2025 South Wales Autumn Open
Open SwissStandard
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 (🇬🇧 WLS, FM, 2101).
Dillan Duke (🇬🇧 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
🇬🇧Cardiff, Wales
Dates
25 Oct 2025 → 26 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 1
FM×1
Federations · 6 represented
🇬🇧Wales×35
🇬🇧England×14
🇨🇳China×2
🇲🇾Malaysia×1
🇬🇭Ghana×1
🇩🇪Germany×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight 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
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 4.5/5. Duke takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (14.5).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Dillan Duke drew with Yutong Liu (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Dillan Duke 4 wins (R1–R4)Yutong Liu 4 wins (R1–R4)Emma Zihan Kong 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dillan Duke | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2Yutong Liu | ½ | * | — | 1 |
| 3Emma Zihan Kong | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Andrew R Smith | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duke, Dillan | 2019 | ENG | +33B | +16N | +5B | +4N | =2B | 4.5 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 14.25 | 2161 | +12.4 |
| 2 | Liu, Yutong | 1903 | CHN | +40B | +26N | +25B | +3N | =1N | 4.5 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 12.25 | 2130 | +19.0 |
| 3 | Smith, Andrew R | 1777 | WLS | +28B | +34N | +23B | −2B | =6N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 8.75 | 1963 | +49.6 |
| 4 | Kong, Emma Zihan | 1837 | WLS | +36N | +24B | +32N | −1B | =18N | 3.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 8.00 | 1911 | +20.0 |
| 5 | Korovski, Georgi | 1774 | WLS | +37N | +31B | −1N | +32B | =13B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 7.50 | 1935 | +31.6 |
| 6 | Amoako Philip Selikem Yao | 1962 | GHA | =41B | =42N | +17B | +10N | =3B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 9.25 | 1812 | -28.0 |
| 7 | Kett, TimFM | 2101 | WLS | +22N | +30B | F | +11B | =23B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 9.75 | 2154 | +4.0 |
| 8 | Griffiths, Hayden | 1812 | ENG | −24N | +36B | +38N | +31B | =9N | 3.5 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 7.75 | 1819 | +2.4 |
| 9 | Di-Vetta, Andrew | 1751 | WLS | +47B | −23N | +42B | +34N | =8B | 3.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 6.25 | 1880 | +17.0 |
| 10 | Bennett, Tom | 1734 | WLS | =12N | +15B | =11N | −6B | +39N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 8.00 | 1816 | +6.2 |
| 11 | Turner, Joseph David | 1810 | WLS | +45B | =35N | =10B | −7N | +14N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 7.00 | 1826 | +2.0 |
| 12 | Hayes, Ian | 1605 | WLS | =10B | −27N | +41B | +33N | =20B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 6.50 | 1781 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Thomas, Jonathan | 1930 | WLS | +49B | +17N | F | =18B | =5N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 7.25 | 1773 | 0.0 |
| 14 | George, Naveen Daniel | 1650 | MAS | +54N | +44B | −27N | +19B | −11B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 5.00 | 1941 | +37.2 |
| 15 | Anandkumar, Govind | 1676 | WLS | =27B | −10N | +51B | +44N | =21N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 4.75 | 1852 | +46.8 |
| 16 | Walker, Elmira | 1753 | ENG | +43N | −1B | −31N | +52B | +32N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1771 | +2.0 |
| 17 | Flexman, Patrick | 1733 | ENG | +52N | −13B | −6N | +42B | +31N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1739 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Westcott, Dale | 1802 | WLS | F | +41N | +35B | =13N | =4B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 6.75 | 1997 | +13.8 |
| 19 | Jukes, Sam | 1937 | WLS | −32N | +39B | +26B | −14N | +35B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 11.5 | 6.50 | 1673 | -25.8 |
| 20 | Jones, Steve | 1756 | WLS | −31N | +37B | +47N | =24B | =12N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 5.75 | 1724 | -3.8 |
| 21 | Misra, Anay | 1758 | ENG | +51B | −25N | =33B | +40N | =15B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 4.50 | 1864 | +21.2 |
| 22 | Rahlf, Jan | 1708 | GER | −7B | +53N | +50B | −23N | +34B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 3.50 | 1906 | +48.0 |
| 23 | Hill, Andy | 2000 | ENG | F | +9B | −3N | +22B | =7N | 2.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 8.25 | 1929 | -6.0 |
| 24 | Chen, Wutong | 1646 | CHN | +8B | −4N | +48B | =20N | F | 2.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 6.00 | 1892 | +52.4 |
