2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 1-2

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100 players participated in this 2-round tournament, held from 01 Nov 2025 to 02 Nov 2025 in Dudley, England. 85 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2505, and top seed was Gawain C B Maroroa Jones (🇬🇧 ENG, GM, 2643).

Matthew J Wadsworth (🇬🇧 ENG, GM, 2487) won with 2.0/2, ahead of Roland Bezuidenhout (2.0) and Tom O`Gorman (2.0). Wadsworth shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Jonathan P Nelson (FM, 2102) beat Joseph McPhillips (IM, 2388), a +286-point gap.

Location

🇬🇧Dudley, England

Dates

01 Nov 2025 → 02 Nov 2025

Time control

Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1

System

Team · 2 rounds

Top seed

🇬🇧GMGawain C B Maroroa Jones2643

Avg top 10

2,505

Participants

100

Titled players · 85

GM×12

IM×24

FM×29

CM×11

WGM×2

WIM×1

WFM×4

WCM×2

Federations · 8 represented

🇬🇧England×71

🇵🇱Poland×6

🇺🇦Ukraine×3

🇫🇷France×3

🇳🇱Netherlands×2

🇮🇳India×2

🇹🇷Turkiye×1

🇮🇹Italy×1

Top 3

🥇
GMMatthew J Wadsworth
🇬🇧ENG·2487
2.0pts·3110perf+5.3
🥈
FMRoland Bezuidenhout
🇿🇦RSA·2287
2.0pts·3117perf+21.6
🥉
IMTom O`Gorman
🇮🇪IRL·2382
2.0pts·3171perf+9.8

