2025 British Championship: AM Under 1600

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49 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 04 Aug 2025 to 09 Aug 2025 in Liverpool, England. 6 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1685, and top seed was Andrew De Santos (🇬🇧 ENG, 1735).

Abbie Fisher (🇬🇧 ENG, 0) won with 6.0/6, ahead of James Gomez (4.5) and Jonathan Miller (4.5).

The biggest upset came in round 1: Nick Holmes (1473) beat Anika Munshi (1679), a +206-point gap.

Location

🇬🇧Liverpool, England

Dates

04 Aug 2025 → 09 Aug 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Avg top 10

1,685

Participants

Federations · 6 represented

🇬🇧England×38

🇬🇧Scotland×4

🇬🇧Wales×2

🇮🇪Ireland×1

🇺🇸United States of America×1

🇭🇰Hong Kong China×1

Top 3

🥇
Abbie Fisher
🇬🇧ENG
6.0pts·1645perf0.0
🥈
James Gomez
🇬🇧ENG·1716
4.5pts·2274perf+8.0
🥉
Jonathan Miller
🇬🇧ENG
4.5pts·1681perf0.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Abbie Fisher led from R3; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Fisher6Cheung4.5Taplin4.5Miller4.5Gomez4.5Vallet4— ex-leaders:Fisherled R3–R6, #15

R3–R6 · LEAD HELD

Abbie Fisher never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.

R1–R6 · WIN STREAK

Abbie Fisher won 6 in a row (R1–R6).

R3–R6 · FORMER LEADER FALL

Abbie Fisher held the sole lead at R3–R6 but finished #15.

