Coulsdon Chess Summer Cup 2025 - Elite - July 2025
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17 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 30 Jun 2025 to 21 Jul 2025 in Coulsdon, England. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1943, and top seed was Ian L Snape (🇬🇧 ENG, 2096).
Mark Smith (🇬🇧 ENG, 1947) won with 2.5/4, ahead of Ian L Snape (2.0) and John E Duggan (2.0). Smith won solo starting round 2.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Mark Smith (1947) beat Ian L Snape (2096), a +149-point gap.
Location
🇬🇧Coulsdon, England
Dates
30 Jun 2025 → 21 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 4 rounds
Federations · 4 represented
🇬🇧England×14
🇬🇧Scotland×1
🇮🇪Ireland×1
🇬🇧Wales×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsMark Smith led from R2; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R2–R4 · LEAD HELD
Mark Smith held the sole lead from R2 through R4 without losing it.
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mark Smith | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2Evaldas Baltrunas | — | * | ½ | — |
| 3D Ian Calvert | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4John E Duggan | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smith, Mark | 1947 | ENG | +3B | +2N | F | =5N | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.00 | 2302 | +27.2 |
| 2 | Snape, Ian L | 2096 | ENG | =6B | −1B | =4N | +11B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 3.00 | 1818 | -21.8 |
| 3 | Duggan, John E | 2024 | ENG | −1N | =9B | =5B | +7N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 3.25 | 1894 | -13.2 |
| 4 | Calvert, D Ian | 1917 | ENG | =14B | =6N | =2B | =8N | 2.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 1917 | +0.8 |
| 5 | Rizvi, Nasir | 1958 | WLS | F | +11B | =3N | =1B | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.25 | 1982 | +0.2 |
| 6 | Baltrunas, Evaldas | 1981 | ENG | =2N | =4B | F | +12B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.00 | 2091 | +8.8 |
| 7 | Darville, Matt | 1759 | ENG | +17N | =10B | −12N | −3B | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.75 | 1729 | -4.8 |
| 8 | Faulkner, Martin J | 1813 | ENG | F | +12B | −11N | =4B | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 2097 | +15.4 |
| 9 | Marsden, Rupert | 1908 | ENG | +16B | =3N | — | — | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 2100 | +22.8 |
| 10 | Rastogi, Nayan Keats | 1891 | ENG | F | =7N | +15B | — | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1936 | +4.0 |
| 11 | Dias, Leo | 0 | ENG | F | −5N | +8B | −2N | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.50 | 1832 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Lees, Fraser A | 1896 | SCO | F | −8N | +7B | −6N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.50 | 1729 | -13.8 |
| 13 | Edwards, Nicholas L | 1806 | ENG | F | +15B | — | — | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2509 | +7.4 |
| 14 | Kumar, Arnav | 1808 | ENG | =4N | — | — | — | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1908 | +6.4 |
| 15 | Dorman, Orla | 1700 | IRL | F | −13N | −10N | — | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1047 | -12.6 |
| 16 | Kumar, Sachin | 1815 | ENG | −9N | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1083 | -15.2 |
| 17 | Denford, Les | 1424 | ENG | −7B | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 977 | -2.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Smith, MarkENG+27.22.5 pts · #1
- 2Marsden, RupertENG+22.81.5 pts · #6
- 3Faulkner, Martin JENG+15.41.5 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Snape, Ian LENG-21.82.0 pts · #12
- 2Kumar, SachinENG-15.20.0 pts · #15
- 3Lees, Fraser ASCO-13.81.0 pts · #13
Biggest upsets
- R2+149 Elo gap