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2025 Welsh Senior Championship (Over 50)

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13 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 1896, and top seed was Grzegorz Toczek (πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ WLS, FM, 2231).

Grzegorz Toczek (πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ WLS, FM, 2231) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Tim Kett (4.0) and Adam J May (3.5). Toczek shared the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Mark Cooke (1644) beat Adam J May (1858), a +214-point gap.

Location
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§Cardiff, Wales
Dates
26 Sept 2025 β†’ 28 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 5 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§FMGrzegorz Toczek2231
Avg top 10
1,896
Participants
13
Titled players Β· 3
FMΓ—2
CMΓ—1
Federations Β· 1 represented
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§WalesΓ—13
Top 3
  • πŸ₯‡
    FMGrzegorz Toczek
    πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§WLSΒ·2231
    4.0ptsΒ·2163perf-4.6
  • πŸ₯ˆ
    FMTim Kett
    πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§WLSΒ·2089
    4.0ptsΒ·2179perf+11.8
  • πŸ₯‰
    Adam J May
    πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§WLSΒ·1858
    3.5ptsΒ·1873perf+2.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 5 rounds

Tight race until R2; 2 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders
5
1
1
2
2
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
Kett4Toczek4May3.5Hatchett2.5Turner2.5Van Noorden2.5
R2–R5 Β· LEAD HELD

FM Tim Kett held the sole lead from R2 through R5 without losing it.

R5 Β· TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 4.0/5. Toczek takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (11.5).

R3 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND

FM Tim Kett drew with FM Grzegorz Toczek (White).

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1FMTim Kett*
Β½
β€”
1
2FMGrzegorz Toczek
Β½
*β€”
Β½
3Adam J Mayβ€”β€”*
Β½
4Paul Hatchett
0
Β½
Β½
*

Grille amΓ©ricaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Toczek, GrzegorzFM2231WLS+6N=4B=2N+8B+5B4.011.513.09.752163-4.6
2Kett, TimFM2089WLS+13B+7N=1B=5N+4B4.011.011.58.252179+11.8
3May, Adam J1858WLSβˆ’8B+13N+12B=4N+11B3.56.06.53.751873+2.8
4Hatchett, Paul1933WLS+11N=1N=7B=3Bβˆ’2N2.513.514.55.751941+0.6
5Van Noorden, Nicolas1931WLSF+9N+10B=2Bβˆ’1N2.511.011.05.002014+20.0
6Turner, Joseph David1814WLSβˆ’1B+11N=8B=7N=12B2.58.59.53.251801-3.8
7Adams, MarkCM1851WLS+12Nβˆ’2B=4N=6BF2.010.010.03.501864+1.4
8Cooke, Mark1644WLS+3Nβˆ’10B=6Nβˆ’1Nβˆ’9B1.511.513.04.751663-0.8
9Stannard, Mike1517WLS=10Nβˆ’5Bβˆ’11BF+8N1.56.56.52.251679+26.4
10Tuson, Jon1826WLS=9B+8Nβˆ’5NFF1.56.56.52.251698-9.2
11Williams, John A1675WLSβˆ’4Bβˆ’6B+9NFβˆ’3N1.010.011.51.501588-9.2
12Slegg, Gary1619WLSβˆ’7BFβˆ’3N=13B=6N1.08.58.51.501625+0.2
13Howells, S Wyn1747WLSβˆ’2Nβˆ’3BF=12NF0.58.58.50.501582-12.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets β€” the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets
2025 Welsh Senior Championship (Over 50) β€” Cardiff, Wales | Chess Tournament Results | ChessStats