V Mindsports International Festival 2025 - Open

SwissStandard

107 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 13 Aug 2025 to 18 Aug 2025 in London, England. 47 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2485, and top seed was Frode Olav Olsen Urkedal (🇳🇴 NOR, GM, 2558).

Brandon G I Clarke (🇬🇧 ENG, IM, 2491) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Frode Olav Olsen Urkedal (6.5) and Sohum Lohia (6.5). Clarke clinched sole first place in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Rohan Pal (1909) beat Koby Kalavannan (FM, 2323), a +414-point gap.

Location

🇬🇧London, England

Dates

13 Aug 2025 → 18 Aug 2025

Time control

Standard: 40 Moves in 90 Min. Incr. 30 Sec. / in 15 Min. Incr. 30 Sec. /

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇳🇴GMFrode Olav Olsen Urkedal2558

Avg top 10

2,485

Participants

107

Titled players · 47

GM×6

IM×16

FM×12

CM×8

WGM×2

WFM×2

WCM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇬🇧England×51

🇺🇦Ukraine×5

🇮🇪Ireland×4

🇵🇱Poland×4

🇩🇪Germany×4

🇮🇳India×3

🇫🇷France×3

🇭🇺Hungary×3

Top 3

🥇
IMBrandon G I Clarke
🇬🇧ENG·2491
7.0pts·2597perf+12.9
🥈
GMFrode Olav Olsen Urkedal
🇳🇴NOR·2558
6.5pts·2566perf+2.5
🥉
IMSohum Lohia
🇬🇧ENG·2387
6.5pts·2522perf+18.1

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

IM Brandon G I Clarke led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Clarke7Urkedal6.5Hauge6.5Levin6.5Beerdsen6.5Csonka6.5

R4–R9 · LEAD HELD

IM Brandon G I Clarke held the sole lead from R4 through R9 without losing it.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Brandon G I Clarke drew with GM Frode Olav Olsen Urkedal (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

