2025 Welsh Senior Championship (Over 65)
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19 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 26 Sept 2025 to 28 Sept 2025 in Cardiff, Wales. 3 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1905, and top seed was Peter Varley (🇬🇧 WLS, FM, 2146).
Peter Varley (🇬🇧 WLS, FM, 2146) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Chris R White (3.5) and Mark Thomas (3.0). Varley won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 1: David Morgan (1687) beat Rudy Van Kemenade (1935), a +248-point gap.
Location
🇬🇧Cardiff, Wales
Dates
26 Sept 2025 → 28 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 3
FM×1
CM×2
Federations · 1 represented
🇬🇧Wales×19
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsFM Peter Varley led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
7
3
1
1
1
R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
FM Peter Varley never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
FM Peter Varley drew with Chris R White (White).
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
FM Peter Varley won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMPeter Varley | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2Chris R White | ½ | * | — | 1 |
| 3CMLee Davis | — | — | * | — |
| 4Rudy Van Kemenade | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Varley, PeterFM | 2146 | WLS | +10B | +11N | +8B | +3N | =2B | 4.5 | 11.5 | 14.0 | 12.25 | 2659 | +13.4 |
| 2 | White, Chris R | 1725 | WLS | =5B | +12N | =4B | +6N | =1N | 3.5 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 10.75 | 1929 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Thomas, Mark | 1884 | WLS | +13N | =4B | +7N | −1B | =5N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 8.50 | 1964 | +11.2 |
| 4 | Morgan, David | 1687 | WLS | +6B | =3N | =2N | =5B | =7N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 15.5 | 9.25 | 2039 | +34.8 |
| 5 | Lexton, Michael J | 2039 | WLS | =2N | =9B | +16N | =4N | =3B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 7.00 | 1863 | -15.6 |
| 6 | Van Kemenade, Rudy | 1935 | WLS | −4N | +15B | +19N | −2B | +11N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.50 | 1906 | -2.2 |
| 7 | Davis, LeeCM | 1917 | WLS | +15B | +18N | −3B | =8N | =4B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 4.25 | 1842 | -8.0 |
| 8 | Fletcher, JohnCM | 1990 | WLS | +16B | +14N | −1N | =7B | F | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 5.00 | 1986 | +0.4 |
| 9 | Dixon, Chris | 1787 | WLS | =12B | =5N | =11B | =14B | =15N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 5.75 | 1793 | +0.2 |
| 10 | Van Kemenade, Julie | 1744 | WLS | −1N | =13B | =15N | +19B | =14N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 1790 | +3.6 |
| 11 | Havard, Gwyn | 1816 | WLS | +19B | −1B | =9N | +18N | −6B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.75 | 1825 | +0.2 |
| 12 | Williams, Stephen | 1636 | WLS | =9N | −2B | −13N | +16B | +18B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 2.75 | 1788 | +16.2 |
| 13 | Jones, Jeremy | 1670 | WLS | −3B | =10N | +12B | +17N | F | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.75 | 1823 | +15.8 |
| 14 | Thomas, Roy | 1788 | WLS | +17N | −8B | =18B | =9N | =10B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 3.75 | 1754 | -4.8 |
| 15 | Hurn, Robert AJ | 1686 | WLS | −7N | −6N | =10B | F | =9B | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.50 | 1653 | -3.6 |
| 16 | Quinn, Peter | 1713 | WLS | −8N | +17B | −5B | −12N | F | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 1635 | -10.0 |
| 17 | White, Sam | 1647 | WLS | −14B | −16N | F | −13B | +19N | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1515 | -13.4 |
| 18 | Watkins, Peter | 1599 | WLS | F | −7B | =14N | −11B | −12N | 0.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.25 | 1467 | -22.0 |
| 19 | Williams, Ron | 1659 | WLS | −11N | F | −6B | −10N | −17B | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 986 | -27.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Morgan, DavidWLS+34.83.0 pts · #8
- 2Williams, StephenWLS+16.22.5 pts · #14
- 3Jones, JeremyWLS+15.82.5 pts · #11
Top rating losers
- 1Williams, RonWLS-27.20.0 pts · #19
- 2Watkins, PeterWLS-22.00.5 pts · #18
- 3Lexton, Michael JWLS-15.63.0 pts · #6
Biggest upsets
- R1+248 Elo gap
- R4+210 Elo gap