2025 Newport Minor
Open SwissStandard
31 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 15 Aug 2025 to 17 Aug 2025 in Newport, Wales. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1597, and top seed was David McGeeney (🇬🇧 SCO, 1641).
Sebastian Hoccom (🇬🇧 WLS, 1528) won with 5.0/5, ahead of David McGeeney (4.0) and Robert Wallace (4.0). Hoccom won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Nathaniel Ekermawi (1340) beat Jonathan Cartwright (1622), a +282-point gap.
Location
🇬🇧Newport, Wales
Dates
15 Aug 2025 → 17 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 75 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 3 represented
🇬🇧Wales×19
🇬🇧England×3
🇬🇧Scotland×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsSebastian Hoccom led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
13
5
2
1
1
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
Sebastian Hoccom never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R1–R5 · WIN STREAK
Sebastian Hoccom won 5 in a row (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sebastian Hoccom | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2Jonathan Cartwright | — | * | — | — |
| 3David McGeeney | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Robert Wallace | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hoccom, Sebastian | 1528 | WLS | +11N | +24B | +2B | +8N | +5B | 5.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 15.00 | 1663 | 0.0 |
| 2 | McGeeney, David | 1641 | SCO | +26N | +22B | −1N | +20B | +18N | 4.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 7.00 | 2384 | +16.8 |
| 3 | Wallace, Robert | 1595 | WLS | =9B | +25N | =?B | +?N | +8B | 4.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 6.00 | 1488 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Cartwright, Jonathan | 1622 | ENG | +?N | +?B | −8N | +21B | +?B | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1512 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Holland, Lyn | 1604 | WLS | =13N | +21B | +15N | +10B | −1N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 8.75 | 2364 | +17.6 |
| 6 | Wiltshire, Robert | 1551 | WLS | −8N | +14B | =?N | +24B | +13N | 3.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 6.50 | 1455 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Hayes, Ian | 1605 | WLS | +?B | −?N | +?B | =9N | +?B | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.50 | 1476 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Ekermawi, Nathaniel | 1340 | WLS | +6B | +18N | +4B | −1B | −3N | 3.0 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 9.50 | 1604 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Hoosein, Sami | 1391 | WLS | =3N | +27B | =?N | =7B | =10N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 6.25 | 1564 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Davies, William | 1564 | WLS | =14N | +29B | +13N | −5N | =9B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 5.25 | 804 | -17.6 |
| 11 | Are, Jai Hrithvik Adithya | 1310 | WLS | −1B | −?N | +?B | +?N | +?B | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1502 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Cooper, Adam | 1344 | WLS | =?N | −13B | +29N | =?B | +19N | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.00 | 1510 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Mason, Jack | 1393 | WLS | =5B | +12N | −10B | +17N | −6B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 15.5 | 7.25 | 1391 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Hoff, Alby | 1350 | ENG | =10B | −6N | −17N | +29B | +27N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.50 | 1564 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 1809873 | 1470 | — | +?N | =19B | −5B | F | +23N | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.00 | 804 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Liu, Yimo | 1329 | WLS | F | +?B | =19N | −18B | +20N | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 1547 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Vokes, Bailey | 1310 | WLS | −?N | =?N | +14B | −13B | +?N | 2.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.50 | 1469 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Choung, James | 1590 | WLS | +23N | −8B | F | +16N | −2B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 4.50 | 841 | -16.8 |
| 19 | FIDE 1809920 | 1531 | — | +?B | =15N | =16B | −?N | −12B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.50 | 655 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 1808826 | 1574 | — | =25B | =?N | +?B | −2N | −16B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.75 | 1568 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Smith, Charlie J | 1310 | WLS | +?B | −5N | +?B | −4N | −?B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 1508 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Reckless, Mark | 1526 | WLS | +?B | −2N | −?B | F | +24N | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.50 | 841 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Cartwright, Nicholas | 1382 | ENG | −18B | −?N | +?B | +?N | −15B | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1409 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 343476775 | 1310 | — | +?B | −1N | =?B | −6N | −22B | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 1529 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 1807609 | 1371 | — | =20N | −3B | F | −?N | +30B | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 708 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Popov, Constantine | 1486 | WLS | −2B | +?N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 841 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 1808737 | 1310 | — | F | −9N | =?B | =?N | −14B | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 1460 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Richards, Gareth | 1587 | WLS | F | F | F | F | +31N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2391 | +10.2 |
| 29 | FIDE 1809849 | 0 | — | F | −10N | −12B | −14N | F | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 764 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 1809946 | 1310 | — | −?N | −?B | F | −?N | −25N | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 640 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Emblem, Mark | 1591 | WLS | F | F | F | F | −28B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 787 | -10.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Holland, LynWLS+17.63.5 pts · #15
- 2McGeeney, DavidSCO+16.84.0 pts · #9
- 3Richards, GarethWLS+10.21.0 pts · #14
Top rating losers
- 1Davies, WilliamWLS-17.63.0 pts · #25
- 2Choung, JamesWLS-16.82.0 pts · #28
- 3Emblem, MarkWLS-10.20.0 pts · #31
Biggest upsets
- R3+282 Elo gap
- R5+278 Elo gap
- R2+250 Elo gap