57th Torbay Chess Congress - Open
Open SwissStandard
49 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 31 Oct 2025 to 02 Nov 2025 in Torquay, England. 3 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 0.
Harry Grieve (🇬🇧 ENG, IM, 0) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Haroon Majeed (4.0) and Keith C Arkell (4.0). Grieve broke clear in the final round.
Location
🇬🇧Torquay, England
Dates
31 Oct 2025 → 02 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Avg top 10
0
Participants
49
Titled players · 3
GM×1
IM×1
WFM×1
Federations · 5 represented
🇬🇧England×42
🇺🇿Uzbekistan×2
🇬🇧Wales×2
🇪🇸Spain×1
🇬🇷Greece×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsIM Harry Grieve led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
16
7
3
2
1
R5–R5 · LEAD HELD
IM Harry Grieve never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
IM Harry Grieve beat Haroon Majeed (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
IM Harry Grieve 5 wins (R1–R5)Haroon Majeed 4 wins (R1–R4)GM Keith C Arkell 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMHarry Grieve | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Haroon Majeed | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3GMKeith C Arkell | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Paul D Helbig | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grieve, HarryIM | 0 | ENG | +40B | +28N | +4B | +3N | +2B | 5.0 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 15.50 | 2942 | +6.3 |
| 2 | Majeed, Haroon | 0 | ENG | +10N | +13B | +9N | +22B | −1N | 4.0 | 14.0 | 16.5 | 11.50 | 2329 | +29.2 |
| 3 | Arkell, Keith CGM | 0 | ENG | +35N | +5B | +8N | −1B | +31N | 4.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 10.00 | 2338 | +1.4 |
| 4 | Helbig, Paul D | 0 | ENG | +20B | +19N | −1N | +16B | +8N | 4.0 | 13.0 | 15.5 | 10.50 | 2311 | +27.2 |
| 5 | Grose, Kameron | 0 | ENG | +43B | −3N | =23B | +29N | +20B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 6.25 | 2110 | +32.0 |
| 6 | Homer, Stephen J | 0 | ENG | =29B | +21N | =17B | +41N | =7B | 3.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 8.00 | 2005 | +0.6 |
| 7 | Goldschmidt, Martin | 0 | ENG | +49N | +42B | F | +18B | =6N | 3.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.25 | 2224 | +46.0 |
| 8 | Hill, Andy | 0 | ENG | +26B | +23N | −3B | +17N | −4B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 15.5 | 7.50 | 2063 | +7.8 |
| 9 | Humphreys, Jerry G | 0 | ENG | +44B | +11N | −2B | =12N | =14B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 6.50 | 1979 | +2.0 |
| 10 | Bass, John W | 0 | ENG | −2B | +38N | =11B | +42N | =12B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 5.50 | 2036 | +14.2 |
| 11 | Shepherd, Tom | 0 | ENG | +27N | −9B | =10N | +33B | =25N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 7.25 | 1979 | -1.0 |
| 12 | Dilleigh, Stephen P | 0 | ENG | =18N | +37B | =16N | =9B | =10N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 7.00 | 1991 | -2.6 |
| 13 | Robertson, Mark M | 0 | ENG | +38B | −2N | +15B | F | +18N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 7.00 | 2075 | +23.2 |
| 14 | Jones, Mark A | 0 | ENG | =30B | −34N | +44B | +36N | =9N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 4.50 | 1974 | +14.8 |
| 15 | Clarke, Adam | 0 | ENG | −42N | +49B | −13N | +48B | +37N | 3.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.50 | 1882 | -2.4 |
| 16 | Menadue, Jeremy F S | 0 | ENG | =17B | +29N | =12B | −4N | =26B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 6.00 | 1902 | -10.8 |
| 17 | Bahtiyorova, Nodirabegim | 0 | UZB | =16N | +33B | =6N | −8B | =19N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 6.25 | 1975 | +54.8 |
| 18 | Bakhtiyarov, Kamronbek | 0 | UZB | =12B | +30N | +36B | −7N | −13B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 5.00 | 1983 | +36.8 |
| 19 | Edge, John | 0 | ENG | +46B | −4B | =24N | =21N | =17B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 4.25 | 1796 | -20.4 |
| 20 | Littlejohns, David P | 0 | ENG | −4N | =45B | +39N | +30B | −5N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 3.75 | 1898 | -3.8 |
| 21 | Ash, Thomas | 0 | ENG | F | −6B | +35N | =19B | +28N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.75 | 2071 | +58.0 |
