2025 British Championship: PM Under 1450

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49 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 04 Aug 2025 to 09 Aug 2025 in Liverpool, England. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1593, and top seed was Anika Munshi (🇬🇧 SCO, 1679).

Dhamindra Gunarathne (🇬🇧 ENG, 1523) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Raul Misquita Rodrigues (5.0) and Steve Carter (5.0). Gunarathne broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Glyn Hill (1424) beat Amaan Sheikh (1553), a +129-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

🇬🇧Anika Munshi1679

Avg top 10

1,593

Participants

Federations · 4 represented

🇬🇧England×38

🇬🇧Scotland×4

🇬🇧Wales×2

🇺🇸United States of America×1

Top 3

🥇
Dhamindra Gunarathne
🇬🇧ENG·1523
5.5pts·2343perf+42.4
🥈
Raul Misquita Rodrigues
🇬🇧ENG·1596
5.0pts·2262perf+25.6
🥉
Steve Carter
🇬🇧ENG
5.0pts·1611perf0.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Dhamindra Gunarathne led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.

Co-leaders

Gunarathne5.5Carter5Misquita Rodrigues5Vijay4.5Mossman4.5Lawler4— ex-leaders:Gunarathneled R6, #7

R6–R6 · LEAD HELD

Dhamindra Gunarathne held the sole lead from R6 through R6 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Dhamindra Gunarathne 4 wins (R1–R4)Raul Misquita Rodrigues 5 wins (R2–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Dhamindra Gunarathne	*	—	—	—
2Steve Carter	—	*	—	1
3Raul Misquita Rodrigues	—	—	*	—
4Kayal Vijay	—	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Gunarathne, Dhamindra	1523	ENG	+26B	+40N	+6B	+12N	=4B	+8N	5.5	18.0	19.0	16.75	2343	+42.4
2	Misquita Rodrigues, Raul	1596	ENG	−40B	+26N	+18B	+6N	+16B	+4N	5.0	16.5	17.5	16.50	2262	+25.6
3	Carter, Steve	0	ENG	=41B	+46N	+38N	=7B	+5N	+29B	5.0	13.0	13.5	11.00	1611	0.0
4	Mossman, Graham	0	ENG	+?B	+11N	+44N	+?B	=1N	−2B	4.5	15.5	15.5	7.75	1514	0.0
5	Vijay, Kayal	1570	ENG	+42N	=17B	+41N	+39N	−3B	+13N	4.5	14.0	15.0	8.50	1723	+16.0
6	Gartside, Jenny	1499	ENG	+25N	+9B	−1N	−2B	+30N	+17B	4.0	20.0	22.0	11.50	1515	+1.8
7	Cheng, Tyning	0	ENG	+22B	+16N	=39B	=3N	−8B	+31N	4.0	17.0	18.5	11.25	1506	0.0
8	Smith, Mark J	1587	SCO	−30N	+48B	+40N	+9B	+7N	−1B	4.0	16.5	16.5	9.00	724	-23.6
9	Lawler, Rod	0	ENG	+28B	−6N	+27B	−8N	+?B	+16N	4.0	15.0	15.0	7.00	1508	0.0
10	FIDE 343478026	0	—	+24N	+23B	−?N	+14N	+12B	F	4.0	12.0	12.0	12.00	1513	0.0
11	Eddershaw, John	0	ENG	+36N	−4B	+?N	+38B	+19N	−?B	4.0	11.0	11.0	6.50	1523	0.0
12	Sohal, Aneeksha	0	ENG	+19N	+21N	+?B	−1B	−10N	=14B	3.5	19.0	19.0	7.75	1575	0.0
13	Morgan, David	0	ENG	−?N	=24B	+35N	+?B	+25N	−5B	3.5	11.5	11.5	5.75	1538	0.0
14	Minhas, Reidan	0	ENG	=?B	+?N	+29N	−10B	=33B	=12N	3.5	11.5	11.5	4.75	1598	0.0
15	Rowlingson, Rupert	0	ENG	+32N	−?B	−23N	+27B	+41B	=18N	3.5	10.5	10.5	6.50	1650	0.0
16	Hill, Glyn	1424	WLS	+20N	−7B	+17N	+23B	−2N	−9B	3.0	19.0	21.5	8.50	1647	+17.8
17	Byelashova, Sofia	1418	USA	+31B	=5N	−16B	=41N	+28B	−6N	3.0	15.5	16.5	6.75	1341	-16.0
