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2025 Rhyl Major

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22 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 09 May 2025 to 11 May 2025 in Rhyl, Wales. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1563, and top seed was Andrew Raeburn (πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ ENG, 1897).

Chris Wescomb (πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ WLS, 0) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Paul Doherty (4.0) and Andrew Raeburn (3.0). Wescomb won solo starting round 4.

Location
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§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
Top seed
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§Andrew Raeburn1897
Avg top 10
1,563
Participants
22
Federations Β· 2 represented
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§EnglandΓ—10
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§WalesΓ—7
Top 3
  • πŸ₯‡
    Chris Wescomb
    πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§WLS
    4.5ptsΒ·1815perf0.0
  • πŸ₯ˆ
    Paul Doherty
    πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ENGΒ·1835
    4.0ptsΒ·2017perf+11.4
  • πŸ₯‰
    Andrew Raeburn
    πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ENGΒ·1897
    3.0ptsΒ·1949perf+3.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 5 rounds

Chris Wescomb led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
6
3
3
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
Wescomb4.5Doherty4Raeburn3Rowlands3Muxlow3Fisher3
R4–R5 Β· LEAD HELD

Chris Wescomb held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.

R2–R5 Β· WIN STREAK

Chris Wescomb won 4 in a row (R2–R5).

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Chris Wescomb*β€”
1
β€”
2Paul Dohertyβ€”*
Β½
1
3Andrew Raeburn
0
Β½
*β€”
4Shion Rowlandsβ€”
0
β€”*

Grille amΓ©ricaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Wescomb, Chris0WLS=4N+15B+11B+3N+9B4.511.012.511.0018150.0
2Doherty, Paul1835ENG+14N+6B=3B=9N+10B4.011.012.59.752017+11.4
3Raeburn, Andrew1897ENG+20N+21B=2Nβˆ’1B=4N3.012.513.05.001949+3.8
4Fisher, Peter0ENG=1B=7N+19B=?N=3B3.012.012.06.7518120.0
5Ofeni, Joel0ENGβˆ’8B+22N+6Bβˆ’10N+18B3.010.010.04.5017550.0
6Rowlands, Shion0WLS+?Bβˆ’2Nβˆ’5N+16B+15N3.010.010.03.0016540.0
7FIDE 18096600β€”F=4B=17N+14B+13N3.08.08.05.7517910.0
8Muxlow, Joseph0WLS+5Nβˆ’9B+21N=13B=?B3.08.08.04.5016770.0
9FIDE 4842700β€”+22B+8NF=2Bβˆ’1N2.511.511.55.0017980.0
10Szwajkun, Richard1751ENGF=17B+16N+5Bβˆ’2N2.510.010.05.251602-7.4
11Connor, Michael I1768ENGF+16Bβˆ’1N=12B+17N2.510.010.04.252591+10.6
12Coutts, Catriona0WLSFβˆ’?N+?B=11N+14B2.54.04.02.7516670.0
13FIDE 4349140β€”F+18N=?B=8Nβˆ’7B2.07.57.53.0017630.0
14Price, David P0ENGβˆ’2B=?N+20Bβˆ’7Nβˆ’12N1.510.510.51.0016490.0
15Blackburn, Sandra G1599WLSFβˆ’1N=18B+20Nβˆ’6B1.510.010.01.751894+30.8
16McHugh, Bart0WLS+19Bβˆ’11Nβˆ’10Bβˆ’6N=20B1.59.510.52.0014480.0
17Blackburn, Jon1791ENGF=10N=7B=21Nβˆ’11B1.58.58.53.001577-17.0
18Williams, Raymond1759ENGFβˆ’13B=15N+22Bβˆ’5N1.56.56.50.751599-8.4
19FIDE 3434393730β€”βˆ’16N=20Bβˆ’4NF+21B1.56.06.01.0016360.0
20Barker, Gregory1643ENGβˆ’3B=19Nβˆ’14Nβˆ’15B=16N1.07.59.01.50948-30.0
21Wells, Barrie1588WLSFβˆ’3Nβˆ’8B=17Bβˆ’19N0.59.09.00.751651+4.8
22FIDE 18096870β€”βˆ’9Nβˆ’5BFβˆ’18NF0.07.07.00.009590.0

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