South Wales Open (Under 50)
Open SwissStandard
18 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 26 Sept 2025 to 28 Sept 2025 in Cardiff, Wales. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1882, and top seed was Dillan Duke (🇬🇧 ENG, 2026).
James Tapp (🇬🇧 ENG, 1992) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Dillan Duke (3.5) and George Turner (3.0). Tapp won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Gareth Richards (1560) beat Joseph Browse (1815), a +255-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
Federations · 2 represented
🇬🇧Wales×13
🇬🇧England×5
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsJames Tapp led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
7
2
1
1
1
R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
James Tapp never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
James Tapp drew with Dillan Duke (White).
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
James Tapp won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1James Tapp | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2Dillan Duke | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3George Turner | 0 | — | * | 1 |
| 4Emma Zihan Kong | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tapp, James | 1992 | ENG | +8B | +16N | +4B | +3N | =2B | 4.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 11.25 | 2237 | +21.2 |
| 2 | Duke, Dillan | 2026 | ENG | +15N | =7B | =11B | +5N | =1N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 9.25 | 2025 | +1.6 |
| 3 | Turner, George | 1919 | ENG | =10N | +9B | +6N | −1B | =7N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 15.0 | 8.00 | 1869 | -4.2 |
| 4 | Fathallah, Joe | 1987 | WLS | +14N | +6B | −1N | =7B | =11N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 7.50 | 1924 | -6.6 |
| 5 | Browse, Joseph | 1815 | WLS | −9N | +10B | +16N | −2B | +8B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 6.00 | 1732 | -8.8 |
| 6 | Kong, Emma Zihan | 1833 | WLS | +13B | −4N | −3B | +14N | +12B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 6.00 | 1833 | +1.6 |
| 7 | Jukes, Sam | 1930 | WLS | +12B | =2N | F | =4N | =3B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 6.75 | 1987 | +6.8 |
| 8 | Tye, Jack | 1682 | ENG | −1N | =17B | +18N | +9B | −5N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 1684 | -0.8 |
| 9 | Richards, Gareth | 1560 | WLS | +5B | −3N | =12B | −8N | +13B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 6.00 | 1731 | +16.8 |
| 10 | Zheng, Lucas | 1635 | WLS | =3B | −5N | =13B | =15N | +18B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.25 | 1741 | +26.8 |
| 11 | McGhee, David | 1846 | WLS | F | +18B | =2N | =12N | =4B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.25 | 1903 | +6.8 |
| 12 | Wilkins, Zack | 1644 | WLS | −7N | +15B | =9N | =11B | −6N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 4.00 | 1728 | +9.6 |
| 13 | Murthy, Arush | 1594 | WLS | −6N | =14B | =10N | +16B | −9N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.25 | 1488 | -22.4 |
| 14 | James, Lucas | 1659 | WLS | −4B | =13N | =17B | −6B | +16N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 2.50 | 1518 | -31.2 |
| 15 | Walker, Elmira | 1794 | ENG | −2B | −12N | F | =10B | +17N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.25 | 1594 | -41.2 |
| 16 | Jones, Archie | 1450 | WLS | +17N | −1B | −5B | −13N | −14B | 1.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 1.00 | 1458 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Zhuravlev, Andrei | 1430 | WLS | −16B | =8N | =14N | F | −15B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.25 | 1587 | +20.0 |
| 18 | Belochkin, David | 1585 | WLS | F | −11N | −8B | F | −10N | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 920 | -39.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Zheng, LucasWLS+26.82.5 pts · #10
- 2Tapp, JamesENG+21.24.5 pts · #1
- 3Zhuravlev, AndreiWLS+20.01.0 pts · #17
Top rating losers
- 1Walker, ElmiraENG-41.21.5 pts · #13
- 2Belochkin, DavidWLS-39.20.0 pts · #18
- 3James, LucasWLS-31.22.0 pts · #14
Biggest upsets
- R1+255 Elo gap
- R2+150 Elo gap