Hampshire Chess Congress 2025 - Open
38 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 07 Nov 2025 to 09 Nov 2025 in Fareham, England. 3 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2110, and top seed was Harry Grieve (🇬🇧 ENG, IM, 2491).
Petr Marusenko (🇺🇦 UKR, IM, 2028) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Steven Male Kawuma (4.0) and David Collyer (4.0). Marusenko broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Kamronbek Bakhtiyarov (1847) beat Steven A Jones (2230), a +383-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsIM Petr Marusenko led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
IM Petr Marusenko held the sole lead from R5 through R5 without losing it.
IM Petr Marusenko drew with FM Steven Male Kawuma (Black).
IM Petr Marusenko 3 wins (R1–R3)FM Steven Male Kawuma 3 wins (R1–R3)David Collyer 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMPetr Marusenko | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2FMSteven Male Kawuma | ½ | * | — | ½ |
| 3David Collyer | — | — | * | — |
| 4Finn Schell | — | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marusenko, PetrIM | 2028 | UKR | +18N | +21B | +8N | =2N | +12B | 4.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 12.50 | 2355 | +29.0 |
| 2 | Kawuma, Steven MaleFM | 2184 | UGA | +28N | +15B | +7N | =1B | =4B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 11.50 | 2201 | +2.4 |
| 3 | Collyer, David | 1882 | ENG | +35B | −7N | +23N | +11B | +9B | 4.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 8.00 | 2155 | +34.2 |
| 4 | Schell, Finn | 1960 | ENG | +29B | =5N | +10B | =7B | =2N | 3.5 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 9.75 | 2172 | +52.4 |
| 5 | Grieve, HarryIM | 2491 | ENG | +25N | =4B | +16N | +17B | F | 3.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 8.75 | 2364 | -2.6 |
| 6 | Janota, Paul S | 1906 | ENG | −22N | +31B | =20N | +27B | +17N | 3.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 6.75 | 1933 | +5.2 |
| 7 | Bansal, Saahil | 2016 | ENG | +26N | +3B | −2B | =4N | =8B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 9.25 | 2010 | -0.4 |
| 8 | Bakhtiyarov, Kamronbek | 1847 | UZB | +38N | +14B | −1B | =15N | =7N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 5.75 | 2116 | +68.4 |
| 9 | Lyon, Hannah Jane | 1887 | LUX | +20N | −12B | +24N | +21B | −3N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 6.50 | 1921 | +6.8 |
| 10 | Erdemir, Ozan | 1767 | TUR | +11N | =23B | −4N | =16B | +21N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 7.25 | 2005 | +31.6 |
| 11 | Wells, Tony D | 1891 | ENG | −10B | +34N | +22B | −3N | +24B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 1808 | -9.0 |
| 12 | Kothari, Jai | 2133 | ENG | +36B | +9N | F | +13B | −1N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 6.00 | 2125 | -0.4 |
| 13 | Bisereko Pafura Godfrey | 1977 | UGA | +31N | +22B | F | −12N | +19B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.50 | 2062 | +9.0 |
| 14 | Wicken, Jack | 1991 | ENG | +34B | −8N | =26B | +29N | =23B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.50 | 1931 | -14.4 |
| 15 | Cordner, David A | 1957 | ENG | +32N | −2N | =19B | =8B | =16N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 5.00 | 1893 | -17.6 |
| 16 | Marsh, Roger D W | 1878 | ENG | +24N | =17B | −5B | =10N | =15B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 6.00 | 1920 | +1.6 |
| 17 | Roberts, David L | 2025 | ENG | +30B | =16N | +27B | −5N | −6B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 4.75 | 1797 | -18.8 |
| 18 | Philidor, Tom | 0 | ENG | −1B | −19N | +35B | =22N | +29B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.50 | 1823 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Goodlad, Daniel | 1774 | ENG | −21N | +18B | =15N | +25B | −13N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 5.75 | 1675 | -12.8 |
| 20 | Bahtiyorova, Nodirabegim | 1757 | UZB | −9B | +36N | =6B | =26N | =31B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.25 | 1849 | +24.8 |
| 21 | Hordnes, Niclas | 1910 | NOR | +19B | −1N | +32B | −9N | −10B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 3.50 | 1775 | -18.2 |
| 22 | Melling, Hugo | 1768 | ENG | +6B | −13N | −11N | =18B | =28N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 5.75 | 1818 | +9.6 |
| 23 | Lukosius, Rolandas | 2026 | LTU | F | =10N | −3B | +32B | =14N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 1855 | -17.2 |
| 24 | Rahimli, Rashad | 0 | AZE | −16B | +30N | −9B | +37N | −11N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.50 | 1649 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Westbrook, Christian | 0 | ENG | −5B | =29N | =30B | −19N | +34N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.50 | 1881 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Abhishek, Pradhan | 1816 | IND | −7B | +35N | =14N | =20B | F | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.75 | 1880 | +6.6 |
| 27 | Holmes, David J | 0 | ENG | F | +33B | −17N | −6N | +30B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.50 | 1804 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Northam, Lawrence | 1846 | ENG | −2B | −32N | +34B | =31N | =22B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.50 | 1798 | -16.8 |
| 29 | Kirk, Matthew | 1789 | GCI | −4N | =25B | +33N | −14B | −18N | 1.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 2.00 | 1810 | +1.4 |
| 30 | FIDE 343482970 | 1817 | — | −17N | −24B | =25N | +33B | −27N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1940 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Clancy, Martin J | 1802 | ENG | −13B | −6N | F | =28B | =20N | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.25 | 1679 | -12.6 |
| 32 | Pradhan, Ayan | 1780 | ENG | −15B | +28B | −21N | −23N | F | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 1742 | -8.4 |
| 33 | Mehta, Aarav Swansh | 1855 | ENG | F | −27N | −29B | −30N | +37B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1752 | -11.2 |
| 34 | Moore, Gillian A | 1815 | ENG | −14N | −11B | −28N | F | −25B | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 1109 | -22.6 |
| 35 | Piecha, Lukasz Marek | 1756 | ENG | −3N | −26B | −18N | F | F | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 1049 | -15.0 |
| 36 | Gupta, Aditya | 1838 | ENG | −12N | −20B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 1146 | -30.4 |
| 37 | Spirling, Florence | 1713 | ENG | F | F | F | −24B | −33N | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1055 | -12.4 |
| 38 | Jones, Steven A | 2230 | ENG | −8B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1047 | -18.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Bakhtiyarov, KamronbekUZB+68.43.0 pts · #9
- 2Schell, FinnENG+52.43.5 pts · #4
- 3Collyer, DavidENG+34.24.0 pts · #2
- 1Gupta, AdityaENG-30.40.0 pts · #35
- 2Moore, Gillian AENG-22.60.0 pts · #37
- 3Roberts, David LENG-18.82.5 pts · #32
- R1+383 Elo gap
- R3+144 Elo gap
- R2+144 Elo gap