2nd Muswell Hill (East Finchley) FIDE and ECF Congress
Open SwissStandard
36 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 28 Oct 2025 to 29 Oct 2025 in London N2, England. 1 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1868, and top seed was Junhao Xian (π¨π³ CHN, 2136).
Junhao Xian (π¨π³ CHN, 2136) won with 4.0/6, ahead of Raul-Ionut Luncasu (4.0) and Bharath Jayakumar (3.5). Xian shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Sam Fenton (1449) beat Vineet Sood (1669), a +220-point gap.
Location
π¬π§London N2, England
Dates
28 Oct 2025 β 29 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 6 rounds
Titled players Β· 1
CMΓ1
Federations Β· 5 represented
π¬π§EnglandΓ30
FIDE (no federation)Γ1
π«π·FranceΓ1
π¨π³ChinaΓ1
π·π΄RomaniaΓ1
Top 3
- π₯
- π₯
- π₯
How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 6 roundsTight race until R6; 2 players tied at 4.0/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
16
8
4
2
2
2
R6 Β· TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 4.0/6. Xian takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (11.0).
WIN STREAKS Β· 2 top finishers
Junhao Xian 4 wins (R1βR4)Raul-Ionut Luncasu 4 wins (R1βR4)
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Junhao Xian | * | β | β | 1 |
| 2Raul-Ionut Luncasu | β | * | β | β |
| 3Bharath Jayakumar | β | β | * | β |
| 4Henry Brennan | 0 | β | β | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xian, Junhao | 2136 | CHN | +15B | +5N | +6B | +4N | F | F | 4.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.00 | 2561 | +7.8 |
| 2 | Luncasu, Raul-Ionut | 2104 | ROU | +16B | +12N | +8B | +7N | F | F | 4.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.50 | 2514 | +6.8 |
| 3 | Jayakumar, Bharath | 1712 | ENG | =13B | +14N | β7N | +24B | +32N | F | 3.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.25 | 1652 | -11.6 |
| 4 | Brennan, Henry | 1822 | ENG | +17B | +18N | +11B | β1B | F | F | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 6.50 | 1979 | +32.0 |
| 5 | Llewellyn, Julian D | 1711 | ENG | +22N | β1B | +16N | +20B | F | F | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 6.00 | 1867 | +14.4 |
| 6 | Iovino, Leonardo | 1752 | ENG | +25N | +20B | β1N | +18B | F | F | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.50 | 1913 | +30.4 |
| 7 | Paulins, Michael | 1726 | ENG | +28B | +29N | +3B | β2B | F | F | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.50 | 1899 | +24.4 |
| 8 | Helsby, Matthew | 1725 | ENG | +21N | +27B | β2N | +31B | F | F | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.00 | 1866 | +19.2 |
| 9 | Morgan, Marc | 1685 | FRA | +34B | β11N | +28B | +15N | F | F | 3.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.00 | 1778 | +7.4 |
| 10 | Sood, Vineet | 1669 | ENG | β29B | F | +26B | =11N | β13N | +12N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 4.75 | 1663 | -0.4 |
| 11 | Fenwick, Hugh F | 1863 | ENG | +24N | +9B | β4N | =10B | F | F | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.75 | 1773 | -8.2 |
| 12 | Pride, Stephen C | 1675 | ENG | +32N | β2B | =24N | +17N | F | β10B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.75 | 1615 | -9.6 |
| 13 | Fenton, Sam | 1449 | ENG | =3N | F | +30N | F | +10B | F | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.25 | 1916 | +69.6 |
| 14 | McGann, John | 1514 | ENG | F | β3B | F | +35N | =25B | +17B | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.75 | 1588 | +5.8 |
| 15 | Helsby, David C | 1588 | ENG | β1N | +21B | +27N | β9B | F | F | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 1601 | -1.2 |
| 16 | V, Krish | 1545 | ENG | β2N | +22B | β5B | +26N | F | F | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 1571 | -0.4 |
| 17 | McWilliams, Mark | 1528 | ENG | β4N | +36B | +19N | β12B | F | β14N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1487 | -4.6 |
| 18 | Rozmus, Oliver | 1616 | ENG | +35N | β4B | +25N | β6N | F | F | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 1573 | -7.2 |
| 19 | Vorozhtsov, Ilya Art | 1710 | FID | +26B | β23N | β17B | +27N | F | F | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1019 | -32.8 |
| 20 | Verdi, Arjan | 1605 | ENG | +33B | β6N | +32B | β5N | F | F | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 930 | -26.8 |
| 21 | Singh, Hari | 1506 | ENG | β8B | β15N | +33B | +32N | F | F | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 857 | -24.4 |
| 22 | Amirthanathan, Adam | 1432 | ENG | β5B | β16N | +34B | +33N | F | F | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 829 | -20.4 |
| 23 | Willmoth, Robert FCM | 2127 | ENG | +30N | +19B | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2527 | +3.2 |
| 24 | Dawson, Lee | 1538 | ENG | β11B | +33N | =12B | β3N | F | F | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.25 | 1477 | -4.2 |
| 25 | Goulbourne, Nick | 1523 | ENG | β6B | +34N | β18B | F | =14N | F | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.25 | 1353 | -12.0 |
| 26 | Mulholland, Jenny | 0 | ENG | β19N | +30B | β10N | β16B | F | F | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 1425 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Young, David | 0 | ENG | +36N | β8N | β15B | β19B | F | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 874 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Fenton, Frederick | 1507 | ENG | β7N | +35B | β9N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 906 | -19.6 |
| 29 | Epstein-Lightman, Yishai | 0 | ENG | +10N | β7B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.50 | 1698 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Thompson, David Nigel | 1548 | ENG | β23B | β26N | β13B | +34N | F | F | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 900 | -14.4 |
| 31 | Mak, Jules | 1614 | ENG | F | F | +35B | β8N | F | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 925 | -14.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 343453678 | 0 | β | β12B | F | β20N | β21B | β3B | F | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 825 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Qian, Yicheng | 0 | ENG | β20N | β24B | β21N | β22B | F | F | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 720 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Gritsenko, Mark | 0 | ENG | β9N | β25B | β22N | β30B | F | F | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 747 | 0.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 343467911 | 0 | β | β18B | β28N | β31N | β14B | F | F | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 763 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Feng, Leo | 0 | ENG | β27B | β17N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 728 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Fenton, SamENG+69.62.5 pts Β· #7
- 2Brennan, HenryENG+32.03.0 pts Β· #3
- 3Iovino, LeonardoENG+30.43.0 pts Β· #5
Top rating losers
- 1Vorozhtsov, Ilya ArtFID-32.82.0 pts Β· #30
- 2Verdi, ArjanENG-26.82.0 pts Β· #35
- 3Singh, HariENG-24.42.0 pts Β· #27
Biggest upsets
- R5+220 Elo gap
- R3+182 Elo gap