3rd Cambridge International Open

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108 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 26 May 2025 to 31 May 2025 in Cambridge, England. 40 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2510, and top seed was Michael Adams (🇬🇧 ENG, GM, 2661).

Brandon G I Clarke (🇬🇧 ENG, IM, 2498) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Michael Adams (7.0) and Wenxiang Li (6.5). Clarke won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Hindol Ghosh (1669) beat Alexandr Pereslavtsev (2093), a +424-point gap.

Location

🇬🇧Cambridge, England

Dates

26 May 2025 → 31 May 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇬🇧GMMichael Adams2661

Avg top 10

2,510

Participants

108

Titled players · 40

GM×8

IM×12

FM×13

CM×6

WFM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇬🇧England×84

🇪🇸Spain×5

🇮🇳India×3

🇮🇹Italy×2

🇳🇱Netherlands×2

🇳🇴Norway×2

🇨🇳China×1

🇬🇧Wales×1

Top 3

🥇
IMBrandon G I Clarke
🇬🇧ENG·2498
7.0pts·2504perf+1.8
🥈
GMMichael Adams
🇬🇧ENG·2661
7.0pts·2583perf-5.4
🥉
IMWenxiang Li
🇨🇳CHN·2342
6.5pts·2460perf+32.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 2 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Clarke7Adams7Fernandez6.5Li6.5Wadsworth6.5Bosiocic6.5— ex-leaders:Mahadevanled R3–R5, #13

R7 · LEADER CHANGE30 May

GM Michael Adams takes the sole lead (6.0/7).

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 7.0/9. Clarke takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (45.5).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

