2nd Cheadle FIDE Open 2026

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35 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 03 Feb 2026 to 05 Feb 2026 in Cheadle, England. 5 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2122, and top seed was Mieszko Mis (🇵🇱 POL, IM, 2380).

Mieszko Mis (🇵🇱 POL, IM, 2380) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Jonathan L B Blackburn (4.0) and Owen Crawford (4.0). Mis shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 3: David Henderson (2028) beat Alexander Longson (FM, 2220), a +192-point gap.

Location

🇬🇧Cheadle, England

Dates

03 Feb 2026 → 05 Feb 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Top seed

🇵🇱IMMieszko Mis2380

Avg top 10

2,122

Participants

Titled players · 5

IM×1

FM×3

WFM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇬🇧England×26

🇺🇿Uzbekistan×2

🇭🇰Hong Kong China×1

🇬🇧Wales×1

🇬🇷Greece×1

🇺🇸United States of America×1

🇵🇱Poland×1

🇩🇪Germany×1

Top 3

🥇
IMMieszko Mis
🇵🇱POL·2380
5.5pts·2457perf+3.4
🥈
FMJonathan L B Blackburn
🇬🇧WLS·2225
4.0pts·2177perf-4.2
🥉
Owen Crawford
🇬🇧ENG·2141
4.0pts·2224perf+14.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

IM Mieszko Mis 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

Mis5.5Crawford4Han4Townsend4Longson4Blackburn4— ex-leaders:Hendersonled R3, #10

R5 · LEADER CHANGE05 Feb

IM Mieszko Mis takes the sole lead (4.5/5).

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Mieszko Mis drew with Owen Crawford (White).

