2025 Leamington Open Under 1500
Open SwissStandard
17 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 17 May 2025 to 18 May 2025 in Leamington, England. Top 10 Elo average was 0.
Thomas Keys (🇬🇧 ENG, 0) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Rene Butler (3.5) and Richard Buxton (3.5). Keys won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
Location
🇬🇧Leamington, England
Dates
17 May 2025 → 18 May 2025
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 80 Min. Incr. 10 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Avg top 10
0
Participants
17
Federations · 1 represented
🇬🇧England×14
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTitle race narrowed from 6 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
9
5
2
6
2
R1 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Thomas Keys lost to Richard Buxton (Black).
R2–R5 · WIN STREAK
Thomas Keys won 4 in a row (R2–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Thomas Keys | * | 0 | — | 1 |
| 2Richard Buxton | 1 | * | ½ | — |
| 3Rene Butler | — | ½ | * | 0 |
| 4Benjamin Allport | 0 | — | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keys, Thomas | 0 | ENG | −3N | +15B | +14N | +5B | +4N | 4.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 8.00 | 1567 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Butler, Rene | 0 | ENG | +14N | +5B | −4N | +12B | =3N | 3.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 7.75 | 2347 | +10.6 |
| 3 | Buxton, Richard | 0 | ENG | +1B | −?N | +?B | +6N | =2B | 3.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 8.75 | 1562 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Allport, Benjamin | 0 | ENG | +10B | +6N | +2B | −9N | −1B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 9.00 | 1582 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Maddur Shivalingaiah, Pavan Gowda | 0 | ENG | +13B | −2N | +11B | −1N | +12N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 6.00 | 1507 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Amudhavel, Aadharshini | 0 | ENG | +15N | −4B | +7N | −3B | +11N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 6.00 | 2286 | +16.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 343471811 | 0 | — | =?B | +?N | −6B | +10N | =?B | 3.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.50 | 1322 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Cooper, Ron | 0 | ENG | −?B | −11N | +13B | +15N | +?B | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.00 | 686 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Stanford, David | 0 | ENG | +?N | +?B | F | +4B | −?N | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 1493 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Mehta, Zara | 0 | ENG | −4N | =?B | +?N | −7B | +14N | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 1567 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Mehta, Hatle | 0 | ENG | −12N | +8B | −5N | +14B | −6B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 4.00 | 1552 | +7.2 |
| 12 | FIDE 451371 | 0 | — | +11B | +16N | −?B | −2N | −5B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 1507 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Amirthanathan, Adam | 0 | ENG | −5N | −14B | −8N | +?N | +16B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 747 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Handa, Anant | 0 | ENG | −2B | +13N | −1B | −11N | −10B | 1.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 2.00 | 707 | -44.4 |
| 15 | Merwin Thompson, Jared | 0 | ENG | −6B | −1N | F | −8B | +?N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 757 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 343471820 | 0 | — | F | −12B | −?N | −?B | −13N | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 673 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Gelder, Stephanie | 0 | ENG | −?N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 673 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Amudhavel, AadharshiniENG+16.03.0 pts · #10
- 2Butler, ReneENG+10.63.5 pts · #4
- 3Mehta, HatleENG+7.22.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Handa, AnantENG-44.41.0 pts · #15
- 2FIDE 4513710.02.0 pts · #7
- 3Buxton, RichardENG0.03.5 pts · #2