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Southall FIDE Congress September 2025 - U2400

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26 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 20 Sept 2025 to 21 Sept 2025 in Southall, England. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1810, and top seed was Luoke Wang (πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ ENG, 1936).

Alexey M. Lapidus (πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ ENG, 1910) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Tom Balmond (4.0) and Harvey Li (4.0). Lapidus clinched sole first place in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Alexander Horwood (1495) beat Aleyk Esquerdo (1660), a +165-point gap.

Location
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§Southall, England
Dates
20 Sept 2025 β†’ 21 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 5 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§Luoke Wang1936
Avg top 10
1,810
Participants
26
Federations Β· 2 represented
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§EnglandΓ—23
πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡¬SingaporeΓ—1
Top 3
  • πŸ₯‡
    Alexey M. Lapidus
    πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ENGΒ·1910
    4.5ptsΒ·2085perf+32.0
  • πŸ₯ˆ
    Tom Balmond
    πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ENGΒ·1784
    4.0ptsΒ·2007perf+47.2
  • πŸ₯‰
    Harvey Li
    πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ENGΒ·1830
    4.0ptsΒ·1971perf+34.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 5 rounds

Alexey M. Lapidus led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
9
4
2
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5Lapidus takes lead
Lapidus4.5Li4Balmond4Watson3.5Helsby3.5Rushbrooke3
R5 Β· LEADER CHANGE21 Sept

Alexey M. Lapidus takes the sole lead (4.5/5).

WIN STREAKS Β· 3 top finishers

Alexey M. Lapidus 3 wins (R3–R5)Harvey Li 3 wins (R1–R3)Tom Balmond 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Alexey M. Lapidus*β€”
1
β€”
2Harvey Liβ€”*
0
β€”
3Tom Balmond
0
1
*β€”
4Timothy Watsonβ€”β€”β€”*

Grille amΓ©ricaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Lapidus, Alexey M.1910ENG+13B=7N+12B+9N+2B4.512.014.012.502085+32.0
2Balmond, Tom1784ENG+8B+20N+6B+3Bβˆ’1N4.014.515.511.002007+47.2
3Li, Harvey1830ENG+12B+14N+4Bβˆ’2N+6B4.012.514.510.501971+34.8
4Helsby, Matthew1742ENG+24B+16Nβˆ’3N+15B=5N3.511.011.05.251585-16.4
5Watson, Timothy1724ENG+21Bβˆ’6N+20B+8N=4B3.510.511.56.751752+4.0
6Wang, Luoke1936ENG+25N+5Bβˆ’2N+10Bβˆ’3N3.014.514.56.501804-30.8
7Paulins, Michael1729ENG+26N=1Bβˆ’9N+17B=11B3.011.511.55.001713-2.8
8Helsby, David C1577ENGβˆ’2N+22B+16Nβˆ’5B+17N3.010.511.54.001541-3.2
9Rushbrooke, Tibo1822ENGF+19N+7Bβˆ’1B+14N3.010.510.56.001936+12.0
10Sood, Vineet1663ENGβˆ’16B+24N+21Bβˆ’6N+13B3.07.57.53.001790+6.0
11Li, Lucian1627ENGFβˆ’18N+19B+23B=7N2.56.06.03.001840+44.4
12Singla, Keshav1617ENGβˆ’3N+26Bβˆ’1N+19Bβˆ’15N2.011.511.51.001708+12.4
13Wong, Shyun Fwu Aldrin1651SGPβˆ’1N+17Bβˆ’15N+16Bβˆ’10N2.011.012.53.001563-7.0
14Ewart, Thomas1577ENG+22Bβˆ’3BF+21Nβˆ’9B2.09.09.02.001027-15.6
15Liu, Anbo0ENGFF+13Bβˆ’4N+12B2.07.57.54.0016880.0
16Rozmus, Oliver0ENG+10Nβˆ’4Bβˆ’8Bβˆ’13N=19N1.511.512.53.5015280.0
17Horwood, Alexander1495ENG=19Bβˆ’13N+25Bβˆ’7Nβˆ’8B1.59.09.00.501524+6.4
18Rubeck, Jonathan1864ENG=23N+11BFFF1.53.03.02.751821-1.8
19Llewellyn, Julian D1756ENG=17Nβˆ’9Bβˆ’11Nβˆ’12N=16B1.09.010.51.501317-41.8
20FIDE 3434168610β€”Fβˆ’2Bβˆ’5N+22NF1.08.58.51.009540.0
21Fish, Andrew0ENGβˆ’5N+25Bβˆ’10Nβˆ’14BF1.08.58.50.0014630.0
22FIDE 3434594550β€”βˆ’14Nβˆ’8NFβˆ’20B+24B1.06.06.00.007780.0
23Mouskos, Mia1629ENG=18BFFβˆ’11NF0.54.04.00.751553-8.4
24Ewart, Sarah0ENGβˆ’4Nβˆ’10BFFβˆ’22N0.07.57.50.009030.0
25Esquerdo, Aleyk1660ENGβˆ’6Bβˆ’21Nβˆ’17NFF0.05.55.50.00914-35.6
26Feng, Leo0ENGβˆ’7Bβˆ’12NFFF0.05.05.00.008730.0

Key insights

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

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets
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