1st Swindon Chess Congress - Open
Open SwissStandard
44 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 22 Aug 2025 to 25 Aug 2025 in Swindon, England. 6 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2146, and top seed was Keith C Arkell (🇬🇧 ENG, GM, 2363).
Chris R Beaumont (🇬🇧 ENG, IM, 2142) won with 4.5/6, ahead of Keith C Arkell (4.5) and Steven A Jones (4.0). Beaumont shared the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Ted Ronald (1827) beat Paul C Girdlestone (2059), a +232-point gap.
Location
🇬🇧Swindon, England
Dates
22 Aug 2025 → 25 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Titled players · 6
GM×1
IM×1
CM×3
WFM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇬🇧England×29
🇬🇧Scotland×2
🇮🇹Italy×2
🇪🇸Spain×2
🇺🇦Ukraine×2
🇬🇧Wales×2
🇵🇱Poland×1
🇰🇪Kenya×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R3; 2 players tied at 4.5/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
11
4
1
2
2
2
R3–R6 · LEAD HELD
GM Keith C Arkell held the sole lead from R3 through R6 without losing it.
R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 4.5/6. Beaumont takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (18.5).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
GM Keith C Arkell drew with IM Chris R Beaumont (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMKeith C Arkell | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2IMChris R Beaumont | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Stuart A White | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Anthony Coffey | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beaumont, Chris RIM | 2142 | ENG | +13N | +5B | =15N | =2B | +16B | =3N | 4.5 | 18.5 | 21.5 | 15.75 | 2305 | +12.5 |
| 2 | Arkell, Keith CGM | 2363 | ENG | +4N | +22B | +21B | =1N | F | +6B | 4.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 15.25 | 2436 | +2.8 |
| 3 | Jones, Steven A | 2185 | ENG | F | +8B | =14N | +13B | +11N | =1B | 4.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 14.25 | 2297 | +14.0 |
| 4 | Coffey, Anthony | 1953 | SCO | −2B | −19N | +43N | +25B | +17N | +15B | 4.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 8.50 | 2045 | +29.2 |
| 5 | Hayward, Philip | 2032 | ENG | +20B | −1N | F | +17B | +14N | +27B | 4.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 11.00 | 2185 | +16.0 |
| 6 | White, Stuart A | 2095 | SCO | =14B | +32N | +29B | =10N | +26B | −2N | 4.0 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 8.75 | 2128 | +5.6 |
| 7 | Ogunshola, Ben | 2070 | NGR | +39N | =11B | =26B | +35N | =21B | =10N | 4.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 8.25 | 2148 | +13.0 |
| 8 | Kapechun, MikhailoCM | 1985 | UKR | +44B | −3N | +42B | −16N | +19B | +18N | 4.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 6.00 | 2031 | +13.2 |
| 9 | Hill, Andy | 1989 | ENG | =17N | =18B | −13N | +37B | +32B | +26N | 4.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 7.50 | 1983 | -0.8 |
| 10 | Hariharan, ShambaviWFM | 2069 | ENG | F | +12N | +37B | =6B | =15N | =7B | 3.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 10.00 | 2139 | +20.4 |
| 11 | Boswell, Jacob Connor | 2278 | ENG | +24B | =7N | +30B | +27N | −3B | F | 3.5 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 8.50 | 2198 | -7.8 |
| 12 | Cook, Michael-Antony | 1913 | GRE | F | −10B | +38N | +36B | =22N | +16N | 3.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 6.75 | 2131 | +29.4 |
| 13 | Moyse, Nigel John | 1944 | WLS | −1B | +20N | +9B | −3N | =28B | =31N | 3.0 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 9.00 | 1979 | +3.8 |
| 14 | Sagues, Vincent | 1936 | FRA | =6N | +38B | =3B | =23N | −5B | =20N | 3.0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 7.75 | 2020 | +11.2 |
| 15 | Malinovskii, Ilia | 2075 | ENG | +19B | +42N | =1B | −21N | =10B | −4N | 3.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 7.00 | 1956 | -16.2 |
| 16 | Gimenez Menchon, CesarCM | 2075 | ESP | −29N | +41N | +24B | +8B | −1N | −12B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 17.0 | 7.00 | 1939 | -20.2 |
| 17 | Sieczkowski, Adam | 1806 | POL | =9B | +40N | =23B | −5N | −4B | +39N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 5.25 | 1977 | +26.6 |
