Scottish Championship International Open 2025

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54 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 07 Jul 2025 to 13 Jul 2025 in Dunfermline, Scotland. 9 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2263, and top seed was Johan-Sebastian Christiansen (🇳🇴 NOR, GM, 2642).

Johan-Sebastian Christiansen (🇳🇴 NOR, GM, 2642) won with 9.0/9, ahead of Andrew N Greet (7.5) and Kanishka Bhatia (6.0). Christiansen won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Kanishka Bhatia (WCM, 1923) beat Rishi Vijayakumar (FM, 2333), a +410-point gap.

Location

🇬🇧Dunfermline, Scotland

Dates

07 Jul 2025 → 13 Jul 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇳🇴GMJohan-Sebastian Christiansen2642

Avg top 10

2,263

Participants

Titled players · 9

GM×1

IM×3

FM×2

CM×2

WCM×1

Federations · 7 represented

🇬🇧Scotland×42

🇮🇪Ireland×4

🇬🇧England×4

🇳🇴Norway×1

🇯🇵Japan×1

🇬🇷Greece×1

🇮🇳India×1

Top 3

🥇
GMJohan-Sebastian Christiansen
🇳🇴NOR·2642
9.0pts·3063perf+8.5
🥈
IMAndrew N Greet
🇬🇧SCO·2396
7.5pts·2467perf+8.9
🥉
WCMKanishka Bhatia
🇬🇧SCO·1923
6.0pts·2254perf+144.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

GM Johan-Sebastian Christiansen led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Christiansen9Greet7.5McKay6Bhatia6Bozinakis6Blackford6

R4–R9 · LEAD HELD

GM Johan-Sebastian Christiansen never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Johan-Sebastian Christiansen beat IM Andrew N Greet (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

