7th Simon Bartlett Memorial Congress 2026 - Intermediate U1750
21 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 27 Feb 2026 to 01 Mar 2026 in Torquay, England. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1725, and top seed was David J Turner (🇬🇧 ENG, 1787).
Shreyas Pasupulety (🇬🇧 ENG, 1610) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Arush Murthy (4.0) and Paul W O`Brien (3.5). Pasupulety won solo starting round 2.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Shreyas Pasupulety (1610) beat David J Turner (1787), a +177-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsShreyas Pasupulety led from R2; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Shreyas Pasupulety held the sole lead from R2 through R5 without losing it.
Shreyas Pasupulety drew with Arush Murthy (Black).
Shreyas Pasupulety 4 wins (R1–R4)Paul W O`Brien 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Shreyas Pasupulety | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2Arush Murthy | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Paul W O`Brien | — | — | * | ½ |
| 4Ian R Rescorla | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pasupulety, Shreyas | 1610 | ENG | +21N | +17B | +4N | +9B | =2N | 4.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 8.50 | 1986 | +56.8 |
| 2 | Murthy, Arush | 1665 | WLS | +19N | =4B | +17N | +11B | =1B | 4.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 7.75 | 1806 | +22.4 |
| 3 | O`Brien, Paul W | 1745 | ENG | =5N | −11B | +21N | +14B | +10N | 3.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 5.50 | 1872 | +12.8 |
| 4 | Turner, David J | 1787 | ENG | +15B | =2N | −1B | +13N | =5B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 6.50 | 1655 | -10.6 |
| 5 | Rescorla, Ian R | 0 | ENG | =3B | =6N | =13B | +16N | =4N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 7.00 | 1730 | 0.0 |
| 6 | McClatchey, Rob | 1731 | ENG | =11N | =5B | +18N | =10B | =8N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 6.25 | 1654 | -8.8 |
| 7 | Waldock, Adrian D P | 1783 | ENG | =10N | +20B | =11N | =8B | =9N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 6.00 | 1786 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 343493211 | 0 | — | +18B | −9N | +15B | =7N | =6B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 5.50 | 1755 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 343466818 | 0 | — | F | +8B | +14N | −1N | =7B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 6.00 | 1705 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Williams, Stephen | 1660 | WLS | =7B | =13N | +12B | =6N | −3B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 5.75 | 1756 | +10.6 |
| 11 | Daly, Grant | 1647 | ENG | =6B | +3N | =7B | −2N | −19N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 6.50 | 1731 | +9.2 |
| 12 | Roberts, Malcolm A | 1764 | ENG | −17N | +19B | −10N | =18B | =20N | 2.0 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 2.00 | 1475 | -15.2 |
| 13 | FIDE 343466800 | 0 | — | F | =10B | =5N | −4B | =14N | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.50 | 1598 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Rogers, David R | 1723 | ENG | F | +16N | −9B | −3N | =13B | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.25 | 1661 | -3.4 |
| 15 | Galloway, James H | 1690 | ENG | −4N | +21B | −8N | =20B | F | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.50 | 1717 | +4.4 |
| 16 | Constable, Christine F | 1576 | ENG | F | −14B | +20N | −5B | =18N | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.50 | 1700 | +6.8 |
| 17 | Sweetland, Greig A | 0 | ENG | +12B | −1N | −2B | F | F | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.00 | 1554 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 343493203 | 0 | — | −8N | F | −6B | =12N | =16B | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.75 | 1565 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 343412033 | 0 | — | −2B | −12N | F | F | +11B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1567 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Blencowe, Ian P | 1676 | ENG | F | −7N | −16B | =15N | =12B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.75 | 1510 | -34.0 |
| 21 | Manning, Ellis | 1687 | ENG | −1B | −15N | −3B | F | F | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 881 | -61.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Pasupulety, ShreyasENG+56.84.5 pts · #3
- 2Murthy, ArushWLS+22.44.0 pts · #5
- 3O`Brien, Paul WENG+12.83.5 pts · #1
- 1Manning, EllisENG-61.20.0 pts · #21
- 2Blencowe, Ian PENG-34.01.0 pts · #17
- 3Roberts, Malcolm AENG-15.22.0 pts · #20
- R3+177 Elo gap
- R3+104 Elo gap