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Milton Keynes ECF and FIDE Chess Congress 2026 - U1600

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14 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 28 Mar 2026 to 29 Mar 2026 in Milton Keynes, England. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 140, and top seed was Manik Garg (🇬🇧 ENG, 1597).

Ayomide David Mabogunje (🇬🇧 ENG, 0) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Akshata Balakrishnan (4.0). Mabogunje shared the lead from round 2, winning on tie-break.

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
Avg top 10
140
Participants
14
Federations · 2 represented
🇬🇧England×10
🇮🇪Ireland×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Tight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders
7
4
2
1
3
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
Balakrishnan4Mabogunje4Hughes33McKeon3Subash2.5— ex-leaders:Mabogunjeled R4, #9
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 4.0/5. Mabogunje takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (11.0).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Akshata Balakrishnan lost to Ayomide David Mabogunje (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Akshata Balakrishnan 3 wins (R1–R3)Ayomide David Mabogunje 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Mabogunje, Ayomide David0ENG+3B+9N+8B+2N?B4.011.011.011.008100.0
2Balakrishnan, Akshata0ENG+10B+?N+?B1B+7N4.08.08.04.0015410.0
3FIDE 34349062001N+13B+4N=?B=5N3.011.011.05.5015360.0
4McKeon, John0ENG+7B?N3B+?N+8B3.07.07.04.007890.0
5Hughes, Peter J0ENG=?N+12B?N+11N=3B3.06.06.04.5013800.0
6Subash, Suriya0ENG?B=14N11B+?N+?B2.52.02.00.2515010.0
7Scott, Xander0ENG4NF+9B+?N2B2.09.09.02.0016090.0
8Mahdi, Amir0IRL+13N+?B1N?B4N2.08.08.01.0015730.0
9Wayne, Steven0ENG+?N1B7N+13B?B2.07.07.01.007890.0
10Keane, Richard0ENG2N+?B=?NF=?B2.05.55.50.0015730.0
11Sharma, Gavin1402ENG=12N?B+6N5BF1.57.57.53.258100.0
12FIDE 3434776230=11B5N+?BFF1.56.56.50.7514330.0
13FIDE 34345646408B3N+14B9N?B1.07.57.50.506130.0
14Croos, Haadhvin Dave0ENG?N=6B13NFF0.55.05.01.257360.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
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