Coulsdon Chess FIDE Rated Dicky White - April 2026
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63 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 30 Mar 2026 to 27 Apr 2026 in Coulsdon, England. 5 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 2006, and top seed was Ian L Snape (🇬🇧 ENG, 2080).
Pavan Kumar Kota (🇬🇧 ENG, 1605) won with 3.0/4, ahead of Ashwath Kumar Kota (3.0) and Ian D Stoneman (3.0).
The biggest upset came in round 1: Adam Cobby (1447) beat David J Howes (1578), a +131-point gap.
Location
🇬🇧Coulsdon, England
Dates
30 Mar 2026 → 27 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 4 rounds
Federations · 5 represented
🇬🇧England×56
🇮🇳India×2
🇬🇧Scotland×1
🇮🇪Ireland×1
🇬🇧Wales×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsTight race until R4; 6 players tied at 3.0/4, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 6 co-leaders at R4 to 6 at the finish.
Co-leaders
12
4
1
6
R4 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
6 players finish on 3.0/4. Kota takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (5.5).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Ashwath Kumar Kota 3 wins (R1–R4)Arnav Kumar 3 wins (R2–R4)Ian L Snape 3 wins (R1–R4)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kota, Pavan Kumar | 1605 | ENG | +22N | =15B | =44B | +3B | 3.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 5.00 | 1742 | +10.8 |
| 2 | Kota, Ashwath Kumar | 1722 | ENG | +24N | +16B | F | +7N | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.00 | 2343 | +32.8 |
| 3 | Stoneman, Ian D | 1528 | ENG | +52N | +53N | +23N | −1N | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1664 | +11.0 |
| 4 | Kumar, Arnav | 1988 | ENG | F | +11N | +58B | +43B | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.50 | 2692 | +44.4 |
| 5 | Snape, Ian L | 2080 | ENG | +56B | F | +8N | +54N | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.50 | 2664 | +13.8 |
| 6 | Collins, Michael E | 1583 | ENG | +53N | +55B | =42B | =10N | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 1505 | -8.4 |
| 7 | Cobby, Adam | 1447 | ENG | +42N | =17B | +17N | −2B | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 2.75 | 1680 | +24.2 |
| 8 | Faulkner, Martin J | 1821 | ENG | =45N | +43N | −5B | +16B | 2.5 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 2.25 | 1990 | +17.6 |
| 9 | Smyth, Sandy A | 1508 | ENG | +44B | +52N | =10N | −25N | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.50 | 1798 | +21.4 |
| 10 | Nehra, Vinod | 1431 | ENG | F | +57N | =9B | =6B | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.75 | 1633 | +16.2 |
| 11 | Andrew, Benjamin | 1852 | ENG | +15N | −4B | +54N | F | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.50 | 1966 | +18.4 |
| 12 | Jayaprakash, Arnav | 1724 | ENG | =18N | +42B | =15B | −28B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 2.00 | 1736 | +2.4 |
| 13 | Rosenbach, Martin | 1851 | ENG | =43B | F | +14N | =15N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.00 | 1794 | -3.0 |
| 14 | Chaturvedi, Arjun | 0 | ENG | F | +22B | −13B | +42N | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.50 | 1715 | +1.6 |
| 15 | Gliddon, Daniel J | 1699 | ENG | −11B | =1N | =12N | =13B | 1.5 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 3.50 | 1671 | -4.0 |
| 16 | Kilambi, Aahna | 1637 | ENG | +17B | −2N | =29B | −8N | 1.5 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1587 | -12.0 |
| 17 | Zvaigzne, Janis | 1520 | ENG | −16N | =7N | −7B | +59B | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.25 | 1412 | -12.2 |
| 18 | Marshall, Chris | 1780 | ENG | =12B | F | =19N | =49N | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1779 | -0.2 |
| 19 | Darville, Matt | 1808 | ENG | F | F | =18B | +26N | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.75 | 1855 | +2.8 |
| 20 | Papneja, Vedant | 1889 | ENG | +27B | F | =46N | F | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.25 | 1994 | +5.2 |
| 21 | Kumar, Sachin | 1891 | ENG | F | F | +43N | =48N | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.75 | 2054 | +16.8 |
| 22 | FIDE 343479286 | 0 | — | −1B | −14N | +55B | −27B | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 873 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Rosenbach, Philip | 1489 | ENG | F | −26N | −3B | +35N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1424 | -10.0 |
| 24 | Siddhartha Shankar Srivastava | 1547 | IND | −2B | F | F | +52N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1621 | +3.8 |
| 25 | Hill, Glyn | 0 | WLS | F | F | F | +9B | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.50 | 1528 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Denford, Les | 1544 | ENG | F | +23B | F | −19B | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.00 | 1649 | +9.6 |
