2025 Rhyl Minor
Open SwissStandard
16 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 340, and top seed was James Weldon (🇬🇧 ENG, 1834).
Location
🇬🇧Rhyl, Wales
Dates
09 May 2025 → 11 May 2025
Time control
Standard: 110 minutes for game with 10 sec increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇬🇧England×7
🇬🇧Wales×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsFIDE 1809750 led from R5; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
9
3
2
2
1
R5–R5 · LEAD HELD
FIDE 1809750 never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
FIDE 1809750 won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FIDE 1809750 | * | — | — | — |
| 2Paul Sadler | — | * | 0 | — |
| 3Hal McHugh | — | 1 | * | — |
| 4James Weldon | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIDE 1809750 | 0 | — | +13B | +14N | +5B | =?B | +?N | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.50 | 1670 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Weldon, James | 1834 | ENG | F | −7N | +16B | +11N | +13B | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.50 | 2361 | +6.8 |
| 3 | Sadler, Paul | 0 | WLS | +16N | −4B | +10N | −?B | +?N | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1623 | 0.0 |
| 4 | McHugh, Hal | 0 | ENG | +?B | +3N | −?N | +?B | F | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 1605 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Foy, Jeffrey | 0 | ENG | F | +?B | −1N | +7B | =?N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.50 | 1657 | 0.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 343429386 | 0 | — | +12N | −?B | =8B | −?N | +10N | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.25 | 870 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Lysons, Christopher | 0 | ENG | −?N | +2B | =?B | −5N | +?N | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.00 | 1719 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 1809784 | 0 | — | −?N | +16B | =6N | +?B | −?N | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 1581 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Westhead, Daniel | 0 | ENG | +15N | =?B | =?N | =?B | −?B | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 1604 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 440418 | 0 | — | +?B | −?N | −3B | +14N | −6B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.50 | 1560 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Green, Malcolm | 0 | ENG | −?N | +12B | −?N | −2B | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 952 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 1809741 | 0 | — | −6B | −11N | +15B | F | −?N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.50 | 740 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 484377 | 0 | — | −1N | F | F | =?B | −2N | 0.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 1526 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 1809792 | 0 | — | F | −1B | −?N | −10B | =15N | 0.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.25 | 740 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 1809768 | 0 | — | −9B | −?N | −12N | F | =14B | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.25 | 740 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Hynes, Thomas F | 1561 | ENG | −3B | −8N | −2N | F | F | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 1034 | -6.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Weldon, JamesENG+6.83.0 pts · #6
- 2Lysons, ChristopherENG0.02.5 pts · #7
- 3FIDE 4404180.02.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Hynes, Thomas FENG-6.80.0 pts · #13
- 2FIDE 4404180.02.0 pts · #3
- 3Lysons, ChristopherENG0.02.5 pts · #7