2026 Isle of Wight Masters

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109 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 16 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in Ryde, England. 51 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2503, and top seed was Gawain C B Maroroa Jones (🇬🇧 ENG, GM, 2645).

Matthew J Wadsworth (🇬🇧 ENG, GM, 2508) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Tobias Koelle (7.0) and Matthew J Turner (7.0). Wadsworth shared the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 1: David Collyer (1916) beat Bengt Lindberg (IM, 2276), a +360-point gap.

Location

🇬🇧Ryde, England

Dates

16 Feb 2026 → 22 Feb 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇬🇧GMGawain C B Maroroa Jones2645

Avg top 10

2,503

Participants

109

Titled players · 51

GM×9

IM×12

FM×15

CM×11

WGM×2

WFM×1

WCM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇬🇧England×60

🇨🇭Switzerland×8

🇮🇪Ireland×4

🇨🇦Canada×3

🇳🇱Netherlands×3

🇬🇧Wales×2

🇸🇪Sweden×2

🇫🇷France×2

Top 3

🥇
GMMatthew J Wadsworth
🇬🇧ENG·2508
7.0pts·2634perf+15.7
🥈
IMTobias Koelle
🇩🇪GER·2487
7.0pts·2556perf+9.0
🥉
GMMatthew J Turner
🇬🇧SCO·2448
7.0pts·2521perf+9.9

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 3 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Koelle7Turner7Wadsworth7Beerdsen6.5Chatalbashev6.5Kanyamarala6.5

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 7.0/9. Wadsworth takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (49.0).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

