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47th Kidlington Chess Congress 2026

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51 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 31 Jan 2026 to 01 Feb 2026 in Oxford, England. 12 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2338, and top seed was Yichen Han (πŸ‡³πŸ‡± NED, IM, 2566).

Michael Fernandez (πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ ENG, FM, 2332) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Marcus R Harvey (4.5) and Aron Saunders (4.0). Fernandez won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Aron Saunders (2250) beat Yichen Han (IM, 2566), a +316-point gap.

Location
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§Oxford, England
Dates
31 Jan 2026 β†’ 01 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 90 Min. Incr. 15 Sec. / /
System
Swiss Β· 5 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡³πŸ‡±IMYichen Han2566
Avg top 10
2,338
Participants
51
Titled players Β· 12
IMΓ—2
FMΓ—4
CMΓ—3
WFMΓ—2
WCMΓ—1
Federations Β· 8 represented
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§EnglandΓ—37
πŸ‡²πŸ‡ΎMalaysiaΓ—1
πŸ‡³πŸ‡±NetherlandsΓ—1
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡³ChinaΓ—1
πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊAustraliaΓ—1
πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡¬SingaporeΓ—1
πŸ‡³πŸ‡¬NigeriaΓ—1
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡­GhanaΓ—1
Top 3
  • πŸ₯‡
    FMMichael Fernandez
    πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ENGΒ·2332
    4.5ptsΒ·2438perf+18.2
  • πŸ₯ˆ
    IMMarcus R Harvey
    πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ENGΒ·2493
    4.5ptsΒ·2480perf+2.1
  • πŸ₯‰
    Aron Saunders
    πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ENGΒ·2250
    4.0ptsΒ·2465perf+33.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 5 rounds

Tight race until R4; 2 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders
21
10
4
1
2
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
Harvey4.5Fernandez4.5Liu4Saunders4Venkataramanan3.5Majeed3.5
R4–R5 Β· LEAD HELD

IM Marcus R Harvey held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.

R5 Β· TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 4.5/5. Fernandez takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.5).

WIN STREAKS Β· 2 top finishers

IM Marcus R Harvey 4 wins (R1–R4)FM Michael Fernandez 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1IMMarcus R Harvey*β€”β€”
Β½
2FMMichael Fernandezβ€”*β€”
Β½
3Yutong Liuβ€”β€”*β€”
4Aron Saunders
Β½
Β½
β€”*