IM Brandon G I Clarke 5 wins (R5–R9)GM Michael Adams 3 wins (R5–R7)GM Daniel Howard Fernandez 3 wins (R6–R8)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMBrandon G I Clarke	*	—	—	½
2GMMichael Adams	—	*	—	½
3GMDaniel Howard Fernandez	—	—	*	½
4IMWenxiang Li	½	½	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Clarke, Brandon G IIM	2498	ENG	+50N	=3B	=17N	−18B	+43N	+24B	+14N	+12B	+7N	7.0	45.5	50.0	38.50	2504	+1.8
2	Adams, MichaelGM	2661	ENG	=28N	+46B	+40N	=19B	+18N	+7B	+4N	=3B	=11N	7.0	45.5	50.0	38.50	2583	-5.4
3	Li, WenxiangIM	2342	CHN	+31B	=1N	=5B	=33N	+59B	+44N	+20B	=2N	=6B	6.5	47.0	51.0	35.00	2460	+32.8
4	Bosiocic, MarinGM	2511	CRO	+24N	−7B	+86N	+17B	+19N	+8B	−2B	=23N	+16B	6.5	46.5	49.5	33.75	2532	+4.3
5	Wadsworth, Matthew JGM	2484	ENG	+32N	=17B	=3N	=28B	+10B	−16N	+22B	+30N	+23B	6.5	44.5	49.5	35.50	2419	-5.0
6	Fernandez, Daniel HowardGM	2475	ENG	+52N	=18B	+14N	−7B	=28N	+86B	+17N	+21B	=3N	6.5	44.5	47.5	33.00	2431	-3.4
7	Siva MahadevanIM	2385	IND	+54B	+4N	+35B	+6N	=20B	−2N	+9N	=8B	−1B	6.0	49.5	54.0	34.25	2567	+21.9
8	Ghasi, Ameet KGM	2502	ENG	+106B	=10N	=16B	+35N	+29B	−4N	+15B	=7N	=13B	6.0	46.0	47.5	29.25	2484	-1.5
9	Cuenca Jimenez, Jose FernandoGM	2495	ESP	+59B	=16N	=10B	=21N	+22B	+42N	−7B	=32N	+19N	6.0	43.5	47.5	30.50	2389	-9.7
10	Balaji, AaravamudhanIM	2346	ENG	+62N	=8B	=9N	+41B	−5N	+37B	−11B	+76N	+32B	6.0	43.0	46.5	28.00	2365	+11.4
11	Tiviakov, SergeiGM	2536	NED	=26B	+34N	=23B	=16N	F	+72B	+10N	+29N	=2B	6.0	43.0	43.0	31.25	2522	+0.6
12	Camacho Collados, MarcosIM	2462	ESP	+49B	−35N	+54B	+26N	=63B	+36N	=16B	−1N	+34B	6.0	42.0	46.0	29.25	2372	-7.8
13	Willow, Jonah BIM	2478	ENG	=48B	=26N	=49B	+73N	=21B	+27N	+41B	=16N	=8N	6.0	41.5	45.0	29.25	2325	-13.2
14	Badacsonyi, StanleyFM	2289	ENG	+78B	=20N	−6B	+45N	+33B	=63N	−1B	+66N	+29B	6.0	41.5	45.0	26.75	2345	+18.8
15	Pert, MaxFM	2290	ENG	−40N	+82B	−25N	+60B	+65N	+55B	−8N	+62B	+28N	6.0	37.5	41.0	25.00	2205	-13.8
16	Camacho Collados, JoseIM	2327	WLS	+51N	=9B	=8N	=11B	+40N	+5B	=12N	=13B	−4N	5.5	47.5	52.0	30.50	2474	+18.6
17	York-Weaving, RichardFM	2323	ENG	+53B	=5N	=1B	−4N	+31B	+33N	−6B	=51N	+40B	5.5	45.5	50.0	28.00	2314	+3.0
18	Fava, LorenzoFM	2299	ITA	+107B	=6N	=20B	+1N	−2B	+73N	−29B	+31N	=25B	5.5	45.0	46.0	25.25	2353	+16.8
19	Pert, Richard GIM	2413	ENG	=30B	+48N	+22B	=2N	−4B	=49N	+36B	+40N	−9B	5.5	44.0	48.5	27.75	2318	-6.8
20	Ladron De Guevara Pinto, PaoloIM	2419	ESP	+86N	=14B	=18N	+50B	=7N	+76B	−3N	=25B	=21N	5.5	43.0	46.0	25.25	2306	-11.1