IM Tobias Koelle 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)GM Matthew J Turner 3 wins (R1–R3)GM Matthew J Wadsworth 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMTobias Koelle	*	—	0	—
2GMMatthew J Turner	—	*	½	—
3GMMatthew J Wadsworth	1	½	*	1
4GMThomas Beerdsen	—	—	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Wadsworth, Matthew JGM	2508	ENG	+38N	+74B	+44N	+2B	=6N	=10B	+5B	=3N	=4N	7.0	49.0	52.5	39.50	2634	+15.7
2	Koelle, TobiasIM	2487	GER	+49B	+31N	+16B	−1N	+21B	+13N	+10N	=11B	=8N	7.0	47.5	52.0	38.75	2556	+9.0
3	Turner, Matthew JGM	2448	SCO	+42N	+25B	+46N	−4B	=16N	+60B	+6N	=1B	+13N	7.0	46.5	50.5	37.75	2521	+9.9
4	Chatalbashev, BorisGM	2529	DEN	+37B	=23N	+64B	+3N	=11B	=5N	+44B	=10N	=1B	6.5	47.5	51.5	36.00	2538	+3.3
5	Beerdsen, ThomasGM	2525	NED	+83N	+13B	=50N	+30B	+60N	=4B	−1N	=14B	+16N	6.5	44.5	48.0	32.50	2494	-1.2
6	Maroroa Jones, Gawain C BGM	2645	ENG	+86N	+48B	=101N	+14B	=1B	=44N	−3B	+21N	+19B	6.5	43.0	45.5	31.50	2516	-10.3
7	Kanyamarala, TarunIM	2397	IRL	+41N	=24B	=69N	+18B	−44B	+39N	+45B	+12N	=11N	6.5	42.0	46.0	33.75	2400	+2.1
8	Trost, EdvinIM	2458	SWE	+61B	+32N	=21B	−45N	+48B	=23N	+56B	+30N	=2B	6.5	41.0	45.0	31.50	2430	-1.4
9	Kanyamarala, TrishaWGM	2223	IRL	=99B	−59N	+70B	+79N	=22B	=37N	+65B	+44N	+30B	6.5	35.5	38.0	27.50	2242	+9.4
10	Royal, ShreyasGM	2519	ENG	+36B	+56N	+12B	=11N	+45B	=1N	−2B	=4B	=14N	6.0	48.0	52.0	32.25	2491	-1.7
11	Plat, VojtechGM	2463	SVK	+43N	+40B	+34N	=10B	=4N	F	+20B	=2N	=7B	6.0	46.5	46.5	33.50	2515	+7.2
12	Khoury, TheoFM	2295	ENG	+78N	+52B	−10N	−13B	+49N	+25B	+18N	−7B	+35N	6.0	43.5	47.0	28.50	2277	+1.2
13	Rami,TalabFM	2187	SYR	+97B	−5N	+89B	+12N	+19B	−2B	+62N	+47N	−3B	6.0	43.5	46.0	25.50	2410	+105.2
14	Golubka, PetroGM	2345	CAN	+96B	=33N	+57B	−6N	+74B	=56N	+32B	=5N	=10B	6.0	40.5	43.0	25.75	2426	+10.0
15	Mitev, ValentinFM	2313	BUL	+109N	−46B	+59B	=48N	+57B	−20N	+64B	=31N	+33B	6.0	36.5	37.0	22.25	2249	-11.2
16	Badacsonyi, StanleyFM	2290	ENG	+67N	+58B	−2N	+40B	=3B	=47N	=19B	+28N	−5B	5.5	45.0	49.0	27.00	2349	+18.2
17	Gormally, Daniel WGM	2379	ENG	+51B	=57N	=33B	+28N	=23B	=21N	=31B	=20N	=27B	5.5	42.0	46.0	28.00	2270	-11.3
18	Bozinakis, Pavlos	2256	GRE	=70B	+63N	+65B	−7N	=39B	+29N	−12B	+53N	=20B	5.5	41.0	45.0	25.25	2205	-8.2
19	Tahay, AlexisIM	2352	FRA	−52N	+94B	+49N	+26B	−13N	+95B	=16N	+23B	−6N	5.5	41.0	44.0	24.25	2273	-7.1
20	Cancedda-Dupuis, Livio	2160	ENG	+103N	=30B	=62N	=69B	+34N	+15B	−11N	=17B	=18N	5.5	41.0	43.0	25.00	2344	+90.0
