Southall FIDE Congress August 2025 - U1600
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8 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 16 Aug 2025 to 17 Aug 2025 in Southall, England. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 389, and top seed was Chandra Prakash (🇮🇳 IND, 1583).
Harsha Vardhan Emjam (🇮🇳 IND, 1532) won with 4.0/5, ahead of George Scola (3.5). Emjam broke clear in the final round.
Location
🇬🇧Southall, England
Dates
16 Aug 2025 → 17 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 3 represented
🇬🇧England×3
🇮🇳India×2
🇳🇱Netherlands×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsHarsha Vardhan Emjam led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
5
2
5
3
1
R5–R5 · LEAD HELD
Harsha Vardhan Emjam held the sole lead from R5 through R5 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Harsha Vardhan Emjam 4 wins (R2–R5)Andrei Laza 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Harsha Vardhan Emjam | * | — | 1 | 1 |
| 2George Scola | — | * | — | — |
| 3Andrei Laza | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4FIDE 343478409 | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emjam, Harsha Vardhan | 1532 | IND | −5B | +4N | +6B | +7N | +3B | 4.0 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 10.00 | 2383 | +22.8 |
| 2 | Scola, George | 0 | ENG | +?B | −6N | +7B | +?N | =5B | 3.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.25 | 1583 | 0.0 |
| 3 | FIDE 343478409 | 0 | — | +6B | −7N | +?B | +5N | −1N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.50 | 1558 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Laza, Andrei | 0 | ENG | −?N | −1B | +8N | +?N | +6B | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1441 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Macnaughton, Adeon | 0 | NED | +1N | +?B | F | −3B | =2N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.75 | 1598 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Prakash, Chandra | 1583 | IND | −3N | +2B | −1N | +8B | −4N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 3.50 | 732 | -11.4 |
| 7 | Singh, Jagat | 0 | ENG | +8N | +3B | −2N | −1B | −?N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 732 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 343477410 | 0 | — | −7B | −?N | −4B | −6N | −?B | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 783 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Emjam, Harsha VardhanIND+22.84.0 pts · #5
- 2Macnaughton, AdeonNED0.02.5 pts · #1
- 3Laza, AndreiENG0.03.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Prakash, ChandraIND-11.42.0 pts · #6
- 2Laza, AndreiENG0.03.0 pts · #2
- 3Macnaughton, AdeonNED0.02.5 pts · #1