21	Cummings, David H.IM	2249	CAN	=22B	=97N	+47B	=9B	=13N	+45N	+63B	−6N	=20B	5.5	42.5	45.0	25.75	2308	+9.3
22	Majeed, Haroon	1999	ENG	=21N	+24B	−19N	+71B	−9N	+60B	−5N	+56B	+50N	5.5	42.0	45.5	24.75	2227	+48.4
23	Wells, Peter KGM	2350	ENG	=97B	+30N	=11N	=40B	=76N	+39B	+28N	=4B	−5N	5.5	42.0	44.5	26.50	2297	-3.1
24	Badacsonyi, FrankieFM	2190	ENG	−4B	−22N	+61B	+67N	+53B	−1N	+44B	=41N	+76B	5.5	40.5	44.0	22.75	2133	-9.2
25	Shearsby, JudeFM	2133	ENG	−29B	+45N	+15B	−63N	=47B	+77N	+42B	=20N	=18N	5.5	39.5	43.0	26.25	2263	+64.0
26	Murawski, JanCM	2191	ENG	=11N	=13B	+57N	−12B	−72N	+71B	=37N	+69B	+43N	5.5	39.5	43.0	25.00	2213	+11.2
27	Verbytski, Oleg	1976	ENG	+56N	−44B	−71N	+100B	+61N	−13B	=38N	+93B	+46N	5.5	35.0	37.5	21.00	1984	+2.8
28	Nawalaniec, AdamFM	2211	POL	=2B	+42N	=63B	=5N	=6B	+47N	−23B	+33N	−15B	5.0	45.5	49.5	26.00	2333	+56.0
29	Haubro-Suppanz, MartinIM	2402	DEN	+25N	−40B	+51N	+43B	−8N	+84B	+18N	−11B	−14N	5.0	42.5	46.0	23.50	2253	-14.1
30	Vaidyanathan, AdithyaFM	2137	ENG	=19N	−23B	−41N	+64B	+71N	+69B	+72N	−5B	=38N	5.0	38.5	42.0	20.25	2095	-17.2
31	Brett, Andrew R	2057	ENG	−3N	=38B	=60N	+79B	−17N	+102B	+55N	−18B	+61N	5.0	38.5	40.5	18.50	2053	-1.6
32	Brewer, Callum D	2154	ENG	−5B	=103N	=36B	=85N	+68B	+67N	+89B	=9B	−10N	5.0	38.0	40.0	19.25	2137	-4.8
33	Sasikumar, Srivathsan	1953	ENG	=80N	+104B	+52N	=3B	−14N	−17B	+86N	−28B	+62N	5.0	38.0	40.0	18.50	2168	+90.8
34	Sowray, Peter JFM	2219	ENG	+65N	−11B	−43N	+82B	=37N	=66B	+85N	+61B	−12N	5.0	37.0	40.5	19.50	2125	-20.2
35	Kalavannan, KobyFM	2303	ENG	+43N	+12B	−7N	−8B	−84N	−79B	+88N	+103B	+45B	5.0	37.0	39.0	20.00	2161	-25.0
36	Lebedev, LionCM	1996	ENG	=60N	+80B	=32N	+56B	F	−12B	−19N	+74N	+48B	5.0	36.5	36.5	20.50	2140	+52.4
37	Cole, James	1972	ENG	=87B	+89N	−42B	+102N	=34B	−10N	=26B	=44N	+59B	5.0	35.5	37.5	18.00	2070	+21.0
38	Mittal, Aditya	1849	ENG	+95B	=31N	−106B	−78N	+81B	=51N	=27B	+97N	=30B	5.0	32.0	33.5	18.50	2023	+77.2
39	Iyengar, Ilya	1979	ENG	−74B	+87N	+93B	+106N	−42B	−23N	=47B	+75N	=51B	5.0	32.0	33.5	15.50	2031	+9.6
40	Varnam, Liam DFM	2022	ENG	+15B	+29N	−2B	=23N	−16B	+75N	+48B	−19B	−17N	4.5	44.5	48.0	21.75	2273	+50.4
41	Adams, George	1829	ENG	+81B	=53N	+30B	−10N	=46N	+50B	−13N	=24B	F	4.5	40.5	44.0	20.25	2137	+113.6
42	Yoon, Jacob DCM	2250	ENG	=84N	−28B	+37N	+44B	+39N	−9B	−25N	=43B	=66B	4.5	39.5	43.0	20.50	2073	-37.8
43	Yu, RockCM	2048	ENG	−35B	+88N	+34B	−29N	−1B	+68N	+73B	=42N	−26B	4.5	39.5	42.5	17.75	2152	+42.4
