2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 3-4

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99 players participated in this 2-round tournament, held from 10 Jan 2026 to 11 Jan 2026 in Coventry, England. 85 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2506, and top seed was Jakub Kosakowski (🇵🇱 POL, GM, 2538).

Peter T Roberson (🇬🇧 ENG, IM, 2434) won with 2.0/2, ahead of Jan Murawski (2.0) and Matthew J Turner (2.0). Roberson won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Gaston Franco (2088) beat David L Haydon (FM, 2318), a +230-point gap.

Location

🇬🇧Coventry, England

Dates

10 Jan 2026 → 11 Jan 2026

Time control

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

System

Team · 2 rounds

Top seed

🇵🇱GMJakub Kosakowski2538

Avg top 10

2,506

Participants

Titled players · 85

GM×17

IM×25

FM×25

CM×9

WGM×2

WIM×2

WFM×4

WCM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇬🇧England×64

🇵🇱Poland×4

🇺🇦Ukraine×4

🇫🇷France×4

🇬🇧Scotland×3

🇮🇪Ireland×2

🇮🇹Italy×2

🇸🇰Slovakia×2

Top 3

🥇
IMPeter T Roberson
🇬🇧ENG·2434
2.0pts·3225perf+9.7
🥈
CMJan Murawski
🇬🇧ENG·2205
2.0pts·2988perf+38.0
🥉
GMMatthew J Turner
🇬🇧SCO·2443
2.0pts·3040perf+4.9

