Earlsfield FIDE Congress May 2025 - U1800
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10 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 23 May 2025 to 24 May 2025 in London SW18, England. 6 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1135, and top seed was Advik Saxena (🇬🇧 ENG, 1787).
Alexander Mellis (🇺🇸 USA, 0) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Navid Ebrahimi (3.5) and Michael Depner (3.0). Mellis won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Navid Ebrahimi (1654) beat Advik Saxena (1787), a +133-point gap.
Location
🇬🇧London SW18, England
Dates
23 May 2025 → 24 May 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 6 represented
🇬🇧England×5
🇧🇪Belgium×1
🇺🇸United States of America×1
🇮🇷Iran×1
🇬🇧Wales×1
🇩🇪Germany×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsAlexander Mellis led from R3; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
4
2
1
1
1
R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
Alexander Mellis never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Alexander Mellis beat Navid Ebrahimi (Black).
R1–R5 · WIN STREAK
Alexander Mellis won 5 in a row (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Alexander Mellis | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Navid Ebrahimi | 0 | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Michael Depner | 0 | ½ | * | — |
| 4Andrey Churkin | 0 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mellis, Alexander | 0 | USA | +4N | +3B | +2N | +5B | +7N | 5.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 11.00 | 1765 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Ebrahimi, Navid | 1654 | IRI | +5N | +7N | −1B | +4B | =3N | 3.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 6.00 | 1968 | +23.4 |
| 3 | Depner, Michael, Dr. | 1687 | GER | +6B | −1N | =5B | +10N | =2B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 4.50 | 1744 | +3.0 |
| 4 | Churkin, Andrey | 1611 | ENG | −1B | +8N | +6B | −2N | −5N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 2.50 | 1561 | -5.2 |
| 5 | Chapman, Lance | 0 | ENG | −2B | F | =3N | −1N | +4B | 1.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 3.50 | 1651 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Bernatowicz, David | 0 | BEL | −3N | +10B | −4N | =8B | −?N | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 1380 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Saxena, Advik | 1787 | ENG | +10N | −2B | F | F | −1B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.50 | 1551 | -22.4 |
| 8 | Patel, Parisa | 1468 | ENG | F | −4B | F | =6N | =10B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1337 | -13.6 |
| 9 | Pearson, Charlie | 1698 | ENG | F | F | +10N | F | F | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2247 | +7.6 |
| 10 | Hill, Glyn | 1447 | WLS | −7B | −6N | −9B | −3B | =8N | 0.5 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 0.50 | 1338 | -19.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ebrahimi, NavidIRI+23.43.5 pts · #2
- 2Pearson, CharlieENG+7.61.0 pts · #8
- 3Depner, Michael, Dr.GER+3.03.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Saxena, AdvikENG-22.41.0 pts · #6
- 2Hill, GlynWLS-19.20.5 pts · #10
- 3Patel, ParisaENG-13.61.0 pts · #9
Biggest upsets
- R2+133 Elo gap