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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
Top seed
🇬🇧Paul Foster1700
Avg top 10
1,626
Participants
19
Federations · 2 represented
🇬🇧England×11
🇬🇧Wales×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Lana Boztas led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
7
3
1
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
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
Player1234
1Lana Boztas*
1
½
2Ben Hughes
0
*
½
3Kenneth Jardine*
4Paul Foster
½
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Boztas, Lana1648ENG+6B+13N+3B=2N+9B4.512.514.512.751849+10.4
2Foster, Paul1700ENG+10N+12B=5N=1B=3B3.513.515.510.001623-6.2
3Hughes, Ben1612ENG+17N+11B1N+5B=2N3.513.014.07.751773+44.0
4Jardine, Kenneth1698ENG=15N=5B+19N=7B+11N3.59.59.55.751747+7.6
5Cawser, Steven E1609ENG+8B=4N=2B3N+14B3.013.515.58.501721+30.8
6FIDE 34349322001N+16B+11N+12B7N3.011.512.55.0015100.0
7Lippard, Barry1592ENGF+18N=9B=4N+6B3.09.59.56.501698+5.6
8Taplin, William1631ENG5N=10B=16N+15B+12N3.09.010.05.25809-21.2
9FIDE 3434932460F+15B=7N+10B1N2.511.511.55.5014270.0
10FIDE 34311132902B=8N+13B9N+18B2.511.011.54.0014730.0
11Greenaway, Terence V1665ENG+14B3N6B+13N4B2.012.014.04.001513-12.2
12Tatam, Anthony0ENG+19B2N+14B6N8B2.011.511.52.0015210.0
13FIDE 3434932380+16N1B10N11B+19N2.010.010.01.008570.0
14Maber, Martyn J1606ENG11N+17B12N+19B5N2.08.08.01.001466-22.8
15Labouchardiere, Andre0ENG=4B9N+18B8N17N1.510.010.52.2513360.0
16FIDE 493651013B6N=8B=18NF1.08.58.51.7516310.0
17Lambert, Kevin H1498WLS3B14NFF+15B1.07.07.01.50809-28.0
18FIDE 3434932540F7B15N=16B10N0.58.08.00.507920.0
19FIDE 343479561012NF4B14N13B0.09.59.50.008520.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
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