1st Swindon Chess Congress - Extra Rated Games
Open SwissStandard
8 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 22 Aug 2025 to 25 Aug 2025 in Swindon, England. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1118, and top seed was Aditya Verma (π¬π§ ENG, 2093).
Aditya Verma (π¬π§ ENG, 2093) won with 1.5/4, ahead of Jonathan Cartwright (1.0) and Jordan Walsh (1.0). Verma clinched sole first place in the final round.
Location
π¬π§Swindon, England
Dates
22 Aug 2025 β 25 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 4 rounds
Federations Β· 2 represented
π¬π§EnglandΓ6
π¬π§WalesΓ1
Top 3
- π₯
- π₯
- π₯
How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 4 roundsAditya Verma led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4 Β· LEADER CHANGE25 Aug
Aditya Verma takes the sole lead (1.5/4).
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Aditya Verma | * | β | β | Β½ |
| 2Jonathan Cartwright | β | * | β | β |
| 3Jordan Walsh | β | β | * | β |
| 4Matthew A Holmes | Β½ | β | β | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verma, Aditya | 2093 | ENG | =4N | F | F | +6B | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1928 | -5.8 |
| 2 | Cartwright, Jonathan | 0 | ENG | +?B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1845 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Walsh, Jordan | 1735 | ENG | F | F | +7B | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2480 | +16.8 |
| 4 | Holmes, Matthew A | 1776 | ENG | =1B | F | F | F | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 2093 | +7.4 |
| 5 | Lin, Vickie | 0 | ENG | =?N | F | F | β?N | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1150 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Tuson, Bronwen | 1663 | WLS | F | F | F | β1N | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1263 | -3.2 |
| 7 | Bain, Oliver | 1680 | ENG | F | F | β3N | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 935 | -16.8 |
| 8 | FIDE 343479022 | 0 | β | F | β?B | F | F | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1027 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Walsh, JordanENG+16.81.0 pts Β· #3
- 2Holmes, Matthew AENG+7.40.5 pts Β· #4
- 3Lin, VickieENG0.00.5 pts Β· #6
Top rating losers
- 1Bain, OliverENG-16.80.0 pts Β· #7
- 2Verma, AdityaENG-5.81.5 pts Β· #1
- 3Tuson, BronwenWLS-3.20.0 pts Β· #5