GM Johan-Sebastian Christiansen 9 wins (R1–R9)IM Andrew N Greet 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)IM Roderick M McKay 3 wins (R5–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMJohan-Sebastian Christiansen	*	1	—	1
2IMAndrew N Greet	0	*	—	—
3IMRoderick M McKay	—	—	*	0
4WCMKanishka Bhatia	0	—	1	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Christiansen, Johan-SebastianGM	2642	NOR	+20N	+6B	+10N	+2B	+4N	+3B	+9N	+14B	+8N	9.0	47.0	51.5	51.50	3063	+8.5
2	Greet, Andrew NIM	2396	SCO	+15B	+29N	+9B	−1N	+8B	+16N	+10B	=5N	+24B	7.5	46.0	50.0	38.00	2467	+8.9
3	Bhatia, KanishkaWCM	1923	SCO	+40B	=8N	+7B	=16N	+5B	−1N	−4N	+38B	+14N	6.0	46.5	50.5	30.25	2254	+144.0
4	Bozinakis, Pavlos	2273	GRE	+48B	+19N	=16B	+24N	−1B	=12N	+3B	=8N	=5B	6.0	46.5	49.0	29.00	2259	+0.2
5	Vijayakumar, RishiFM	2333	SCO	+35N	+12B	=14N	=18B	−3N	+17B	+11N	=2B	=4N	6.0	45.5	49.5	31.75	2192	-22.6
6	Blackford, Ross	2014	SCO	+34B	−1N	=17B	+28N	+15B	−9N	+29B	=7N	+16B	6.0	43.5	47.5	27.50	2133	+28.2
7	McKay, Roderick MIM	2181	SCO	=28B	+33B	−3N	−15N	+52B	+48N	+23B	=6B	+19N	6.0	37.0	39.0	23.00	2010	-15.8
8	Dunnington, Angus JIM	2217	SCO	+30N	=3B	+45N	+14B	−2N	=11B	+18N	=4B	−1B	5.5	48.0	51.0	25.75	2188	-1.2
9	Carroll, PeterFM	2169	IRL	+22N	+11B	−2N	+21B	=18N	+6B	−1B	−24N	+23B	5.5	46.5	51.0	27.50	2154	-2.0
10	Grant, Jonathan I M	2146	SCO	+27B	+41N	−1B	−11N	+30B	+46N	−2N	=21B	+22N	5.5	43.0	46.0	21.75	2084	-11.6
11	Sharma, Devesh	1906	SCO	+37B	−9N	+31B	+10B	=14N	=8N	−5B	=12N	+46N	5.5	41.0	44.0	24.50	2114	+92.8
12	Woods, Yannick	1995	IRL	+49B	−5N	=15B	+52N	+32N	=4B	−14N	=11B	+21N	5.5	38.5	40.5	21.25	2038	+20.4
13	McCormack, Derek	1973	SCO	=26B	−28N	+36B	+47N	−17N	=45B	=34B	+31N	+27B	5.5	33.0	36.0	21.25	1808	-32.0
14	Green, Andrew DCM	2131	SCO	+31B	+32N	=5B	−8N	=11B	+21N	+12B	−1N	−3B	5.0	46.0	50.0	23.75	2078	-10.8
15	Ridge, Benjamin	1865	SCO	−2N	+25B	=12N	+7B	−6N	=26B	+45N	=20B	=18N	5.0	43.5	46.5	23.25	1999	+28.4
16	Savidge, Daniel	2141	ENG	+43N	+21B	=4N	=3B	F	−2B	+17N	+22B	−6N	5.0	43.0	43.0	23.50	2077	-9.0
17	Roger, Michael	1690	SCO	+23B	=18B	=6N	=19N	+13B	−5N	−16B	=34N	+30B	5.0	41.0	45.0	24.00	2017	+136.8
18	Arun, NitishCM	2073	IRL	+54B	=17N	+28B	=5N	=9B	=22N	−8B	=27N	=15B	5.0	40.0	40.5	19.75	1991	-32.4
19	McKay, Jonathan	2000	SCO	+52N	−4B	+30N	=17B	−22N	+35B	=38N	+46B	−7B	5.0	36.5	38.5	17.50	1955	-10.4
20	Ridge, Michael	1867	SCO	−1B	=34N	+26B	=23N	+31B	−24B	=32N	=15N	=25B	4.5	40.0	44.0	19.50	1881	+0.6
21	Irving, Neil	1883	SCO	+47B	−16N	+51B	−9N	+27B	−14B	+26N	=10N	−12B	4.5	38.5	40.5	16.75	1918	+3.2
22	McNaught, Jordan J	1825	SCO	−9B	+53N	+39B	=29N	+19B	=18B	=24N	−16N	−10B	4.5	38.5	40.0	17.25	2025	+43.2
23	Sykes, Chris	1917	SCO	−17N	+54B	=33N	=20B	+25N	=38B	−7N	+32B	−9N	4.5	37.5	38.0	15.25	1855	-15.2
24	Spencer, Edwin A	2085	SCO	+36N	F	+46B	−4B	F	+20N	=22B	+9B	−2N	4.5	35.0	35.0	19.25	2134	+10.8
25	Srivastava, Aditya	1773	SCO	−29B	−15N	+40B	+39N	−23B	=41N	=44B	+48N	=20N	4.5	33.0	35.5	16.25	1886	+53.6
26	McClymont, Duncan	1731	SCO	=13N	−45B	−20N	+54B	+42B	=15N	−21B	+41N	=44B	4.5	33.0	33.5	14.50	1874	+66.8
27	Thompson, Connor	1824	SCO	−10N	−52B	+50N	+53B	−21N	+47B	+42N	=18B	−13N	4.5	31.5	33.0	13.00	1837	+0.8
