Southall FIDE Congress November 2025 - U2400

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38 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 22 Nov 2025 to 23 Nov 2025 in Southall, England. 7 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1906, and top seed was Junhao Xian (🇨🇳 CHN, 2166).

Junhao Xian (🇨🇳 CHN, 2166) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Alexey M. Lapidus (4.0) and Matthew Helsby (4.0). Xian won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Matthew Helsby (1788) beat Denis K Dupuis (2005), a +217-point gap.

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

Top seed

🇨🇳Junhao Xian2166

Avg top 10

1,906

Participants

Federations · 7 represented

🇬🇧England×31

🇩🇪Germany×2

🇮🇳India×1

🇲🇳Mongolia×1

🇨🇳China×1

🇭🇰Hong Kong China×1

🇲🇾Malaysia×1

Top 3

🥇
Junhao Xian
🇨🇳CHN·2166
5.0pts·2620perf+11.6
🥈
Alexey M. Lapidus
🇬🇧ENG·1916
4.0pts·2022perf+26.4
🥉
Matthew Helsby
🇬🇧ENG·1788
4.0pts·2023perf+56.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Junhao Xian led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Xian5Helsby4Lapidus4Balmond3.5Tsiapouris3.5Lee3

R4–R5 · LEAD HELD

Junhao Xian never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Junhao Xian beat Matthew Helsby (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Junhao Xian 5 wins (R1–R5)Alexey M. Lapidus 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Junhao Xian	*	1	1	1
2Matthew Helsby	0	*	—	—
3Alexey M. Lapidus	0	—	*	—
4Tom Balmond	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Xian, Junhao	2166	CHN	+10N	+13B	+3N	+2B	+4N	5.0	14.5	17.0	17.00	2620	+11.6
2	Lapidus, Alexey M.	1916	ENG	+23B	+6N	+12B	−1N	+8B	4.0	13.5	15.5	10.50	2022	+26.4
3	Helsby, Matthew	1788	ENG	+34N	+14B	−1B	+12N	+20B	4.0	12.0	13.0	8.00	2023	+56.0
4	Balmond, Tom	1861	ENG	+30N	+29B	+21N	=11B	−1B	3.5	11.5	13.0	6.50	1976	+29.6
5	Tsiapouris, Michael, Dr.	1872	GER	+19B	=7N	+15B	−20N	+29B	3.5	9.5	11.0	7.50	1925	+7.8
6	Thornley, Oliver	1745	ENG	+27N	−2B	−9N	+14B	+19N	3.0	11.5	13.5	6.50	1831	+7.0
7	Paulins, Michael	1729	ENG	+9N	=5B	F	=17B	+16N	3.0	11.5	11.5	8.50	1983	+40.4
8	Sood, Vineet	1705	ENG	+32B	−11N	+24B	+21N	−2N	3.0	11.0	12.5	5.50	1730	+1.6
9	Williams, Joseph	0	ENG	−7B	+?N	+6B	−18N	+25B	3.0	10.5	10.5	5.00	1746	0.0
10	Shiva, Shrishti	1687	ENG	−1B	+36N	−20B	+30N	+22B	3.0	10.5	10.5	3.50	1820	+21.6
11	Lee, Yuk Hei	1883	ENG	+35N	+8B	F	=4N	=18B	3.0	10.0	10.0	7.00	1935	+10.8
12	Saivigneash S M	1611	IND	+26N	+16B	−2N	−3B	=28N	2.5	12.5	14.5	5.50	1810	+48.4
13	Thorogood, Luca	1733	ENG	+36B	−1N	=22B	+15N	−17N	2.5	12.0	12.0	3.50	1771	+2.0
