Northampton Standard Play Ches Series 2025-26 - September 2025 U1900
Open SwissStandard
11 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 06 Sept 2025 to 07 Sept 2025 in Northampton, England. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1337, and top seed was Dominique Conterno (🇬🇧 ENG, 1859).
Matthew Helsby (🇬🇧 ENG, 1742) won with 3.5/5, ahead of Vanik Singh (3.0) and Neil S Homer (3.0). Helsby won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Neil S Homer (1656) beat Dominique Conterno (1859), a +203-point gap.
Location
🇬🇧Northampton, England
Dates
06 Sept 2025 → 07 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 3 represented
🇬🇧England×9
🇮🇹Italy×1
🇺🇸United States of America×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsMatthew Helsby led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
4
2
1
1
1
R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
Matthew Helsby held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Matthew Helsby beat Neil S Homer (White).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Matthew Helsby won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Matthew Helsby | * | 1 | ½ | 0 |
| 2Neil S Homer | 0 | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Vanik Singh | ½ | ½ | * | — |
| 4Dominique Conterno | 1 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helsby, Matthew | 1742 | ENG | +6B | +7N | +3B | =2N | −4B | 3.5 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 8.50 | 1839 | +15.2 |
| 2 | Singh, Vanik | 0 | USA | −8N | +5B | +6N | =1B | =3N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 7.75 | 1617 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Homer, Neil S | 1656 | ENG | +4B | +8N | −1N | =7B | =2B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 6.50 | 1776 | +12.4 |
| 4 | Conterno, Dominique | 1859 | ENG | −3N | =9N | =5B | =10B | +1N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 6.25 | 1670 | -19.4 |
| 5 | Helsby, David C | 1577 | ENG | =9B | −2N | =4N | =6B | +10N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 4.50 | 1974 | +20.2 |
| 6 | Ganger, Sajan | 0 | ENG | −1N | +11B | −2B | =5N | =7N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.25 | 1664 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Burgess, Rose | 1630 | ENG | +11N | −1B | F | =3N | =6B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.50 | 1702 | +12.4 |
| 8 | Horwood, Alexander | 1495 | ENG | +2B | −3B | =9N | F | F | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.75 | 855 | -11.2 |
| 9 | Thomson, John | 0 | ENG | =5N | =4B | =8B | F | F | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.25 | 1643 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Morris, Joshua | 1702 | ENG | F | F | +11N | =4N | −5B | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.25 | 1715 | +2.0 |
| 11 | Tringali, Alessandro | 1707 | ITA | −7B | −6N | −10B | F | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 866 | -44.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Helsby, David CENG+20.22.5 pts · #6
- 2Helsby, MatthewENG+15.23.5 pts · #5
- 3Homer, Neil SENG+12.43.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Tringali, AlessandroITA-44.80.0 pts · #11
- 2Conterno, DominiqueENG-19.42.5 pts · #2
- 3Horwood, AlexanderENG-11.21.5 pts · #10
Biggest upsets
- R1+203 Elo gap
- R5+125 Elo gap