47th Kidlington Chess Congress 2026
SwissStandard
51 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 31 Jan 2026 to 01 Feb 2026 in Oxford, England. 10 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2338, and top seed was Yichen Han (🇳🇱 NED, IM, 2566).
Michael Fernandez (🇬🇧 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
🇬🇧Oxford, England
Dates
31 Jan 2026 → 01 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 90 Min. Incr. 15 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 10
IM×2
FM×4
CM×1
WFM×2
WCM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇬🇧England×37
🇺🇬Uganda×1
🇲🇾Malaysia×1
🇬🇭Ghana×1
🇳🇱Netherlands×1
🇮🇳India×1
🇵🇱Poland×1
🇨🇳China×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R4; 2 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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10
4
1
2
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
IM Marcus R Harvey held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 4.5/5. Fernandez takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.5).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
IM Marcus R Harvey 4 wins (R1–R4)FM Michael Fernandez 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMMarcus R Harvey | * | — | — | ½ |
| 2FMMichael Fernandez | — | * | — | ½ |
| 3Yutong Liu | — | — | * | — |
| 4Aron Saunders | ½ | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernandez, MichaelFM | 2332 | ENG | +30N | +12B | +11N | =3B | +9N | 4.5 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 13.50 | 2438 | +18.2 |
| 2 | Harvey, Marcus RIM | 2493 | ENG | +46N | +21B | +8N | +5B | =3N | 4.5 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 12.00 | 2480 | +2.1 |
| 3 | Saunders, Aron | 2250 | ENG | +42N | +29B | +6N | =1N | =2B | 4.0 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 11.00 | 2465 | +33.0 |
| 4 | Liu, Yutong | 2221 | CHN | +31B | =37N | =10B | +12N | +13B | 4.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 10.25 | 2193 | +28.6 |
| 5 | Venkataramanan, T.S.FM | 2325 | IND | +13N | +33B | +17N | −2N | =7B | 3.5 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 9.75 | 2254 | +5.2 |
| 6 | Han, YichenIM | 2566 | NED | +14B | +7N | −3B | +23N | =19N | 3.5 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 10.50 | 2238 | -9.6 |
| 7 | Cont, Arya | 2211 | ENG | +32N | −6B | +30N | +17B | =5N | 3.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 8.75 | 2256 | +19.4 |
| 8 | Ogunshola, Ben | 2227 | NGR | +41N | +22B | −2B | +33N | =10B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 7.00 | 2164 | +9.8 |
| 9 | Majeed, Haroon | 2224 | ENG | =24B | +47N | +38B | +10N | −1B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 6.25 | 2103 | -2.4 |
| 10 | Pang, Khai Jie Ryan | 2112 | SGP | +39N | +16B | =4N | −9B | =8N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 8.25 | 2104 | +24.4 |
| 11 | Sieczkowski, Adam | 2148 | POL | +26N | +15B | −1B | −13N | +29B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 7.50 | 2156 | +19.4 |
| 12 | Clarke, Connor | 2149 | ENG | +44N | −1N | +22B | −4B | +30N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 5.50 | 2009 | -4.6 |
| 13 | Hill, Andy | 2066 | ENG | −5B | +49N | +21N | +11B | −4N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 5.50 | 2059 | +6.6 |
| 14 | Wallace, Adrian D | 2044 | ENG | −6N | +26B | =16N | +39B | =27N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 6.75 | 2091 | +28.8 |
| 15 | Hobson, KennethFM | 2377 | ENG | +27B | −11N | =20N | +45B | =16N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 6.50 | 2113 | -16.2 |
| 16 | Murawski, JanCM | 2256 | ENG | +34B | −10N | =14B | +42N | =15B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 6.00 | 2089 | -26.0 |
| 17 | Zhu, Richard | 0 | ENG | +43N | +18B | −5B | −7N | +42B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 5.00 | 2096 | +7.0 |
| 18 | Hill, Alistair | 2204 | ENG | =38B | −17N | +24B | +41N | =23B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 5.50 | 2020 | -11.0 |
| 19 | Chua, Chee Sian Sebastien | 2130 | MAS | +49N | +25B | F | =28N | =6B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.50 | 2285 | +23.6 |
| 20 | Kawuma, Steven MaleFM | 2190 | UGA | =47B | +24N | =15B | +29N | F | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 6.25 | 2196 | +5.2 |
| 21 | Bevis, Noah | 2107 | ENG | +40B | −2N | −13B | =36N | +38B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 4.00 | 2045 | +20.0 |
| 22 | Kennedy, Aden | 1976 | ENG | +35B | −8N | −12N | +43B | =25N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 4.25 | 1997 | +24.8 |