Standings

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#	Player	Fed	Elo	Pts	Avg opp.	Perf	Δ Elo
3	IMRoberson, Peter T	🇬🇧ENG	2434	2.0	2425	3225	+9.7
4	CMMurawski, Jan	🇬🇧ENG	2205	2.0	2188	2988	+38.0
6	GMTurner, Matthew J	🇬🇧SCO	2443	2.0	2240	3040	+4.9
8	Carroll, Thomas	🇬🇧ENG	2159	2.0	2239	3039	+24.0
2	WFMHariharan, Shambavi	🇬🇧ENG	2029	2.0	1836	2636	+21.2
7	IMMerry, Alan B	🇬🇧ENG	2400	2.0	2372	3172	+9.3
1	WGMMirzoeva, Elmira	🇬🇧ENG	2258	2.0	2147	2947	+14.8
5	WGMToma, Katarzyna	🇬🇧ENG	2184	2.0	2122	2922	+16.6
13	IMRakotomaharo, Fy Antenaina	🇲🇬MAD	2423	1.5	2334	2527	+2.6
20	GMWadsworth, Matthew J	🇬🇧ENG	2507	1.5	2348	2541	+1.1
25	IMWaldhausen Gordon, Frederick	🇬🇧SCO	2392	1.5	2293	2486	+2.5
26	IMO`Gorman, Tom	🇮🇪IRL	2387	1.5	2364	2557	+4.4
33	IMMakkar, Rajat	🇫🇷FRA	2396	1.5	2354	2547	+3.8
11	FMO`Donnell, Conor	🇮🇪IRL	2303	1.5	2172	2365	+3.4
24	FMNawalaniec, Adam	🇵🇱POL	2278	1.5	2181	2374	+5.0
29	IMLarkin, Vladyslav	🇺🇦UKR	2469	1.5	2406	2599	+3.3
28	GMHebden, Mark L	🇬🇧ENG	2362	1.5	2487	2680	+8.4
21	IMPert, Richard G	🇬🇧ENG	2404	1.5	2320	2513	+2.7
9	Franco, Gaston	🇦🇷ARG	2088	1.5	2311	2504	+21.4
14	IMHarvey, Marcus R	🇬🇧ENG	2434	1.5	2421	2614	+4.6
12	CMManmay Chopra	🇮🇳IND	2138	1.5	2109	2302	+8.4
16	GMSpeelman, Jon S	🇬🇧ENG	2487	1.5	2224	2417	-1.2
17	IMJackson, James P	🇬🇧ENG	2365	1.5	2156	2349	+0.4
30	GMRoyal, Shreyas	🇬🇧ENG	2515	1.5	2485	2678	+4.1
31	GMGasanov, Eldar	🇺🇦UKR	2454	1.5	2327	2520	+2.0
15	GMPert, Nicholas	🇬🇧ENG	2506	1.5	2341	2534	+0.8
19	IMRendle, Thomas E	🇬🇧ENG	2369	1.5	2308	2501	+3.3
27	FMZakarian, David	🇦🇲ARM	2300	1.5	2284	2477	+4.6
32	FMHobson, Kenneth	🇬🇧ENG	2264	1.5	2336	2529	+14.0
10	FMKorshunov, Sergey And.	FID	2386	1.5	2253	2446	+3.0
18	CMYoon, Jacob D	🇬🇧ENG	2221	1.5	2188	2381	+8.2
22	Li, Harry	🇬🇧ENG	2168	1.5	2225	2418	+13.0
23	FMKhoury, Theo	🇬🇧ENG	2277	1.5	2340	2533	+26.8
40	Zakarian, Dimitrios Levon	🇬🇧ENG	2116	1.0	2146	2146	+3.2
38	Jaufarally, Nadia	🇬🇧ENG	1952	1.0	2039	2039	+4.8
46	FMWall, Tim P	🇬🇧ENG	2206	1.0	2229	2229	+1.4
49	IMBazakutsa, Svyatoslav	🇺🇦UKR	2472	1.0	2348	2348	-3.2
57	CMFellowes, Billy	🇬🇧ENG	2171	1.0	2308	2308	+13.2
59	GMGormally, Daniel W	🇬🇧ENG	2377	1.0	2441	2441	+1.8
37	GMWilliams, Simon K	🇬🇧ENG	2434	1.0	2382	2382	-1.5
55	WFMBashylina, Luisa	🇩🇪GER	2139	1.0	2313	2313	+7.8
34	IMGrieve, Harry	🇬🇧ENG	2484	1.0	2483	2483	0.0
43	GMKosakowski, Jakub	🇵🇱POL	2538	1.0	2479	2479	-1.6
52	GMGhasi, Ameet K	🇬🇧ENG	2515	1.0	2369	2369	-3.8
65	IMMacak, Stefan	🇸🇰SVK	2304	1.0	2302	2302	-0.1
45	IMPigott, John C	🇬🇧ENG	2273	1.0	2302	2302	+0.8
53	Bowcott-Terry, Finlay	🇬🇧ENG	2226	1.0	2418	2418	+9.6
48	GMPlat, Vojtech	🇸🇰SVK	2457	1.0	2405	2405	-1.4
60	FMMoreby, James	🇬🇧ENG	2330	1.0	2268	2268	-3.2
39	CMMazurkiewicz, Michal	🇵🇱POL	2281	1.0	2364	2364	+4.4
54	GMParker, Jonathan F	🇬🇧ENG	2516	1.0	2397	2397	-3.3
58	GMTan, Justin	🇦🇺AUS	2512	1.0	2424	2424	-2.4
63	FMVaidyanathan, Adithya	🇬🇧ENG	2200	1.0	2295	2295	+10.4
44	GMKovchan, Alexander	🇺🇦UKR	2441	1.0	2400	2400	-1.1
