49th Nottingham Congress - Major
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61 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 18 Apr 2026 to 19 Apr 2026 in Nottingham, England. 5 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1813, and top seed was Robert A Dean (🇬🇧 ENG, 1978).
Andrew J Stoker (🇬🇧 ENG, 0) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Oskar Jarzynski (4.0) and Samidh Saxena (3.5). Stoker shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Graham Neil (1708) beat FIDE 343495672 (1868), a +160-point gap.
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
Federations · 5 represented
🇬🇧England×52
🇬🇧Scotland×1
🇿🇦South Africa×1
🇲🇾Malaysia×1
🇵🇱Poland×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsAndrew J Stoker led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
18
6
1
3
1
R5 · LEADER CHANGE19 Apr
Andrew J Stoker takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Michael Hughes won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
R5 · FORMER LEADER FALL
Andrew J Stoker held the sole lead at R5 but finished #36.
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Andrew J Stoker | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2Oskar Jarzynski | — | * | — | — |
| 3Michael Hughes | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Tim R Poole | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stoker, Andrew J | 0 | ENG | +19B | +43N | =3B | +5B | +4N | 4.5 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 12.75 | 1792 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Jarzynski, Oskar | 0 | ENG | +22B | +49N | =4N | +8B | =10B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 9.75 | 1880 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Saxena, Samidh | 0 | ENG | +33B | +32N | =1N | =6B | =5N | 3.5 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 9.75 | 2495 | +37.6 |
| 4 | Tomlinson, Zak | 0 | ENG | +46B | +51N | =2B | +24N | −1B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 7.00 | 2538 | +22.6 |
| 5 | Hughes, Michael | 0 | ENG | +36B | +60N | +31B | −1N | =3B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 6.75 | 1728 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Marais, Neil | 1761 | RSA | =12B | +37N | +58B | =3N | =14B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 7.75 | 1750 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Poole, Tim R | 0 | ENG | +44B | =31N | =35B | =18N | +27B | 3.5 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 7.25 | 1729 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Wright, Antony J | 0 | ENG | =38B | +50N | +27B | −2N | =23N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 5.75 | 1905 | -18.4 |
| 9 | Acharya, Nikesh | 0 | ENG | =15B | =29N | =28B | =20N | +39B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 7.25 | 1816 | +23.6 |
| 10 | Broughton, Daniel | 0 | ENG | =18N | +34B | F | +32B | =2N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 7.25 | 1916 | +4.0 |
| 11 | Jones, Joshua | 0 | ENG | =20B | =16N | =43B | +31N | =24B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 6.75 | 1876 | +4.4 |
| 12 | Homer, Neil S | 0 | ENG | =6N | +56B | F | +42N | =13B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 6.25 | 2519 | +11.6 |
| 13 | Brown, Jules | 0 | ENG | =37B | +38N | F | +34B | =12N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 6.50 | 1696 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Van Neerven, Yvon | 0 | ENG | +54B | =23N | F | +39B | =6N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 6.00 | 2013 | +61.6 |
| 15 | Harrison, Nikolai | 0 | ENG | =9N | −18B | +52B | +50N | =35B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 4.50 | 1684 | +26.8 |
| 16 | Bowman, Richard L | 1768 | ENG | F | =11B | =33N | +55B | +40N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 5.50 | 1887 | +9.6 |
| 17 | FIDE 343495672 | 1868 | — | −31B | −33N | +44N | +49B | +32N | 3.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 4.50 | 1701 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Dean, Robert A | 1978 | ENG | =10B | +15N | F | =7B | =29N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 7.50 | 1877 | +12.8 |
| 19 | FIDE 9976884 | 1725 | — | −1N | =45B | =22N | =26B | +34N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 5.25 | 1596 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 343471676 | 1775 | — | =11N | =55B | =21N | =9B | =36N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 5.75 | 1680 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Roychowdhury, Aashita | 0 | ENG | +58B | −24N | =20B | =28N | =25B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 4.75 | 1762 | +22.4 |
| 22 | Smithson, Sean | 1939 | ENG | −2N | =54N | =19B | +51B | =38N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 3.75 | 1862 | +20.4 |
| 23 | Taylor, Robert P | 1754 | ENG | +45N | =14B | F | =35N | =8B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.50 | 1834 | +7.6 |
| 24 | Coward, Neil | 0 | ENG | +61N | +21B | F | −4B | =11N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.50 | 1840 | +7.8 |
| 25 | Maheshwari, Shlok | 0 | ENG | =53N | =26B | =36N | =33B | =21N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 5.00 | 1578 | -21.2 |
| 26 | Condron, Leonardo | 0 | ENG | =40B | =25N | −32B | =19N | +50B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 4.50 | 1694 | +42.0 |
