17th Leyland Chess Congress - Open
Open SwissStandard
34 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 23 Aug 2025 to 25 Aug 2025 in Preston, England. 3 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2000, and top seed was Adam G Ashton (🇬🇧 ENG, FM, 2274).
Adam G Ashton (🇬🇧 ENG, FM, 2274) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Mahin Rughani (4.5) and Mike J Surtees (4.5). Ashton shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Om Reddy Jayar (1686) beat Malcolm R Peacock (1996), a +310-point gap.
Location
🇬🇧Preston, England
Dates
23 Aug 2025 → 25 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 110 Min. Incr. 10 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Titled players · 3
FM×1
CM×1
WCM×1
Federations · 6 represented
🇬🇧England×28
🇺🇿Uzbekistan×2
🇬🇧Scotland×1
🇮🇪Ireland×1
🇮🇳India×1
🇺🇸United States of America×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsFM Adam G Ashton led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 7 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Co-leaders
12
5
1
7
3
1
R6 · LEADER CHANGE25 Aug
FM Adam G Ashton takes the sole lead (5.0/6).
R2–R5 · WIN STREAK
Mike J Surtees won 4 in a row (R2–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMAdam G Ashton | * | — | — | — |
| 2Mahin Rughani | — | * | ½ | — |
| 3Mike J Surtees | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4Sai Vaddhireddy | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashton, Adam GFM | 2274 | ENG | +25B | +28N | =7B | =11N | +6B | +12N | 5.0 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 14.50 | 2143 | -10.2 |
| 2 | Rughani, Mahin | 1906 | ENG | +12B | =6N | +19B | =7N | +8B | =3N | 4.5 | 18.5 | 21.0 | 15.25 | 2051 | +22.1 |
| 3 | Surtees, Mike J | 2055 | ENG | F | +9N | +8B | +10N | +7B | =2B | 4.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 16.25 | 2175 | +9.0 |
| 4 | Vaddhireddy, Sai | 1972 | ENG | =20B | +33N | =6B | =8N | +19B | +10N | 4.5 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 11.25 | 1956 | -0.6 |
| 5 | Ganti, Shriaansh | 2018 | ENG | −9B | +25N | +20B | +14N | =10B | =6N | 4.0 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 11.00 | 2045 | +5.2 |
| 6 | Ichim, Grieg | 0 | ENG | +31N | =2B | =4N | +13B | −1N | =5B | 3.5 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 10.50 | 2014 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Sullivan, Daniel | 1933 | ENG | +16N | +21B | =1N | =2B | −3N | =9B | 3.5 | 20.5 | 23.0 | 12.00 | 1965 | +2.8 |
| 8 | Om Reddy Jayar | 1686 | IND | +14B | +17N | −3N | =4B | −2N | +26B | 3.5 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 10.25 | 2007 | +60.0 |
| 9 | Cheung, Leo | 1832 | ENG | +5N | −3B | +17B | =28N | =11B | =7N | 3.5 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 11.50 | 2029 | +64.4 |
| 10 | Fishwick, George | 0 | ENG | +22B | +27N | +13N | −3B | =5N | −4B | 3.5 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 9.50 | 1987 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Rich, AaronCM | 1944 | ENG | F | =29B | +16N | =1B | =9N | +15B | 3.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 11.25 | 2008 | +11.6 |
| 12 | Bakhtiyarov, Kamronbek | 1711 | UZB | −2N | +31B | =23N | +27B | +26N | −1B | 3.5 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 6.25 | 1985 | +75.6 |
| 13 | Wareing, John P | 1938 | ENG | +34B | +15N | −10B | −6N | +20B | −17N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 6.00 | 1983 | +3.8 |
| 14 | O`Donovan, Paul | 1905 | IRL | −8N | +30B | +29N | −5B | −15N | +19N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 5.50 | 1870 | -3.8 |
| 15 | Fyson, Max | 0 | ENG | +23N | −13B | −26N | +25B | +14B | −11N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 7.50 | 1896 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Adam, Michael | 1756 | SCO | −7B | +24N | −11B | −22N | +33B | +25N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 5.00 | 1887 | +42.0 |
| 17 | Peacock, Malcolm R | 1996 | ENG | +30N | −8B | −9N | +21B | F | +13B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 6.50 | 1820 | -17.8 |
| 18 | Robertson, Mark M | 0 | ENG | −28B | +22N | F | −26B | +27N | +23B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 7.00 | 1908 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Ofeni, Joel | 1672 | ENG | =32N | +26B | −2N | +23B | −4N | −14B | 2.5 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 5.00 | 1844 | +48.4 |
| 20 | Gartside, Carl | 1818 | ENG | =4N | =32B | −5N | +29B | −13N | =21B | 2.5 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 6.00 | 1849 | +3.8 |
| 21 | Grimley, Matthew | 0 | ENG | +24B | −7N | =28B | −17N | =22B | =20N | 2.5 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 6.00 | 1835 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Potter, Steven | 1855 | ENG | −10N | −18B | =30N | +16B | =21N | =27B | 2.5 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 5.75 | 1972 | +9.2 |
| 23 | Ashton, AlannahWCM | 1867 | ENG | −15B | +34N | =12B | −19N | +31B | −18N | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 3.25 | 1845 | -4.4 |
| 24 | Burns, Martin J | 1864 | ENG | −21N | −16B | −25N | =30B | +29N | +33B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 1820 | -6.0 |
| 25 | Newton, Robert A | 1851 | ENG | −1N | −5B | +24B | −15N | +30N | −16B | 2.0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 3.50 | 1871 | -0.2 |
| 26 | Rich, Ben S | 1868 | ENG | F | −19N | +15B | +18N | −12B | −8N | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 6.00 | 890 | -44.0 |
| 27 | Doran, Chris | 1961 | ENG | =29N | −10B | +33B | −12N | −18B | =22N | 2.0 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 2.75 | 1809 | -15.8 |
| 28 | Layhe, Simon | 1888 | ENG | +18N | −1B | =21N | =9B | F | F | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 6.00 | 1860 | -3.4 |
| 29 | Mize, Dylan | 1791 | USA | =27B | =11N | −14B | −20N | −24B | +31N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 3.75 | 1767 | -3.8 |
| 30 | Willow, Hambel M | 1825 | ENG | −17B | −14N | =22B | =24N | −25B | F | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 2.50 | 1654 | -20.6 |
| 31 | Clucas, Reg P | 1857 | ENG | −6B | −12N | =34B | =33N | −23N | −29B | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 0.50 | 1561 | -75.2 |
| 32 | Cukovs, Oleg | 1888 | ENG | =19B | =20N | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.50 | 1745 | -7.6 |
| 33 | Stephens, Ian Paul | 1836 | ENG | F | −4B | −27N | =31B | −16N | −24N | 0.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.50 | 1516 | -39.2 |
| 34 | Bahtiyorova, Nodirabegim | 1761 | UZB | −13N | −23B | =31N | F | F | F | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.50 | 1614 | -20.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Bakhtiyarov, KamronbekUZB+75.63.5 pts · #6
- 2Cheung, LeoENG+64.43.5 pts · #4
- 3Om Reddy JayarIND+60.03.5 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Clucas, Reg PENG-75.21.0 pts · #30
- 2Rich, Ben SENG-44.02.0 pts · #34
- 3Stephens, Ian PaulENG-39.20.5 pts · #33
Biggest upsets
- R2+310 Elo gap
- R4+250 Elo gap
- R1+219 Elo gap