62nd Hull Congress Under 1750

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47 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 05 Sept 2025 to 07 Sept 2025 in Hull, England. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1695, and top seed was Richard L Bowman (🇬🇧 ENG, 1741).

Aviraj Bhaduri (🇬🇧 ENG, 1664) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Naman Ziu (4.0) and Robert Docwra (4.0). Bhaduri won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Edward Staples (1482) beat Richard L Bowman (1741), a +259-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

🇬🇧Richard L Bowman1741

Avg top 10

1,695

Participants

Federations · 3 represented

🇬🇧England×42

🇬🇧Wales×2

🇧🇪Belgium×1

Top 3

🥇
Aviraj Bhaduri
🇬🇧ENG·1664
5.0pts·2611perf+57.2
🥈
Naman Ziu
🇬🇧ENG·1628
4.0pts·1652perf0.0
🥉
Robert Docwra
🇬🇧ENG·1639
4.0pts·2533perf+65.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Aviraj Bhaduri led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Bhaduri5Docwra4Ziu4Williams3.5Huang3.5Sharp3.5— ex-leaders:Bhaduriled R4–R5, #14

R4–R5 · LEAD HELD

Aviraj Bhaduri never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Aviraj Bhaduri 5 wins (R1–R5)Robert Docwra 4 wins (R2–R5)Naman Ziu 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Aviraj Bhaduri	*	—	1	—
2Robert Docwra	—	*	—	—
3Naman Ziu	0	—	*	1
4Stephen Williams	—	—	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Bhaduri, Aviraj	1664	ENG	+41N	+9B	+10N	+2B	+11N	5.0	13.0	14.0	14.00	2611	+57.2
2	Ziu, Naman	1628	ENG	+36B	+22N	+4B	−1N	+13N	4.0	13.5	15.0	10.00	1652	0.0
3	Docwra, Robert	1639	ENG	−22B	+18N	+41B	+34N	+19B	4.0	8.5	9.5	7.50	2533	+65.6
4	Williams, Stephen	1715	WLS	+27N	+6B	−2N	+9B	=5N	3.5	14.0	16.0	10.25	2054	+38.6
5	Sharp, Stuart	1617	ENG	+18B	−34N	+22B	+24N	=4B	3.5	10.0	11.5	8.25	1919	+44.8
6	Huang, Weidan	1599	ENG	+40B	−4N	=32B	+44N	+23B	3.5	9.0	10.0	5.50	1802	+45.2
7	Allison, Paul A	1665	ENG	=35B	+45N	+44B	=19N	=8B	3.5	8.5	9.5	5.75	1770	+2.8
8	Kusiumov, Nazar	1727	ENG	+26B	+42N	+34B	F	=7N	3.5	8.0	8.0	6.25	1753	0.0
9	Crow, Steve	1531	ENG	+15B	−1N	+43B	−4N	+26B	3.0	13.5	14.5	6.00	1661	-14.6
10	Staples, Edward	1482	ENG	+28B	+20N	−1B	+23N	−17N	3.0	12.5	14.5	6.50	1724	0.0
11	Faham, Hamidreza	1686	ENG	F	+43N	+23B	+12N	−1B	3.0	11.0	11.0	6.00	1718	0.0
12	Walshaw, David	1645	ENG	=25N	+39B	+37N	−11B	=16N	3.0	9.5	11.0	5.50	1822	+8.0
13	Eleoramo, Omobobola	1660	ENG	=43B	=38N	+42B	+14N	−2B	3.0	9.5	10.5	5.25	1665	0.0
14	Rai, Silas	1576	ENG	=21B	+47N	=29N	−13B	+25N	3.0	9.5	10.0	4.75	1874	+29.6
15	Oliver, Bruce R	1630	ENG	−9N	+25B	−24N	+22B	+27N	3.0	9.0	11.0	6.00	1720	+4.8
16	Julyan, Luke	1713	ENG	−42B	=36N	+46B	+35N	=12B	3.0	7.0	7.5	4.25	1679	-22.0
17	White, Gary	1716	ENG	F	−35N	+45B	+37N	+10B	3.0	7.0	7.0	5.50	863	-13.6
