2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 9-11

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109 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 02 May 2026 to 04 May 2026 in Daventry, England. 89 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2537, and top seed was Gawain C B Maroroa Jones (🇬🇧 ENG, GM, 2639).

Jonah B Willow (🇬🇧 ENG, IM, 2452) won with 3.0/3, ahead of Jon S Speelman (3.0) and Elmira Mirzoeva (3.0). Willow won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Daniel Udovenko (2020) beat Roland Bezuidenhout (FM, 2290), a +270-point gap.

Location

🇬🇧Daventry, England

Dates

02 May 2026 → 04 May 2026

Time control

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

System

Team · 3 rounds

Top seed

🇬🇧GMGawain C B Maroroa Jones2639

Avg top 10

2,537

Participants

109

Titled players · 89

GM×17

IM×28

FM×26

CM×9

WGM×2

WIM×2

WFM×4

WCM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇬🇧England×74

🇵🇱Poland×4

🇺🇦Ukraine×3

🇮🇪Ireland×3

🇳🇱Netherlands×2

🇷🇴Romania×2

🇮🇹Italy×2

🇬🇧Scotland×2

Top 3

🥇
IMJonah B Willow
🇬🇧ENG·2452
3.0pts·3039perf+8.0
🥈
GMJon S Speelman
🇬🇧ENG·2489
3.0pts·3038perf+6.2
🥉
WGMElmira Mirzoeva
🇬🇧ENG·2264
3.0pts·2958perf+22.0

