Manchester FIDE Summer Congress 2025 - Knights
Open SwissStandard
21 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 15 Aug 2025 to 17 Aug 2025 in Bolton, England. Top 10 Elo average was 0, and top seed was Stephen C Pride (π¬π§ ENG, 1597).
Daniel Westhead (π¬π§ ENG, 0) won with 4.0/5, ahead of John Peoples (4.0).
Location
π¬π§Bolton, England
Dates
15 Aug 2025 β 17 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 110 minutes for game with 10 sec increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 5 rounds
Avg top 10
0
Participants
21
Federations Β· 1 represented
π¬π§EnglandΓ13
Top 3
- π₯
- π₯
- π₯
How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
14
6
3
1
1
R5 Β· TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 4.0/5. Westhead takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (7.5).
WIN STREAKS Β· 2 top finishers
Daniel Westhead 3 wins (R3βR5)John Peoples 3 wins (R3βR5)
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Daniel Westhead | * | β | β | β |
| 2John Peoples | β | * | β | 0 |
| 3Jonathan Feasby | β | β | * | β |
| 4FIDE 343478816 | β | 1 | β | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westhead, Daniel | 0 | ENG | +?N | β10B | +13N | +7B | +?N | 4.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 5.00 | 1523 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Peoples, John | 0 | ENG | +21N | β3B | +?N | +?B | +?N | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1591 | 0.0 |
| 3 | FIDE 343478816 | 0 | β | +8B | +2N | +?B | =?N | β?B | 3.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.00 | 1567 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Moran, Ben | 0 | ENG | +?N | β?B | +19N | +10B | =?B | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.50 | 1643 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Kocak, Yavuz Aydin | 0 | ENG | β?B | +?N | +?B | =?N | +15B | 3.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 1496 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Feasby, Jonathan | 0 | ENG | +20N | =?B | +18B | β?N | +?B | 3.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 1554 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 343478689 | 0 | β | +14B | β?N | +12B | β1N | +13B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 6.50 | 797 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Sharma, Vehant | 0 | ENG | β3N | +?B | =11N | =?B | +19N | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.25 | 1653 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Lysons, Christopher | 0 | ENG | +?B | β?N | =17B | +18N | =10B | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.00 | 696 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 343478751 | 0 | β | +17B | +1N | β?B | β4N | =9N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 7.00 | 797 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 1809776 | 0 | β | β?B | +16N | =8B | β12N | +18B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.50 | 797 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Woodall, Liam | 0 | ENG | β?N | +?B | β7N | +11B | =?N | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.50 | 1617 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 343407676 | 0 | β | β?B | +14N | β1B | +?N | β7N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 696 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 451886 | 0 | β | β7N | β13B | β?N | +21B | +?B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 817 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Hicks, Noah | 0 | ENG | F | +?B | +?N | β?B | β5N | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1577 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Foakes, Annabel | 0 | ENG | =?N | β11B | β?N | +?N | =?B | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1589 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 343478808 | 0 | β | β10N | +21B | =9N | β?B | β?N | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.50 | 737 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Hicks, Sean | 0 | ENG | F | +?B | β6N | β9B | β11N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 1637 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Wilson, Steve R | 0 | ENG | β?N | F | β4B | +20N | β8B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.50 | 771 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Sun, Yihang | 0 | ENG | β6B | =?N | F | β19B | β?N | 0.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 848 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 343477690 | 0 | β | β2B | β17N | β?B | β14N | β?B | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 848 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1FIDE 4518860.02.0 pts Β· #17
- 2FIDE 18097760.02.5 pts Β· #16
- 3Lysons, ChristopherENG0.03.0 pts Β· #12
Top rating losers
- 1FIDE 4518860.02.0 pts Β· #17
- 2FIDE 18097760.02.5 pts Β· #16
- 3Lysons, ChristopherENG0.03.0 pts Β· #12