59th Berks and Bucks Chess Congress - Championship
18 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 23 Aug 2025 to 25 Aug 2025 in Maidenhead, England. 4 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2024, and top seed was Paul S Cooksey (🇬🇧 ENG, FM, 2224).
Magnus Borissow (🇬🇧 ENG, 1945) won with 4.5/6, ahead of James Cole (4.5) and Christopher A Gibson (4.0). Borissow shared the lead from round 2, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Christopher A Gibson (1836) beat James Cole (1980), a +144-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R4; 2 players tied at 4.5/6, decided on Buchholz.
Magnus Borissow held the sole lead from R4 through R6 without losing it.
2 players finish on 4.5/6. Borissow takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (19.0).
Magnus Borissow drew with James Cole (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Magnus Borissow | * | ½ | ½ | ½ |
| 2James Cole | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Alistair Hill | ½ | — | * | ½ |
| 4FMPaul S Cooksey | ½ | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Borissow, Magnus | 1945 | ENG | +11N | +15B | =4N | +3B | =5N | =2N | 4.5 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 13.75 | 2190 | +37.2 |
| 2 | Cole, James | 1980 | ENG | +16B | −3N | +8N | +12B | +11N | =1B | 4.5 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 10.75 | 2100 | +18.2 |
| 3 | Gibson, Christopher A | 1836 | ENG | +6N | +2B | =5B | −1N | +7B | =4N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 24.0 | 15.50 | 2161 | +48.4 |
| 4 | Cooksey, Paul SFM | 2224 | ENG | +7B | +12N | =1B | =5N | =6B | =3B | 4.0 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 13.25 | 2073 | -17.8 |
| 5 | Hill, Alistair | 2178 | ENG | +14N | +10B | =3N | =4B | =1B | =6N | 4.0 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 12.25 | 2082 | -11.6 |
| 6 | Sharma, Josh | 1925 | ENG | −3B | +18N | +10N | +8B | =4N | =5B | 4.0 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 10.00 | 2092 | +42.4 |
| 7 | Agarwal, AmayaWCM | 1962 | ENG | −4N | =11B | +14N | +17B | −3N | =10B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 5.00 | 1922 | -14.0 |
| 8 | Wager, John D | 1972 | ENG | =18B | +9N | −2B | −6N | =17B | +12N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 5.75 | 1894 | -10.2 |
| 9 | De Coverly, Roger D | 1969 | ENG | −15N | −8B | +16B | −10N | +14N | +18B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 3.00 | 1840 | -17.8 |
| 10 | Alldritt, Nigel R E | 1888 | ENG | F | −5N | −6B | +9B | +12N | =7N | 2.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 6.50 | 1976 | +10.8 |
| 11 | Agarwal, AnayCM | 1914 | ENG | −1B | =7N | +18B | +15N | −2B | −13N | 2.5 | 15.0 | 15.5 | 3.00 | 1829 | -19.5 |
| 12 | Chris Biju, Calvin | 1843 | ENG | +17N | −4B | +15N | −2N | −10B | −8B | 2.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 2.00 | 1819 | -12.0 |
| 13 | Willmoth, Robert FCM | 2150 | ENG | F | F | F | F | +16N | +11B | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.50 | 2722 | +8.4 |
| 14 | Bullock, Charles | 1921 | ENG | −5B | =16N | −7B | +18N | −9B | F | 1.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.00 | 1688 | -20.8 |
| 15 | Rubeck, Jonathan | 1850 | ENG | +9B | −1N | −12B | −11B | F | F | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.00 | 1725 | -12.6 |
| 16 | Mitchell, Stephen R | 1930 | ENG | −2N | =14B | −9N | F | −13B | =17N | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.25 | 1714 | -26.8 |
| 17 | Gopikrishna, Ashwin | 1752 | ENG | −12B | F | F | −7N | =8N | =16B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1734 | -3.6 |
| 18 | Chebotarev, Anton A | 0 | ENG | =8N | −6B | −11N | −14B | F | −9N | 0.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 1.50 | 1574 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Gibson, Christopher AENG+48.44.0 pts · #5
- 2Sharma, JoshENG+42.44.0 pts · #6
- 3Borissow, MagnusENG+37.24.5 pts · #1
- 1Mitchell, Stephen RENG-26.81.0 pts · #16
- 2Bullock, CharlesENG-20.81.5 pts · #17
- 3Agarwal, AnayCMENG-19.52.5 pts · #13
- R2+144 Elo gap
- R5+126 Elo gap
- R1+119 Elo gap