62nd Hull Congress Under 1500
Open SwissStandard
13 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 05 Sept 2025 to 07 Sept 2025 in Hull, England. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1406, and top seed was Jurijs Petuhovs (π¬π§ ENG, 1470).
Steve A Spencer (π¬π§ ENG, 1443) won with 4.0/5. Spencer won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Heather Enid Walker (1272) beat Dave M Cooper (1446), a +174-point gap.
Location
π¬π§Hull, England
Dates
05 Sept 2025 β 07 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 5 rounds
Federations Β· 2 represented
π¬π§EnglandΓ10
π΅π±PolandΓ1
Top 3
- π₯
- π₯
- π₯
How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 5 roundsSteve A Spencer led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
3
3
2
1
1
R4βR5 Β· LEAD HELD
Steve A Spencer held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS Β· 2 top finishers
Steve A Spencer 3 wins (R2βR4)Robert Twigg 3 wins (R2βR4)
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Steve A Spencer | * | β | 1 | β |
| 2Robert Twigg | β | * | β | β |
| 3FIDE 343440959 | 0 | β | * | 1 |
| 4Jurijs Petuhovs | β | β | 0 | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spencer, Steve A | 1443 | ENG | =4N | +10B | +6N | +2B | =5B | 4.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 10.00 | 1803 | +28.0 |
| 2 | FIDE 343440959 | 1388 | β | +?B | =6N | +7B | β1N | +?B | 3.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.75 | 733 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Twigg, Robert | 1452 | ENG | β5N | +13B | +?N | +4B | =8N | 3.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.75 | 1539 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Walker, Heather Enid | 1272 | ENG | =1B | =11N | +12B | β3N | =6B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 5.50 | 1533 | +0.8 |
| 5 | Woodall, Liam | 1361 | ENG | +3B | β7N | +11B | F | =1N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 7.00 | 1533 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Robinson, Mark | 1361 | ENG | +13N | =2B | β1B | =9N | =4N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.75 | 1411 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Petuhovs, Jurijs | 1470 | ENG | F | +5B | β2N | =8B | +10N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.25 | 1720 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 343455794 | 1440 | β | F | +9N | =?B | =7N | =3B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.50 | 1575 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Scorer, David M | 1346 | ENG | =12N | β8B | =10N | =6B | F | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.75 | 1700 | +7.6 |
| 10 | Hicks, Sean | 1311 | ENG | F | β1N | =9B | +13N | β7B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.75 | 1351 | -36.4 |
| 11 | Hicks, Noah | 1357 | ENG | F | =4B | β5N | β12N | +13B | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.25 | 1519 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Cooper, Dave M | 1446 | ENG | =9B | β?N | β4N | +11B | F | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.25 | 1344 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Kaszynski, Piotr | 0 | POL | β6B | β3N | F | β10B | β11N | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 900 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Spencer, Steve AENG+28.04.0 pts Β· #1
- 2Scorer, David MENG+7.61.5 pts Β· #11
- 3Walker, Heather EnidENG+0.82.5 pts Β· #7
Top rating losers
- 1Hicks, SeanENG-36.41.5 pts Β· #10
- 2Kaszynski, PiotrPOL0.00.0 pts Β· #12
- 3Twigg, RobertENG0.03.5 pts Β· #5
Biggest upsets
- R3+174 Elo gap
- R2+128 Elo gap