2025 South Wales Autumn Major
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15 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 25 Oct 2025 to 26 Oct 2025 in Cardiff, Wales. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1467, and top seed was Filip Zurek (🇬🇧 ENG, 1599).
Nathaniel Wu (🇬🇧 ENG, 1517) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Robert Wiltshire (3.5) and Archie Jones (3.0).
The biggest upset came in round 1: Nathaniel Ekermawi (1340) beat David Belochkin (1545), a +205-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
Federations · 2 represented
🇬🇧Wales×11
🇬🇧England×2
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsCo-leaders
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R3–R5 · WIN STREAK
Nathaniel Wu won 3 in a row (R3–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nathaniel Wu | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2Robert Wiltshire | — | * | — | — |
| 3Nathaniel Ekermawi | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Filip Zurek | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wu, Nathaniel | 1517 | ENG | +14N | −?B | +11N | +?B | +4N | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 1484 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Wiltshire, Robert | 1550 | WLS | +11B | =9N | +3B | +6N | −?N | 3.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.25 | 1511 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Jones, Archie | 1559 | WLS | −6N | +14B | −2N | +11B | +7N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 2265 | +14.4 |
| 4 | Ekermawi, Nathaniel | 1340 | WLS | +?B | +?N | −?N | +7B | −1B | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1518 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Zurek, Filip | 1599 | ENG | =?B | +?N | +9B | −?B | =?N | 3.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 1513 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Mason, Jack | 1393 | WLS | +3B | +7N | =?N | −2B | −?N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.00 | 1544 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Are, Jai Hrithvik Adithya | 1465 | WLS | +15N | −6B | +10N | −4N | −3B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.50 | 769 | -14.4 |
| 8 | Zimmer, Luc | 0 | WLS | F | −?B | F | +12N | +?B | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 1575 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Liu, Yimo | 1328 | WLS | F | =2B | −5N | −?N | +10B | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.25 | 834 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Chawla, Samarth | 0 | WLS | −?N | +?N | −7B | =?B | −9N | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1407 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Hoosein, Sami | 1388 | WLS | −2N | +15B | −1B | −3N | F | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 769 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Reckless, Mark | 1526 | WLS | F | +13N | F | −8B | −?N | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 651 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 1808486 | 0 | — | −?N | −12B | F | −?B | +15N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 699 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Jones, Ellis Tudor | 1310 | WLS | −1B | −3N | −?B | F | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 802 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 1810103 | 0 | — | −7B | −11N | −?N | F | −13B | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 705 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Jones, ArchieWLS+14.43.0 pts · #6
- 2Jones, Ellis TudorWLS0.00.0 pts · #15
- 3Reckless, MarkWLS0.01.0 pts · #13
Top rating losers
- 1Are, Jai Hrithvik AdithyaWLS-14.42.0 pts · #12
- 2Jones, Ellis TudorWLS0.00.0 pts · #15
- 3Reckless, MarkWLS0.01.0 pts · #13
Biggest upsets
- R1+205 Elo gap
- R1+166 Elo gap
- R4+147 Elo gap