| 27 | Chen, Yechu | 1667 | ENG | =56N | +57B | −8N | +43B | −7N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 1852 | +26.4 |
| 28 | Almeida Lessa, Felipe | 0 | ENG | −49N | +61B | =9N | =21B | =37N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 4.25 | 1689 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Blackwell, Matthew | 1802 | ENG | =55N | =9B | F | +41N | =18B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.25 | 1807 | +0.4 |
| 30 | Morris, Brian | 0 | ENG | −60B | −52N | +61B | =47N | +53B | 2.5 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 2.25 | 1735 | +10.4 |
| 31 | Taylor, Marcel V | 1719 | ENG | +17N | =7B | −5N | −11B | =59N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 5.25 | 1557 | -16.8 |
| 32 | Sengupta, Sohana | 0 | ENG | +57B | −3B | +26N | −10N | −17B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 3.50 | 1727 | +9.6 |
| 33 | Neil, Graham | 1708 | ENG | −3N | +17B | =16B | =25N | F | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 5.75 | 1589 | -19.2 |
| 34 | Condron, Harrison | 0 | ENG | +42B | −10N | +51B | −13N | −19B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 3.00 | 1813 | +26.4 |
| 35 | Minhas, Reidan | 0 | ENG | F | =48B | =7N | =23B | =15N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.25 | 1690 | +6.4 |
| 36 | Gunarathne, Miheli | 0 | ENG | −5N | +46N | =25B | F | =20B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.00 | 1881 | +31.2 |
| 37 | Richards, Simon | 0 | ENG | =13N | −6B | F | +56N | =28B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.75 | 2519 | +20.8 |
| 38 | Rohman, Mohammed | 1722 | ENG | =8N | −13B | F | +52N | =22B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.75 | 1819 | +8.4 |
| 39 | Drugan, Mark A | 0 | ENG | =41N | =53B | +49B | −14N | −9N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 2.50 | 1414 | -31.0 |
| 40 | Radford, Mark Sr | 1730 | ENG | =26N | =41B | F | +53N | −16B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.25 | 1603 | -13.0 |
| 41 | Ursu, Alexander | 0 | ENG | =39B | =40N | F | −29B | +54N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.00 | 1750 | +19.6 |
| 42 | Pimm, Joshua | 0 | ENG | −34N | +59B | +47N | −12B | F | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.50 | 1491 | 0.0 |
| 43 | FIDE 343495664 | 0 | — | +52B | −1B | =11N | −27N | −47B | 1.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 2.50 | 1565 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Fortunato, Bartolomeo | 1694 | ENG | −7N | −58N | −17B | +45B | =57N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1781 | +14.0 |
| 45 | Poluru, Mohanaditya | 0 | ENG | −23B | =19N | −50B | −44N | +51N | 1.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 2.25 | 1528 | -29.6 |
| 46 | Watkinson, Phil K | 1717 | ENG | −4N | −36B | F | =57N | +52B | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 1468 | -36.0 |
| 47 | Price, David P | 0 | ENG | −51N | F | −42B | =30B | +43N | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.75 | 1508 | 0.0 |
| 48 | Greatorex, Roger | 0 | ENG | +59B | =35N | F | F | F | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.00 | 1843 | +4.4 |
| 49 | West, Oliver H | 0 | ENG | +28B | −2B | −39N | −17N | F | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.50 | 910 | 0.0 |
| 50 | Dunne, David C | 1705 | ENG | F | −8B | +45N | −15B | −26N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.50 | 1495 | -45.6 |
| 51 | Murray, Frankie | 1731 | SCO | +47B | −4B | −34N | −22N | −45B | 1.0 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 1.50 | 861 | -47.6 |
| 52 | FIDE 431540 | 0 | — | −43N | +30B | −15N | −38B | −46N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 2.50 | 1475 | 0.0 |
| 53 | Chacko, Albert | 0 | ENG | =25B | =39N | F | −40B | −30N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.25 | 1499 | +1.2 |
| 54 | Blackburn, Jon | 1758 | ENG | −14N | =22B | F | =59N | −41B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.75 | 1439 | -33.4 |
| 55 | Huthwaite, John | 0 | POL | =29B | =20N | F | −16N | F | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.50 | 1592 | 0.0 |
| 56 | London, Nick J | 0 | ENG | =27B | −12N | F | −37B | =61N | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.50 | 1487 | -24.4 |
| 57 | Lane, Tim A | 0 | ENG | −32N | −27N | F | =46B | =44B | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 1497 | -66.0 |
| 58 | Sudar, Dragoljub | 0 | ENG | −21N | +44B | −6N | F | F | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 1656 | -20.8 |
| 59 | So, Mason | 1652 | ENG | −48N | −42N | F | =54B | =31B | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.50 | 1618 | -5.2 |
| 60 | Singh, Amrik J | 0 | ENG | +30N | −5B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.50 | 2470 | +10.6 |
| 61 | George, Naveen Daniel | 1685 | MAS | −24B | −28N | −30N | F | =56B | 0.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.50 | 1446 | -17.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Van Neerven, YvonENG+61.63.0 pts · #10
- 2Condron, LeonardoENG+42.02.5 pts · #21
- 3Saxena, SamidhENG+37.63.5 pts · #24
Top rating losers
- 1Lane, Tim AENG-66.01.0 pts · #46
- 2Murray, FrankieSCO-47.61.0 pts · #61
- 3Dunne, David CENG-45.61.0 pts · #45
Biggest upsets
- R2+160 Elo gap
- R1+149 Elo gap