1st Eastleigh FIDE Congress - U1500
Open SwissStandard
5 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 28 Jun 2025 to 29 Jun 2025 in Eastleigh, England. Top 10 Elo average was 0, and top seed was Aiden Graham (🇬🇧 ENG, 1437).
Nicholas McLean (🇬🇧 ENG, 0) won with 4.5/5. McLean shared the lead from round 2, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇬🇧Eastleigh, England
Dates
28 Jun 2025 → 29 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Avg top 10
0
Participants
5
Federations · 1 represented
🇬🇧England×2
Top 3
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- 🥈
- 🥉
How it unfolded
Top 5 · 5 roundsTitle race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
6
2
3
2
2
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Nicholas McLean beat FIDE 343476651 (White).
R1–R5 · UNBEATEN
Nicholas McLean went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nicholas McLean | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2FIDE 343476651 | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3FIDE 343471285 | — | — | * | — |
| 4Keven Lamb | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean, Nicholas | 0 | ENG | +?B | +?N | =?B | +?N | +2B | 4.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.50 | 1457 | 0.0 |
| 2 | FIDE 343476651 | 0 | — | +?B | =?N | −?B | +?N | −1N | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 637 | 0.0 |
| 3 | FIDE 343471285 | 0 | — | −?N | −?B | +?N | +5B | −?B | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 637 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Lamb, Keven | 0 | ENG | +?B | =?N | −?B | −?N | −?B | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1437 | 0.0 |
| 5 | FIDE 343476716 | 0 | — | −?B | +?N | −?B | −3N | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 637 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Lamb, KevenENG0.01.5 pts · #2
- 2FIDE 3434712850.02.0 pts · #3
- 3FIDE 3434766510.02.5 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Lamb, KevenENG0.01.5 pts · #2
- 2FIDE 3434712850.02.0 pts · #3
- 3FIDE 3434766510.02.5 pts · #5