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Muswell Hill FIDE Congress 7-8 April 2026

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32 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 07 Apr 2026 to 08 Apr 2026 in London N2, England. 2 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1996, and top seed was Petro Golubka (🇨🇦 CAN, GM, 2348).

Junhao Xian (🇨🇳 CHN, 2228) won with 3.5/4, ahead of Henry Brennan (3.5) and Chee Sian Sebastien Chua (3.5). Xian shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Henry Brennan (1804) beat Petro Golubka (GM, 2348), a +544-point gap.

Location
🇬🇧London N2, England
Dates
07 Apr 2026 → 08 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 4 rounds
Top seed
🇨🇦GMPetro Golubka2348
Avg top 10
1,996
Participants
32
Titled players · 2
GM×1
FM×1
Federations · 7 represented
🇬🇧England×24
🇲🇾Malaysia×2
🇨🇳China×1
🇨🇦Canada×1
FIDE (no federation)×1
🇮🇱Israel×1
🇫🇷France×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 4 rounds

Tight race until R4; 3 players tied at 3.5/4, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.

Co-leaders
15
7
3
3
1234R1R2R3R4
Xian3.5Chua3.5Brennan3.5Fegan3Golubka3Reddy3
R4 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 3.5/4. Xian takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (9.5).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Junhao Xian drew with Chee Sian Sebastien Chua (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Junhao Xian 3 wins (R1–R3)Chee Sian Sebastien Chua 3 wins (R1–R3)Henry Brennan 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Junhao Xian*
½
——
2Chee Sian Sebastien Chua
½
*——
3Henry Brennan——*
1
4Chris Fegan——
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Xian, Junhao2228CHN+32N+7B+5N=3B3.59.59.57.752220+0.2
2Brennan, Henry1804ENG+15B+4N+6B=8N3.58.510.59.252264+65.2
3Chua, Chee Sian Sebastien2051MAS+23B+12N+11B=1N3.57.58.56.752194+13.0
4Fegan, Chris1934ENG+26N−2B+9B+11N3.08.09.05.501937+1.2
5Pattni, Kishan1726ENG+29B+10N−1B+12N3.08.08.55.002020+21.2
6Golubka, PetroGM2348CAN+27N+17B−2N+14B3.07.58.55.002141-6.8
7Avinash Reddy1813MAS+31B−1N+15B+13N3.07.58.04.501887+5.2
8Bates, Hubert1835ENG+13B−11N+23B=2B2.57.58.54.751783-10.0
9White, Chris1828ENG+19N=14B−4N+21B2.57.08.54.501737-6.4
10Jones, Graeme1749ENG=21N−5B+28N+16B2.56.57.03.251618-13.2
11Croasdale, Mark1741ENG+16N+8B−3N−4B2.09.011.04.501815+4.8
12Llewellyn, Julian D1809ENG+30N−3B+19N−5B2.08.59.02.501644-12.8
13McWilliams, Mark1569ENG−8N+30B+17N−7B2.07.58.02.501698+8.6
14OGorman, Brendan1746ENG+25B=9N=22B−6N2.07.08.03.001806+2.6
15Dimitriu, Rory0ENG−2N+32B−7N+30B2.07.07.00.5016370.0
16Lavi, Gabriel0ISR−11B+28N+18B−10N2.06.57.02.5016680.0
17Bush, Jason1820ENG+28B−6N−13B+22N2.06.57.02.001779-5.0
18Mears, Theo1671ENG−20N+21B−16N+24B2.05.56.52.501788+8.0
19Rozmus, Oliver1531ENG−9B+29N−12B+23N2.05.56.01.501633+12.8
20Badacsonyi, StanleyFM2288ENG+18B+22NFF2.03.53.53.502688+3.2
21Ip, Marcus0ENG=10B−18N+31B−9N1.57.07.51.7516010.0
22Orsborne, Sarah1819ENG+24N−20B=14N−17B1.56.07.02.001735-21.6
23Pride, Stephen C1637ENG−3N+24B−8N−19B1.08.09.01.001534-12.8
24Mulholland, Jenny1505ENG−22B−23N+25B−18N1.04.55.51.00908-29.6
25Sohal, Aneeksha0ENG−14N−26B−24N+29N1.04.04.50.508170.0
26Mak, Jules1600ENG−4B+25NFF1.04.04.01.001134-4.8
27Vorozhtsov, Ilya Art1690FID−6B+31NFF1.03.53.50.501796+7.2
28Thompson, David Nigel1509ENG−17N−16B−10B=31N0.56.57.00.251417-7.0
29FIDE 3434936100—−5N−19B=30N−25B0.56.06.50.258290.0
30Dhinsa, Nav0ENG−12B−13N=29B−15N0.56.06.50.258890.0
31Goulbourne, Nick1502ENG−7N−27B−21N=28B0.55.56.00.251398-7.8
32Morgan, Marc1667FRA−1B−15NFF0.05.55.50.001267-1.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets
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