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Abbie Fisher	*	—	—	1
2Tsz Kin Cheung	—	*	0	—
3William Taplin	—	1	*	—
4Jonathan Miller	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Fisher, Abbie	0	ENG	+36N	+10B	+3N	+25B	+2N	+6B	6.0	19.0	20.5	20.50	1645	0.0
2	Gomez, James	1716	ENG	+8N	+6B	=4N	+26B	−1B	+31N	4.5	21.0	23.5	15.25	2274	+8.0
3	Miller, Jonathan	0	ENG	+17B	+28N	−1B	=11N	+21B	+7N	4.5	19.5	22.0	14.25	1681	0.0
4	Cheung, Tsz Kin	0	HKG	+38N	+29B	=2B	−5N	+15B	+25N	4.5	17.0	18.5	11.75	1656	0.0
5	Taplin, William	1668	ENG	+19N	−26B	+42N	+4B	=13N	+38B	4.5	15.0	16.5	12.25	1702	+7.2
6	Carter, Steve	0	ENG	+44B	−2N	+27B	+16N	+9B	−1N	4.0	20.0	21.0	10.50	1715	0.0
7	Vallet, Jon	0	ENG	=16B	+34N	+15N	+18B	=25N	−3B	4.0	16.0	18.0	10.75	1655	0.0
8	Maddur Shivalingaiah, Pavan Gowda	0	ENG	−2B	+49N	+28B	−15N	+17B	+16N	4.0	16.0	16.0	8.50	1668	0.0
9	FIDE 343419950	0	—	+32N	+39B	−25B	+17N	−6N	+13B	4.0	15.5	17.0	10.50	1703	0.0
10	Sadler, Paul	0	WLS	+30B	−1N	−33B	+23N	+20B	=11N	3.5	18.0	20.0	10.25	1606	0.0
11	Jardine, Kenneth	1686	ENG	=41N	=40B	+20N	=3B	=18N	=10B	3.5	15.5	17.0	10.00	1809	+12.4
12	Dumigan, Owen	1498	IRL	−20B	+23N	=19B	+30N	=22B	=39N	3.5	14.5	16.0	9.25	1511	+1.2
13	Gunn, Michael J	1691	ENG	+45B	−25N	+37B	+33N	=5B	−9N	3.5	14.5	15.5	6.75	1911	+15.6
14	White, Nigel	1608	ENG	−43B	−27N	+44B	=37N	+34B	+28N	3.5	10.0	11.0	6.25	1601	-0.4
15	Kilmartin, David	1485	ENG	+33B	=31N	−7B	+8B	−4N	=19N	3.0	18.0	20.0	8.75	2426	+27.6
16	Shaddick, John	1689	ENG	=7N	+42B	=22N	−6B	+26N	−8B	3.0	17.5	19.0	7.50	1794	+14.0
17	Mehta, Zara	1635	ENG	−3N	+36B	+39N	−9B	−8N	+27B	3.0	16.5	18.0	5.50	2386	+34.8
18	Dunne, David C	1701	ENG	+35B	+20B	=26N	−7N	=11B	−22N	3.0	16.0	18.0	8.00	1595	-24.8
19	Hughes, Ben	0	ENG	−5B	+44N	=12N	−21B	+40N	=15B	3.0	15.5	16.5	5.75	1425	0.0
20	Jestico, John V	1531	ENG	+12N	−18N	−11B	+47B	−10N	+33B	3.0	15.5	15.5	5.50	1628	+10.2
21	Westhead, Daniel	0	ENG	+37B	=43N	−31B	+19N	−3N	=24B	3.0	14.5	16.0	6.75	1617	0.0
22	Wilson, Jeff	1502	ENG	=40N	F	=16B	=29B	=12N	+18B	3.0	13.5	15.0	8.25	1754	+19.8
23	Gartside, Jenny	1499	ENG	−29N	−12B	+48N	−10B	+47N	+35N	3.0	11.5	11.5	2.00	1572	+11.6
24	Farrow, Ian	1572	ENG	F	−37N	+36B	=34N	+41B	=21N	3.0	10.5	12.0	5.50	1539	-5.6
25	Ashton, Paul	0	ENG	F	+13B	+9N	−1N	=7B	−4B	2.5	22.0	25.0	9.50	1711	0.0
26	Holmes, Nick	1473	ENG	+27B	+5N	=18B	−2N	−16B	F	2.5	17.5	17.5	8.50	1691	+54.8
27	Munshi, Anika	1679	SCO	−26N	+14B	−6N	+42B	=28B	−17N	2.5	15.5	17.0	6.25	1576	-22.0
28	Christensen, Peter	0	ENG	+48N	−3B	−8N	+45B	=27N	−14B	2.5	15.5	15.5	2.25	1568	0.0
29	Donegan, John	0	ENG	+23B	−4N	+35B	=22N	F	F	2.5	14.0	14.0	6.50	1515	0.0
30	Bartlett, Sam	0	ENG	−10N	+32B	=40N	−12B	+37N	F	2.5	12.5	12.5	4.75	1560	0.0
31	Shaughnessy, Phillip	0	ENG	+47N	=15B	+21N	F	F	−2B	2.5	10.5	10.5	4.50	1408	0.0
32	Minhas, Reidan	0	ENG	−9B	−30N	=?B	−41N	+45B	+36N	2.5	10.5	10.5	2.50	1634	0.0
33	Morgan, Peter	1626	ENG	−15N	+48B	+10N	−13B	F	−20N	2.0	14.5	14.5	3.50	1338	-60.0
34	Handa, Anant	1503	ENG	F	−7B	=45N	=24B	−14N	+42B	2.0	13.0	13.0	3.50	1589	+14.4
35	Hill, Glyn	1424	WLS	−18N	+47B	−29N	−39B	+44N	−23B	2.0	11.0	11.0	1.00	800	-11.4
36	Mehta, Hatle	1493	ENG	−1B	−17N	−24N	+48B	=42N	−32B	1.5	16.0	16.0	0.75	1466	-6.8
37	Dean, Matthew	1621	ENG	−21N	+24B	−13N	=14B	−30B	F	1.5	15.5	15.5	4.75	1624	+0.4
38	Buxton, Richard	1674	ENG	−4B	=45N	F	+40B	F	−5N	1.5	14.5	15.5	2.00	868	-20.4
39	Rowlingson, Rupert	0	ENG	F	−9N	−17B	+35N	F	=12B	1.5	14.5	14.5	3.75	1519	0.0
40	Mossman, Graham	0	ENG	=22B	=11N	=30B	−38N	−19B	F	1.5	13.5	13.5	4.50	1496	0.0
41	Yu, Di	0	ENG	=11B	F	F	+32B	−24N	F	1.5	13.5	13.5	4.25	1436	0.0
42	Smith, Mark J	1587	SCO	+49B	−16N	−5B	−27N	=36B	−34N	1.5	13.5	13.5	0.75	1431	-24.0
43	FIDE 343477909	0	—	+14N	=21B	F	F	F	F	1.5	6.5	6.5	5.00	1628	0.0
44	Gaikwad, Reina	0	SCO	−6N	−19B	−14N	F	−35B	+47N	1.0	12.5	12.5	0.00	716	0.0
45	Hughes, Peter J	0	ENG	−13N	=38B	=34B	−28N	−32N	F	1.0	12.0	12.0	1.75	1498	0.0
46	Nguyen, Mikey	0	ENG	+?N	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	1755	0.0
47	Gaikwad, Netra	0	SCO	−31B	−35N	F	−20N	−23B	−44B	0.0	11.5	11.5	0.00	685	0.0
48	Byelashova, Sofia	1418	USA	−28B	−33N	−23B	−36N	F	F	0.0	10.5	10.5	0.00	739	-40.8
49	Collis, Paul S	1714	ENG	−42N	−8B	F	F	F	F	0.0	5.5	5.5	0.00	787	-26.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Holmes, NickENG
+54.8
2.5 pts · #9
2Mehta, ZaraENG
+34.8
3.0 pts · #18
3Kilmartin, DavidENG
+27.6
3.0 pts · #32

Top rating losers

1Morgan, PeterENG
-60.0
2.0 pts · #33
2Byelashova, SofiaUSA
-40.8
0.0 pts · #44
3Collis, Paul SENG
-26.8
0.0 pts · #46

Biggest upsets

R1+206 Elo gap
Holmes, Nick1473 beat Munshi, Anika1679
R6+199 Elo gap
Wilson, Jeff1502 beat Dunne, David C1701
R2+195 Elo gap
Holmes, Nick1473 beat Taplin, William1668