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2025 Newport Open

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33 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 15 Aug 2025 to 17 Aug 2025 in Newport, Wales. 5 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2119, and top seed was Ifan Rathbone-Jones (🇬🇧 WLS, CM, 2208).

Aron Saunders (🇬🇧 ENG, 2166) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Haroon Majeed (4.0) and Allan J Pleasants (3.5). Saunders won solo starting round 2.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Tom Shepherd (1960) beat Ifan Rathbone-Jones (CM, 2208), a +248-point gap.

Location
🇬🇧Newport, Wales
Dates
15 Aug 2025 → 17 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇬🇧CMIfan Rathbone-Jones2208
Avg top 10
2,119
Participants
33
Titled players · 5
IM×1
FM×2
CM×2
Federations · 5 represented
🇬🇧Wales×19
🇬🇧England×11
🇪🇸Spain×1
🇮🇪Ireland×1
🇿🇲Zambia×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Aron Saunders led from R2; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
9
1
1
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
R2–R5 · LEAD HELD

Aron Saunders held the sole lead from R2 through R5 without losing it.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Aron Saunders drew with Haroon Majeed (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Aron Saunders 4 wins (R1–R4)Haroon Majeed 3 wins (R2–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Aron Saunders*
½
2Haroon Majeed
½
*
3Zack Norris*
4Allan J Pleasants*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Saunders, Aron2166ENG+30N+20B+12N+11B=2N4.511.012.010.002428+26.2
2Majeed, Haroon2059ENG=31N+25B+6N+13B=1B4.011.512.59.752224+17.2
3Pleasants, Allan J1960WLS=12N+10B+16N=15B=5N3.511.013.59.502286+43.0
4Norris, Zack2035ENGF+32B=13N+20B+15N3.58.08.06.752360+43.2
5Varley, PeterFM2117WLS=25N+8B=14B=9N=3B3.012.013.58.252060-6.2
6Jukes, Sam1971WLS+29N=11B2B+27N=7B3.011.012.55.752000+5.0
7Szakmany, Bence2008WLS26N+21B+19N=14B=6N3.010.011.57.251945-14.8
8Shepherd, Tom1960ENGF5N+21B+12B+11N3.010.010.07.002239+29.0
9Davis, Colin1955ENGF=16B+26N=5B+14N3.09.59.56.752194+24.8
10Garcia Hernandez, Oscar2083ESPF3N+22B+25N+18B3.09.59.56.001894-9.6
11Honey, Luke Anthony2082ENG+23B=6N+18B1N8B2.513.015.06.001914-18.6
12Rathbone-Jones, IfanCM2208WLS=3B+28N1B8N+31B2.512.513.54.251983-27.2
13Beaumont, Chris RIM2142ENG+24B=14N=4B2N=23B2.512.014.06.001988-10.1
14Fathallah, Joe1985WLS+27B=13B=5N=7N9B2.511.513.05.751999+2.2
15Ndhlovu, Lahende2200ZAMF+26B+17N=3N4B2.511.011.05.752063-25.2
16Kett, TimFM2077WLSF=9N3B+26B+20N2.510.010.05.002031-4.8
17Ashworth, Michael2053ENG+22B=18N15B=23N=24N2.59.011.05.251972-8.6
18Egginton, David C1960ENG+33B=17B11N+30B10N2.59.09.52.7519520.0
19Turner, Joseph David1809WLS20N+30B7B=31N+25B2.57.58.53.001866+5.2
20Tapp, James2004ENG+19B1N+31B4N16B2.013.014.03.501914-12.2
21Dixon, Chris1775WLS=28B7N8N=22B+30N2.09.510.52.751876+12.2
22Wynarczyk, Raymond1827ENG17N=33B10N=21N+27B2.09.09.52.751783-6.8
23Davis, LeeCM1907WLS11N+29BF=17B=13N2.09.09.04.001999+9.6
24McIlroy, Gerard1952IRL13N=27B+32NF=17B2.07.57.53.001930-4.0
25Addis, Joseph1925WLS=5B2N+33N10B19N1.512.513.02.0017820.0
26Kong, Emma Zihan1825WLS+7B15N9B16N=28B1.511.012.53.751896+14.0
27Farani Sani, Hamid1774WLS14N=24N+28B6B22N1.59.511.02.501795+4.0
28Young, Alan1986WLS=21N12B27N=32B=26N1.57.58.52.251718-35.4
29Quinn, Peter1719WLS6B23N30N+33B=32N1.57.07.51.001686-5.8
30Jones, Derek1957WLS1B19N+29B18N21B1.011.513.01.501675-29.4
31Bani Hani, Madged1843WLS=2BF20N=19B12N1.011.011.03.251827-6.4
32Howells, S Wyn1750WLSF4N24B=28N=29B1.08.58.51.501730-2.8
33Richards, Gareth1587WLS18N=22N25B29NF0.57.57.51.001580-0.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets