2025 Leamington Open
Open SwissStandard
17 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 17 May 2025 to 18 May 2025 in Leamington, England. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 0.
Joe Varley (π¬π§ ENG, 0) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Tristan A Cox (4.0) and Benjamin Larkin (3.5). Varley shared the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.
Location
π¬π§Leamington, England
Dates
17 May 2025 β 18 May 2025
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 80 Min. Incr. 10 Sec. / /
System
Swiss Β· 5 rounds
Avg top 10
0
Participants
17
Titled players Β· 1
FMΓ1
Federations Β· 2 represented
π¬π§EnglandΓ16
π©πͺGermanyΓ1
Top 3
- π₯
- π₯
- π₯
How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 5 roundsTight race until R4; 2 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
8
4
2
1
2
R4βR5 Β· LEAD HELD
Joe Varley held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
R5 Β· TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 4.0/5. Varley takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (11.5).
R3βR5 Β· WIN STREAK
Tristan A Cox won 3 in a row (R3βR5).
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Joe Varley | * | β | 1 | Β½ |
| 2Tristan A Cox | β | * | β | β |
| 3FMAdithya Vaidyanathan | 0 | β | * | β |
| 4Benjamin Larkin | Β½ | β | β | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Varley, Joe | 0 | ENG | +10N | +4B | =6N | +8B | =3B | 4.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 10.00 | 2254 | +36.8 |
| 2 | Cox, Tristan A | 0 | ENG | +5N | β6B | +11N | +7B | +8N | 4.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 8.50 | 2191 | +16.6 |
| 3 | Larkin, Benjamin | 0 | ENG | +17B | +12N | F | +6B | =1N | 3.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 6.00 | 2260 | +24.2 |
| 4 | Vaidyanathan, AdithyaFM | 0 | ENG | +16B | β1N | =9B | +12N | +13B | 3.5 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 3.25 | 2076 | -10.4 |
| 5 | McLachlan, Matthew | 0 | ENG | β2B | =14N | =17B | +11N | +16B | 3.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 2.25 | 2006 | +8.8 |
| 6 | Ansari, Athar | 0 | ENG | +11B | +2N | =1B | β3N | F | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 7.00 | 1991 | +3.0 |
| 7 | Ackley, Peter J E | 0 | ENG | +9B | β8N | =12B | β2N | +11B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 3.00 | 1905 | -8.8 |
| 8 | Carroll, Thomas | 0 | ENG | +13N | +7B | F | β1N | β2B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.50 | 1980 | -15.6 |
| 9 | Clark, Robert G | 0 | ENG | β7N | +13B | =4N | F | F | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.75 | 2022 | -4.2 |
| 10 | Clarke, Neil | 0 | ENG | β1B | =16N | =14B | β13N | =12B | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 1.25 | 1769 | -26.4 |
| 11 | Egid, Ben | 0 | ENG | β6N | +17N | β2B | β5B | β7N | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 0.50 | 1747 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Sahoo, Shivam | 0 | ENG | F | β3B | =7N | β4B | =10N | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.00 | 1801 | +8.4 |
| 13 | Baer, Bruce L | 0 | ENG | β8B | β9N | F | +10B | β4N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.50 | 1858 | -8.6 |
| 14 | Potter, John M | 0 | ENG | β15N | =5B | =10N | F | F | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.25 | 1779 | -20.0 |
| 15 | Gillings, Matthew | 0 | ENG | +14B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2827 | +13.0 |
| 16 | Sullivan, Daniel | 0 | ENG | β4N | =10B | F | F | β5N | 0.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.75 | 1703 | -16.2 |
| 17 | Belz, Frank-Martin, Dr. | 0 | GER | β3N | β11B | =5N | F | F | 0.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 1761 | -14.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Varley, JoeENG+36.84.0 pts Β· #1
- 2Larkin, BenjaminENG+24.23.5 pts Β· #3
- 3Cox, Tristan AENG+16.64.0 pts Β· #4
Top rating losers
- 1Clarke, NeilENG-26.41.5 pts Β· #9
- 2Potter, John MENG-20.01.0 pts Β· #14
- 3Sullivan, DanielENG-16.20.5 pts Β· #17