21	Jalving, AugustFM	2275	DEN	+91B	+85N	=8N	+101B	−2N	=17B	=50N	−6B	+46N	5.5	40.5	43.0	21.25	2378	+27.4
22	Lindberg, BengtIM	2276	SWE	−58N	+67B	=61N	+54B	=9N	=24B	=35N	+57B	=26N	5.5	39.0	43.0	25.75	2137	-13.4
23	Chakrabarty, ReyaanshFM	2272	AUS	+98N	=4B	+100N	=50B	=17N	=8B	=47B	−19N	+74B	5.5	39.0	41.5	22.25	2353	+24.0
24	Dasgupta, AvyuktCM	2129	ENG	+88B	=7N	−47B	=63N	+77B	=22N	−28B	+49N	+45B	5.5	38.5	41.5	23.50	2208	+42.0
25	Varnam, Liam DFM	2144	ENG	+87B	−3N	+75B	−44N	+68B	−12N	+59B	+56N	=31B	5.5	38.0	41.0	21.00	2197	+15.2
26	Richardson, John RFM	2211	ENG	−85B	+82N	+96B	−19N	+42B	=36N	+37B	=45N	=22B	5.5	37.0	39.5	23.50	2169	-6.2
27	Sprenger de la Iglesia, YevgeniCM	2205	ESP	+90N	−50B	=52N	=61B	+41N	+76B	−30N	+58B	=17N	5.5	36.0	39.0	22.50	2166	-9.6
28	Stanojevic, IlijaFM	2222	SRB	+104N	−101B	+51N	−17B	=61N	+72B	+24N	−16B	+47B	5.5	36.0	38.0	22.50	2251	+9.4
29	Pereslavtsev, Alexandr	2077	ENG	+106N	−34B	=35N	=76B	+58N	−18B	+67N	=69B	+57N	5.5	35.0	36.5	19.75	2118	+23.6
30	Shearsby, JudeFM	2309	ENG	+79B	=20N	+95B	−5N	+33B	=32N	+27B	−8B	−9N	5.0	44.0	47.0	22.25	2274	-7.4
31	Cummings, David H.IM	2237	CAN	+35N	−2B	F	+58B	=46N	+38B	=17N	=15B	=25N	5.0	42.5	42.5	24.75	2252	+2.6
32	Hanache, KaiCM	2234	ENG	+81N	−8B	+41N	+38B	=50N	=30B	−14N	=46B	=36N	5.0	41.5	45.0	23.00	2217	-5.2
33	Kiss, Lajos	2166	HUN	+92N	=14B	=17N	=34B	−30N	=78B	+38N	+62B	−15N	5.0	40.0	43.0	22.00	2238	+17.8
34	Eltigani, OmarIM	2277	SUD	+82B	+29N	−11B	=33N	−20B	+46B	=57N	=74N	=40B	5.0	39.0	42.5	22.25	2197	-18.0
35	Kendall, Arthur	1897	ENG	−31B	+36N	=29B	−65N	+96B	+102N	=22B	+64N	−12B	5.0	37.5	40.0	19.50	2191	+126.4
36	Smolinski, Wojciech	2034	POL	−10N	−35B	+104N	+80B	+100N	=26B	−69B	+51N	=32B	5.0	36.0	38.0	17.75	2100	+27.2
37	Patel, Zain	2042	ENG	−4N	=98B	=80N	+103B	+89N	=9B	−26N	=52B	+71N	5.0	36.0	38.0	17.50	2078	+12.0
38	Vashisht-Pigem, Raman	2034	ENG	−1B	+107N	+106B	−32N	+63B	−31N	−33B	+70N	+68B	5.0	35.5	36.5	14.50	2093	+24.0
39	Bryant, HarryCM	2146	ENG	+84N	=62B	−60N	+98B	=18N	−7B	−58N	+78B	+72N	5.0	34.5	37.0	17.75	2135	-2.8
40	Bradbury, Neil HIM	2146	ENG	+77B	−11N	+97B	−16N	=51B	F	+78N	+60B	=34N	5.0	34.5	34.5	18.25	2214	+15.2
41	Brett, Andrew R	2011	ENG	−7B	+77N	−32B	+97N	−27B	−75N	+87B	+84N	+56B	5.0	34.0	36.5	16.00	2081	+13.4
42	Hylarides, Charlie Ronald	2016	NED	−3B	−75N	+107B	+81N	−26N	=73B	=84N	+76B	+66N	5.0	34.0	35.0	15.50	2027	+0.4
43	Ward, Cian	2022	ENG	−11B	−97N	=90B	=87N	−75B	+108N	+92B	+63N	+59B	5.0	29.0	29.5	14.50	1965	-30.4
