Southall FIDE Congress November 2025 - U1600
Open SwissStandard
18 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 22 Nov 2025 to 23 Nov 2025 in Southall, England. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 916, and top seed was Nazar Tokonov (🇰🇬 KGZ, 1560).
Thang Tran (🇬🇧 ENG, 0) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Otto Kiuru (4.0) and Vadapalli Gajanand (4.0). Tran broke clear in the final round.
Location
🇬🇧Southall, England
Dates
22 Nov 2025 → 23 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 4 represented
🇬🇧England×14
🇲🇳Mongolia×1
🇮🇳India×1
🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsThang Tran led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
9
4
2
2
1
R5–R5 · LEAD HELD
Thang Tran held the sole lead from R5 through R5 without losing it.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Thang Tran drew with Otto Kiuru (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Thang Tran 3 wins (R1–R3)Otto Kiuru 3 wins (R1–R3)Vadapalli Gajanand 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Thang Tran | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2Otto Kiuru | ½ | * | 1 | ½ |
| 3Vadapalli Gajanand | — | 0 | * | — |
| 4Reno Gobayashi | — | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tran, Thang | 0 | ENG | +13N | +?B | +9N | =2N | +8B | 4.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 7.50 | 1516 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Kiuru, Otto | 0 | ENG | +5N | +3B | +11N | =1B | =4N | 4.0 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 13.00 | 1593 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Vadapalli Gajanand | 1511 | IND | +12B | −2N | +7B | +6N | +10B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 9.50 | 2320 | +41.2 |
| 4 | Gobayashi, Reno | 0 | ENG | +10N | −11B | +?N | +9B | =2B | 3.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 6.00 | 1488 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Vinoth, Varshyth | 1527 | ENG | −2B | +17N | =8B | =10N | +13B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.25 | 1536 | +0.4 |
| 6 | Rozmus, Oliver | 1528 | ENG | −9N | +13B | +14N | −3B | +12N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 3.50 | 1511 | -2.4 |
| 7 | Delendrea, Cristian | 0 | ENG | +14N | −9B | −3N | +?B | +15N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1502 | 0.0 |
| 8 | OHiggins, Aiden | 0 | ENG | +15B | F | =5N | +11B | −1N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.50 | 1809 | +40.0 |
| 9 | Kirkis, Dimitris | 0 | ENG | +6B | +7N | −1B | −4N | F | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 6.00 | 1549 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Yang, Ben | 0 | ENG | −4B | =12N | +17B | =5B | −3N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.25 | 1391 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Tokonov, Nazar | 1560 | KGZ | +17B | +4N | −2B | −8N | F | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.50 | 736 | -21.2 |
| 12 | Matilal, Tamal | 1510 | ENG | −3N | =10B | F | +17N | −6B | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 720 | -19.4 |
| 13 | Feng, Leo | 0 | ENG | −1B | −6N | F | +14B | −5N | 1.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 1.00 | 728 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Sharma, Gavin | 0 | ENG | −7B | +15N | −6B | −13N | −16B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 1525 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Sohal, Aneeksha | 1520 | ENG | −8N | −14B | F | +16N | −7B | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 736 | -19.2 |
| 16 | Chinzorig, Otgonbayar | 0 | MGL | F | F | F | −15B | +14N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 720 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Green, Malcolm | 0 | ENG | −11N | −5B | −10N | −12B | F | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 732 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 343483160 | 0 | — | −?N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 616 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Vadapalli GajanandIND+41.24.0 pts · #5
- 2OHiggins, AidenENG+40.02.5 pts · #2
- 3Vinoth, VarshythENG+0.43.0 pts · #11
Top rating losers
- 1Tokonov, NazarKGZ-21.22.0 pts · #15
- 2Matilal, TamalENG-19.41.5 pts · #13
- 3Sohal, AneekshaENG-19.21.0 pts · #18