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1st Eastleigh FIDE Congress - U1900

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34 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 28 Jun 2025 to 29 Jun 2025 in Eastleigh, England. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1785, and top seed was Tony J Slinger (πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ ENG, 1861).

Niclas Hordnes (πŸ‡³πŸ‡΄ NOR, 1746) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Francis P Best (4.0) and Benjamin Carter (4.0). Hordnes shared the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Stephen Payne (1569) beat Phil B Pinto (1749), a +180-point gap.

Location
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§Eastleigh, England
Dates
28 Jun 2025 β†’ 29 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 5 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§Tony J Slinger1861
Avg top 10
1,785
Participants
34
Federations Β· 4 represented
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§EnglandΓ—30
πŸ‡³πŸ‡΄NorwayΓ—1
πŸ‡²πŸ‡ΎMalaysiaΓ—1
πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡·TurkiyeΓ—1
Top 3
  • πŸ₯‡
    Niclas Hordnes
    πŸ‡³πŸ‡΄NORΒ·1746
    4.0ptsΒ·1989perf+61.2
  • πŸ₯ˆ
    Francis P Best
    πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ENGΒ·1765
    4.0ptsΒ·2504perf+34.2
  • πŸ₯‰
    Benjamin Carter
    πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ENGΒ·1721
    4.0ptsΒ·1878perf+32.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 5 rounds

Tight race until R5; 5 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders
13
6
3
1
5
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
Best4Hordnes4Arslan4Carter4Westbrook4Pollyn3.5
R5 Β· TIEBREAK CLUSTER

5 players finish on 4.0/5. Hordnes takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (14.5).

R5 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND

Francis P Best beat Niclas Hordnes (Black).

WIN STREAKS Β· 3 top finishers

Francis P Best 4 wins (R1–R5)Niclas Hordnes 4 wins (R1–R4)Bugra Arslan 4 wins (R2–R5)

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Francis P Best*
1
1
β€”
2Niclas Hordnes
0
*β€”
1
3Bugra Arslan
0
β€”*β€”
4Benjamin Carterβ€”
0
β€”*

Grille amΓ©ricaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Hordnes, Niclas1746NOR+30N+3B+6N+8Bβˆ’2B4.014.514.510.501989+61.2
2Best, Francis P1765ENG+5B+22NF+7B+1N4.013.013.013.002504+34.2
3Carter, Benjamin1721ENG+27Bβˆ’1N+19B+13N+10B4.011.012.58.501878+32.8
4Westbrook, Christian0ENG+16Nβˆ’7B+27N+26B+8N4.09.511.08.0017020.0
5Arslan, Bugra0TURβˆ’2N+33B+16N+31B+7N4.09.09.05.001934+89.2
6Pollyn, Stephen1811ENG+9B+19Nβˆ’1B=10N+18B3.511.513.58.251785-5.2
7Piecha, Lukasz Marek1784ENG+21B+4N+25Bβˆ’2Nβˆ’5B3.014.016.08.00820-27.8
8Ronald, Ted1798ENG+14B+31N+12Bβˆ’1Nβˆ’4B3.013.013.05.001914+18.8
9Payne, Stephen1569ENGβˆ’6N+34B=11N=17B+26N3.09.59.53.751738+26.4
10Belinger, John1744ENG+20N=12B=26N=6Bβˆ’3N2.512.013.55.751704-8.0
11Ralph, Toby0ENG=18B=13N=9B+21NF2.510.012.05.7516690.0
12Binu, Nathan1760ENG+23B=10Nβˆ’8N+29BF2.510.011.04.251741-2.0
13Spirling, Florence1739ENGF=11B+28Nβˆ’3B+17N2.510.010.04.751688-6.0
14Taylor, Stephen A0ENGβˆ’8N=17B+30Nβˆ’22B+28N2.58.58.52.5016410.0
15Clancy, Martin J1769ENG=28Nβˆ’26Bβˆ’17N+32B+20N2.57.07.02.751714-4.0
16Coles, Rob1554ENGβˆ’4B+21Nβˆ’5Bβˆ’18N+30B2.012.012.02.001482-11.2
17McKenna, John R1654ENGF=14N+15B=9Nβˆ’13B2.010.510.55.251692+3.2
18Shaddick, John1700ENG=11Nβˆ’28B=20N+16Bβˆ’6N2.010.011.54.251629-11.2
19Wake, Stephen0ENG+34Nβˆ’6Bβˆ’3Nβˆ’20B+32N2.09.59.50.0016070.0
20Foot, George1522ENGβˆ’10B=23N=18B+19Nβˆ’15B2.09.011.04.001510-2.8
21Eales, Peter0ENGβˆ’7Nβˆ’16B+32Nβˆ’11B+27N2.09.09.01.5016100.0
22Dray-Pearce, Tristan1810ENG+33Nβˆ’2BF+14NF2.08.58.52.50965-11.2
23Burgess, Rose1599ENGβˆ’12N=20BF=27B+29N2.07.07.02.751559-9.2
24OGorman, Brendan1653ENG+29Bβˆ’25NF+28BF2.06.56.52.502244+4.6
25Redmill, Simon Matthew0ENG+32N+24Bβˆ’7NFF2.05.05.02.0016960.0
26Bahi, Arjan0ENGF+15N=10Bβˆ’4Nβˆ’9B1.512.012.03.7516940.0
27Spearing, Nick1510ENGβˆ’3N+30Bβˆ’4B=23Nβˆ’21B1.512.012.01.001656+23.2
28Yeo, Alex0ENG=15B+18Nβˆ’13Bβˆ’24Nβˆ’14B1.59.511.53.2516280.0
29Lightfoot, David1444ENGβˆ’24N+32BFβˆ’12Nβˆ’23B1.06.56.50.001458+2.0
30George, Naveen Daniel1647MASβˆ’1Bβˆ’27Nβˆ’14BFβˆ’16N0.010.010.00.00803-33.8
31Slinger, Tony J1861ENGFβˆ’8BFβˆ’5NF0.09.09.00.00836-30.0
32Ronald, Ken1591ENGβˆ’25Bβˆ’29Nβˆ’21Bβˆ’15Nβˆ’19B0.08.59.50.00806-38.8
33FIDE 3434731640β€”βˆ’22Bβˆ’5NFFF0.06.06.00.008420.0
34Pinto, Phil B1749ENGβˆ’19Bβˆ’9NFFF0.05.05.00.00769-29.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets β€” the story behind the numbers.

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