Perth Open 2025
Open SwissStandard
53 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 23 May 2025 to 26 May 2025 in Perth, Scotland. 5 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2061, and top seed was Angus J Dunnington (🇬🇧 SCO, IM, 2231).
Angus J Dunnington (🇬🇧 SCO, IM, 2231) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Lakudkar Shubham (5.0) and Jamie Malkin (5.0). Dunnington shared the lead from round 5 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Tristan Isaac Del Mar (1708) beat Walter Burnett (1987), a +279-point gap.
Location
🇬🇧Perth, Scotland
Dates
23 May 2025 → 26 May 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 5
IM×1
FM×1
CM×1
WCM×2
Federations · 6 represented
🇬🇧Scotland×44
🇬🇧England×5
🇪🇸Spain×1
🇧🇪Belgium×1
🇮🇪Ireland×1
🇮🇳India×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsIM Angus J Dunnington led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
Co-leaders
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R7 · LEADER CHANGE26 May
IM Angus J Dunnington takes the sole lead (5.5/7).
R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
IM Angus J Dunnington drew with Lakudkar Shubham (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
IM Angus J Dunnington 3 wins (R4–R6)Lakudkar Shubham 3 wins (R2–R4)Zachary Patton 3 wins (R5–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMAngus J Dunnington | * | ½ | — | ½ |
| 2Lakudkar Shubham | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Zachary Patton | — | — | * | 0 |
| 4Andrew McCusker | ½ | — | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dunnington, Angus JIM | 2231 | SCO | +9B | =6N | =18B | +47N | +7B | +17N | =2N | 5.5 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 21.25 | 2176 | -2.0 |
| 2 | Shubham, Lakudkar | 2043 | IND | F | +27B | +21N | +7N | =3B | +9N | =1B | 5.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 21.25 | 2329 | +42.0 |
| 3 | Malkin, Jamie | 2043 | SCO | +24N | =17B | +16B | +18N | =2N | +5B | −6B | 5.0 | 26.0 | 29.5 | 20.25 | 2136 | +9.2 |
| 4 | Patton, Zachary | 1830 | SCO | −8B | +14B | +46N | −6N | +35B | +18N | +19B | 5.0 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 16.00 | 2126 | +110.8 |
| 5 | Campbell, Duncan A F | 1946 | SCO | =12B | +39N | +28B | +19N | =17B | −3N | +16B | 5.0 | 23.0 | 25.5 | 16.75 | 2111 | +29.2 |
| 6 | McCusker, Andrew | 1921 | SCO | +51N | =1B | F | +4B | =38N | +10B | +3N | 5.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 18.50 | 2220 | +38.4 |
| 7 | Burnett, AndrewFM | 2175 | SCO | +23N | +22B | +8N | −2B | −1N | =11B | +38N | 4.5 | 26.5 | 29.0 | 16.25 | 2087 | -12.8 |
| 8 | Lothian, Robert | 2018 | SCO | +4N | +44B | −7B | −9N | +26B | =25N | +12B | 4.5 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 16.25 | 1996 | -6.6 |
| 9 | Jennings, Richard | 1887 | SCO | −1N | +51B | +53N | +8B | +21N | −2B | =11N | 4.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 10.25 | 2044 | +28.0 |
| 10 | McCormack, Derek | 1964 | SCO | +40B | =28N | +12B | −17N | +20B | −6N | +32B | 4.5 | 22.0 | 24.5 | 14.50 | 2017 | +7.8 |
| 11 | Berg, Jan | 1910 | SCO | =33N | +48B | =19B | =20N | +36B | =7N | =9B | 4.5 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 14.00 | 2023 | +20.2 |
| 12 | Del Mar, Tristan Isaac | 1708 | SCO | =5N | +42B | −10N | =23B | +31N | +15B | −8N | 4.0 | 24.5 | 27.0 | 13.75 | 1998 | +66.0 |