44	Hindol Ghosh	1669	IND	+61B	+27N	=59B	−42N	+62N	−3B	−24N	=37B	=78N	4.5	39.0	42.5	19.75	2021	+138.0
45	Lazarus, Simon E	1874	ENG	+108N	−25B	+94N	−14B	+52N	−21B	+78N	=46B	−35N	4.5	37.5	38.5	14.25	2073	+80.0
46	Schroer, Marcel	2105	NED	=63B	−2N	=73B	+89N	=41B	=74N	+58B	=45N	−27B	4.5	37.0	40.0	17.50	2008	-23.6
47	Pai, Sidhanth	1832	ENG	+99N	+62B	−21N	=65B	=25N	−28B	=39N	−52B	+72N	4.5	37.0	39.5	17.25	2042	+88.0
48	Hanache, KaiCM	2149	ENG	=13N	−19B	+79N	=103B	=55N	+57B	−40N	+72B	−36N	4.5	37.0	39.0	17.75	2065	-41.2
49	Khoury, TheoFM	2143	ENG	−12N	+77B	=13N	=55B	+103N	=19B	−76N	=57B	=85N	4.5	37.0	39.0	17.50	2110	-19.6
50	Pozzari, SimoneFM	2171	ITA	−1B	+85N	+97B	−20N	=78B	−41N	+70B	+89N	−22B	4.5	36.5	39.0	14.75	2059	-24.8
51	Kueh, AudreyWFM	2054	ENG	−16B	+74N	−29B	+88N	F	=38B	+79N	=17B	=39N	4.5	36.0	36.0	17.75	2094	+7.8
52	Adams, Henry	2144	ENG	−6B	=73N	−33B	+93N	−45B	+96N	+60B	+47N	F	4.5	35.5	38.0	15.75	1971	-30.4
53	Hutchinson, Paul A	2054	ENG	−17N	=41B	+64N	=77B	−24N	+95B	−61N	+71B	=57N	4.5	35.0	37.5	16.25	1935	-26.0
54	Payne, Matthew J	2116	ENG	−7N	+71B	−12N	−72B	+64N	−61B	+102N	=55B	+89B	4.5	34.5	36.5	14.75	1982	-29.4
55	De Coverly, Roger D	1918	ENG	+92B	−59N	+98B	=49N	=48B	−15N	−31B	=54N	+101B	4.5	34.0	36.5	14.75	2009	+19.2
56	Keerthi Kumar, Advait	1823	ENG	−27B	+95N	+68B	−36N	−73B	=97N	+67B	−22N	+77B	4.5	33.5	36.0	15.25	1928	+50.4
57	Patel, Keatan	1958	ENG	+90B	+83N	−26B	−59N	=75B	−48N	+101B	=49N	=53B	4.5	33.0	35.5	15.25	1964	+3.6
58	Hutchinson, Norman A	1935	ENG	−75B	=92N	−102B	+108N	+91B	=59N	−46N	=64B	+74B	4.5	27.5	28.5	13.00	1845	-21.2
59	Udovenko, Daniel	2160	ENG	−9N	+55B	=44N	+57B	−3N	=58B	−66N	+79B	−37N	4.0	39.5	43.0	17.00	1987	-77.6
60	Anjulan, Ashwin	1826	ENG	=36B	+67N	=31B	−15N	=85B	−22N	−52N	+99B	=65N	4.0	37.5	40.0	15.25	1952	+53.6
61	Lee, Yuk Hei	1870	ENG	−44N	+105B	−24N	+96B	−27B	+54N	+53B	−34N	−31B	4.0	37.0	39.0	13.50	1933	+24.8
62	Pereslavtsev, Alexandr	2093	ENG	−10B	−47N	+74B	+87N	−44B	+83N	+103B	−15N	−33B	4.0	36.0	38.0	12.00	1891	-85.2
63	Fernandez Garcia, Jose MiguelIM	2365	ESP	=46N	+84B	=28N	+25B	=12N	=14B	−21N	F	F	4.0	36.0	36.0	19.75	2258	-8.5
64	Prince, Alan R	1803	ENG	+66B	=78N	−53B	−30N	−54B	=91N	+81B	=58N	=68B	4.0	33.5	36.5	15.00	1897	+19.6
65	Pick, Freddie	1997	ENG	−34B	=75N	+91B	=47N	−15B	=90N	=87B	=68N	=60B	4.0	33.0	36.0	14.00	1865	-62.8
66	Skettos, Nicolas	1961	CYP	−64N	F	=96B	+98N	=74B	=34N	+59B	−14B	=42N	4.0	32.0	32.0	14.25	2006	+7.2