| 27 | Jackson, Paul G | 1739 | ENG | −20N | F | F | +22N | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.00 | 1089 | -6.0 |
| 28 | Lees, Fraser A | 1884 | SCO | F | F | F | +12N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2524 | +5.8 |
| 29 | Bloom, Paul | 1634 | ENG | F | =47B | =16N | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1664 | +1.6 |
| 30 | Bermudez, Venerando | 1602 | ENG | −33B | +61B | F | −34N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 897 | -15.4 |
| 31 | Pratley, Ian | 1635 | ENG | F | F | +47B | −32N | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.50 | 1660 | +1.4 |
| 32 | Madaan, Laksh | 1629 | ENG | F | F | F | +31B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2435 | +20.4 |
| 33 | Tirumala, Nandan | 1558 | ENG | +30N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2402 | +22.4 |
| 34 | Girija Kumar K | 0 | IND | F | F | F | +30B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2402 | +4.2 |
| 35 | Boztas, Lana | 1575 | ENG | F | F | +59N | −23B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1479 | -5.4 |
| 36 | Cheriyath, Advay | 1550 | ENG | F | F | F | +44B | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2423 | +24.0 |
| 37 | Freeman, Luke | 1944 | ENG | +46N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2663 | +15.6 |
| 38 | Duggan, John E | 2028 | ENG | F | F | F | +63B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2493 | +2.4 |
| 39 | Edwards, Nicholas L | 1794 | ENG | F | F | F | +57B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2234 | +2.0 |
| 40 | Kilambi, Venkata Ananth Akshay | 2076 | ENG | F | F | F | +60B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2869 | +19.6 |
| 41 | Narang, Ishaan | 1618 | ENG | F | F | F | +62B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2521 | +25.2 |
| 42 | Howes, David J | 1578 | ENG | −7B | −12N | =6N | −14B | 0.5 | 7.5 | 9.5 | 1.50 | 1311 | -19.4 |
| 43 | Kulkarni, Amit | 1889 | ENG | =13N | −8B | −21B | −4N | 0.5 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 1566 | -60.4 |
| 44 | Whicheloe, George | 1623 | ENG | −9N | F | =1N | −36N | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.50 | 1282 | -51.2 |
| 45 | Baltrunas, Evaldas | 1973 | ENG | =8B | F | F | F | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 1820 | -4.0 |
| 46 | Ramdewar, Ishan | 1863 | ENG | −37B | F | =20B | F | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.75 | 1724 | -7.0 |
| 47 | McDonald, Andrew J | 1691 | ENG | F | =29N | −31N | F | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.50 | 1442 | -26.4 |
| 48 | Howell, Chris I | 1832 | ENG | F | F | F | =21B | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1892 | +1.6 |
| 49 | Heavens, Alan | 1804 | ENG | F | F | F | =18B | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1780 | -0.6 |
| 50 | Smith, Mark | 1979 | ENG | F | F | F | =51N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1982 | 0.0 |
| 51 | Haldane, Robin W | 1982 | ENG | F | F | F | =50B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1979 | 0.0 |
| 52 | Nehra, Ishan | 1521 | ENG | −3B | −9B | F | −24B | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 728 | -58.8 |
| 53 | FIDE 343479855 | 0 | — | −6B | −3B | F | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 756 | 0.0 |
| 54 | Sami, Ted | 1838 | ENG | F | F | −11B | −5B | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1166 | -27.2 |
| 55 | Wimble, Gary | 0 | ENG | F | −6N | −22N | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 783 | 0.0 |
| 56 | Calvert, D Ian | 1936 | ENG | −5N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1280 | -6.2 |
| 57 | Fazia, Salvatore | 1434 | ENG | F | −10B | F | −39N | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 813 | -12.0 |
| 58 | Marsden, Rupert | 1935 | ENG | F | F | −4N | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1188 | -17.2 |
| 59 | Woolley, Michael | 1468 | ENG | F | F | −35B | −17N | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 748 | -15.6 |
| 60 | Gray, Mark S | 2069 | ENG | F | F | F | −40N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1276 | -9.8 |
| 61 | Warner-Burley, Timothy | 0 | ENG | F | −30N | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 802 | 0.0 |
| 62 | Warner, Dominic W J | 1721 | ENG | F | F | F | −41N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 829 | -12.6 |
| 63 | Dorman, Orla | 1694 | IRL | F | F | F | −38N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1228 | -2.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kumar, ArnavENG+44.43.0 pts · #2
- 2Kota, Ashwath KumarENG+32.83.0 pts · #1
- 3Narang, IshaanENG+25.21.0 pts · #32
Top rating losers
- 1Kulkarni, AmitENG-60.40.5 pts · #40
- 2Nehra, IshanENG-58.80.0 pts · #54
- 3Whicheloe, GeorgeENG-51.20.5 pts · #42
Biggest upsets
- R1+131 Elo gap
- R1+115 Elo gap
- R4+103 Elo gap