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Southall FIDE Congress July 2025 - U1600

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8 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 12 Jul 2025 to 13 Jul 2025 in Southall, England. Top 10 Elo average was 738, and top seed was Nikesh Acharya (πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ ENG, 1559).

Ellis Fretwell (πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ ENG, 0) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Prakhar Saxena (3.5) and John Henry (3.0). Fretwell won solo starting round 3.

The biggest upset came in round 5: John Henry (1453) beat Nikesh Acharya (1559), a +106-point gap.

Location
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§Southall, England
Dates
12 Jul 2025 β†’ 13 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 5 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§Nikesh Acharya1559
Avg top 10
738
Participants
8
Federations Β· 1 represented
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§EnglandΓ—6
Top 3
  • πŸ₯‡
    Ellis Fretwell
    πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ENG
    4.5ptsΒ·1532perf0.0
  • πŸ₯ˆ
    Prakhar Saxena
    πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ENG
    3.5ptsΒ·1521perf0.0
  • πŸ₯‰
    John Henry
    πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ENGΒ·1453
    3.0ptsΒ·2360perf+26.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 5 rounds

Ellis Fretwell led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
4
2
1
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
Fretwell4.5Saxena3.53Henry3Acharya2Soulier1.5
R3–R5 Β· LEAD HELD

Ellis Fretwell never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R2 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND

Ellis Fretwell beat Prakhar Saxena (Black).

R1–R4 Β· WIN STREAK

Ellis Fretwell won 4 in a row (R1–R4).

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Ellis Fretwell*
1
1
1
2Prakhar Saxena
0
*
1
1
3FIDE 343463444
0
0
*β€”
4John Henry
0
0
β€”*

Grille amΓ©ricaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Fretwell, Ellis0ENG+5B+2N+4B+3N=7B4.511.513.012.2515320.0
2Saxena, Prakhar0ENG+3Bβˆ’1B+5N+4N=6B3.512.514.08.7515210.0
3Henry, John1453ENGβˆ’2N+8B+8Nβˆ’1B+5N3.010.010.02.002360+26.0
4FIDE 3434634440β€”+?N+6Bβˆ’1Nβˆ’2B+8N3.09.59.51.5014920.0
5Acharya, Nikesh1559ENGβˆ’1N+7Bβˆ’2B+6Nβˆ’3B2.012.514.03.001573+1.6
6Soulier, Arne1430ENG+8Bβˆ’4NFβˆ’5B=2N1.58.58.51.75760-6.4
7Attia, Ashraf1463ENGFβˆ’5NF+8B=1N1.56.56.52.25760-14.8
8FIDE 3434739200β€”βˆ’6Nβˆ’3Nβˆ’3Bβˆ’7Nβˆ’4B0.010.512.00.006490.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets β€” the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets
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