67	Botteley, Michael T	1947	ENG	=104N	−60B	+80N	−24B	+88N	−32B	−56N	=90B	+87N	4.0	31.5	33.5	12.00	1843	-50.4
68	Pack, James	1884	ENG	+102N	−86B	−56N	+94B	−32N	−43B	+95N	=65B	=64N	4.0	30.5	32.5	11.50	1860	-0.6
69	Myall, Ivan J	1924	ENG	−91N	F	+81B	−86B	+80N	−30N	+90B	−26N	+75B	4.0	30.0	30.0	13.50	1904	-4.4
70	Tso, Chi Wai	1881	ENG	−83B	−98N	=100N	=99B	=96N	+94B	−50N	=91B	+90N	4.0	24.5	27.0	11.25	1750	-64.4
71	Walley, A Clive	1871	ENG	+101B	−54N	+27B	−22N	−30B	−26N	+104B	−53N	=81B	3.5	36.5	38.5	11.75	1873	-2.4
72	Ward, Cian	1946	ENG	−88B	=96N	+92B	+54N	+26B	−11N	−30B	−48N	−47B	3.5	36.0	38.5	14.25	1926	-17.2
73	Smart, Michael R	1914	ENG	+105N	=52B	=46N	−13B	+56N	−18B	−43N	−78B	=91N	3.5	36.0	38.0	12.50	1946	+2.2
74	Liu, Jacob	1825	ENG	+39N	−51B	−62N	+105B	=66N	=46B	=84N	−36B	−58N	3.5	35.0	37.0	13.00	1906	+33.6
75	Kaushik, Madhav	1779	ENG	+58N	=65B	=84N	−76B	=57N	−40B	+82N	−39B	−69N	3.5	33.5	37.0	14.00	1893	+50.4
76	Dierssen Garcia-Barredo, Guiller	1979	ESP	F	F	+90B	+75N	=23B	−20N	+49B	−10B	−24N	3.5	33.5	33.5	13.75	2141	+24.4
77	McMahon, Paul	1911	ENG	+98B	−49N	+83B	=53N	−86N	−25B	−93N	+80B	−56N	3.5	32.0	34.5	11.75	1847	-17.0
78	Hughes, Roy	2014	ENG	−14N	=64B	F	+38B	=50N	F	−45B	+73N	=44B	3.5	32.0	32.0	15.00	1939	-13.2
79	Hedger, Alec	1924	ENG	+96B	=106N	−48B	−31N	=102B	+35N	−51B	−59N	=83B	3.5	31.0	32.5	11.00	1935	-1.0
80	Gilsson, Asmund	1795	NOR	=33B	−36N	−67B	+92N	−69B	+105N	−97B	−77N	+95B	3.5	29.5	31.5	10.00	1806	+0.4
81	Pride, Stephen C	1640	ENG	−41N	=100B	−69N	+107B	−38N	=88B	−64N	+94B	=71N	3.5	29.5	30.5	8.50	1723	+18.0
82	Alldritt, Nigel R E	1952	ENG	+93B	−15N	=88B	−34N	=90B	=87N	−75B	+96N	F	3.5	29.0	29.0	10.00	1862	-22.0
83	Xu, Jiarui	1725	ENG	+70N	−57B	−77N	=90N	−89B	−62B	=92N	+107B	=79N	3.5	28.5	29.5	9.75	1786	+22.8
84	Kothari, Jai	2007	ENG	=42B	−63N	=75B	+91N	+35B	−29N	=74B	F	F	3.5	28.5	28.5	13.75	2096	+24.8
85	Volovich, Julia	1945	ENG	+100N	−50B	F	=32B	=60N	F	−34B	+87N	=49B	3.5	28.5	28.5	12.25	2016	+12.0
86	Dasgupta, AvyuktCM	2142	ENG	−20B	+68N	−4B	+69N	+77B	−6N	−33B	F	F	3.0	35.0	35.0	11.50	2100	-22.0
87	Shivakumar, Akshath	1819	ENG	=37N	−39B	+101N	−62B	=95N	=82B	=65N	−85B	−67B	3.0	31.5	34.0	10.00	1788	-16.4
88	Jones, Graeme	1781	ENG	+72N	−43B	=82N	−51B	−67B	=81N	−35B	=98N	=92B	3.0	31.5	34.0	9.75	1792	-2.0
89	Kirupakaran, Vishnu	1847	ENG	F	−37B	+104N	−46B	+83N	+99B	−32N	−50B	−54N	3.0	31.5	31.5	8.00	1873	+0.8
