62nd Hull Congress Under 2000

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43 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 05 Sept 2025 to 07 Sept 2025 in Hull, England. 5 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1951, and top seed was Xiaofan Li (🇬🇧 ENG, 1966).

Jael De Sousa Muachikape (🇬🇧 ENG, 1965) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Michael Christopher Cole (4.0) and Chino NWACHUKWU (4.0). De Sousa Muachikape took the lead from round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Dominik Pitel (1715) beat Mark Waterfield (1953), a +238-point gap.

Location

🇬🇧Hull, England

Dates

05 Sept 2025 → 07 Sept 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇬🇧Xiaofan Li1966

Avg top 10

1,951

Participants

Federations · 5 represented

🇬🇧England×37

🇳🇬Nigeria×3

🇮🇪Ireland×1

🇭🇰Hong Kong China×1

🇬🇧Wales×1

Top 3

🥇
Jael De Sousa Muachikape
🇬🇧ENG·1965
4.5pts·2199perf+74.8
🥈
Michael Christopher Cole
🇳🇬NGR·1941
4.0pts·1999perf+6.8
🥉
Chino NWACHUKWU
🇳🇬NGR·1940
4.0pts·1995perf+12.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Jael De Sousa Muachikape led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

De Sousa Muachikape4.5NWACHUKWU4Cole4Siu3.5Walker3.5Slinger3.5— ex-leaders:Pitelled R3, #7

R4 · LEADER CHANGE07 Sept

Jael De Sousa Muachikape takes the sole lead (3.5/4).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Jael De Sousa Muachikape 3 wins (R3–R5)Chino NWACHUKWU 3 wins (R3–R5)

