Northampton Standard Play Ches Series 2025-26 - September 2025 U1600
Open SwissStandard
10 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 06 Sept 2025 to 07 Sept 2025 in Northampton, England. Top 10 Elo average was 290, and top seed was Soham Bellary (🇬🇧 ENG, 1487).
Mark Osborn (🇬🇧 ENG, 0) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Soham Bellary (4.0) and Aaryan Ragam (3.0). Osborn won solo starting round 3.
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 · 1 represented
🇬🇧England×10
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsMark Osborn led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
Mark Osborn held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Mark Osborn drew with Soham Bellary (White).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Mark Osborn won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mark Osborn | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2Soham Bellary | ½ | * | 1 | — |
| 3Aaryan Ragam | 0 | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Jared Merwin Thompson | 0 | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Osborn, Mark | 0 | ENG | +4N | +3B | +5N | =2B | +6N | 4.5 | 12.0 | 14.5 | 12.50 | 1724 | +23.2 |
| 2 | Bellary, Soham | 1487 | ENG | =10N | +8B | +3N | =1N | +7B | 4.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 8.00 | 1500 | +1.2 |
| 3 | Ragam, Aaryan | 1409 | ENG | +6B | −1N | −2B | +4B | +8N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 6.00 | 696 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Lingaraja, Selva | 0 | ENG | −1B | =7N | +8B | −3N | +5B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 4.25 | 1539 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Gillibrand, David | 0 | ENG | +7B | +9N | −1B | =6B | −4N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 3.75 | 1568 | -0.8 |
| 6 | Merwin Thompson, Jared | 0 | ENG | −3N | +10B | +9B | =5N | −1B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 2.75 | 1572 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Alluvada, Manoj | 0 | ENG | −5N | =4B | +10N | −8N | −2N | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 1.75 | 1394 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Hammond, Alexander | 0 | ENG | −9B | −2N | −4N | +7B | −3B | 1.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 1.50 | 760 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Mehta, Zara | 0 | ENG | +8N | −5B | −6N | F | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 774 | -23.2 |
| 10 | Mehta, Hatle | 0 | ENG | =2B | −6N | −7B | F | F | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1487 | -0.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Osborn, MarkENG+23.24.5 pts · #2
- 2Bellary, SohamENG+1.24.0 pts · #3
- 3Ragam, AaryanENG0.03.0 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1Mehta, ZaraENG-23.21.0 pts · #10
- 2Gillibrand, DavidENG-0.82.5 pts · #4
- 3Mehta, HatleENG-0.40.5 pts · #7