90	Matthews, Adrian M S	1800	ENG	−57N	+108B	−76N	=83B	=82N	=65B	−69N	=67N	−70B	3.0	31.0	32.0	8.50	1771	-7.4
91	Chantrell, Paul	1749	ENG	+69B	F	−65N	−84B	−58N	=64B	=100N	=70N	=73B	3.0	30.0	30.0	11.00	1818	+12.4
92	Leigh, Dominic	1747	ENG	−55N	=58B	−72N	−80B	=99N	=107N	=83B	=95B	=88N	3.0	27.5	28.5	8.50	1657	-22.0
93	Richardson, Alan	1791	ENG	−82N	+99B	−39N	−52B	F	+98N	+77B	−27N	F	3.0	27.0	27.0	8.50	1857	+19.2
94	McLean, Rory	1762	ENG	−103B	+107N	−45B	−68N	=101B	−70N	=98B	−81N	+99N	3.0	25.5	26.5	6.00	1638	-30.0
95	Doman, Richard	1661	ENG	−38N	−56B	=99N	+104B	=87B	−53N	−68B	=92N	−80N	2.5	30.0	32.0	6.25	1653	-8.4
96	Mork, Peter	1757	NOR	−79N	=72B	=66N	−61N	=70B	−52B	+107N	−82B	−105N	2.5	29.0	30.0	6.75	1728	-9.6
97	Chan, Sheng Liang Bernard	2095	MAS	=23N	=21B	−50N	F	F	=56B	+80N	−38B	F	2.5	28.5	28.5	11.25	1982	-17.6
98	Berkley, Stephen W	1740	ENG	−77N	+70B	−55N	−66B	=100N	−93B	=94N	=88B	F	2.5	27.5	27.5	8.25	1707	-7.6
99	Siddhartha Shankar Srivastava	1647	IND	−47B	−93N	=95B	=70N	=92B	−89N	+105B	−60N	−94B	2.5	27.0	29.0	6.75	1621	-6.8
100	Bay-Petersen, Ole	1780	ENG	−85B	=81N	=70B	−27N	=98B	−101N	=91B	−108N	=107N	2.5	25.5	26.5	7.00	1604	-84.8
101	Renaud, Jacques	1674	FRA	−71N	F	−87B	F	=94N	+100B	−57N	+104B	−55N	2.5	23.0	23.0	6.00	1740	+9.8
102	Jacobs, Simon	1736	ENG	−68B	F	+58N	−37B	=79N	−31N	−54B	F	=104N	2.0	28.5	28.5	7.25	1791	+5.8
103	Keohane, Ben	1926	ENG	+94N	=32B	F	=48N	−49B	F	−62N	−35N	F	2.0	26.0	26.0	7.75	1976	+5.2
104	Letton, Rob	1786	ENG	=67B	−33N	−89B	−95N	+108B	F	−71N	−101N	=102B	2.0	23.5	23.5	4.00	1606	-75.2
105	Warner, Nicholas	1741	ENG	−73B	−61N	+107B	−74N	F	−80B	−99N	F	+96B	2.0	20.5	20.5	3.50	1618	-46.4
106	Goh, Jinghan Cameron	2186	SGP	−8N	=79B	+38N	−39B	F	F	F	F	F	1.5	19.5	19.5	6.75	1977	-22.2
107	Volovich, Andrew	1628	ENG	−18N	−94B	−105N	−81N	F	=92B	−96B	−83N	=100B	1.0	25.5	25.5	2.75	1450	-62.8
108	Ewart, Thomas	1701	ENG	−45B	−90N	F	−58B	−104N	F	F	+100B	F	1.0	16.5	16.5	2.50	1595	-24.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Hindol GhoshIND
+138.0
4.5 pts · #47
2Adams, GeorgeENG
+113.6
4.5 pts · #58
3Sasikumar, SrivathsanENG
+90.8
5.0 pts · #35

Top rating losers

1Pereslavtsev, AlexandrENG
-85.2
4.0 pts · #64
2Bay-Petersen, OleENG
-84.8
2.5 pts · #99
3Udovenko, DanielENG
-77.6
4.0 pts · #65

Biggest upsets

R5+424 Elo gap
Hindol Ghosh1669 beat Pereslavtsev, Alexandr2093
R2+380 Elo gap
FMVarnam, Liam D2022 beat IMHaubro-Suppanz, Martin2402
R6+379 Elo gap
Hedger, Alec1924 beat FMKalavannan, Koby2303