2025 Newport Major
Open SwissStandard
60 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 15 Aug 2025 to 17 Aug 2025 in Newport, Wales. 1 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1838, and top seed was Paul Brooks (🇬🇧 ENG, 1881).
Albert Hornsby (🇬🇧 ENG, 1801) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Jon Tuson (4.0) and Leon Nelson (4.0). Hornsby shared the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Ewan Goodjohn (1464) beat David Rovaretti (1761), a +297-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
Titled players · 1
WCM×1
Federations · 5 represented
🇬🇧Wales×39
🇬🇧England×18
🇲🇾Malaysia×1
🇫🇷France×1
🇭🇺Hungary×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 3 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
Co-leaders
17
6
2
2
3
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 4.0/5. Hornsby takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.5).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Albert Hornsby 3 wins (R1–R3)Leon Nelson 4 wins (R2–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Albert Hornsby | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2Leon Nelson | — | * | — | — |
| 3Jon Tuson | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Paul Guichard | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hornsby, Albert | 1801 | ENG | +36N | +20B | +2B | =6N | =7B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 12.00 | 1998 | +49.2 |
| 2 | Tuson, Jon | 1825 | WLS | +50N | +33B | −1N | +20B | +12N | 4.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 9.00 | 1851 | +1.8 |
| 3 | Nelson, Leon | 1825 | ENG | F | +52N | +11B | +4B | +6N | 4.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.00 | 2521 | +57.6 |
| 4 | Jones, Gavin | 1759 | WLS | +42B | =11N | +14B | −3N | +24B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 9.00 | 1834 | +20.0 |
| 5 | Browse, Joseph | 1801 | WLS | +38B | +15N | =10B | −7N | +21B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 9.00 | 1908 | +14.6 |
| 6 | Jones, Steve | 1737 | WLS | +35N | +34B | +32N | =1B | −3B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 8.00 | 1871 | +18.6 |
| 7 | McGhee, David | 1855 | WLS | F | +54N | +12B | +5B | =1N | 3.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 9.50 | 2039 | +12.6 |
| 8 | Guichard, Paul | 1719 | FRA | =24B | +48N | =13N | +32B | =16B | 3.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 7.75 | 1873 | +20.8 |
| 9 | Smith, Callum A | 1794 | WLS | F | +44N | +41B | +17B | =10N | 3.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 8.50 | 2093 | +52.0 |
| 10 | Brooks, Paul | 1881 | ENG | +19N | +22B | =5N | F | =9B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 9.00 | 1946 | +12.8 |
| 11 | Williams, David J | 1706 | WLS | +40N | =4B | −3N | +48B | =25N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 6.50 | 1736 | +3.4 |
| 12 | Zoumekas, Miltiadis | 1670 | WLS | +49N | +37B | −7N | +31B | −2B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 5.50 | 1809 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Havard, Gwyn | 1826 | WLS | =52B | +51N | =8B | =21N | =14B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 6.50 | 1751 | -9.8 |
| 14 | Wilkins, Zack | 1635 | WLS | +56N | =31B | −4N | +41B | =13N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 5.50 | 1751 | +9.4 |
| 15 | Balfe, Andrew | 1707 | WLS | +59N | −5B | −27N | +43B | +28N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 5.00 | 1718 | +3.6 |
| 16 | Hirst, Joe A J | 1855 | ENG | F | +53B | =31N | +23B | =8N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 6.25 | 1718 | -3.6 |
| 17 | Smith, LyndaWCM | 1826 | WLS | +47N | F | +46B | −9N | +22B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 5.50 | 1859 | +2.6 |
| 18 | Faulkner, David J | 1840 | ENG | =21B | F | +47N | =33B | +23N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 6.25 | 1877 | +1.8 |
| 19 | Williams, Stephen | 1689 | WLS | −10B | −35N | +60B | +59N | +34B | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.50 | 1710 | +3.0 |
| 20 | Bull, Jack | 1709 | WLS | +28B | −1N | +40B | −2N | =29B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 5.75 | 1625 | -19.6 |
| 21 | Forsey, Tomas | 1688 | WLS | =18N | =25B | +37N | =13B | −5N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 6.25 | 1808 | +32.4 |
| 22 | McKenna, Joshua | 1728 | WLS | +43N | −10N | +45B | =25B | −17N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 5.25 | 1769 | +5.2 |
| 23 | Goodjohn, Ewan | 1464 | WLS | =54B | +39N | +26B | −16N | −18B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 5.00 | 1775 | 0.0 |
| 24 | George, Naveen Daniel | 1599 | MAS | =8N | −46B | +55N | +36B | −4N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 4.75 | 1805 | +22.0 |
| 25 | Phillips, William | 1831 | WLS | F | =21N | +38B | =22N | =11B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 6.00 | 1792 | -4.4 |
| 26 | Rovaretti, David | 1761 | WLS | F | +30B | −23N | +27B | =33N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 6.00 | 2468 | +7.4 |
| 27 | Williams, John A | 1668 | WLS | −32B | +60N | +15B | −26N | =39B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.00 | 1717 | +6.6 |
