2025 British Championship: PM Under 1750

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77 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 04 Aug 2025 to 09 Aug 2025 in Liverpool, England. 8 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1751, and top seed was Charlie Cooke (🇬🇧 ENG, 1831).

Ryan McGrane (🇬🇧 ENG, 0) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Peter Mellor (5.0) and Steve Crow (5.0).

The biggest upset came in round 3: Rob Coles (1543) beat James R Shore (1777), a +234-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

Top seed

🇬🇧Charlie Cooke1831

Avg top 10

1,751

Participants

Federations · 8 represented

🇬🇧England×66

🇭🇰Hong Kong China×2

🇬🇧Wales×2

🇺🇸United States of America×1

🇵🇱Poland×1

🇦🇺Australia×1

🇳🇱Netherlands×1

🇵🇭Philippines×1

Top 3

🥇
Ryan McGrane
🇬🇧ENG
5.0pts·1705perf0.0
🥈
Peter Mellor
🇦🇺AUS·1697
5.0pts·2012perf+66.4
🥉
Steve Crow
🇬🇧ENG·1715
5.0pts·1996perf+82.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Tight race until R6; 5 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

McGrane5Crow5Purle5Broomfield5Mellor5Malibiran4.5— ex-leaders:Solomonled R4, #8

R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

5 players finish on 5.0/6. McGrane takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (19.5).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Ryan McGrane 4 wins (R2–R5)Steve Crow 4 wins (R3–R6)William Purle 5 wins (R2–R6)

