1st Eastleigh FIDE Congress - U2300
12 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 28 Jun 2025 to 29 Jun 2025 in Eastleigh, England. 1 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1806, and top seed was Steven Male Kawuma (🇺🇬 UGA, FM, 2196).
James Merriman (🇬🇧 ENG, 2001) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Magnus Borissow (3.5) and Steven Male Kawuma (3.5). Merriman won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Aleksandrs Karasevics (1744) beat Michael J Hardman (2090), a +346-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsJames Merriman led from R2; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
James Merriman held the sole lead from R2 through R5 without losing it.
James Merriman drew with FM Steven Male Kawuma (Black).
FM Steven Male Kawuma won 3 in a row (R2–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1James Merriman | * | ½ | ½ | — |
| 2FMSteven Male Kawuma | ½ | * | 0 | 1 |
| 3Magnus Borissow | ½ | 1 | * | — |
| 4Anirudh Shidlagatta | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Merriman, James | 2001 | ENG | +7B | +5N | =2B | +4B | =3N | 4.0 | 12.0 | 14.5 | 11.00 | 2181 | +38.0 |
| 2 | Borissow, Magnus | 1900 | ENG | +3B | =4B | =1N | =8N | +11B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 9.00 | 2248 | +45.2 |
| 3 | Kawuma, Steven MaleFM | 2196 | UGA | −2N | +12B | +10N | +6B | =1B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 6.00 | 2072 | -12.2 |
| 4 | Crockart, Scott A | 2123 | ENG | +9B | =2N | +5B | −1N | F | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 6.25 | 1758 | -19.0 |
| 5 | Beer, Doug | 0 | ENG | +6N | −1B | −4N | +11B | =9B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 4.50 | 2060 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Shidlagatta, Anirudh | 2025 | ENG | −5B | +7N | +12B | −3N | =8B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 4.25 | 2071 | +11.2 |
| 7 | Melling, Hugo | 0 | ENG | −1N | −6B | =9N | +12N | +10B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 2.50 | 1915 | +36.4 |
| 8 | Lishoy Gengis Paratazham, Dildarav | 2084 | ENG | =12N | +10B | F | =2B | =6N | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.25 | 1985 | -18.0 |
| 9 | Walker, Shaun | 0 | ENG | −4N | −11N | =7B | +10B | =5N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 3.50 | 1835 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Karasevics,Aleksandrs | 1744 | LAT | +11B | −8N | −3B | −9N | −7N | 1.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 1.00 | 1820 | +6.8 |
| 11 | Hardman, Michael J | 2090 | ENG | −10N | +9B | F | −5N | −2N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1022 | -32.8 |
| 12 | Crockart, George N | 1892 | ENG | =8B | −3N | −6N | −7B | F | 0.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.25 | 1687 | -18.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Borissow, MagnusENG+45.23.5 pts · #2
- 2Merriman, JamesENG+38.04.0 pts · #3
- 3Melling, HugoENG+36.42.5 pts · #6
- 1Hardman, Michael JENG-32.81.0 pts · #12
- 2Crockart, Scott AENG-19.02.5 pts · #10
- 3Crockart, George NENG-18.40.5 pts · #11
- R1+346 Elo gap
- R1+296 Elo gap
- R5+190 Elo gap