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2025 South Wales Autumn Open

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54 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 25 Oct 2025 to 26 Oct 2025 in Cardiff, Wales. 1 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1950, and top seed was Tim Kett (πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ WLS, FM, 2101).

Dillan Duke (πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ ENG, 2019) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Yutong Liu (4.5) and Andrew R Smith (3.5). Duke shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Mikhail Saparovich (1403) beat Anay Misra (1758), a +355-point gap.

Location
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§Cardiff, Wales
Dates
25 Oct 2025 β†’ 26 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 5 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§FMTim Kett2101
Avg top 10
1,950
Participants
54
Titled players Β· 1
FMΓ—1
Federations Β· 6 represented
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§WalesΓ—35
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§EnglandΓ—14
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡³ChinaΓ—2
πŸ‡²πŸ‡ΎMalaysiaΓ—1
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡­GhanaΓ—1
πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺGermanyΓ—1
Top 3
  • πŸ₯‡
    Dillan Duke
    πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ENGΒ·2019
    4.5ptsΒ·2161perf+12.4
  • πŸ₯ˆ
    Yutong Liu
    πŸ‡¨πŸ‡³CHNΒ·1903
    4.5ptsΒ·2130perf+19.0
  • πŸ₯‰
    Andrew R Smith
    πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§WLSΒ·1777
    3.5ptsΒ·1963perf+49.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 5 rounds

Tight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders
23
10
4
2
2
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
Duke4.5Liu4.5Kong3.5Smith3.5Griffiths3.5Kett3.5
R5 Β· TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 4.5/5. Duke takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (14.5).

R5 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND

Dillan Duke drew with Yutong Liu (White).

WIN STREAKS Β· 3 top finishers

Dillan Duke 4 wins (R1–R4)Yutong Liu 4 wins (R1–R4)Emma Zihan Kong 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Dillan Duke*
Β½
1
β€”
2Yutong Liu
Β½
*β€”
1
3Emma Zihan Kong
0
β€”*β€”
4Andrew R Smithβ€”
0
β€”*

