Northampton Standard Play Chess Series 2025-26 - November 2025 U2400
Open SwissStandard
13 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 15 Nov 2025 to 16 Nov 2025 in Northampton, England. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1881, and top seed was Rajan Ganger (🇬🇧 ENG, 1983).
Rajan Ganger (🇬🇧 ENG, 1983) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Michael T Botteley (4.0) and Simon E Lazarus (3.5). Ganger won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 1: William Lin (1688) beat Jack Hale (1925), a +237-point gap.
Location
🇬🇧Northampton, England
Dates
15 Nov 2025 → 16 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇬🇧England×12
🇮🇹Italy×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsRajan Ganger led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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2
1
1
1
R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
Rajan Ganger held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Rajan Ganger drew with Michael T Botteley (Black).
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
Rajan Ganger won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rajan Ganger | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2Michael T Botteley | ½ | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Simon E Lazarus | 0 | ½ | * | — |
| 4Jack Hale | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ganger, Rajan | 1983 | ENG | +11N | +5B | +7N | +3B | =2N | 4.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 11.00 | 2172 | +18.0 |
| 2 | Botteley, Michael T | 1894 | ENG | +9N | =3B | +4N | +7B | =1B | 4.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 10.50 | 2072 | +18.4 |
| 3 | Lazarus, Simon E | 1901 | ENG | +12B | =2N | +10B | −1N | +5B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 7.00 | 1969 | +9.8 |
| 4 | Hale, Jack | 1925 | ENG | −5N | +9B | −2B | +11N | +8B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 4.50 | 1808 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Lin, William | 1688 | ENG | +4B | −1N | +11B | =8N | −3N | 2.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 5.00 | 1777 | +15.2 |
| 6 | Gibson, Christopher A | 1871 | ENG | F | −10N | =12B | +13N | +7B | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.50 | 1914 | +4.4 |
| 7 | Ofeni, Joel | 1844 | ENG | +13N | +8B | −1B | −2N | −6N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 3.00 | 1830 | -4.0 |
| 8 | Thomas, Philip | 1866 | ENG | =10B | −7N | +9B | =5B | −4N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 3.50 | 1754 | -11.8 |
| 9 | Helsby, Matthew | 1788 | ENG | −2B | −4N | −8N | +12B | =13B | 1.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 1.50 | 1787 | -1.6 |
| 10 | Sriram, Gautam | 1698 | ENG | =8N | +6B | −3N | F | F | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.50 | 1879 | +28.4 |
| 11 | Poderico, Francesco | 1706 | ITA | −1B | F | −5N | −4B | +12N | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 1712 | -0.4 |
| 12 | Conterno, Dominique | 1840 | ENG | −3N | =13B | =6N | −9N | −11B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 1.75 | 1592 | -31.0 |
| 13 | Dairi, Ramsey | 1895 | ENG | −7B | =12N | F | −6B | =9N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.25 | 1643 | -52.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Sriram, GautamENG+28.41.5 pts · #9
- 2Botteley, Michael TENG+18.44.0 pts · #3
- 3Ganger, RajanENG+18.04.5 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Dairi, RamseyENG-52.81.0 pts · #12
- 2Conterno, DominiqueENG-31.01.0 pts · #11
- 3Thomas, PhilipENG-11.82.0 pts · #7
Biggest upsets
- R1+237 Elo gap
- R2+173 Elo gap
- R5+134 Elo gap