7th Simon Bartlett Memorial Congress 2026 - Minor U1600
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19 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 1626, and top seed was Paul Foster (🇬🇧 ENG, 1700).
Lana Boztas (🇬🇧 ENG, 1648) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Paul Foster (3.5) and Ben Hughes (3.5). Boztas won solo starting round 3.
Location
🇬🇧Torquay, England
Dates
27 Feb 2026 → 01 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇬🇧England×11
🇬🇧Wales×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsLana Boztas led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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3
1
1
1
R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
Lana Boztas never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Lana Boztas beat Ben Hughes (White).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Lana Boztas won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lana Boztas | * | 1 | — | ½ |
| 2Ben Hughes | 0 | * | — | ½ |
| 3Kenneth Jardine | — | — | * | — |
| 4Paul Foster | ½ | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boztas, Lana | 1648 | ENG | +6B | +13N | +3B | =2N | +9B | 4.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 12.75 | 1849 | +10.4 |
| 2 | Foster, Paul | 1700 | ENG | +10N | +12B | =5N | =1B | =3B | 3.5 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 10.00 | 1623 | -6.2 |
| 3 | Hughes, Ben | 1612 | ENG | +17N | +11B | −1N | +5B | =2N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 7.75 | 1773 | +44.0 |
| 4 | Jardine, Kenneth | 1698 | ENG | =15N | =5B | +19N | =7B | +11N | 3.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.75 | 1747 | +7.6 |
| 5 | Cawser, Steven E | 1609 | ENG | +8B | =4N | =2B | −3N | +14B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 8.50 | 1721 | +30.8 |
| 6 | FIDE 343493220 | 0 | — | −1N | +16B | +11N | +12B | −7N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 5.00 | 1510 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Lippard, Barry | 1592 | ENG | F | +18N | =9B | =4N | +6B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 6.50 | 1698 | +5.6 |
| 8 | Taplin, William | 1631 | ENG | −5N | =10B | =16N | +15B | +12N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 5.25 | 809 | -21.2 |
| 9 | FIDE 343493246 | 0 | — | F | +15B | =7N | +10B | −1N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 5.50 | 1427 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 343111329 | 0 | — | −2B | =8N | +13B | −9N | +18B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 4.00 | 1473 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Greenaway, Terence V | 1665 | ENG | +14B | −3N | −6B | +13N | −4B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 4.00 | 1513 | -12.2 |
| 12 | Tatam, Anthony | 0 | ENG | +19B | −2N | +14B | −6N | −8B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.00 | 1521 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 343493238 | 0 | — | +16N | −1B | −10N | −11B | +19N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 857 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Maber, Martyn J | 1606 | ENG | −11N | +17B | −12N | +19B | −5N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1466 | -22.8 |
| 15 | Labouchardiere, Andre | 0 | ENG | =4B | −9N | +18B | −8N | −17N | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 2.25 | 1336 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 493651 | 0 | — | −13B | −6N | =8B | =18N | F | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.75 | 1631 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Lambert, Kevin H | 1498 | WLS | −3B | −14N | F | F | +15B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.50 | 809 | -28.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 343493254 | 0 | — | F | −7B | −15N | =16B | −10N | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.50 | 792 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 343479561 | 0 | — | −12N | F | −4B | −14N | −13B | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 852 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Hughes, BenENG+44.03.5 pts · #1
- 2Cawser, Steven EENG+30.83.0 pts · #2
- 3Boztas, LanaENG+10.44.5 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Lambert, Kevin HWLS-28.01.0 pts · #19
- 2Maber, Martyn JENG-22.82.0 pts · #7
- 3Taplin, WilliamENG-21.23.0 pts · #16