55th Cotswold Chess Congress - Major (U1860)

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46 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 24 May 2025 to 26 May 2025 in Gloucester, England. 5 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1798, and top seed was Lawrence Northam (🇬🇧 ENG, 1896).

Hayden Griffiths (🇬🇧 ENG, 0) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Tommy Wilkins (5.0) and Laurence J M Tarbuck (4.5). Griffiths took the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Alexis Kristoff Malibiran (1482) beat Vladimirs Bovtramovics (1828), a +346-point gap.

Location

🇬🇧Gloucester, England

Dates

24 May 2025 → 26 May 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Top seed

🇬🇧Lawrence Northam1896

Avg top 10

1,798

Participants

Federations · 5 represented

🇬🇧England×34

🇬🇧Wales×7

🇬🇧Scotland×1

🇱🇻Latvia×1

🇵🇭Philippines×1

Top 3

🥇
Hayden Griffiths
🇬🇧ENG
5.0pts·1948perf+35.6
🥈
Tommy Wilkins
🇬🇧ENG
5.0pts·1763perf0.0
🥉
Laurence J M Tarbuck
🇬🇧ENG·1754
4.5pts·1811perf+4.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Tight race until R4; 2 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Griffiths5Wilkins5Malibiran4.5Winter4.5Tarbuck4.5Pickup4— ex-leaders:Griffithsled R4, #7Bainled R3, #33

R4 · LEADER CHANGE25 May

Hayden Griffiths takes the sole lead (3.5/4).

R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 5.0/6. Griffiths takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (19.0).

R3–R6 · WIN STREAK

Tommy Wilkins won 4 in a row (R3–R6).

