Scottish Championship Weekend Congress 2025
Open SwissStandard
32 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 11 Jul 2025 to 13 Jul 2025 in Dunfermline, Scotland. 1 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1850, and top seed was Isaac Browning (🇬🇧 SCO, 2021).
Isaac Browning (🇬🇧 SCO, 2021) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Walter Burnett (4.0) and Matteo Bergamaschi (4.0). Browning won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Yushu Huang (1621) beat Matteo Bergamaschi (1738), a +117-point gap.
Location
🇬🇧Dunfermline, Scotland
Dates
11 Jul 2025 → 13 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 110 minutes for game with 10 sec increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 1
WFM×1
Federations · 4 represented
🇬🇧Scotland×28
🇬🇧England×2
🇮🇹Italy×1
🇳🇴Norway×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsIsaac Browning led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
13
6
2
1
1
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
Isaac Browning held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Isaac Browning 4 wins (R1–R4)Matteo Bergamaschi 4 wins (R2–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Isaac Browning | * | — | ½ | 1 |
| 2Matteo Bergamaschi | — | * | — | — |
| 3Walter Burnett | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4Callum Darling | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Browning, Isaac | 2021 | SCO | +19B | +27N | +7B | +4B | =2N | 4.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 12.00 | 2187 | +15.2 |
| 2 | Burnett, Walter | 1971 | SCO | +14N | +10B | =5N | +13B | =1B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 12.00 | 2009 | +4.4 |
| 3 | Bergamaschi, Matteo | 1738 | ITA | −8B | +18N | +9B | +7N | +17N | 4.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 10.00 | 1933 | +20.4 |
| 4 | Darling, Callum | 1858 | SCO | +18N | +9B | +17B | −1N | =6B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 8.75 | 1961 | +22.0 |
| 5 | Nield, Christopher | 1766 | SCO | +20B | +8N | =2B | F | +12N | 3.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 9.50 | 2027 | +18.8 |
| 6 | Groves, CareyWFM | 1933 | SCO | =15B | =12N | +25N | +21B | =4N | 3.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 7.75 | 1842 | -8.8 |
| 7 | Archip, Laurentiu | 1829 | SCO | +23N | +16B | −1N | −3B | +14N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 7.00 | 1766 | -13.2 |
| 8 | Huang, Yushu | 1621 | SCO | +3N | −5B | +10N | −12B | +21N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 9.00 | 1724 | +22.4 |
| 9 | Newton, Calum | 0 | SCO | +29B | −4N | −3N | +23B | +22N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 5.00 | 1698 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Montgomery, David C | 1723 | SCO | +26B | −2N | −8B | +28N | +30B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 3.50 | 1574 | -24.4 |
| 11 | Boyd, William | 0 | SCO | =28B | −15N | +29B | +20N | =13N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 4.75 | 1524 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Corke, Alexander | 1671 | SCO | F | =6B | +24N | +8N | −5B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 6.75 | 1834 | +33.2 |
| 13 | Potts, David | 1754 | SCO | +22N | F | +15B | −2N | =11B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 6.00 | 1875 | +18.8 |
| 14 | Liam Mathieson | 0 | SCO | −2B | +26N | =27B | +16N | −7B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 4.75 | 1713 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Galbraith, David | 1688 | SCO | =6N | +11B | −13N | +25B | F | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 6.25 | 1819 | +20.0 |
| 16 | McGregor, Donald | 1701 | SCO | +30N | −7N | =20B | −14B | +18N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1747 | +4.8 |
| 17 | Wynarczyk, Raymond | 1845 | ENG | +24N | +21B | −4N | F | −3B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 4.00 | 1618 | -18.0 |
| 18 | Grondal, Jorgen | 1666 | NOR | −4B | −3B | +32N | +19N | −16B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.00 | 1641 | -7.2 |
| 19 | Harkins, William | 1749 | SCO | −1N | =22B | =23N | −18B | +31N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 3.00 | 1527 | -47.6 |
| 20 | Krishna Kumar, Rohit | 0 | SCO | −5N | +31B | =16N | −11B | =25N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 3.00 | 1621 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Fallman, Jonathan | 0 | ENG | +32B | −17N | +30B | −6N | −8B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 1536 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Smith, Mark J | 1591 | SCO | −13B | =19N | =28B | +26N | −9B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 1545 | -3.8 |
| 23 | Prakash, Sumanth | 1604 | SCO | −7B | =29N | =19B | −9N | +32B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.50 | 1699 | +14.0 |
| 24 | Uegaki, Haruo | 1636 | SCO | −17B | +32N | −12B | −30N | +28B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 1635 | -0.4 |
| 25 | Kerridge, Simon | 1770 | SCO | F | +28N | −6B | −15N | =20B | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1584 | -28.4 |
| 26 | Togwell, Murray | 0 | SCO | −10N | −14B | =31N | −22B | +29B | 1.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 1.50 | 857 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Zamvar, Vipin | 1700 | SCO | +31N | −1B | =14N | F | F | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.25 | 1221 | -2.6 |
| 28 | Bhaduri, Atrasnu | 1506 | SCO | =11N | −25B | =22N | −10B | −24N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 2.50 | 1358 | -24.4 |
| 29 | Ganesh, Krishiv | 0 | SCO | −9N | =23B | −11N | =31B | −26N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 1.50 | 1604 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Bhaduri, Anjishnu | 0 | SCO | −16B | F | −21N | +24B | −10N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1561 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Sathiyamoorthy, Magizhan | 0 | SCO | −27B | −20N | =26B | =29N | −19B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 1.25 | 925 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Grant, Glynis | 1518 | SCO | −21N | −24B | −18B | F | −23N | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 835 | -20.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Corke, AlexanderSCO+33.22.5 pts · #6
- 2Huang, YushuSCO+22.43.0 pts · #9
- 3Darling, CallumSCO+22.03.5 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Harkins, WilliamSCO-47.62.0 pts · #18
- 2Kerridge, SimonSCO-28.41.5 pts · #25
- 3Montgomery, David CSCO-24.43.0 pts · #26
Biggest upsets
- R1+117 Elo gap
- R5+107 Elo gap
- R3+102 Elo gap