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Coulsdon Chess Daytime Chess November 2025

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9 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 05 Nov 2025 to 26 Nov 2025 in Coulsdon, England. Top 10 Elo average was 1394, and top seed was Chris Marshall (πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ ENG, 1831).

David J Howes (πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ ENG, 1556) won with 3.5/4, ahead of Les Denford (2.0) and Michael Woolley (2.0). Howes won solo starting round 3.

Location
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§Coulsdon, England
Dates
05 Nov 2025 β†’ 26 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 4 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§Chris Marshall1831
Avg top 10
1,394
Participants
9
Federations Β· 1 represented
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§EnglandΓ—9
Top 3
  • πŸ₯‡
    David J Howes
    πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ENGΒ·1556
    3.5ptsΒ·1774perf+15.6
  • πŸ₯ˆ
    Les Denford
    πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ENG
    2.0ptsΒ·1529perf0.0
  • πŸ₯‰
    Michael Woolley
    πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ENGΒ·1456
    2.0ptsΒ·1689perf+19.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 4 rounds

David J Howes led from R3; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
4
2
1
1
1234R1R2R3R4
Howes3.5Woolley2Denfordβ€”Marshallβ€”Khanβ€”Wimble1
R3–R4 Β· LEAD HELD

David J Howes never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1David J Howes*β€”
1
β€”
2Michael Woolleyβ€”*β€”β€”
3Les Denford
0
β€”*β€”
4Chris Marshallβ€”β€”β€”*

Grille amΓ©ricaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Howes, David J1556ENG+9B+2N=8N+5B3.53.54.03.751774+15.6
2Denford, Les0ENG+?Bβˆ’1B+5Bβ€”2.04.54.51.0015290.0
3Woolley, Michael1456ENG+5B+8BFβˆ’6N2.02.52.51.501689+19.0
4Marshall, Chris1831ENGF+7B=9Nβ€”1.51.51.51.251699-4.8
5Wimble, Gary1533ENGβˆ’3N+9Nβˆ’2Nβˆ’1N1.07.58.00.501358-28.4
6Clayton, David C1627ENGFFF+3B1.02.02.02.002256+5.4
7Khan, A Qaiyum1574ENG+8Nβˆ’4Nβ€”β€”1.01.52.00.501682+5.2
8Lilwall, David1533ENGβˆ’7Bβˆ’3N=1Bβ€”0.55.56.51.751256-20.4
9Aburrow, Michael1438ENGβˆ’1Nβˆ’5B=4Bβ€”0.55.06.00.751367-5.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets β€” the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
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