Ayr Congress Minor
Open SwissStandard
14 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 12 Sept 2025 to 14 Sept 2025 in Ayr, Scotland. Top 10 Elo average was 741, and top seed was Bernard Cassidy (🇬🇧 SCO, 1623).
Ally Mclellan (🇬🇧 SCO, 0) won with 4.5/5, ahead of David A Fowler (3.5) and Ryan McGill (3.0). Mclellan won solo starting round 3.
Location
🇬🇧Ayr, Scotland
Dates
12 Sept 2025 → 14 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Avg top 10
741
Participants
14
Federations · 1 represented
🇬🇧Scotland×13
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsAlly Mclellan led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
5
3
1
1
1
R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
Ally Mclellan never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Ally Mclellan beat David A Fowler (White).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Ally Mclellan won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ally Mclellan | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2David A Fowler | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Ryan McGill | — | — | * | — |
| 4Jim O Neill | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mclellan, Ally | 0 | SCO | +?B | +9N | +2B | =?N | +5N | 4.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.50 | 1611 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Fowler, David A | 0 | SCO | +?N | +14B | −1N | +7B | =?B | 3.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.00 | 1593 | 0.0 |
| 3 | McGill, Ryan | 0 | SCO | +12N | −?N | +8B | −5B | +6N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 5.50 | 1415 | 0.0 |
| 4 | O Neill, Jim | 1449 | SCO | F | =5B | +14N | =6B | +10N | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.00 | 1559 | +6.0 |
| 5 | Saemundsson, Thor | 1559 | SCO | F | =4N | +13B | +3N | −1B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 5.50 | 1449 | -3.0 |
| 6 | Carrapico, Joao F | 0 | SCO | −9B | +?N | +10B | =4N | −3B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 1449 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Smith, Mark J | 1523 | SCO | =10B | =8N | +12B | −2N | F | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.75 | 1439 | -2.4 |
| 8 | Ganesh, Krishiv | 1439 | SCO | F | =7B | −3N | =11B | +14N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.50 | 1482 | +4.8 |
| 9 | Burns, James | 0 | SCO | +6N | −1B | =11N | F | F | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.00 | 1441 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Fraser, Callum | 0 | SCO | =7N | +11B | −6N | F | −4B | 1.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1471 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Prabhu, Ainesh | 1441 | SCO | F | −10N | =9B | =8N | −12B | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.75 | 1439 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Lee, Wayne | 0 | SCO | −3B | F | −7N | −?B | +11N | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1482 | 0.0 |
| 13 | McLaughlin, Robert | 0 | SCO | −?B | F | −5N | +14B | −?N | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 791 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 2415623 | 0 | — | F | −2N | −4B | −13N | −8B | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 644 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1O Neill, JimSCO+6.03.0 pts · #8
- 2Ganesh, KrishivSCO+4.82.0 pts · #4
- 3McGill, RyanSCO0.03.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Saemundsson, ThorSCO-3.02.5 pts · #7
- 2Smith, Mark JSCO-2.42.0 pts · #12
- 3McGill, RyanSCO0.03.0 pts · #6