| 13 | Shao, Ranxi Rex | 1966 | ENG | =48N | +37B | −17N | +24B | =22N | −27B | +29N | 4.0 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 11.50 | 1903 | -15.6 |
| 14 | Bhatia, KanishkaWCM | 2028 | SCO | −20B | −4N | =30B | +48N | =37N | +39B | +28B | 4.0 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 9.75 | 1860 | -42.0 |
| 15 | Burnett, Walter | 1987 | SCO | −28B | +30N | −20B | +41N | +44B | −12N | +34B | 4.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 10.50 | 1870 | -20.4 |
| 16 | McDonagh, Michael | 1943 | ENG | F | +50B | −3N | +37B | +29N | +38B | −5N | 4.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 9.00 | 1966 | +3.6 |
| 17 | McGregor, Douglas | 0 | SCO | F | =3N | +13B | +10B | =5N | −1B | =27N | 3.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 15.25 | 2024 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Thomson, Neil | 1953 | SCO | +43N | +45B | =1N | −3B | =25N | −4B | =21N | 3.5 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 10.75 | 1913 | -7.0 |
| 19 | Blackford, Ross | 2060 | SCO | F | +25B | =11N | −5B | +33N | +22B | −4N | 3.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 12.25 | 1915 | -19.0 |
| 20 | Irving, Neil | 1846 | SCO | +14N | −21B | +15N | =11B | −10N | =29B | =22N | 3.5 | 24.0 | 27.0 | 13.50 | 1974 | +15.4 |
| 21 | Sprenger de la Iglesia, YevgeniCM | 2016 | ESP | +30B | +20N | −2B | =44N | −9B | =28N | =18B | 3.5 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 10.75 | 1879 | -72.4 |
| 22 | Sykes, Chris | 1901 | SCO | +53B | −7N | +32B | =36N | =13B | −19N | =20B | 3.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 8.25 | 1921 | +4.2 |
| 23 | Ridge, Michael | 1886 | SCO | −7B | +53N | =29B | =12N | =28B | −32N | +43B | 3.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 7.50 | 1810 | -10.0 |
| 24 | Kane, Robert | 1856 | ENG | −3B | +52N | =45B | −13N | =30N | =31B | +46N | 3.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 6.00 | 1874 | +3.4 |
| 25 | Sharma, Devesh | 1886 | SCO | F | −19N | +48B | +45N | =18B | =8B | =36N | 3.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 9.00 | 1959 | +20.0 |
| 26 | Heron, Donald | 1860 | SCO | F | −31B | =40N | +52B | −8N | +45N | +44B | 3.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 5.25 | 1793 | -8.0 |
| 27 | Ward, Andrew | 1890 | SCO | +52B | −2N | +51B | F | F | +13N | =17B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 5.75 | 2026 | +12.0 |
| 28 | Gera, Marvin | 1784 | SCO | +15N | =10B | −5N | =31B | =23N | =21B | −14N | 3.0 | 24.5 | 27.5 | 11.25 | 1918 | +46.0 |
| 29 | Abdullazada, Nihad | 1690 | SCO | =34N | =47B | =23N | +42B | −16B | =20N | −13B | 3.0 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 8.50 | 1854 | 0.0 |
| 30 | McNaught, Jordan J | 1800 | SCO | −21N | −15B | =14N | +51N | =24B | =46B | =31N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 6.25 | 1875 | +10.0 |
| 31 | Scott, Sarah | 1969 | IRL | =41B | +26N | −38B | =28N | −12B | =24N | =30B | 3.0 | 19.5 | 22.0 | 9.50 | 1775 | -35.4 |
| 32 | Prabhu, Aadith | 1769 | SCO | F | =34B | −22N | =46B | +42N | +23B | −10N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 8.50 | 1909 | +46.0 |
| 33 | Clark, Eve | 1640 | SCO | =11B | −38N | +39B | =35N | −19B | −34N | +51N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 6.25 | 1835 | +48.4 |
| 34 | Brookens, Lewis | 1913 | SCO | =29B | =32N | −44N | =40B | =39N | +33B | −15N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 8.50 | 1741 | -56.4 |