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	McGrane, Ryan	0	ENG	=29N	+60B	+19N	+7B	+17N	=2B	5.0	19.5	21.5	17.50	1705	0.0
2	Mellor, Peter	1697	AUS	+65B	+18N	=9B	+30N	+8B	=1N	5.0	19.5	21.0	16.50	2012	+66.4
3	Crow, Steve	1715	ENG	=16N	=10B	+56N	+11B	+15N	+20B	5.0	18.5	20.5	16.75	1996	+82.4
4	Purle, William	1712	ENG	−40B	+68N	+38B	+16B	+21N	+9N	5.0	16.5	17.5	15.00	1871	+44.0
5	Broomfield, Daniel	0	ENG	+56N	=61B	+20N	=15B	+45N	+8B	5.0	15.5	17.5	14.75	1807	0.0
6	Malibiran, Alexis Kristoff	1693	PHI	+59B	+22N	+32B	−8N	=9B	+18N	4.5	18.0	20.0	14.00	1850	+45.6
7	Dunne, David C	1701	ENG	=24B	+57N	+23B	−1N	+31B	+34N	4.5	18.0	20.0	13.25	1959	+37.6
8	Solomon, Graeme R	1812	ENG	+52B	+35N	+41B	+6B	−2N	−5N	4.0	20.0	22.5	12.50	1895	+18.8
9	Eccleston, Rowan	1526	ENG	+69N	+49B	=2N	+39B	=6N	−4B	4.0	19.5	20.5	10.75	1576	+7.6
10	Gandhi, Preesh	1713	ENG	=44B	=3N	+63B	=18N	+30B	=12B	4.0	18.0	20.0	12.50	1777	+20.4
11	Cooke, Charlie	1831	ENG	+38B	−17N	+65B	−3N	+55B	+29N	4.0	16.5	18.0	9.50	1683	-17.4
12	Eagle, Joe	1688	ENG	+62N	=13B	−39N	+43B	+33B	=10N	4.0	16.0	18.0	11.50	1795	+8.6
13	OGorman, Brendan	1689	ENG	+36B	=12N	+64B	=17B	F	+22N	4.0	16.0	16.0	12.25	1884	+23.8
14	Drukarczyk, Kacper	1585	POL	=46B	=44N	+35B	=45B	=29N	+39N	4.0	13.5	16.0	10.75	1645	+8.4
15	Ng, Yi Him Ryan	1632	HKG	+68B	=23N	+40B	=5N	−3B	=16B	3.5	19.5	20.5	9.50	1726	+26.4
16	Bloom, Paul	1697	ENG	=3B	=63N	+59B	−4N	+32B	=15N	3.5	18.5	20.5	10.25	1748	+9.0
17	Singh, Amandeep	1648	ENG	+58N	+11B	+31B	=13N	−1B	F	3.5	18.0	18.0	11.00	1922	+40.8
18	Ben-Eshak, Djad	1629	ENG	+72N	−2B	+58N	=10B	+57N	−6B	3.5	17.5	18.0	6.50	1620	-2.0
19	Taylor, Noah	1675	ENG	=34B	+24N	−1B	−33N	+67B	+48N	3.5	17.0	18.5	9.00	1887	+22.0
20	Punshon, Evan	1725	ENG	+70B	=30N	−5B	+67N	+40B	−3N	3.5	17.0	18.0	6.50	1695	-4.8
21	Burgess, Rose	1598	ENG	+73B	−31N	+46B	+32N	−4B	=27B	3.5	17.0	17.5	7.75	1765	+45.2
22	Sara Kundan Khan	1581	IND	+71N	−6B	=43N	+73B	+26N	−13B	3.5	15.5	16.0	6.25	1686	+25.2
23	Gillett, John	1669	ENG	+55N	=15B	−7N	−49B	+72N	+42B	3.5	15.0	15.5	6.75	1712	+8.4
24	Eccleston, Bryony	1699	ENG	=7N	−19B	−55N	+62B	+66N	+41B	3.5	14.5	16.0	8.25	1773	+21.6
25	Singh, Adamjeet	1579	ENG	−42N	+47B	+37N	=53B	+41N	F	3.5	13.0	13.0	9.25	1785	+58.4
26	Sennaroglu, Djan	1713	ENG	−35B	+77N	+67B	=41N	−22B	+51N	3.5	13.0	13.0	5.25	1596	-31.2
27	Bhaduri, Aviraj	1608	ENG	−30B	−70N	+75B	+64N	+36B	=21N	3.5	12.5	13.0	7.25	1795	+50.0
28	Lee, James	0	ENG	=74N	−39B	=66N	+71B	=47N	+43B	3.5	10.0	10.5	5.75	1492	0.0
29	Coles, Rob	1543	ENG	=1B	=34N	+54B	=31N	=14B	−11B	3.0	19.0	21.5	10.00	1721	+17.8
30	Gunn, Michael J	1691	ENG	+27N	=20B	+61N	−2B	−10N	=57B	3.0	18.0	20.0	8.25	1599	-10.4
31	Pasupulety, Shreyas	0	ENG	+77N	+21B	−17N	=29B	−7N	=33N	3.0	17.5	17.5	6.50	1613	0.0
32	Leonard, Paul	1725	ENG	+50N	+42B	−6N	−21B	−16N	+70B	3.0	16.5	17.5	6.00	1446	-58.4
33	McNamara, Am (tony)	0	ENG	=60N	=37B	=42N	+19B	−12N	=31B	3.0	16.0	18.0	8.75	1602	0.0
34	Williams, Stephen	1690	WLS	=19N	=29B	=49N	=42B	+56N	−7B	3.0	16.0	18.0	7.75	1645	-6.0
35	Patel, Diah	1596	ENG	+26N	−8B	−14N	−56B	+69N	+58B	3.0	15.5	16.5	6.50	1584	-4.4
36	Harrington, Peter	0	ENG	−13N	=66B	=47N	+58B	−27N	+68B	3.0	13.5	14.5	5.00	1535	-23.6
37	Pride, Stephen C	1597	ENG	=76B	=33N	−25B	=44N	=46B	+55N	3.0	13.5	14.0	6.25	1397	-16.2
38	Morton, Alistair T	1576	ENG	−11N	+72B	−4N	−60B	+71N	+65B	3.0	13.5	14.0	3.00	1602	+7.2
39	Fisher, Abbie	0	ENG	=57B	+28N	+12B	−9N	F	−14B	2.5	17.5	17.5	8.50	1474	0.0
40	Wang, Hantin	1675	ENG	+4N	=45B	−15N	+61B	−20N	−54N	2.5	17.0	19.0	8.25	1565	-31.2