56	FMFava, Lorenzo	🇮🇹ITA	2364	1.0	2461	2461	+5.2
35	WFMDicen, Elis Denele	🇬🇧ENG	2110	1.0	2131	2131	+2.0
42	FMLedger, Dave J	🇬🇧ENG	2133	1.0	2226	2226	+4.8
41	FMTaylor, Martin R	🇬🇧ENG	2328	1.0	2288	2288	-2.2
50	IMHouska, Jovanka	🇬🇧ENG	2316	1.0	2256	2256	-1.7
36	FMRogers, Jonathan W	🇬🇧ENG	2335	1.0	2345	2345	+0.6
62	CMVilliers, Thomas	🇬🇧ENG	2219	1.0	2296	2296	+4.0
51	IMWillow, Jonah B	🇬🇧ENG	2480	1.0	2402	3202	+3.9
61	FMNelson, Jonathan P	🇬🇧ENG	2127	1.0	2101	2901	+9.2
64	GMArakhamia-Grant, Ketevan	🇬🇧SCO	2304	1.0	2110	2910	+2.5
47	FMVarnam, Liam D	🇬🇧ENG	2130	1.0	1730	2530	+1.6
73	FMBezuidenhout, Roland	🇿🇦RSA	2309	0.5	2332	2139	-8.8
66	FMWebb, Laurence E	🇬🇧ENG	2170	0.5	2268	2075	-4.8
77	GMFlear, Glenn C	🇬🇧ENG	2362	0.5	2247	2054	-8.0
67	CMTurner, Max N	🇬🇧ENG	2271	0.5	2403	2210	-3.4
70	IMAnsell, Simon T	🇬🇧ENG	2305	0.5	2326	2133	-4.5
74	IMLedger, Andrew J	🇬🇧ENG	2316	0.5	2337	2144	-4.4
79	IMBates, Richard A	🇬🇧ENG	2297	0.5	2335	2142	-4.0
81	FMHaydon, David L	🇬🇧ENG	2318	0.5	2229	2036	-14.4
83	IMCamacho Collados, Jose	🇬🇧WLS	2367	0.5	2334	2141	-5.9
68	WIMSchippke, Manon	🇫🇷FRA	2335	0.5	2260	2067	-13.8
86	Cont, Arya	🇬🇧ENG	2101	0.5	2148	1955	-7.4
76	IMLohia, Sohum	🇬🇧ENG	2410	0.5	2435	2242	-4.3
84	FMYork-Weaving, Richard	🇬🇧ENG	2327	0.5	2385	2192	-6.8
85	CMBryant, Harry	🇬🇧ENG	2189	0.5	2306	2113	-8.0
71	IMHan, Yichen	🇳🇱NED	2447	0.5	2417	2224	-5.9
75	Gallana, Marco	🇮🇹ITA	2261	0.5	2457	2264	+0.2
78	FMBottazzi, Ulysse	🇫🇷FRA	2402	0.5	2350	2157	-6.3
69	WIMFlear, Christine	🇫🇷FRA	2049	0.5	1955	1762	-15.2
72	WFMBhatia, Kanwal K	🇬🇧ENG	1957	0.5	2080	1887	-3.4
80	FMSowray, Peter J	🇬🇧ENG	2172	0.5	2212	2019	-7.8
82	Boswell, Jacob Connor	🇬🇧ENG	2253	0.5	2189	1996	-13.6
90	Tompson, John C	🇬🇧ENG	2080	0.0	2161	1361	-15.6
92	FMShearsby, Jude	🇬🇧ENG	2310	0.0	2444	1644	-13.0
95	WCMCiocan, Maria-Alexandra	🇷🇴ROU	1982	0.0	2312	1512	-5.2
89	FMMaycock Bates, David Henry	🇲🇽MEX	2311	0.0	2288	1488	-21.2
96	Holmes, Thalia	🇬🇧ENG	1719	0.0	2074	1274	-8.8
88	Onslow, Alfie	🇬🇧ENG	2163	0.0	2184	1384	-9.4
91	Maciol, Ryszard	🇵🇱POL	2066	0.0	2262	1462	-9.8
98	Horton, Jamie A	🇬🇧ENG	2170	0.0	2420	1620	-7.6
87	IMSiva Mahadevan	🇮🇳IND	2431	0.0	2516	1716	-7.6
93	FMChow, Samuel	🇦🇺AUS	2364	0.0	2356	1556	-20.4
94	IMEggleston, David J	🇬🇧ENG	2349	0.0	2248	1448	-12.7
97	FMBadacsonyi, Stanley	🇬🇧ENG	2306	0.0	2375	1575	-16.2
99	CMLedger, Stephen C	🇬🇧ENG	2058	0.0	2278	1478	-4.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Murawski, JanCMENG
+38.0
2.0 pts · #4
2Khoury, TheoFMENG
+26.8
1.5 pts · #23
3Carroll, ThomasENG
+24.0
2.0 pts · #8

Top rating losers

1Maycock Bates, David HenryFMMEX
-21.2
0.0 pts · #89
2Chow, SamuelFMAUS
-20.4
0.0 pts · #93
3Badacsonyi, StanleyFMENG
-16.2
0.0 pts · #97

Biggest upsets

R1+230 Elo gap
Franco, Gaston2088 beat FMHaydon, David L2318
R2+203 Elo gap
Carroll, Thomas2159 beat GMFlear, Glenn C2362
R1+202 Elo gap
FMLedger, Dave J2133 beat WIMSchippke, Manon2335