49th Nottingham Congress - Intermediate

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48 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 18 Apr 2026 to 19 Apr 2026 in Nottingham, England. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1661, and top seed was Robert Porter (🇬🇧 ENG, 1836).

Hejin Francis (🇮🇳 IND, 1567) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Stephanie Brown (4.0) and Daniel Westhead (3.5). Francis won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 5: FIDE 343495737 (1400) beat FIDE 343495940 (1650), a +250-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

Top seed

🇬🇧Robert Porter1836

Avg top 10

1,661

Participants

Federations · 4 represented

🇬🇧England×31

🇮🇳India×2

🇰🇷South Korea×1

🇬🇧Wales×1

Top 3

🥇
Hejin Francis
🇮🇳IND·1567
5.0pts·2433perf+94.8
🥈
Stephanie Brown
🇬🇧ENG
4.0pts·2382perf+26.0
🥉
Daniel Westhead
🇬🇧ENG·1697
3.5pts·1564perf-14.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Hejin Francis led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Francis5Brown43.5Mehta3.5Westhead3.53.5

R4–R5 · LEAD HELD

Hejin Francis never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Hejin Francis 5 wins (R1–R5)Stephanie Brown 4 wins (R1–R5)FIDE 343431968 3 wins (R3–R5)

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Hejin Francis	1567	IND	+47N	+34B	+9N	+19B	+3N	5.0	11.0	11.0	11.00	2433	+94.8
2	Brown, Stephanie	0	ENG	+33B	+26N	F	+4B	+5N	4.0	10.5	10.5	10.50	2382	+26.0
3	Westhead, Daniel	1697	ENG	+28N	+17B	+21N	=5B	−1B	3.5	14.0	16.0	9.25	1564	-14.4
4	FIDE 343495680	0	—	+13B	=11N	+14B	−2N	+35B	3.5	13.0	14.5	9.00	1544	0.0
5	Talmacel, Marian	0	ENG	+?N	+22B	+16N	=3N	−2B	3.5	13.0	13.0	7.25	1392	0.0
6	Kachak, Ufuk	0	ENG	=27N	=15B	+46N	=9B	+21N	3.5	10.5	10.5	6.50	1700	0.0
7	Mehta, Zara	1519	ENG	+39N	=25B	F	+12N	+10B	3.5	9.0	9.0	8.00	2422	+25.6
8	FIDE 343431968	0	—	−22N	=23B	+45N	+41B	+?N	3.5	6.5	6.5	2.75	1548	0.0
9	Chadaway, Stephen M	1681	ENG	+41B	+12N	−1B	=6N	=13B	3.0	14.5	15.5	7.25	1563	-6.6
10	Watson, Ronald	0	ENG	+43N	−21B	+27N	+17B	−7N	3.0	11.0	11.5	5.50	1562	0.0
11	FIDE 343487831	0	—	+48N	=4B	=25N	=21B	=14B	3.0	11.0	11.0	5.50	1600	0.0
12	Navickis, Evaldas	0	ENG	+37N	−9B	+23N	−7B	+33N	3.0	10.5	12.0	5.50	1613	0.0
13	Abraham, Benjamin Thomas	0	ENG	−4N	=28B	+42N	+32B	=9N	3.0	10.5	11.5	5.50	1630	0.0
14	Porter, Robert	1836	ENG	+40N	=?B	−4N	+16B	=11N	3.0	10.5	10.5	5.50	1730	0.0
15	Khaminkaew, Abdulrahman	0	ENG	=30B	=6N	−18B	+44N	+36B	3.0	10.0	10.5	4.75	2272	+7.6
16	FIDE 343495737	1400	—	+?B	+35N	−5B	−14N	+26B	3.0	10.0	10.0	3.50	1636	0.0
17	Walshaw, Matthew	0	ENG	+?B	−3N	+36B	−10N	+30B	3.0	10.0	10.0	3.50	1585	0.0
18	FIDE 343495702	1550	—	−34N	+39B	+15N	+25B	−?N	3.0	7.5	7.5	6.00	1710	0.0
