Earlsfield FIDE Congress July 2025 - U2400
20 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 18 Jul 2025 to 19 Jul 2025 in London SW18, England. 3 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2006, and top seed was Peter G Large (🇬🇧 ENG, IM, 2300).
Manmay Chopra (🇮🇳 IND, CM, 2156) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Peter G Large (4.0) and Jonathan W Arnott (3.5). Chopra shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Jonathan W Arnott (CM, 2059) beat Peter G Large (IM, 2300), a +241-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 4.0/5. Chopra takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (10.0).
IM Peter G Large 3 wins (R3–R5)CM Manmay Chopra 4 wins (R1–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMPeter G Large | * | — | 0 | — |
| 2CMManmay Chopra | — | * | — | — |
| 3CMJonathan W Arnott | 1 | — | * | 1 |
| 4Henry Shard | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manmay ChopraCM | 2156 | IND | +13N | +6B | F | +8N | +5B | 4.0 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 8.00 | 2686 | +23.6 |
| 2 | Large, Peter GIM | 2300 | ENG | +17B | −3N | +16B | +6N | +7N | 4.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 6.00 | 2180 | -9.2 |
| 3 | Arnott, Jonathan WCM | 2059 | ENG | +15N | +2B | F | =5N | +4B | 3.5 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 9.25 | 2346 | +25.2 |
| 4 | Shard, Henry | 1847 | ENG | +18N | −5B | +13N | +7B | −3N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 4.50 | 1976 | +13.2 |
| 5 | Modi, Shyam Jagdish | 2077 | ENG | +9B | +4N | F | =3B | −1N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 6.75 | 2066 | -0.6 |
| 6 | Nishida, Eito | 1652 | JPN | +8B | −1N | +15B | −2B | −10N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 3.00 | 1771 | +16.4 |
| 7 | Hubbard, Michael | 1942 | ENG | +12N | F | +11B | −4N | −2B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 1951 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Mehta, Armaan | 0 | USA | −6N | +15B | +10N | −1B | −11B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 1833 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Sandhu, Jai | 1820 | ENG | −5N | +18B | F | −11N | +16B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.00 | 1825 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Lam, Joshua | 1943 | ENG | =20B | =16N | −8B | F | +6B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 2.75 | 1867 | -10.4 |
| 11 | Chinguun, Otgonbayar | 1960 | MGL | F | F | −7N | +9B | +8N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.00 | 1881 | -4.4 |
| 12 | Lin, William | 1697 | ENG | −7B | −17N | +18B | −15N | +19N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 1.50 | 1607 | -19.2 |
| 13 | White, Chris | 1825 | ENG | −1B | +19N | −4B | =16N | F | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 1768 | -7.8 |
| 14 | Sharma, Josh | 1929 | ENG | =19B | +20N | F | F | F | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.75 | 1875 | -3.6 |
| 15 | Agbota, Fenu | 1814 | ENG | −3B | −8N | −6N | +12B | F | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1677 | -23.2 |
| 16 | Faulkner, Martin J | 1813 | ENG | F | =10B | −2N | =13B | −9N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.75 | 1758 | -7.6 |
| 17 | Gajowniczek, Maks | 1842 | ENG | −2N | +12B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1970 | +4.6 |
| 18 | Inzani, Michael | 0 | ENG | −4B | −9N | −12N | +19B | F | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.50 | 1549 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Sriram, Gautam | 1603 | ENG | =14N | −13B | F | −18N | −12B | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.75 | 1544 | -8.8 |
| 20 | Veselow, Zoe | 1761 | ENG | =10N | −14B | F | F | F | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 1743 | -1.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Arnott, Jonathan WCMENG+25.23.5 pts · #2
- 2Manmay ChopraCMIND+23.64.0 pts · #3
- 3Nishida, EitoJPN+16.42.0 pts · #18
- 1Agbota, FenuENG-23.21.0 pts · #11
- 2Lin, WilliamENG-19.22.0 pts · #12
- 3Lam, JoshuaENG-10.42.0 pts · #5
- R2+241 Elo gap
- R3+162 Elo gap