8th Crewe Chess Congress 2025 - Open

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61 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 27 Jun 2025 to 29 Jun 2025 in Crewe, England. 9 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2170, and top seed was Adam G Ashton (🇬🇧 ENG, FM, 2276).

Jacob Connor Boswell (🇬🇧 ENG, 2252) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Jonathan L B Blackburn (4.0) and Sheng Liang Bernard Chan (4.0). Boswell broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Om Reddy Jayar (1614) beat Craig Duxbury (CM, 2261), a +647-point gap.

Location

🇬🇧Crewe, England

Dates

27 Jun 2025 → 29 Jun 2025

Time control

Standard: 110 minutes for game with 10 sec increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇬🇧FMAdam G Ashton2276

Avg top 10

2,170

Participants

Titled players · 9

FM×4

CM×2

WFM×2

WCM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇬🇧England×42

🇬🇧Wales×5

🇬🇧Scotland×3

🇮🇳India×2

🇨🇾Cyprus×1

🇺🇦Ukraine×1

🇳🇴Norway×1

🇦🇺Australia×1

Top 3

🥇
Jacob Connor Boswell
🇬🇧ENG·2252
4.5pts·2438perf+17.8
🥈
FMJonathan L B Blackburn
🇬🇧WLS·2207
4.0pts·2239perf+3.8
🥉
Sheng Liang Bernard Chan
🇲🇾MAS·2099
4.0pts·2239perf+16.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Jacob Connor Boswell led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Boswell4.5Chan4Ashton4Blackburn4Carroll3.5Pilley3.5