44	Vaidyanathan, AdithyaFM	2286	ENG	F	+53N	−1B	+25B	+7N	=6B	−4N	−9B	+48N	4.5	47.5	47.5	24.25	2388	+40.0
45	Radeva, ViktoriaWGM	2284	BUL	=71N	+76B	+66N	+8B	−10N	=50B	−7N	=26B	−24N	4.5	42.5	46.0	21.00	2224	-11.0
46	Burrows, Martin P	2089	ENG	+108B	+15N	−3B	=56N	=31B	−34N	+75B	=32N	−21B	4.5	41.0	41.5	17.00	2187	+22.4
47	Yu, ZechenFM	2388	CHN	+54N	=66B	+24N	−60B	+69N	=16B	=23N	−13B	−28N	4.5	40.5	44.5	21.50	2188	-44.8
48	Murawski, JanCM	2200	ENG	+107B	−6N	+91B	=15B	−8N	=59N	=51B	+68N	−44B	4.5	39.0	40.0	15.25	2142	-26.0
49	Kilambi, Venkata Ananth Akshay	2024	ENG	−2N	+81B	−19B	+91N	−12B	=63N	+96N	−24B	+58N	4.5	38.5	41.0	15.00	2090	+22.4
50	Golding, AlexIM	2391	ENG	+55B	+27N	=5B	=23N	=32B	=45N	=21B	F	F	4.5	37.0	37.0	23.50	2358	-1.6
51	Bevis, Noah	1993	ENG	−17N	+92B	−28B	+75N	=40N	=66B	=48N	−36B	+77B	4.5	36.5	39.5	16.75	2070	+32.0
52	Udovenko, Daniel	1993	ENG	+19B	−12N	=27B	−64N	+85B	−74N	+102B	=37N	=83N	4.5	36.0	38.5	18.00	2143	+65.2
53	Bullen, AlexCM	2115	WLS	+93N	−44B	−58N	=100B	=71N	+89B	+76N	−18B	=54N	4.5	32.0	34.5	15.00	1968	-31.6
54	Wallace, Adrian D	1996	ENG	−47B	=87N	+99B	−22N	−59B	+85N	+77B	=65N	=53B	4.5	32.0	34.5	14.75	2029	+5.4
55	Sefton, Adam	1997	ENG	−50N	=80B	=84N	=73B	−76N	+99B	=71N	=67B	+81N	4.5	30.0	32.5	15.25	1936	-33.6
56	Dickenson, Neil FFM	2261	ENG	+89N	−10B	+72N	=46B	+66N	=14B	−8N	−25B	−41N	4.0	41.5	44.5	16.25	2132	-28.8
57	Fellowes, BillyCM	2184	ENG	+80N	=17B	−14N	+78B	−15N	+61B	=34B	−22N	−29B	4.0	41.0	44.5	16.25	2124	-25.6
58	Collyer, David	1916	ENG	+22B	−16N	+53B	−31N	−29B	+100N	+39B	−27N	−49B	4.0	41.0	43.5	17.50	2082	+34.0
59	Steiners, EmilsCM	1895	LAT	=69N	+9B	−15N	−66B	+54N	=48B	−25N	+61B	−43N	4.0	40.0	44.0	19.25	2093	+83.2
60	Kaufman, RaymondIM	2265	CAN	=63B	+70N	+39B	+47N	−5B	−3N	=74B	−40N	F	4.0	39.5	39.5	17.25	2204	-10.2
61	Sasikumar, Srivathsan	2017	ENG	−8N	+104B	=22B	=27N	=28B	−57N	=63B	−59N	+85B	4.0	38.0	40.0	15.25	2053	+10.8
62	Wong, JianwenFM	2295	MAS	+68B	=39N	=20B	=74N	+65B	=64N	−13B	−33N	F	4.0	37.0	37.0	17.00	2139	-31.8
63	Norinkeviciute, RasaWFM	1901	LTU	=60N	−18B	+108N	=24B	−38N	=49B	=61N	−43B	+84B	4.0	36.5	37.0	12.50	1999	+20.2
64	Dignam, MatthewCM	2197	IRL	=76N	+71B	−4N	+52B	+101N	=62B	−15N	−35B	F	4.0	36.0	36.0	14.75	2159	-6.6
65	Widjaja, LukeCM	2136	USA	=94N	+73B	−18N	+35B	−62N	+84B	−9N	=54B	F	4.0	35.5	35.5	15.75	2018	-43.6
66	Terler, Bohdan	2096	ENG	+105B	=47N	−45B	+59N	−56B	=51N	−68B	+79N	−42B	4.0	34.0	36.0	14.00	2016	-38.0
