Coulsdon Chess FIDE Rated Dicky White - February 2026
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64 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 02 Feb 2026 to 23 Feb 2026 in Coulsdon, England. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1963, and top seed was Ian L Snape (🇬🇧 ENG, 2065).
Laksh Madaan (🇬🇧 ENG, 1598) won with 4.0/4, ahead of Ian Pratley (3.5) and Lana Boztas (3.0). Madaan broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Ashwath Kumar Kota (1650) beat Anuj Venkatesh (1886), a +236-point gap.
Location
🇬🇧Coulsdon, England
Dates
02 Feb 2026 → 23 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 4 rounds
Federations · 4 represented
🇬🇧England×58
🇬🇧Scotland×1
🇮🇪Ireland×1
🇮🇳India×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsLaksh Madaan led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
15
7
2
1
R4–R4 · LEAD HELD
Laksh Madaan held the sole lead from R4 through R4 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Laksh Madaan 4 wins (R1–R4)Ian Pratley 3 wins (R1–R3)Lana Boztas 3 wins (R1–R4)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madaan, Laksh | 1598 | ENG | +20N | +50B | +25N | +24N | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.50 | 2315 | +30.8 |
| 2 | Pratley, Ian | 1631 | ENG | +56N | +10N | +8N | =43B | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.25 | 1722 | +4.4 |
| 3 | Boztas, Lana | 1648 | ENG | +41N | +24B | F | +26B | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.50 | 2260 | +15.4 |
| 4 | Rosenbach, Philip | 1472 | ENG | +50N | +21N | F | =20B | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.25 | 1758 | +30.4 |
| 5 | Kota, Pavan Kumar | 1583 | ENG | +57B | =29B | F | +58N | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 1878 | +21.6 |
| 6 | Kota, Ashwath Kumar | 1650 | ENG | +51B | +53B | F | =44B | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1989 | +50.0 |
| 7 | Darville, Matt | 1793 | ENG | +53B | =42N | F | +54N | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1987 | +14.8 |
| 8 | Whicheloe, George | 0 | ENG | −13B | +55N | −2B | +9B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 1436 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Smyth, Sandy A | 1503 | ENG | +16B | −20B | +15N | −8N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 4.00 | 1600 | +5.2 |
| 10 | Stoneman, Ian D | 1529 | ENG | +25N | −2B | +41N | −31B | 2.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 1.50 | 1543 | -1.2 |
| 11 | Faulkner, Martin J | 1820 | ENG | F | +12B | −22B | +14B | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.00 | 1875 | +5.4 |
| 12 | Marshall, Chris | 1779 | ENG | +28B | −11N | +13N | −27B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 1788 | +0.8 |
| 13 | Siddhartha Shankar Srivastava | 1549 | IND | +8N | +54N | −12B | −30B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1529 | -1.8 |
| 14 | Denford, Les | 1503 | ENG | +55B | F | +33N | −11N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1633 | +11.6 |
| 15 | Howes, David J | 1605 | ENG | +52B | +51B | −9B | −32B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1422 | -14.6 |
| 16 | Chaturvedi, Arjun | 0 | ENG | −9N | +52B | F | +41B | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.50 | 1473 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Snape, Ian L | 2065 | ENG | F | F | +27N | +62B | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2767 | +14.8 |
| 18 | Sami, Ted | 1809 | ENG | +42N | F | F | +60B | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2505 | +28.8 |
| 19 | Rosenbach, Martin | 1820 | ENG | F | F | +61N | +59B | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2660 | +22.2 |
| 20 | Collins, Michael E | 1594 | ENG | −1B | +9N | F | =4N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.25 | 1524 | -11.2 |
| 21 | Zvaigzne, Janis | 1536 | ENG | +26N | −4B | =24B | −35B | 1.5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 1.50 | 1398 | -15.8 |
| 22 | Kumar, Arnav | 1969 | ENG | F | F | +11N | =45N | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.25 | 2044 | +7.2 |
| 23 | Nehra, Ishan | 1537 | ENG | F | =41B | +52N | −34B | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.25 | 1387 | -16.0 |
| 24 | Nehra, Vinod | 1435 | ENG | =46B | −3N | =21N | −1B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 1394 | -4.0 |
| 25 | Warner-Burley, Timothy | 0 | ENG | −10B | F | −1B | +?B | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1399 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Woolley, Michael | 1502 | ENG | −21B | −37N | +51B | −3N | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 1337 | -17.0 |
| 27 | Duggan, John E | 2033 | ENG | F | F | −17B | +12N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1922 | -5.4 |
