4th Greater London FIDE Congress - U1750
Open SwissStandard
13 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 13 Sept 2025 in Orpington, England. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1439, and top seed was James F McKenna (🇬🇧 ENG, 1722).
Alan Borgars (🇬🇧 ENG, 1544) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Tom Heard (3.0) and George Foot (3.0). Borgars broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Alan Borgars (1544) beat Christopher Bernard (1691), a +147-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 · 2 represented
🇬🇧England×11
🇮🇳India×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsAlan Borgars led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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3
1
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R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
Alan Borgars never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Alan Borgars 3 wins (R1–R3)Tom Heard 3 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Alan Borgars | * | — | 0 | — |
| 2George Foot | — | * | 1 | — |
| 3Tom Heard | 1 | 0 | * | — |
| 4David C Helsby | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Borgars, Alan | 1544 | ENG | +6N | +12B | +9N | −2B | +10N | 4.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 5.50 | 2429 | +37.0 |
| 2 | Heard, Tom | 0 | ENG | +10N | +5B | F | +1N | −3B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 7.00 | 1530 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Foot, George | 1516 | ENG | +11B | −8N | =5N | =7B | +2N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 6.00 | 1623 | +17.2 |
| 4 | Helsby, David C | 1577 | ENG | =7B | −11N | =6N | =5B | +13B | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.00 | 1487 | -7.2 |
| 5 | Hampton, David | 0 | ENG | F | −2N | =3B | =4N | +6B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.75 | 1615 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Bernard, Christopher | 1691 | ENG | −1B | =7N | =4B | +13N | −5N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.25 | 1413 | -22.2 |
| 7 | V, Krish | 1493 | ENG | =4N | =6B | F | =3N | =9B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.50 | 1592 | +21.6 |
| 8 | McKenna, James F | 1722 | ENG | +9N | +3B | F | F | F | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.50 | 2349 | +10.8 |
| 9 | Charalambous, Christian | 1583 | ENG | −8B | +13N | −1B | F | =7N | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1313 | -39.6 |
| 10 | Mridul Sharma | 0 | IND | −2B | F | +12N | F | −1B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 1580 | 0.0 |
| 11 | McKenna, John R | 1655 | ENG | −3N | +4B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.50 | 1547 | -6.0 |
| 12 | Wang, Hantin | 1613 | ENG | +13B | −1N | −10B | F | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 745 | -24.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 343459528 | 0 | — | −12N | −9B | F | −6B | −4N | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 817 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Borgars, AlanENG+37.04.0 pts · #1
- 2V, KrishENG+21.62.0 pts · #4
- 3Foot, GeorgeENG+17.23.0 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Charalambous, ChristianENG-39.61.5 pts · #11
- 2Wang, HantinENG-24.01.0 pts · #12
- 3Bernard, ChristopherENG-22.22.0 pts · #10
Biggest upsets
- R1+147 Elo gap
- R1+139 Elo gap