2025 British Championship: Weekend Penrose Under 2000
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52 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 01 Aug 2025 to 03 Aug 2025 in Liverpool, England. 1 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1877, and top seed was Giles Body (🇬🇧 ENG, 1921).
Pranav Mathur (🇮🇳 IND, 1866) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Denis Georgiou (4.0) and Max Fyson (4.0). Mathur took the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Nicholas E White (1706) beat Ian Paul Stephens (1877), a +171-point gap.
Location
🇬🇧Liverpool, England
Dates
01 Aug 2025 → 03 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 1
WCM×1
Federations · 6 represented
🇬🇧England×40
🇬🇧Wales×4
🇮🇲Unknown (IOM)×3
🇬🇧Scotland×2
🇮🇳India×2
ðŸ‡ðŸ‡°Hong Kong China×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R4; 3 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE03 Aug
Pranav Mathur takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 4.0/5. Mathur takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (12.5).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Max Fyson 3 wins (R3–R5)Denis Georgiou 4 wins (R2–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pranav Mathur | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2Max Fyson | — | * | — | — |
| 3Denis Georgiou | — | — | * | — |
| 4Oliver Harrison | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pranav Mathur | 1866 | IND | +31B | +40N | =4B | +5N | =6B | 4.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 10.50 | 2098 | +37.6 |
| 2 | Georgiou, Denis | 1810 | ENG | F | +35N | +21B | +6N | +19B | 4.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.00 | 2652 | +22.4 |
| 3 | Fyson, Max | 0 | ENG | +44B | −4N | +29B | +39N | +10B | 4.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 8.00 | 1836 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Holmes, Matthew A | 1776 | ENG | +12N | +3B | =1N | −7B | +25N | 3.5 | 14.5 | 17.0 | 11.50 | 1962 | +19.8 |
| 5 | Harrison, Oliver | 1747 | ENG | +7N | +13B | =14N | −1B | +20N | 3.5 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 10.50 | 1995 | +33.4 |
| 6 | Stokes-Carter, Dennis | 0 | ENG | +49N | +24B | +11N | −2B | =1N | 3.5 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 8.00 | 1843 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Gumireddy, Sanjay | 1860 | IOM | −5B | +38N | +46B | +4N | =9B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 8.25 | 1906 | +4.8 |
| 8 | Mulleady, Peter J | 1865 | ENG | =15N | +47B | −20N | +37B | +11N | 3.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 7.50 | 1875 | +3.2 |
| 9 | Rampling, Thomas | 0 | ENG | =43N | +50B | =39N | +12B | =7N | 3.5 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 6.50 | 1776 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Newton, Robert A | 1851 | ENG | =46N | =22B | +17N | +13B | −3N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 7.75 | 1954 | +10.2 |
| 11 | Harvey, John | 1818 | ENG | +45N | +23B | −6B | +21N | −8B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 6.00 | 1965 | +30.4 |
| 12 | Thynne, Trefor F | 1896 | ENG | −4B | +31N | +22B | −9N | +33B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 6.50 | 1967 | +6.8 |
| 13 | May, Paul | 1815 | ENG | +41B | −5N | +16B | −10N | +45B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 5.50 | 1748 | -7.2 |
| 14 | Portman, Carl S | 1873 | ENG | =22N | F | =5B | +35N | +27B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 7.50 | 1909 | +2.6 |
| 15 | Levy, Christopher A | 1755 | ENG | =8B | =27N | =32N | =34B | +36N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 7.00 | 1946 | +26.0 |
| 16 | White, Nicholas E | 1706 | ENG | =20N | =25B | −13N | +47B | +32N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 5.50 | 1896 | +26.0 |
| 17 | Colclough, Ryan | 1739 | WLS | −21B | +28N | −10B | +43N | +39B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 5.00 | 1863 | +17.2 |
| 18 | Siu, Kam Wa | 1893 | HKG | −26N | =49B | +23N | +30B | =34N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 6.25 | 1992 | +5.2 |
| 19 | Shek, Daniel | 1844 | ENG | F | +43B | +52N | +20B | −2N | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.50 | 1951 | +22.0 |
| 20 | Gartside, Carl | 1818 | ENG | =16B | +48N | +8B | −19N | −5B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 6.00 | 1773 | -6.0 |
| 21 | Vihaan Mathur | 1860 | IND | +17N | +26B | −2N | −11B | =24N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 15.0 | 6.75 | 1704 | -35.2 |
| 22 | Ng, Stephen | 1759 | ENG | =14B | =10N | −12N | =23B | +41N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 5.75 | 1737 | -5.6 |