18	Fletcher, Ben J	1488	ENG	−5N	−3B	=28B	+43N	+35B	2.5	11.0	12.0	3.50	1534	-20.4
19	Cuaresma, Bien	1613	ENG	F	+46N	+35B	=7B	−3N	2.5	9.5	9.5	3.75	1699	-2.4
20	Bowman, Richard L	1741	ENG	F	−10B	=39N	+42N	+24B	2.5	7.5	7.5	3.75	1956	+16.2
21	Hiatt, Alan P	1666	ENG	=14N	−37B	F	+41N	+38B	2.5	7.0	7.0	4.00	1934	+27.2
22	Feasby, Jonathan	1559	ENG	+3N	−2B	−5N	−15N	+44B	2.0	14.5	15.5	5.00	1637	0.0
23	Grice, Alec	1639	ENG	+31N	+24B	−11N	−10B	−6N	2.0	11.5	13.5	4.00	1737	+0.8
24	Fraser, Chris	1508	ENG	+30B	−23N	+15B	−5B	−20N	2.0	11.0	13.0	5.00	1611	-4.0
25	Slegg, Gary	1562	WLS	=12B	−15N	+47B	=26N	−14B	2.0	11.0	11.5	3.00	1475	-14.6
26	Buckell, David J	1592	ENG	−8N	+31B	=40N	=25B	−9N	2.0	10.5	12.0	3.75	1645	-8.8
27	Robinson, Craig	1586	ENG	−4B	+30N	=38B	=40N	−15B	2.0	10.0	11.5	3.50	1558	-70.0
28	Westhead, Peter C	1609	ENG	−10N	−41B	=18N	+46B	=39N	2.0	8.0	8.5	2.50	1601	0.0
29	McMorran, Richard	1661	ENG	F	=32N	=14B	=38N	=40B	2.0	8.0	8.0	4.00	1626	0.0
30	Ford, Chris W	1617	ENG	−24N	−27B	+31N	=39B	=37B	2.0	7.5	9.0	3.50	1592	-18.4
31	Smith, Adam	1549	ENG	−23B	−26N	−30B	+36N	+41B	2.0	7.5	8.5	2.50	1632	+17.2
32	Blackwell, Matthew	1531	ENG	F	=29B	=6N	+33B	F	2.0	7.5	7.5	4.75	1851	+10.8
33	De Block, Gert	1633	BEL	=45B	−44N	+36B	−32N	=34B	2.0	6.0	7.0	2.75	1513	-13.8
34	Smith, David Rr	0	ENG	F	+5B	−8N	−3B	=33N	1.5	13.0	13.0	4.50	1665	0.0
35	Singh, Amandeep	1570	ENG	=7N	+17B	−19N	−16B	−18N	1.5	12.0	14.5	4.75	1588	-19.6
36	Collins, Nigel	1510	ENG	−2N	=16B	−33N	−31B	+47N	1.5	11.0	11.5	2.00	1402	-15.0
37	Owst, A Peter	1568	ENG	F	+21N	−12B	−17B	=30N	1.5	10.5	10.5	3.50	1645	0.0
38	Milson, Neil	1505	ENG	F	=13B	=27N	=29B	−21N	1.5	9.5	9.5	3.50	1591	+2.0
39	Westhead, Daniel	1502	ENG	F	−12N	=20B	=30N	=28B	1.5	9.5	9.5	3.25	1582	-17.6
40	Holmes, Stephen	1462	ENG	−6N	F	=26B	=27B	=29N	1.5	9.5	9.5	3.00	1590	-2.8
41	Weldon, James	1570	ENG	−1B	+28N	−3N	−21B	−31N	1.0	13.5	15.5	2.00	862	-113.2
42	Bishop, Geoffrey L	1579	ENG	+16N	−8B	−13N	−20B	F	1.0	12.0	12.0	3.00	1756	+2.2
43	FIDE 343479510	1568	—	=13N	−11B	−9N	−18B	=46N	1.0	11.5	12.0	1.75	930	0.0
44	Gunarathne, Miheli	1485	ENG	F	+33B	−7N	−6B	−22N	1.0	11.0	11.0	2.00	1559	0.0
45	Scotter, John	1542	ENG	=33N	−7B	−17N	=47B	F	1.0	9.0	9.0	1.25	1464	0.0
46	Coates, Richard J	1329	ENG	F	−19B	−16N	−28N	=43B	0.5	8.5	8.5	0.50	947	0.0
47	FIDE 343479529	0	—	F	−14B	−25N	=45N	−36B	0.5	7.5	7.5	0.50	807	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Docwra, RobertENG
+65.6
4.0 pts · #3
2Bhaduri, AvirajENG
+57.2
5.0 pts · #14
3Huang, WeidanENG
+45.2
3.5 pts · #2

Top rating losers

1Weldon, JamesENG
-113.2
1.0 pts · #44
2Robinson, CraigENG
-70.0
2.0 pts · #13
3Julyan, LukeENG
-22.0
3.0 pts · #11

Biggest upsets

R2+259 Elo gap
Staples, Edward1482 beat Bowman, Richard L1741
R4+157 Elo gap
Staples, Edward1482 beat Grice, Alec1639
R2+148 Elo gap
Gunarathne, Miheli1485 beat De Block, Gert1633