41	Smithson, Sean	1720	ENG	+66N	+43B	−8N	=26B	−25B	−24N	2.5	17.0	18.5	5.75	1492	-59.2
42	Tang, Carolus	1567	ENG	+25B	−32N	=33B	=34N	=48B	−23N	2.5	16.0	18.5	7.75	1575	+0.8
43	Cheung, Tsz Kin	0	HKG	+51B	−41N	=22B	−12N	+44B	−28N	2.5	16.0	18.5	6.75	1598	0.0
44	Dumigan, Owen	1498	IRL	=10N	=14B	−53N	=37B	−43N	+66B	2.5	16.0	17.5	7.00	1611	+28.8
45	Bowman, Richard L	1726	ENG	=63B	=40N	+51B	=14N	−5B	F	2.5	16.0	16.0	6.75	1711	-1.6
46	Wilson, Jeff	1502	ENG	=14N	=53B	−21N	=50B	=37N	=63B	2.5	15.5	17.5	7.00	1571	+8.4
47	Lu, Mobai	1554	ENG	=64B	−25N	=36B	+59N	=28B	F	2.5	14.0	14.0	6.25	1635	+18.0
48	Wileman, Paul	0	ENG	−49N	=50B	+74N	=55B	=42N	−19B	2.5	13.0	13.5	4.00	1572	0.0
49	Donegan, John	0	ENG	+48B	−9N	=34B	+23N	F	F	2.5	13.0	13.0	7.50	1628	0.0
50	Shaw, Trevor	0	ENG	−32B	=48N	−57B	=46N	+59B	=61N	2.5	12.0	14.0	5.50	1632	0.0
51	Butterworth, Brian	1506	ENG	−43N	+69B	−45N	=66B	+73N	−26B	2.5	11.0	11.5	2.25	1510	-1.2
52	Gunarathne, Miheli	1568	ENG	−8N	−58B	=62N	=69B	=65N	+72B	2.5	10.5	11.0	2.75	1526	-13.2
53	Fowler, David J	1742	ENG	=67B	=46N	+44B	=25N	F	F	2.5	10.0	10.0	6.25	1647	-6.6
54	Shore, James R	1777	ENG	F	F	−29N	+65B	=60N	+40B	2.5	9.0	9.0	5.00	1665	-10.6
55	Ralph, Toby	0	ENG	−23B	=73N	+24B	=48N	−11N	−37B	2.0	16.5	17.0	5.00	1517	0.0
56	Neil, Graham	1740	ENG	−5B	+75N	−3B	+35N	−34B	F	2.0	16.5	16.5	3.50	1659	-17.2
57	O`keeffe, Matthew	0	ENG	=39N	−7B	+50N	F	−18B	=30N	2.0	16.0	17.0	5.25	1401	0.0
58	Byelashova, Darya	1428	USA	−17B	+52N	−18B	−36N	+74B	−35N	2.0	15.5	16.0	3.00	1463	+10.0
59	Taplin, William	1668	ENG	−6N	+62B	−16N	−47B	−50N	+67N	2.0	15.0	16.5	3.50	1445	-46.4
60	Kilmartin, David	1485	ENG	=33B	−1N	F	+38N	=54B	F	2.0	13.5	13.5	5.75	1870	+38.8
61	Carr, Graham	0	ENG	+75B	=5N	−30B	−40N	F	=50B	2.0	13.5	13.5	4.25	1544	0.0
62	White, Nigel	1608	ENG	−12B	−59N	=52B	−24N	=75N	+69B	2.0	13.0	13.5	2.50	1412	-24.0
63	Wood, Peter C	1692	ENG	=45N	=16B	−10N	=72B	F	=46N	2.0	13.0	13.0	4.50	1569	-16.6
64	Horlock, Peter J	1698	ENG	=47N	+74B	−13N	−27B	=68N	F	2.0	11.5	11.5	2.25	1495	-26.8
65	Purle, David	1573	ENG	−2N	+71B	−11N	−54N	=52B	−38N	1.5	17.0	18.0	2.25	1456	-37.6
66	Ren, Jason	1418	ENG	−41B	=36N	=28B	=51N	−24B	−44N	1.5	15.0	17.5	4.50	1367	-12.8
67	Hughes, Ben	0	ENG	=53N	+?B	−26N	−20B	−19N	−59B	1.5	15.0	15.0	1.25	1507	0.0
68	Patel, Parisa	1512	ENG	−15N	−4B	=69N	F	=64B	−36N	1.0	14.5	14.5	1.50	1341	-28.4
69	Kelly, Alan	0	ENG	−9B	−51N	=68B	=52N	−35B	−62N	1.0	14.0	15.0	1.75	1280	0.0
70	Shaughnessy, Phillip	0	ENG	−20N	+27B	F	F	F	−32N	1.0	12.0	12.0	3.50	1561	0.0
71	Tagg, George	1443	ENG	−22B	−65N	+77B	−28N	−38B	F	1.0	11.5	11.5	0.00	1384	-10.8
72	Knotter, Melanie	1567	NED	−18B	−38N	F	=63N	−23B	−52N	0.5	14.5	14.5	1.00	1261	-63.6
73	Tagg, Ann	1533	WLS	−21N	=55B	F	−22N	−51B	F	0.5	11.5	11.5	1.00	761	-55.2
74	Holmes, Nick	1473	ENG	=28B	−64N	−48B	F	−58N	F	0.5	10.0	10.0	1.75	762	-31.2
75	Mehta, Zara	1635	ENG	−61N	−56B	−27N	F	=62B	F	0.5	9.5	9.5	1.00	1379	-37.6
76	Delfaud, Christian	0	ENG	=37N	F	F	F	F	F	0.5	3.0	3.0	1.50	1597	0.0
77	Santosh Kumar, Darsh	1579	ENG	−31B	−26B	−71N	F	F	F	0.0	7.5	7.5	0.00	778	-40.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Crow, SteveENG
+82.4
5.0 pts · #2
2Mellor, PeterAUS
+66.4
5.0 pts · #5
3Singh, AdamjeetENG
+58.4
3.5 pts · #10

Top rating losers

1Knotter, MelanieNED
-63.6
0.5 pts · #71
2Smithson, SeanENG
-59.2
2.5 pts · #46
3Leonard, PaulENG
-58.4
3.0 pts · #62

Biggest upsets

R3+234 Elo gap
Coles, Rob1543 beat Shore, James R1777
R2+183 Elo gap
Singh, Amandeep1648 beat Cooke, Charlie1831
R5+141 Elo gap
Singh, Adamjeet1579 beat Smithson, Sean1720