2026 Isle of Wight Weekday Under 2100
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39 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 16 Feb 2026 to 20 Feb 2026 in Ryde, England. 8 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 740, and top seed was Romain Tahay (🇫🇷 FRA, 2003).
Ben Sommerbauer-Cornell (🇬🇧 ENG, 0) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Oliver Thornley (5.5) and Hengyang Yao (5.0). Sommerbauer-Cornell shared the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇬🇧Ryde, England
Dates
16 Feb 2026 → 20 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 8 represented
🇬🇧England×30
🇨🇳China×2
🇮🇪Ireland×2
🇳🇱Netherlands×1
🇳🇴Norway×1
🇫🇷France×1
FIDE (no federation)×1
🇵🇹Portugal×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
15
6
2
3
2
3
2
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 5.5/7. Sommerbauer-Cornell takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (25.0).
R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Oliver Thornley drew with Ben Sommerbauer-Cornell (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Oliver Thornley 5 wins (R2–R6)Hengyang Yao 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Oliver Thornley | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2Ben Sommerbauer-Cornell | ½ | * | ½ | — |
| 3Hengyang Yao | — | ½ | * | 0 |
| 4Yiyi Liu | — | — | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sommerbauer-Cornell, Ben | 0 | ENG | +39B | +18N | =9B | +27N | +5B | =3N | =2B | 5.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 17.75 | 2080 | +12.6 |
| 2 | Thornley, Oliver | 0 | ENG | −33N | +20B | +34N | +30B | +18N | +19B | =1N | 5.5 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 16.25 | 1994 | +41.4 |
| 3 | Yao, Hengyang | 0 | CHN | +26B | +22B | +6N | =5B | +9N | =1B | −4N | 5.0 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 19.50 | 1949 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Liu,Yiyi | 0 | CHN | F | +15N | +8B | F | +10N | +7B | +3B | 5.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 21.50 | 2657 | +24.4 |
| 5 | Shah, Samuel | 0 | ENG | +36B | +10N | +19B | =3N | −1N | =6B | =9N | 4.5 | 26.0 | 27.5 | 15.25 | 1987 | +58.8 |
| 6 | Tahay, Romain | 2003 | FRA | +23B | +25N | −3B | −7N | +33B | =5N | +12B | 4.5 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 13.75 | 1961 | -4.6 |
| 7 | Hunn, David | 0 | ENG | −12N | +38B | +24N | +6B | =14B | −4N | +13N | 4.5 | 23.0 | 23.5 | 13.25 | 1930 | +14.4 |
| 8 | Smith, Ryan M | 0 | ENG | +38N | =33B | −4N | =12B | +20N | +18B | =27N | 4.5 | 19.5 | 20.0 | 10.75 | 1914 | +25.6 |
| 9 | Erdogan, Hassan | 0 | ENG | +24B | +21N | =1N | F | −3B | +14N | =5B | 4.0 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 14.50 | 2006 | +18.8 |
| 10 | Gamage, Anuhas | 0 | ENG | +13N | −5B | =30B | +31N | −4B | =15N | +24B | 4.0 | 22.0 | 24.5 | 12.00 | 1778 | -74.8 |
| 11 | Northam, Lawrence | 0 | ENG | −21N | +28B | =12N | +23B | F | =13B | +19N | 4.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 12.50 | 1825 | -1.6 |
| 12 | Mehta, Aarav Swansh | 0 | ENG | +7B | −19N | =11B | =8N | +22N | =27B | −6N | 3.5 | 23.5 | 26.5 | 13.25 | 1865 | +8.0 |
| 13 | Sennaroglu, Djan | 0 | ENG | −10B | +37N | +21B | −19N | +17B | =11N | −7B | 3.5 | 22.0 | 22.5 | 9.00 | 1741 | -23.6 |
| 14 | Gilbert, Alistair | 0 | ENG | =20N | =34B | +23N | +22B | =7N | −9B | F | 3.5 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 10.75 | 1837 | +10.8 |
| 15 | Blin, Henri | 0 | ENG | F | −4B | =32N | =21B | +37N | =10B | +18N | 3.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 8.25 | 1863 | +53.6 |
| 16 | Luong, Thao | 1836 | NED | =31B | −30N | −17B | +39N | +28B | +25N | F | 3.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 7.25 | 1816 | -4.8 |