IM Brandon G I Clarke 4 wins (R1–R4)GM Frode Olav Olsen Urkedal 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMBrandon G I Clarke	*	½	—	—
2GMFrode Olav Olsen Urkedal	½	*	½	—
3GMLars Oskar Hauge	—	½	*	—
4IMGuy Levin	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Clarke, Brandon G IIM	2491	ENG	+60B	+35N	+53B	+19N	=2B	=10N	−6N	+20B	+18N	7.0	44.5	48.0	35.25	2597	+12.9
2	Urkedal, Frode Olav OlsenGM	2558	NOR	+64N	+38B	+20N	=10B	=1N	+28B	=7N	=5B	=6B	6.5	48.0	51.5	35.25	2566	+2.5
3	Lohia, SohumIM	2387	ENG	+89N	+65B	=6N	=18B	+4B	=5N	=9B	=8N	+46B	6.5	46.0	48.5	32.75	2522	+18.1
4	Beerdsen, ThomasGM	2513	NED	+56N	+23B	=26N	=11B	−3N	+35N	+22B	+34B	=7N	6.5	45.0	49.0	33.75	2468	-3.0
5	Hauge, Lars OskarGM	2460	NOR	=62B	+43N	=41B	+21N	+12B	=3B	+25N	=2N	=16B	6.5	44.5	48.0	34.50	2451	+1.7
6	Janik, IgorGM	2519	POL	+79B	+27N	=3B	F	=25N	+31N	+1B	+10B	=2N	6.5	44.0	44.0	35.00	2629	+11.0
7	Csonka, BalazsIM	2467	HUN	=49B	+62N	=21B	+41N	+53B	+14N	=2B	=16N	=4B	6.5	43.0	46.5	32.25	2480	+4.6
8	Levin, GuyIM	2464	ISR	+39N	+87B	=50N	+26B	−10N	=11B	+30N	=3B	+19N	6.5	43.0	46.0	31.75	2445	-0.1
9	Willow, Jonah BIM	2459	ENG	+80N	=104B	+54N	=30B	=11N	+26B	=3N	+33B	=10N	6.5	40.5	41.0	29.00	2406	-2.9
10	Czopor, MaciejIM	2434	POL	+75B	+84N	+12B	=2N	+8B	=1B	=18N	−6N	=9B	6.0	48.0	51.0	31.75	2509	+10.5
11	Badacsonyi, StanleyFM	2309	ENG	=43B	+81N	+13B	=4N	=9B	=8N	=14B	=15N	+32B	6.0	47.0	50.0	32.00	2376	+21.2
12	Radeva, ViktoriaWGM	2317	BUL	+51N	+24B	−10N	+49B	−5N	+42B	+29N	−18B	+33N	6.0	42.0	46.0	28.00	2276	-2.4
13	Deepak Ambattu, RithvikCM	1990	SCO	=31B	+22N	−11N	=61B	+84N	+70B	+28N	−19B	+25N	6.0	39.0	42.0	26.25	2419	+174.8
14	Tica, SvenIM	2442	CRO	−65N	+58B	+39N	+84B	+29N	−7B	=11N	+66B	=34N	6.0	38.5	41.5	26.00	2301	-11.2
15	Kapechun, MikhailoCM	1985	UKR	−25N	+64B	−70N	+69B	=61N	+78B	+23N	=11B	+28N	6.0	35.5	38.5	25.25	2318	+147.6
16	Feuerstack, AljoschaIM	2449	GER	+85B	=78N	+104N	+50B	=28N	+30B	F	=7B	=5N	6.0	33.5	33.5	23.00	2457	+2.8
17	Storme, IsakIM	2452	SWE	+37B	=41N	−78B	+60N	−87B	=79N	+43B	+49N	+27B	6.0	32.5	35.5	25.75	2254	-17.6
18	Kovchan, AlexanderGM	2450	UKR	+57N	F	+36B	=3N	=27B	+46N	=10B	+12N	−1B	5.5	44.0	44.0	28.25	2438	+0.5
19	Vandenbussche, ThibautIM	2402	BEL	+73B	+44N	+29B	−1B	−30N	+86N	=27B	+13N	−8B	5.5	42.5	45.5	24.50	2285	-9.8
20	Li, WenxiangIM	2395	CHN	+88N	+45B	−2B	=44N	+36B	=27N	+87B	−1N	=35B	5.5	40.5	43.0	22.25	2314	-14.4
