Coulsdon Chess Summer Cup 2025 - Elite - June 2025
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16 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 09 Jun 2025 to 23 Jun 2025 in Coulsdon, England. 5 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1931, and top seed was Ian L Snape (🇬🇧 ENG, 2090).
Ian L Snape (🇬🇧 ENG, 2090) won with 2.5/3, ahead of John E Duggan (2.0) and D Ian Calvert (2.0). Snape won solo starting round 2.
Location
🇬🇧Coulsdon, England
Dates
09 Jun 2025 → 23 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 3 rounds
Federations · 5 represented
🇬🇧England×12
🇳🇬Nigeria×1
🇬🇧Scotland×1
🇮🇪Ireland×1
🇬🇧Wales×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsIan L Snape led from R2; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R2–R3 · LEAD HELD
Ian L Snape held the sole lead from R2 through R3 without losing it.
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ian L Snape | * | — | ½ | — |
| 2D Ian Calvert | — | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3John E Duggan | ½ | ½ | * | — |
| 4Mark Smith | — | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Snape, Ian L | 2090 | ENG | +4N | +5B | =2N | 2.5 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 4.00 | 2177 | +6.0 |
| 2 | Duggan, John E | 2021 | ENG | +8B | =3N | =1B | 2.0 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 3.25 | 2060 | +3.6 |
| 3 | Calvert, D Ian | 1908 | ENG | +15N | =2B | =6N | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.75 | 2016 | +8.8 |
| 4 | Lees, Fraser A | 1899 | SCO | −1B | =9B | +15N | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.50 | 1864 | -2.8 |
| 5 | Kumar, Sachin | 1792 | ENG | +12N | −1N | =13B | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 1947 | +22.8 |
| 6 | Smith, Mark | 1942 | ENG | F | +14N | =3B | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.50 | 2046 | +5.2 |
| 7 | Baltrunas, Evaldas | 1980 | ENG | =9N | F | +8B | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.50 | 1993 | +0.6 |
| 8 | Faulkner, Martin J | 1805 | ENG | −2N | +12B | −7N | 1.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 0.50 | 1801 | -0.8 |
| 9 | Kumar, Arnav | 1793 | ENG | =7B | =4N | — | 1.0 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 1.50 | 1940 | +15.2 |
| 10 | Marsden, Rupert | 1883 | ENG | F | +13N | — | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2775 | +25.2 |
| 11 | Edwards, Nicholas L | 1802 | ENG | F | +16N | — | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2385 | +4.4 |
| 12 | Darville, Matt | 1777 | ENG | −5B | −8N | =14B | 0.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 0.25 | 1526 | -18.2 |
| 13 | Rizvi, Nasir | 1975 | WLS | F | −10B | =5N | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.75 | 1645 | -17.4 |
| 14 | George, Olufemi | 1798 | NGR | F | −6B | =12N | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.25 | 1667 | -6.8 |
| 15 | Dorman, Orla | 1710 | IRL | −3B | F | −4B | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1104 | -9.8 |
| 16 | Khan, A Qaiyum | 1586 | ENG | F | −11B | — | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1002 | -4.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Marsden, RupertENG+25.21.0 pts · #9
- 2Kumar, SachinENG+22.81.5 pts · #7
- 3Kumar, ArnavENG+15.21.0 pts · #8
Top rating losers
- 1Darville, MattENG-18.20.5 pts · #14
- 2Rizvi, NasirWLS-17.40.5 pts · #12
- 3Dorman, OrlaIRL-9.80.0 pts · #15