14	Horwood, Alexander	1568	ENG	+25B	−3N	=26B	−6N	+24B	2.5	11.0	13.0	5.00	1693	+23.2
15	Lopez-Martinez, Alejandro	1820	ENG	=31N	+28B	−5N	−13B	+35N	2.5	9.5	10.5	3.75	1712	-28.0
16	Sengupta, Aditya Vikram	1795	ENG	+22B	−12N	+37B	=29N	−7B	2.5	9.0	9.0	2.75	1641	-38.8
17	Hurst, Eddie	1914	ENG	F	F	+19B	=7N	+13B	2.5	7.5	7.5	6.00	1972	+3.6
18	Watson, Timothy	1750	ENG	F	F	+34N	+9B	=11N	2.5	7.0	7.0	5.50	1913	+17.2
19	Zhang, Yichen	1634	ENG	−5N	+27B	−17N	+33B	−6B	2.0	11.0	12.5	3.50	1630	-1.6
20	Dupuis, Denis K	2005	ENG	F	F	+10N	+5B	−3N	2.0	10.5	10.5	6.50	1907	-13.2
21	Llewellyn, Julian D	1766	ENG	F	+24N	−4B	−8B	+23N	2.0	10.5	10.5	4.00	1622	-11.6
22	Acharya, Nikesh	1561	ENG	−16N	+33B	=13N	=26B	−10N	2.0	10.0	11.5	3.75	1687	+30.8
23	George, Naveen Daniel	1673	MAS	−2N	−34B	+27N	+31B	−21B	2.0	9.5	10.5	3.50	1511	-17.2
24	Bhatt, Rishaan	0	ENG	+33N	−21B	−8N	+35B	−14N	2.0	9.0	10.0	2.50	1618	0.0
25	Bhaduri, Aviraj	1762	ENG	−14N	=30B	=31N	+34B	−9N	2.0	8.5	9.5	2.50	1582	-37.2
26	Subburaj, Mithran	1827	ENG	−12B	+31B	=14N	=22N	F	2.0	8.5	8.5	3.75	1581	-48.8
27	Rowland, Alex	0	ENG	−6B	−19N	−23B	+32N	+36N	2.0	8.5	8.5	1.50	884	0.0
28	Degrassi, Alice	1732	ENG	F	−15N	=30B	+37N	=12B	2.0	6.5	6.5	2.00	1666	-13.2
29	Kodukula, Sameera	1693	ENG	F	−4N	+32B	=16B	−5N	1.5	11.0	11.0	2.75	1568	-16.8
30	Hung, Tak Yuen Dennis	1626	HKG	−4B	=25N	=28N	−10B	=31N	1.5	10.5	12.0	2.75	1574	-14.8
31	Helsby, David C	1575	ENG	=15B	−26N	=25B	−23N	=30B	1.5	8.5	10.0	3.00	1592	+1.0
32	Wolfin, Edward	0	ENG	−8N	+35B	−29N	−27B	=33N	1.5	8.0	9.0	1.75	1616	0.0
33	Tsiapouris, Alexander, Dr.	1761	GER	−24B	−22N	+38B	−19N	=32B	1.5	7.5	7.5	0.75	798	-28.6
34	Ramundo, Giuseppe Joe	1557	ENG	−3B	+23N	−18B	−25N	F	1.0	10.5	10.5	2.00	1551	-0.8
35	Lin, Vickie	1652	ENG	−11B	−32N	+36B	−24N	−15B	1.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	1052	-19.6
36	Sirchabesan, Kannappan	0	ENG	−13N	−10B	−35N	F	−27B	0.0	8.5	8.5	0.00	890	0.0
37	Liu, Anbo	1601	ENG	F	F	−16N	−28B	F	0.0	4.5	4.5	0.00	959	-23.2
38	Chinzorig, Otgonbayar	0	MGL	F	F	−33N	F	F	0.0	1.5	1.5	0.00	961	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Helsby, MatthewENG
+56.0
4.0 pts · #2
2Saivigneash S MIND
+48.4
2.5 pts · #9
3Paulins, MichaelENG
+40.4
3.0 pts · #12

Top rating losers

1Subburaj, MithranENG
-48.8
2.0 pts · #14
2Sengupta, Aditya VikramENG
-38.8
2.5 pts · #8
3Bhaduri, AvirajENG
-37.2
2.0 pts · #18

Biggest upsets

R5+217 Elo gap
Helsby, Matthew1788 beat Dupuis, Denis K2005
R1+216 Elo gap
Saivigneash S M1611 beat Subburaj, Mithran1827
R2+200 Elo gap
Acharya, Nikesh1561 beat Tsiapouris, Alexander, Dr.1761