67	Freeman, Luke	1939	ENG	−16B	−22N	−77B	+105N	+97B	+88N	−29B	=55N	=73B	4.0	34.0	36.0	11.75	1933	-8.0
68	Gorskovs, Andrejs	1943	ENG	−62N	=93B	=73N	+106B	−25N	+80B	+66N	−48B	−38N	4.0	33.5	35.0	12.50	1959	+3.2
69	Dishman, StephenFM	2236	ENG	=59B	+99N	=7B	=20N	−47B	F	+36N	=29N	F	4.0	33.5	33.5	18.25	2170	-8.6
70	Shivakumar, Akshath	1898	ENG	=18N	−60B	−9N	=88B	=103N	+106B	=72N	−38B	+86B	4.0	33.0	34.5	11.75	1987	+34.4
71	Rastogi, Nayan Keats	1926	ENG	=45B	−64N	+88B	−95N	=53B	=77N	=55B	+86N	−37B	4.0	32.0	35.0	14.50	2015	+38.4
72	Schell, Finn	2012	ENG	−101N	+90B	−56B	=85N	+82B	−28N	=70B	+75N	−39B	4.0	31.5	34.0	13.50	2010	-6.0
73	Chapman, Luke	1802	ENG	=102B	−65N	=68B	=55N	=79B	=42N	−86N	+98B	=67N	4.0	30.5	33.0	14.25	1960	+70.4
74	Li, Harry	2181	ENG	F	−1N	+85B	=62B	−14N	+52B	=60N	=34B	−23N	3.5	39.0	39.0	14.00	2187	+0.6
75	Swiatkowski, Aram	1851	ENG	−95N	+42B	−25N	−51B	+43N	+41B	−46N	−72B	=78N	3.5	37.0	40.0	16.75	1964	+23.8
76	Ratcliffe, James	1873	ENG	=64B	−45N	+102B	=29N	+55B	−27N	−53B	−42N	=79B	3.5	37.0	39.5	13.50	2022	+58.8
77	Vaidyanathan, Sathya	1846	ENG	−40N	−41B	+67N	+109B	−24N	=71B	−54N	+96B	−51N	3.5	35.0	35.5	9.00	1931	+36.4
78	Skettos, Nicolas	1947	CYP	−12B	=105N	+87B	−57N	+90B	=33N	−40B	−39N	=75B	3.5	34.5	36.5	11.25	1955	-1.4
79	Bara, Jan	1948	CZE	−30N	=84B	+94N	−9B	=73N	+93B	−95N	−66B	=76N	3.5	32.0	35.0	11.25	1914	-24.0
80	Mokhber-Garcia, Sebastian	1872	ENG	−57B	=55N	=37B	−36N	+86B	−68N	−83N	=99B	+96N	3.5	31.5	34.0	11.50	1940	+28.4
81	Kaushik, Madhav	1894	ENG	−32B	−49N	+83N	−42B	−88N	+105B	=103N	+100B	−55B	3.5	30.0	32.0	9.00	1868	-16.8
82	Prado, AlexandraWCM	1924	BOL	−34N	−26B	=92N	+94B	−72N	=103B	+93N	−83B	=97N	3.5	29.5	31.5	9.75	1893	-11.0
83	Allorant, Adrien	2038	FRA	−5B	−89N	−81B	F	F	+107N	+80B	+82N	=52B	3.5	25.5	25.5	10.25	1986	-12.2
84	Anjulan, Ashwin	1840	ENG	−39B	=79N	=55B	=96N	+91B	−65N	=42B	−41B	−63N	3.0	34.0	36.5	10.75	1881	+16.4
85	Swiatkowski, Dominik	1883	ENG	+26N	−21B	−74N	=72B	−52N	−54B	+106N	=103B	−61N	3.0	33.5	35.0	10.00	1908	+3.2
86	Marusenko, PetrIM	2057	UKR	−6B	−91N	+93N	−89B	−80N	+104N	+73B	−71B	−70N	3.0	31.0	33.0	9.00	1815	-59.4
87	Saxena, Advik	1834	ENG	−25N	=54B	−78N	=43B	=92N	=98B	−41N	+107B	F	3.0	30.0	30.0	8.50	1883	+15.2
88	Gupta, Aditya	1820	ENG	−24N	=109B	−71N	=70N	+81B	−67B	=98N	=97B	−89N	3.0	29.0	29.5	8.25	1812	-4.0
89	Bowley, Clive	1900	ENG	−56B	+83B	−13N	+86N	−37B	−53N	F	F	+88B	3.0	29.0	29.0	9.50	2024	+39.6
90	Vernon, Harry	1883	ENG	−27B	−72N	=43N	+108B	−78N	−96B	=99N	=93B	=100N	3.0	28.5	29.0	7.00	1810	-38.0
