 | Wimble, Gary | 0 | ENG | F | −4N | — | — | — | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 879 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Ou, SiyuanENG+40.83.5 pts · #5
- 2Tagg, AnnWLS+31.62.0 pts · #4
- 3Amabile, DomenicoITA+26.84.0 pts · #1
- 1Kota, Ashwath KumarENG-45.63.0 pts · #9
- 2Slegg, GaryWLS-25.01.0 pts · #11
- 3Howes, David JENG-16.81.5 pts · #14
- R1+234 Elo gap
- R5+233 Elo gap
- R1+158 Elo gap