Southall FIDE Congress July 2025 - U2400
29 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 12 Jul 2025 to 13 Jul 2025 in Southall, England. 2 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1956, and top seed was Jonathan J. Ady (🇬🇧 ENG, FM, 2355).
Jonathan J. Ady (🇬🇧 ENG, FM, 2355) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Alexey M. Lapidus (4.0) and Yuk Hei Lee (3.5). Ady won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Madhav Kaushik (1829) beat Rafe Martyn (FM, 2209), a +380-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsFM Jonathan J. Ady led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
FM Jonathan J. Ady held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.
FM Jonathan J. Ady beat Alexey M. Lapidus (White).
FM Jonathan J. Ady won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMJonathan J. Ady | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2Alexey M. Lapidus | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Yuk Hei Lee | — | — | * | — |
| 4Roman Zadvorny | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ady, Jonathan J.FM | 2355 | ENG | +26B | +14N | +2B | +6N | =11B | 4.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 12.00 | 2321 | -1.0 |
| 2 | Lapidus, Alexey M. | 1867 | ENG | +29N | +5B | −1N | +23B | +18B | 4.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 6.00 | 2068 | +45.6 |
| 3 | Lee, Yuk Hei | 1858 | ENG | +19B | +10N | F | =12B | +7N | 3.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 9.00 | 2041 | +29.2 |
| 4 | Zadvorny, Roman | 1891 | ENG | +22B | +8N | =6B | F | +5N | 3.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 8.50 | 2130 | +40.0 |
| 5 | Llewellyn, Julian D | 1764 | ENG | +13B | −2N | +14B | +8N | −4B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 8.50 | 1856 | +10.0 |
| 6 | Wang, Luoke | 1935 | ENG | +17N | +15B | =4N | −1B | =14N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 7.00 | 1981 | +9.6 |
| 7 | Munkhjin, Otgonbayar | 1553 | MGL | −8B | +28N | +10B | +9N | −3B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 6.00 | 1869 | +80.0 |
| 8 | Sandhu, Jai | 1820 | ENG | +7N | −4B | +16N | −5B | +15N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 7.00 | 1754 | -6.4 |
| 9 | Flynn, David | 1824 | ENG | +27N | =11B | =12N | −7B | +16N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 5.00 | 1728 | -9.2 |
| 10 | Saxena, Advik | 1789 | ENG | +21N | −3B | −7N | +20B | +19N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1670 | -24.4 |
| 11 | Soulier, Alfred | 1944 | ENG | +28B | =9N | F | +15B | =1N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.75 | 2110 | +30.4 |
| 12 | Kaushik, Madhav | 1829 | ENG | +24B | +25N | =9B | =3N | F | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.25 | 2121 | +57.2 |
| 13 | van Hoorn, Pat | 0 | ENG | −5N | +29B | −15N | +21B | +23N | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1734 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Chris Biju, Calvin | 1847 | ENG | +20N | −1B | −5N | +17B | =6B | 2.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 5.00 | 1846 | -4.0 |
| 15 | Avinash Reddy | 1806 | MAS | +16B | −6N | +13B | −11N | −8B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 5.00 | 1099 | -22.4 |
| 16 | Abouchakra, Ibrahim | 0 | ENG | −15N | +17B | −8B | +24N | −9B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 1715 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Enkhjin, Otgonbayar | 1666 | MGL | −6B | −16N | +27B | −14N | +22N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 1755 | +18.0 |
| 18 | Hordnes, Niclas | 1746 | NOR | −25B | +19N | F | +22B | −2N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.50 | 1829 | +12.8 |
| 19 | Prakash, Chandra | 1647 | IND | −3N | −18B | =21N | +27N | −10B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.50 | 1551 | -19.6 |
| 20 | Bogerd, Ethan | 1621 | ENG | −14B | −24N | +28B | −10N | =21B | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.50 | 1594 | -5.2 |
| 21 | Chu, Jinghuan | 0 | CHN | −10B | −22N | =19B | −13N | =20N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 1.50 | 1485 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Pride, Stephen C | 1657 | ENG | −4N | +21B | F | −18N | −17B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 968 | -21.6 |
| 23 | Watson, Timothy | 1710 | ENG | F | F | +24B | −2N | −13B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1844 | +14.4 |
| 24 | Balmond, Tom | 1820 | ENG | −12N | +20B | −23N | −16B | F | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 1595 | -36.0 |
| 25 | Martyn, RafeFM | 2209 | ENG | +18N | −12B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1819 | -16.6 |
| 26 | Saxena, Reyansh | 1758 | ENG | −1N | +27B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1871 | +7.6 |
| 27 | Ramundo, Giuseppe Joe | 1584 | ENG | −9B | −26N | −17N | −19B | F | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 924 | -25.4 |
| 28 | Walia, Michael Kanishk | 1692 | ENG | −11N | −7B | −20N | F | F | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 906 | -59.2 |
| 29 | Gopaldas, Caelan | 1655 | ENG | −2B | −13N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1067 | -4.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Munkhjin, OtgonbayarMGL+80.03.0 pts · #7
- 2Kaushik, MadhavENG+57.23.0 pts · #6
- 3Lapidus, Alexey M.ENG+45.64.0 pts · #2
- 1Walia, Michael KanishkENG-59.20.0 pts · #28
- 2Balmond, TomENG-36.01.0 pts · #24
- 3Ramundo, Giuseppe JoeENG-25.40.0 pts · #25
- R2+380 Elo gap
- R4+271 Elo gap
- R3+236 Elo gap