21	Zheng, Harry Z	2190	ENG	+94B	=32N	=7N	−5B	+89N	−33B	+37N	=29B	+66N	5.5	39.0	41.0	21.25	2226	+16.3
22	Fitzsimons, DavidIM	2308	IRL	=92N	−13B	+81B	=43N	+63B	+52N	−4N	=45B	+42N	5.5	36.5	39.0	20.75	2126	-16.4
23	Bin-Suhayl, Ieysaa	2217	ITA	+67B	−4N	+33B	=63N	+95B	−34N	−15B	+80N	+51B	5.5	36.5	38.5	19.25	2179	-6.4
24	Steiners, EmilsCM	1933	LAT	+97B	−12N	=60B	−95N	=88B	+73N	+79B	+41N	=26B	5.5	30.0	32.0	18.50	2235	+135.6
25	Hobson, KennethFM	2361	ENG	+15B	=86N	=49B	+85N	=6B	+32N	−5B	=27N	−13B	5.0	42.0	45.0	23.25	2261	-18.0
26	Gombocz, Ferenc Jr.FM	2315	HUN	+59B	+98N	=4B	−8N	+44B	−9N	+63B	−46N	=24N	5.0	41.5	43.0	19.50	2219	-15.6
27	Bracker, FrankIM	2301	GER	+74N	−6B	+65N	+89B	=18N	=20B	=19N	=25B	−17N	5.0	41.0	43.5	20.25	2333	+5.1
28	Balaji, AaravamudhanIM	2394	ENG	+33B	=36N	+86B	+78N	=16B	−2N	−13B	+82N	−15B	5.0	40.5	43.5	19.50	2202	-36.4
29	Pal, Rohan	1909	ENG	+61N	+102B	−19N	+40B	−14B	+41N	−12B	=21N	=44N	5.0	40.5	41.5	19.00	2282	+153.2
30	San Emeterio Cabanes, Jose LuisFM	2303	ESP	=93B	+83N	+68B	=9N	+19B	−16N	−8B	=51N	=36B	5.0	40.0	42.5	21.00	2230	-5.5
31	Sofronie, IulianIM	2372	ROU	=13N	=68B	+37N	=45B	+50N	−6B	−66N	=39B	+57N	5.0	38.5	42.0	22.50	2139	-22.7
32	Gasanov, EldarGM	2471	UKR	+42N	=21B	=40N	=70B	+78N	−25B	=45N	+56B	−11N	5.0	38.0	41.0	20.75	2235	-24.2
33	Sanitt, Ethan	2033	ENG	−28N	+103B	−23N	+74B	+97B	+21N	+53B	−9N	−12B	5.0	38.0	38.5	15.50	2254	+46.8
34	Zhou, Yang-FanIM	2406	ENG	+47N	−50B	=80N	+62B	+54N	+23B	F	−4N	=14B	5.0	37.0	37.0	22.00	2296	-8.7
35	Badacsonyi, FrankieFM	2193	ENG	+48N	−1B	+82N	=66B	+45N	−4B	F	+88B	=20N	5.0	37.0	37.0	19.00	2275	+16.0
36	Hoffman, LucCM	2123	USA	+90N	=28B	−18N	+51B	−20N	=82B	=47N	+75B	=30N	5.0	36.0	38.5	18.75	2201	+31.5
37	Bharat Kumar, Balahari	2052	ENG	−17N	+91B	−31B	=72N	+68B	=38N	−21B	+61N	+55B	5.0	36.0	38.5	17.75	2206	+61.9
38	Antolak, JuliaWGM	2280	POL	+71B	−2N	=75B	F	=49N	=37B	+57N	=42B	+45N	5.0	35.5	35.5	20.50	2208	-13.8
39	Leong, Aiden	2068	CAN	−8B	+71N	−14B	=94N	−52B	+103N	+67B	=31N	+72B	5.0	34.0	34.5	14.50	2114	+12.2
40	Li, Harry	2242	ENG	=83B	+77N	=32B	−29N	−85B	−66B	+74N	+60N	+82B	5.0	30.0	33.0	17.50	2073	-35.6
41	Kovalskyi, Roman	2180	UKR	+72N	=17B	=5N	−7B	+92N	−29B	+85N	−24B	=88N	4.5	38.5	41.0	16.50	2132	-22.4
42	Zakarian, Dimitrios Levon	2079	ENG	−32B	+59N	+52B	−53N	+67B	−12N	+55B	=38N	−22B	4.5	37.5	41.0	18.00	2199	+50.0
43	Mesropyan, Hayk	1972	ENG	=11N	−5B	+90N	=22B	=79N	+54B	−17N	+50B	F	4.5	37.5	37.5	17.75	2239	+100.4