28	Gera, Marvin	1830	SCO	=7N	+13B	−18N	−6B	+37N	=39B	−46B	=29N	=31B	4.0	38.5	41.5	18.50	1906	+33.2
29	Vadalia, Jainill	2018	SCO	+25N	−2B	=35N	=22B	=45N	=32B	−6N	=28B	=33N	4.0	38.5	41.5	16.25	1819	-89.2
30	Prabhu, Aadith	1840	SCO	−8B	+40N	−19B	+49N	−10N	=33B	=39N	+45B	−17N	4.0	36.0	38.5	13.50	1821	-14.0
31	Mallick, Sai	1790	SCO	−14N	+50B	−11N	+44B	−20N	=43B	+35N	−13B	=28N	4.0	35.5	38.0	13.75	1828	+17.2
32	Clark, Eve	1734	SCO	+42B	−14B	=38N	+41N	−12B	=29N	=20B	−23N	=48B	4.0	34.5	37.0	14.50	1906	+75.2
33	Rath, Srinivas	1625	SCO	+44B	−7N	=23B	−38N	=41B	=30N	=48B	=36N	=29B	4.0	33.5	36.0	14.75	1859	+97.6
34	Keenan, Alex	1767	SCO	−6N	=20B	=44N	−48B	+50N	+53B	=13N	=17B	−38N	4.0	33.5	35.0	13.25	1780	+3.0
35	Kane, Robert	1853	ENG	−5B	+49N	=29B	−46N	+51B	−19N	−31B	+50N	=37B	4.0	31.0	33.0	11.00	1779	-18.6
36	McGillivray, Calum	1782	SCO	−24B	=42N	−13N	=37B	=53N	−44N	+51B	=33B	+45N	4.0	30.0	31.5	11.50	1735	-12.8
37	Inbhan B	1620	IND	−11N	=43B	=48N	=36N	−28B	−42N	+49B	+53B	=35N	4.0	29.5	31.0	11.00	1779	+62.8
38	Tsang, Sai Kong	1874	SCO	=51N	F	=32B	+33B	F	=23N	=19B	−3N	+34B	4.0	29.5	29.5	15.75	1885	+3.0
39	Campbell, Alistair	1944	SCO	=45N	=51B	−22N	−25B	+49N	=28N	=30B	=43B	=47N	4.0	29.0	31.0	12.25	1738	-38.8
40	Railwani, Tavish	1700	SCO	−3N	−30B	−25N	−50B	+54N	+49B	=47N	=42B	+53N	4.0	27.5	28.0	7.75	1740	+13.6
41	Giulian, Rosemary A	1902	SCO	+50N	−10B	=47N	−32B	=33N	=25B	=43N	−26B	=42N	3.5	32.5	35.0	11.75	1708	-41.0
42	Munshi, Aryan	1981	SCO	−32N	=36B	=43N	=45B	−26N	+37B	−27B	=40N	=41B	3.5	32.0	35.0	13.00	1677	-139.6
43	Mittal, Advik	1797	SCO	−16B	=37N	=42B	=51N	=47B	=31N	=41B	=39N	F	3.5	29.0	29.0	12.00	1842	+9.6
44	Saxton, Gavin	1910	SCO	−33N	F	=34B	−31N	F	+36B	=25N	+52B	=26N	3.5	27.0	27.0	12.50	1746	-29.6
45	Murray, Frankie	1709	SCO	=39B	+26N	−8B	=42N	=29B	=13N	−15B	−30N	−36B	3.0	36.5	40.0	13.00	1791	+14.8
46	Patton, Zachary	1915	SCO	+53B	F	−24N	+35B	F	−10B	+28N	−19N	−11B	3.0	30.0	30.0	9.50	1875	-16.4
47	Pimentil, Stephen	0	SCO	−21N	F	=41B	−13B	=43N	−27N	=40B	+54N	=39B	3.0	30.0	30.0	8.00	1763	0.0
48	Heron, Donald	1852	SCO	−4N	F	=37B	+34N	F	−7B	=33N	−25B	=32N	2.5	32.5	32.5	10.00	1751	-23.0
49	McDonald, Angus	1742	SCO	−12N	−35B	+54N	−30B	−39B	−40N	−37N	+51B	=50N	2.5	30.0	30.5	3.75	1539	-80.8
50	Robertson, Jim	1574	SCO	−41B	−31N	−27B	+40N	−34B	+51N	−52N	−35B	=49B	2.5	28.5	30.5	7.25	1541	-6.4
51	Kikkawa, Kei	0	JPN	=38B	=39N	−21N	=43B	−35N	−50B	−36N	−49N	=54B	2.0	29.0	29.5	6.00	1583	0.0
52	Winter, Kevin	1756	ENG	−19B	+27N	F	−12B	−7N	F	+50B	−44N	F	2.0	27.0	27.0	7.00	1785	+1.6
53	Arun, Rahul	1652	IRL	−46N	−22B	F	−27N	=36B	−34N	+54B	−37N	−40B	1.5	28.5	28.5	2.50	1528	-46.4
54	Matthew, Ian G	1779	ENG	−18N	−23N	−49B	−26N	−40B	F	−53N	−47B	=51N	0.5	27.0	27.0	1.00	1003	-57.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Bhatia, KanishkaWCMSCO
+144.0
6.0 pts · #4
2Roger, MichaelSCO
+136.8
5.0 pts · #14
3Rath, SrinivasSCO
+97.6
4.0 pts · #32

Top rating losers

1Munshi, AryanSCO
-139.6
3.5 pts · #38
2Vadalia, JainillSCO
-89.2
4.0 pts · #26
3McDonald, AngusSCO
-80.8
2.5 pts · #52

Biggest upsets

R5+410 Elo gap
WCMBhatia, Kanishka1923 beat FMVijayakumar, Rishi2333
R4+316 Elo gap
Ridge, Benjamin1865 beat IMMcKay, Roderick M2181
R1+285 Elo gap
Rath, Srinivas1625 beat Saxton, Gavin1910