2025 British Championship: Standardplay Extra Games
24 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 31 Jul 2025 to 10 Aug 2025 in Liverpool, England. 3 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1871, and top seed was Alan Peart (🇬🇧 ENG, 2065).
Sofia Byelashova (🇺🇸 USA, 1418) won with 1.0/9, ahead of Samuel Ward-Riggs (1.0) and Aadishesh Devalia (1.0).
The biggest upset came in round 2: Lam Vy Le Nguyen (1807) beat Alan Peart (2065), a +258-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R9; 9 players tied at 1.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 8 co-leaders at R4 to 17 at the finish.
9 players finish on 1.0/9. Byelashova takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (0.0).
Sofia Byelashova was #14 at R5, climbed to #1 over the final stretch.
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Byelashova, Sofia | 1418 | USA | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +20B | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2421 | +30.4 |
| 2 | Ward-Riggs, Samuel | 1687 | ENG | F | +16N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2286 | +4.6 |
| 3 | Devalia, Aadishesh | 1613 | ENG | F | F | F | +12B | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2414 | +22.0 |
| 4 | Rubeck, Jonathan | 0 | ENG | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +14B | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2504 | +6.6 |
| 5 | Harskin, Robin P S | 0 | ENG | F | F | F | F | F | +15B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2279 | +5.6 |
| 6 | Nguyen, Lam Vy Le | 1807 | ENG | F | +17B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2865 | +32.8 |
| 7 | Ashworth, Michael | 2053 | ENG | F | F | F | F | F | +13N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2599 | +3.8 |
| 8 | Mittal, Advik | 1806 | SCO | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +18B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2532 | +16.4 |
| 9 | Misra, Anay | 1804 | ENG | +19B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2354 | +9.6 |
| 10 | Strade, AritaWFM | 1971 | GCI | F | F | F | F | =11N | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1990 | +0.6 |
| 11 | Deepak Ambattu, RithvikCM | 1990 | SCO | F | F | F | F | =10B | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1971 | -1.1 |
| 12 | Om Reddy Jayar | 1686 | IND | F | F | F | −3N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 775 | -13.8 |
| 13 | Nevska, GerdaWCM | 1799 | GCI | F | F | F | F | F | −7B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1253 | -3.8 |
| 14 | Blin, Henri | 0 | ENG | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −4N | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1032 | -13.2 |
| 15 | Horwood, Alexander | 1500 | ENG | F | F | F | F | F | −5N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 992 | -5.6 |
| 16 | Braithwaite, Paul | 1497 | ENG | F | −2B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 896 | -4.6 |
| 17 | Peart, Alan | 2065 | ENG | F | −6N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1008 | -32.8 |
| 18 | Buffard, Julien | 1732 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −8N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 997 | -8.2 |
| 19 | Coles, Rob | 1543 | ENG | −9N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 958 | -9.6 |
| 20 | Dean, Matthew | 1621 | ENG | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −1N | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 618 | -30.4 |
| 21 | Koyun, Aytek | 0 | ENG | F | −?B | F | F | F | F | F | F | −?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1049 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Jackson, Joshua | 0 | ENG | F | −?N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1002 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 343478433 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −?B | F | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 733 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Zhou, Chenyu | 0 | ENG | F | F | −?B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 860 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Nguyen, Lam Vy LeENG+32.81.0 pts · #6
- 2Byelashova, SofiaUSA+30.41.0 pts · #1
- 3Devalia, AadisheshENG+22.01.0 pts · #3
- 1Peart, AlanENG-32.80.0 pts · #20
- 2Dean, MatthewENG-30.40.0 pts · #23
- 3Om Reddy JayarIND-13.80.0 pts · #12
- R2+258 Elo gap
- R8+203 Elo gap