Earlsfield FIDE Congress July 2025 - U1800
18 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 18 Jul 2025 to 19 Jul 2025 in London SW18, England. 6 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1693, and top seed was Julian D Llewellyn (🇬🇧 ENG, 1764).
Niclas Hordnes (🇳🇴 NOR, 1746) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Julian D Llewellyn (3.5) and Seth Woozeer (3.5). Hordnes won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Torrey Horwood (1582) beat Callum Hill (1688), a +106-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsNiclas Hordnes led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Niclas Hordnes never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Niclas Hordnes drew with Julian D Llewellyn (Black).
Niclas Hordnes won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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| 1Niclas Hordnes | * | ½ | — | 1 |
| 2Julian D Llewellyn | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Noah Mosley | — | — | * | 0 |
| 4Seth Woozeer | 0 | — | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hordnes, Niclas | 1746 | NOR | +9N | +6B | +3N | +7B | =2N | 4.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 12.75 | 2045 | +62.0 |
| 2 | Llewellyn, Julian D | 1764 | ENG | +5B | =11N | =7B | +10N | =1B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 9.50 | 1814 | +6.4 |
| 3 | Woozeer, Seth | 1711 | ENG | +13N | +4B | −1B | =9N | +12B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 7.50 | 1709 | -0.4 |
| 4 | Mosley, Noah | 0 | ENG | +10B | −3N | =5B | +8B | +7N | 3.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 8.50 | 1710 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Churkin, Andrey | 1606 | ENG | −2N | +13B | =4N | +15B | =9B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 4.75 | 1732 | +26.4 |
| 6 | Enkhjin, Otgonbayar | 1666 | MGL | +17B | −1N | −12B | +14N | +15N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 1531 | -21.6 |
| 7 | Ananda, Sanjesh | 1672 | ENG | +14N | +8B | =2N | −1N | −4B | 2.5 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 5.25 | 1750 | +12.8 |
| 8 | Silke Balerna, Pietro | 1739 | SUI | +18B | −7N | =11B | −4N | +17N | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1669 | -11.2 |
| 9 | Horwood, Torrey | 1582 | ENG | −1B | F | +16N | =3B | =5N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.25 | 1677 | +20.0 |
| 10 | Dawson, Lee | 1621 | ENG | −4N | +15B | +14N | −2B | −11N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 2.00 | 1572 | -7.6 |
| 11 | De Lange, Elijah | 1680 | ENG | F | =2B | =8N | −12N | +10B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.00 | 1675 | -0.8 |
| 12 | Devalia, Aadishesh | 1575 | ENG | F | F | +6N | +11B | −3N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.00 | 1810 | +37.6 |
| 13 | Munkhjin, Otgonbayar | 1553 | MGL | −3B | −5N | F | −16B | +14B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 853 | -43.6 |
| 14 | Chu, Jinghuan | 0 | CHN | −7B | +18N | −10B | −6B | −13N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 1394 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Prakash, Chandra | 1647 | IND | F | −10N | +17B | −5N | −6B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 831 | -62.8 |
| 16 | Hill, Callum | 1688 | ENG | F | F | −9B | +13N | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1568 | -8.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 343473750 | 0 | — | −6N | F | −15N | F | −8B | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 884 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Mason, Harley | 1582 | ENG | −8N | −14B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 939 | -15.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Hordnes, NiclasNOR+62.04.5 pts · #1
- 2Devalia, AadisheshENG+37.62.0 pts · #7
- 3Churkin, AndreyENG+26.43.0 pts · #5
- 1Prakash, ChandraIND-62.81.0 pts · #15
- 2Munkhjin, OtgonbayarMGL-43.61.0 pts · #16
- 3Enkhjin, OtgonbayarMGL-21.63.0 pts · #13
- R3+106 Elo gap
- R4+105 Elo gap