East Midlands FIDE Congress May 2025 - U2400
11 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 17 May 2025 to 18 May 2025 in Northampton, England. 1 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1949, and top seed was Adam Nawalaniec (🇵🇱 POL, FM, 2211).
Adam Nawalaniec (🇵🇱 POL, FM, 2211) won with 4.0/6, ahead of Rajan Ganger (3.5) and Dildarav Lishoy Gengis Paratazham (3.0). Nawalaniec won solo starting round 2.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Rezin C Catabay (1799) beat Matthew O donnell (2039), a +240-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsFM Adam Nawalaniec led from R2; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
FM Adam Nawalaniec held the sole lead from R2 through R6 without losing it.
FM Adam Nawalaniec drew with Rajan Ganger (Black).
FM Adam Nawalaniec won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMAdam Nawalaniec | * | ½ | ½ | — |
| 2Rajan Ganger | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Dildarav Lishoy Gengis Paratazham | ½ | — | * | 1 |
| 4Nicholas Lees | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nawalaniec, AdamFM | 2211 | POL | +7N | +6B | +8B | =2N | =3B | F | 4.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 7.75 | 2226 | +5.2 |
| 2 | Ganger, Rajan | 1974 | ENG | −6N | +11B | +9N | =1B | +5B | F | 3.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 5.50 | 2102 | +17.4 |
| 3 | Lishoy Gengis Paratazham, Dildarav | 2072 | ENG | F | +5B | =6N | +4B | =1N | F | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 7.25 | 2141 | +12.4 |
| 4 | Lees, Nicholas | 0 | ENG | =9N | +7B | F | −3N | +8B | F | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.75 | 1990 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Catabay, Rezin C | 1799 | ENG | +11B | −3N | F | +6B | −2N | F | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.50 | 1959 | +31.6 |
| 6 | O donnell, Matthew | 2039 | SCO | +2B | −1N | =3B | −5N | −7N | F | 1.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 5.00 | 1867 | -22.6 |
| 7 | Senior, Gary | 2023 | ENG | −1B | −4N | F | =8N | +6B | F | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.25 | 2023 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Gibson, Christopher A | 1820 | ENG | F | +9B | −1N | =7B | −4N | F | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.25 | 2066 | +17.2 |
| 9 | Ganti, Shriaansh | 1965 | ENG | =4B | −8N | −2B | F | +11N | F | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.25 | 1724 | -38.0 |
| 10 | Tamilselvan, Tara | 1839 | ENG | F | F | F | F | F | +11N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2552 | +15.2 |
| 11 | Morris, Joshua | 1752 | ENG | −5N | −2N | F | F | −9B | −10B | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1095 | -50.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Catabay, Rezin CENG+31.62.0 pts · #4
- 2Ganger, RajanENG+17.43.5 pts · #2
- 3Gibson, Christopher AENG+17.21.5 pts · #8
- 1Morris, JoshuaENG-50.40.0 pts · #11
- 2Ganti, ShriaanshENG-38.01.5 pts · #9
- 3O donnell, MatthewSCO-22.61.5 pts · #6
- R4+240 Elo gap
- R2+145 Elo gap