2025 Rhyl Open
Open SwissStandard
15 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 09 May 2025 to 11 May 2025 in Rhyl, Wales. 3 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2101, and top seed was Harry Grieve (π¬π§ ENG, IM, 2456).
Harry Grieve (π¬π§ ENG, IM, 2456) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Jonathan L B Blackburn (3.0) and Harry Gardiner (3.0). Grieve won solo starting round 2.
Location
π¬π§Rhyl, Wales
Dates
09 May 2025 β 11 May 2025
Time control
Standard: 110 minutes for game with 10 sec increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 5 rounds
Titled players Β· 3
GMΓ1
IMΓ1
FMΓ1
Federations Β· 3 represented
π¬π§EnglandΓ10
π¬π§WalesΓ3
πΊπ¦UkraineΓ1
Top 3
- π₯
- π₯
- π₯
How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 5 roundsIM Harry Grieve led from R2; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
4
1
1
1
1
R2βR5 Β· LEAD HELD
IM Harry Grieve never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
R1βR3 Β· WIN STREAK
IM Harry Grieve won 3 in a row (R1βR3).
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMHarry Grieve | * | β | β | Β½ |
| 2Denys Podcherniaev | β | * | β | β |
| 3Harry Gardiner | β | β | * | β |
| 4FMJonathan L B Blackburn | Β½ | β | β | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grieve, HarryIM | 2456 | ENG | +14B | +7N | +5B | =2N | +9B | 4.5 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 8.50 | 2469 | +0.1 |
| 2 | Blackburn, Jonathan L BFM | 2202 | WLS | F | +12B | +8N | =1B | =5N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 6.50 | 2280 | +6.6 |
| 3 | Gardiner, Harry | 0 | ENG | +6B | β5N | +7B | =9N | =8B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 6.50 | 2156 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Podcherniaev, Denys | 0 | UKR | β7B | +14N | +13N | β5B | +11N | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 3.00 | 2038 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Surtees, Mike J | 2083 | ENG | F | +3B | β1N | +4N | =2B | 2.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 7.50 | 2143 | +0.8 |
| 6 | Arkell, Keith CGM | 2342 | ENG | β3N | +13B | =10N | +11B | F | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.25 | 2227 | -2.4 |
| 7 | Smith, J. R. | 2060 | WLS | +4N | β1B | β3N | =12B | =10B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 4.25 | 1962 | -10.2 |
| 8 | Savage, Andrew | 0 | ENG | F | =9B | β2B | +10N | =3N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.00 | 2048 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Ellames, Roy | 2041 | ENG | +15B | =8N | F | =3B | β1N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.50 | 1641 | -3.2 |
| 10 | McCarthy, Damian | 1904 | ENG | F | =11N | =6B | β8B | =7N | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 2114 | +14.6 |
| 11 | Doran, Chris | 1956 | ENG | F | =10B | +15N | β6N | β4B | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.75 | 1930 | -4.0 |
| 12 | Bastow, Mark A | 1896 | WLS | F | β2N | =14B | =7N | β13B | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.25 | 1861 | -8.4 |
| 13 | Burns, Martin J | 1882 | ENG | F | β6N | β4B | F | +12N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 2089 | +8.8 |
| 14 | Clark, Robert G | 2072 | ENG | β1N | β4B | =12N | F | F | 0.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.50 | 1991 | -6.2 |
| 15 | FIDE 1809652 | 0 | β | β9N | F | β11B | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1210 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1McCarthy, DamianENG+14.61.5 pts Β· #6
- 2Burns, Martin JENG+8.81.0 pts Β· #8
- 3Blackburn, Jonathan L BFMWLS+6.63.0 pts Β· #5
Top rating losers
- 1Smith, J. R.WLS-10.22.0 pts Β· #9
- 2Bastow, Mark AWLS-8.41.0 pts Β· #10
- 3Clark, Robert GENG-6.20.5 pts Β· #13