| 17 | Epstein-Lightman, Yishai | 0 | ENG | −18B | F | +16N | =33B | −13N | +32B | +35N | 3.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 9.00 | 1796 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Lin, William | 0 | ENG | +17N | −1B | +36N | +29B | −2B | −8N | −15B | 3.0 | 25.5 | 27.0 | 8.00 | 1524 | -57.6 |
| 19 | Taylor, Zebadiah | 0 | ENG | +32N | +12B | −5N | +13B | F | −2N | −11B | 3.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 9.50 | 1791 | +12.0 |
| 20 | Spirling, Florence | 0 | ENG | =14B | −2N | =26B | +24N | −8B | =31N | =28B | 3.0 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 9.00 | 1614 | -25.6 |
| 21 | Chen, Yechu | 0 | ENG | +11B | −9B | −13N | =15N | =26B | +33N | −29B | 3.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 9.25 | 1761 | +32.8 |
| 22 | Li, Yueci | 0 | ENG | +37B | −3N | +25B | −14N | −12B | −24N | +31B | 3.0 | 20.5 | 21.0 | 6.00 | 1812 | -5.2 |
| 23 | Bhaduri, Aviraj | 0 | ENG | −6N | +35B | −14B | −11N | +38B | =26N | =25B | 3.0 | 20.0 | 20.5 | 5.50 | 1778 | +26.4 |
| 24 | Dolgun, Mikhail S | 1677 | FID | −9N | +39N | −7B | −20B | +36N | +22B | −10N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 4.50 | 1748 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Ingham, H William | 0 | ENG | +35N | −6B | −22N | +34B | =29N | −16B | =23N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 7.00 | 1781 | +3.4 |
| 26 | Berkley, Stephen W | 0 | ENG | −3N | =32B | =20N | =37B | =21N | =23B | =30N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.5 | 7.25 | 1689 | -10.8 |
| 27 | Santos, Joao Artur Almeida | 0 | POR | +28B | F | +33N | −1B | F | =12N | =8B | 3.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 9.00 | 1836 | -10.2 |
| 28 | Thay, Remy | 0 | ENG | −27N | −11N | +39B | =36B | −16N | +37B | =20N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 2.75 | 1705 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Alderson, Michael J | 0 | ENG | =30B | +31N | F | −18N | =25B | F | +21N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 8.25 | 1725 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Hill, Callum | 0 | ENG | =29N | +16B | =10N | −2N | F | −35B | =26B | 2.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 8.50 | 1784 | +16.0 |
| 31 | Kota, Ashwath Kumar | 0 | ENG | =16N | −29B | +35N | −10B | =32N | =20B | −22N | 2.5 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 6.50 | 1781 | +34.4 |
| 32 | O Hanlon, Joe | 0 | IRL | −19B | =26N | =15B | =38N | =31B | −17N | =34B | 2.5 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 5.75 | 1670 | -7.2 |
| 33 | Tang, Carolus | 0 | ENG | +2B | =8N | −27B | =17N | −6N | −21B | F | 2.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 9.50 | 1691 | +2.4 |
| 34 | Cooper, Malcolm H | 0 | ENG | F | =14N | −2B | −25N | −35B | +36B | =32N | 2.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 4.50 | 1618 | -23.2 |
| 35 | Andersen, Martin K | 1886 | NOR | −25B | −23N | −31B | F | +34N | +30N | −17B | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 4.50 | 1643 | -32.4 |
| 36 | V, Krish | 0 | ENG | −5N | F | −18B | =28N | −24B | −34N | +37N | 1.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 2.00 | 1547 | -1.2 |
| 37 | Horwood, Alexander | 0 | ENG | −22N | −13B | F | =26N | −15B | −28N | −36B | 0.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 1.50 | 1360 | -58.4 |
| 38 | Walker, Elmira | 0 | ENG | −8B | −7N | F | =32B | −23N | F | F | 0.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 1.25 | 1454 | -27.8 |
| 39 | O`hanlon, Pat | 0 | IRL | −1N | −24B | −28N | −16B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.00 | 1111 | -12.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Shah, SamuelENG+58.84.5 pts · #6
- 2Blin, HenriENG+53.63.5 pts · #12
- 3Thornley, OliverENG+41.45.5 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Gamage, AnuhasENG-74.84.0 pts · #20
- 2Horwood, AlexanderENG-58.40.5 pts · #38
- 3Lin, WilliamENG-57.63.0 pts · #36