AlphaChess FIDE Weekender - North London Gateway - Oct 2025 - Intermediate
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13 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 04 Oct 2025 to 05 Oct 2025 in Potters Bar, England. Top 10 Elo average was 305, and top seed was Prakhar Saxena (🇬🇧 ENG, 1557).
Prakhar Saxena (🇬🇧 ENG, 1557) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Harrison Condron (4.0) and Soham Bellary (3.0). Saxena shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇬🇧Potters Bar, England
Dates
04 Oct 2025 → 05 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 80 Min. Incr. 10 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇬🇧England×12
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R4; 2 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
Prakhar Saxena held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 4.0/5. Saxena takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (12.5).
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Prakhar Saxena beat Harrison Condron (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Prakhar Saxena | * | 1 | 1 | ½ |
| 2Harrison Condron | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Leonardo Condron | 0 | — | * | ½ |
| 4Soham Bellary | ½ | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saxena, Prakhar | 1557 | ENG | +9N | +4B | +2N | =5B | =3N | 4.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 10.75 | 1488 | -4.0 |
| 2 | Condron, Harrison | 0 | ENG | +12B | +?N | −1B | +6N | +5B | 4.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.50 | 757 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Bellary, Soham | 1488 | ENG | −5N | +13B | +7N | =4B | =1B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 5.50 | 1557 | +4.0 |
| 4 | Condron, Leonardo | 0 | ENG | +?B | −1N | +?B | =3N | =6B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.75 | 1514 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Demirezen, Kerem | 0 | ENG | +3B | −?N | +?B | =1N | −2N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 5.00 | 1533 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Martirossian, Talea | 0 | ENG | =8N | +7B | =?N | −2B | =4N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.75 | 1518 | 0.0 |
| 7 | McCarthy, Katherine | 0 | ENG | =?B | −6N | −3B | −?N | +8N | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.50 | 692 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Mulholland, Jenny | 0 | ENG | =6B | +?N | −?B | −10N | −7B | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.25 | 711 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Feng, Leo | 0 | ENG | −1B | −?N | +?B | F | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 727 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 343439861 | 0 | — | F | F | F | +8B | −?N | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 696 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Astrakhantceva, Elizaveta | 0 | ENG | F | F | F | +12N | −?B | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 718 | 0.0 |
| 12 | McCarthy, Alexandra | 0 | ENG | −2N | −?B | =13N | −11B | −?N | 0.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.25 | 718 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Fernandez, Andreas | 0 | ENG | −?B | −3N | =12B | F | F | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.25 | 700 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Bellary, SohamENG+4.03.0 pts · #3
- 2FIDE 3434398610.01.0 pts · #12
- 3Fernandez, AndreasENG0.00.5 pts · #13
Top rating losers
- 1Saxena, PrakharENG-4.04.0 pts · #5
- 2FIDE 3434398610.01.0 pts · #12
- 3Fernandez, AndreasENG0.00.5 pts · #13