London Chess League FIDE Weekender May 2025 - Minor
Open SwissStandard
18 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 30 May 2025 to 01 Jun 2025 in London, England. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 934, and top seed was Cindy Gilbertson (🇬🇧 ENG, 1636).
Michael Bridges (🇬🇧 ENG, 0) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Chandra Prakash (3.5) and Kayal Vijay (3.5). Bridges clinched sole first place in the final round.
Location
🇬🇧London, England
Dates
30 May 2025 → 01 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 3 represented
🇬🇧England×15
🇮🇳India×1
🇵🇱Poland×1
Top 3
- 🥇
- 🥈
- 🥉
How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsMichael Bridges led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
7
3
4
1
1
R5 · LEADER CHANGE01 Jun
Michael Bridges takes the sole lead (4.0/5).
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Michael Bridges beat Chandra Prakash (White).
R2–R5 · WIN STREAK
Michael Bridges won 4 in a row (R2–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Michael Bridges | * | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2Chandra Prakash | 0 | * | — | ½ |
| 3Kayal Vijay | 0 | — | * | 1 |
| 4Nick Spearing | — | ½ | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bridges, Michael | 0 | ENG | F | +?N | +2B | +6N | +3B | 4.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.50 | 1654 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Prakash, Chandra | 1610 | IND | +9N | =4B | −1N | +8B | +15B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 7.50 | 2274 | +25.2 |
| 3 | Vijay, Kayal | 0 | ENG | +13B | +11N | =?N | +4B | −1N | 3.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 7.00 | 1513 | -1.2 |
| 4 | Spearing, Nick | 0 | ENG | +5B | =2N | +8B | −3N | =?B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 7.25 | 1832 | +48.0 |
| 5 | Gilbertson, Cindy | 1636 | ENG | −4N | =13B | +18N | +7B | =11N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.50 | 2324 | +14.0 |
| 6 | Bowles, Cennydd | 1618 | ENG | =8B | +12N | +7N | −1B | F | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 5.75 | 1429 | -9.6 |
| 7 | Westhead, Daniel | 0 | ENG | +?B | +10N | −6B | −5N | =9B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.75 | 827 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Soulier, Arne | 1429 | ENG | =6N | +17B | −4N | −2N | +14B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.75 | 1421 | -0.4 |
| 9 | Karwowski, Patryk | 0 | POL | −2B | +15N | +10B | −?N | =7N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.75 | 1565 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Gampa, Dyuthi Sri | 0 | ENG | +15B | −7B | −9N | =14N | +13B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 3.25 | 1539 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Mason, Harley | 0 | ENG | F | −3B | +17N | +13N | =5B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 1636 | -4.0 |
| 12 | Korsunsky, Alexandra | 0 | ENG | F | −6B | −13N | +17B | +16B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 817 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 343461590 | 0 | — | −3N | =5N | +12B | −11B | −10N | 1.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 3.50 | 1636 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Mulholland, Jenny | 0 | ENG | +18N | −?B | −?N | =10B | −8N | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.25 | 1364 | -17.2 |
| 15 | Boozorginia, Zoya | 1519 | ENG | −10N | −9B | F | +16B | −2N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 811 | -14.8 |
| 16 | Sunil, Krishna | 0 | ENG | −?N | +18B | −?B | −15N | −12N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1394 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Martirossian, Talea | 0 | ENG | F | −8N | −11B | −12N | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 629 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Chen, Amelia | 1523 | ENG | −14B | −16N | −5B | F | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 836 | -14.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Spearing, NickENG+48.03.0 pts · #1
- 2Prakash, ChandraIND+25.23.5 pts · #3
- 3Gilbertson, CindyENG+14.03.0 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Mulholland, JennyENG-17.21.5 pts · #6
- 2Boozorginia, ZoyaENG-14.81.0 pts · #15
- 3Chen, AmeliaENG-14.00.0 pts · #17