Central London Chess Congress 2025 - U1650
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19 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 07 Nov 2025 to 09 Nov 2025 in London SW7, England. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1082, and top seed was Harsha Vardhan Emjam (🇮🇳 IND, 1618).
Harsha Vardhan Emjam (🇮🇳 IND, 1618) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Alex Rowland (4.0) and Ildar Davletshin (3.5). Emjam took the lead from round 4.
Location
🇬🇧London SW7, England
Dates
07 Nov 2025 → 09 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇬🇧England×10
🇮🇳India×2
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsHarsha Vardhan Emjam led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE09 Nov
Harsha Vardhan Emjam takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Harsha Vardhan Emjam beat Alex Rowland (White).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Alex Rowland won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Harsha Vardhan Emjam | * | 1 | ½ | — |
| 2Alex Rowland | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3Ildar Davletshin | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4David Marshall | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emjam, Harsha Vardhan | 1618 | IND | +11N | +9B | =3N | +2B | +8B | 4.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 12.25 | 2329 | +15.2 |
| 2 | Rowland, Alex | 0 | ENG | +18N | +5B | +4B | −1N | +6N | 4.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 9.00 | 1600 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Davletshin, Ildar | 0 | ENG | +?B | +7N | =1B | −8N | +4B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 8.25 | 1621 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Ongcachuy, Philip | 1530 | ENG | +15N | +6B | −2N | +5B | −3N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 8.00 | 2393 | +23.6 |
| 5 | Green, Alfie | 0 | ENG | +14B | −2N | +10B | −4N | +9B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 6.00 | 1526 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Marshall, David | 1596 | ENG | +10B | −4N | +16B | +9N | −2B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 5.50 | 1631 | +5.6 |
| 7 | Prakash, Chandra | 1570 | IND | +19N | −3B | −11N | +13B | +12N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.00 | 2320 | +8.6 |
| 8 | FIDE 343476953 | 0 | — | =17N | F | +13B | +3B | −1N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 6.00 | 818 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Thompson, David Nigel | 1528 | ENG | +16B | −1N | +18B | −6B | −5N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.50 | 806 | -15.8 |
| 10 | Mulholland, Jenny | 1458 | ENG | −6N | +15B | −5N | +18B | −14B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 793 | -12.8 |
| 11 | Kennedy, Steven | 0 | ENG | −1B | +14N | +7B | F | F | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.00 | 1594 | 0.0 |
| 12 | McGann, John | 1520 | ENG | F | F | +17N | +15N | −7B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.00 | 770 | -8.6 |
| 13 | FIDE 343473750 | 0 | — | F | +17B | −8N | −7N | +16B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.50 | 770 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Gordon, Marcus | 0 | ENG | −5N | −11B | F | +19B | +10N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1478 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 343477267 | 0 | — | −4B | −10N | +19N | −12B | +18N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 703 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 14393018 | 0 | — | −9N | +19B | −6N | =17B | −13N | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.50 | 761 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 343482422 | 0 | — | =8B | −13N | −12B | =16N | F | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 720 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 343482368 | 0 | — | −2B | F | −9N | −10N | −15B | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 694 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 343483615 | 0 | — | −7B | −16N | −15B | −14N | F | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 770 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ongcachuy, PhilipENG+23.63.0 pts · #7
- 2Emjam, Harsha VardhanIND+15.24.5 pts · #6
- 3Prakash, ChandraIND+8.63.0 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1Thompson, David NigelENG-15.82.0 pts · #12
- 2Mulholland, JennyENG-12.82.0 pts · #17
- 3McGann, JohnENG-8.62.0 pts · #10