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Staffordshire Chess Congress 2025

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14 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 16 Aug 2025 to 17 Aug 2025 in Stoke-on-Trent, England. 1 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1968, and top seed was Jacob Connor Boswell (πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ ENG, 2252).

Jonathan L B Blackburn (πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ WLS, FM, 2207) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Jacob Connor Boswell (4.0) and Nicholas Lees (3.5). Blackburn won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 1: R A Chaniru Chanudika Ranasinghe (1642) beat Simon Layhe (1910), a +268-point gap.

Location
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§Stoke-on-Trent, England
Dates
16 Aug 2025 β†’ 17 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 110 minutes for game with 10 sec increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 5 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§Jacob Connor Boswell2252
Avg top 10
1,968
Participants
14
Titled players Β· 1
FMΓ—1
Federations Β· 5 represented
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§EnglandΓ—10
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦UkraineΓ—1
πŸ‡±πŸ‡°Sri LankaΓ—1
πŸ‡²πŸ‡²MyanmarΓ—1
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§WalesΓ—1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 5 rounds

FM Jonathan L B Blackburn led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
7
3
2
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
Blackburn5Boswell4Lees3.5Flavell3Latt3Kryshtafor3
R4–R5 Β· LEAD HELD

FM Jonathan L B Blackburn never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R3 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND

FM Jonathan L B Blackburn beat Jacob Connor Boswell (White).

R1–R5 Β· WIN STREAK

FM Jonathan L B Blackburn won 5 in a row (R1–R5).

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1FMJonathan L B Blackburn*
1
β€”
1
2Jacob Connor Boswell
0
*β€”
1
3Nicholas Leesβ€”β€”*β€”
4Archie Flavell
0
0
β€”*

Grille amΓ©ricaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Blackburn, Jonathan L BFM2207WLS+9B+4N+2B+5N+6B5.013.015.015.002801+27.0
2Boswell, Jacob Connor2252ENG+11N+7Bβˆ’1N+4B+5N4.013.014.59.502252-0.6
3Lees, Nicholas0ENG+8N=11Bβˆ’5B+14N+10B3.58.59.05.2520010.0
4Flavell, Archie1927ENG+6Nβˆ’1B+13Nβˆ’2N+8B3.014.015.06.002035+27.6
5Maung Maung Latt2151MYA+14N+13B+3Nβˆ’1Bβˆ’2B3.013.514.05.002011-11.2
6Kryshtafor, Maksym1682UKRβˆ’4B+9N+7N+11Bβˆ’1N3.012.013.55.501948+50.0
7Barwick, Carmel1915ENG+12Bβˆ’2Nβˆ’6Bβˆ’10N+11N2.010.512.03.001687-27.0
8Gardiner, Harry2001ENGβˆ’3B=12N=10B+13Nβˆ’4N2.010.011.02.751782-41.2
9Ilett, Raymond J1837ENGβˆ’1Nβˆ’6BF+12N+14B2.010.010.02.001842-1.6
10Layhe, Simon1910ENGβˆ’13N=14B=8N+7Bβˆ’3N2.08.59.03.251848-4.0
11Westfield, Francis0ENGβˆ’2B=3N+12Bβˆ’6Nβˆ’7B1.512.514.03.2517020.0
12Ofeni, Joel1672ENGβˆ’7N=8Bβˆ’11Nβˆ’9B+13B1.57.58.52.001770+15.6
13Ranasinghe, R A Chaniru Chanudika1642SRI+10Bβˆ’5Nβˆ’4Bβˆ’8Bβˆ’12N1.010.011.52.001666+0.3
14Lambton, David1802ENGβˆ’5B=10NFβˆ’3Bβˆ’9N0.510.510.51.001686-17.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets β€” the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets
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