3rd Kent FIDE Congress - Major
31 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 11 Jul 2025 to 13 Jul 2025 in Tunbridge Wells, England. 7 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1813, and top seed was Tony J Slinger (🇬🇧 ENG, 1861).
Carlos Cambon Rodriguez (🇬🇧 ENG, 0) won with 4.5/5, ahead of M John Cawston (4.0) and Russell Robert Goodfellow (3.5). Cambon Rodriguez broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Michael Hayward (1625) beat William H Luxton (1781), a +156-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsCarlos Cambon Rodriguez led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Carlos Cambon Rodriguez takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
Carlos Cambon Rodriguez 3 wins (R3–R5)Russell Robert Goodfellow 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Carlos Cambon Rodriguez | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2M John Cawston | — | * | — | — |
| 3Russell Robert Goodfellow | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Tony J Slinger | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cambon Rodriguez, Carlos | 0 | ENG | +15N | =6B | +12N | +5B | +3N | 4.5 | 12.0 | 14.5 | 13.00 | 2147 | +47.2 |
| 2 | Cawston, M John | 1760 | ENG | +21N | =5B | =16N | +8B | +7N | 4.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 10.75 | 2040 | +20.8 |
| 3 | Goodfellow, Russell Robert | 1804 | ENG | =14B | +25N | +20N | +12B | −1B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 7.25 | 1874 | +10.0 |
| 4 | Slinger, Tony J | 1861 | ENG | +18N | =19B | =13N | =16B | +17N | 3.5 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 8.50 | 1892 | +2.2 |
| 5 | Welford, Richard R | 1771 | ENG | +29B | =2N | +19B | −1N | =9B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 5.50 | 1866 | +25.6 |
| 6 | Anstead, Jerry | 1810 | ENG | +17B | =1N | =7B | =9N | =13N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 15.5 | 9.00 | 1788 | -4.8 |
| 7 | Taylor, Zebadiah | 0 | ENG | =10B | +30N | =6N | +18B | −2B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 5.50 | 1821 | +29.2 |
| 8 | Faulkner, Martin J | 1813 | ENG | +22B | −12B | +26N | −2N | +25B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 5.00 | 1812 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Tassell, Hugh G | 1795 | ENG | =24N | =27B | +21N | =6B | =5N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 6.25 | 1711 | -17.6 |
| 10 | George, Richard M | 1849 | ENG | =7N | =26B | +27N | =13B | =16N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 5.75 | 1799 | -10.8 |
| 11 | Heath, David R | 1780 | ENG | −12N | +24B | =28N | =14B | +20N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 5.00 | 1702 | -8.6 |
| 12 | Reith, Duncan IM | 1858 | SCO | +11B | +8N | −1B | −3N | =15B | 2.5 | 14.0 | 16.5 | 7.25 | 1817 | -9.2 |
| 13 | Tracey, William F | 1777 | ENG | F | +14N | =4B | =10N | =6B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 7.25 | 1878 | +22.4 |
| 14 | Chandrashekhar, Druha | 1610 | ENG | =3N | −13B | +23B | =11N | =19B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 6.25 | 1780 | +44.8 |
| 15 | Rimmer, Andrew | 0 | ENG | −1B | =22N | =25B | +27N | =12N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 4.00 | 1758 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Tompsett, Tadeusz | 0 | ENG | F | +31N | =2B | =4N | =10B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.25 | 1780 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Rubin, Ilan Murray | 0 | ENG | −6N | =18B | +31B | +28N | −4B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.75 | 1687 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Veselov, Ivan | 1746 | UKR | −4B | =17N | +30B | −7N | +28B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.75 | 1651 | -18.0 |
| 19 | Luxton, William H | 1781 | ENG | +28B | =4N | −5N | −20B | =14N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 3.50 | 1591 | -48.8 |
| 20 | Hayward, Michael | 1625 | ENG | F | +23N | −3B | +19N | −11B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1782 | +33.2 |
| 21 | Runge, Johnny | 0 | DEN | −2B | +29N | −9B | +22N | F | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1767 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Talas, Sandor | 1749 | IOM | −8N | =15B | =24N | −21B | +29N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1729 | -3.2 |
| 23 | McGill, Peter | 1762 | SCO | F | −20B | −14N | +30B | +31N | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1596 | -34.8 |
| 24 | Hunt, Jon | 1608 | ENG | =9B | −11N | =22B | −26N | =27B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 1581 | -7.6 |
| 25 | George, Naveen Daniel | 1661 | MAS | F | −3B | =15N | +29B | −8N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.25 | 1669 | +0.6 |
| 26 | OGorman, Brendan | 1673 | ENG | F | =10N | −8B | +24B | F | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.00 | 1758 | +6.6 |
| 27 | McKenna, John R | 1654 | ENG | F | =9N | −10B | −15B | =24N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.25 | 1626 | -2.4 |
| 28 | Kapur Krish | 1447 | IND | −19N | F | =11B | −17B | −18N | 0.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.50 | 1496 | +4.4 |
| 29 | Wall, Robert | 1765 | ENG | −5N | −21B | F | −25N | −22B | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 927 | -33.0 |
| 30 | Borgars, Alan | 1578 | ENG | F | −7B | −18N | −23N | F | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 941 | -34.4 |
| 31 | Avlonitis, Vassilios | 1568 | ENG | F | −16B | −17N | F | −23B | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 962 | -10.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Cambon Rodriguez, CarlosENG+47.24.5 pts · #1
- 2Chandrashekhar, DruhaENG+44.82.5 pts · #10
- 3Hayward, MichaelENG+33.22.0 pts · #20
- 1Luxton, William HENG-48.82.0 pts · #18
- 2McGill, PeterSCO-34.82.0 pts · #22
- 3Borgars, AlanENG-34.40.0 pts · #31
- R4+156 Elo gap
- R3+152 Elo gap
- R2+137 Elo gap