Standings

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#	Player	Fed	Elo	Pts	Avg opp.	Perf	Δ Elo
3	GMWadsworth, Matthew J	🇬🇧ENG	2487	2.0	2310	3110	+5.3
4	FMBezuidenhout, Roland	🇿🇦RSA	2287	2.0	2317	3117	+21.6
5	IMO`Gorman, Tom	🇮🇪IRL	2382	2.0	2371	3171	+9.8
1	GMKosakowski, Jakub	🇵🇱POL	2550	2.0	2379	3179	+5.7
7	GMSpeelman, Jon S	🇬🇧ENG	2482	2.0	2268	3068	+4.6
6	CMTurner, Max N	🇬🇧ENG	2255	2.0	2328	3128	+23.6
2	CMLalic, Peter D	🇬🇧ENG	2191	2.0	2142	2942	+17.2
27	Patel, Zain	🇬🇧ENG	2063	1.5	2076	2269	+24.8
28	FMNelson, Jonathan P	🇬🇧ENG	2102	1.5	2280	2473	+18.8
15	IMWillow, Jonah B	🇬🇧ENG	2472	1.5	2337	2530	+1.3
29	CMRocco, Federico	🇬🇧ENG	2171	1.5	2119	2312	+7.0
18	IMJackson, James P	🇬🇧ENG	2365	1.5	2386	2579	+5.6
22	WFMHng, Mei-En Emmanuelle	🇸🇬SGP	2137	1.5	1977	2170	+2.2
11	FMBanerjee, Supratit	🇬🇧ENG	2309	1.5	2423	2616	+15.2
12	IMCamacho Collados, Jose	🇬🇧WLS	2364	1.5	2298	2491	+3.2
14	FMKorshunov, Sergey And.	FID	2377	1.5	2390	2583	+10.8
20	GMTurner, Matthew J	🇬🇧SCO	2441	1.5	2300	2493	+1.8
24	FMHaydon, David L	🇬🇧ENG	2284	1.5	2290	2483	+10.4
10	FMRogers, Jonathan W	🇬🇧ENG	2333	1.5	2149	2342	+1.8
16	Maciol, Ryszard	🇵🇱POL	2050	1.5	2165	2358	+16.2
9	GMWilliams, Simon K	🇬🇧ENG	2426	1.5	2217	2410	+0.4
21	GMMaroroa Jones, Gawain C B	🇬🇧ENG	2643	1.5	2340	2533	-2.2
23	WIMSchippke, Manon	🇫🇷FRA	2359	1.5	2184	2377	+1.8
25	GMHebden, Mark L	🇬🇧ENG	2355	1.5	2178	2371	+0.6
13	IMSiva Mahadevan	🇮🇳IND	2424	1.5	2336	2529	+2.7
30	CMValdepenas Octavio, Javier	🇪🇸ESP	2200	1.5	2138	2331	+7.0
8	FMMoreby, James	🇬🇧ENG	2318	1.5	2194	2387	+3.4
17	IMHunt, Harriet V	🇬🇧ENG	2284	1.5	2099	2292	+0.1
19	FMKazarian, Anna-Maja	🇳🇱NED	2244	1.5	2223	2416	+10.0
26	FMSowray, Peter J	🇬🇧ENG	2162	1.5	2173	2366	+10.4
31	IMBates, Richard A	🇬🇧ENG	2282	1.0	2321	2321	+0.6
35	FMShearsby, Jude	🇬🇧ENG	2330	1.0	2317	2317	-0.6
58	FMDishman, Stephen	🇬🇧ENG	2211	1.0	2175	2175	-3.2
40	CMBryant, Harry	🇬🇧ENG	2209	1.0	2192	2192	-1.6
43	IMMerry, Alan B	🇬🇧ENG	2401	1.0	2335	2335	-1.4
44	IMKirk, Ezra	🇬🇧ENG	2394	1.0	2183	2183	-5.2
46	IMBalaji, Aaravamudhan	🇬🇧ENG	2288	1.0	2386	2386	+4.2
50	GMEmms, John M	🇬🇧ENG	2412	1.0	2354	2354	-1.6
66	IMLedger, Andrew J	🇬🇧ENG	2308	1.0	2386	2386	+1.9
65	Gallana, Marco	🇮🇹ITA	2225	1.0	2394	2394	+9.0
36	IMMakkar, Rajat	🇫🇷FRA	2382	1.0	2420	2420	+0.5
41	Cont, Arya	🇬🇧ENG	2090	1.0	2373	2373	+13.6
49	GMPert, Nicholas	🇬🇧ENG	2509	1.0	2381	2381	-3.4
52	FMNawalaniec, Adam	🇵🇱POL	2278	1.0	2285	2285	+0.4
55	IMHarvey, Marcus R	🇬🇧ENG	2438	1.0	2340	2340	-2.7
67	IMBazakutsa, Svyatoslav	🇺🇦UKR	2478	1.0	2441	2441	-1.0
70	FMBottazzi, Ulysse	🇫🇷FRA	2387	1.0	2411	2411	+0.2
51	FMMaycock Bates, David Henry	🇲🇽MEX	2308	1.0	2371	2371	+3.4
57	IMRendle, Thomas E	🇬🇧ENG	2370	1.0	2345	2345	-0.7
32	FMBadacsonyi, Stanley	🇬🇧ENG	2286	1.0	2343	2343	+1.4
47	Bowcott-Terry, Finlay	🇬🇧ENG	2204	1.0	2312	2312	+5.8
59	FMTaylor, Martin R	🇬🇧ENG	2337	1.0	2130	2130	-8.8
37	CMManmay Chopra	🇮🇳IND	2185	1.0	2173	2173	+3.2
48	IMMcPhillips, Joseph	🇬🇧ENG	2388	1.0	2151	2151	-5.8