Grille amΓ©ricaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Fernandez, MichaelFM2332ENG+30N+12B+11N=3B+9N4.513.515.513.502438+18.2
2Harvey, Marcus RIM2493ENG+46N+21B+8N+5B=3N4.513.514.012.002480+2.1
3Saunders, Aron2250ENG+42N+29B+6N=1N=2B4.014.515.511.002465+33.0
4Liu, Yutong2221CHN+31B=37N=10B+12N+13B4.011.012.510.252193+28.6
5Venkataramanan, T.S.FM2325IND+13N+33B+17Nβˆ’2N=7B3.514.016.09.752254+5.2
6Han, YichenIM2566NED+14B+7Nβˆ’3B+23N=19N3.513.516.010.502238-9.6
7Cont, Arya2211ENG+32Nβˆ’6B+30N+17B=5N3.512.014.08.752256+19.4
8Ogunshola, Ben2227NGR+41N+22Bβˆ’2B+33N=10B3.512.013.07.002164+9.8
9Majeed, Haroon2224ENG=24B+47N+38B+10Nβˆ’1B3.511.512.06.252103-2.4
10Pang, Khai Jie Ryan2112SGP+39N+16B=4Nβˆ’9B=8N3.014.015.58.252104+24.4
11Sieczkowski, Adam2148POL+26N+15Bβˆ’1Bβˆ’13N+29B3.013.015.07.502156+19.4
12Clarke, Connor2149ENG+44Nβˆ’1N+22Bβˆ’4B+30N3.013.014.05.502009-4.6
13Hill, Andy2066ENGβˆ’5B+49N+21N+11Bβˆ’4N3.013.013.05.502059+6.6
14Wallace, Adrian D2044ENGβˆ’6N+26B=16N+39B=27N3.011.513.06.752091+28.8
15Hobson, KennethFM2377ENG+27Bβˆ’11N=20N+45B=16N3.011.512.56.502113-16.2
16Murawski, JanCM2256ENG+34Bβˆ’10N=14B+42N=15B3.011.012.06.002089-26.0
17Zhu, Richard0ENG+43N+18Bβˆ’5Bβˆ’7N+42B3.011.012.05.002096+7.0
18Hill, Alistair2204ENG=38Bβˆ’17N+24B+41N=23B3.09.510.55.502020-11.0
19Chua, Chee Sian Sebastien2130MAS+49N+25BF=28N=6B3.08.58.55.502285+23.6
20Kawuma, Steven MaleFM2190UGA=47B+24N=15B+29NF3.08.08.06.252196+5.2
21Bevis, Noah2107ENG+40Bβˆ’2Nβˆ’13B=36N+38B2.511.012.54.002045+20.0
22Kennedy, Aden1976ENG+35Bβˆ’8Nβˆ’12N+43B=25N2.511.012.04.251997+24.8
23Hariharan, ShambaviWFM2134ENGβˆ’37B+31N+32Bβˆ’6B=18N2.510.512.05.502040-1.2
24Hertog, Alexander1987ENG=9Nβˆ’20Bβˆ’18N+46B+43N2.510.511.03.251982+21.2
25Norris, ZackCM2326ENG+45Bβˆ’19Nβˆ’29B+37N=22B2.59.010.03.751941-42.8
26Fishwick, George1947ENGβˆ’11Bβˆ’14N+49B=31N+41B2.59.09.02.001929+21.6
27Barwick, Carmel2046ENGβˆ’15N+44BF+38N=14B2.58.58.54.002047+10.0
28Varney, ZoeWFM2118ENGF+48N+37B=19BF2.55.05.03.502219+13.6
29Hayward, Philip2116ENG+50Bβˆ’3N+25Nβˆ’20Bβˆ’11N2.012.512.52.501990-7.8
30Gillings, Matthew2057ENGβˆ’1B+51Nβˆ’7B+40Nβˆ’12B2.012.512.51.501893-7.6
31Harris, Timothy2013AUSβˆ’4Nβˆ’23B+44N=26B=39N2.010.511.53.001710-26.4
32Sahoo, Shivam1949ENGβˆ’7B+43Bβˆ’23N+35Nβˆ’33B2.010.011.03.001850-4.4
33Ward, Cian2093ENG+51Bβˆ’5NFβˆ’8B+32N2.09.09.02.001933-4.0
34Homer, Stephen J2052ENGβˆ’16Nβˆ’39BF+50N+37B2.06.06.01.501908-8.6
35Malinovskii, Ilia2173ENGβˆ’22Nβˆ’41B+46Nβˆ’32B+50B2.06.06.00.501797-38.2
36Steiner, Matthias2006GER=48Bβˆ’38NF=21B+45N2.05.55.52.501941-7.0
37Holmes, Matthew A1937ENG+23N=4Bβˆ’28Nβˆ’25Bβˆ’34N1.511.513.54.501874+5.4
38Sajanani, Vikas2007ENG=18N+36Bβˆ’9Nβˆ’27Bβˆ’21N1.511.513.53.501873-5.4
39Sandbrink, Kai1798SUIβˆ’10B+34NFβˆ’14N=31B1.510.010.03.001872+9.4
40Camp, Imogen A LWCM1957WLSβˆ’21N=46BFβˆ’30B+44N1.56.06.01.251653-21.4
41Collyer, David2011ENGβˆ’8B+35NFβˆ’18Bβˆ’26N1.011.011.02.001841-7.8
42Gordon, Sean2019ENGβˆ’3B+50NFβˆ’16Bβˆ’17N1.010.010.00.001874-8.6
43Wang, Anlan2100ENGβˆ’17Bβˆ’32N+51Bβˆ’22Nβˆ’24B1.010.010.00.0011050.0
44FIDE 350797431890β€”βˆ’12Bβˆ’27Nβˆ’31B+51Nβˆ’40B1.09.09.00.0011660.0
45Amoako Philip Selikem Yao2055GHAβˆ’25NF+48Bβˆ’15Nβˆ’36B1.08.08.00.501895-8.8
46Hu, JunyanCM2048ENGβˆ’2B=40Nβˆ’35Bβˆ’24NF0.510.510.50.751716-27.6
47Evans, Harry G1970ENG=20Nβˆ’9BFFF0.56.56.51.501958+4.2
48Udovenko, Daniel2181ENG=36Nβˆ’28Bβˆ’45NFF0.55.55.51.001714-37.2
49George, Richard M1826ENGβˆ’19Bβˆ’13Bβˆ’26NFF0.08.58.50.001168-16.6
50Steventon, Christopher1788ENGβˆ’29Nβˆ’42BFβˆ’34Bβˆ’35N0.07.07.00.001220-41.2
51Rosenberg, Thomas1872ENGβˆ’33Nβˆ’30Bβˆ’43Nβˆ’44BF0.06.06.50.0011560.0

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