3rd Greater London FIDE Congress - U2100
Open SwissStandard
12 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 10 May 2025 in Orpington, England. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1771, and top seed was Alastair Armstrong (🇬🇧 ENG, 1974).
Alastair Armstrong (🇬🇧 ENG, 1974) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Maya Keen (3.0) and David M Rogers (2.5). Armstrong won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Matthew Helsby (1615) beat Charles J Richmond (1726), a +111-point gap.
Location
🇬🇧Orpington, England
Dates
10 May 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇬🇧England×11
🇬🇧Wales×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsAlastair Armstrong led from R3; +2.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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2
1
1
1
R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
Alastair Armstrong never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Alastair Armstrong beat Maya Keen (Black).
R1–R5 · WIN STREAK
Alastair Armstrong won 5 in a row (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Alastair Armstrong | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Maya Keen | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3David M Rogers | 0 | 0 | * | ½ |
| 4Aram Swiatkowski | 0 | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armstrong, Alastair | 1974 | ENG | +9B | +3N | +4B | +2N | +5B | 5.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 11.00 | 2578 | +49.6 |
| 2 | Keen, Maya | 1761 | ENG | +6B | +11N | F | −1B | +3N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.50 | 1975 | +43.6 |
| 3 | Rogers, David M | 1801 | ENG | +10N | −1B | +8B | =4N | −2B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 3.75 | 1837 | +9.6 |
| 4 | Swiatkowski, Aram | 1840 | ENG | F | +7B | −1N | =3B | +6N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 5.25 | 1865 | +2.8 |
| 5 | Nguyen, Lam Vy Le | 0 | ENG | F | −8N | +7B | +6B | −1N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1790 | +12.8 |
| 6 | Saharkar, Sharvari | 1688 | ENG | −2N | +12B | +11B | −5N | −4B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 1.50 | 1555 | -27.6 |
| 7 | Helsby, Matthew | 1615 | ENG | =8B | −4N | −5N | =12B | +10N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 1707 | +16.0 |
| 8 | MacNeil, Elliott | 1881 | WLS | =7N | +5B | −3N | F | F | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.00 | 1715 | -12.8 |
| 9 | McLean, Rory | 1762 | ENG | −1N | +10B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1850 | +4.4 |
| 10 | Richmond, Charles J | 1726 | ENG | −3B | −9N | +12N | F | −7B | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.50 | 926 | -60.0 |
| 11 | Gopaldas, Caelan | 1662 | ENG | +12B | −2B | −6N | F | F | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.50 | 925 | -16.4 |
| 12 | Dhinsa, Nav | 0 | ENG | −11N | −6N | −10B | =7N | F | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1351 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Armstrong, AlastairENG+49.65.0 pts · #1
- 2Keen, MayaENG+43.63.0 pts · #2
- 3Helsby, MatthewENG+16.02.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Richmond, Charles JENG-60.01.0 pts · #12
- 2Saharkar, SharvariENG-27.62.0 pts · #9
- 3Gopaldas, CaelanENG-16.41.0 pts · #11
Biggest upsets
- R5+111 Elo gap