Grille amΓ©ricaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Duke, Dillan2019ENG+33B+16N+5B+4N=2B4.514.516.514.252161+12.4
2Liu, Yutong1903CHN+40B+26N+25B+3N=1N4.513.014.512.252130+19.0
3Smith, Andrew R1777WLS+28B+34N+23Bβˆ’2B=6N3.513.015.08.751963+49.6
4Kong, Emma Zihan1837WLS+36N+24B+32Nβˆ’1B=18N3.512.014.08.001911+20.0
5Korovski, Georgi1774WLS+37N+31Bβˆ’1N+32B=13B3.511.513.57.501935+31.6
6Amoako Philip Selikem Yao1962GHA=41B=42N+17B+10N=3B3.511.012.59.251812-28.0
7Kett, TimFM2101WLS+22N+30BF+11B=23B3.511.011.09.752154+4.0
8Griffiths, Hayden1812ENGβˆ’24N+36B+38N+31B=9N3.510.012.07.751819+2.4
9Di-Vetta, Andrew1751WLS+47Bβˆ’23N+42B+34N=8B3.59.510.56.251880+17.0
10Bennett, Tom1734WLS=12N+15B=11Nβˆ’6B+39N3.012.514.58.001816+6.2
11Turner, Joseph David1810WLS+45B=35N=10Bβˆ’7N+14N3.011.513.07.001826+2.0
12Hayes, Ian1605WLS=10Bβˆ’27N+41B+33N=20B3.010.512.06.5017810.0
13Thomas, Jonathan1930WLS+49B+17NF=18B=5N3.010.510.57.2517730.0
14George, Naveen Daniel1650MAS+54N+44Bβˆ’27N+19Bβˆ’11B3.010.010.55.001941+37.2
15Anandkumar, Govind1676WLS=27Bβˆ’10N+51B+44N=21N3.010.010.54.751852+46.8
16Walker, Elmira1753ENG+43Nβˆ’1Bβˆ’31N+52B+32N3.010.010.54.001771+2.0
17Flexman, Patrick1733ENG+52Nβˆ’13Bβˆ’6N+42B+31N3.010.010.54.0017390.0
18Westcott, Dale1802WLSF+41N+35B=13N=4B3.010.010.06.751997+13.8
19Jukes, Sam1937WLSβˆ’32N+39B+26Bβˆ’14N+35B3.09.511.56.501673-25.8
20Jones, Steve1756WLSβˆ’31N+37B+47N=24B=12N3.09.510.55.751724-3.8
21Misra, Anay1758ENG+51Bβˆ’25N=33B+40N=15B3.09.09.54.501864+21.2
22Rahlf, Jan1708GERβˆ’7B+53N+50Bβˆ’23N+34B3.09.09.53.501906+48.0
23Hill, Andy2000ENGF+9Bβˆ’3N+22B=7N2.513.513.58.251929-6.0
24Chen, Wutong1646CHN+8Bβˆ’4N+48B=20NF2.512.513.56.001892+52.4
25Saparovich, Mikhail1403WLS+?B+21Bβˆ’2Nβˆ’30B=29N2.512.512.54.2517560.0
26Williams, David J1709WLS+46Bβˆ’2Bβˆ’19N=28N+40B2.511.513.04.251731+2.6
27Turner, George1915ENG=15N+12B+14BFF2.511.511.57.501856-2.4
28Zheng, Lucas1637WLSβˆ’3Nβˆ’48N+46B=26B+41N2.59.010.04.251695+16.0
29Howells, S Wyn1734WLSβˆ’34B=51N+45B=35N=25B2.58.08.54.001622-12.0
30Taylor, Noah1753ENG+53Bβˆ’7N=40B+25NF2.58.08.03.751799+4.4
31James, Lucas1628WLS+20Bβˆ’5N+16Bβˆ’8Nβˆ’17B2.013.016.06.001774+31.2
32Mussa, Rayyan1688ENG+19B+50Nβˆ’4Bβˆ’5Nβˆ’16B2.013.014.04.001763+18.4
33Shevchenko, Danylo1707WLSβˆ’1N+43B=21Nβˆ’12B=38N2.012.514.04.001765+10.0
34Murthy, Arush1572WLS+29Nβˆ’3B+54Nβˆ’9Bβˆ’22N2.012.513.03.001685+27.2
35Mussa, Adam1642ENG+48B=11Bβˆ’18N=29Bβˆ’19N2.011.512.53.751741+24.0
36Powell-Jones, Liam1655WLSβˆ’4Bβˆ’8Nβˆ’43B+51N+47N2.09.510.01.501629-4.0
37Tang, Carolus1632ENGβˆ’5Bβˆ’20N=49B=45N+48B2.09.010.02.251656+6.0
38Peters, Chris1669WLSβˆ’50B+46Nβˆ’8B=43N=33B2.08.59.53.251631-11.6
39Knight, Carter1663ENGβˆ’44Nβˆ’19N+53B+48Nβˆ’10B2.08.59.01.5017170.0
40Meadows, James1670ENGβˆ’2N+52B=30Nβˆ’21Bβˆ’26N1.512.513.01.751584-24.0
41Beeston, Darson1695WLS=6Nβˆ’18Bβˆ’12N+47Bβˆ’28B1.512.013.02.751665-4.6
42Jaberansari, Daniel1662WLSF=6Bβˆ’9Nβˆ’17N+43B1.511.511.53.251776+8.0
43Richards, Gareth1614WLSβˆ’16Bβˆ’33N+36N=38Bβˆ’42N1.59.010.53.001540-9.4
44Penny, Liam1863WLS+39Bβˆ’14NFβˆ’15B=49N1.59.09.02.501397-70.0
45Cooke, Mark1643WLSβˆ’11N=54Bβˆ’29N=37B=52N1.58.08.51.501558-23.6
46Thompson, Chris1510WLSβˆ’26Nβˆ’38Bβˆ’28N=53N+51B1.57.58.00.751505-1.2
47Choung, James1609WLSβˆ’9N+49Nβˆ’20Bβˆ’41Nβˆ’36B1.010.011.01.001468-33.2
48Thomas, Roy1783WLSβˆ’35N+28Bβˆ’24Nβˆ’39Bβˆ’37N1.09.011.02.501445-35.6
49Hurn, Robert AJ1683WLSβˆ’13Nβˆ’47B=37NF=44B1.07.58.01.751576-8.6
50Miller, George1873ENG+38Nβˆ’32Bβˆ’22NFF1.07.07.02.001563-24.4
51Williams, Ron1632WLSβˆ’21N=29Bβˆ’15Nβˆ’36Bβˆ’46N0.510.512.01.251300-35.4
52Stannard, Mike1544WLSβˆ’17Bβˆ’40NFβˆ’16N=45B0.59.09.00.751416-16.8
53Larg, Richard1626WLSβˆ’30Nβˆ’22Bβˆ’39N=46BF0.59.09.00.751384-17.6
54Tuson, Jon1817WLSβˆ’14B=45Nβˆ’34BFF0.57.57.50.751349-35.0

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