53rd Thanet Challengers
Open SwissStandard
18 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 15 Aug 2025 to 17 Aug 2025 in Sandwich, England. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 678, and top seed was Ilan Murray Rubin (🇬🇧 ENG, 1788).
Brendan OGorman (🇬🇧 ENG, 1673) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Peter McGill (3.5) and James Cole (3.0). OGorman shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇬🇧Sandwich, England
Dates
15 Aug 2025 → 17 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Avg top 10
678
Participants
18
Federations · 2 represented
🇬🇧England×14
🇬🇧Scotland×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsBrendan OGorman led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
10
4
1
1
2
R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
Brendan OGorman held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Brendan OGorman drew with Peter McGill (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Brendan OGorman 3 wins (R1–R3)Peter McGill 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Brendan OGorman | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2Peter McGill | ½ | * | 1 | — |
| 3FIDE 343421318 | — | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Freddie White | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OGorman, Brendan | 1673 | ENG | +15B | +12N | +11B | =3N | =2B | 4.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 8.75 | 1727 | +1.0 |
| 2 | McGill, Peter | 1727 | SCO | F | +5B | +9N | +7B | =1N | 3.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 10.00 | 1962 | +33.6 |
| 3 | Cole, James | 0 | ENG | +10N | +8B | =7N | =1B | −?N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 8.25 | 1527 | 0.0 |
| 4 | White, Freddie | 0 | ENG | −5N | +10B | +8N | −?B | +7N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 7.50 | 1633 | 0.0 |
| 5 | FIDE 343421318 | 0 | — | +4B | −2N | −13B | +?N | +11B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.00 | 1683 | 0.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 343456901 | 0 | — | −12B | +16N | +17B | +11N | −?B | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.00 | 988 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Bernard, Christopher | 1700 | ENG | +16B | +17N | =3B | −2N | −4B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 3.50 | 927 | -9.2 |
| 8 | Smith, Luke | 0 | ENG | +?B | −3N | −4B | +12N | =13N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 1658 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Bean, David | 1677 | ENG | +14N | −11B | −2B | +17N | =15B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 3.75 | 927 | -17.2 |
| 10 | FIDE 343454445 | 0 | — | −3B | −4N | =16B | +?N | +?B | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.50 | 1599 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Myroshnichenko, Bohdan | 0 | ENG | +?B | +9N | −1N | −6B | −5N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.50 | 1738 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Wicks, Benjamin | 0 | ENG | +6N | −1B | −?N | −8B | +?B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.00 | 1453 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Thompson, Robert G | 0 | ENG | F | =?B | +5N | −?N | =8B | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.25 | 1484 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Danov, Miroslav | 0 | ENG | −9B | =?N | +?B | −15N | =16B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.50 | 1598 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Hamilton, Rob D | 0 | ENG | −1N | F | −?B | +14B | =9N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.25 | 1445 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Micklethwaite, Michael H | 0 | ENG | −7N | −6B | =10N | F | =14N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.25 | 900 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Kember, James | 0 | ENG | +?N | −7B | −6N | −9B | F | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1494 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Pooley, Robert | 0 | ENG | F | −?N | −?B | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 913 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1McGill, PeterSCO+33.63.5 pts · #1
- 2OGorman, BrendanENG+1.04.0 pts · #11
- 3Pooley, RobertENG0.00.0 pts · #16
Top rating losers
- 1Bean, DavidENG-17.22.5 pts · #14
- 2Bernard, ChristopherENG-9.22.5 pts · #17
- 3Pooley, RobertENG0.00.0 pts · #16