49th Nottingham Congress - Open
Open SwissStandard
38 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 18 Apr 2026 to 19 Apr 2026 in Nottingham, England. 3 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 693, and top seed was Mahin Rughani (🇬🇧 ENG, 1843).
Jan Murawski (🇬🇧 ENG, CM, 0) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Tom Junde He (4.5) and Junhao Xian (4.0). Murawski shared the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇬🇧Nottingham, England
Dates
18 Apr 2026 → 19 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for game with 10 sec increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 3
CM×2
WCM×1
Federations · 6 represented
🇬🇧England×32
🇺🇿Uzbekistan×2
🇮🇹Italy×1
🇭🇰Hong Kong China×1
🇨🇳China×1
🇬🇧Wales×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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6
1
3
2
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 4.5/5. Murawski takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (12.5).
R2–R5 · WIN STREAK
CM Tom Junde He won 4 in a row (R2–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMTom Junde He | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2CMJan Murawski | — | * | ½ | — |
| 3Junhao Xian | — | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4Finlay Bowcott-Terry | 0 | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murawski, JanCM | 0 | ENG | +19N | +7B | =3N | +8B | +13N | 4.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 12.50 | 2370 | +42.0 |
| 2 | He, Tom JundeCM | 0 | ENG | =15B | +22N | +29B | +33N | +4B | 4.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 10.25 | 2348 | +26.2 |
| 3 | Xian, Junhao | 0 | CHN | +10B | +18N | =1B | =4N | +6B | 4.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 12.00 | 2261 | +5.8 |
| 4 | Bowcott-Terry, Finlay | 0 | ENG | +28N | +23B | +5N | =3B | −2N | 3.5 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 9.50 | 2189 | -4.8 |
| 5 | Gardiner, Harry | 0 | ENG | +31B | +30N | −4B | +14N | =11B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 7.50 | 2083 | +34.4 |
| 6 | Linton, Alexander | 0 | ENG | −20N | +17B | +32N | +9B | −3N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 7.00 | 2015 | +26.4 |
| 7 | Inglis, Matthew | 0 | ENG | +37B | −1N | −14B | +25N | +21B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 5.00 | 1890 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Humphreys, Benjamin | 0 | ENG | +17N | +20B | F | −1N | +23B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 6.50 | 2126 | +38.4 |
| 9 | Rughani, Mahin | 1843 | ENG | +14B | =11N | =21B | −6N | +24B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 7.00 | 1926 | -45.2 |
| 10 | Siu, Kam Wa | 0 | HKG | −3N | +24B | F | +21N | +18B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 6.00 | 2107 | +18.2 |
| 11 | Ashton, AlannahWCM | 0 | ENG | +36B | =9B | F | +18N | =5N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 6.25 | 2116 | +35.2 |
| 12 | Naylor-Eade, Michael A | 0 | ENG | −32N | +31B | +16N | −13B | +19N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 6.00 | 1908 | -5.8 |
| 13 | Okhai, Shabir | 0 | ENG | =26N | +27B | F | +12N | −1B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 6.00 | 2051 | -2.8 |
| 14 | Bahtiyorova, Nodirabegim | 0 | UZB | −9N | +38B | +7N | −5B | =25N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 4.00 | 1758 | -15.2 |
| 15 | Obi, Okwose Marc | 0 | ENG | =2N | −33B | +20N | =19B | =16N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 6.50 | 1944 | +8.0 |
| 16 | Sudagar, Vidhyuth Kavin | 0 | ENG | −29B | +36N | −12B | +20N | =15B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 4.25 | 1872 | +23.2 |
| 17 | Wheatley, Paul | 0 | ENG | −8B | −6N | +36B | =35N | +34B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 3.25 | 1874 | +21.6 |
| 18 | Ronald, Ted | 0 | ENG | +24N | −3B | +26N | −11B | −10N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 4.00 | 1880 | -7.2 |
| 19 | Bakhtiyarov, Kamronbek | 0 | UZB | −1B | +37N | =25B | =15N | −12B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 3.25 | 1849 | -11.6 |
| 20 | Rojas, Nicolas | 0 | ENG | +6B | −8N | −15B | −16B | +36N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 4.00 | 1772 | -25.2 |
| 21 | Graham, Oliver | 0 | ENG | =33N | +35B | =9N | −10B | −7N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 3.75 | 2007 | +27.0 |
| 22 | Boganadham, Ved Sudeep | 0 | ENG | =35N | −2B | =28N | =32B | =27N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 3.50 | 1861 | -2.4 |
| 23 | Cast, Julian | 0 | ENG | +34B | −4N | F | +27B | −8N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.50 | 1969 | +0.4 |
| 24 | Caira, Theodore | 0 | ENG | −18B | −10N | +38B | +26B | −9N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1757 | -12.8 |
| 25 | Baer, Bruce L | 0 | ENG | =27N | =26B | =19N | −7B | =14B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 11.5 | 4.25 | 1874 | -14.6 |
| 26 | Hilditch-Love, Daniel | 0 | ENG | =13B | =25N | −18B | −24N | +31B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 3.75 | 1833 | -6.4 |
| 27 | Garnett, John S | 0 | ENG | =25B | −13N | +34B | −23N | =22B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 3.50 | 1867 | -2.8 |
| 28 | Li, Xiaofan | 0 | ENG | −4B | =34N | =22B | =31N | =35B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 3.25 | 1857 | -3.2 |
| 29 | Gunarathne, Senith Thenula | 0 | ENG | +16N | +32B | −2N | F | F | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.00 | 2022 | +12.4 |
| 30 | Waterfield, Mark | 0 | ENG | +38N | −5B | F | F | +32N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.50 | 1825 | -2.2 |
| 31 | Roberts, Jamie | 0 | WLS | −5N | −12N | +37B | =28B | −26N | 1.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 2.00 | 1702 | -8.0 |
| 32 | Poderico, Francesco | 0 | ITA | +12B | −29N | −6B | =22N | −30B | 1.5 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 4.00 | 1759 | +6.4 |
| 33 | Clark, Robert G | 0 | ENG | =21B | +15N | F | −2B | F | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.50 | 1933 | -3.4 |
| 34 | Bhaduri, Aviraj | 1795 | ENG | −23N | =28B | −27N | +37B | −17N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1676 | -32.0 |
| 35 | Zhu, Yaoyao | 0 | ENG | =22B | −21N | F | =17B | =28N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.25 | 1720 | -30.8 |
| 36 | Mohammed, Andeel | 1716 | ENG | −11N | −16B | −17N | +38N | −20B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 1046 | -52.8 |
| 37 | Green, Joel | 0 | ENG | −7N | −19B | −31N | −34N | +38B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1005 | -33.2 |
| 38 | Platt, Craig | 1574 | ENG | −30B | −14N | −24N | −36B | −37N | 0.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 980 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Murawski, JanCMENG+42.04.5 pts · #4
- 2Humphreys, BenjaminENG+38.43.0 pts · #7
- 3Ashton, AlannahWCMENG+35.23.0 pts · #8
Top rating losers
- 1Mohammed, AndeelENG-52.81.0 pts · #36
- 2Rughani, MahinENG-45.23.0 pts · #9
- 3Green, JoelENG-33.21.0 pts · #38