R3–R5 · LEAD HELD

Jacob Connor Boswell held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Jacob Connor Boswell beat Sheng Liang Bernard Chan (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Jacob Connor Boswell 3 wins (R1–R3)FM Adam G Ashton 3 wins (R2–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Jacob Connor Boswell	*	1	—	½
2Sheng Liang Bernard Chan	0	*	—	—
3FMAdam G Ashton	—	—	*	—
4FMJonathan L B Blackburn	½	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Boswell, Jacob Connor	2252	ENG	+11B	+6N	+3B	=2N	+5B	4.5	15.0	18.0	16.00	2438	+17.8
2	Blackburn, Jonathan L BFM	2207	WLS	+40N	=7B	+27N	=1B	+14N	4.0	13.5	15.5	11.50	2239	+3.8
3	Chan, Sheng Liang Bernard	2099	MAS	+34B	+39N	−1N	+21B	+11B	4.0	12.0	14.0	9.50	2239	+16.8
4	Ashton, Adam GFM	2276	ENG	=25B	+36N	+20N	+16B	=8N	4.0	11.5	13.5	10.50	2243	-2.2
5	Vaidyanathan, AdithyaFM	2111	ENG	+28B	+14N	=18B	+12N	−1N	3.5	13.5	16.0	10.00	2183	+16.5
6	Varley, Joe	2018	ENG	+38B	−1B	=13N	+46N	+22B	3.5	12.0	13.5	7.50	2130	+15.0
7	Vaddhireddy, Sai	1946	ENG	+33B	=2N	−15B	+45N	+24B	3.5	11.5	13.0	8.00	2208	+34.4
8	Carroll, Thomas	2131	ENG	F	+31B	+49N	+23N	=4B	3.5	10.0	10.0	8.00	2382	+21.8
9	Pilley, Jack	2016	ENG	F	+51B	=21N	+31B	+17N	3.5	8.5	8.5	7.25	2220	+16.0
10	Potter, John M	2007	ENG	=54B	+56N	−12B	+48N	+23B	3.5	7.5	7.5	4.25	2081	+8.2
11	Van Kemenade, Rudy	1926	WLS	−1N	+52B	+26N	+20B	−3N	3.0	13.5	14.5	6.00	2034	+13.8
12	Barwick, Carmel	1915	ENG	=22N	+53B	+10N	−5B	=16N	3.0	12.5	13.5	7.25	2152	+31.4
13	Vassiliou, Chris	1909	CYP	=24B	=41N	=6B	+44N	=19N	3.0	11.0	12.5	7.00	2112	+21.6
14	Gomez, Daniel	2009	ENG	+52N	−5B	+47N	+33B	−2B	3.0	11.0	12.0	4.50	1990	0.0
15	Crawford, Owen	2124	ENG	+17N	−20B	+7N	F	+35B	3.0	11.0	11.0	8.50	2057	-4.8
16	Arnott, Jonathan WCM	2059	ENG	+50B	+59N	=23B	−4N	=12B	3.0	11.0	11.0	4.25	2036	-2.2
17	Wareing, John P	1914	ENG	−15B	+38N	+41B	+42N	−9B	3.0	10.5	12.5	6.00	2089	+23.6
18	White, Stuart A	2084	SCO	+44B	+32N	=5N	=22B	F	3.0	9.5	9.5	6.50	2183	+11.0
19	Riley, Chris	2053	ENG	−32B	=34N	+56B	+36N	=13B	3.0	9.0	9.0	4.50	1904	0.0
20	De Coverly, Roger D	1937	ENG	+45B	+15N	−4B	−11N	=43B	2.5	12.0	13.5	5.50	2085	+16.6
21	Hariharan, ShambaviWFM	1936	ENG	F	+24N	=9B	−3N	+37B	2.5	12.0	12.0	6.25	2145	+39.6
22	Mitchell, Martin	2139	SCO	=12B	+57N	=35B	=18N	−6N	2.5	11.5	11.5	4.00	1990	-15.6
23	Surtees, Mike J	2100	ENG	+58N	+47B	=16N	−8B	−10N	2.5	11.5	11.5	3.00	1991	-14.2
24	Zak, Kamil	2090	POL	=13N	−21B	+32B	+49N	−7N	2.5	11.0	12.5	5.00	1920	-44.4
25	Zachariassen, Bjarne	1945	NOR	=4N	=26B	−33N	+55B	=28N	2.5	11.0	11.0	4.50	1841	-13.0
26	Woozeer, Seth	1711	ENG	=37B	=25N	−11B	+39N	=27N	2.5	10.0	12.0	5.50	1963	+55.4
27	Ackley, Peter J E	1976	ENG	=48B	+46N	−2B	=43N	=26B	2.5	10.0	11.5	4.50	1852	-15.6
28	Cook, Michael-Antony	1911	GRE	−5N	+55B	−42B	+32N	=25B	2.5	10.0	10.0	3.25	1927	+2.2
29	Anjulan, Ashwin	1826	ENG	F	=37N	+39B	=35N	=30B	2.5	8.5	8.5	5.25	2124	+46.8
30	Larchikov, Maksym	2032	UKR	−31N	=44B	=51N	+54B	=29N	2.5	7.0	7.5	3.00	1761	-58.4
