3rd Lancaster Standard Play 2025 - Open
Open SwissStandard
18 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 15 Aug 2025 to 17 Aug 2025 in Lancaster, England. 3 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 203, and top seed was Robert Lothian (🇬🇧 SCO, 2029).
Harry Grieve (🇬🇧 ENG, IM, 0) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Daniel Gomez (3.5) and Oliver Stubbs (3.5). Grieve won solo starting round 2.
Location
🇬🇧Lancaster, England
Dates
15 Aug 2025 → 17 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 110 minutes for game with 10 sec increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 3
IM×1
CM×1
WFM×1
Federations · 5 represented
🇬🇧England×12
🇬🇧Scotland×2
🇮🇳India×2
🇬🇷Greece×1
🇵🇱Poland×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsIM Harry Grieve led from R2; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R2–R5 · LEAD HELD
IM Harry Grieve never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
IM Harry Grieve beat CM Oliver Stubbs (Black).
R1–R5 · WIN STREAK
IM Harry Grieve won 5 in a row (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMHarry Grieve | * | 1 | — | 1 |
| 2CMOliver Stubbs | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3David Armbruster | — | — | * | — |
| 4Daniel Gomez | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grieve, HarryIM | 0 | ENG | +13N | +6B | +3N | +2B | +5N | 5.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 14.00 | 2901 | +4.8 |
| 2 | Gomez, Daniel | 0 | ENG | =5N | +12B | +13N | −1N | +7B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 7.50 | 2144 | +15.2 |
| 3 | Stubbs, OliverCM | 0 | ENG | +9B | =8N | −1B | +17N | +14B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 6.25 | 2155 | -0.4 |
| 4 | Armbruster, David | 0 | ENG | +14N | =7B | =5N | +10B | =6N | 3.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 7.50 | 2022 | +1.4 |
| 5 | Cook, Michael-Antony | 0 | GRE | =2B | +18N | =4B | +8N | −1B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 6.50 | 2065 | +18.8 |
| 6 | Lyth, John D | 0 | ENG | F | −1N | +15B | +12N | =4B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 5.25 | 2084 | +17.0 |
| 7 | Domanski, Lukasz | 0 | POL | =15B | =4N | +9B | =14N | −2N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 5.75 | 1926 | -3.8 |
| 8 | Nakara Husain | 0 | IND | +16N | =3B | =10N | −5B | =11N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 5.25 | 1979 | +31.4 |
| 9 | Lothian, Robert | 2029 | SCO | −3N | +11B | −7N | +13B | =10N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 4.50 | 2008 | -3.0 |
| 10 | Hopkins, Kit W | 0 | ENG | +11N | F | =8B | −4N | =9B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.50 | 1955 | +6.0 |
| 11 | Varley, Joe | 0 | ENG | −10B | −9N | +16B | =15N | =8B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 3.50 | 1815 | -31.4 |
| 12 | Fretwell, Ellis | 0 | ENG | F | −2N | +18B | −6B | +15N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1926 | +35.6 |
| 13 | Davis, Holden | 0 | ENG | −1B | +16N | −2B | −9N | =18B | 1.5 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 1.75 | 1889 | -7.8 |
| 14 | Om Reddy Jayar | 0 | IND | −4B | F | +17N | =7B | −3N | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.25 | 1915 | +23.5 |
| 15 | McMenamin, Danny | 0 | ENG | =7N | =17B | −6N | =11B | −12B | 1.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 2.75 | 1774 | -28.8 |
| 16 | Wells, Tony D | 0 | ENG | −8B | −13B | −11N | +18N | =17B | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 1760 | -20.0 |
| 17 | Longson, Sarah NWFM | 0 | ENG | F | =15N | −14B | −3B | =16N | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.50 | 1724 | -22.4 |
| 18 | Sykes, Chris | 0 | SCO | F | −5B | −12N | −16B | =13N | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.75 | 1555 | -32.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Fretwell, EllisENG+35.62.0 pts · #12
- 2Nakara HusainIND+31.42.5 pts · #6
- 3Om Reddy JayarIND+23.51.5 pts · #13
Top rating losers
- 1Sykes, ChrisSCO-32.80.5 pts · #18
- 2Varley, JoeENG-31.42.0 pts · #11
- 3McMenamin, DannyENG-28.81.5 pts · #15