| 18 | Brocklehurst, Andrew | 1856 | ENG | =23B | =9N | =28N | =31B | +33N | −8B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 6.75 | 1958 | +16.0 |
| 19 | Thomas, James | 1882 | ENG | −15N | +4B | −22N | +42B | −8N | +41B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 4.50 | 1889 | +0.7 |
| 20 | Sherwood, Gabriel | 0 | ENG | −5N | −13B | +34N | +41B | =30N | =14B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 4.50 | 1910 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Verma, Aditya | 2093 | ENG | F | +35B | −2N | +15B | =7N | F | 2.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 6.50 | 2225 | +13.2 |
| 22 | Girdlestone, Paul C | 2059 | ENG | +34B | −2N | +19B | −26N | =12B | F | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 6.25 | 1968 | -12.4 |
| 23 | Sachdeva, Ronit | 2058 | ENG | =18N | +25B | =17N | =14B | F | F | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 7.00 | 1958 | -20.0 |
| 24 | Coman, Kas | 1950 | ENG | −11N | +34B | −16N | =33B | +37N | F | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 3.25 | 1956 | -1.2 |
| 25 | Warimwe David James | 1853 | KEN | F | −23N | =40B | −4N | +38B | +32N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 1927 | +19.2 |
| 26 | Ronald, Ted | 1827 | ENG | =28B | F | =7N | +22B | −6N | −9B | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 5.50 | 1975 | +35.2 |
| 27 | Garcia Hernandez, Oscar | 2083 | ESP | +31B | +33N | F | −11B | F | −5N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.50 | 2000 | -8.0 |
| 28 | Headlong, TimothyCM | 2024 | ENG | =26N | F | =18B | F | =13N | =30B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.00 | 1896 | -13.6 |
| 29 | Ortiz Sanchez, Luis | 1908 | WLS | +16B | F | −6N | =32N | =35B | F | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.50 | 2025 | +12.2 |
| 30 | Davis, Colin | 1955 | ENG | +43B | F | −11N | F | =20B | =28N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.50 | 1952 | +1.0 |
| 31 | Bourne, Johnathan D | 1915 | ENG | −27N | +43B | F | =18N | F | =13B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 1850 | -4.8 |
| 32 | Bolt, Graham | 1917 | ENG | F | −6B | +41N | =29B | −9N | −25B | 1.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.50 | 1767 | -20.2 |
| 33 | Holmes, Matthew A | 1776 | ENG | F | −27B | −35N | =24N | −18B | +34N | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.75 | 1802 | +2.0 |
| 34 | Lopatko, Vasyl | 1857 | UKR | −22N | −24N | −20B | =38B | +42N | −33B | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.50 | 1557 | -55.6 |
| 35 | Dewangan, Aayush | 2011 | ENG | F | −21N | +33B | −7B | =29N | F | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.50 | 1875 | -29.6 |
| 36 | Gordon, Sean | 1975 | ENG | =41B | −37N | +39B | −12N | F | F | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.25 | 1738 | -25.8 |
| 37 | Tamilselvan, Tara | 1795 | ENG | F | +36B | −10N | −9N | −24B | F | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.50 | 1803 | +1.2 |
| 38 | Poderico, Francesco | 1731 | ITA | =40B | −14N | −12B | =34N | −25N | F | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.25 | 1666 | -7.2 |
| 39 | Jones, Mark A | 1858 | ENG | −7B | F | −36N | F | +43N | −17B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 1644 | -20.8 |
| 40 | Terler, Bohdan | 1974 | ENG | =38N | −17B | =25N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.75 | 1672 | -42.5 |
| 41 | Walsh, Jordan | 1735 | ENG | =36N | −16B | −32B | −20N | F | −19N | 0.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.75 | 1640 | -15.2 |
| 42 | Lin, Vickie | 0 | ENG | F | −15B | −8N | −19N | −34B | F | 0.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 1150 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Bigi, Francesco | 1497 | ITA | −30N | −31N | −4B | F | −39B | F | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 1086 | -12.9 |
| 44 | Headlong, Georgia | 1797 | ENG | −8N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1185 | -5.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ronald, TedENG+35.22.0 pts · #29
- 2Cook, Michael-AntonyGRE+29.43.5 pts · #10
- 3Coffey, AnthonySCO+29.24.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Lopatko, VasylUKR-55.61.5 pts · #41
- 2Terler, BohdanENG-42.51.0 pts · #36
- 3Dewangan, AayushENG-29.61.5 pts · #31
Biggest upsets
- R4+232 Elo gap
- R2+180 Elo gap
- R2+168 Elo gap