Coulsdon Chess Daytime Chess Club Summer 2025 - June
14 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 04 Jun 2025 to 25 Jun 2025 in Coulsdon, England. Top 10 Elo average was 1579, and top seed was Tim R Spanton (🇬🇧 ENG, 1954).
Tim R Spanton (🇬🇧 ENG, 1954) won with 3.0/4, ahead of Gary Wimble (3.0) and Frank Gillespie (2.5). Spanton shared the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Gary Wimble (1461) beat David J Howes (1585), a +124-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsTight race until R4; 2 players tied at 3.0/4, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 3.0/4. Spanton takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (5.0).
Tim R Spanton 3 wins (R1–R4)Gary Wimble 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Tim R Spanton | * | — | — | — |
| 2Gary Wimble | — | * | — | — |
| 3Frank Gillespie | — | — | * | 0 |
| 4A Qaiyum Khan | — | — | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanton, Tim R | 1954 | ENG | +8B | F | +9N | +4B | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.00 | 2383 | +6.0 |
| 2 | Wimble, Gary | 1461 | ENG | −6N | +12B | +14N | +7N | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.50 | 1552 | +10.0 |
| 3 | Gillespie, Frank | 1668 | ENG | −5B | +4N | =6B | +11N | 2.5 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 3.75 | 1600 | -7.0 |
| 4 | Woolley, Michael | 1466 | ENG | +7N | −3B | +12N | −1N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.50 | 1581 | +6.8 |
| 5 | Khan, A Qaiyum | 1586 | ENG | +3N | +6B | — | — | 2.0 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 2393 | +20.4 |
| 6 | Lilwall, David | 1519 | ENG | +2B | −5N | =3N | −8B | 1.5 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 4.25 | 1502 | -2.4 |
| 7 | Howes, David J | 1585 | ENG | −4B | =8B | +13N | −2B | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.75 | 1249 | -25.0 |
| 8 | Clayton, David C | 1641 | ENG | −1N | =7N | F | +6N | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.25 | 1686 | +2.2 |
| 9 | Fazia, Salvatore | 1457 | ENG | =10B | +13N | −1B | — | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.75 | 1448 | -2.4 |
| 10 | Aburrow, Michael | 1427 | ENG | =9N | +11B | — | — | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 1.75 | 1647 | +11.4 |
| 11 | Denford, Les | 1451 | ENG | +13B | −10N | F | −3B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 747 | -15.0 |
| 12 | Jones, Dai | 0 | ENG | F | −2N | −4B | — | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 663 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Shoulders, Andrew M | 0 | ENG | −11N | −9B | −7B | — | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 697 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 343471625 | 0 | — | F | F | −2B | — | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 660 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Khan, A QaiyumENG+20.42.0 pts · #3
- 2Aburrow, MichaelENG+11.41.5 pts · #4
- 3Wimble, GaryENG+10.03.0 pts · #7
- 1Howes, David JENG-25.01.5 pts · #9
- 2Denford, LesENG-15.01.0 pts · #13
- 3Gillespie, FrankENG-7.02.5 pts · #2
- R4+124 Elo gap
- R1+119 Elo gap