2024-25 Welsh Under 1850 League Rd 6
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20 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held on 11 May 2025 in Bridgend, Wales. Top 10 Elo average was 1806, and top seed was Hywel Griffiths (🇬🇧 WLS, 1834).
Kevin Stephens (🇬🇧 WLS, 0) won with 1.0/6, ahead of Jordan Heatman (1.0) and Dale Westcott (1.0).
The biggest upset came in round 6: Kristan Enoch (1613) beat Andrew Jeanes (1778), a +165-point gap.
Location
🇬🇧Bridgend, Wales
Dates
11 May 2025
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇬🇧Wales×19
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 7 players tied at 1.0/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 62 co-leaders at R4 to 7 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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7
R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
7 players finish on 1.0/6. Stephens takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (0.0).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephens, Kevin | 0 | WLS | F | F | F | F | F | +?B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1475 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Heatman, Jordan | 0 | WLS | F | F | F | F | F | +17B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2527 | +16.4 |
| 3 | Westcott, Dale | 1768 | WLS | F | F | F | F | F | +20B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2588 | +10.4 |
| 4 | FIDE 1809040 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | +?B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1682 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Di-Vetta, Andrew | 1791 | WLS | F | F | F | F | F | +19N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2582 | +9.6 |
| 6 | Thomas, Kevin | 0 | WLS | F | F | F | F | F | +16N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2504 | +17.2 |
| 7 | Enoch, Kristan | 1613 | WLS | F | F | F | F | F | +18B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2571 | +26.0 |
| 8 | Kong, Emma Zihan | 1772 | WLS | F | F | F | F | F | =9B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1860 | -1.6 |
| 9 | Esteves, Sergio | 1829 | WLS | F | F | F | F | F | =8N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1887 | +1.6 |
| 10 | Dixon, Chris | 1808 | WLS | F | F | F | F | F | =12B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1777 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Griffiths, Hywel | 1834 | WLS | F | F | F | F | F | =13N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1794 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Smith, Andrew R | 0 | WLS | F | F | F | F | F | =10N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1776 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Graczyk, Piotr | 1832 | WLS | F | F | F | F | F | =11B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1793 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Brown, Sam JC | 0 | WLS | F | F | F | F | F | =?B | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1772 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Wardle, Ken | 0 | WLS | F | F | F | F | F | =?N | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1750 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Beeston, Darson | 1777 | WLS | F | F | F | F | F | −6B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 951 | -8.6 |
| 17 | Quinn, Peter | 1786 | WLS | F | F | F | F | F | −2N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 995 | -8.2 |
| 18 | Jeanes, Andrew | 1778 | WLS | F | F | F | F | F | −7N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 859 | -26.0 |
| 19 | Wagner, Guy | 1829 | WLS | F | F | F | F | F | −5B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 997 | -9.6 |
| 20 | Fox, Chris | 1799 | WLS | F | F | F | F | F | −3N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 976 | -10.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Enoch, KristanWLS+26.01.0 pts · #7
- 2Thomas, KevinWLS+17.21.0 pts · #6
- 3Heatman, JordanWLS+16.41.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Jeanes, AndrewWLS-26.00.0 pts · #18
- 2Fox, ChrisWLS-10.40.0 pts · #20
- 3Wagner, GuyWLS-9.60.0 pts · #19
Biggest upsets
- R6+165 Elo gap