Kingston Invitational IM Norm RR 2025
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 12 Aug 2025 to 16 Aug 2025 in Kingston, England. 9 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2294, and top seed was Jakub Kosakowski (🇵🇱 POL, GM, 2542).
Jakub Kosakowski (🇵🇱 POL, GM, 2542) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Ivan Valles Moreno (5.5) and David Henry Maycock Bates (5.5). Kosakowski won solo starting round 4.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsGM Jakub Kosakowski led from R2 onwards, the title was decided early.
GM Jakub Kosakowski never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.
GM Jakub Kosakowski opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: FM David Henry Maycock Bates); the title is out of reach before R9.
GM Jakub Kosakowski beat FM David Henry Maycock Bates (Black).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇵🇱GMKosakowski, Jakub | 2542 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 31.00 | 37.5 | +0.3 | 2539 |
| 3 | 🇪🇸IMValles Moreno, Ivan | 2323 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 22.00 | 39.5 | +5.9 | 2371 |
| 2 | 🇲🇽FMMaycock Bates, David Henry | 2287 | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 19.25 | 39.5 | +21.4 | 2375 |
| 4 | 🇬🇧Taylor, Adam A | 2279 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 21.25 | 40.0 | +13.4 | 2339 |
| 5 | 🇿🇦FMBezuidenhout, Roland | 2272 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 4.5 | 21.00 | 40.5 | +5.4 | 2296 |
| 6 | 🇬🇧FMBanerjee, Supratit | 2242 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 16.75 | 40.5 | +13.0 | 2300 |
| 7 | 🇬🇧IMBuckley, Graeme N | 2256 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 14.50 | 41.0 | -0.4 | 2255 |
| 8 | 🇬🇧CMLalic, Peter D | 2182 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 3.5 | 15.50 | 41.5 | +8.6 | 2226 |
| 9 | 🇵🇱FMJarocka, Liwia | 2266 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 3.0 | 12.50 | 42.0 | -23.2 | 2172 |
| 10 | 🇬🇧IMLarge, Peter G | 2291 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 2.0 | 7.75 | 43.0 | -50.2 | 2074 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Maycock Bates, David HenryFMMEX+21.45.5 pts · #2
- 2Taylor, Adam AENG+13.45.0 pts · #4
- 3Banerjee, SupratitFMENG+13.04.5 pts · #6
- 1Large, Peter GIMENG-50.22.0 pts · #10
- 2Jarocka, LiwiaFMPOL-23.23.0 pts · #9
- 3Buckley, Graeme NIMENG-0.44.0 pts · #7