19	Sheldon, Philip	0	ENG	+45N	+46B	F	−1N	+34B	3.0	7.0	7.0	2.00	767	-24.4
20	Thompson, Andrew	0	ENG	−26B	−33N	+?B	+43N	+29B	3.0	6.0	6.0	2.50	1649	0.0
21	FIDE 343465170	0	—	+38B	+10N	−3B	=11N	−6B	2.5	13.0	14.5	6.00	1612	0.0
22	Redmond, Marshall	0	ENG	+8B	−5N	=29B	−35N	+45B	2.5	10.5	11.0	5.00	1465	0.0
23	Lee, Hajin A	1504	KOR	=29B	=8N	−12B	=31N	+43B	2.5	10.5	11.0	4.25	1740	+38.8
24	FIDE 343495710	0	—	−?N	+40B	+44N	−?B	=37N	2.5	3.0	3.0	2.25	1515	0.0
25	FIDE 343495745	0	—	+31B	=7N	=11B	−18N	F	2.0	11.5	11.5	5.25	1549	0.0
26	FIDE 343495940	1650	—	+20N	−2B	−?N	+40B	−16N	2.0	11.0	11.0	4.00	672	0.0
27	Hussain, Shah	0	ENG	=6B	−30N	−10B	+39N	=31B	2.0	10.5	11.5	3.75	1601	0.0
28	Scorer, David M	1561	ENG	−3B	=13N	=31B	−36N	+44B	2.0	10.0	10.5	3.00	1296	-38.8
29	Buckell, David J	0	ENG	=23N	=44B	=22N	=37B	−20N	2.0	9.5	10.0	3.50	1592	-5.6
30	Williams, Carlos	0	ENG	=15N	+27B	−?N	=33B	−17N	2.0	9.5	9.5	4.25	1552	0.0
31	Butler, Rene	1539	ENG	−25N	=43B	=28N	=23B	=27N	2.0	8.5	9.0	3.50	1554	+1.2
32	Kilmartin, David	1589	ENG	F	=36N	=37B	−13N	+42B	2.0	7.0	7.0	2.50	1688	+15.6
33	Stokes, Richard	0	ENG	−2N	+20B	F	=30N	−12B	1.5	12.0	12.0	4.00	672	-26.0
34	FIDE 343495699	0	—	+18B	−1N	F	=?B	−19N	1.5	11.0	11.0	3.00	1375	0.0
35	Fraser, Chris	1616	ENG	F	−16B	=38N	+22B	−4N	1.5	10.5	10.5	3.25	1526	-2.4
36	Handa, Anant	1473	ENG	F	=32B	−17N	+28B	−15N	1.5	10.0	10.0	3.00	1623	+23.6
37	Vijayendra, Samyuktha	1735	ENG	−12B	F	=32N	=29N	=24B	1.5	9.5	9.5	3.25	1645	-4.4
38	Sun, Yihang	1526	ENG	−21N	+48B	=35B	F	F	1.5	4.0	4.0	0.75	1791	+28.0
39	Rose, Peter	1623	ENG	−7B	−18N	F	−27B	+46B	1.0	8.5	8.5	0.00	719	-12.8
40	FIDE 343495753	0	—	−14B	−24N	+47B	−26N	F	1.0	7.5	7.5	0.00	1528	0.0
41	McKeon, John	1558	ENG	−9N	+47B	F	−8N	F	1.0	6.5	6.5	0.00	1595	+4.0
42	Irie -Williams, Silk	1530	ENG	F	F	−13B	+46N	−32N	1.0	5.0	5.0	0.00	789	-16.8
43	Blackburn, Sandra G	1607	WLS	−10B	=31N	F	−20B	−23N	0.5	10.5	10.5	1.00	1325	-14.8
44	Harshal Kulkarni	0	IND	F	=29N	−24B	−15B	−28N	0.5	9.5	9.5	1.00	1387	0.0
45	FIDE 343495788	0	—	−19B	=?N	−8B	F	−22N	0.5	9.0	9.0	0.00	846	0.0
46	FIDE 343434479	0	—	F	−19N	−6B	−42B	−39N	0.0	8.5	8.5	0.00	799	0.0
47	Hayward, Graham	0	ENG	−1B	−41N	−40N	F	F	0.0	7.0	7.0	0.00	763	-34.0
48	Holmes, Stephen	1580	ENG	−11B	−38N	F	F	F	0.0	4.5	4.5	0.00	726	-11.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Hejin FrancisIND
+94.8
5.0 pts · #1
2Lee, Hajin AKOR
+38.8
2.5 pts · #4
3Sun, YihangENG
+28.0
1.5 pts · #10

Top rating losers

1Scorer, David MENG
-38.8
2.0 pts · #39
2Hayward, GrahamENG
-34.0
0.0 pts · #42
3Stokes, RichardENG
-26.0
1.5 pts · #47

Biggest upsets

R5+250 Elo gap
1400 beat 1650
R2+216 Elo gap
1400 beat Fraser, Chris1616
R5+130 Elo gap
Hejin Francis1567 beat Westhead, Daniel1697