Coulsdon Chess FIDE Rated Dicky White - October 2025
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58 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 29 Sept 2025 to 27 Oct 2025 in Coulsdon, England. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1971, and top seed was Mark S Gray (🇬🇧 ENG, 2084).
Lana Boztas (🇬🇧 ENG, 1624) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Timothy Warner-Burley (3.5) and Michael E Collins (3.5). Boztas won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Philip Rosenbach (1464) beat Daniel J Gliddon (1709), a +245-point gap.
Location
🇬🇧Coulsdon, England
Dates
29 Sept 2025 → 27 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 3 represented
🇬🇧England×53
🇮🇳India×1
🇬🇧Wales×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsLana Boztas led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
Lana Boztas held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Lana Boztas 4 wins (R1–R4)Arnav Jayaprakash 3 wins (R1–R3)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boztas, Lana | 1624 | ENG | +36B | +26B | +35B | +2N | −37N | 4.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 7.00 | 1770 | +16.6 |
| 2 | Warner-Burley, Timothy | 0 | ENG | +52N | =3B | +14N | −1B | +19B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 6.25 | 1509 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Collins, Michael E | 1574 | ENG | +19N | =2N | =10N | +42B | =14N | 3.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 7.50 | 1700 | +16.4 |
| 4 | Kulkarni, Amit | 1859 | ENG | F | =38N | +9B | +37B | +34B | 3.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.50 | 2193 | +60.4 |
| 5 | Warner, Dominic W J | 1712 | ENG | F | +34N | +29B | =18N | +54B | 3.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.75 | 2040 | +30.8 |
| 6 | Jayaprakash, Arnav | 1699 | ENG | +53B | +30B | +40N | F | =50B | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.75 | 1973 | +52.4 |
| 7 | Marsden, Rupert | 1913 | ENG | +20B | =28B | =16B | +29N | −9B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 5.50 | 1956 | +9.2 |
| 8 | Narang, Ishaan | 1616 | ENG | +31B | +22B | +15N | F | −20N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 6.00 | 1775 | +32.4 |
| 9 | Snape, Ian L | 2072 | ENG | F | +54B | −4N | +28N | +7N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.50 | 2057 | -1.2 |
| 10 | Wimble, Gary | 0 | ENG | −14B | =?B | =3B | +23N | +?N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.75 | 1247 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Khan, A Qaiyum | 1591 | ENG | =15N | =35N | +21N | −27N | +52N | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.75 | 1555 | -5.2 |
| 12 | Stoneman, Ian D | 1551 | ENG | =26B | +36B | =31B | =15N | =49B | 3.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 4.00 | 1612 | +6.2 |
| 13 | Heavens, Alan | 1791 | ENG | +32B | +17B | +55B | −43N | — | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.00 | 2017 | +24.4 |
| 14 | Fazia, Salvatore | 1453 | ENG | +10N | +19B | −2B | −34N | =3B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 6.75 | 1529 | +4.0 |
| 15 | Marsden, Oscar | 1511 | ENG | =11B | =21N | −8B | =12B | +53N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 1576 | +17.2 |
| 16 | Duggan, John E | 2029 | ENG | F | =20N | =7N | =38N | +28B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.50 | 1975 | -4.2 |
| 17 | Andrew, Benjamin | 1863 | ENG | F | −13N | +39B | +41N | =27B | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.75 | 1823 | -9.2 |
| 18 | Gliddon, Daniel J | 1709 | ENG | +49N | −40B | F | =5B | +35N | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.25 | 1678 | -2.4 |
| 19 | Denford, Les | 1409 | ENG | −3B | −14N | +57N | +36N | −2N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.00 | 1464 | +2.8 |
| 20 | Kumar, Sachin | 1862 | ENG | −7N | =16B | F | =44B | +8B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.75 | 1887 | +8.8 |
| 21 | Howes, David J | 1559 | ENG | =35N | =15B | −11B | +26B | — | 2.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 3.25 | 1533 | -3.2 |
| 22 | Nehra, Vinod | 1452 | ENG | +56N | −8N | −36N | F | +58N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1452 | +1.4 |
| 23 | FIDE 343479286 | 0 | — | −?N | +?N | +52N | −10B | — | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 630 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Kilambi, Aahna | 1578 | ENG | F | +27B | +34N | — | — | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.50 | 2453 | +48.4 |
| 25 | Bloom, Paul | 1683 | ENG | +34B | F | +27B | — | — | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.50 | 2453 | +17.6 |
| 26 | Smyth, Sandy A | 1532 | ENG | =12N | −1N | +56B | −21N | −31N | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.50 | 1432 | -13.2 |