44	Hng, Mei-En EmmanuelleWFM	2132	SGP	+69N	−19B	+93N	=20B	−26N	=47B	F	+63N	=29B	4.5	35.0	35.0	17.00	2136	+2.0
45	Lilliehook, Victor	2106	SWE	+99B	−20N	+94B	=31N	−35B	+101N	=32B	=22N	−38B	4.5	34.5	35.5	12.25	2177	+30.4
46	Kiremitciyan, AriFM	2271	TUR	=76N	=92B	=47N	+80B	+66N	−18B	F	+26B	−3N	4.5	34.0	36.5	16.75	2183	-14.0
47	Larchikov, Maksym	2037	UKR	−34B	+105N	=46B	−87N	+98B	=44N	=36B	−55N	+62B	4.5	31.0	31.0	12.00	2131	+40.0
48	Mittal, Aditya	1927	ENG	−35B	−60N	=88N	−81B	+77N	=64B	=89B	+71N	+80B	4.5	27.5	30.0	14.25	2031	+49.2
49	Ravi Krishna G	2074	IND	=7N	+76B	=25N	−12N	=38B	=61B	+70N	−17B	−58B	4.0	39.5	43.0	17.00	2196	+48.8
50	Harper, RyanFM	2131	TTO	+52B	+34N	=8B	−16N	−31B	−63N	+76B	−43N	=59B	4.0	38.5	42.0	17.75	2100	-9.0
51	Bansal, Saahil	1979	ENG	−12B	=55N	+100B	−36N	+60B	F	+61N	=30B	−23N	4.0	34.0	34.0	13.00	2174	+37.2
52	Choong, Han-sen	1836	ENG	−50N	+88B	−42N	+65B	+39N	−22B	−56N	+64B	−70N	4.0	33.5	36.0	14.50	2064	+96.4
53	Safar, SandroFM	2354	CRO	+58N	+82B	−1N	+42B	−7N	+85B	−33N	F	F	4.0	33.0	33.0	14.50	2207	-20.4
54	Dasgupta, AvyuktCM	2158	ENG	=63B	+100N	−9B	+68N	−34B	−43N	+71B	=58N	F	4.0	32.0	32.0	12.25	2046	-44.0
55	Sofronie, VladimirFM	2313	ROU	−66N	=51B	+98B	−75N	=96B	+89N	−42N	+47B	−37N	4.0	29.5	31.0	11.50	1966	-73.4
56	Kovacs, Zoltan	2086	HUN	−4B	+96N	−63B	−67N	+83B	+94N	+52B	−32N	F	4.0	29.5	29.5	11.00	2054	-10.8
57	Avadhoot Lokesh Bhakti Brahme	2049	IND	−18B	−94N	−67B	+105N	+91B	+81N	−38B	+84N	−31B	4.0	29.5	29.5	8.50	2054	-4.8
58	Vashisht-Pigem, Raman	1981	ENG	−53B	−14N	+105B	−97N	+90B	=62N	F	=54B	+49N	4.0	27.0	27.0	10.25	2120	+50.4
59	Rice, LeahWCM	1979	SGP	−26N	−42B	−69N	−64B	+106N	+105B	=91N	+99B	=50N	4.0	24.5	24.5	4.75	1949	-15.6
60	Pereslavtsev, Alexandr	2079	ENG	−1N	+48B	=24N	−17B	−51N	=72B	+83N	−40B	=67N	3.5	39.0	42.0	13.75	2008	-42.2
61	Bonn, Thomas	2173	FRA	−29B	=63N	+83B	=13N	=15B	=49N	−51B	−37B	=74N	3.5	37.0	40.0	14.50	1893	-65.4
62	Sachdeva, Ronit	2058	ENG	=5N	−7B	+77B	−34N	=81N	=58B	=65N	=70B	−47N	3.5	37.0	40.0	13.75	2079	-4.0
63	Udovenko, Daniel	1870	ENG	=54N	=61B	+56N	=23B	−22N	+50B	−26N	−44B	F	3.5	36.0	36.0	14.50	2137	+93.6
64	White, Stuart A	2095	SCO	−2B	−15N	−71B	+59N	=76B	=48N	+81B	−52N	=73B	3.5	35.5	38.5	12.75	1932	-41.8
65	Patel, Zain	2048	ENG	+14B	−3N	−27B	−52N	+100B	=67N	=62B	=79N	F	3.5	35.0	36.5	12.50	2072	+0.8
66	Terler, Bohdan	1974	ENG	+55B	F	F	=35N	−46B	+40N	+31B	−14N	−21B	3.5	35.0	35.0	16.50	2279	+88.6