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	De Sousa Muachikape, Jael	1965	ENG	+33B	=30N	+12B	+4N	+10B	4.5	11.0	12.5	11.75	2199	+74.8
2	Cole, Michael Christopher	1941	NGR	=25N	+37B	+26N	=5B	+24N	4.0	10.0	11.0	8.25	1999	+6.8
3	NWACHUKWU, Chino	1940	NGR	+32B	−4N	+13B	+38N	+19B	4.0	10.0	11.0	7.50	1995	+12.0
4	Pitel, Dominik	1715	ENG	+20N	+3B	+10N	−1B	=5N	3.5	15.0	17.5	11.25	1991	+82.4
5	Slinger, Tony J	1802	ENG	+16B	=6N	+9B	=2N	=4B	3.5	14.5	17.0	11.50	2019	+26.4
6	Siu, Kam Wa	1948	HKG	+34N	=5B	+35N	=11B	=7N	3.5	11.5	13.0	8.00	1932	+5.0
7	Flynn, David	1903	ENG	+38B	=11N	=14B	+16N	=6B	3.5	11.5	12.5	8.00	1997	+24.6
8	Walker, Jack	1942	ENG	=13B	=15N	+30B	=14N	+22B	3.5	10.0	11.5	7.75	1956	+35.2
9	Thompson, Daniel	1958	ENG	=37N	+31B	−5N	+20B	+29N	3.5	9.5	10.5	6.50	1921	+7.2
10	Waterfield, Mark	1953	ENG	+39B	+17N	−4B	+18N	−1N	3.0	13.0	14.0	6.00	1729	-17.8
11	Li, Xiaofan	1966	ENG	+40N	=7B	=19B	=6N	=14B	3.0	12.0	13.0	7.00	1894	+11.2
12	Kendall, Paul S N	1876	ENG	=35N	+27B	−1N	=23B	+31B	3.0	10.5	12.0	5.50	1872	-7.0
13	Graham, Oliver	1801	ENG	=8N	=18B	−3N	+28B	=21N	2.5	12.5	14.5	6.25	1880	+16.8
14	Cawston, M John	1845	ENG	F	+41B	=7N	=8B	=11N	2.5	11.0	11.0	6.00	1896	+8.8
15	Wheeler, Tim	1842	ENG	=27N	=8B	−21N	+41B	=17N	2.5	10.5	11.5	5.00	1792	-3.4
16	Wood, Peter R	1946	ENG	−5N	+40B	+25N	−7B	=34N	2.5	10.5	11.5	3.75	1767	-26.2
17	Slater, Jonathan R	1768	ENG	+28N	−10B	−18N	+40B	=15B	2.5	10.0	11.0	4.25	1831	+62.0
18	Turner, Tim M	1933	ENG	F	=13N	+17B	−10B	+25N	2.5	10.0	10.0	5.75	1837	+3.4
19	Griffin-Young, Sebastian	1883	ENG	F	+42B	=11N	+21B	−3N	2.5	10.0	10.0	4.50	1964	+25.6
20	Crow, Stephen	1847	ENG	−4B	=32N	+39B	−9N	+38B	2.5	9.5	10.5	2.75	1676	-13.2
21	Usifoh Kristian Chinedu	1948	NGR	−30B	+33N	+15B	−19N	=13B	2.5	9.0	10.5	5.25	1812	-49.2
22	Garnett, John S	1905	ENG	=42N	−35B	+27N	+26B	−8N	2.5	9.0	9.5	4.25	1755	-9.4
23	Thackray, John	1932	ENG	−31N	+34B	−24N	=12N	+30B	2.5	8.5	10.0	4.50	1794	-20.8
24	Levy, Christopher A	1769	ENG	F	=43N	+23B	+36N	−2B	2.5	8.5	8.5	4.25	1991	+22.4
25	Dean, Robert A	1791	ENG	=2B	=36N	−16B	+37N	−18B	2.0	10.5	11.5	3.75	1815	+10.2
26	Saharkar, Sharvari	1684	ENG	F	+29N	−2B	−22N	+33B	2.0	10.0	10.0	3.50	1836	+42.4
27	Al Haidar, Hussam	1697	ENG	=15B	−12N	−22B	+39N	=36B	2.0	9.5	10.5	3.00	1670	-27.2
28	Webb, Nick	1907	IRL	−17B	=39N	=32B	−13N	+37B	2.0	7.5	8.5	2.25	1640	-24.6
29	Fossey, Isaac	1873	ENG	F	−26B	+42N	+30N	−9B	2.0	7.5	7.5	2.00	1772	+3.2
30	Doherty, Paul	1814	ENG	+21N	=1B	−8N	−29B	−23N	1.5	13.0	15.0	4.75	1714	-15.8
31	Farahmandpour, Ehsan	1791	ENG	+23B	−9N	=36B	F	−12N	1.5	10.5	10.5	3.25	1800	+8.0
32	Dukalevs, Olegs	1791	ENG	−3N	=20B	=28N	−34B	=41N	1.5	10.0	11.0	2.75	1642	-29.2
33	Kane, Robert	1836	ENG	−1N	−21B	=40N	+42B	−26N	1.5	10.0	10.5	1.00	1651	-22.6
34	Meredith, Daniel	1816	ENG	−6B	−23N	F	+32N	=16B	1.5	10.0	10.0	2.75	1785	+12.8
35	Smith, Justin	1750	ENG	=12B	+22N	−6B	F	F	1.5	9.0	9.0	4.00	1883	+20.8
36	Cukovs, Oleg	1927	ENG	F	=25B	=31N	−24B	=27N	1.5	8.0	8.0	2.75	1672	-23.2
37	Georgiou, Denis	1835	ENG	=9B	−2N	=41N	−25B	−28N	1.0	11.5	12.5	2.25	1592	-30.0
38	Greatorex, Roger	1750	ENG	−7N	F	+43B	−3B	−20N	1.0	10.5	10.5	0.50	1640	-11.8
39	Corbyn, Andy	1818	ENG	−10N	=28B	−20N	−27B	=40N	1.0	9.5	10.5	1.50	1574	0.0
40	Pitel, Benedikt	1841	ENG	−11B	−16N	=33B	−17N	=39B	1.0	9.5	10.5	1.25	1472	-50.4
41	Boganadham, Ved Sudeep	1643	ENG	F	−14N	=37B	−15N	=32B	1.0	7.5	7.5	1.25	1610	-27.6
42	Thomas, Kevin	1768	WLS	=22B	−19N	−29B	−33N	F	0.5	8.5	8.5	1.25	1489	-50.4
43	Gardiner, Eric D	1916	ENG	F	=24B	−38N	F	F	0.5	3.5	3.5	1.25	1575	-16.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Pitel, DominikENG
+82.4
3.5 pts · #7
2De Sousa Muachikape, JaelENG
+74.8
4.5 pts · #1
3Slater, Jonathan RENG
+62.0
2.5 pts · #18

Top rating losers

1Pitel, BenediktENG
-50.4
1.0 pts · #43
2Thomas, KevinWLS
-50.4
0.5 pts · #41
3Usifoh Kristian ChineduNGR
-49.2
2.5 pts · #19

Biggest upsets

R3+238 Elo gap
Pitel, Dominik1715 beat Waterfield, Mark1953
R2+225 Elo gap
Pitel, Dominik1715 beat NWACHUKWU, Chino1940
R2+189 Elo gap
Saharkar, Sharvari1684 beat Fossey, Isaac1873