12th Witney Congress
SwissStandard
33 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 08 Nov 2025 to 09 Nov 2025 in Witney, Oxon, England. 2 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2204, and top seed was Yichen Han (🇳🇱 NED, IM, 2547).
Yichen Han (🇳🇱 NED, IM, 2547) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Arya Cont (4.0) and Adam Sieczkowski (3.5). Han won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Nikesh Acharya (1439) beat Roger D De Coverly (2011), a +572-point gap.
Location
🇬🇧Witney, Oxon, England
Dates
08 Nov 2025 → 09 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 90 Min. Incr. 15 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 2
IM×1
WFM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇬🇧England×25
🇬🇧Wales×2
🇦🇺Australia×1
🇸🇬Singapore×1
🇵🇱Poland×1
🇮🇹Italy×1
🇩🇪Germany×1
🇳🇱Netherlands×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsIM Yichen Han led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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5
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1
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R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
IM Yichen Han never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R1–R5 · WIN STREAK
IM Yichen Han won 5 in a row (R1–R5).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Han, YichenIM | 2547 | NED | +22B | +13N | +11B | +16N | +7N | 5.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 12.00 | 2887 | +6.0 |
| 2 | Cont, Arya | 2203 | ENG | +20B | =5N | +8B | =6N | +9B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 11.00 | 2174 | +10.0 |
| 3 | Sieczkowski, Adam | 2147 | POL | =29N | +12B | +5N | −7B | +16B | 3.5 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 7.75 | 2116 | +20.0 |
| 4 | Pang, Khai Jie Ryan | 2089 | SGP | +17B | −16N | +14B | +18N | =6B | 3.5 | 9.5 | 11.5 | 8.00 | 2038 | +12.6 |
| 5 | Bevis, Noah | 2050 | ENG | +19N | =2B | −3B | =8N | +17B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 7.50 | 1974 | +15.2 |
| 6 | Cole, James | 2124 | ENG | +14B | +21N | F | =2B | =4N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 8.25 | 2126 | +15.4 |
| 7 | Duke, Dillan | 2109 | ENG | +15N | +27B | F | +3N | −1B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 7.00 | 2144 | +11.8 |
| 8 | Ashworth, Robert | 1943 | ENG | =10N | +33B | −2N | =5B | +27N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 1966 | +9.4 |
| 9 | Harris, Timothy | 2069 | AUS | =12N | +29B | =24N | +15B | −2N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 5.00 | 1884 | -9.4 |
| 10 | Hariharan, ShambaviWFM | 2167 | ENG | =8B | −18N | +17B | +23N | =13B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 6.25 | 2125 | +29.2 |
| 11 | Gillings, Matthew | 2051 | ENG | +31B | +23N | −1N | +24B | F | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 2117 | +18.0 |
| 12 | Di-Vetta, Andrew | 1797 | WLS | =9B | −3N | =20B | +21N | =19B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 5.50 | 1920 | +18.0 |
| 13 | Girdlestone, Paul C | 2099 | ENG | +25N | −1B | F | +27B | =10N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 2048 | +1.2 |
| 14 | Holmes, Matthew A | 1932 | ENG | −6N | +30B | −4N | =19B | +22B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.50 | 1859 | +5.8 |
| 15 | Kennedy, Aden | 1909 | ENG | −7B | +22N | +23B | −9N | =18B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 1992 | +42.0 |
| 16 | Boswell, Jacob Connor | 2356 | ENG | +28N | +4B | F | −1B | −3N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 4.50 | 2043 | -19.2 |
| 17 | Poderico, Francesco | 1802 | ITA | −4N | +32B | −10N | +26B | −5N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.50 | 1882 | +20.4 |
| 18 | Steventon, Christopher | 1746 | ENG | =26N | +10B | F | −4B | =15N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.00 | 1928 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Hornsby, Albert | 1755 | ENG | −5B | =20N | =22B | =14N | =12N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 4.25 | 1790 | -16.8 |
| 20 | Fishwick, George | 1966 | ENG | −2N | =19B | =12N | +25B | −24N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 3.75 | 1725 | -42.4 |
| 21 | De Coverly, Roger D | 2011 | ENG | +30N | −6B | −27N | −12B | +31N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1675 | -31.4 |
| 22 | Hertog, Alexander | 1996 | ENG | −1N | −15B | =19N | +31B | −14N | 1.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.00 | 1749 | -44.4 |
| 23 | Ashworth, Michael | 2180 | ENG | +32N | −11B | −15N | −10B | =25N | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.75 | 1726 | -43.4 |
| 24 | Khoo, Elon | 1863 | ENG | F | F | =9B | −11N | +20B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.50 | 1912 | +49.6 |
| 25 | Saxena, Reyansh | 1805 | ENG | −13B | −28B | +30N | −20N | =23B | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.75 | 1754 | +0.4 |
| 26 | Steiner, Matthias | 2026 | GER | =18B | F | F | −17N | +30B | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1689 | -31.2 |
| 27 | Acharya, Nikesh | 1439 | ENG | F | −7N | +21B | −13N | −8B | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 1747 | +25.2 |
| 28 | Evans, Harry G | 1987 | ENG | −16B | +25N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.50 | 1989 | +5.4 |
| 29 | Attwell, Ben | 1938 | ENG | =3B | −9N | F | F | F | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.75 | 1774 | -4.8 |
| 30 | Mkpadi, Michael | 1708 | ENG | −21B | −14N | −25B | F | −26N | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 1079 | -20.0 |
| 31 | Saxena, Advik | 1794 | ENG | −11N | F | F | −22N | −21B | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1122 | -31.6 |
| 32 | Moyse, Nigel John | 1966 | WLS | −23B | −17N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1086 | -21.8 |
| 33 | Ward, Cian | 2105 | ENG | F | −8N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1109 | -20.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Khoo, ElonENG+49.61.5 pts · #23
- 2Kennedy, AdenENG+42.02.5 pts · #15
- 3Hariharan, ShambaviWFMENG+29.23.0 pts · #8
Top rating losers
- 1Hertog, AlexanderENG-44.41.5 pts · #24
- 2Ashworth, MichaelENG-43.41.5 pts · #22
- 3Fishwick, GeorgeENG-42.42.0 pts · #20
Biggest upsets
- R3+572 Elo gap
- R2+421 Elo gap
- R3+271 Elo gap