Coulsdon Chess FIDE Rated Dicky White - May 2026
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37 players participated in this 2-round tournament, held from 11 May 2026 to 18 May 2026 in Coulsdon, England. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1911, and top seed was Ian L Snape (🇬🇧 ENG, 2098).
Matt Darville (🇬🇧 ENG, 1816) won with 2.0/2, ahead of Paul Bloom (2.0) and Pavan Kumar Kota (2.0). Darville won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Philip Rosenbach (1449) beat Ishaan Narang (1688), a +239-point gap.
Location
🇬🇧Coulsdon, England
Dates
11 May 2026 → 18 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 2 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇬🇧England×34
🇮🇳India×1
Top 3
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Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darville, Matt | 1816 | ENG | +29B | +28N | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2495 | +14.0 |
| 2 | Bloom, Paul | 1646 | ENG | +28B | +26N | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2351 | +14.8 |
| 3 | Kota, Pavan Kumar | 1618 | ENG | +26N | +25B | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2434 | +20.8 |
| 4 | Faulkner, Martin J | 1882 | ENG | +25N | +27B | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2588 | +15.0 |
| 5 | Baltrunas, Evaldas | 1972 | ENG | +27N | +30B | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2644 | +13.2 |
| 6 | Warner-Burley, Timothy | 0 | ENG | =7B | +?N | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1561 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Collins, Michael E | 1547 | ENG | =6N | +32B | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 2230 | +13.6 |
| 8 | Denford, Les | 1618 | ENG | =9B | +33B | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1430 | -9.6 |
| 9 | Fazia, Salvatore | 1430 | ENG | =8N | +35N | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1618 | +4.8 |
| 10 | Smith, Mark | 1989 | ENG | +34N | =20N | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2206 | +11.2 |
| 11 | Rosenbach, Martin | 1833 | ENG | +31N | =19N | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1799 | -1.4 |
| 12 | Andrew, Benjamin | 1876 | ENG | F | +13N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2363 | +2.8 |
| 13 | Khan, A Qaiyum | 1563 | ENG | +36B | −12B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1782 | +10.6 |
| 14 | Girija Kumar K | 1841 | IND | +21B | F | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2602 | +9.0 |
| 15 | Chaturvedi, Arjun | 1701 | ENG | +19N | F | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2457 | +17.6 |
| 16 | Bermudez, Venerando | 1583 | ENG | F | +31N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2354 | +9.2 |
| 17 | Kota, Ashwath Kumar | 1654 | ENG | +37N | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2439 | +19.2 |
| 18 | Rosenbach, Philip | 1449 | ENG | F | +36B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2488 | +32.0 |
| 19 | Pratley, Ian | 1657 | ENG | −15B | =11B | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 0.75 | 1574 | -4.2 |
| 20 | Kumar, Sachin | 1927 | ENG | F | =10B | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1989 | +3.6 |
| 21 | Edwards, Nicholas L | 1802 | ENG | −14N | =23N | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.25 | 1582 | -11.6 |
| 22 | Nehra, Vinod | 1445 | ENG | F | =24N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1461 | +0.4 |
| 23 | Warner, Dominic W J | 1709 | ENG | F | =21B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1802 | +2.6 |
| 24 | Cobby, Adam | 1461 | ENG | F | =22B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1445 | -0.4 |
| 25 | Jackson, Paul G | 1739 | ENG | −4B | −3N | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 950 | -19.4 |
| 26 | Stoneman, Ian D | 1529 | ENG | −3B | −2B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 832 | -14.4 |
| 27 | Ramdewar, Ishan | 1837 | ENG | −5B | −4N | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1127 | -15.2 |
| 28 | Boztas, Lana | 1572 | ENG | −2N | −1B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 931 | -12.0 |
| 29 | Sami, Ted | 1818 | ENG | −1N | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1016 | -20.0 |
| 30 | Kulkarni, Amit | 1851 | ENG | F | −5N | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1172 | -13.6 |
| 31 | Whicheloe, George | 1554 | ENG | −11B | −16B | 0.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 908 | -24.8 |
| 32 | Nehra, Ishan | 1430 | ENG | F | −7N | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 747 | -13.6 |
| 33 | FIDE 343479855 | 0 | — | F | −8N | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 818 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Snape, Ian L | 2098 | ENG | −10B | F | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1189 | -13.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 343479286 | 0 | — | F | −9B | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 630 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Narang, Ishaan | 1688 | ENG | −13N | −18N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 706 | -58.8 |
| 37 | McDonald, Andrew J | 1639 | ENG | −17B | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 854 | -19.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Rosenbach, PhilipENG+32.01.0 pts · #16
- 2Kota, Pavan KumarENG+20.82.0 pts · #3
- 3Kota, Ashwath KumarENG+19.21.0 pts · #14
Top rating losers
- 1Narang, IshaanENG-58.80.0 pts · #35
- 2Whicheloe, GeorgeENG-24.80.0 pts · #29
- 3Sami, TedENG-20.00.0 pts · #28
Biggest upsets
- R2+239 Elo gap
- R1+125 Elo gap
- R2+121 Elo gap