Southall FIDE Congress June 2025 - U2400
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25 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 14 Jun 2025 to 15 Jun 2025 in Southall, England. 7 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1866, and top seed was Zoltan Kovacs (ðŸ‡ðŸ‡º HUN, 2097).
Avinash Vaidyanathan (🇮🇳 IND, 1855) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Avinash Reddy (3.5) and Henry Brennan (3.5). Vaidyanathan won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 4: David Bernatowicz (1490) beat Vineet Sood (1692), a +202-point gap.
Location
🇬🇧Southall, England
Dates
14 Jun 2025 → 15 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 7 represented
🇬🇧England×17
🇲🇾Malaysia×2
🇮🇳India×2
🇬🇧Wales×1
ðŸ‡ðŸ‡ºHungary×1
🇧🇪Belgium×1
🇹🇷Turkiye×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsAvinash Vaidyanathan led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
8
4
1
1
1
Vaidyanathan4Brennan3.5Kovacs3.5Reddy3.5Lapidus3Sookphanich3— ex-leaders:Vaidyanathanled R3–R5, #8
R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
Avinash Vaidyanathan held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Avinash Vaidyanathan won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Avinash Vaidyanathan | * | — | ½ | ½ |
| 2Henry Brennan | — | * | — | 1 |
| 3Zoltan Kovacs | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4Avinash Reddy | ½ | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avinash Vaidyanathan | 1855 | IND | +24N | +6B | +7N | =4B | =2N | 4.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 9.50 | 2111 | +26.0 |
| 2 | Avinash Reddy | 1789 | MAS | +11B | +5N | −3B | +9N | =1B | 3.5 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 10.50 | 1907 | +15.8 |
| 3 | Brennan, Henry | 1757 | ENG | =15N | +21B | +2N | −7B | +8B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 8.00 | 1890 | +35.2 |
| 4 | Kovacs, Zoltan | 2097 | HUN | +14N | +10B | F | =1N | +5B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 9.50 | 2185 | +5.8 |
| 5 | Lapidus, Alexey M. | 1896 | ENG | +12N | −2B | +22N | +6B | −4N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 6.00 | 1864 | -6.0 |
| 6 | Balmond, Tom | 1763 | ENG | +21B | −1N | +11B | −5N | +10B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 5.50 | 1846 | +23.2 |
| 7 | Majeed, Haroon | 2023 | ENG | +18B | +8N | −1B | +3N | F | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 7.50 | 1975 | -3.6 |
| 8 | Sookphanich, Golf | 1804 | ENG | +9N | −7B | +23N | +16B | −3N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.50 | 1834 | +8.0 |
| 9 | George, Naveen Daniel | 1647 | MAS | −8B | +18N | +25B | −2B | +22N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.50 | 1727 | +8.6 |
| 10 | Fil, Alkim Alper | 1888 | TUR | +13B | −4N | =17B | +12B | −6N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 5.25 | 1812 | -10.4 |
| 11 | Gopaldas, Caelan | 1632 | ENG | −2N | +14B | −6N | =13B | +19B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 4.00 | 1741 | +14.6 |
| 12 | Duprey, Andrew | 1708 | ENG | −5B | +13N | +19B | −10N | =15B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1733 | +6.8 |
| 13 | Vuorenlehto, Pekka | 1784 | ENG | −10N | −12B | =21N | =11N | +18B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 2.50 | 1635 | -40.0 |
| 14 | Llewellyn, Julian D | 1757 | ENG | −4B | −11N | +18B | −19N | +23B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1676 | -13.0 |
| 15 | Bernatowicz, David | 1490 | BEL | =3B | −16N | F | +23B | =12N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.00 | 1712 | +45.2 |
| 16 | Paulins, Michael | 1689 | ENG | F | +15B | F | −8N | =17B | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.75 | 1667 | -2.8 |
| 17 | Pearson, Charlie | 1708 | ENG | F | F | =10N | =22B | =16N | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.25 | 1726 | +2.8 |
| 18 | Mason, Harley | 1709 | ENG | −7N | −9B | −14N | +21B | −13N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 0.50 | 1522 | -48.4 |
| 19 | Prakash, Chandra | 1610 | IND | F | F | −12N | +14B | −11N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1574 | -5.6 |
| 20 | Thompson, David Nigel | 1573 | ENG | F | F | F | F | +21N | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2398 | +10.6 |
| 21 | Zheng, Lucas | 1598 | WLS | −6N | −3N | =13B | −18N | −20B | 0.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 1.00 | 1351 | -48.4 |
| 22 | Ramundo, Giuseppe Joe | 1602 | ENG | F | F | −5B | =17N | −9B | 0.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.75 | 1478 | -18.0 |
| 23 | Sood, Vineet | 1692 | ENG | F | F | −8B | −15N | −14N | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 884 | -30.4 |
| 24 | Golding, Jenson | 0 | ENG | −1B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1055 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Chapman, Lance | 0 | ENG | F | F | −9N | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 848 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Bernatowicz, DavidBEL+45.22.0 pts · #14
- 2Brennan, HenryENG+35.23.5 pts · #1
- 3Avinash VaidyanathanIND+26.04.0 pts · #8
Top rating losers
- 1Mason, HarleyENG-48.41.0 pts · #19
- 2Zheng, LucasWLS-48.40.5 pts · #22
- 3Vuorenlehto, PekkaENG-40.02.0 pts · #13
Biggest upsets
- R4+202 Elo gap
- R3+168 Elo gap
- R4+147 Elo gap