Coulsdon Chess Summer Cup 2025 - U1750 - July 2025
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29 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 30 Jun 2025 to 21 Jul 2025 in Coulsdon, England. Top 10 Elo average was 1692, and top seed was Paul G Jackson (🇬🇧 ENG, 1732).
Dominic W J Warner (🇬🇧 ENG, 1695) won with 3.5/4, ahead of Paul Bloom (3.0) and Paul G Jackson (3.0). Warner broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Rohit Mahadevan (1548) beat Daniel J Gliddon (1726), a +178-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 · 1 represented
🇬🇧England×29
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsDominic W J Warner led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4–R4 · LEAD HELD
Dominic W J Warner held the sole lead from R4 through R4 without losing it.
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dominic W J Warner | * | — | — | — |
| 2Paul G Jackson | — | * | — | ½ |
| 3Arnav Jayaprakash | — | — | * | — |
| 4Paul Bloom | — | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner, Dominic W J | 1695 | ENG | +20N | =17B | +11N | +5B | 3.5 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 6.75 | 1755 | +2.4 |
| 2 | Bloom, Paul | 1679 | ENG | +14N | +26B | =3B | =9N | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 4.75 | 1844 | +17.4 |
| 3 | Jackson, Paul G | 1732 | ENG | +26N | +24B | =2N | =7N | 3.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 4.25 | 1882 | +16.6 |
| 4 | Jayaprakash, Arnav | 1656 | ENG | +10B | +28N | =16B | =26N | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.00 | 1730 | +16.0 |
| 5 | Braithwaite, Paul | 1489 | ENG | +23N | =16N | +19B | −1N | 2.5 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 3.25 | 1584 | +8.0 |
| 6 | Mahadevan, Rohit | 1548 | ENG | −7N | +13B | =14N | +15B | 2.5 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 4.25 | 1751 | +45.2 |
| 7 | Bhatia, Jai | 1671 | ENG | +6B | F | +26N | =3B | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.50 | 1924 | +37.2 |
| 8 | Kota, Ashwath Kumar | 1658 | ENG | =15B | F | +18N | +14B | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.75 | 1885 | +36.4 |
| 9 | Pratley, Ian | 1631 | ENG | +29B | +15N | F | =2B | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.00 | 1890 | +14.0 |
| 10 | Collins, Michael E | 0 | ENG | −4N | +22B | =12B | =19N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 2.75 | 1388 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Narang, Ishaan | 1597 | ENG | +?N | F | −1B | +17B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.50 | 1724 | +20.0 |
| 12 | Aiyyapan, Sudersen | 1433 | ENG | +22B | F | =10N | =20B | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.75 | 1416 | -1.6 |
| 13 | Bermudez, Venerando | 1664 | ENG | =27B | −6N | +29N | =18B | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 1412 | -20.8 |
| 14 | Stoneman, Ian D | 1574 | ENG | −2B | +27N | =6B | −8N | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 1.75 | 1504 | -6.8 |
| 15 | Gliddon, Daniel J | 1726 | ENG | =8N | −9B | +17N | −6N | 1.5 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 2.75 | 1498 | -24.4 |
| 16 | Howes, David J | 1562 | ENG | −24N | =5B | =4N | =21B | 1.5 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 3.50 | 1492 | -7.2 |
| 17 | Smyth, Sandy A | 1526 | ENG | +28B | =1N | −15B | −11N | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.75 | 1632 | +7.0 |
| 18 | Cheriyath, Advay | 1538 | ENG | +21B | F | −8B | =13N | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.50 | 1459 | -9.2 |
| 19 | Denford, Les | 1424 | ENG | F | +23B | −5N | =10B | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.00 | 1250 | -10.4 |
| 20 | Nehra, Vinod | 1426 | ENG | −1B | F | +28B | =12N | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 1536 | +8.2 |
| 21 | Tirumala, Nandan | 0 | ENG | −18N | +?B | F | =16N | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 1560 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Shoulders, Andrew M | 0 | ENG | −12N | −10N | +23B | −?N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 659 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Warner-Burley, Timothy | 0 | ENG | −5B | −19N | −22N | +29B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 665 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Ruiz, Ben | 1714 | ENG | +16B | −3N | — | — | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 1.50 | 1652 | -6.8 |
| 25 | Kota, Pavan Kumar | 1656 | ENG | F | F | F | +28N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2260 | +10.4 |
| 26 | Morris-Weston, Robin T | 1720 | ENG | −3B | −2N | −7B | =4B | 0.5 | 9.0 | 11.5 | 1.50 | 1358 | -32.0 |
| 27 | Marsden, Oscar | 1526 | ENG | =13N | −14B | — | — | 0.5 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 1422 | -9.6 |
| 28 | Wimble, Gary | 1471 | ENG | −17N | −4B | −20N | −25B | 0.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 768 | -58.0 |
| 29 | Nehra, Ishan | 0 | ENG | −9N | F | −13B | −23N | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 848 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Mahadevan, RohitENG+45.22.5 pts · #7
- 2Bhatia, JaiENG+37.22.5 pts · #5
- 3Kota, Ashwath KumarENG+36.42.5 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Wimble, GaryENG-58.00.0 pts · #27
- 2Morris-Weston, Robin TENG-32.00.5 pts · #23
- 3Gliddon, Daniel JENG-24.41.5 pts · #14
Biggest upsets
- R4+178 Elo gap
- R2+116 Elo gap