UK Chess Academy August 2025 - FM Pool
Open SwissStandard
11 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 22 Aug 2025 to 23 Aug 2025 in London SW18, England. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1458, and top seed was Zain Patel (🇬🇧 ENG, 2048).
Henry Shard (🇬🇧 ENG, 1875) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Fenu Agbota (3.5) and Julian D Llewellyn (3.5). Shard broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Fenu Agbota (1791) beat Ben Simpson (1936), a +145-point gap.
Location
🇬🇧London SW18, England
Dates
22 Aug 2025 → 23 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 3 represented
🇬🇧England×9
🇮🇪Ireland×1
🇫🇷France×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsHenry Shard led from R2; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
5
1
1
2
1
R2–R5 · LEAD HELD
Henry Shard held the sole lead from R2 through R5 without losing it.
R2–R4 · WIN STREAK
Fenu Agbota won 3 in a row (R2–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Henry Shard | * | — | — | ½ |
| 2Fenu Agbota | — | * | — | ½ |
| 3Julian D Llewellyn | — | — | * | 0 |
| 4James Scarry | ½ | ½ | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shard, Henry | 1875 | ENG | +10N | +7B | =4N | =5B | +6N | 4.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 6.00 | 1961 | +9.4 |
| 2 | Agbota, Fenu | 1791 | ENG | −9N | +8B | +11N | +4B | =5N | 3.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 5.50 | 1946 | +24.0 |
| 3 | Llewellyn, Julian D | 1796 | ENG | +8N | =4B | −5B | +7N | +10B | 3.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.50 | 1827 | +2.6 |
| 4 | Simpson, Ben | 1936 | ENG | +6B | =3N | =1B | −2N | +7B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 6.75 | 1763 | -17.0 |
| 5 | Scarry, James | 1853 | IRL | +11B | F | +3N | =1N | =2B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 7.25 | 1946 | +7.2 |
| 6 | Verdi, Arjan | 1591 | ENG | −4N | +10B | −7N | +11B | −1B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1709 | +14.8 |
| 7 | Zaman, Nadim | 0 | ENG | F | −1N | +6B | −3B | −4N | 1.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.00 | 1607 | 0.0 |
| 8 | van Hoorn, Pat | 0 | ENG | −3B | −2N | +10N | F | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1634 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Patel, Zain | 2048 | ENG | +2B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.50 | 2591 | +6.8 |
| 10 | Lemoine, Luka | 1688 | FRA | −1B | −6N | −8B | F | −3N | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 954 | -50.4 |
| 11 | Sharma, Arth Prakash | 0 | ENG | −5N | F | −2B | −6N | F | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 945 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Agbota, FenuENG+24.03.5 pts · #4
- 2Verdi, ArjanENG+14.82.0 pts · #6
- 3Shard, HenryENG+9.44.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Lemoine, LukaFRA-50.40.0 pts · #10
- 2Simpson, BenENG-17.03.0 pts · #3
- 3Sharma, Arth PrakashENG0.00.0 pts · #11
Biggest upsets
- R4+145 Elo gap