34th Frome Chess Congress and Somerset Championships - Open
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37 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 16 May 2025 to 18 May 2025 in Frome, England. 8 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2104, and top seed was Jacob Connor Boswell (🇬🇧 ENG, 2245).
Jacob Connor Boswell (🇬🇧 ENG, 2245) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Chris R Beaumont (4.0) and Jan Murawski (3.5). Boswell shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Joseph Morrison (1743) beat Andy Hill (1996), a +253-point gap.
Location
🇬🇧Frome, England
Dates
16 May 2025 → 18 May 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 8
IM×1
CM×6
WFM×1
Federations · 5 represented
🇬🇧England×27
🇬🇧Wales×5
🇬🇧Scotland×3
🇳🇬Nigeria×1
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R3; 2 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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3
1
1
2
R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
Jacob Connor Boswell held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 4.0/5. Boswell takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (14.5).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Jacob Connor Boswell drew with IM Chris R Beaumont (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jacob Connor Boswell | * | ½ | — | 1 |
| 2IMChris R Beaumont | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3CMJonathan W Arnott | — | — | * | — |
| 4Philip Hayward | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boswell, Jacob Connor | 2245 | ENG | +20N | +6B | +3N | =2B | =5N | 4.0 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 12.75 | 2320 | +9.8 |
| 2 | Beaumont, Chris RIM | 2140 | ENG | +9N | +27B | =19B | =1N | +10N | 4.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 10.50 | 2280 | +7.0 |
| 3 | Murawski, JanCM | 2191 | ENG | +29B | +8N | −1B | +13N | =4B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 8.75 | 2199 | +3.6 |
| 4 | Arnott, Jonathan WCM | 2050 | ENG | +28B | =25N | +14B | =7N | =3N | 3.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 8.25 | 2165 | +15.2 |
| 5 | Burnett, Jim | 2063 | ENG | +12B | =14N | =30B | +26N | =1B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 8.25 | 2231 | +17.0 |
| 6 | Hayward, Philip | 2013 | ENG | +31B | −1N | +25B | +19N | =7B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 6.25 | 2143 | +18.6 |
| 7 | White, Stuart A | 2059 | SCO | =30N | +32B | +33N | =4B | =6N | 3.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 6.00 | 2174 | +11.6 |
| 8 | Ashworth, Michael | 2041 | ENG | +21N | −3B | +20N | =11B | =13B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 6.75 | 2028 | -0.6 |
| 9 | Jukes, Sam | 1975 | WLS | −2B | =31N | +35B | +15N | =16B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 4.75 | 2036 | +9.4 |
| 10 | Yu, RockCM | 2048 | ENG | −25B | +12N | +37B | +30N | −2B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.00 | 1916 | -23.6 |
| 11 | Morrison, Joseph | 1743 | ENG | F | =26N | +22B | =8N | +14B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 6.75 | 2183 | +88.4 |
| 12 | Davis, Colin | 1953 | ENG | −5N | −10B | +31B | +37N | +26B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.50 | 1954 | +2.2 |
| 13 | Shepherd, Tom | 1945 | ENG | F | +16N | +15B | −3B | =8N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 6.50 | 2187 | +25.4 |
| 14 | Hill, Andy | 1996 | ENG | +37N | =5B | −4N | +33B | −11N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.75 | 1897 | -11.4 |
| 15 | Pugh, Derek C | 2026 | ENG | =17N | +36B | −13N | −9B | +25N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 3.25 | 1810 | -23.4 |
| 16 | Zhang, JunyiCM | 2109 | ENG | F | −13B | +21N | +27B | =9N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 5.00 | 1943 | -26.4 |
| 17 | Kumar, Yuvraj | 1727 | ENG | =15B | =22N | −26B | +28N | =19B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 4.75 | 1990 | +29.0 |
| 18 | Ogunshola, Ben | 2050 | NGR | =34N | F | F | +32B | +30B | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.50 | 2097 | +2.2 |
| 19 | Helbig, Paul D | 2086 | ENG | F | +34B | =2N | −6B | =17N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.25 | 1956 | -12.6 |
| 20 | Coffey, Anthony | 1991 | SCO | −1B | =28N | −8B | =31N | +37B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.25 | 1835 | -38.4 |
| 21 | Hertog, Alexander | 1909 | ENG | −8B | =29N | −16B | =23N | +31B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 2.75 | 1860 | -13.6 |
| 22 | Thurlow, Kevin JCM | 1957 | ENG | F | =17B | −11N | +36B | =27N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.50 | 1557 | -20.6 |
| 23 | Evans, Harry G | 1854 | ENG | F | =24B | −27N | =21B | +29N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.50 | 2098 | +19.6 |
| 24 | Richmond, JaneWFM | 2033 | WLS | =35B | =23N | F | +25N | F | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.75 | 2002 | -2.4 |
| 25 | Ponting, Andrew | 1910 | ENG | +10N | =4B | −6N | −24B | −15B | 1.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 4.75 | 1885 | -3.2 |
| 26 | Hu, Junyan | 1961 | ENG | F | =11B | +17N | −5B | −12N | 1.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.00 | 1792 | -36.4 |
| 27 | Walsh, Jordan | 1615 | ENG | F | −2N | +23B | −16N | =22B | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 1928 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Davis, LeeCM | 1920 | WLS | −4N | =20B | =36N | −17B | =32N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 1.75 | 1729 | -19.6 |
| 29 | Pleasants, Allan J | 1977 | WLS | −3N | =21B | =32N | =34B | −23B | 1.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1803 | -24.0 |
| 30 | Lopatko, Vasyl | 1933 | UKR | =7B | F | =5N | −10B | −18N | 1.0 | 12.5 | 15.0 | 3.50 | 1862 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Woozeer, Seth | 1677 | ENG | −6N | =9B | −12N | =20B | −21N | 1.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 2.50 | 1728 | +8.4 |
| 32 | Adaway, William | 1892 | ENG | F | −7N | =29B | −18N | =28B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.50 | 1809 | -8.2 |
| 33 | Bennett, Dominic L | 1969 | ENG | F | +35N | −7B | −14N | F | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.50 | 1850 | -9.6 |
| 34 | Bourne, Johnathan D | 1915 | ENG | =18B | −19N | F | =29N | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1913 | 0.0 |
| 35 | May, Adam J | 1868 | WLS | =24N | −33B | −9N | F | F | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1719 | -9.8 |
| 36 | Callow, Chris | 1843 | ENG | F | −15N | =28B | −22N | F | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.75 | 1695 | 0.0 |
| 37 | McGeeney, David | 1660 | SCO | −14B | F | −10N | −12B | −20N | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 1197 | -19.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Morrison, JosephENG+88.43.0 pts · #10
- 2Kumar, YuvrajENG+29.02.5 pts · #13
- 3Shepherd, TomENG+25.42.5 pts · #14
Top rating losers
- 1Coffey, AnthonySCO-38.42.0 pts · #20
- 2Hu, JunyanENG-36.41.5 pts · #26
- 3Zhang, JunyiCMENG-26.42.5 pts · #23
Biggest upsets
- R5+253 Elo gap
- R3+239 Elo gap
- R3+214 Elo gap