Muswell Hill FIDE Congress 26-27 May 2026
Open SwissStandard
52 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 26 May 2026 to 27 May 2026 in London N2, England. 3 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2055, and top seed was Junhao Xian (🇨🇳 CHN, 2237).
Rock Yu (🇬🇧 ENG, CM, 2134) won with 4.0/6, ahead of Yuk Hei Lee (3.5) and Julian D Llewellyn (3.0). Yu won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Nick Goulbourne (1494) beat Gagan B R (1934), a +440-point gap.
Location
🇬🇧London N2, England
Dates
26 May 2026 → 27 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Titled players · 3
IM×1
CM×2
Federations · 8 represented
🇬🇧England×38
🇫🇷France×1
🇨🇳China×1
🇮🇱Israel×1
FIDE (no federation)×1
🇮🇳India×1
ðŸ‡ðŸ‡°Hong Kong China×1
🇳🇬Nigeria×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsCM Rock Yu led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
20
7
3
1
1
1
R4–R6 · LEAD HELD
CM Rock Yu held the sole lead from R4 through R6 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
CM Rock Yu 4 wins (R1–R4)Yuk Hei Lee 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMRock Yu | * | — | — | — |
| 2Yuk Hei Lee | — | * | 1 | — |
| 3Junhao Xian | — | 0 | * | — |
| 4Rohan Theo Barbier-Ramaiah | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yu, RockCM | 2134 | ENG | +48N | +3B | +33B | +8N | F | F | 4.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.00 | 2601 | +15.2 |
| 2 | Lee, Yuk Hei | 1935 | ENG | +19N | +35B | +4B | =9N | F | F | 3.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 7.50 | 2842 | +74.8 |
| 3 | Llewellyn, Julian D | 1833 | ENG | +11B | −1N | +15B | +40N | F | F | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 6.00 | 1934 | +7.4 |
| 4 | Xian, Junhao | 2237 | CHN | +20N | +16B | −2N | +21B | F | F | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 6.00 | 2081 | -10.0 |
| 5 | Tyrrell, Lachlan Baly Hughes | 1714 | HKG | −16N | +29B | +20N | −6N | +37B | F | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.50 | 1836 | +7.0 |
| 6 | Large, Peter GIM | 2183 | ENG | +34N | −24B | +7N | +5B | F | F | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 7.00 | 1945 | -13.6 |
| 7 | Lavi, Gabriel | 0 | ISR | +37B | −33N | −6B | +15B | +15N | F | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 5.00 | 1383 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Lewis, Benedict | 1544 | ENG | +49N | +27B | +18N | −1B | F | F | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.50 | 1872 | +46.4 |
| 9 | OKORIE CHIEDOZIE OGUGUAMAKWA | 0 | NGR | +38N | =39B | +26N | =2B | F | F | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.75 | 1805 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Croasdale, Mark | 1746 | ENG | −23N | +36B | +22N | +33B | F | F | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.00 | 1880 | +9.0 |
| 11 | Barbier-Ramaiah, Rohan Theo | 1628 | ENG | −3N | +48B | +34N | +16B | F | F | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 2039 | +82.8 |
| 12 | Goulbourne, Nick | 1494 | ENG | F | −18N | +38B | +17N | F | =13N | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.25 | 1993 | +34.2 |
| 13 | Dhinsa, Nav | 0 | ENG | +?B | −17N | F | F | +33N | =12B | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.25 | 1514 | 0.0 |
| 14 | de Boer, Willem | 1761 | ENG | −35N | =19B | +45B | +26N | F | F | 2.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.00 | 1816 | +4.4 |
| 15 | Reynolds, Matthew | 0 | ENG | −26N | +50B | −3N | −7N | −7B | +?N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 904 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Verma, Shlok | 1967 | ENG | +5B | −4N | +47B | −11N | F | F | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.50 | 1784 | -31.6 |
| 17 | Czarnuch, Dominic | 1919 | ENG | −21N | +13B | +27N | −12B | F | F | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.00 | 1453 | -64.8 |
| 18 | Bush, Jason | 1815 | ENG | =39N | +12B | −8B | =30N | F | F | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.75 | 1571 | -24.0 |
| 19 | Drennan, William B | 1713 | ENG | −2B | =14N | +43B | =31N | F | F | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.50 | 1656 | -5.2 |
| 20 | Hazell, Peter | 1801 | ENG | −4B | +46N | −5B | +28B | F | F | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1753 | -12.4 |
| 21 | Vorozhtsov, Ilya Art | 1697 | FID | +17B | F | +28N | −4N | F | F | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.50 | 1965 | +38.0 |
| 22 | Mulholland, Jenny | 1478 | ENG | +43B | −25N | −10B | +44N | F | F | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1446 | -3.2 |