| 23 | Hariharan, ShambaviWFM | 2134 | ENG | −37B | +31N | +32B | −6B | =18N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 5.50 | 2040 | -1.2 |
| 24 | Hertog, Alexander | 1987 | ENG | =9N | −20B | −18N | +46B | +43N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 3.25 | 1982 | +21.2 |
| 25 | Norris, Zack | 2326 | ENG | +45B | −19N | −29B | +37N | =22B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 3.75 | 1941 | -42.8 |
| 26 | Fishwick, George | 1947 | ENG | −11B | −14N | +49B | =31N | +41B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1929 | +21.6 |
| 27 | Barwick, Carmel | 2046 | ENG | −15N | +44B | F | +38N | =14B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.00 | 2047 | +10.0 |
| 28 | Varney, ZoeWFM | 2118 | ENG | F | +48N | +37B | =19B | F | 2.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.50 | 2219 | +13.6 |
| 29 | Hayward, Philip | 2116 | ENG | +50B | −3N | +25N | −20B | −11N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.50 | 1990 | -7.8 |
| 30 | Gillings, Matthew | 2057 | ENG | −1B | +51N | −7B | +40N | −12B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.50 | 1893 | -7.6 |
| 31 | Harris, Timothy | 2013 | AUS | −4N | −23B | +44N | =26B | =39N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 3.00 | 1710 | -26.4 |
| 32 | Sahoo, Shivam | 1949 | ENG | −7B | +43B | −23N | +35N | −33B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 1850 | -4.4 |
| 33 | Ward, Cian | 2093 | ENG | +51B | −5N | F | −8B | +32N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1933 | -4.0 |
| 34 | Homer, Stephen J | 2052 | ENG | −16N | −39B | F | +50N | +37B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.50 | 1908 | -8.6 |
| 35 | Malinovskii, Ilia | 2173 | ENG | −22N | −41B | +46N | −32B | +50B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.50 | 1797 | -38.2 |
| 36 | Steiner, Matthias | 2006 | GER | =48B | −38N | F | =21B | +45N | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.50 | 1941 | -7.0 |
| 37 | Holmes, Matthew A | 1937 | ENG | +23N | =4B | −28N | −25B | −34N | 1.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 4.50 | 1874 | +5.4 |
| 38 | Sajanani, Vikas | 2007 | ENG | =18N | +36B | −9N | −27B | −21N | 1.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 3.50 | 1873 | -5.4 |
| 39 | Sandbrink, Kai | 1798 | SUI | −10B | +34N | F | −14N | =31B | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 1872 | +9.4 |
| 40 | Camp, Imogen A LWCM | 1957 | WLS | −21N | =46B | F | −30B | +44N | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.25 | 1653 | -21.4 |
| 41 | Collyer, David | 2011 | ENG | −8B | +35N | F | −18B | −26N | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.00 | 1841 | -7.8 |
| 42 | Gordon, Sean | 2019 | ENG | −3B | +50N | F | −16B | −17N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 1874 | -8.6 |
| 43 | Wang, Anlan | 2100 | ENG | −17B | −32N | +51B | −22N | −24B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 1105 | 0.0 |
| 44 | FIDE 35079743 | 1890 | — | −12B | −27N | −31B | +51N | −40B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 1166 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Amoako Philip Selikem Yao | 2055 | GHA | −25N | F | +48B | −15N | −36B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.50 | 1895 | -8.8 |
| 46 | Hu, Junyan | 2048 | ENG | −2B | =40N | −35B | −24N | F | 0.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.75 | 1716 | -27.6 |
| 47 | Evans, Harry G | 1970 | ENG | =20N | −9B | F | F | F | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.50 | 1958 | +4.2 |
| 48 | Udovenko, Daniel | 2181 | ENG | =36N | −28B | −45N | F | F | 0.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 1714 | -37.2 |
| 49 | George, Richard M | 1826 | ENG | −19B | −13B | −26N | F | F | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 1168 | -16.6 |
| 50 | Steventon, Christopher | 1788 | ENG | −29N | −42B | F | −34B | −35N | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1220 | -41.2 |
| 51 | Rosenberg, Thomas | 1872 | ENG | −33N | −30B | −43N | −44B | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1156 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Saunders, AronENG+33.04.0 pts · #4
- 2Wallace, Adrian DENG+28.83.0 pts · #12
- 3Liu, YutongCHN+28.64.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Norris, ZackENG-42.82.5 pts · #19
- 2Steventon, ChristopherENG-41.20.0 pts · #50
- 3Malinovskii, IliaENG-38.22.0 pts · #25
Biggest upsets
- R3+316 Elo gap
- R2+254 Elo gap
- R2+229 Elo gap