4th Greater London FIDE Congress - U2100
Open SwissStandard
19 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 13 Sept 2025 in Orpington, England. Top 10 Elo average was 1831, and top seed was Ben Keohane (🇬🇧 ENG, 1967).
Ben Keohane (🇬🇧 ENG, 1967) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Edwin Podolski (3.5) and Henry Brennan (3.5). Keohane clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Edwin Podolski (1701) beat Ben Keohane (1967), a +266-point gap.
Location
🇬🇧Orpington, England
Dates
13 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇬🇧England×19
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsBen Keohane led from R2; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE14 Sept
Edwin Podolski takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Ben Keohane lost to Edwin Podolski (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Ben Keohane 3 wins (R1–R3)Edwin Podolski 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ben Keohane | * | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2Edwin Podolski | 1 | * | — | — |
| 3Henry Brennan | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Kas Coman | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keohane, Ben | 1967 | ENG | +18B | +3N | +14B | −2N | +11B | 4.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 7.00 | 1986 | +2.4 |
| 2 | Podolski, Edwin | 1701 | ENG | =7N | +10B | +9N | +1B | −5N | 3.5 | 12.0 | 14.5 | 10.25 | 1980 | +73.2 |
| 3 | Brennan, Henry | 1774 | ENG | +12B | −1B | =8N | +14N | +13B | 3.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 6.75 | 1914 | +31.6 |
| 4 | Coman, Kas | 1949 | ENG | =8N | −7B | +10N | +12B | +9N | 3.5 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 8.25 | 1864 | -17.6 |
| 5 | Ramdewar, Ishan | 1896 | ENG | =11N | +16B | F | =7N | +2B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 6.75 | 1889 | -0.4 |
| 6 | Ellson, Louie | 1792 | ENG | −14B | +18N | =15B | +16N | =7B | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.00 | 1791 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Saxena, Advik | 1721 | ENG | =2B | +4N | F | =5B | =6N | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 8.25 | 1930 | +43.6 |
| 8 | Gupta, Aditya | 1780 | ENG | =4B | =15N | =3B | −11N | +14B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 5.75 | 1781 | -0.8 |
| 9 | Saxena, Reyansh | 1841 | ENG | +19B | =14N | −2B | +15N | −4B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.25 | 1768 | -19.6 |
| 10 | Yeung, Jia-Arn | 1729 | ENG | =15B | −2N | −4B | +18N | +17B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.25 | 1772 | +10.8 |
| 11 | OGorman, Brendan | 1737 | ENG | =5B | =17N | F | +8B | −1N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.25 | 1838 | +10.4 |
| 12 | Sodeke, Boye | 0 | ENG | −3N | F | +13B | −4N | +16B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 1779 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Ofeni, Joel | 1782 | ENG | −16N | +19B | −12N | +17B | −3N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.50 | 1705 | -16.8 |
| 14 | Helsby, Matthew | 1742 | ENG | +6N | =9B | −1N | −3B | −8N | 1.5 | 13.0 | 15.5 | 4.25 | 1680 | -17.2 |
| 15 | Farahmandpour, Ehsan | 1717 | ENG | =10N | =8B | =6N | −9B | F | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1699 | -2.4 |
| 16 | Saharkar, Sharvari | 1625 | ENG | +13B | −5N | F | −6B | −12N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1698 | +10.4 |
| 17 | Sengupta, Sohana | 1705 | ENG | F | =11B | F | −13N | −10N | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 1476 | -32.8 |
| 18 | Rubin, Ilan Murray | 1788 | ENG | −1N | −6B | F | −10B | F | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 1029 | -53.6 |
| 19 | Lin, William | 1731 | ENG | −9N | −13N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1012 | -31.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Podolski, EdwinENG+73.23.5 pts · #2
- 2Saxena, AdvikENG+43.62.5 pts · #5
- 3Brennan, HenryENG+31.63.5 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Rubin, Ilan MurrayENG-53.60.0 pts · #19
- 2Sengupta, SohanaENG-32.80.5 pts · #17
- 3Lin, WilliamENG-31.20.0 pts · #18
Biggest upsets
- R4+266 Elo gap
- R2+228 Elo gap
- R1+157 Elo gap