Milton Keynes Chess Congress 2025 - U1900
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36 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 07 Jun 2025 to 08 Jun 2025 in Milton Keynes, England. 5 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1741, and top seed was Nigel S Towers (🇬🇧 ENG, 1830).
Benjamin Carter (🇬🇧 ENG, 1721) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Gavin Wang (4.0) and Aviraj Bhaduri (4.0). Carter won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Aviraj Bhaduri (1509) beat Djan Sennaroglu (1725), a +216-point gap.
Location
🇬🇧Milton Keynes, England
Dates
07 Jun 2025 → 08 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 5 represented
🇬🇧England×31
🇬🇧Wales×2
🇮🇹Italy×1
🇲🇾Malaysia×1
🇮🇪Ireland×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsBenjamin Carter led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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5
2
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R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
Benjamin Carter held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Benjamin Carter 4 wins (R1–R4)Aviraj Bhaduri 4 wins (R2–R5)Gavin Wang 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Benjamin Carter | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2Aviraj Bhaduri | — | * | — | — |
| 3Gavin Wang | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Stephen Williams | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carter, Benjamin | 1721 | ENG | +26B | +33N | +7N | +2B | =5B | 4.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 11.75 | 2027 | +53.6 |
| 2 | Wang, Gavin | 1616 | ENG | +22B | +4N | +9B | −1N | +19B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 11.00 | 1943 | +68.0 |
| 3 | Bhaduri, Aviraj | 1509 | ENG | −8B | +29N | +17B | +9N | +12B | 4.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 9.50 | 1883 | +77.2 |
| 4 | Mitchell, Rob | 0 | ENG | +24N | −2B | +28N | +10B | =11N | 3.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 8.00 | 1681 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Tamilselvan, Tara | 1762 | ENG | +36N | =12B | =10N | +23B | =1N | 3.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 7.00 | 1884 | +24.4 |
| 6 | Williams, Stephen | 1680 | WLS | −13N | +32B | =34N | +35B | +14N | 3.5 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 4.25 | 1747 | +9.2 |
| 7 | Suchak, Parin | 1727 | ENG | +29B | +8N | −1B | −12N | +18B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 7.00 | 1748 | +6.0 |
| 8 | Rose, Peter | 1684 | ENG | +3N | −7B | +30N | =11B | =21N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 7.75 | 1744 | +16.8 |
| 9 | Sennaroglu, Djan | 1725 | ENG | +32N | +13B | −2N | −3B | +23N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 5.50 | 1676 | -12.0 |
| 10 | Robinson, Craig | 0 | ENG | =14N | +16B | =5B | −4N | +22B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 7.50 | 1734 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Watson, Timothy | 1729 | ENG | +15B | −27N | +31B | =8N | =4B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 6.75 | 1605 | -19.2 |
| 12 | Lin, William | 1703 | ENG | +20B | =5N | F | +7B | −3N | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 7.25 | 1666 | -5.6 |
| 13 | Ou, Siyuan | 1602 | ENG | +6B | −9N | +22B | −19N | =15B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 6.75 | 1739 | +29.2 |
| 14 | Powell-Jones, Liam | 1692 | WLS | =10B | =31N | =18B | +20N | −6B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 5.75 | 1469 | -35.6 |
| 15 | Mirza, Humayun | 0 | ENG | −11N | =20B | =16N | +30B | =13N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 4.75 | 1631 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Czarnuch, Dominic | 1601 | ENG | =18B | −10N | =15B | +31N | =17B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 4.75 | 1744 | +14.4 |
| 17 | Saunders, Mike | 0 | ENG | =30N | =28B | −3N | +24B | =16N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 4.50 | 1600 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Sloan, Cecil | 1622 | IRL | =16N | =23B | =14N | +34B | −7N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1658 | +5.0 |
| 19 | Towers, Nigel S | 1830 | ENG | F | =25N | +33B | +13B | −2N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.50 | 1731 | -10.2 |
| 20 | Keane, Richard | 0 | ENG | −12N | =15N | +36B | −14B | +28N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.75 | 1679 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Dunkley, Michael | 1804 | ENG | =28N | =30B | F | +26N | =8B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.75 | 1642 | -12.6 |
| 22 | Solloway, Colin J | 1721 | ENG | −2N | +24B | −13N | +33B | −10N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 3.00 | 1631 | -19.6 |
| 23 | Woods, Timothy J | 1672 | ENG | =31B | =18N | +25B | −5N | −9B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 3.75 | 1579 | -12.8 |
| 24 | George, Naveen Daniel | 1647 | MAS | −4B | −22N | +32B | −17N | +34N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 1.50 | 1772 | +9.8 |
| 25 | Mehta, Sophie | 1669 | ENG | =35N | =19B | −23N | =28B | =29N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 1584 | -22.4 |
| 26 | Juhasz, Aleksandar | 0 | ENG | −1N | +36B | F | −21B | +35N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.50 | 1668 | 0.0 |
| 27 | OGorman, Brendan | 1653 | ENG | +34B | +11B | F | F | F | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.50 | 2464 | +20.8 |
| 28 | Homer, Neil S | 1651 | ENG | =21B | =17N | −4B | =25N | −20B | 1.5 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 3.50 | 1736 | +4.4 |
| 29 | Clarke, Duncan | 1647 | ENG | −7N | −3B | F | +32N | =25B | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1544 | -23.2 |
| 30 | Acharya, Nikesh | 1589 | ENG | =17B | =21N | −8B | −15N | −32B | 1.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 2.50 | 1430 | -22.4 |
| 31 | Ou, Siyao | 1479 | ENG | =23N | =14B | −11N | −16B | −33N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 2.25 | 1431 | -10.8 |
| 32 | English, Aron | 1620 | ENG | −9B | −6N | −24N | −29B | +30N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 1418 | -49.6 |
| 33 | Lorenzini, Giacomo | 1658 | ITA | F | −1B | −19N | −22N | +31B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 1495 | -32.8 |
| 34 | Burgess, Rose | 1599 | ENG | −27N | F | =6B | −18N | −24B | 0.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.75 | 1329 | -48.8 |
| 35 | Horwood, Alexander | 1493 | ENG | =25B | F | F | −6N | −26B | 0.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 1481 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Curran, David P | 1667 | ENG | −5B | −26N | −20N | F | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 962 | -7.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Bhaduri, AvirajENG+77.24.0 pts · #7
- 2Wang, GavinENG+68.04.0 pts · #8
- 3Carter, BenjaminENG+53.64.5 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1English, AronENG-49.61.0 pts · #31
- 2Burgess, RoseENG-48.80.5 pts · #33
- 3Powell-Jones, LiamWLS-35.62.5 pts · #30
Biggest upsets
- R4+216 Elo gap
- R5+214 Elo gap
- R5+194 Elo gap