Milton Keynes ECF and FIDE Chess Congress 2026 - U1900
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32 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 28 Mar 2026 to 29 Mar 2026 in Milton Keynes, England. 5 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1754, and top seed was Dominic Czarnuch (🇬🇧 ENG, 1842).
Dominic Czarnuch (🇬🇧 ENG, 1842) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Djan Sennaroglu (3.5) and Harry Chan (3.5). Czarnuch won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Ananya Patel (1551) beat Steve Carter (1684), a +133-point gap.
Location
🇬🇧Milton Keynes, England
Dates
28 Mar 2026 → 29 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 5 represented
🇬🇧England×27
🇬🇧Wales×2
🇮🇹Italy×1
🇲🇾Malaysia×1
🇺🇸United States of America×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsDominic Czarnuch led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
10
4
2
1
1
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
Dominic Czarnuch never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Dominic Czarnuch 5 wins (R1–R5)Kyle Milton Caudill 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dominic Czarnuch | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2Kyle Milton Caudill | — | * | — | — |
| 3Djan Sennaroglu | 0 | — | * | ½ |
| 4Thomas P O Brien | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czarnuch, Dominic | 1842 | ENG | +23B | +15N | +2B | +3N | +18B | 5.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 12.50 | 2477 | +56.8 |
| 2 | Sennaroglu, Djan | 1783 | ENG | +21N | +11B | −1N | +9B | =4N | 3.5 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 8.75 | 1919 | +28.0 |
| 3 | Chan, Harry | 1660 | ENG | +4N | =9B | +30N | −1B | +10N | 3.5 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 7.75 | 1791 | +28.4 |
| 4 | O Brien, Thomas P | 0 | ENG | −3B | +27N | +16B | +15N | =2B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 6.75 | 1710 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Solloway, Colin J | 1701 | ENG | =27B | +17N | −7B | +20N | +19B | 3.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 6.50 | 1727 | +4.0 |
| 6 | Caudill, Kyle Milton | 1740 | USA | F | =16N | +28B | +7N | +9B | 3.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 7.50 | 1992 | +41.6 |
| 7 | Singh, Amrik J | 1641 | ENG | −11N | +12B | +5N | −6B | +16N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 8.00 | 1721 | +11.0 |
| 8 | Redmill, Simon Matthew | 1800 | ENG | +22N | +18B | +10N | F | F | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.50 | 2472 | +39.6 |
| 9 | Suganya, Yugan | 1772 | ENG | +29B | =3N | +19B | −2N | −6N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 4.75 | 1455 | -47.2 |
| 10 | Acharya, Nikesh | 1730 | ENG | +12N | +31B | −8B | =11N | −3B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 4.25 | 1565 | -35.0 |
| 11 | Homer, Neil S | 1645 | ENG | +7B | −2N | F | =10B | +17N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 6.25 | 1778 | +14.4 |
| 12 | Vijay, Kayal | 1503 | ENG | −10B | −7N | =23B | +27N | +30B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 2.25 | 1531 | +4.0 |
| 13 | George, Naveen Daniel | 1687 | MAS | =17B | −19N | +32B | +30N | −14B | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 1649 | -4.4 |
| 14 | Thushyanthan, Ushakan | 1689 | ENG | +20N | =30B | F | F | +13N | 2.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.75 | 1847 | +22.4 |
| 15 | Chen, Yechu | 1659 | ENG | F | −1B | +31N | −4B | +21N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 2.50 | 1744 | +8.8 |
| 16 | Woods, Timothy J | 1659 | ENG | =26N | =6B | −4N | +31B | −7B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 3.00 | 1599 | -4.6 |
| 17 | Burton, Henry | 1577 | WLS | =13N | −5B | =21N | +22B | −11B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 4.25 | 1597 | +5.6 |
| 18 | Lorenzini, Giacomo | 1625 | ITA | +32B | −8N | +27B | F | −1N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 1.50 | 1594 | -5.6 |
| 19 | Hu, Jason | 0 | ENG | F | +13B | −9N | +24B | −5N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.00 | 1713 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Konig, Jon | 1605 | ENG | −14B | +23N | F | −5B | +24N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 1683 | +10.4 |
| 21 | So, Mason | 1645 | ENG | −2B | =32N | =17B | +28N | −15B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 2.25 | 1544 | -28.4 |
| 22 | Williams, Stephen | 1660 | WLS | −8B | −25N | +29B | −17N | +28B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 1424 | -24.8 |
| 23 | Nalabothula, Dushyanth Gan | 1660 | ENG | −1N | −20B | =12N | =29B | =31N | 1.5 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 2.00 | 1372 | -42.8 |
| 24 | Carter, Steve | 1684 | ENG | −28B | +29N | =25B | −19N | −20B | 1.5 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 1.75 | 1288 | -60.0 |
| 25 | Gampa, Dyuthi Sri | 1542 | ENG | F | +22B | =24N | F | F | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.75 | 1865 | +34.0 |
| 26 | Dunkley, Michael | 1791 | ENG | =16B | +28N | F | F | F | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1798 | +0.4 |
| 27 | Mabogunje, Olajide | 0 | ENG | =5N | −4B | −18N | −12B | =29N | 1.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 2.25 | 1337 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Patel, Ananya | 1551 | ENG | +24N | −26B | −6N | −21B | −22N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 1.50 | 1464 | -19.6 |
| 29 | Mirza, Humayun | 0 | ENG | −9N | −24B | −22N | =23N | =27B | 1.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 1.25 | 1372 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Osborn, Mark | 1446 | ENG | F | =14N | −3B | −13B | −12N | 0.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.25 | 1315 | -20.0 |
| 31 | Arun, Saiarya | 0 | ENG | F | −10N | −15B | −16N | =23B | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.75 | 1355 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Sheikh, Amaan | 1515 | ENG | −18N | =21B | −13N | F | F | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 1382 | -17.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Czarnuch, DominicENG+56.85.0 pts · #1
- 2Caudill, Kyle MiltonUSA+41.63.5 pts · #2
- 3Redmill, Simon MatthewENG+39.63.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Carter, SteveENG-60.01.5 pts · #30
- 2Suganya, YuganENG-47.22.5 pts · #27
- 3Nalabothula, Dushyanth GanENG-42.81.5 pts · #25
Biggest upsets
- R1+133 Elo gap
- R2+118 Elo gap