2025 British Championship: Under 8
20 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 03 Aug 2025 to 09 Aug 2025 in Liverpool, England. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1523, and top seed was Aarav Ghanshala (🇬🇧 ENG, 1699).
Vladyslav Shopynskyi (🇬🇧 SCO, 1603) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Krish V (5.5) and Kunyu Vincent Liu (5.0). Shopynskyi won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Jai Hrithvik Adithya Are (1429) beat Aarav Ghanshala (1699), a +270-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsVladyslav Shopynskyi led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Vladyslav Shopynskyi held the sole lead from R5 through R7 without losing it.
Vladyslav Shopynskyi lost to Krish V (Black).
Vladyslav Shopynskyi 6 wins (R1–R6)Amandeep Singh 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Vladyslav Shopynskyi | * | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Krish V | 1 | * | 1 | 0 |
| 3Amandeep Singh | 0 | 0 | * | — |
| 4Kunyu Vincent Liu | 0 | 1 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shopynskyi, Vladyslav | 1603 | SCO | +19N | +6B | +8N | +3B | +5N | +4B | −2N | 6.0 | 29.5 | 30.5 | 25.00 | 1686 | +14.0 |
| 2 | V, Krish | 1465 | ENG | +15N | +4B | −3N | +9B | =6N | +5B | +1B | 5.5 | 30.0 | 32.5 | 25.00 | 2406 | +82.4 |
| 3 | Liu, Kunyu Vincent | 0 | ENG | +?B | +12N | +2B | −1N | −7B | +14N | +8B | 5.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 16.00 | 1405 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Singh, Amandeep | 1648 | ENG | +20B | −2N | +7B | +13N | +8B | −1N | +11B | 5.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 14.50 | 1536 | -24.4 |
| 5 | Vijay, Kayal | 1570 | ENG | +9B | +17N | +13B | +14N | −1B | −2N | +7B | 5.0 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 16.50 | 1405 | -26.4 |
| 6 | Sanderson, Scarlett | 1479 | ENG | +?B | −1N | +?B | +18N | =2B | =7N | +13B | 5.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 9.25 | 1405 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Tarihalkar, Shrisha | 1525 | ENG | +16N | =18B | −4N | +12B | +3N | =6B | −5N | 4.0 | 26.0 | 27.5 | 14.25 | 809 | -30.8 |
| 8 | Are, Jai Hrithvik Adithya | 1429 | WLS | +?B | +11N | −1B | +?N | −4N | +9B | −3N | 4.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 7.50 | 1475 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Mandair, Aariyan | 0 | ENG | −5N | +?B | +?B | −2N | +18B | −8N | +14B | 4.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 4.50 | 718 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 343477887 | 0 | — | −11B | −?N | +?N | +?B | −?N | +15B | +16N | 4.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.00 | 753 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Sheikh, Amaan | 1553 | ENG | +10N | −8B | =18N | +15B | −13B | +12N | −4N | 3.5 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 10.75 | 847 | -14.8 |
| 12 | Grygorenko, Philip | 0 | ENG | =?N | −3B | +19N | −7N | +17B | −11B | +15N | 3.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 6.00 | 739 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Punjabi, Spriha | 0 | ENG | F | +14B | −5N | −4B | +11N | +?B | −6N | 3.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 6.50 | 1465 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Croos, Haadhvin Dave | 1527 | ENG | +?B | −13N | +?B | −5B | +16N | −3B | −9N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 2.50 | 770 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 343453406 | 0 | — | −2B | +20N | =17B | −11N | +?B | −10N | −12B | 2.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 1.25 | 709 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 343448445 | 0 | — | −7B | −?N | +20B | +?N | −14B | =18N | −10B | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.75 | 725 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Sharma, Gavin | 1428 | ENG | +?N | −5B | =15N | −?B | −12N | −?B | +?N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.25 | 770 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Kapoor, Jason | 0 | ENG | F | =7N | =11B | −6B | −9N | =16B | F | 1.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 5.00 | 1539 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Korsunsky, Alexandra | 0 | ENG | −1B | −?N | −12B | +?N | −?N | F | F | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 800 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Kulkarni, Arin | 0 | ENG | −4N | −15B | −16N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 847 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1V, KrishENG+82.45.5 pts · #1
- 2Shopynskyi, VladyslavSCO+14.06.0 pts · #3
- 3Punjabi, SprihaENG0.03.0 pts · #6
- 1Tarihalkar, ShrishaENG-30.84.0 pts · #11
- 2Vijay, KayalENG-26.45.0 pts · #7
- 3Singh, AmandeepENG-24.45.0 pts · #2
- R4+270 Elo gap
- R2+183 Elo gap
- R7+138 Elo gap