| 23 | Meredith, Daniel | 1677 | ENG | +28B | −11N | −18B | =22N | +40B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 5.25 | 1810 | +35.2 |
| 24 | Hornsby, Albert | 1799 | ENG | +37B | −6N | +42B | −27N | =21B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 4.75 | 1799 | +2.4 |
| 25 | Cross, Glenn | 1844 | IOM | =29B | =16N | =45B | +40N | −4B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 4.75 | 1732 | -15.2 |
| 26 | Shaw, Kevin F | 0 | ENG | +18B | −21N | −35B | +46N | =28B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 5.25 | 1845 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Arora, Tashika | 1846 | ENG | F | =15B | +51N | +24B | −14N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.50 | 1887 | +8.0 |
| 28 | Mitraka, Chrysoula-ParaskeviWCM | 1813 | SCO | −23N | −17B | +50N | +51B | =26N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 2.25 | 1661 | -30.0 |
| 29 | Matthew, Ian G | 1722 | ENG | =25N | +36B | −3N | +52B | F | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.25 | 2109 | +29.4 |
| 30 | Khalil, Sheraz | 0 | ENG | −39B | +44N | =33B | −18N | +48B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 3.00 | 1721 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Barnes, David | 1758 | ENG | −1N | −12B | =38B | =42N | +43B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 2.75 | 1647 | -28.5 |
| 32 | Stephens, Ian Paul | 1877 | ENG | −40B | +41N | =15B | =33N | −16B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 1565 | -66.0 |
| 33 | Downey, Keith | 1802 | WLS | =50N | =34B | =30N | =32B | −12N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 3.50 | 1709 | -9.4 |
| 34 | Body, Giles | 1921 | ENG | F | =33N | =40B | =15N | =18B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.75 | 1805 | -24.8 |
| 35 | Thornton, Matthew | 0 | WLS | F | −2B | +26N | −14B | +52N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.50 | 1704 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Miah, Zahed | 1860 | IOM | =51B | −29N | +48B | =45N | −15B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 1.75 | 1649 | -28.6 |
| 37 | Bhaduri, Atrasnu | 1476 | SCO | −24N | F | +49B | −8N | +44B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 1032 | -8.8 |
| 38 | Sengupta, Sohana | 1597 | ENG | F | −7B | =31N | =44N | +49B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1616 | +1.2 |
| 39 | Misra, Advay | 1833 | ENG | +30N | F | =9B | −3B | −17N | 1.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 4.25 | 938 | -25.2 |
| 40 | Di-Vetta, Andrew | 1768 | WLS | +32N | −1B | =34N | −25B | −23N | 1.5 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 3.00 | 1688 | -10.8 |
| 41 | Simmonds, Lee | 0 | ENG | −13N | −32B | =44B | +49N | −22B | 1.5 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 1017 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Hill, Callum | 1635 | ENG | F | F | −24N | =31B | +51N | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.50 | 1765 | +21.2 |
| 43 | Eradi, Madhav | 1600 | ENG | =9B | −19N | =47N | −17B | −31N | 1.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 2.25 | 1455 | -23.2 |
| 44 | Ledgerton, Joe | 0 | ENG | −3N | −30B | =41N | =38B | −37N | 1.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 1.75 | 1343 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Ward-Riggs, Samuel | 1687 | ENG | −11B | F | =25N | =36B | −13N | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.25 | 1641 | -4.2 |
| 46 | Spirling, Florence | 1733 | ENG | =10B | F | −7N | −26B | =47N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1701 | -4.6 |
| 47 | Dean, Robert A | 1766 | ENG | F | −8N | =43B | −16N | =46B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 1533 | -24.2 |
| 48 | Scott, Jane | 1704 | ENG | F | −20B | −36N | +50B | −30N | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.50 | 1598 | -16.0 |
| 49 | Ellis, Rico-Bradley | 0 | ENG | −6B | =18N | −37N | −41B | −38N | 0.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 1.50 | 1382 | 0.0 |
| 50 | Horwood, Alexander | 1500 | ENG | =33B | −9N | −28B | −48N | F | 0.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 1500 | 0.0 |
| 51 | Sui, Yueyue | 1739 | ENG | =36N | F | −27B | −28N | −42B | 0.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 1466 | -49.2 |
| 52 | Misra, Anay | 1804 | ENG | F | F | −19B | −29N | −35B | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 983 | -42.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Pranav MathurIND+37.64.0 pts · #4
- 2Meredith, DanielENG+35.22.5 pts · #17
- 3Harrison, OliverENG+33.43.5 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Stephens, Ian PaulENG-66.02.0 pts · #40
- 2Sui, YueyueENG-49.20.5 pts · #45
- 3Misra, AnayENG-42.00.0 pts · #52
Biggest upsets
- R5+171 Elo gap
- R2+138 Elo gap
- R1+136 Elo gap