Northampton Standard Play Ches Series 2025-26 - September 2025 U2400
11 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 06 Sept 2025 to 07 Sept 2025 in Northampton, England. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1835, and top seed was Hugh W Murphy (🇬🇧 ENG, 2008).
Advait Keerthi Kumar (🇬🇧 ENG, 1873) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Hugh W Murphy (3.5) and Karan Kukreja (3.5). Keerthi Kumar took the lead from round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Advait Keerthi Kumar (1873) beat Hugh W Murphy (2008), a +135-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsAdvait Keerthi Kumar led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Advait Keerthi Kumar takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
Advait Keerthi Kumar beat Hugh W Murphy (Black).
Advait Keerthi Kumar 3 wins (R3–R5)Hugh W Murphy 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Advait Keerthi Kumar | * | 1 | ½ | 1 |
| 2Hugh W Murphy | 0 | * | 1 | ½ |
| 3Karan Kukreja | ½ | 0 | * | — |
| 4Rajan Ganger | 0 | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keerthi Kumar, Advait | 1873 | ENG | +6N | =3B | +4N | +2N | +5B | 4.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 12.75 | 2234 | +73.6 |
| 2 | Murphy, Hugh W | 2008 | ENG | +5N | +9B | +3N | −1B | =4N | 3.5 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 8.50 | 2000 | -0.2 |
| 3 | Kukreja, Karan | 1854 | ENG | +10B | =1N | −2B | +7N | +8B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 5.25 | 2010 | +21.0 |
| 4 | Ganger, Rajan | 1991 | ENG | =7B | +8N | −1B | +6N | =2B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 6.00 | 1915 | -8.4 |
| 5 | Ofeni, Joel | 1782 | ENG | −2B | +7N | +6B | =8N | −1N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 4.25 | 1843 | +16.0 |
| 6 | Tamilselvan, Tara | 1707 | ENG | −1B | +10N | −5N | −4B | +7B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.50 | 1765 | +12.8 |
| 7 | Poderico, Francesco | 1724 | ITA | =4N | −5B | +9N | −3B | −6N | 1.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 2.50 | 1664 | -8.6 |
| 8 | Gibson, Christopher A | 1884 | ENG | F | −4B | +10N | =5B | −3N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.25 | 1769 | -13.0 |
| 9 | Mehta, Sophie | 1734 | ENG | +11B | −2N | −7B | F | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1686 | -8.8 |
| 10 | Pyun, Lindsay | 1795 | ENG | −3N | −6B | −8B | F | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1015 | -56.8 |
| 11 | Morris, Joshua | 1702 | ENG | −9N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 933 | -18.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Keerthi Kumar, AdvaitENG+73.64.5 pts · #1
- 2Kukreja, KaranENG+21.03.5 pts · #3
- 3Ofeni, JoelENG+16.02.5 pts · #5
- 1Pyun, LindsayENG-56.80.0 pts · #11
- 2Morris, JoshuaENG-18.40.0 pts · #10
- 3Gibson, Christopher AENG-13.01.5 pts · #7
- R4+135 Elo gap
- R3+118 Elo gap