Coulsdon Chess FIDE Rated Dicky White - December 2025
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46 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 01 Dec 2025 to 15 Dec 2025 in Coulsdon, England. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1873, and top seed was Mark Smith (🇬🇧 ENG, 1992).
Laksh Madaan (🇬🇧 ENG, 0) won with 3.0/3, ahead of Lana Boztas (2.0) and Chris Marshall (2.0). Madaan broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Philip Rosenbach (1464) beat Venerando Bermudez (1613), a +149-point gap.
Location
🇬🇧Coulsdon, England
Dates
01 Dec 2025 → 15 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 3 rounds
Federations · 3 represented
🇬🇧England×41
🇮🇳India×1
🇬🇧Wales×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsLaksh Madaan led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
15
3
1
R3–R3 · LEAD HELD
Laksh Madaan never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Laksh Madaan won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madaan, Laksh | 0 | ENG | +?N | +?B | +?N | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1536 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Boztas, Lana | 1634 | ENG | +14N | +22B | −3N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1725 | +7.2 |
| 3 | Marshall, Chris | 1819 | ENG | +23N | F | +2B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2382 | +8.4 |
| 4 | Pratley, Ian | 1632 | ENG | =15B | +39B | =17N | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1775 | +11.6 |
| 5 | Braithwaite, Paul | 1466 | ENG | +8N | +14B | — | 2.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.50 | 2333 | +23.8 |
| 6 | Jackson, Paul G | 1734 | ENG | +44N | F | +19B | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2578 | +11.2 |
| 7 | Venkatesh, Anuj | 1825 | ENG | +45N | F | +38B | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2440 | +10.4 |
| 8 | Zvaigzne, Janis | 1537 | ENG | −5B | +16N | =10B | 1.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 1.75 | 1334 | -10.6 |
| 9 | Warner, Dominic W J | 1750 | ENG | =11B | F | +15N | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.75 | 1720 | -1.0 |
| 10 | Howes, David J | 1588 | ENG | −20N | +37B | =8N | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.75 | 1610 | +1.8 |
| 11 | Rosenbach, Philip | 1464 | ENG | =9N | −18N | +40B | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.75 | 1674 | +31.6 |
| 12 | Marsden, Rupert | 1919 | ENG | =35B | F | +18B | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.25 | 1953 | +4.0 |
| 13 | McDonald, Andrew J | 0 | ENG | −16N | +?B | =?B | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1479 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Marsden, Oscar | 1528 | ENG | −2B | −5N | +16N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 750 | -38.0 |
| 15 | Siddhartha Shankar Srivastava | 1589 | IND | =4N | =17N | −9B | 1.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 1.50 | 1552 | -3.0 |
| 16 | Warner-Burley, Timothy | 0 | ENG | +13B | −8B | −14B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 1.50 | 733 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Kota, Pavan Kumar | 1650 | ENG | F | =15B | =4B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.50 | 1611 | -4.4 |
| 18 | Narang, Ishaan | 1659 | ENG | F | +11B | −12N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.50 | 1692 | +2.8 |
| 19 | Whicheloe, George | 0 | ENG | +27B | F | −6N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 934 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Bhatia, Jai | 1737 | ENG | +10B | F | −24N | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.50 | 1696 | -4.4 |
| 21 | Darville, Matt | 1776 | ENG | −30B | F | +25N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1861 | +4.6 |
| 22 | Nehra, Vinod | 1454 | ENG | F | −2N | +37N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1595 | +7.6 |
| 23 | Smyth, Sandy A | 1530 | ENG | −3B | +41B | — | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1639 | +4.8 |
| 24 | Heavens, Alan | 1804 | ENG | F | F | +20B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2537 | +8.2 |
| 25 | Rosenbach, Martin | 1809 | ENG | +46N | F | −21B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1811 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Faulkner, Martin J | 1790 | ENG | −29B | F | +42B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1683 | -3.8 |
| 27 | FIDE 343483640 | 0 | — | −19N | F | +?B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1531 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Smith, Mark | 1992 | ENG | F | F | +35N | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2661 | +6.4 |
| 29 | Kumar, Sachin | 1945 | ENG | +26N | — | — | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2589 | +11.6 |
| 30 | Kumar, Arnav | 1913 | ENG | +21N | — | — | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2576 | +12.8 |
| 31 | Khan, A Qaiyum | 1566 | ENG | +41B | — | — | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2259 | +7.0 |
| 32 | Shortt, John | 0 | ENG | +?B | — | — | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1476 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Tirumala, Nandan | 1614 | ENG | F | F | +43B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2467 | +22.8 |
| 34 | FIDE 343479286 | 0 | — | +?B | −?B | −?N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 730 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Ramdewar, Ishan | 1861 | ENG | =12N | F | −28B | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.75 | 1763 | -4.8 |
| 36 | FIDE 343479855 | 0 | — | =?N | −?B | −?N | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1326 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Stoneman, Ian D | 1556 | ENG | F | −10N | −22B | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 721 | -22.0 |
| 38 | Kota, Ashwath Kumar | 1640 | ENG | F | F | −7N | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1024 | -10.4 |
| 39 | Gliddon, Daniel J | 1710 | ENG | F | −4N | — | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 832 | -12.2 |
| 40 | Bermudez, Venerando | 1613 | ENG | F | F | −11N | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 664 | -14.0 |
| 41 | Cobby, Adam | 1459 | ENG | −31N | −23N | — | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 748 | -30.0 |
| 42 | Merrifield, Peter | 1419 | WLS | F | F | −26N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 989 | -2.0 |
| 43 | Bloom, Paul | 1668 | ENG | F | F | −33N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 814 | -11.4 |
| 44 | Dias, Leo | 1778 | ENG | −6B | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 934 | -22.4 |
| 45 | Sami, Ted | 0 | ENG | −7B | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1024 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Andrew, Benjamin | 1846 | ENG | −25B | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1009 | -22.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Rosenbach, PhilipENG+31.61.5 pts · #7
- 2Braithwaite, PaulENG+23.82.0 pts · #3
- 3Tirumala, NandanENG+22.81.0 pts · #28
Top rating losers
- 1Marsden, OscarENG-38.01.0 pts · #42
- 2Cobby, AdamENG-30.00.0 pts · #45
- 3Dias, LeoENG-22.40.0 pts · #36
Biggest upsets
- R3+149 Elo gap
- R3+102 Elo gap