91	Cotton, Gil	1911	SUI	−21N	+86B	−48N	−49B	−84N	−92B	=105N	+108B	=93N	3.0	28.5	29.0	6.00	1837	-20.4
92	Saxena, Reyansh	1857	ENG	−33B	−51N	=82B	−102N	=87B	+91N	−43N	+104B	F	3.0	28.5	28.5	8.25	1891	+8.8
93	Best, Francis P	1810	ENG	−53B	=68N	−86B	=99N	+107B	−79N	−82B	=90N	=91B	3.0	27.0	28.0	7.25	1825	+2.8
94	Campora, Christoph	1832	SUI	=65B	−19N	−79B	−82N	−104B	F	=108N	+106B	+98N	3.0	23.0	23.0	6.25	1860	+1.6
95	Onslow, Alfie	2163	ENG	+75B	F	−30N	+71B	F	−19N	+79B	F	F	3.0	21.5	21.5	11.00	2149	+0.4
96	Vaddadi, Seshagiri	1990	ENG	−14N	+103B	−26N	=84B	−35N	+90N	−49B	−77N	−80B	2.5	34.0	36.0	6.50	1808	-91.6
97	Davis, LeeCM	1872	WLS	−13N	+43B	−40N	−41B	−67N	F	=100B	=88N	=82B	2.5	34.0	34.0	9.50	1834	-10.0
98	Williams, Ana	1903	ENG	−23B	=37N	+105B	−39N	−102B	=87N	=88B	−73N	−94B	2.5	31.0	33.0	7.50	1794	-29.2
99	Berger, Stefan	1892	SUI	=9N	−69B	−54N	=93B	=106N	−55N	=90B	=80N	−105B	2.5	31.0	32.5	8.75	1788	-27.8
100	Sandbrink, Kai	1753	SUI	F	+102N	−23B	=53N	−36B	−58B	=97N	−81N	=90B	2.5	30.5	30.5	7.50	1854	+15.8
101	Roberson, Peter TIM	2444	ENG	+72B	+28N	=6B	−21N	−64B	F	F	F	F	2.5	25.5	25.5	12.75	2277	-9.7
102	Schoenbaechler, Anselm	2090	SUI	=73N	−100B	−76N	+92B	+98N	−35B	−52N	F	F	2.5	25.0	25.0	7.50	1766	-58.2
103	Kondzic, Ben	1846	SUI	−20B	−96N	F	−37N	=70B	=82N	=81B	=85N	F	2.0	27.0	27.0	7.00	1812	-8.0
104	Sandhu, Jai	1885	ENG	−28B	−61N	−36B	−107N	+94N	−86B	F	−92N	+108B	2.0	25.0	25.0	3.50	1767	-25.2
105	Hussain, Hashem	1805	KUW	−66N	=78B	−98N	−67B	F	−81N	=91B	F	+99N	2.0	23.0	23.0	5.75	1782	-5.4
106	Silke Balerna, Pietro	1762	SUI	−29B	F	−38N	−68N	=99B	−70N	−85B	−94N	+107B	1.5	28.0	28.0	2.25	1678	-16.0
107	Uso I Cubertorer, Lluis	1877	SUI	−48N	−38B	−42N	+104B	−93N	−83B	F	−87N	−106N	1.0	27.5	27.5	2.00	1625	-46.4
108	Pees, Hans	1786	NED	−46N	F	−63B	−90N	F	−43B	=94B	−91N	−104N	0.5	24.5	24.5	1.50	1510	-68.0
109	Woods, Yannick	1972	IRL	−15B	=88N	F	−77N	F	F	F	F	F	0.5	12.5	12.5	1.50	1719	-40.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Kendall, ArthurENG
+126.4
5.0 pts · #43
2Rami,TalabFMSYR
+105.2
6.0 pts · #13
3Cancedda-Dupuis, LivioENG
+90.0
5.5 pts · #17

Top rating losers

1Vaddadi, SeshagiriENG
-91.6
2.5 pts · #101
2Pees, HansNED
-68.0
0.5 pts · #109
3Marusenko, PetrIMUKR
-59.4
3.0 pts · #84

Biggest upsets

R1+360 Elo gap
Collyer, David1916 beat IMLindberg, Bengt2276
R1+359 Elo gap
Udovenko, Daniel1993 beat IMTahay, Alexis2352
R2+337 Elo gap
Sandbrink, Kai1753 beat Schoenbaechler, Anselm2090