| 23 | Sedykh, Mikhail | 2160 | ENG | +10B | +41N | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 2560 | +1.6 |
| 24 | Jeffery, Paul | 1893 | ENG | +52B | +6N | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2737 | +43.2 |
| 25 | Lewis, David | 1510 | ENG | +51N | +22B | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2278 | +9.2 |
| 26 | McWilliams, Mark | 1574 | ENG | +15B | =28N | −9B | −14B | F | F | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.75 | 1439 | -7.2 |
| 27 | De Boer, Lara | 1481 | ENG | +42B | −8N | −17B | =45N | F | F | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.25 | 913 | -19.6 |
| 28 | Thompson, David Nigel | 1503 | ENG | +50N | =26B | −21B | −20N | F | F | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.75 | 1418 | -6.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 343488560 | 0 | — | =44B | −5N | F | F | +?B | F | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.25 | 914 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Pride, Stephen C | 1632 | ENG | F | F | +36N | =18B | F | F | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.00 | 1921 | +15.0 |
| 31 | Fenton, Sam | 1471 | ENG | F | F | +44B | =19B | F | F | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.50 | 1713 | +6.0 |
| 32 | Dimitriu, Rory | 0 | ENG | =46B | =43N | −40B | =47N | F | F | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.75 | 1475 | 0.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 343497209 | 0 | — | F | +7B | −1N | −10N | −13B | F | 1.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 3.00 | 1140 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Pattni, Kishan | 1747 | ENG | −6B | +44N | −11B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.50 | 1088 | -14.8 |
| 35 | Lebedev, LionCM | 2189 | ENG | +14B | −2N | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.50 | 1862 | -29.2 |
| 36 | Green, Alfie | 1641 | ENG | −41B | −10N | −30B | +43N | F | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.50 | 1487 | -24.4 |
| 37 | Qian, Yicheng | 0 | ENG | −7N | +49B | F | F | −5N | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 914 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Gagan B R | 1934 | IND | −9B | +52N | −12N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 1613 | -14.4 |
| 39 | Khan, TaoHai | 1615 | ENG | =18B | =9N | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.50 | 1815 | +10.4 |
| 40 | Morgan, Marc | 1665 | FRA | F | F | +32N | −3B | F | F | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.50 | 1033 | -5.6 |
| 41 | Phillips, Max | 0 | ENG | +36N | −23B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1901 | 0.0 |
| 42 | FIDE 343496121 | 0 | — | −27N | +51B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 681 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Grygorenko, Philip | 1488 | ENG | −22N | =32B | −19N | −36B | F | F | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.75 | 811 | -36.8 |
| 44 | FIDE 343483615 | 0 | — | =29N | −34B | −31N | −22B | F | F | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.75 | 765 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Saha, Satya | 0 | ENG | F | F | −14N | =27B | F | F | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.75 | 1428 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Mak, Jules | 1595 | ENG | =32N | −20B | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 1001 | -9.6 |
| 47 | V, Krish | 1529 | ENG | F | F | −16N | =32B | F | F | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 1129 | -3.2 |
| 48 | O Brien, Thomas P | 1837 | ENG | −1B | −11N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1081 | -36.8 |
| 49 | FIDE 343487254 | 0 | — | −8B | −37N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 744 | 0.0 |
| 50 | FIDE 343497195 | 0 | — | −28B | −15N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 703 | 0.0 |
| 51 | FIDE 343492185 | 0 | — | −25B | −42N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 710 | 0.0 |
| 52 | Brockes, Jeremy P | 1691 | ENG | −24N | −38B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1114 | -8.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Barbier-Ramaiah, Rohan TheoENG+82.83.0 pts · #3
- 2Lee, Yuk HeiENG+74.83.5 pts · #4
- 3Lewis, BenedictENG+46.43.0 pts · #14
Top rating losers
- 1Czarnuch, DominicENG-64.82.0 pts · #23
- 2Grygorenko, PhilipENG-36.80.5 pts · #39
- 3O Brien, Thomas PENG-36.80.0 pts · #48
Biggest upsets
- R3+440 Elo gap
- R4+425 Elo gap
- R4+339 Elo gap