| 35 | Marsh, Roger D W | 1896 | ENG | −45N | =43B | +50N | =33B | −4N | =37B | =40N | 3.0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 6.25 | 1759 | -19.6 |
| 36 | McKay, Jonathan | 2007 | SCO | +49N | F | F | =22B | −11N | +40B | =25B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 7.50 | 1914 | -13.0 |
| 37 | Mitraka, Chrysoula-ParaskeviWCM | 1834 | SCO | F | −13N | +43B | −16N | =14B | =35N | =41B | 2.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 7.25 | 1816 | +2.4 |
| 38 | Paul, Rabindra | 1894 | SCO | F | +33B | +31N | F | =6B | −16N | −7B | 2.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 8.50 | 1944 | +5.6 |
| 39 | Fleming, Andrew | 1830 | SCO | F | −5B | −33N | +43N | =34B | −14N | +45B | 2.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 6.00 | 1696 | -18.4 |
| 40 | Mittal, Advik | 1728 | SCO | −10N | F | =26B | =34N | +50B | −36N | =35B | 2.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 5.75 | 1847 | +31.6 |
| 41 | Yapp, Christopher | 1771 | ENG | =31N | =46B | −47N | −15B | =49N | =42B | =37N | 2.5 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 5.75 | 1783 | +5.4 |
| 42 | Tsang, Sai Kong | 1912 | SCO | F | −12N | +49B | −29N | −32B | =41N | +50B | 2.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 3.75 | 1776 | -15.2 |
| 43 | Murray, Frankie | 1723 | SCO | −18B | =35N | −37N | −39B | +53B | +52N | −23N | 2.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 1.50 | 1627 | -14.4 |
| 44 | McGillivray, Calum | 1783 | SCO | F | −8N | +34B | =21B | −15N | =47B | −26N | 2.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 5.75 | 1836 | +7.0 |
| 45 | Adam, Michael | 0 | SCO | +35B | −18N | =24N | −25B | =46N | −26B | −39N | 2.0 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 5.75 | 1724 | -19.2 |
| 46 | Gregory, Samuel David | 1917 | SCO | F | =41N | −4B | =32N | =45B | =30N | −24B | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 5.25 | 1651 | -35.6 |
| 47 | Crofts, Joshua | 1905 | SCO | F | =29N | +41B | −1B | F | =44N | F | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 5.00 | 1916 | +4.0 |
| 48 | Railwani, Tavish | 1729 | SCO | =13B | −11N | −25N | −14B | +52N | −49B | F | 1.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 2.00 | 1538 | -34.8 |
| 49 | Keenan, Alex | 1797 | SCO | −36B | F | −42N | F | =41B | +48N | F | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.75 | 1760 | -2.4 |
| 50 | McClymont, Duncan | 1777 | SCO | F | −16N | −35B | F | −40N | +51B | −42N | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 1589 | -46.4 |
| 51 | Walkowiak, Adam | 1695 | SCO | −6B | −9N | −27N | −30B | F | −50N | −33B | 0.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 0.00 | 1035 | -38.4 |
| 52 | McAleer, Thomas | 1537 | SCO | −27N | −24B | F | −26N | −48B | −43B | F | 0.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 1007 | 0.0 |
| 53 | Vandurme, Philippe | 1587 | BEL | −22N | −23B | −9B | F | −43N | F | F | 0.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 1049 | -15.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Patton, ZacharySCO+110.85.0 pts · #2
- 2Del Mar, Tristan IsaacSCO+66.04.0 pts · #12
- 3Clark, EveSCO+48.43.0 pts · #30
Top rating losers
- 1Sprenger de la Iglesia, YevgeniCMESP-72.43.5 pts · #16
- 2Brookens, LewisSCO-56.43.0 pts · #32
- 3McClymont, DuncanSCO-46.41.0 pts · #49
Biggest upsets
- R6+279 Elo gap
- R5+261 Elo gap
- R7+230 Elo gap