Northampton Standard Play Chess Series 2025-26 - November 2025 U1600
Open SwissStandard
5 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 15 Nov 2025 to 16 Nov 2025 in Northampton, England. Top 10 Elo average was 0, and top seed was Francesco Poderico (🇮🇹 ITA, 1706).
Location
🇬🇧Northampton, England
Dates
15 Nov 2025 → 16 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Avg top 10
0
Participants
5
Federations · 1 represented
🇬🇧England×3
Top 3
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- 🥈
- 🥉
How it unfolded
Top 5 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 2 players tied at 2.5/6, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
3
2
1
1
1
1
R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 2.5/6. takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (6.0).
R1 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Gavin Sharma lost to FIDE 343480390 (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Gavin Sharma | * | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2FIDE 343480390 | 1 | * | 0 | 1 |
| 3Selva Lingaraja | 0 | 1 | * | — |
| 4FIDE 343483666 | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIDE 343480390 | 0 | — | +2N | −3B | +4B | −?N | =5B | F | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.75 | 612 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Sharma, Gavin | 0 | ENG | −1B | =?N | F | +3N | +?B | −?N | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.00 | 1470 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Lingaraja, Selva | 0 | ENG | +?B | +1N | −?N | −2B | F | −?B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.50 | 675 | 0.0 |
| 4 | FIDE 343483666 | 0 | — | F | −?B | −1N | +5N | −?B | −?N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.50 | 749 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Dairi, Daniella | 0 | ENG | −?N | F | F | −4B | =1N | −?B | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.25 | 759 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Dairi, DaniellaENG0.00.5 pts · #5
- 2Sharma, GavinENG0.02.5 pts · #1
- 3FIDE 3434803900.02.5 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Dairi, DaniellaENG0.00.5 pts · #5
- 2Sharma, GavinENG0.02.5 pts · #1
- 3FIDE 3434803900.02.5 pts · #4