49th Nottingham Congress - Minor
Open SwissStandard
18 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 18 Apr 2026 to 19 Apr 2026 in Nottingham, England. Top 10 Elo average was 553, and top seed was Hatle Mehta (🇬🇧 ENG, 1488).
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 · 1 represented
🇬🇧England×10
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsFIDE 343492150 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
12
5
2
3
1
R5–R5 · LEAD HELD
FIDE 343492150 held the sole lead from R5 through R5 without losing it.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
FIDE 343492150 drew with Emlyn Hauber (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
FIDE 343492150 3 wins (R1–R3)Emlyn Hauber 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FIDE 343492150 | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2Emlyn Hauber | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3FIDE 343495800 | — | — | * | 1 |
| 4Shaheer Khorrum | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIDE 343492150 | 1400 | — | +15B | +10N | +7B | =2B | +?N | 4.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 8.50 | 1621 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Hauber, Emlyn | 1400 | ENG | +?N | +?B | +3B | =1N | =5N | 4.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 7.50 | 1474 | 0.0 |
| 3 | FIDE 343489389 | 0 | — | +17N | +8B | −2N | +6B | =?N | 3.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 7.00 | 1454 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Khorrum, Shaheer | 0 | ENG | =16N | +15B | −6N | +8B | +12N | 3.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 7.00 | 2288 | +16.0 |
| 5 | FIDE 343495621 | 0 | — | +11B | +?B | −?N | +7N | =2B | 3.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 7.00 | 1693 | 0.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 343495800 | 0 | — | +?B | =?N | +4B | −3N | +?B | 3.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.50 | 1577 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Allport, Benjamin | 0 | ENG | +9N | +14B | −1N | −5B | +11N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 7.00 | 2325 | +12.0 |
| 8 | Bijibilla, Anish | 0 | ENG | +12B | −3N | +11B | −4N | +?B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 757 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 343495648 | 0 | — | −7B | =13N | +18B | =?N | +10B | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.00 | 873 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 343495796 | 0 | — | +?N | −1B | +14N | −?B | −9N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1490 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 343482929 | 0 | — | −5N | +?B | −8N | +?N | −7B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 873 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Ursu, Gheorghe | 0 | ENG | −8N | +17B | F | +13N | −4B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.50 | 757 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Paul, Adhrit | 1246 | ENG | −14N | =9B | +?N | −12B | =15N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.25 | 1314 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Ronald, Ken | 0 | ENG | +13B | −7N | −10B | +16N | F | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 873 | -12.0 |
| 15 | Mehta, Hatle | 1488 | ENG | −1N | −4N | F | +17B | =13B | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.50 | 757 | -8.0 |
| 16 | Yu, Jiwei | 0 | ENG | =4B | =?N | −?N | −14B | −?B | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.75 | 1239 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Ogah, Timothy | 0 | ENG | −3B | −12N | =?B | −15N | −?N | 0.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 688 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 343464432 | 0 | — | −?N | −?B | −9N | F | −?B | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 654 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Khorrum, ShaheerENG+16.03.5 pts · #5
- 2Allport, BenjaminENG+12.03.0 pts · #3
- 3Ursu, GheorgheENG0.02.0 pts · #16
Top rating losers
- 1Ronald, KenENG-12.02.0 pts · #11
- 2Mehta, HatleENG-8.01.5 pts · #14
- 3Ursu, GheorgheENG0.02.0 pts · #16