3rd Greater London FIDE Congress - U1750
Open SwissStandard
6 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 10 May 2025 in Orpington, England. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 793, and top seed was Rudi van Litsenborgh (🇬🇧 ENG, 1594).
Thommy T Lipardo (🇵🇭 PHI, 0) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Rudi van Litsenborgh (2.5) and David Peters (2.5). Lipardo won solo starting round 2.
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×5
🇵🇭Philippines×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsThommy T Lipardo led from R2; +2.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R2–R5 · LEAD HELD
Thommy T Lipardo never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +2.5 over the runner-up.
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Thommy T Lipardo beat Rudi van Litsenborgh (White).
R1–R5 · WIN STREAK
Thommy T Lipardo won 5 in a row (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Thommy T Lipardo | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Rudi van Litsenborgh | 0 | * | 1 | 0 |
| 3David Peters | 0 | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Jason Bywaters | 0 | 1 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lipardo, Thommy T | 0 | PHI | +3N | +5B | +2B | +4N | +6B | 5.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 10.00 | 1646 | 0.0 |
| 2 | van Litsenborgh, Rudi | 1594 | ENG | −5B | +4B | −1N | =6N | +3B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 5.00 | 1776 | +18.4 |
| 3 | Peters, David | 0 | ENG | −1B | +6N | =4B | +5N | −2N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 4.00 | 1586 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Helsby, David C | 1583 | ENG | =6B | −2N | =3N | −1B | +5B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 3.75 | 1395 | -9.6 |
| 5 | Bywaters, Jason | 0 | ENG | +2N | −1N | +6B | −3B | −4N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 3.50 | 1606 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Charalambous, Christian | 1582 | ENG | =4N | −3B | −5N | =2B | −1N | 1.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 2.25 | 1589 | +0.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1van Litsenborgh, RudiENG+18.42.5 pts · #3
- 2Charalambous, ChristianENG+0.81.0 pts · #5
- 3Lipardo, Thommy TPHI0.05.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Helsby, David CENG-9.62.0 pts · #6
- 2Lipardo, Thommy TPHI0.05.0 pts · #1
- 3Peters, DavidENG0.02.5 pts · #4