Coulsdon Chess Standardplay Winter Congress 2025 - Minor
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13 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 587, and top seed was Ghanashyaam Jagadeesh (🇹🇹 TTO, 1527).
Dinmukhammad Gaiyp (🇬🇧 ENG, 0) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Ghanashyaam Jagadeesh (4.0) and Ayala Truelove (3.5). Gaiyp won solo starting round 3.
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×9
🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago×1
🇮🇳India×1
🇬🇧Wales×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsDinmukhammad Gaiyp led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
Dinmukhammad Gaiyp never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R1–R5 · WIN STREAK
Dinmukhammad Gaiyp won 5 in a row (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dinmukhammad Gaiyp | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2Ghanashyaam Jagadeesh | — | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3Ayala Truelove | 0 | ½ | * | — |
| 4Paul Braithwaite | — | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gaiyp, Dinmukhammad | 0 | ENG | +13N | +9B | +?N | +3B | +5N | 5.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.50 | 1513 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Jagadeesh, Ghanashyaam | 1527 | TTO | +11N | +5B | =3N | =4B | +7N | 4.0 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 9.00 | 1653 | +12.8 |
| 3 | Truelove, Ayala | 0 | ENG | +6B | +7N | =2B | −1N | +9B | 3.5 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 7.50 | 1495 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Braithwaite, Paul | 1466 | ENG | −9N | +8B | +11N | =2N | +10B | 3.5 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 5.00 | 1527 | +1.6 |
| 5 | Reyansh Nihanth Nallani Chakravartula | 1454 | IND | +10B | −2N | +13B | +6N | −1B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 3.50 | 1475 | +2.4 |
| 6 | Hill, Glyn | 1423 | WLS | −3N | =11B | +8N | −5B | +12N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 2.25 | 654 | -9.2 |
| 7 | Green, Max | 0 | ENG | +?N | −3B | F | +10N | −2B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 1519 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Shoulders, Andrew M | 0 | ENG | =12B | −4N | −6B | +?B | −?N | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.25 | 1280 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Warner-Burley, Timothy | 0 | ENG | +4B | −1N | F | F | −3N | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.50 | 1486 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Croos, Haadhvin Dave | 0 | ENG | −5N | +?B | F | −7B | −4N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 1352 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 343487254 | 0 | — | −2B | =6N | −4B | — | — | 0.5 | 7.5 | 10.0 | 1.25 | 1199 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Denford, Les | 0 | ENG | =8N | −?B | −?N | F | −6B | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.75 | 675 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Sharma, Gaurav | 0 | ENG | −1B | F | −5N | — | — | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 654 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Jagadeesh, GhanashyaamTTO+12.84.0 pts · #3
- 2Reyansh Nihanth Nallani ChakravartulaIND+2.43.0 pts · #7
- 3Braithwaite, PaulENG+1.63.5 pts · #10
Top rating losers
- 1Hill, GlynWLS-9.22.5 pts · #11
- 2Denford, LesENG0.00.5 pts · #12
- 3Shoulders, Andrew MENG0.01.5 pts · #8