2025 Welsh Senior Championship (Over 50)
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 (🇬🇧 WLS, FM, 2231).
Grzegorz Toczek (🇬🇧 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.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight 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.
FM Tim Kett held the sole lead from R2 through R5 without losing it.
2 players finish on 4.0/5. Toczek takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (11.5).
FM Tim Kett drew with FM Grzegorz Toczek (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMTim Kett | * | ½ | — | 1 |
| 2FMGrzegorz Toczek | ½ | * | — | ½ |
| 3Adam J May | — | — | * | ½ |
| 4Paul Hatchett | 0 | ½ | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toczek, GrzegorzFM | 2231 | WLS | +6N | =4B | =2N | +8B | +5B | 4.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 9.75 | 2163 | -4.6 |
| 2 | Kett, TimFM | 2089 | WLS | +13B | +7N | =1B | =5N | +4B | 4.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 8.25 | 2179 | +11.8 |
| 3 | May, Adam J | 1858 | WLS | −8B | +13N | +12B | =4N | +11B | 3.5 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 3.75 | 1873 | +2.8 |
| 4 | Hatchett, Paul | 1933 | WLS | +11N | =1N | =7B | =3B | −2N | 2.5 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 5.75 | 1941 | +0.6 |
| 5 | Van Noorden, Nicolas | 1931 | WLS | F | +9N | +10B | =2B | −1N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 5.00 | 2014 | +20.0 |
| 6 | Turner, Joseph David | 1814 | WLS | −1B | +11N | =8B | =7N | =12B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 3.25 | 1801 | -3.8 |
| 7 | Adams, MarkCM | 1851 | WLS | +12N | −2B | =4N | =6B | F | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.50 | 1864 | +1.4 |
| 8 | Cooke, Mark | 1644 | WLS | +3N | −10B | =6N | −1N | −9B | 1.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 4.75 | 1663 | -0.8 |
| 9 | Stannard, Mike | 1517 | WLS | =10N | −5B | −11B | F | +8N | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.25 | 1679 | +26.4 |
| 10 | Tuson, Jon | 1826 | WLS | =9B | +8N | −5N | F | F | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.25 | 1698 | -9.2 |
| 11 | Williams, John A | 1675 | WLS | −4B | −6B | +9N | F | −3N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 1.50 | 1588 | -9.2 |
| 12 | Slegg, Gary | 1619 | WLS | −7B | F | −3N | =13B | =6N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.50 | 1625 | +0.2 |
| 13 | Howells, S Wyn | 1747 | WLS | −2N | −3B | F | =12N | F | 0.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.50 | 1582 | -12.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Stannard, MikeWLS+26.41.5 pts · #8
- 2Van Noorden, NicolasWLS+20.02.5 pts · #6
- 3Kett, TimFMWLS+11.84.0 pts · #1
- 1Howells, S WynWLS-12.80.5 pts · #13
- 2Williams, John AWLS-9.21.0 pts · #11
- 3Tuson, JonWLS-9.21.5 pts · #10
- R1+214 Elo gap
- R5+127 Elo gap