East Midlands FIDE Congress May 2025 - U2000
Open SwissStandard
13 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 17 May 2025 to 18 May 2025 in Northampton, England. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 545, and top seed was Shriaansh Ganti (🇬🇧 ENG, 1965).
Daniel Thompson (🇬🇧 ENG, 0) won with 3.5/6, ahead of Kevin J Williamson (3.0) and Michael Catabay (3.0). Thompson won solo starting round 3.
Location
🇬🇧Northampton, England
Dates
17 May 2025 → 18 May 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇬🇧England×12
🇬🇧Scotland×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsDaniel Thompson led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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2
1
1
1
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R3–R6 · LEAD HELD
Daniel Thompson held the sole lead from R3 through R6 without losing it.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Daniel Thompson drew with Michael Catabay (Black).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Daniel Thompson won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Daniel Thompson | * | ½ | 0 | — |
| 2Michael Catabay | ½ | * | — | ½ |
| 3Mae Katelyn Rose Catabay | 1 | — | * | ½ |
| 4Kevin J Williamson | — | ½ | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thompson, Daniel | 0 | ENG | +6B | +4N | +9B | =3N | −5B | F | 3.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 8.50 | 1891 | -3.2 |
| 2 | Williamson, Kevin J | 0 | ENG | =9B | =5N | +10B | =4N | =3B | F | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 6.00 | 1774 | -9.0 |
| 3 | Catabay, Michael | 0 | ENG | +7N | +8B | F | =1B | =2N | F | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 6.75 | 1967 | +40.0 |
| 4 | Conterno, Dominique | 0 | ENG | +10N | −1B | +11N | =2B | =8N | F | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.25 | 1709 | -13.6 |
| 5 | Catabay, Mae Katelyn Rose | 0 | ENG | =11N | =2B | F | +8B | +1N | F | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 7.00 | 1902 | +23.6 |
| 6 | Helsby, Matthew | 0 | ENG | −1N | +7B | −8N | +10B | +9N | F | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.00 | 1721 | +20.0 |
| 7 | Tamilselvan, Tara | 1839 | ENG | −3B | −6N | F | +11B | +10N | F | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1536 | -47.2 |
| 8 | Alomenu, Gilbert | 0 | SCO | F | −3N | +6B | −5N | =4B | −12N | 1.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 4.50 | 1678 | +32.8 |
| 9 | Boganadham, Ved Sudeep | 1649 | ENG | =2N | =11B | −1N | F | −6B | −13B | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.00 | 1548 | -27.2 |
| 10 | Acharya, Nikesh | 0 | ENG | −4B | +?B | −2N | −6N | −7B | F | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 1487 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Helsby, David C | 0 | ENG | =5B | =9N | −4B | −7N | F | F | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1595 | +0.6 |
| 12 | Korzun, Arsenii | 0 | ENG | F | F | F | F | F | +8B | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 1499 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Ganti, Shriaansh | 1965 | ENG | F | F | F | F | F | +9N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2449 | +5.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Catabay, MichaelENG+40.03.0 pts · #2
- 2Alomenu, GilbertSCO+32.81.5 pts · #7
- 3Catabay, Mae Katelyn RoseENG+23.63.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Tamilselvan, TaraENG-47.22.0 pts · #11
- 2Boganadham, Ved SudeepENG-27.21.0 pts · #10
- 3Conterno, DominiqueENG-13.63.0 pts · #6