R4–R6 · WIN STREAK

IM Mieszko Mis won 3 in a row (R4–R6).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMMieszko Mis	*	½	—	—
2Owen Crawford	½	*	—	—
3Qixuan Han	—	—	*	—
4M Paul Townsend	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Mis, MieszkoIM	2380	POL	+5B	+7N	=3B	+9N	+2B	+8N	5.5	19.0	22.5	20.50	2457	+3.4
2	Blackburn, Jonathan L BFM	2225	WLS	=22N	+12B	+21B	+3N	−1N	=4B	4.0	19.5	21.5	13.00	2177	-4.2
3	Crawford, Owen	2141	ENG	+29B	+19N	=1N	−2B	+11N	=10B	4.0	19.0	20.5	12.00	2224	+14.0
4	Townsend, M Paul	2160	ENG	+15N	=11B	=13N	=8B	+20N	=2N	4.0	17.0	19.5	12.50	2095	-6.8
5	Longson, Sarah NWFM	1919	ENG	−1N	=27N	+16B	=12B	+24N	+18B	4.0	16.5	18.0	10.00	2084	+20.0
6	Han, Qixuan	1938	ENG	+28N	−10B	=29N	+14B	+18N	=7B	4.0	14.0	15.5	9.50	2072	+42.0
7	Cook, Michael-Antony	1958	GRE	+16N	−1B	+15N	+22B	−10B	=6N	3.5	19.0	21.0	10.00	2071	+16.0
8	Newton, Robert A	1872	ENG	F	+18B	+11N	=4N	+9B	−1B	3.5	19.0	19.0	11.50	2248	+47.0
9	Henderson, David	2028	ENG	+30N	+17B	+10N	−1B	−8N	=21B	3.5	18.0	19.5	9.25	2084	+8.4
10	Longson, AlexanderFM	2220	ENG	+23B	+6N	−9B	F	+7N	=3N	3.5	17.0	17.0	11.50	2140	-8.0
11	Hill, Jonathan S	1977	ENG	+20B	=4N	−8B	+27N	−3B	+23N	3.5	16.0	17.5	8.00	2003	+10.0
12	Gibson, Colin	0	ENG	+25B	−2N	=27B	=5N	=23N	+20B	3.5	14.5	16.0	8.25	1930	0.0
13	Green, Michael	2072	ENG	=14N	=24B	=4B	=26N	+22N	−17B	3.0	14.0	16.0	7.50	1918	-22.6
14	Li, Xiaofan	1849	ENG	=13B	=26N	=19B	−6N	+27B	=22N	3.0	13.5	15.0	6.25	1936	+13.8
15	Taylor, John Paul	1884	ENG	−4B	+31N	−7B	−25N	+19B	+27N	3.0	13.5	15.0	5.50	1997	+14.6
16	Matthews, Adrian M S	1772	ENG	−7B	=23N	−5N	=28B	+30N	+24B	3.0	13.0	14.5	5.25	1834	+10.0
17	Wong, Chun Hei	1953	HKG	+31B	−9N	F	+29B	F	+13N	3.0	9.5	9.5	6.00	2121	+17.4
18	Jackson, Oliver AFM	2061	ENG	=27B	−8N	+25B	+19N	−6B	−5N	2.5	16.0	17.5	5.25	1748	-41.4
19	Sullivan, Daniel	1930	ENG	+32N	−3B	=14N	−18B	−15N	+28B	2.5	14.0	15.0	4.00	1813	-17.6
20	Doherty, Paul	1788	ENG	−11N	+32B	=26B	+34N	−4B	−12N	2.5	14.0	15.0	3.00	1888	+11.8
21	Lee, Daniel T	1934	ENG	+33B	F	−2N	F	+25B	=9N	2.5	10.5	10.5	4.75	1934	-0.8
22	Vassiliou, Chris	1911	CYP	=2B	F	+24N	−7N	−13B	=14B	2.0	15.5	15.5	5.50	1888	-4.4
23	Trueman, Glenn	1890	ENG	−10N	=16B	F	+31N	=12B	−11B	2.0	15.0	15.0	4.75	1843	-7.0
24	Banerjee, Sanjoy K	1698	ENG	=26B	=13N	−22B	+33N	−5B	−16N	2.0	14.0	15.0	3.50	1682	-2.8
25	Thay, Remy	0	ENG	−12N	+30B	−18N	+15B	−21N	F	2.0	13.0	13.0	4.50	1921	0.0
26	Bakhtiyarov, Kamronbek	1935	UZB	=24N	=14B	=20N	=13B	F	F	2.0	10.5	10.5	5.25	1852	-17.2
27	Mize, Dylan	1827	USA	=18N	=5B	=12N	−11B	−14N	−15B	1.5	17.0	19.5	5.00	1698	-15.4
28	Richards, Simon	1733	ENG	−6B	−29N	=33B	=16N	=31B	−19N	1.5	12.5	13.5	2.75	1610	-30.0
29	Bahtiyorova, Nodirabegim	1861	UZB	−3N	+28B	=6B	−17N	F	F	1.5	12.5	12.5	3.50	1855	-3.6
30	Hall, Alan	1805	ENG	−9B	−25N	−35B	=32N	−16B	+31N	1.5	11.0	12.0	2.00	1601	-27.4
31	Katzwinkel, Marius	1749	GER	−17N	−15B	+32N	−23B	=28N	−30B	1.5	11.0	12.0	1.75	1610	-42.8
32	Wright, George A	1550	ENG	−19B	−20N	−31B	=30B	=33N	F	1.0	9.0	9.0	1.25	1496	-4.4
33	Flaherty, Nicholas C	0	ENG	−21N	−34B	=28N	−24B	=32B	F	1.0	8.0	8.0	1.25	1507	0.0
34	Griffiths, Gareth N R	1818	ENG	F	+33N	F	−20B	F	F	1.0	3.5	3.5	1.00	988	-21.6
35	Marsh, Aram	1651	ENG	F	F	+30N	F	F	F	1.0	1.5	1.5	1.50	2605	+28.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Newton, Robert AENG
+47.0
3.5 pts · #7
2Han, QixuanENG
+42.0
4.0 pts · #3
3Marsh, AramENG
+28.4
1.0 pts · #29

Top rating losers

1Katzwinkel, MariusGER
-42.8
1.5 pts · #27
2Jackson, Oliver AFMENG
-41.4
2.5 pts · #25
3Richards, SimonENG
-30.0
1.5 pts · #32

Biggest upsets

R3+192 Elo gap
Henderson, David2028 beat FMLongson, Alexander2220
R2+189 Elo gap
Newton, Robert A1872 beat FMJackson, Oliver A2061
R5+156 Elo gap
Newton, Robert A1872 beat Henderson, David2028