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Griffiths, Hayden	0	ENG	+18N	+8B	=6N	+10B	=12B	+7N	5.0	19.0	22.0	18.25	1948	+35.6
2	Wilkins, Tommy	0	ENG	+15B	−3N	+18B	+11B	+17N	+12N	5.0	18.0	21.0	16.50	1763	0.0
3	Tarbuck, Laurence J M	1754	ENG	+33N	+2B	=11N	=17B	=10N	+15B	4.5	18.5	20.5	15.50	1811	+4.4
4	Winter, Kevin	1747	ENG	+44N	=13B	=7N	+9B	=16N	+11B	4.5	18.5	19.0	13.50	1883	+12.6
5	Malibiran, Alexis Kristoff	1482	PHI	+28B	−11N	+23B	=14N	+13N	+10B	4.5	16.5	18.5	13.25	2088	+117.6
6	Rogers, David R	0	ENG	+16B	+34N	=1B	−12N	=14B	+20N	4.0	18.5	20.5	12.75	1817	+1.2
7	Fursman, Rob	0	ENG	=41B	+35N	=4B	+20N	+19B	−1B	4.0	17.5	18.5	10.75	1735	0.0
8	Wood, Sam	0	ENG	+45B	−1N	+29B	−19N	+23B	+21B	4.0	15.5	15.5	7.50	1712	0.0
9	Pickup, Ian R	0	ENG	−10B	+39N	+28B	−4N	+29B	+19N	4.0	15.0	16.5	8.50	1679	0.0
10	Bain, Oliver	1691	ENG	+9N	+37B	+20B	−1N	=3B	−5N	3.5	21.0	23.0	11.25	1645	-10.8
11	Mehta, Aarav Swansh	0	ENG	+36N	+5B	=3B	−2N	+37B	−4N	3.5	20.5	22.5	10.75	1774	0.0
12	Bani Hani, Madged	0	WLS	F	+26B	+13N	+6B	=1N	−2B	3.5	20.0	20.0	12.50	2078	+40.4
13	Bovtramovics, Vladimirs	1828	LAT	+22B	=4N	−12B	+25N	−5B	+30N	3.5	18.0	20.0	9.75	1637	-20.8
14	Tomlinson, Zak	1818	ENG	=21B	+27N	F	=5B	=6N	+17B	3.5	17.0	17.0	11.25	1834	+2.8
15	Fursman, Lynne	0	ENG	−2N	+31B	=24N	+42B	+34N	−3N	3.5	16.0	17.0	6.25	1718	0.0
16	Northam, Lawrence	1896	ENG	−6N	+41N	F	+22B	=4B	+18N	3.5	15.5	15.5	9.25	1906	+9.6
17	Hollyman, Mike	1622	WLS	=25B	+21N	+30B	=3N	−2B	−14N	3.0	18.5	20.5	8.50	1770	+12.0
18	Fernando, Manel	1711	ENG	−1B	+45N	−2N	+26B	+24N	−16B	3.0	18.5	18.5	5.00	1023	-14.2
19	Bourne, Patrick	1560	WLS	=23B	=25N	+42B	+8B	−7N	−9B	3.0	17.0	18.0	7.50	1869	+25.2
20	Jackson, Sam	0	ENG	+31N	+43B	−10N	−7B	+32N	−6B	3.0	15.5	16.5	5.00	1718	0.0
21	Jones, Steve	1796	WLS	=14N	−17B	+41N	=24B	+30B	−8N	3.0	15.0	16.0	6.00	1727	-0.8
22	Misra, Anay	0	ENG	−13N	+44B	F	−16N	+33B	+25N	3.0	12.0	12.0	5.00	1755	-6.8
23	Homer, Neil S	1693	ENG	=19N	=24B	−5N	+35B	−8N	=26B	2.5	16.5	18.5	6.00	1636	-3.0
24	Edwards, Derek F	0	ENG	=27B	=23N	=15B	=21N	−18B	=35N	2.5	14.5	16.5	6.75	1630	0.0
25	Colledge, Dave	0	ENG	=17N	=19B	=32N	−13B	+28N	−22B	2.5	14.5	16.5	6.00	1622	0.0
26	Day, Samuel	0	ENG	+42B	−12N	−34B	−18N	+39B	=23N	2.5	12.5	13.5	3.75	1631	0.0
27	Webster, Vivien	1706	ENG	=24N	−14B	=35B	=28N	F	+32B	2.5	12.0	12.0	5.25	1582	-8.0
28	Chen, Yechu	1583	ENG	−5N	+36B	−9N	=27B	−25B	=31N	2.0	15.5	17.5	4.25	1677	+15.6
29	Daly, Grant	1672	ENG	−40N	+46B	−8N	+31B	−9N	−38B	2.0	13.5	13.5	2.00	1709	+6.8
30	Tipper, David I	0	ENG	+46N	=40B	−17N	=32B	−21N	−13B	2.0	13.0	13.0	1.75	1569	0.0
31	Williams, John A	1608	WLS	−20B	−15N	+38B	−29N	=36N	=28B	2.0	12.5	14.5	4.00	1702	+4.4
32	Punshon, Evan	0	ENG	−34B	+38N	=25B	=30N	−20B	−27N	2.0	12.0	14.0	4.25	1728	0.0
33	Blencowe, Ian P	1749	ENG	−3B	−42N	=36N	+44B	−22N	=39B	2.0	12.0	12.5	2.25	1569	-47.2
34	FIDE 343427421	0	—	+32N	−6B	+26N	F	−15B	F	2.0	12.0	12.0	4.50	1010	0.0
35	Probert, Malcolm	1724	WLS	F	−7B	=27N	−23N	+44B	=24B	2.0	12.0	12.0	3.00	1644	-4.8
36	Hill, Maurice J	1790	ENG	−11B	−28N	=33B	=39N	=31B	=41N	2.0	11.0	12.0	3.25	1601	-20.6
37	Headlong, Fenella	1823	ENG	+39B	−10N	+43B	F	−11N	F	2.0	9.5	9.5	2.50	1701	-13.2
38	Dasgupta, Debaditya	1773	ENG	−43N	−32B	−31N	F	+41B	+29N	2.0	8.0	8.0	3.00	1690	-18.0
39	Galloway, James H	0	ENG	−37N	−9B	=44N	=36B	−26N	=33N	1.5	12.5	13.0	2.25	1647	0.0
40	OGorman, Brendan	1673	ENG	+29B	=30N	F	F	F	F	1.5	4.0	4.0	3.00	2444	+9.6
41	Fraser, Roland	1742	SCO	=7N	−16B	−21B	F	−38N	=36B	1.0	14.5	14.5	3.00	1470	-49.6
42	Williams, Stephen	1656	WLS	−26N	+33B	−19N	−15N	F	F	1.0	11.0	11.0	2.00	1688	+0.4
43	Mottram, Paul	1755	ENG	+38B	−20N	−37N	F	F	F	1.0	7.0	7.0	2.00	1798	+4.8
44	Collins, Nigel	1559	ENG	−4B	−22N	=39B	−33N	−35N	F	0.5	13.0	13.0	0.75	942	-22.8
45	FIDE 343472575	0	—	−8N	−18B	F	F	F	F	0.0	7.0	7.0	0.00	916	0.0
46	Macarthur, Duncan M	1738	ENG	−30B	−29N	F	F	F	F	0.0	4.0	4.0	0.00	844	-25.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Malibiran, Alexis KristoffPHI
+117.6
4.5 pts · #1
2Bani Hani, MadgedWLS
+40.4
3.5 pts · #10
3Griffiths, HaydenENG
+35.6
5.0 pts · #7

Top rating losers

1Fraser, RolandSCO
-49.6
1.0 pts · #41
2Blencowe, Ian PENG
-47.2
2.0 pts · #23
3Macarthur, Duncan MENG
-25.2
0.0 pts · #42

Biggest upsets

R5+346 Elo gap
Malibiran, Alexis Kristoff1482 beat Bovtramovics, Vladimirs1828
R3+211 Elo gap
Malibiran, Alexis Kristoff1482 beat Homer, Neil S1693
R6+209 Elo gap
Malibiran, Alexis Kristoff1482 beat Bain, Oliver1691