18	Cheng, Chun Lok	0	ENG	+35N	−?B	−2N	+43B	=23N	=15B	3.0	14.0	14.0	6.00	1563	0.0
19	Singh, Jatinder	0	ENG	−12B	+27N	+34B	+31N	−11B	F	3.0	13.5	15.5	6.00	1529	0.0
20	Sheikh, Amaan	1553	ENG	−16B	=22N	=46B	−21N	+34B	+28N	3.0	13.0	13.5	5.75	725	-42.8
21	Morgan, Peter	1626	ENG	−27N	−12B	+48N	+20B	F	+26N	3.0	12.5	12.5	5.00	1531	-10.4
22	Cockerill, Martin	0	ENG	−7N	=20B	−?N	+49B	+32N	=?N	3.0	9.0	9.0	3.50	1550	0.0
23	Hughes, Peter J	0	ENG	+34B	−10N	+15B	−16N	=18B	F	2.5	15.5	15.5	7.00	624	0.0
24	Mehta, Hatle	1493	ENG	−10B	=13N	+49B	−33N	+38N	F	2.5	11.0	11.0	3.25	1591	+10.0
25	Hoxha, Oliver	0	ENG	−6B	+28N	+?B	=?N	−13B	F	2.5	9.5	9.5	2.00	1461	0.0
26	Hutchinson, Stephen A	0	ENG	−1N	−2B	+36N	−?B	+40N	−21B	2.0	16.5	16.5	3.00	781	0.0
27	Blin, Eliza	1509	ENG	+21B	−19B	−9N	−15N	=36B	=35B	2.0	15.5	17.5	5.00	1772	+27.6
28	Tekniepe, T Klaus	0	ENG	−9N	−25B	+37N	+30B	−17N	−20B	2.0	14.5	16.5	4.00	1491	0.0
29	FIDE 343472052	0	—	+43N	F	−14B	+32B	F	−3N	2.0	14.5	14.5	3.00	1641	0.0
30	Tarihalkar, Shrisha	1525	ENG	+8B	+39N	−31B	−28N	−6B	F	2.0	13.5	13.5	5.50	1543	+2.0
31	FIDE 343477992	0	—	−17N	+42B	+30N	−19B	F	−7B	2.0	13.0	13.0	3.00	1472	0.0
32	Dean, Matthew	1621	ENG	−15B	+34N	=33B	−29N	−22B	=36N	2.0	12.5	14.5	4.00	1679	+3.2
33	Munshi, Anika	1679	SCO	−44B	F	=32N	+24B	=14N	F	2.0	12.0	12.0	5.25	1750	+7.2
34	Gaikwad, Netra	0	SCO	−23N	−32B	−19N	+42B	−20N	+43B	2.0	11.5	12.5	2.00	787	0.0
35	Jestico, John V	1531	ENG	−18B	−45N	−13B	=37N	+48B	=27N	2.0	11.5	11.5	2.00	1489	-2.4
36	Gaikwad, Reina	0	SCO	−11B	−?N	−26B	+48B	=27N	=32B	2.0	10.0	10.0	2.00	1393	0.0
37	Parikh, Aadhya	1469	ENG	F	F	−28B	=35B	+49N	=38N	2.0	5.5	5.5	1.75	1517	+5.6
38	Handa, Anant	1503	ENG	F	+49N	−3B	−11N	−24B	=37B	1.5	13.5	13.5	1.00	1288	-22.4
39	Ghanshala, Aarav	0	ENG	+48N	−30B	=7N	−5B	F	F	1.5	10.5	10.5	2.00	748	0.0
40	Are, Jai Hrithvik Adithya	0	WLS	+2N	−1B	−8B	−?N	−26B	F	1.0	16.5	16.5	5.00	1339	0.0
41	Gampa, Dyuthi Sri	1641	ENG	=3N	F	−5B	=17B	−15N	F	1.0	16.5	16.5	4.00	1301	-35.2
42	Bijibilla, Anish	0	ENG	−5B	−31N	−43B	−34N	F	+48N	1.0	9.5	9.5	0.00	770	0.0
43	Yu, Di	0	ENG	−29B	F	+42N	−18N	−?B	−34N	1.0	8.0	8.0	1.00	677	0.0
44	Stubbs, John	0	ENG	+33N	F	−4B	F	F	F	1.0	7.5	7.5	2.00	1699	0.0
45	Korsunsky, Alexandra	0	ENG	−?N	+35B	F	F	F	F	1.0	3.0	3.0	2.00	1551	0.0
46	Delfaud, Christian	0	ENG	F	−3B	=20N	F	F	F	0.5	8.0	8.0	1.50	1553	0.0
47	FIDE 343468632	0	—	=?B	F	F	F	F	F	0.5	1.0	1.0	0.00	1477	0.0
48	Ewart, Rebecca	0	ENG	−39B	−8N	−21B	−36N	−35N	−42B	0.0	12.5	13.5	0.00	781	0.0
49	Mandair, Aariyan	0	ENG	F	−38B	−24N	−22N	−37B	F	0.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	688	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Gunarathne, DhamindraENG
+42.4
5.5 pts · #7
2Blin, ElizaENG
+27.6
2.0 pts · #11
3Misquita Rodrigues, RaulENG
+25.6
5.0 pts · #8

Top rating losers

1Sheikh, AmaanENG
-42.8
3.0 pts · #41
2Gampa, Dyuthi SriENG
-35.2
1.0 pts · #39
3Smith, Mark JSCO
-23.6
4.0 pts · #48

Biggest upsets

R1+129 Elo gap
Hill, Glyn1424 beat Sheikh, Amaan1553
R1+117 Elo gap
Blin, Eliza1509 beat Morgan, Peter1626