Earlsfield FIDE Congress May 2025 - U2400
17 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 23 May 2025 to 24 May 2025 in London SW18, England. 3 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1970, and top seed was Keith C Arkell (🇬🇧 ENG, GM, 2342).
Keith C Arkell (🇬🇧 ENG, GM, 2342) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Noah Bevis (3.5) and Fenu Agbota (3.0). Arkell won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Alexander Richards (1745) beat Julian D Llewellyn (1849), a +104-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsGM Keith C Arkell led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
GM Keith C Arkell held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.
GM Keith C Arkell beat Noah Bevis (White).
GM Keith C Arkell won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMKeith C Arkell | * | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2Noah Bevis | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3CMRock Yu | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Fenu Agbota | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arkell, Keith CGM | 2342 | ENG | +10N | +8B | +4N | +2B | F | 4.0 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 10.50 | 2801 | +4.8 |
| 2 | Bevis, Noah | 2072 | ENG | +3N | +5B | =8N | −1N | +6B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 9.00 | 2050 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Agbota, Fenu | 1748 | ENG | −2B | +15N | =14B | =5N | +13B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 5.00 | 1862 | +28.8 |
| 4 | Yu, RockCM | 2048 | ENG | +17B | +14N | −1B | −9N | +16B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 2004 | -4.8 |
| 5 | Pyda, Arjun | 1819 | ENG | +11N | −2N | =6B | =3B | =15N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 5.50 | 1785 | -5.2 |
| 6 | Richards, Alexander | 1745 | ENG | =7B | =12N | =5N | +8B | −2N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 5.50 | 1928 | +44.8 |
| 7 | Soulier, Alfred | 1871 | ENG | =6N | −9B | +13N | =11B | =12N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 4.75 | 1863 | -3.6 |
| 8 | Llewellyn, Julian D | 1849 | ENG | +15B | −1N | =2B | −6N | =17B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 3.50 | 1831 | -5.6 |
| 9 | Lalic, Peter DCM | 2144 | ENG | F | +7N | F | +4B | F | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.50 | 2759 | +10.8 |
| 10 | Saharkar, Sharvari | 1688 | ENG | −1B | +17N | −16B | −13N | +14B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 1724 | +4.0 |
| 11 | Gopaldas, Caelan | 1662 | ENG | −5B | =13B | +17N | =7N | F | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.50 | 1793 | +14.0 |
| 12 | Patel, Zain | 2030 | ENG | F | =6B | F | +16N | =7B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.50 | 1923 | -14.4 |
| 13 | Saxena, Reyansh | 1731 | ENG | −14B | =11N | −7B | +10B | −3N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 1571 | -43.6 |
| 14 | Sriram, Gautam | 1630 | ENG | +13N | −4B | =3N | −15B | −10N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 1630 | -4.4 |
| 15 | Pearson, Charlie | 1698 | ENG | −8N | −3B | F | +14N | =5B | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.75 | 1675 | -6.4 |
| 16 | Shankar, Yashwardhan | 1778 | SCO | F | F | +10N | −12B | −4N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1797 | +0.8 |
| 17 | Lin, William | 1748 | ENG | −4N | −10B | −11B | F | =8N | 0.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 1490 | -48.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Richards, AlexanderENG+44.82.5 pts · #6
- 2Agbota, FenuENG+28.83.0 pts · #4
- 3Gopaldas, CaelanENG+14.02.0 pts · #9
- 1Lin, WilliamENG-48.40.5 pts · #17
- 2Saxena, ReyanshENG-43.61.5 pts · #13
- 3Patel, ZainENG-14.42.0 pts · #10
- R4+104 Elo gap
- R1+101 Elo gap