Southall FIDE Congress December 2025 - U2400

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24 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 13 Dec 2025 to 14 Dec 2025 in Southall, England. 1 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1863, and top seed was Peter G Large (🇬🇧 ENG, IM, 2211).

Alfred Soulier (🇬🇧 ENG, 1962) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Junhao Xian (4.0) and Peter G Large (3.5). Soulier broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Alfred Soulier (1962) beat Junhao Xian (2160), a +198-point gap.

Location

🇬🇧Southall, England

Dates

13 Dec 2025 → 14 Dec 2025

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇬🇧IMPeter G Large2211

Avg top 10

1,863

Participants

Titled players · 1

IM×1

Federations · 4 represented

🇬🇧England×18

🇨🇳China×2

🇹🇷Turkiye×1

🇫🇷France×1

Top 3

🥇
Alfred Soulier
🇬🇧ENG·1962
4.5pts·2261perf+66.8
🥈
Junhao Xian
🇨🇳CHN·2160
4.0pts·2137perf+1.4
🥉
IMPeter G Large
🇬🇧ENG·2211
3.5pts·2038perf-14.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Alfred Soulier 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

Soulier4.5Xian4Large3.5Khakimov3Thorogood3Miller3

R5–R5 · LEAD HELD

Alfred Soulier held the sole lead from R5 through R5 without losing it.

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Alfred Soulier beat Junhao Xian (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Alfred Soulier 3 wins (R1–R3)IM Peter G Large 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Alfred Soulier	*	1	½	—
2Junhao Xian	0	*	1	—
3IMPeter G Large	½	0	*	1
4Bobur Khakimov	—	—	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Soulier, Alfred	1962	ENG	+16N	+14B	+2N	=3N	+11B	4.5	11.5	13.0	11.25	2261	+66.8
2	Xian, Junhao	2160	CHN	+21B	+8N	−1B	+6N	+3B	4.0	14.0	14.5	10.00	2137	+1.4
3	Large, Peter GIM	2211	ENG	+17N	+5B	+4N	=1B	−2N	3.5	14.5	15.5	9.25	2038	-14.0
4	Khakimov, Bobur	0	ENG	+6B	+7N	−3B	−11N	+12B	3.0	11.5	13.5	8.00	1845	0.0
5	Kucuk, Dogukan	1837	TUR	+9B	−3N	+19B	+12N	−8B	3.0	11.0	12.0	5.50	1847	-0.8
6	Miller, Craig	1676	ENG	−4N	+21B	+16N	−2B	+13N	3.0	10.5	11.0	4.00	1829	+10.6
7	Thorogood, Luca	1735	ENG	F	−4B	+9N	+17B	+14N	3.0	8.5	8.5	5.50	2321	+18.8
8	Liu,Yiyi	1791	CHN	+23B	−2B	+22N	F	+5N	3.0	8.0	8.0	3.00	1999	+18.4
9	Baugniet, Orson	0	FRA	−5N	=16B	−7B	+22N	+23B	2.5	7.5	7.5	0.75	1459	0.0
10	Ramundo, Giuseppe Joe	1556	ENG	=13N	−18B	−11B	+23N	+22B	2.5	5.0	5.0	1.00	1069	-2.8
11	Gajowniczek, Maks	1869	ENG	F	F	+10N	+4B	−1N	2.0	10.0	10.0	5.50	1759	-4.6
12	Pepe, Salvatore	1632	ENG	=15B	+24N	=13N	−5B	−4N	2.0	10.0	10.0	2.00	1037	-4.8
13	Walvekar, Aadit	0	ENG	=10B	+15N	=12B	−14N	−6B	2.0	9.5	11.5	4.25	1425	0.0
14	Praveen Joy	1609	ENG	+22B	−1N	F	+13B	−7B	2.0	9.5	9.5	2.00	1049	-17.6
15	Nalabothula, Dushyanth Gan	0	ENG	=12N	−13B	=21N	+20B	−19N	2.0	6.0	6.5	2.25	1572	0.0
16	Hughes, Ben	1624	ENG	−1B	=9N	−6B	+21N	F	1.5	10.5	10.5	1.75	1558	-12.8
17	Attia, Ashraf	1432	ENG	−3B	+23N	F	−7N	F	1.0	6.5	6.5	0.00	984	-8.8
18	Nguyen, Mikey	0	ENG	F	+10N	F	F	F	1.0	5.5	5.5	2.50	1576	0.0
19	Gopikrishna, Ashwin	1752	ENG	F	F	−5N	F	+15B	1.0	5.0	5.0	2.00	1037	-15.2
20	Lisboa de A Baptista, Orlando	1493	ENG	F	F	F	−15N	+21B	1.0	2.5	2.5	0.50	2211	+15.6
21	Soulier, Arne	1411	ENG	−2N	−6N	=15B	−16B	−20N	0.5	10.5	11.5	1.00	851	-17.6
22	FIDE 495603	0	—	−14N	F	−8B	−9B	−10N	0.0	10.0	10.0	0.00	852	0.0
23	FIDE 343459420	0	—	−8N	−17B	F	−10B	−9N	0.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	793	0.0
24	Nguyen, Max	0	ENG	F	−12B	F	F	F	0.0	3.0	3.0	0.00	832	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Soulier, AlfredENG
+66.8
4.5 pts · #1
2Thorogood, LucaENG
+18.8
3.0 pts · #5
3Liu,YiyiCHN
+18.4
3.0 pts · #14

Top rating losers

1Praveen JoyENG
-17.6
2.0 pts · #16
2Soulier, ArneENG
-17.6
0.5 pts · #23
3Gopikrishna, AshwinENG
-15.2
1.0 pts · #19

Biggest upsets

R3+198 Elo gap
Soulier, Alfred1962 beat Xian, Junhao2160