67	Zadvorny, Roman	1931	ENG	−23N	−80B	+57N	+56B	−42N	=65B	−39N	=73N	=60B	3.5	33.5	36.5	13.25	1999	+30.0
68	Oleszczuk, Artur	1868	POL	+107B	=31N	−30N	−54B	−37N	=74B	=69N	+89B	F	3.5	32.0	32.0	8.50	2048	+62.8
69	Ding, Yiwen	1844	ENG	−44B	−75N	+59B	−15N	=73B	−71N	=68B	=81N	+90B	3.5	31.5	34.0	11.50	1895	+13.3
70	Gurevich, Artjom	2183	CAN	F	F	+15B	=32N	=86B	−13N	−49B	=62N	+52B	3.5	31.5	31.5	15.75	2075	-19.6
71	Wang, Luoke	1944	ENG	−38N	−39B	+64N	−79B	=99N	+69B	−54N	−48B	+91N	3.5	31.0	32.5	10.25	1937	-8.4
72	Leung, Hao Ran	1915	HKG	−41B	F	=79N	=37B	−82N	=60N	+96B	+78B	−39N	3.5	29.0	29.0	10.75	2035	+46.8
73	Lee, Kah Meng Elgin	2036	MAS	−19N	=90B	−101N	=91B	=69N	−24B	+98N	=67B	=64N	3.5	28.0	29.0	9.25	1876	-40.2
74	Mokhber-Garcia, Sebastian	1962	ENG	−27B	−97N	+99B	−33N	=103B	=68N	−40B	+100N	=61B	3.5	27.0	27.5	6.75	1955	-8.4
75	Allorant, Adrien	2042	FRA	−10N	+69B	=38N	+55B	F	F	F	−36N	+79B	3.5	26.5	26.5	13.00	2238	+29.4
76	Kilambi, Venkata Ananth Akshay	1936	ENG	=46B	−49N	−95B	=100N	=64N	+99B	−50N	+91B	F	3.5	25.0	26.5	8.75	1989	+17.2
77	Sajanani, Vikas	1892	ENG	F	−40B	−62N	F	−48B	=90N	+106B	+96N	+89N	3.5	22.5	22.5	5.75	1990	+17.0
78	Carroll, PeterFM	2167	IRL	+91N	=16B	+17N	−28B	−32B	−15N	=92B	−72N	F	3.0	37.5	40.0	12.75	2105	-16.0
79	Lishoy Gengis Paratazham, Dildarav	2093	ENG	−6N	F	=72B	+71N	=43B	=17B	−24N	=65B	−75N	3.0	36.5	36.5	12.25	2013	-44.4
80	Hng, Mei-Xian EuniceWFM	2052	SGP	−9B	+67N	=34B	−46N	=94B	+96N	F	−23B	−48N	3.0	33.5	33.5	9.00	2051	-6.0
81	Bevis, Noah	1966	ENG	F	−11B	−22N	+48N	=62B	−57B	−64N	=69B	+99N	3.0	32.0	32.0	9.50	1961	-11.6
82	Verbytski, Oleg	2001	ENG	F	−53N	−35B	=98N	+72B	=36N	+95B	−28B	−40N	3.0	31.0	31.0	8.75	2058	+13.2
83	Golub, Nikolina	1933	CRO	=40N	−30B	−61N	=90B	−56N	+98N	−60B	+105N	−84B	3.0	28.0	28.0	5.25	1939	-2.0
84	Roe, Simon J	2160	ENG	+106N	−10B	+92N	−14N	−13B	F	F	−57B	+83N	3.0	27.5	27.5	5.50	2049	-21.6
85	Lebedev, LionCM	2048	ENG	−16N	+106B	+102N	−25B	+40N	−53N	−41B	F	F	3.0	25.5	25.5	6.00	2205	+32.8
86	Adams, Henry	2114	ENG	+103N	=25B	−28N	+101B	=70N	−19B	−88N	F	F	3.0	23.0	23.0	5.75	2099	-3.8
87	Dignam, MatthewCM	2164	IRL	+105B	−8N	F	+47B	+17N	F	−20N	F	F	3.0	22.5	22.5	10.50	2320	+19.6
88	Shidlagatta, Anirudh	2036	ENG	−20B	−52N	=48B	F	=24N	F	+86B	−35N	=41B	2.5	35.5	35.5	10.25	1981	-25.6
89	Lochte, Thomas	2023	GER	−3B	+99N	+97B	−27N	−21B	−55B	=48N	−68N	−77B	2.5	34.5	36.0	5.75	1933	-25.2