| 28 | Bhatia, Jai | 1750 | ENG | −12N | F | =36N | =29N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1676 | -12.0 |
| 29 | Jayaprakash, Arnav | 1731 | ENG | F | =5N | F | =28B | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.75 | 1667 | -6.8 |
| 30 | Narang, Ishaan | 1680 | ENG | F | F | F | +13N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2349 | +12.8 |
| 31 | Calvert, D Ian | 1934 | ENG | F | F | F | +10N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2333 | +1.6 |
| 32 | Dorman, Orla | 1686 | IRL | F | F | F | +15N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2405 | +7.8 |
| 33 | Wimble, Gary | 1447 | ENG | F | F | −14B | +50N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 703 | -16.8 |
| 34 | Warner, Dominic W J | 1716 | ENG | F | F | F | +23N | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2337 | +5.4 |
| 35 | Cheriyath, Advay | 1530 | ENG | F | F | F | +21N | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2336 | +20.4 |
| 36 | Kumar, Sachin | 1893 | ENG | F | F | =28B | =47N | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1876 | -1.6 |
| 37 | Marsden, Oscar | 1483 | ENG | F | +26B | F | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2302 | +21.2 |
| 38 | Andrew, Benjamin | 1836 | ENG | F | F | +42N | F | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2554 | +15.6 |
| 39 | Bharat Kumar, Balahari | 1975 | ENG | F | F | F | +64N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2792 | +20.8 |
| 40 | Crisanto Roth, Feargus | 0 | ENG | F | F | F | +63B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2608 | +27.2 |
| 41 | Cobby, Adam | 1443 | ENG | −3B | =23N | −10B | −16N | 0.5 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 0.75 | 1298 | -9.8 |
| 42 | Jackson, Paul G | 1754 | ENG | −18B | =7B | −38B | F | 0.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.25 | 1539 | -15.2 |
| 43 | Khan, Shasha | 1528 | ENG | F | F | F | =2N | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.75 | 1631 | +2.8 |
| 44 | Heavens, Alan | 1808 | ENG | F | F | F | =6N | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 1650 | -4.2 |
| 45 | Lees, Fraser A | 1882 | SCO | F | F | F | =22B | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1969 | +2.4 |
| 46 | Tirumala, Nandan | 1565 | ENG | =24N | F | F | F | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 1435 | -6.8 |
| 47 | Bansal, Rohan | 0 | ENG | F | F | F | =36B | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 1894 | -3.0 |
| 48 | Ramdewar, Ishan | 1860 | ENG | F | F | F | =49B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1985 | +3.4 |
| 49 | Baltrunas, Evaldas | 1985 | ENG | F | F | F | =48N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1860 | -3.4 |
| 50 | FIDE 343479286 | 0 | — | −4B | −1N | F | −33B | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 706 | 0.0 |
| 51 | Fazia, Salvatore | 1454 | ENG | −6N | −15N | −26N | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 786 | -19.6 |
| 52 | FIDE 343479855 | 0 | — | −15N | −16N | −23B | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 771 | 0.0 |
| 53 | Venkatesh, Anuj | 1886 | ENG | −7N | −6N | F | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 922 | -56.8 |
| 54 | Kilambi, Aahna | 1504 | ENG | F | −13B | F | −7B | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 871 | -24.0 |
| 55 | McDonald, Andrew J | 0 | ENG | −14N | −8B | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 703 | 0.0 |
| 56 | FIDE 343483640 | 0 | — | −2B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 831 | 0.0 |
| 57 | Braithwaite, Paul | 1492 | ENG | −5N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 784 | -7.4 |
| 58 | Smith, Henry | 1591 | ENG | F | F | F | −5B | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 784 | -20.4 |
| 59 | Howell, Chris I | 1843 | ENG | F | F | F | −19N | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1020 | -10.6 |
| 60 | Bloom, Paul | 1656 | ENG | F | F | F | −18N | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1008 | -6.0 |
| 61 | Papneja, Vedant | 1877 | ENG | F | F | −19B | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1020 | -11.6 |
| 62 | Kulkarni, Amit | 1900 | ENG | F | F | F | −17N | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1265 | -11.2 |
| 63 | Edwards, Nicholas L | 1808 | ENG | F | F | F | −40N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 874 | -13.6 |
| 64 | Smith, Mark | 1992 | ENG | F | F | F | −39B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1175 | -10.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kota, Ashwath KumarENG+50.02.5 pts · #3
- 2Madaan, LakshENG+30.84.0 pts · #8
- 3Rosenbach, PhilipENG+30.42.5 pts · #13
Top rating losers
- 1Venkatesh, AnujENG-56.80.0 pts · #59
- 2Kilambi, AahnaENG-24.00.0 pts · #55
- 3Smith, HenryENG-20.40.0 pts · #62
Biggest upsets
- R2+236 Elo gap
- R3+102 Elo gap