3rd Kent FIDE Congress - Minor
Open SwissStandard
9 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 11 Jul 2025 to 13 Jul 2025 in Tunbridge Wells, England. Top 10 Elo average was 0, and top seed was James Peel (🇬🇧 ENG, 1542).
Nicholas McLean (🇬🇧 ENG, 0) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Matt Dean (4.0) and Jacob Delacour (3.5). McLean shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇬🇧Tunbridge Wells, England
Dates
11 Jul 2025 → 13 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Avg top 10
0
Participants
9
Federations · 1 represented
🇬🇧England×5
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R4; 2 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
4
3
2
1
2
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
Nicholas McLean held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 4.0/5. McLean takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (5.5).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Matt Dean 4 wins (R2–R5)Jacob Delacour 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nicholas McLean | * | — | ½ | 1 |
| 2Matt Dean | — | * | — | 1 |
| 3Jacob Delacour | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4Freya Pinna-Chapman | 0 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean, Nicholas | 0 | ENG | +9B | +?N | =?B | +4N | =3B | 4.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.75 | 1543 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Dean, Matt | 0 | ENG | −?B | +7N | +?B | +5N | +4B | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.00 | 743 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Delacour, Jacob | 0 | ENG | F | +6N | +?B | +?N | =1N | 3.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.50 | 1571 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Pinna-Chapman, Freya | 0 | ENG | +?B | +8N | F | −1B | −2N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.50 | 1538 | 0.0 |
| 5 | FIDE 343476651 | 0 | — | +7B | −?N | F | −2B | +?N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 743 | 0.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 343462383 | 0 | — | F | −3B | =8N | +9N | −?B | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.25 | 743 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 343476694 | 0 | — | −5N | −2B | F | +?N | −?B | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 718 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Wylie, Ted | 0 | ENG | F | −4B | =6B | −?N | F | 0.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.75 | 718 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 343476660 | 0 | — | −1N | −?N | F | −6B | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 718 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Pinna-Chapman, FreyaENG0.02.0 pts · #2
- 2FIDE 3434623830.01.5 pts · #9
- 3Dean, MattENG0.04.0 pts · #8
Top rating losers
- 1Pinna-Chapman, FreyaENG0.02.0 pts · #2
- 2FIDE 3434623830.01.5 pts · #9
- 3Dean, MattENG0.04.0 pts · #8