4th Cambridge FIDE Congress - U1900
19 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 30 Aug 2025 to 31 Aug 2025 in Cambridge, England. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1727, and top seed was David J Faulkner (🇬🇧 ENG, 1840).
Henry Brennan (🇬🇧 ENG, 1793) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Isaac McHugh (4.0) and Luke Smith (3.5). Brennan broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Willem de Boer (1572) beat Colin Byrne (1716), a +144-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsHenry Brennan led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Henry Brennan takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
Henry Brennan drew with Isaac McHugh (White).
Henry Brennan won 3 in a row (R3–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Henry Brennan | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2Isaac McHugh | ½ | * | — | 1 |
| 3Luke Smith | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Luka Lemoine | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brennan, Henry | 1793 | ENG | +14N | =2B | +11N | +3B | +10N | 4.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 11.00 | 1983 | +29.2 |
| 2 | McHugh, Isaac | 1643 | ENG | +6B | =1N | +5N | +10B | =4N | 4.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 10.50 | 1960 | +81.2 |
| 3 | Smith, Luke | 0 | ENG | =15B | +18N | +8B | −1N | +12B | 3.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 6.25 | 1769 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Homer, Neil S | 1656 | ENG | +13N | =5B | F | =9N | =2B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 6.50 | 1693 | +3.0 |
| 5 | Lemoine, Luka | 1690 | FRA | +16B | =4N | −2B | −12N | +14B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 4.25 | 1650 | -10.8 |
| 6 | Knight, Christopher J | 1751 | ENG | −2N | =14B | =18N | +19B | =7N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.50 | 1554 | -44.4 |
| 7 | Bellano, Harry | 1658 | ENG | +19N | −10B | −13N | +14B | =6B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.75 | 1708 | +8.4 |
| 8 | Byrne, Colin | 1716 | ENG | −11N | +19B | −3N | +18B | =16B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.75 | 1538 | -27.2 |
| 9 | Talas, Sandor | 1746 | IOM | =18B | =15N | F | =4B | +11N | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.50 | 1725 | -4.8 |
| 10 | Holmes, Thomas | 1709 | ENG | +17B | +7N | F | −2N | −1B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 4.00 | 1666 | -9.2 |
| 11 | de Boer, Willem | 1572 | ENG | +8B | =12N | −1B | =15N | −9B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 4.25 | 1687 | +28.0 |
| 12 | Faulkner, David J | 1840 | ENG | F | =11B | =16N | +5B | −3N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.25 | 1694 | -9.0 |
| 13 | Kaldor, William | 0 | ENG | −4B | =17N | +7B | =16N | F | 2.0 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 4.00 | 1582 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Richmond, Charles J | 1666 | ENG | −1B | =6N | +17B | −7N | −5N | 1.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 2.75 | 1544 | -32.4 |
| 15 | Owen, Michael | 1699 | FRA | =3N | =9B | F | =11B | F | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.00 | 1659 | -2.0 |
| 16 | De Boer, Lara | 1446 | ENG | −5N | F | =12B | =13B | =8N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.25 | 1624 | +22.4 |
| 17 | Vijay, Kayal | 1570 | ENG | −10N | =13B | −14N | F | +19N | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 887 | -27.2 |
| 18 | Pride, Stephen C | 1597 | ENG | =9N | −3B | =6B | −8N | F | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.50 | 1613 | +1.4 |
| 19 | Amirthanathan, Adam | 0 | ENG | −7B | −8N | F | −6N | −17B | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 874 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1McHugh, IsaacENG+81.24.0 pts · #1
- 2Brennan, HenryENG+29.24.5 pts · #2
- 3de Boer, WillemENG+28.02.0 pts · #9
- 1Knight, Christopher JENG-44.42.5 pts · #10
- 2Richmond, Charles JENG-32.41.5 pts · #11
- 3Vijay, KayalENG-27.21.5 pts · #19
- R1+144 Elo gap
- R1+108 Elo gap