| 28 | Zheng, Lucas | 1569 | WLS | −20N | =36B | +51B | +46N | −15B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1601 | +6.0 |
| 29 | Bourne, Patrick | 1654 | WLS | −31N | =55B | =49N | +53B | =20N | 2.5 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 3.50 | 1741 | +14.0 |
| 30 | Thornton, Matthew | 1650 | WLS | F | −26N | +52B | =34N | +46B | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.50 | 1655 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Vesz, Marcell | 1740 | HUN | +29B | =14N | =16B | −12N | −40B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 5.50 | 1735 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Papier, Alan | 1808 | ENG | +27N | F | −6B | −8N | +38B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 4.50 | 1697 | -12.0 |
| 33 | White, Chris R | 1725 | WLS | F | −2N | +35B | =18N | =26B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 4.75 | 1770 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Daniel, Elijah | 1525 | WLS | +55N | −6N | =39B | =30B | −19N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 3.25 | 1624 | +18.8 |
| 35 | Cooke, Mark | 1654 | WLS | −6B | +19B | −33N | −39N | +53B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 4.00 | 1590 | -10.0 |
| 36 | Tuson, Bronwen | 1663 | WLS | −1B | =28N | +54B | −24N | =51N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 3.00 | 1596 | -18.8 |
| 37 | Sharhorodsky, Yaroslav | 1743 | WLS | F | −12N | −21B | +42N | +45B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 11.5 | 4.00 | 1793 | +7.6 |
| 38 | Peters, Chris | 1664 | WLS | −5N | +59B | −25N | +49B | −32N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1687 | +4.8 |
| 39 | Limeslade, Jacob | 1719 | WLS | F | −23B | =34N | +35B | =27N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.25 | 1740 | +3.6 |
| 40 | Smith, Daniel | 1535 | ENG | −11B | F | −20N | +47B | +31N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.50 | 1573 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Thom, Cash | 1668 | ENG | F | +57B | −9N | −14N | +48B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.50 | 1692 | +4.8 |
| 42 | Leach, Lemuel | 1660 | ENG | −4N | =49B | =57N | −37B | +56N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 2.25 | 1589 | -13.6 |
| 43 | Daly, Grant | 1651 | ENG | −22B | −47B | +56N | −15N | +55B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1511 | -14.0 |
| 44 | Czarnuch, Dominic | 1653 | ENG | =46N | −9B | =53N | =55B | =50N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 2.50 | 1597 | -9.2 |
| 45 | Powell-Jones, Liam | 1656 | WLS | F | +56B | −22N | +57B | −37N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 1636 | -1.4 |
| 46 | Radford, Ben | 1734 | ENG | =44B | +24N | −17N | −28B | −30N | 1.5 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 3.50 | 1575 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Bain, Oliver | 1680 | ENG | −17B | +43N | −18B | −40N | =49N | 1.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 2.75 | 1696 | +2.0 |
| 48 | Potier, Julien | 1539 | WLS | =53N | −8B | +50B | −11N | −41N | 1.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 2.00 | 1498 | -5.6 |
| 49 | Jones, Martin C | 1814 | WLS | −12B | =42N | =29B | −38N | =47B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 1578 | -26.0 |
| 50 | Smith, Chris P | 1671 | ENG | −2B | F | −48N | +52N | =44B | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 1585 | -9.8 |
| 51 | Probert, Malcolm | 1674 | WLS | F | −13B | −28N | +54N | =36B | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 1602 | -8.6 |
| 52 | Hurn, Robert AJ | 1679 | WLS | =13N | −3B | −30N | −50B | =54B | 1.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 2.00 | 1562 | -11.8 |
| 53 | Tremayne, Chris | 1706 | ENG | =48B | −16N | =44B | −29N | −35N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 1.75 | 1429 | 0.0 |
| 54 | Jones, Jeremy | 1698 | WLS | =23N | −7B | −36N | −51B | =52N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 1.75 | 1396 | -28.0 |
| 55 | Williams, Ron | 1700 | WLS | −34B | =29N | −24B | =44N | −43N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 2.25 | 1377 | -41.2 |
| 56 | Radford, Robert P | 1728 | ENG | −14B | −45N | −43B | +60N | −42B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 1399 | 0.0 |
| 57 | Rogers, David R | 1811 | ENG | F | −41N | =42B | −45N | =59B | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.25 | 1438 | -77.2 |
| 58 | Macarthur, Duncan M | 1717 | ENG | +60N | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 2391 | +13.2 |
| 59 | Stannard, Mike | 1541 | WLS | −15B | −38N | F | −19B | =57N | 0.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.50 | 1396 | -23.2 |
| 60 | Emblem, Mark | 1591 | WLS | −58B | −27B | −19N | −56B | F | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 891 | -21.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Nelson, LeonENG+57.64.0 pts · #2
- 2Smith, Callum AWLS+52.03.5 pts · #7
- 3Hornsby, AlbertENG+49.24.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Rogers, David RENG-77.21.0 pts · #44
- 2Williams, RonWLS-41.21.0 pts · #50
- 3Jones, JeremyWLS-28.01.0 pts · #57
Biggest upsets
- R3+297 Elo gap
- R2+255 Elo gap
- R5+205 Elo gap