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2025 British Championship: Under 16

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28 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 03 Aug 2025 to 09 Aug 2025 in Liverpool, England. 2 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1926, and top seed was Max Pert (πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ ENG, FM, 2263).

Andrejs Gorskovs (πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ ENG, 1844) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Rock Yu (5.5) and Max Pert (5.0). Gorskovs shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Andrejs Gorskovs (1844) beat Max Pert (FM, 2263), a +419-point gap.

Location
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§Liverpool, England
Dates
03 Aug 2025 β†’ 09 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 7 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§FMMax Pert2263
Avg top 10
1,926
Participants
28
Titled players Β· 2
FMΓ—1
CMΓ—1
Federations Β· 5 represented
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§EnglandΓ—22
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§WalesΓ—3
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ScotlandΓ—1
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΏUzbekistanΓ—1
πŸ‡±πŸ‡°Sri LankaΓ—1
Top 3
  • πŸ₯‡
    Andrejs Gorskovs
    πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ENGΒ·1844
    6.5ptsΒ·2841perf+116.4
  • πŸ₯ˆ
    CMRock Yu
    πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ENGΒ·2107
    5.5ptsΒ·2097perf+2.0
  • πŸ₯‰
    FMMax Pert
    πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ENGΒ·2263
    5.0ptsΒ·2066perf-23.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 7 rounds

Andrejs Gorskovs led from R6; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.

Co-leaders
8
4
2
3
2
1
1
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
Gorskovs6.5Yu5.5Pert5Sherwood4.5Thomas4.5Catabay4.5
R6–R7 Β· LEAD HELD

Andrejs Gorskovs never relinquished the lead after R6; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R5 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND

Andrejs Gorskovs beat CM Rock Yu (White).

WIN STREAKS Β· 3 top finishers

Andrejs Gorskovs 6 wins (R2–R7)CM Rock Yu 3 wins (R1–R3)FM Max Pert 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Andrejs Gorskovs*
1
1
β€”
2CMRock Yu
0
*
Β½
β€”
3FMMax Pert
0
Β½
*β€”
4Gabriel Sherwoodβ€”β€”β€”*

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#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Gorskovs, Andrejs1844ENG=12N+27B+17N+4N+2B+3N+7B6.525.527.025.252841+116.4
2Yu, RockCM2107ENG+24B+15N+11B=3Nβˆ’1N+9B+8N5.526.529.020.002097+2.0
3Pert, MaxFM2263ENG+18N+9B+14N=2B+11Nβˆ’1B=4N5.027.530.519.002066-23.8
4Thomas, James1882ENG=27N+12B+13Nβˆ’1B=16N+11B=3B4.525.527.015.501905+5.8
5Sherwood, Gabriel0ENG+19Bβˆ’11N=6Bβˆ’13N+12N+16B+14N4.522.025.015.7517600.0
6Catabay, Mae Katelyn Rose1823ENG+23Nβˆ’14B=5Nβˆ’8B+27N+13B+15B4.522.023.513.751825+0.4
7Vadalia, Jainill1929SCO=13N+21B=16N=9B=8N+18Bβˆ’1N4.024.527.513.501845-29.6
8Nelson, Leon1825ENGβˆ’11B=19N+26B+6N=7B+10Nβˆ’2B4.024.527.014.501743-21.2
9Swiatkowski, Dominik1843ENG+20Bβˆ’3N+24B=7N=15Bβˆ’2N+19B4.024.026.512.251928+28.4
10Hale, Jack0ENG=21Nβˆ’13B+27N=12B+17Nβˆ’8B+18N4.020.021.510.7516820.0
11Ajaykumar, Arav1527ENG+8N+5Bβˆ’2N+14Bβˆ’3Bβˆ’4N=17B3.527.030.013.501823+59.6
12Madhusudhan, Tanmay0ENG=1Bβˆ’4N+25B=10Nβˆ’5B+24N=16N3.525.528.012.0018220.0
13Dissanayake, Sathsara1733ENG=7B+10Nβˆ’4B+5Bβˆ’14Nβˆ’6N+25B3.525.027.513.001706-8.0
14Vaidyanathan, Sathya1915ENG+25B+6Nβˆ’3Bβˆ’11N+13B=15Nβˆ’5B3.524.527.012.251873-10.4
15Kong, Emma Zihan1825WLS+28Nβˆ’2B+20N=16B=9N=14Bβˆ’6N3.524.024.59.001808-5.6
16Parikh, Naavya1800ENG=26B+22N=7B=15N=4Bβˆ’5N=12B3.523.025.512.001764-4.0
17Grimley, Matthew0ENG=22B+26Nβˆ’1B=19Nβˆ’10B=20B=11N3.023.025.58.7516140.0
18Brennan, Henry1793ENGβˆ’3Bβˆ’20N+28B+22N+19Bβˆ’7Nβˆ’10B3.022.022.56.501715-25.2
19Newton, Ben1644ENGβˆ’5N=8B+21N=17Bβˆ’18N+23Bβˆ’9N3.021.524.59.501709+12.4
20Ramzan, Timur1618WLSβˆ’9N+18Bβˆ’15B=24N=25B=17N=22B3.019.021.58.501717+20.0
21Punshon, Evan1725ENG=10Bβˆ’7Nβˆ’19B=25N=22B+26N=24B3.019.021.58.501623-26.4
22Christensen, Oscar1668ENG=17Nβˆ’16B=23Nβˆ’18B=21N+28B=20N3.018.519.06.5016260.0
23Ralph, Toby0ENGβˆ’6B=25N=22B=26N=24Bβˆ’19N+28B3.018.018.55.7515940.0
24Bahtiyorova, Nodirabegim1761UZBβˆ’2N+28Bβˆ’9N=20B=23Nβˆ’12B=21N2.522.022.55.001697-20.4
25Puig-Souto, Luca1726ENGβˆ’14N=23Bβˆ’12N=21B=20N+27Bβˆ’13N2.519.521.06.001560-34.4
26Rajaguru, Diyenka Kithumi1418SRI=16Nβˆ’17Bβˆ’8N=23B=28Nβˆ’21B+27N2.518.018.55.001526+14.0
27Clarke, John0ENG=4Bβˆ’1Nβˆ’10B+28Nβˆ’6Bβˆ’25Nβˆ’26B1.524.525.02.7515110.0
28Tagg, Ann1533WLSβˆ’15Bβˆ’24Nβˆ’18Nβˆ’27B=26Bβˆ’22Nβˆ’23N0.517.519.01.251377-28.0

Key insights

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

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2025 British Championship: Under 16 β€” Liverpool, England | Chess Tournament Results | ChessStats