Eccles Fundraising FIDE and ECF Classic Chess Event 2025 (U2250)
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17 players participated in this 2-round tournament, held on 27 Jul 2025 in Eccles, England. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1912, and top seed was Mike J Surtees (🇬🇧 ENG, 2100).
Mike J Surtees (🇬🇧 ENG, 2100) won with 2.0/2, ahead of Daniel T Lee (2.0) and Michael-Antony Cook (1.5). Surtees shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 1: David Stuttard (1691) beat Robert McLean (2069), a +378-point gap.
Location
🇬🇧Eccles, England
Dates
27 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 80 Min. Incr. 15 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 2 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇬🇧England×15
🇬🇷Greece×1
Top 3
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Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Surtees, Mike J | 2100 | ENG | +11B | +6N | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2687 | +9.8 |
| 2 | Lee, Daniel T | 1924 | ENG | +15N | +5B | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2422 | +6.0 |
| 3 | Cook, Michael-Antony | 1911 | GRE | =12N | +13B | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.75 | 2716 | +10.2 |
| 4 | FIDE 343409318 | 0 | — | =13N | +12B | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.75 | 1916 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Hodgson, Christopher | 0 | ENG | +9B | −2N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1922 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Ganti, Shriaansh | 0 | ENG | +14N | −1B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 0.50 | 2012 | +2.4 |
| 7 | Stuttard, David | 1691 | ENG | +8B | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2869 | +36.4 |
| 8 | McLean, Robert | 2069 | ENG | −7N | +16B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1786 | -13.0 |
| 9 | Hilton, Tim | 1920 | ENG | −5N | +15B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 2422 | +3.0 |
| 10 | Roberts, Harrison | 0 | ENG | +16N | −?B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1975 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Taylor, Mark | 1785 | ENG | −1N | =14B | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 0.25 | 1819 | +1.0 |
| 12 | Fishwick, George | 0 | ENG | =3B | −4N | 0.5 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 1911 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Moan, Francis E | 1916 | ENG | =4B | −3N | 0.5 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 1111 | -10.2 |
| 14 | McCarthy, Damian | 1924 | ENG | −6B | =11N | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.25 | 1694 | -12.0 |
| 15 | Boganadham, Ved Sudeep | 1622 | ENG | −2B | −9N | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1122 | -8.7 |
| 16 | Madzia, Nathan | 1881 | ENG | −10B | −8N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1269 | -10.4 |
| 17 | Grimley, Matthew | 1669 | ENG | −?N | F | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1268 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Stuttard, DavidENG+36.41.0 pts · #5
- 2Cook, Michael-AntonyGRE+10.21.5 pts · #2
- 3Surtees, Mike JENG+9.82.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1McLean, RobertENG-13.01.0 pts · #7
- 2McCarthy, DamianENG-12.00.5 pts · #13
- 3Madzia, NathanENG-10.40.0 pts · #16
Biggest upsets
- R1+378 Elo gap