East Midlands FIDE Congress May 2025 - U1700
Open SwissStandard
14 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 0, and top seed was Simon Dragicevic (🇬🇧 ENG, 1672).
James R Shore (🇬🇧 ENG, 0) won with 4.5/6, ahead of Peter Mari (4.0) and Sajan Ganger (3.5). Shore won solo starting round 4.
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
Avg top 10
0
Participants
14
Federations · 2 represented
🇬🇧England×10
🇮🇪Ireland×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsJames R Shore led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
7
3
3
1
1
1
R4–R6 · LEAD HELD
James R Shore held the sole lead from R4 through R6 without losing it.
R2–R5 · WIN STREAK
Peter Mari won 4 in a row (R2–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1James R Shore | * | — | ½ | 1 |
| 2Peter Mari | — | * | — | — |
| 3Sajan Ganger | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4Arsenii Korzun | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shore, James R | 0 | ENG | +14N | +8B | =3B | +5N | +6B | F | 4.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 9.75 | 2431 | +6.2 |
| 2 | Mari, Peter | 0 | ENG | −8N | +12B | +9N | +7B | +4N | F | 4.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 8.50 | 2320 | +21.6 |
| 3 | Ganger, Sajan | 0 | ENG | +7N | +?B | =1N | =4B | =?B | F | 3.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 6.25 | 1696 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Vijay, Kayal | 0 | ENG | =5B | +9N | +6B | =3N | −2B | F | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 8.25 | 1367 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Sloan, Cecil | 0 | IRL | =4N | =7B | +13N | −1B | +8N | F | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 5.75 | 1453 | -9.2 |
| 6 | Korzun, Arsenii | 0 | ENG | +10N | +?B | −4N | +8B | −1N | F | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 4.00 | 1722 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Osborn, Mark | 0 | ENG | −3B | =5N | +14B | −2N | +10B | F | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 3.50 | 1367 | -15.6 |
| 8 | McNeill, Adam | 0 | ENG | +2B | −1N | +11B | −6N | −5B | F | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 6.00 | 1505 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 343472419 | 0 | — | +12N | −4B | −2B | −10N | +13N | F | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.00 | 689 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 343472400 | 0 | — | −6B | −11N | +12N | +9B | −7N | F | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 720 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Ragam, Aaryan | 0 | ENG | −?N | +10B | −8N | F | +12B | F | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.00 | 872 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Hammond, Alexander | 0 | ENG | −9B | −2N | −10B | +14N | −11N | F | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 689 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 343472397 | 0 | — | −?N | +14B | −5B | −?N | −9B | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 855 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Ragam, Ram Kumar | 0 | ENG | −1B | −13N | −7N | −12B | F | −?B | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 825 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Mari, PeterENG+21.64.0 pts · #3
- 2Shore, James RENG+6.24.5 pts · #5
- 3Ganger, SajanENG0.03.5 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Osborn, MarkENG-15.62.5 pts · #8
- 2Sloan, CecilIRL-9.23.0 pts · #6
- 3Ganger, SajanENG0.03.5 pts · #1