56	WFMDicen, Elis Denele	🇬🇧ENG	2123	1.0	2091	2091	-3.6
60	FMLedger, Dave J	🇬🇧ENG	2138	1.0	2370	2370	+12.0
64	IMCzopor, Maciej	🇵🇱POL	2463	1.0	2220	2220	-5.4
68	WCMPert, Nina	🇬🇧ENG	2029	1.0	1977	1977	-5.2
34	IMLohia, Sohum	🇬🇧ENG	2391	1.0	2245	2245	-3.4
39	GMGormally, Daniel W	🇬🇧ENG	2396	1.0	2439	2439	+1.2
42	CMFellowes, Billy	🇬🇧ENG	2184	1.0	2283	2283	+10.0
45	GMKovchan, Alexander	🇺🇦UKR	2444	1.0	2437	2437	-0.1
33	Horton, Jamie A	🇬🇧ENG	2170	1.0	2174	2174	+0.2
38	FMChow, Samuel	🇦🇺AUS	2370	1.0	2268	2268	-5.6
62	IMHan, Yichen	🇳🇱NED	2439	1.0	2513	2513	+2.1
54	Kovalskyi, Roman	🇺🇦UKR	2208	1.0	1944	2744	+7.2
53	CMYoon, Jacob D	🇬🇧ENG	2160	1.0	2248	2248	+4.8
61	FMYork-Weaving, Richard	🇬🇧ENG	2326	1.0	2351	2351	+1.4
63	IMPert, Richard G	🇬🇧ENG	2414	1.0	2219	2219	-4.8
69	Jaufarally, Nadia	🇬🇧ENG	1944	1.0	2103	2103	+8.0
81	FMStoyanov, Viktor	🇬🇧ENG	2239	0.5	2353	2160	-4.4
74	FMPert, Max	🇬🇧ENG	2221	0.5	2127	1934	-12.4
77	IMEggleston, David J	🇬🇧ENG	2357	0.5	2249	2056	-6.8
71	FMKalaiyalahan, Akshaya	🇬🇧ENG	2135	0.5	2230	2037	-5.0
75	Li, Harry	🇬🇧ENG	2206	0.5	2184	1991	-11.2
76	FMJarocka, Liwia	🇵🇱POL	2243	0.5	2259	2066	-10.4
85	WFMHariharan, Shambavi	🇬🇧ENG	1989	0.5	2361	2168	+12.0
72	CMMazurkiewicz, Michal	🇵🇱POL	2285	0.5	2430	2237	-4.2
78	Carroll, Thomas	🇬🇧ENG	2164	0.5	2255	2062	-5.2
79	IMAnsell, Simon T	🇬🇧ENG	2308	0.5	2394	2201	-2.7
83	FMKiremitciyan, Ari	🇹🇷TUR	2257	0.5	2350	2157	-5.0
73	Udovenko, Daniel	🇬🇧ENG	1945	0.5	2328	2135	+13.6
80	Brackmann, Hendrik	🇩🇪GER	2062	0.5	2205	2012	-2.4
84	GMParker, Jonathan F	🇬🇧ENG	2517	0.5	2439	2439	-1.1
82	IMBaker, Chris W	🇬🇧ENG	2182	0.5	2318	2318	+3.6
91	IMRoberson, Peter T	🇬🇧ENG	2451	0.0	2340	1540	-12.8
88	WGMMirzoeva, Elmira	🇬🇧ENG	2300	0.0	2243	1443	-22.8
96	Manley, Jon P	🇬🇧ENG	2078	0.0	2278	1478	-10.2
97	Bevis, Noah	🇬🇧ENG	1940	0.0	2076	1276	-24.0
99	WCMCiocan, Maria-Alexandra	🇷🇴ROU	1998	0.0	2072	1272	-16.4
89	CMLedger, Stephen C	🇬🇧ENG	2030	0.0	2288	1488	-4.2
87	WFMVarney, Zoe	🇬🇧ENG	2062	0.0	2302	1502	-9.4
90	FMPein, Jonathan	🇬🇧ENG	2331	0.0	2369	1569	-18.0
93	Zakarian, Dimitrios Levon	🇬🇧ENG	2129	0.0	2405	1605	-13.2
98	FMBadacsonyi, Frankie	🇬🇧ENG	2284	0.0	2310	1510	-18.6
100	WGMToma, Katarzyna	🇬🇧ENG	2189	0.0	2274	1474	-16.4
86	FMVaidyanathan, Adithya	🇬🇧ENG	2129	0.0	2208	1408	-15.6
92	CMZhao, George	🇬🇧ENG	2113	0.0	2191	1391	-15.6
95	FMDuncan, Chris R	🇬🇧ENG	2183	0.0	2224	1424	-9.6
94	FMVarnam, Liam D	🇬🇧ENG	2097	0.0	2123	1323	-10.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Patel, ZainENG
+24.8
1.5 pts · #27
2Turner, Max NCMENG
+23.6
2.0 pts · #6
3Bezuidenhout, RolandFMRSA
+21.6
2.0 pts · #4

Top rating losers

1Bevis, NoahENG
-24.0
0.0 pts · #97
2Mirzoeva, ElmiraWGMENG
-22.8
0.0 pts · #88
3Badacsonyi, FrankieFMENG
-18.6
0.0 pts · #98

Biggest upsets

R2+286 Elo gap
FMNelson, Jonathan P2102 beat IMMcPhillips, Joseph2388
R2+196 Elo gap
CMTurner, Max N2255 beat IMRoberson, Peter T2451
R1+162 Elo gap
FMLedger, Dave J2138 beat WGMMirzoeva, Elmira2300