3rd Torquay Riviera Congress (AM U2000)
19 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 30 Aug 2025 to 05 Sept 2025 in Torquay, England. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1900, and top seed was Andrew M Dunn (🇬🇧 ENG, 2117).
Spencer Lawrence (🇬🇧 ENG, 1791) won with 4.5/6, ahead of Mark Thomas (4.0) and Mark V Abbott (3.5). Lawrence broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Spencer Lawrence (1791) beat Andrew M Dunn (2117), a +326-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsSpencer Lawrence led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Spencer Lawrence held the sole lead from R6 through R6 without losing it.
Spencer Lawrence beat Mark Thomas (Black).
Gordon Farrar won 3 in a row (R2–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Spencer Lawrence | * | 1 | ½ | ½ |
| 2Mark Thomas | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3Gordon Farrar | ½ | 0 | * | 0 |
| 4Adam Clarke | ½ | — | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lawrence, Spencer | 1791 | ENG | +16B | +2N | =5N | =3B | =4B | +7N | 4.5 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 13.75 | 2053 | +39.8 |
| 2 | Thomas, Mark | 1884 | WLS | +19N | −1B | +10B | +11N | −3N | +4B | 4.0 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 10.00 | 1849 | -4.2 |
| 3 | Abbott, Mark V | 1903 | ENG | F | +17B | =12N | =1N | +2B | =5N | 3.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 10.75 | 1985 | +10.8 |
| 4 | Farrar, Gordon | 1770 | ENG | −5N | +19B | +18N | +12B | =1N | −2N | 3.5 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 6.25 | 1861 | +15.8 |
| 5 | Clarke, Adam | 1798 | ENG | +4B | +15N | =1B | =14N | F | =3B | 3.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 10.25 | 1983 | +50.0 |
| 6 | Van Kesteren, Stef | 1886 | NED | =18N | =9B | =8N | −7B | +13N | +16B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 7.50 | 1907 | +3.8 |
| 7 | Dunn, Andrew M | 2117 | ENG | =11B | −10N | =13B | +6N | +15B | −1B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 7.75 | 1873 | -52.4 |
| 8 | Thynne, Trefor F | 1896 | ENG | =13B | =11N | =6B | =15N | =9B | =10N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 8.25 | 1809 | -11.2 |
| 9 | Burton, Ronnie | 1894 | ENG | =14B | =6N | =15B | =10N | =8N | =12B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 8.00 | 1872 | -3.0 |
| 10 | Hoadley, Kenneth | 0 | ENG | =17N | +7B | −2N | =9B | =16N | =8B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 7.50 | 1887 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Czarnuch, Dominic | 1652 | ENG | =7N | =8B | +17N | −2B | =12N | =15B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 6.50 | 1894 | +69.6 |
| 12 | Walley, A Clive | 1869 | ENG | F | +13N | =3B | −4N | =11B | =9N | 2.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 7.25 | 1802 | -8.8 |
| 13 | Holland, Mac | 1787 | ENG | =8N | −12B | =7N | =17B | −6B | +19N | 2.5 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 4.25 | 1839 | +12.8 |
| 14 | Adaway, William | 1884 | ENG | =9N | =18B | +16N | =5B | F | F | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 5.25 | 1869 | -1.6 |
| 15 | Dennis, Nigel W | 1824 | ENG | F | −5B | =9N | =8B | −7N | =11N | 1.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 4.50 | 1723 | -14.2 |
| 16 | OGorman, Brendan | 1690 | ENG | −1N | F | −14B | +19N | =10B | −6N | 1.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.00 | 1639 | -5.0 |
| 17 | Gosling, Brian G E | 1839 | ENG | =10B | −3N | −11B | =13N | =19B | F | 1.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 3.00 | 1585 | -26.4 |
| 18 | Chojnacki, Kevin | 1716 | ENG | =6B | =14N | −4B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.00 | 1722 | +0.6 |
| 19 | Coward, Neil | 1768 | ENG | −2B | −4N | F | −16B | =17N | −13B | 0.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.75 | 1428 | -36.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Czarnuch, DominicENG+69.63.0 pts · #7
- 2Clarke, AdamENG+50.03.5 pts · #3
- 3Lawrence, SpencerENG+39.84.5 pts · #1
- 1Dunn, Andrew MENG-52.43.0 pts · #8
- 2Coward, NeilENG-36.40.5 pts · #19
- 3Gosling, Brian G EENG-26.41.5 pts · #16
- R6+326 Elo gap
- R3+187 Elo gap