90	Aryaman Ganguly	1824	IND	−36B	=73N	−43B	=83N	−58N	=77B	−99N	+98B	−69N	2.5	28.5	30.0	6.50	1766	-30.0
91	Fil, Alkim Alper	1900	TUR	−78B	−37N	=96B	=73N	−57N	+100B	=59B	−76N	−71B	2.5	28.5	30.0	6.25	1836	-16.2
92	Hafstad, Leif	1969	ENG	=22B	=46N	−84B	+107N	−41B	F	=78N	F	F	2.5	20.5	20.5	6.50	2149	+25.0
93	Pichugov, Andrey	1968	ENG	=30N	F	−44B	+102B	F	+95N	F	F	F	2.5	17.0	17.0	5.50	2314	+67.6
94	Rahman, K Azizur	1921	ENG	−21N	+57B	−45N	=39B	=80N	−56B	F	F	F	2.0	26.0	26.0	8.00	1967	+6.8
95	Kolani, Arjun	2118	ENG	−98B	F	+76N	+24B	−23N	−93B	−82N	F	F	2.0	21.5	21.5	9.00	1854	-82.0
96	Wastney, Dylan	1981	ENG	−102N	−56B	=91N	+106B	=55N	−80B	−72N	−77B	F	2.0	21.5	21.5	3.25	1851	-58.4
97	Collins, AdamFM	2221	IRL	−24N	+74B	−89N	+58B	−33N	F	F	F	F	2.0	20.5	20.5	7.50	1915	-39.2
98	White, Chris	1817	ENG	+95N	−26B	−55N	=82B	−47N	−83B	−73B	−90N	F	1.5	27.5	27.5	3.50	1797	-6.8
99	Ding, Yicheng	1793	ENG	−45N	−89B	−74N	F	=71B	−76N	+90B	−59N	−81B	1.5	27.0	27.0	4.25	1717	-22.6
100	Li, Harvey	1870	ENG	F	−54B	−51N	=76B	−65N	−91N	F	−74B	+105B	1.5	21.0	21.0	1.75	1752	-39.6
101	Richards, Alexander	1860	ENG	F	F	+73B	−86N	F	−45B	F	F	F	1.0	16.5	16.5	3.50	1960	+14.0
102	Kalavannan, KobyFM	2323	ENG	+96B	−29N	−85B	−93N	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	13.5	13.5	2.00	1787	-50.4
103	Steenfatt, Niklas	1810	GER	−86B	−33N	F	F	=74N	−39B	F	F	F	0.5	16.5	16.5	1.75	1723	-13.6
104	Merriman, James	2140	ENG	F	=9N	−16B	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.5	13.5	13.5	3.25	2261	+9.2
105	Aleksenko, Maksim	1893	ENG	−87N	−47B	−58N	−57B	F	−59N	F	−83B	−100N	0.0	24.0	24.0	0.00	1202	-100.4
106	Oupindrin, Narayanin	1875	FRA	−84B	−85N	F	−96N	−59B	F	−77N	F	F	0.0	15.5	15.5	0.00	1212	-32.6
107	Willmoth, Robert FCM	2150	ENG	−68N	F	F	−92B	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	6.0	6.0	0.00	1119	-31.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Deepak Ambattu, RithvikCMSCO
+174.8
6.0 pts · #16
2Pal, RohanENG
+153.2
5.0 pts · #28
3Kapechun, MikhailoCMUKR
+147.6
6.0 pts · #11

Top rating losers

1Aleksenko, MaksimENG
-100.4
0.0 pts · #106
2Kolani, ArjunENG
-82.0
2.0 pts · #94
3Sofronie, VladimirFMROU
-73.4
4.0 pts · #49

Biggest upsets

R2+414 Elo gap
Pal, Rohan1909 beat FMKalavannan, Koby2323
R9+409 Elo gap
CMKapechun, Mikhailo1985 beat IMBalaji, Aaravamudhan2394
R7+404 Elo gap
CMDeepak Ambattu, Rithvik1990 beat IMBalaji, Aaravamudhan2394