| 27 | Kota, Pavan Kumar | 1669 | ENG | F | −24N | −25N | +11B | =17N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.25 | 1598 | -15.6 |
| 28 | Kumar, Arnav | 1862 | ENG | +55N | =7N | F | −9B | −16N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.50 | 1871 | +3.6 |
| 29 | Pratley, Ian | 1637 | ENG | =30B | +53N | −5N | −7B | — | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.75 | 1614 | -5.0 |
| 30 | Tirumala, Nandan | 1626 | ENG | =29N | −6N | −33B | +35B | −39N | 1.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 1.75 | 1509 | -34.4 |
| 31 | Zvaigzne, Janis | 1531 | ENG | −8N | F | =12N | F | +26B | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.00 | 1571 | +3.2 |
| 32 | Dias, Leo | 1815 | ENG | −13N | =33B | F | +39B | — | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.75 | 1759 | -16.8 |
| 33 | Rosenbach, Martin | 1771 | ENG | F | =32N | +30N | — | — | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.25 | 1944 | +8.8 |
| 34 | Bermudez, Venerando | 1624 | ENG | −25N | −5B | −24B | +14B | −4N | 1.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 2.50 | 1415 | -28.4 |
| 35 | Braithwaite, Paul | 1483 | ENG | =21B | =11B | −1N | −30N | −18B | 1.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 2.50 | 1381 | -11.4 |
| 36 | Woolley, Michael | 1478 | ENG | −1N | −12N | +22B | −19B | −45B | 1.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 2.00 | 1312 | -17.2 |
| 37 | Edwards, Nicholas L | 1809 | ENG | F | F | F | −4N | +1B | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.00 | 1729 | -4.2 |
| 38 | Ramdewar, Ishan | 1900 | ENG | F | =4B | F | =16B | −46B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.00 | 1858 | -3.0 |
| 39 | Kota, Ashwath Kumar | 1682 | ENG | F | −41B | −17N | −32N | +30B | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.50 | 1585 | -27.2 |
| 40 | Rosenbach, Philip | 1464 | ENG | F | +18N | −6B | — | — | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.50 | 1687 | +18.4 |
| 41 | Jackson, Paul G | 1744 | ENG | −47B | +39N | F | −17B | — | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 1639 | -8.8 |
| 42 | Merrifield, Peter | 1421 | WLS | F | F | +53B | −3N | — | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 2336 | +13.2 |
| 43 | Darville, Matt | 1762 | ENG | F | F | F | +13B | — | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2585 | +10.8 |
| 44 | Baltrunas, Evaldas | 1980 | ENG | F | F | F | =20N | =51B | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 1967 | -1.2 |
| 45 | Sami, Ted | 0 | ENG | F | F | F | F | +36N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 1499 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Bharat Kumar, Balahari | 2084 | ENG | F | F | F | F | +38N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2696 | +10.0 |
| 47 | Bhatia, Jai | 1715 | ENG | +41N | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2546 | +22.4 |
| 48 | Calvert, D Ian | 1920 | ENG | F | F | F | F | +55B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2613 | +7.2 |
| 49 | Siddhartha Shankar Srivastava | 1646 | IND | −18B | F | F | F | =12N | 0.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.50 | 1441 | -10.4 |
| 50 | Howell, Chris I | 1862 | ENG | F | F | F | F | =6N | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.75 | 1672 | -5.0 |
| 51 | Gray, Mark S | 2084 | ENG | F | F | F | F | =44N | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 1990 | -2.6 |
| 52 | FIDE 343479855 | 0 | — | −2B | F | −23B | F | −11B | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 801 | 0.0 |
| 53 | Cobby, Adam | 1524 | ENG | −6N | −29B | −42N | F | −15B | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 762 | -74.4 |
| 54 | Faulkner, Martin J | 1798 | ENG | F | −9N | F | F | −5N | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1086 | -17.6 |
| 55 | Venkatesh, Anuj | 1861 | ENG | −28B | F | −13N | F | −48N | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 1048 | -54.4 |
| 56 | Coxon, Amelia | 1580 | ENG | −22B | F | −26N | — | — | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 683 | -56.8 |
| 57 | FIDE 343479111 | 0 | — | F | −?N | −19B | — | — | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 614 | 0.0 |
| 58 | McDonald, Andrew J | 0 | ENG | F | F | F | F | −22B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 633 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kulkarni, AmitENG+60.43.5 pts · #3
- 2Jayaprakash, ArnavENG+52.43.5 pts · #2
- 3Kilambi, AahnaENG+48.42.0 pts · #16
Top rating losers
- 1Cobby, AdamENG-74.40.0 pts · #57
- 2Coxon, AmeliaENG-56.80.0 pts · #56
- 3Venkatesh, AnujENG-54.40.0 pts · #53
Biggest upsets
- R2+245 Elo gap
- R3+213 Elo gap
- R1+128 Elo gap