Coulsdon Chess Standardplay Winter Congress 2025 - Open
Open SwissStandard
10 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 06 Dec 2025 to 07 Dec 2025 in Coulsdon, England. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1241, and top seed was Adam Faulkner (🇬🇧 ENG, 1959).
Girija Kumar K (🇮🇳 IND, 1825) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Anuj Venkatesh (3.0) and Luke Freeman (3.0). K won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Girija Kumar K (1825) beat Adam Faulkner (1959), a +134-point gap.
Location
🇬🇧Coulsdon, England
Dates
06 Dec 2025 → 07 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇬🇧England×9
🇮🇳India×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsGirija Kumar K led from R3; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
Girija Kumar K never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Girija Kumar K beat Luke Freeman (White).
R3–R5 · WIN STREAK
Girija Kumar K won 3 in a row (R3–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Girija Kumar K | * | 1 | ½ | — |
| 2Luke Freeman | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3Anuj Venkatesh | ½ | 0 | * | ½ |
| 4Aditya Gupta | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Girija Kumar K | 1825 | IND | +8N | =2N | +3B | +4B | +6N | 4.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 8.00 | 2152 | +29.4 |
| 2 | Venkatesh, Anuj | 1825 | ENG | +7N | =1B | =5N | +6B | −3N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 5.75 | 1778 | -9.2 |
| 3 | Freeman, Luke | 1867 | ENG | =6B | =4N | −1N | +9B | +2B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.75 | 1806 | -12.0 |
| 4 | Faulkner, Adam | 1959 | ENG | =5N | =3B | F | −1N | +10B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.50 | 1765 | -37.2 |
| 5 | Gupta, Aditya | 1808 | ENG | =4B | +6N | =2B | — | — | 2.0 | 5.0 | 6.5 | 4.00 | 1924 | +18.8 |
| 6 | Tirumala, Nandan | 1614 | ENG | =3N | −5B | +8B | −2N | −1B | 1.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.50 | 1509 | -16.0 |
| 7 | Sami, Ted | 0 | ENG | −2B | +8N | F | — | — | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1024 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Hersey, Claire | 0 | ENG | −1B | −7B | −6N | — | — | 0.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 920 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Warner-Burley, Timothy | 0 | ENG | F | F | F | −3N | — | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1067 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Wimble, Gary | 1511 | ENG | F | F | F | F | −4N | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1111 | -3.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Girija Kumar KIND+29.44.5 pts · #1
- 2Gupta, AdityaENG+18.82.0 pts · #3
- 3Warner-Burley, TimothyENG0.00.0 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Faulkner, AdamENG-37.22.0 pts · #4
- 2Tirumala, NandanENG-16.01.5 pts · #6
- 3Freeman, LukeENG-12.03.0 pts · #2
Biggest upsets
- R4+134 Elo gap