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2025 British Championship: Under 8

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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 (πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ ENG, 1699).

Vladyslav Shopynskyi (πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ 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.

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
Avg top 10
1,523
Participants
20
Federations Β· 3 represented
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§EnglandΓ—15
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ScotlandΓ—1
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§WalesΓ—1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 7 rounds

Vladyslav 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.

Co-leaders
11
5
3
2
1
1
1
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
Shopynskyi6V5.5Singh5Liu5Sanderson5Vijay5
R5–R7 Β· LEAD HELD

Vladyslav Shopynskyi held the sole lead from R5 through R7 without losing it.

R7 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND

Vladyslav Shopynskyi lost to Krish V (Black).

WIN STREAKS Β· 2 top finishers

Vladyslav Shopynskyi 6 wins (R1–R6)Amandeep Singh 3 wins (R3–R5)

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Vladyslav Shopynskyi*
0
1
1
2Krish V
1
*
1
0
3Amandeep Singh
0
0
*β€”
4Kunyu Vincent Liu
0
1
β€”*

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#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Shopynskyi, Vladyslav1603SCO+19N+6B+8N+3B+5N+4Bβˆ’2N6.029.530.525.001686+14.0
2V, Krish1465ENG+15N+4Bβˆ’3N+9B=6N+5B+1B5.530.032.525.002406+82.4
3Liu, Kunyu Vincent0ENG+?B+12N+2Bβˆ’1Nβˆ’7B+14N+8B5.026.026.016.0014050.0
4Singh, Amandeep1648ENG+20Bβˆ’2N+7B+13N+8Bβˆ’1N+11B5.026.026.014.501536-24.4
5Vijay, Kayal1570ENG+9B+17N+13B+14Nβˆ’1Bβˆ’2N+7B5.025.528.016.501405-26.4
6Sanderson, Scarlett1479ENG+?Bβˆ’1N+?B+18N=2B=7N+13B5.020.020.09.2514050.0
7Tarihalkar, Shrisha1525ENG+16N=18Bβˆ’4N+12B+3N=6Bβˆ’5N4.026.027.514.25809-30.8
8Are, Jai Hrithvik Adithya1429WLS+?B+11Nβˆ’1B+?Nβˆ’4N+9Bβˆ’3N4.023.523.57.5014750.0
9Mandair, Aariyan0ENGβˆ’5N+?B+?Bβˆ’2N+18Bβˆ’8N+14B4.019.019.04.507180.0
10FIDE 3434778870β€”βˆ’11Bβˆ’?N+?N+?Bβˆ’?N+15B+16N4.08.58.55.007530.0
11Sheikh, Amaan1553ENG+10Nβˆ’8B=18N+15Bβˆ’13B+12Nβˆ’4N3.522.023.510.75847-14.8
12Grygorenko, Philip0ENG=?Nβˆ’3B+19Nβˆ’7N+17Bβˆ’11B+15N3.518.518.56.007390.0
13Punjabi, Spriha0ENGF+14Bβˆ’5Nβˆ’4B+11N+?Bβˆ’6N3.021.521.56.5014650.0
14Croos, Haadhvin Dave1527ENG+?Bβˆ’13N+?Bβˆ’5B+16Nβˆ’3Bβˆ’9N3.019.519.52.507700.0
15FIDE 3434534060β€”βˆ’2B+20N=17Bβˆ’11N+?Bβˆ’10Nβˆ’12B2.519.019.01.257090.0
16FIDE 3434484450β€”βˆ’7Bβˆ’?N+20B+?Nβˆ’14B=18Nβˆ’10B2.512.512.50.757250.0
17Sharma, Gavin1428ENG+?Nβˆ’5B=15Nβˆ’?Bβˆ’12Nβˆ’?B+?N2.511.011.01.257700.0
18Kapoor, Jason0ENGF=7N=11Bβˆ’6Bβˆ’9N=16BF1.519.019.05.0015390.0
19Korsunsky, Alexandra0ENGβˆ’1Bβˆ’?Nβˆ’12B+?Nβˆ’?NFF1.09.59.50.008000.0
20Kulkarni, Arin0ENGβˆ’4Nβˆ’15Bβˆ’16NFFFF0.010.010.00.008470.0

Key insights

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

Top rating gainers
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Biggest upsets
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