2026 Isle of Wight Weekend Open
Open SwissStandard
22 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 20 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in Ryde, England. 3 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 528, and top seed was Matthew Best (🇬🇧 ENG, 1803).
Keith C Arkell (🇬🇧 ENG, GM, 0) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Harry Grieve (4.0) and Yiyi Liu (3.0). Arkell shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇬🇧Ryde, England
Dates
20 Feb 2026 → 22 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 3
GM×1
IM×2
Federations · 7 represented
🇬🇧England×14
🇮🇹Italy×2
🇬🇧Scotland×2
🇨🇳China×1
🇳🇴Norway×1
FIDE (no federation)×1
🇮🇷Iran×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
9
5
3
4
2
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 4.0/5. Arkell takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (10.0).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
GM Keith C Arkell 4 wins (R1–R5)IM Harry Grieve 4 wins (R1–R5)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arkell, Keith CGM | 0 | ENG | +17B | +16N | +9B | F | +4N | 4.0 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 8.50 | 2828 | +5.3 |
| 2 | Grieve, HarryIM | 0 | ENG | +11N | +13B | +4N | F | +3B | 4.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.00 | 2922 | +4.0 |
| 3 | Liu,Yiyi | 0 | CHN | +10N | +12B | +7B | F | −2N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 7.50 | 2145 | +11.8 |
| 4 | Dunnington, Angus JIM | 0 | SCO | +19N | +18B | −2B | +11N | −1B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 5.00 | 2135 | -2.6 |
| 5 | Hordnes, Niclas | 0 | NOR | =21N | +14B | =6N | =9B | =18B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 6.00 | 1804 | -4.2 |
| 6 | Jennings, Richard | 0 | SCO | −16B | +17N | =5B | =14N | +11B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 6.00 | 1933 | -2.2 |
| 7 | Taylor, Zebadiah | 0 | ENG | +22B | F | −3N | +12B | +9N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 5.00 | 1967 | +43.2 |
| 8 | Gopikrishna, Ashwin | 0 | ENG | −9B | +20N | +16B | −18N | +19B | 3.0 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 4.50 | 1934 | +34.4 |
| 9 | Sengupta, Sohana | 0 | ENG | +8N | +21B | −1N | =5N | −7B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 5.50 | 1780 | +19.6 |
| 10 | Cooper, Malcolm H | 0 | ENG | −3B | −15N | +22B | =17N | +16B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 2.75 | 1813 | +6.4 |
| 11 | Hunn, David | 0 | ENG | −2B | +22N | +13N | −4B | −6N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 2.50 | 1893 | +3.0 |
| 12 | Pasqualetto, Lorenzo | 0 | ITA | +15B | −3N | =19B | −7N | =20B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 3.50 | 1760 | -14.6 |
| 13 | Honarvarmahalati, Hooman | 0 | IRI | +20B | −2N | −11B | −19N | +21B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 2.50 | 1712 | -18.6 |
| 14 | Best, Matthew | 1803 | ENG | F | −5N | +21B | =6B | =15N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.50 | 1782 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Costello, Colin A | 0 | ENG | −12N | +10B | F | =16N | =14B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 4.25 | 1812 | -5.8 |
| 16 | Bellon, Antonio | 1803 | ITA | +6N | −1B | −8N | =15B | −10N | 1.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 4.00 | 1763 | -7.4 |
| 17 | Nilim, Armaan | 0 | ENG | −1N | −6B | =20N | =10B | =22N | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 2.25 | 1680 | -38.8 |
| 18 | Stringer, Joseph | 0 | ENG | F | −4N | F | +8B | =5N | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.50 | 1955 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Northam, Lawrence | 0 | ENG | −4B | F | =12N | +13B | −8N | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 1841 | -1.6 |
| 20 | Crosby, Ben | 0 | ENG | −13N | −8B | =17B | =21N | =12N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 2.25 | 1636 | -6.8 |
| 21 | Dolgun, Mikhail S | 1677 | FID | =5B | −9N | −14N | =20B | −13N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 2.25 | 1580 | 0.0 |
| 22 | V, Krish | 0 | ENG | −7N | −11B | −10N | F | =17B | 0.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.75 | 1472 | -12.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Taylor, ZebadiahENG+43.23.0 pts · #4
- 2Gopikrishna, AshwinENG+34.43.0 pts · #3
- 3Sengupta, SohanaENG+19.62.5 pts · #11
Top rating losers
- 1Nilim, ArmaanENG-38.81.5 pts · #16
- 2Honarvarmahalati, HoomanIRI-18.62.0 pts · #18
- 3Pasqualetto, LorenzoITA-14.62.0 pts · #10