| 22 | James, Russell A | 0 | ENG | +32B | =36N | +34B | −2N | F | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.25 | 2082 | -2.6 |
| 23 | Bennett, Dominic L | 0 | ENG | +48N | −8B | =5N | +24B | F | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.25 | 1888 | -4.8 |
| 24 | Tye, Jack | 0 | ENG | =34B | =32N | =19B | −23N | +43N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 3.50 | 1909 | +55.2 |
| 25 | Abbott, Mark V | 0 | ENG | F | =31N | =28B | +34N | =11B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.00 | 2096 | +19.4 |
| 26 | Archer, David J | 0 | ENG | −8N | +48B | −30N | +43B | =16N | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.75 | 1840 | +2.4 |
| 27 | Westcott, Dale | 0 | WLS | −11B | =46N | −32B | +44N | +35N | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 2.25 | 1800 | -1.2 |
| 28 | Dunn, Andrew M | 0 | ENG | +39N | −1B | =25N | =37B | −21B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 3.50 | 1865 | -36.4 |
| 29 | Northam, Lawrence | 0 | ENG | =6N | −16B | +45N | −5B | =30N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 3.25 | 1864 | +4.0 |
| 30 | Moore, Gerald | 0 | ENG | =14N | −18B | +26B | −20N | =29B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 5.00 | 1784 | -29.6 |
| 31 | Garcia Hernandez, Oscar | 0 | ESP | =41N | =25B | F | +32N | −3B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.00 | 2029 | -4.6 |
| 32 | Brusey, Alan W | 0 | ENG | −22N | =24B | +27N | −31B | =38N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 4.50 | 1800 | -18.0 |
| 33 | Bolt, Graham | 0 | ENG | F | −17N | +47B | −11N | +45B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 1796 | -12.4 |
| 34 | Baer, Bruce L | 0 | ENG | =24N | +14B | −22N | −25B | F | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.25 | 1797 | -17.8 |
| 35 | Sklavounos, Grigoris | 0 | GRE | −3B | =43N | −21B | +47N | −27B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 0.75 | 1730 | -31.2 |
| 36 | Gibbs, Dominic V | 0 | ENG | +45N | =22B | −18N | −14B | F | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.75 | 1787 | -19.8 |
| 37 | Nelson, Leon | 0 | ENG | F | −12N | +46B | =28N | −15B | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.50 | 1805 | -13.2 |
| 38 | Aston, Paul A | 0 | ENG | −13N | −10B | +49N | F | =32B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1789 | +13.6 |
| 39 | Simpson, Derek | 0 | ENG | −28B | =44N | −20B | =40N | =47B | 1.5 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 1.25 | 1708 | -3.0 |
| 40 | Archer-Lock, Christopher J | 0 | ENG | −1N | F | F | =39B | +48N | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.75 | 1849 | -7.2 |
| 41 | Bourne, Johnathan D | 0 | ENG | =31B | +47N | F | −6B | F | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.50 | 1934 | +1.6 |
| 42 | Richmond, JaneWFM | 0 | WLS | +15B | −7N | F | −10B | F | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.00 | 1808 | -18.6 |
| 43 | Peacock, Christopher | 0 | ENG | −5N | =35B | F | −26N | −24B | 0.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.75 | 1536 | -32.0 |
| 44 | Brenton, Richard | 0 | ENG | −9N | =39B | −14N | −27B | F | 0.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.75 | 1511 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Bhaduri, Aviraj | 0 | ENG | −36B | =20N | −29B | F | −33N | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.25 | 1595 | -17.2 |
| 46 | Hill, Callum | 0 | ENG | −19N | =27B | −37N | F | F | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.25 | 1603 | -8.8 |
| 47 | Hart, Gerard T | 0 | ENG | F | −41B | −33N | −35B | =39N | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.75 | 1557 | -29.6 |
| 48 | FIDE 419575 | 0 | — | −23B | −26N | F | −15N | −40B | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 1107 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Raikundalia, Krishna | 0 | ENG | −7B | −15N | −38B | F | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1056 | -16.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ash, ThomasENG+58.02.5 pts · #15
- 2Tye, JackENG+55.22.5 pts · #17
- 3Bahtiyorova, NodirabegimUZB+54.82.5 pts · #13
Top rating losers
- 1Dunn, Andrew MENG-36.42.0 pts · #23
- 2Peacock, ChristopherENG-32.00.5 pts · #44
- 3Sklavounos, GrigorisGRE-31.21.5 pts · #36