13th Pimlico Summer Tournament 2025 - Open
Open SwissStandard
27 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 12 Jun 2025 to 10 Jul 2025 in London SW1, England. 1 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2015, and top seed was Richard Black (🇧🇲 BER, FM, 2169).
Philip J Makepeace (🇬🇧 ENG, 2061) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Ben Simpson (3.5) and Mark S Gray (3.0). Makepeace won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Marco Flaccavento (1565) beat Howard Groves (1959), a +394-point gap.
Location
🇬🇧London SW1, England
Dates
12 Jun 2025 → 10 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 75 Min. Incr. 15 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 1
FM×1
Federations · 6 represented
🇬🇧England×22
🇭🇺Hungary×1
🇲🇾Malaysia×1
🇧🇲Bermuda×1
🇧🇬Bulgaria×1
🇳🇿New Zealand×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsPhilip J Makepeace led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
9
3
1
1
1
R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
Philip J Makepeace never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Philip J Makepeace 3 wins (R1–R3)FM Richard Black 3 wins (R1–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Philip J Makepeace | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2Ben Simpson | — | * | — | ½ |
| 3FMRichard Black | — | — | * | — |
| 4Mark S Gray | 0 | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Makepeace, Philip J | 2061 | ENG | +9B | +11N | +3B | =8N | +6B | 4.5 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 10.75 | 2265 | +19.8 |
| 2 | Simpson, Ben | 1933 | ENG | +27B | =3N | +26B | −4N | +15B | 3.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.00 | 1964 | +2.6 |
| 3 | Gray, Mark S | 2099 | ENG | +7N | =2B | −1N | +10B | =20N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 7.00 | 1960 | -14.6 |
| 4 | Hodgson, John H | 2042 | ENG | =16N | +15B | =21N | +2B | −5N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 6.50 | 1897 | -13.8 |
| 5 | Black, RichardFM | 2169 | BER | +25B | +17N | F | F | +4B | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.00 | 2660 | +9.8 |
| 6 | Morgan, Richard J | 1747 | ENG | =22B | +13N | F | +20B | −1N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.25 | 2048 | +42.0 |
| 7 | Ameri, Gianfranco F | 1762 | ENG | −3B | +19N | =18B | −9N | +16B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 3.75 | 1729 | -10.8 |
| 8 | Kilambi, Venkata Ananth Akshay | 1915 | ENG | +19N | +24B | F | =1B | F | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.75 | 2119 | +21.2 |
| 9 | Conway, Paul Bernard | 1849 | ENG | −1N | +12B | −20N | +7B | −14N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 4.50 | 1860 | +1.0 |
| 10 | Ward-Riggs, Samuel | 1696 | ENG | −11B | +23B | =15N | −3N | =19B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 2.50 | 1855 | +9.8 |
| 11 | Horan, George | 1886 | ENG | +10N | −1B | +17N | F | F | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.50 | 1930 | +3.8 |
| 12 | Gopaldas, Caelan | 1632 | ENG | −24B | −9N | +25B | −16N | +18B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 2.00 | 1670 | +4.4 |
| 13 | Meric, Caglar | 0 | ENG | F | −6B | +16B | +18N | F | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.00 | 1708 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Tillett, Matthew | 0 | ENG | −17B | +25N | F | F | +9B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.50 | 1773 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Douglas, Daniel | 0 | ENG | F | −4N | =10B | +17B | −2N | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.50 | 1745 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Levy, Christopher A | 1751 | ENG | =4B | F | −13N | +12B | −7N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.50 | 1812 | +4.2 |
| 17 | Gunawardana, Thivan Manamperi | 1658 | ENG | +14N | −5B | −11B | −15N | =23N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 2.50 | 1695 | +1.2 |
| 18 | Flaccavento, Marco | 1565 | ENG | +23N | −21B | =7N | −13B | −12N | 1.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 2.25 | 1685 | +19.2 |
| 19 | Rubin, Marcus | 0 | ENG | −8B | −7B | +23N | F | =10N | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1746 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Dunn, Maxim | 1985 | ENG | F | F | +9B | −6N | =3B | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.50 | 1898 | -6.4 |
| 21 | Thomas, Isambard | 1734 | NZL | F | +18N | =4B | −22N | F | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 1901 | +21.6 |
| 22 | Kovacs, Zoltan | 2097 | HUN | =6N | F | F | +21B | F | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.75 | 1934 | -5.8 |
| 23 | Groves, Howard | 1959 | ENG | −18B | −10N | −19B | =25N | =17B | 1.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 1475 | -94.0 |
| 24 | Avinash Reddy | 0 | MAS | +12N | −8N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.00 | 1774 | -0.8 |
| 25 | Colov, Hristo | 1753 | BUL | −5N | −14B | −12N | =23B | F | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.50 | 1642 | -19.2 |
| 26 | Padovan, Rudy | 0 | ENG | F | F | −2N | F | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1133 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Sturt, Charles A | 1750 | ENG | −2N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1133 | -5.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Morgan, Richard JENG+42.02.5 pts · #18
- 2Thomas, IsambardNZL+21.61.5 pts · #12
- 3Kilambi, Venkata Ananth AkshayENG+21.22.5 pts · #20
Top rating losers
- 1Groves, HowardENG-94.01.0 pts · #23
- 2Colov, HristoBUL-19.20.5 pts · #25
- 3Gray, Mark SENG-14.63.0 pts · #3
Biggest upsets
- R1+394 Elo gap
- R2+263 Elo gap
- R4+238 Elo gap