Southall FIDE Congress June 2025 - U1600
10 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 14 Jun 2025 to 15 Jun 2025 in Southall, England. Top 10 Elo average was 608, and top seed was David Nigel Thompson (🇬🇧 ENG, 1590).
Keshav Singla (🇬🇧 ENG, 1556) won with 4.0/5, ahead of John Henry (4.0) and Jakub Walas (3.5). Singla won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: John Henry (1408) beat George Foot (1522), a +114-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R3; 2 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.
John Henry held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.
2 players finish on 4.0/5. Singla takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (11.0).
John Henry lost to Keshav Singla (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1John Henry | * | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Keshav Singla | 1 | * | 0 | — |
| 3Jakub Walas | 0 | 1 | * | ½ |
| 4George Foot | 0 | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singla, Keshav | 1556 | ENG | +6N | −3B | +8N | +5B | +2N | 4.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 7.50 | 2208 | +12.0 |
| 2 | Henry, John | 1408 | ENG | +8B | +9N | +3B | +4N | −1B | 4.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 6.00 | 1539 | +14.4 |
| 3 | Walas, Jakub | 0 | ENG | +?B | +1N | −2N | +6B | =4B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 6.75 | 1495 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Foot, George | 1522 | ENG | F | +7B | +10N | −2B | =3N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.25 | 1491 | -3.6 |
| 5 | Hall, Conrad | 0 | ENG | =7N | F | +?B | −1N | =6N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.50 | 1372 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Misquita Rodrigues, Raul | 0 | ENG | −1B | +?N | F | −3N | =5B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 756 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Thompson, David Nigel | 1590 | ENG | =5B | −4N | F | +10B | F | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 722 | -11.4 |
| 8 | FIDE 343460984 | 0 | — | −2N | F | −1B | F | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 682 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Golding, Jenson | 0 | ENG | F | −2B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 608 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Liu, Kunyu Vincent | 0 | ENG | F | F | −4B | −7N | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 748 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Henry, JohnENG+14.44.0 pts · #2
- 2Singla, KeshavENG+12.04.0 pts · #4
- 3Walas, JakubENG0.03.5 pts · #1
- 1Thompson, David NigelENG-11.41.5 pts · #10
- 2Foot, GeorgeENG-3.62.5 pts · #3
- 3Walas, JakubENG0.03.5 pts · #1
- R4+114 Elo gap