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3rd Torquay Riviera Congress (AM U2000)

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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.

Location
🇬🇧Torquay, England
Dates
30 Aug 2025 → 05 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Top seed
🇬🇧Andrew M Dunn2117
Avg top 10
1,900
Participants
19
Federations · 3 represented
🇬🇧England×17
🇬🇧Wales×1
🇳🇱Netherlands×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Spencer 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.

Co-leaders
3
2
2
4
2
1
1.534.56R1R2R3R4R5R6
R6–R6 · LEAD HELD

Spencer Lawrence held the sole lead from R6 through R6 without losing it.

R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Spencer Lawrence beat Mark Thomas (Black).

R2–R4 · WIN STREAK

Gordon Farrar won 3 in a row (R2–R4).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Spencer Lawrence*
1
½
½
2Mark Thomas
0
*
1
3Gordon Farrar
½
0
*
0
4Adam Clarke
½
1
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Lawrence, Spencer1791ENG+16B+2N=5N=3B=4B+7N4.517.519.013.752053+39.8
2Thomas, Mark1884WLS+19N1B+10B+11N3N+4B4.017.518.010.001849-4.2
3Abbott, Mark V1903ENGF+17B=12N=1N+2B=5N3.516.016.010.751985+10.8
4Farrar, Gordon1770ENG5N+19B+18N+12B=1N2N3.515.516.06.251861+15.8
5Clarke, Adam1798ENG+4B+15N=1B=14NF=3B3.515.515.510.251983+50.0
6Van Kesteren, Stef1886NED=18N=9B=8N7B+13N+16B3.513.014.07.501907+3.8
7Dunn, Andrew M2117ENG=11B10N=13B+6N+15B1B3.016.518.07.751873-52.4
8Thynne, Trefor F1896ENG=13B=11N=6B=15N=9B=10N3.015.016.58.251809-11.2
9Burton, Ronnie1894ENG=14B=6N=15B=10N=8N=12B3.014.516.08.001872-3.0
10Hoadley, Kenneth0ENG=17N+7B2N=9B=16N=8B3.014.516.07.5018870.0
11Czarnuch, Dominic1652ENG=7N=8B+17N2B=12N=15B3.014.015.56.501894+69.6
12Walley, A Clive1869ENGF+13N=3B4N=11B=9N2.515.515.57.251802-8.8
13Holland, Mac1787ENG=8N12B=7N=17B6B+19N2.513.514.04.251839+12.8
14Adaway, William1884ENG=9N=18B+16N=5BFF2.59.09.05.251869-1.6
15Dennis, Nigel W1824ENGF5B=9N=8B7N=11N1.515.515.54.501723-14.2
16OGorman, Brendan1690ENG1NF14B+19N=10B6N1.514.014.02.001639-5.0
17Gosling, Brian G E1839ENG=10B3N11B=13N=19BF1.512.512.53.001585-26.4
18Chojnacki, Kevin1716ENG=6B=14N4BFFF1.09.59.53.001722+0.6
19Coward, Neil1768ENG2B4NF16B=17N13B0.513.013.00.751428-36.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets