Beckenham FIDE Rated Club Championships 2025-2026 Round 4 - 17 December
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7 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held on 17 Dec 2025 in Beckenham, England. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1953, and top seed was Ian L Snape (🇬🇧 ENG, 2074).
Venkata Ananth Akshay Kilambi (🇬🇧 ENG, 1936) won with 1.0/4, ahead of Evaldas Baltrunas (1.0) and Ian L Snape (1.0). Kilambi won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
Location
🇬🇧Beckenham, England
Dates
17 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 4 rounds
Federations · 3 represented
🇬🇧England×5
🇬🇧Scotland×1
🇬🇧Wales×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsTight race until R4; 3 players tied at 1.0/4, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
Co-leaders
8
2
1
3
R4 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 1.0/4. Kilambi takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (0.5).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kilambi, Venkata Ananth Akshay | 1936 | ENG | F | F | F | +4N | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2686 | +12.0 |
| 2 | Baltrunas, Evaldas | 1990 | ENG | F | F | F | +6B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2768 | +9.0 |
| 3 | Snape, Ian L | 2074 | ENG | F | F | F | +7B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2735 | +7.0 |
| 4 | Shankar, Yashwardhan | 1761 | SCO | F | =5B | F | −1B | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.25 | 1822 | -6.4 |
| 5 | Smith, Mark | 1974 | ENG | F | =4N | — | — | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1886 | -2.8 |
| 6 | Selway, Richard P | 1981 | ENG | F | F | F | −2N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1202 | -9.0 |
| 7 | Rizvi, Nasir | 1958 | WLS | F | F | F | −3N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1248 | -7.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kilambi, Venkata Ananth AkshayENG+12.01.0 pts · #1
- 2Baltrunas, EvaldasENG+9.01.0 pts · #2
- 3Snape, Ian LENG+7.01.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Selway, Richard PENG-9.00.0 pts · #6
- 2Rizvi, NasirWLS-7.00.0 pts · #7
- 3Shankar, YashwardhanSCO-6.40.5 pts · #5