Milton Keynes Chess Congress 2025 - U1600
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31 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 07 Jun 2025 to 08 Jun 2025 in Milton Keynes, England. Top 10 Elo average was 955, and top seed was Daniel Thompson (🇬🇧 ENG, 1912).
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 · 6 rounds
Avg top 10
955
Participants
31
Federations · 1 represented
🇬🇧England×27
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 4 players tied at 4.0/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 4 at the finish.
Co-leaders
17
7
1
3
4
4
R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
4 players finish on 4.0/6. takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (10.0).
R1–R5 · UNBEATEN
Ayomide David Mabogunje went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ayomide David Mabogunje | * | — | — | ½ |
| 2FIDE 1805282 | — | * | — | ½ |
| 3FIDE 343471048 | — | — | * | — |
| 4James Burgess | ½ | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIDE 343471048 | 0 | — | +27B | =8N | +14B | =5N | +?B | F | 4.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 6.75 | 1507 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Burgess, James | 0 | ENG | +?B | +?N | =4B | +24N | =3B | F | 4.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 6.00 | 1593 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Mabogunje, Ayomide David | 0 | ENG | +20N | +?B | =6N | +?B | =2N | F | 4.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 5.50 | 1570 | 0.0 |
| 4 | FIDE 1805282 | 0 | — | +19N | +?B | =2N | +?B | =?N | F | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.00 | 1544 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Brown, Stephanie | 1470 | ENG | +21B | +17N | F | =1B | +6N | F | 3.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 9.00 | 2338 | +23.6 |
| 6 | Butler, Rene | 1538 | ENG | +13N | =15B | =3B | +23N | −5B | F | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 7.75 | 670 | -11.8 |
| 7 | Vijay, Kayal | 1536 | ENG | =12N | =9B | −10N | +28B | +18N | F | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 5.75 | 2387 | +22.8 |
| 8 | Carter, Steve | 0 | ENG | +?N | =1B | −15N | +10B | =?N | F | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.00 | 1508 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 343456464 | 0 | — | =26B | =7N | +?B | =16N | =?B | F | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.50 | 1555 | 0.0 |
| 10 | McLaughlan, Matthew | 0 | ENG | −?B | +?N | +7B | −8N | +?B | F | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 1554 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Moseley-Hutchinson, Jack | 0 | ENG | =14B | −16N | −?B | +?N | +22N | F | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.25 | 1489 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Hughes, Peter J | 0 | ENG | =7B | =26N | F | =?N | +17B | F | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.25 | 1555 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Mabogunje, Olajide | 0 | ENG | −6B | +?N | =?B | −19N | +26B | F | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.50 | 1363 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 464643 | 0 | — | =11N | +?B | −1N | −?B | +?N | F | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.25 | 1512 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Liu, Kunyu Vincent | 0 | ENG | +?B | =6N | +8B | F | F | F | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.50 | 1536 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Balakrishnan, Akshata | 0 | ENG | +?N | +11B | −?N | =9B | −?N | F | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.00 | 704 | 0.0 |
| 17 | McKeon, John | 0 | ENG | +18N | −5B | +22N | −?B | −12N | F | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.00 | 1408 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Page, Michael | 1587 | ENG | −17B | +27N | −23B | +20N | −7B | F | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 736 | -22.8 |
| 19 | Chan, Harry | 0 | ENG | −4B | +21N | F | +13B | −?N | F | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.50 | 692 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Bellary, Soham | 0 | ENG | −3B | +?N | −?N | −18B | +28N | F | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 1396 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Machireddy, Sai Saathvik Reddy | 0 | ENG | −5N | −19B | +?B | −?N | +27B | F | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 1358 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Tarihalkar, Shrisha | 0 | ENG | +?B | −?N | −17B | +27N | −11B | F | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 1497 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Wayne, Steven | 0 | ENG | −?N | +?B | +18N | −6B | −?N | F | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1431 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Maddur Shivalingaiah, Pavan Gowda | 0 | ENG | +?N | −?B | +28N | −2B | F | −?B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 781 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Sohal, Aneeksha | 0 | ENG | −?N | +?B | −?N | −?B | +?N | F | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 724 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Yeung, Summer | 0 | ENG | =9N | =12B | =?N | −?B | −13N | F | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.75 | 692 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Anegundhi, Anirvinya | 0 | ENG | −1N | −18B | +?N | −22B | −21N | F | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 787 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Merwin Thompson, Jared | 0 | ENG | −?B | +?N | −24B | −7N | −20B | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1387 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Gupta, Aditya | 1819 | ENG | F | F | F | F | F | +30N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2399 | +8.8 |
| 30 | Burgess, Rose | 1599 | ENG | F | F | F | F | F | −29B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1019 | -8.8 |
| 31 | Lin, George | 0 | ENG | F | F | F | F | F | −?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1112 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Brown, StephanieENG+23.63.5 pts · #6
- 2Vijay, KayalENG+22.83.0 pts · #11
- 3Gupta, AdityaENG+8.81.0 pts · #12
Top rating losers
- 1Page, MichaelENG-22.82.0 pts · #29
- 2Butler, ReneENG-11.83.0 pts · #26
- 3Burgess, RoseENG-8.80.0 pts · #28