31	Hilditch-Love, Daniel	1832	ENG	+30B	−8N	+37B	−9N	F	2.0	11.5	11.5	4.50	2044	+42.8
32	Doherty, Paul	1832	ENG	+19N	−18B	−24N	−28B	+55N	2.0	11.0	11.0	3.00	1752	-8.8
33	Om Reddy Jayar	1614	IND	−7N	F	+25B	−14N	+45B	2.0	10.5	10.5	4.00	1979	+64.0
34	Sullivan, Daniel	1909	ENG	−3N	=19B	−45N	+50B	=49B	2.0	10.0	11.5	3.75	1960	+3.0
35	Joseph, Patrick	0	ENG	F	+43B	=22N	=29B	−15N	2.0	10.0	10.0	4.50	1982	0.0
36	Bolt, Graham	1942	ENG	F	−4B	+44N	−19B	+47N	2.0	10.0	10.0	3.00	2125	+13.2
37	Turner, Lewis A	1996	ENG	=26N	=29B	−31N	+51B	−21N	2.0	9.5	10.5	3.50	1760	-31.0
38	Richmond, Frank	1811	ENG	−6N	−17B	+52N	−40B	+51N	2.0	9.5	10.5	2.00	1899	+18.8
39	Bennett, Patrick	1970	WLS	+55N	−3B	−29N	−26B	+54N	2.0	9.5	9.5	0.50	1640	-33.4
40	Webster, Alex	0	ENG	−2B	=50N	−46B	+38N	=48B	2.0	9.0	10.5	3.50	1803	0.0
41	Burnett, Jim	2080	ENG	=51N	=13B	−17N	=47B	=46B	2.0	9.0	10.0	3.50	1791	-37.4
42	Jackson, Oliver AFM	2054	ENG	−47N	+58B	+28N	−17B	F	2.0	7.0	7.0	2.50	1895	-16.8
43	Shivakumar, Akshath	1838	ENG	F	−35N	+57B	=27B	=20N	2.0	7.0	7.0	2.50	2076	+38.8
44	Vaidyanathan, Sathya	1878	ENG	−18N	=30N	−36B	−13B	+52N	1.5	10.5	11.5	2.25	1806	-17.2
45	Duxbury, CraigCM	2261	AUS	−20N	=48N	+34B	−7B	−33N	1.5	10.0	11.5	2.75	1754	-118.4
46	Mize, Dylan	1794	USA	F	−27B	+40N	−6B	=41N	1.5	10.0	10.0	3.00	1752	-2.8
47	Ashton, AlannahWCM	1846	ENG	+42B	−23N	−14B	=41N	−36B	1.5	9.5	11.5	3.00	1888	+8.8
48	Dissanayake, Sathsara	1709	ENG	=27N	=45B	F	−10B	=40N	1.5	9.5	9.5	3.00	1906	+23.6
49	Doran, Chris	1975	ENG	F	+54N	−8B	−24B	=34N	1.5	8.5	8.5	1.50	1770	-14.4
50	Rughani, Mahin	1854	ENG	−16N	=40B	−53N	−34N	+60B	1.5	8.0	8.0	1.00	1794	-12.4
51	Ellson, Louie	1855	ENG	=41B	−9N	=30B	−37N	−38B	1.0	10.0	12.0	2.25	1747	-25.6
52	Pyda, Arjun	1810	ENG	−14B	−11N	−38B	+61N	−44B	1.0	9.5	9.5	0.00	1106	-29.8
53	Avadhoot Lokesh Bhakti Brahme	2081	IND	F	−12N	+50B	F	F	1.0	4.5	4.5	1.50	1885	-20.4
54	Michalek, Lukasz	0	ENG	=10N	−49B	F	−30N	−39B	0.5	9.5	9.5	1.75	1674	0.0
55	James, Lucas	1695	WLS	−39B	−28N	F	−25N	−32B	0.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	1115	-36.0
56	Lampard, Alice	1827	SCO	F	−10B	−19N	F	F	0.0	6.5	6.5	0.00	1207	-5.2
57	Longson, Sarah NWFM	1941	ENG	F	−22B	−43N	F	F	0.0	4.5	4.5	0.00	1189	-17.6
58	Layhe, Simon	1910	ENG	−23B	−42N	F	F	F	0.0	4.5	4.5	0.00	1277	-22.4
59	FIDE 343473989	0	—	F	−16B	F	F	F	0.0	3.0	3.0	0.00	1259	0.0
60	Stephens, Ian Paul	1899	ENG	F	F	F	F	−50N	0.0	1.5	1.5	0.00	1054	-22.4
61	Coutts, Catriona	0	WLS	F	F	F	−52B	F	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	1010	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Om Reddy JayarIND
+64.0
2.0 pts · #37
2Woozeer, SethENG
+55.4
2.5 pts · #24
3Anjulan, AshwinENG
+46.8
2.5 pts · #34

Top rating losers

1Duxbury, CraigCMAUS
-118.4
1.5 pts · #43
2Larchikov, MaksymUKR
-58.4
2.5 pts · #42
3Zak, KamilPOL
-44.4
2.5 pts · #25

Biggest upsets

R5+647 Elo gap
Om Reddy Jayar1614 beat CMDuxbury, Craig2261
R3+331 Elo gap
Om Reddy Jayar1614 beat Zachariassen, Bjarne1945
R1+324 Elo gap
De Coverly, Roger D1937 beat CMDuxbury, Craig2261