Coulsdon Chess Standardplay Winter Congress 2025 - Premier
Open SwissStandard
20 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 06 Dec 2025 to 07 Dec 2025 in Coulsdon, England. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1724, and top seed was Dale Westcott (🇬🇧 WLS, 1825).
Adrian M Lawrence (🇬🇧 ENG, 1649) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Martin J Faulkner (4.0) and Dale Westcott (3.0). Lawrence won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Adrian M Lawrence (1649) beat Dale Westcott (1825), a +176-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 · 4 represented
🇬🇧England×16
🇬🇧Wales×2
🇮🇳India×1
🇵🇭Philippines×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsAdrian M Lawrence led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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3
4
1
1
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
Adrian M Lawrence held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
R3–R5 · WIN STREAK
Adrian M Lawrence won 3 in a row (R3–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Adrian M Lawrence | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2Martin J Faulkner | — | * | ½ | — |
| 3Dale Westcott | 0 | ½ | * | — |
| 4Ilan Murray Rubin | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lawrence, Adrian M | 1649 | ENG | +19B | =12N | +5B | +20N | +3B | 4.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 6.50 | 2051 | +60.8 |
| 2 | Faulkner, Martin J | 1790 | ENG | +11B | +14N | =10B | =3N | +5B | 4.0 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 9.25 | 1932 | +17.2 |
| 3 | Westcott, Dale | 1825 | WLS | +17N | =13B | +6N | =2B | −1N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 6.50 | 1740 | -10.6 |
| 4 | Rubin, Ilan Murray | 1734 | ENG | F | −10N | +15B | +16N | +7B | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 5.00 | 1785 | +8.0 |
| 5 | Jackson, Paul G | 1734 | ENG | +6N | +8B | −1N | =12B | −2N | 2.5 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 6.00 | 1614 | -13.4 |
| 6 | Siddhartha Shankar Srivastava | 1589 | IND | −5B | +11N | −3B | =9N | +15B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 4.75 | 1690 | +13.2 |
| 7 | Chhabra, Vivaan | 0 | ENG | −14B | +?N | =9B | +13N | −4N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.25 | 1591 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Simkins, Owain | 0 | ENG | +9B | −5N | −14B | +11N | =13B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 5.50 | 1668 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Kota, Ashwath Kumar | 1640 | ENG | −8N | =15B | =7N | =6B | +18N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.25 | 1692 | +8.0 |
| 10 | Coles, Rob | 1610 | ENG | +16N | +4B | =2N | — | — | 2.5 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 6.00 | 2031 | +31.8 |
| 11 | Singla, Keshav | 1628 | ENG | −2N | −6B | +18N | −8B | +16B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 1655 | +5.2 |
| 12 | OGorman, Brendan | 1777 | ENG | +15N | =1B | F | =5N | — | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.00 | 1793 | +1.2 |
| 13 | Kodukula, Sameera | 1677 | ENG | +18B | =3N | F | −7B | =8N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.75 | 1852 | +18.4 |
| 14 | Gonzales, Ceferino | 1663 | PHI | +7N | −2B | +8N | — | — | 2.0 | 6.5 | 9.0 | 5.00 | 989 | -6.6 |
| 15 | Slegg, Gary | 1621 | WLS | −12B | =9N | −4N | +18B | −6N | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.25 | 1497 | -16.4 |
| 16 | Warner, Dominic W J | 1750 | ENG | −10B | +18N | F | −4B | −11N | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 1423 | -33.8 |
| 17 | Khanna, Tiara | 1637 | ENG | −3B | +19N | F | — | — | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1025 | -10.0 |
| 18 | Bellary, Soham | 1494 | ENG | −13N | −16B | −11B | −15N | −9B | 0.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 863 | -55.6 |
| 19 | Sharma, Gavin | 0 | ENG | −1N | −17B | −?N | F | — | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 887 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Denford, Les | 0 | ENG | F | F | F | −1B | — | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 849 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Lawrence, Adrian MENG+60.84.5 pts · #4
- 2Coles, RobENG+31.82.5 pts · #6
- 3Kodukula, SameeraENG+18.42.0 pts · #14
Top rating losers
- 1Bellary, SohamENG-55.60.0 pts · #17
- 2Warner, Dominic W JENG-33.81.0 pts · #15
- 3Slegg, GaryWLS-16.41.5 pts · #11
Biggest upsets
- R5+176 Elo gap
- R1+140 Elo gap
- R2+124 Elo gap