| 25 | Saparovich, Mikhail | 1403 | WLS | +?B | +21B | −2N | −30B | =29N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 4.25 | 1756 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Williams, David J | 1709 | WLS | +46B | −2B | −19N | =28N | +40B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 4.25 | 1731 | +2.6 |
| 27 | Turner, George | 1915 | ENG | =15N | +12B | +14B | F | F | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 7.50 | 1856 | -2.4 |
| 28 | Zheng, Lucas | 1637 | WLS | −3N | −48N | +46B | =26B | +41N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 4.25 | 1695 | +16.0 |
| 29 | Howells, S Wyn | 1734 | WLS | −34B | =51N | +45B | =35N | =25B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 4.00 | 1622 | -12.0 |
| 30 | Taylor, Noah | 1753 | ENG | +53B | −7N | =40B | +25N | F | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.75 | 1799 | +4.4 |
| 31 | James, Lucas | 1628 | WLS | +20B | −5N | +16B | −8N | −17B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 16.0 | 6.00 | 1774 | +31.2 |
| 32 | Mussa, Rayyan | 1688 | ENG | +19B | +50N | −4B | −5N | −16B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 4.00 | 1763 | +18.4 |
| 33 | Shevchenko, Danylo | 1707 | WLS | −1N | +43B | =21N | −12B | =38N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 4.00 | 1765 | +10.0 |
| 34 | Murthy, Arush | 1572 | WLS | +29N | −3B | +54N | −9B | −22N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 3.00 | 1685 | +27.2 |
| 35 | Mussa, Adam | 1642 | ENG | +48B | =11B | −18N | =29B | −19N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 3.75 | 1741 | +24.0 |
| 36 | Powell-Jones, Liam | 1655 | WLS | −4B | −8N | −43B | +51N | +47N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 1.50 | 1629 | -4.0 |
| 37 | Tang, Carolus | 1632 | ENG | −5B | −20N | =49B | =45N | +48B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 2.25 | 1656 | +6.0 |
| 38 | Peters, Chris | 1669 | WLS | −50B | +46N | −8B | =43N | =33B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 3.25 | 1631 | -11.6 |
| 39 | Knight, Carter | 1663 | ENG | −44N | −19N | +53B | +48N | −10B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 1.50 | 1717 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Meadows, James | 1670 | ENG | −2N | +52B | =30N | −21B | −26N | 1.5 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 1.75 | 1584 | -24.0 |
| 41 | Beeston, Darson | 1695 | WLS | =6N | −18B | −12N | +47B | −28B | 1.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 2.75 | 1665 | -4.6 |
| 42 | Jaberansari, Daniel | 1662 | WLS | F | =6B | −9N | −17N | +43B | 1.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.25 | 1776 | +8.0 |
| 43 | Richards, Gareth | 1614 | WLS | −16B | −33N | +36N | =38B | −42N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 1540 | -9.4 |
| 44 | Penny, Liam | 1863 | WLS | +39B | −14N | F | −15B | =49N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.50 | 1397 | -70.0 |
| 45 | Cooke, Mark | 1643 | WLS | −11N | =54B | −29N | =37B | =52N | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 1.50 | 1558 | -23.6 |
| 46 | Thompson, Chris | 1510 | WLS | −26N | −38B | −28N | =53N | +51B | 1.5 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 0.75 | 1505 | -1.2 |
| 47 | Choung, James | 1609 | WLS | −9N | +49N | −20B | −41N | −36B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 1468 | -33.2 |
| 48 | Thomas, Roy | 1783 | WLS | −35N | +28B | −24N | −39B | −37N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 2.50 | 1445 | -35.6 |
| 49 | Hurn, Robert AJ | 1683 | WLS | −13N | −47B | =37N | F | =44B | 1.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 1.75 | 1576 | -8.6 |
| 50 | Miller, George | 1873 | ENG | +38N | −32B | −22N | F | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1563 | -24.4 |
| 51 | Williams, Ron | 1632 | WLS | −21N | =29B | −15N | −36B | −46N | 0.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 1.25 | 1300 | -35.4 |
| 52 | Stannard, Mike | 1544 | WLS | −17B | −40N | F | −16N | =45B | 0.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.75 | 1416 | -16.8 |
| 53 | Larg, Richard | 1626 | WLS | −30N | −22B | −39N | =46B | F | 0.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.75 | 1384 | -17.6 |
| 54 | Tuson, Jon | 1817 | WLS | −14B | =45N | −34B | F | F | 0.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.75 | 1349 | -35.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Chen, WutongCHN+52.42.5 pts · #19
- 2Smith, Andrew RWLS+49.63.5 pts · #4
- 3Rahlf, JanGER+48.03.0 pts · #14
Top rating losers
- 1Penny, LiamWLS-70.01.5 pts · #51
- 2Thomas, RoyWLS-35.61.0 pts · #49
- 3Williams, RonWLS-35.40.5 pts · #50
Biggest upsets
- R2+355 Elo gap
- R4+287 Elo gap
- R1+249 Elo gap