Standings

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#	Player	Fed	Elo	Pts	Avg opp.	Perf	Δ Elo
1	IMWillow, Jonah B	🇬🇧ENG	2452	3.0	2239	3039	+8.0
4	GMSpeelman, Jon S	🇬🇧ENG	2489	3.0	2238	3038	+6.2
3	WGMMirzoeva, Elmira	🇬🇧ENG	2264	3.0	2158	2958	+22.0
2	Boswell, Jacob Connor	🇬🇧ENG	2238	3.0	2256	3056	+31.6
12	GMAdams, Michael	🇬🇧ENG	2629	2.5	2526	2799	+5.9
10	WFMDicen, Elis Denele	🇬🇧ENG	2139	2.5	2157	2430	+42.8
11	IMLarkin, Vladyslav	🇺🇦UKR	2491	2.5	2281	2554	+2.1
8	CMVilliers, Thomas	🇬🇧ENG	2258	2.5	2171	2444	+17.0
6	IMMakkar, Rajat	🇫🇷FRA	2422	2.5	2451	2724	+9.9
5	CMRocco, Federico	🇬🇧ENG	2160	2.5	2097	2370	+14.8
7	FMJarocka, Liwia	🇵🇱POL	2272	2.5	2157	2430	+10.2
9	FMFava, Lorenzo	🇮🇹ITA	2368	2.5	2273	2546	+12.2
22	GMMaroroa Jones, Gawain C B	🇬🇧ENG	2639	2.0	2515	2640	+0.4
30	GMFernandez, Daniel Howard	🇬🇧ENG	2528	2.0	2464	2589	+2.4
23	IMRendle, Thomas E	🇬🇧ENG	2368	2.0	2355	2480	+4.4
27	IMClarke, Brandon G I	🇬🇧ENG	2469	2.0	2304	2429	-0.5
16	GMRoyal, Shreyas	🇬🇧ENG	2515	2.0	2301	2426	-2.7
26	GMKosakowski, Jakub	🇵🇱POL	2533	2.0	2404	2529	0.0
17	IMLedger, Andrew J	🇬🇧ENG	2299	2.0	2258	2383	+3.3
24	GMGormally, Daniel W	🇬🇧ENG	2376	2.0	2444	2569	+7.8
21	IMGrieve, Harry	🇬🇧ENG	2493	2.0	2313	2438	-1.4
25	WFMVarney, Zoe	🇬🇧ENG	1988	2.0	2041	2166	+15.2
20	IMBazakutsa, Svyatoslav	🇺🇦UKR	2477	2.0	2482	2607	+4.7
32	IMHarvey, Marcus R	🇬🇧ENG	2446	2.0	2375	2500	+1.1
15	IMMacak, Stefan	🇸🇰SVK	2306	2.0	2377	2502	+8.1
33	IMEggleston, David J	🇬🇧ENG	2347	2.0	2270	2395	+2.1
28	IMBates, Richard A	🇬🇧ENG	2283	2.0	2241	2366	+3.4
13	GMWilliams, Simon K	🇬🇧ENG	2451	2.0	2330	2455	+0.1
29	FMTaylor, Martin R	🇬🇧ENG	2329	2.0	2336	2461	+10.4
34	FMWebb, Laurence E	🇬🇧ENG	2203	2.0	2173	2298	+7.4
19	FMKorshunov, Sergey And.	FID	2381	2.0	2330	3130	+16.8
31	GMKovchan, Alexander	🇺🇦UKR	2445	2.0	2361	2486	+1.9
18	IMHunt, Harriet V	🇬🇧ENG	2295	2.0	2022	2822	+3.6
14	GMTurner, Matthew J	🇬🇧SCO	2456	2.0	2222	3022	+4.4
45	FMChow, Samuel	🇦🇺AUS	2353	1.5	2420	2420	+5.4
61	IMCamacho Collados, Jose	🇬🇧WLS	2348	1.5	2416	2416	+2.5
35	CMTurner, Max N	🇬🇧ENG	2278	1.5	2359	2359	+5.8
50	IMAnsell, Simon T	🇬🇧ENG	2303	1.5	2241	2241	-1.9
42	FMKazarian, Anna-Maja	🇳🇱NED	2330	1.5	2317	2317	0.0
40	GMHebden, Mark L	🇬🇧ENG	2353	1.5	2284	2284	-2.3
36	IMMerry, Alan B	🇬🇧ENG	2403	1.5	2300	2300	-3.1
39	Pedersen, Carsten	🇩🇰DEN	2004	1.5	2066	2066	+5.0
44	IMKirk, Ezra	🇬🇧ENG	2381	1.5	2293	2293	-3.4
38	IMBalaji, Aaravamudhan	🇬🇧ENG	2301	1.5	2435	2435	+10.4
57	CMBryant, Harry	🇬🇧ENG	2155	1.5	2262	2262	+21.2
56	IMJackson, James P	🇬🇧ENG	2375	1.5	2450	2643	+6.9
51	FMHoffmann, Hendrik	🇩🇪GER	2166	1.5	2339	2339	+13.4
55	GMGhasi, Ameet K	🇬🇧ENG	2502	1.5	2281	2281	-8.3
46	FMBezuidenhout, Roland	🇿🇦RSA	2290	1.5	2170	2170	-9.2
60	CMMurawski, Jan	🇬🇧ENG	2123	1.5	2366	2366	+27.2
49	Li, Harry	🇬🇧ENG	2177	1.5	2243	2243	+4.2
41	FMDuncan, Chris R	🇬🇧ENG	2185	1.5	2176	2176	-0.8
43	IMRakotomaharo, Fy Antenaina	🇲🇬MAD	2436	1.5	2340	2340	-4.0
52	WIMSteil-Antoni, Fiona	🇱🇺LUX	2086	1.5	2108	2108	+1.8
58	FMHaydon, David L	🇬🇧ENG	2298	1.5	2200	2393	+4.8
59	CMValdepenas Octavio, Javier	🇪🇸ESP	2210	1.5	2102	2295	+4.4
53	Brackmann, Hendrik	🇩🇪GER	2053	1.5	2137	2330	+14.6
37	FMMaycock Bates, David Henry	🇲🇽MEX	2290	1.5	2177	2177	-8.6
48	IMRoberson, Peter T	🇬🇧ENG	2431	1.5	2393	2586	+3.9
54	IMBaker, Chris W	🇬🇧ENG	2173	1.5	2098	2291	+6.2
47	FMEames, Robert S	🇬🇧ENG	2129	1.5	2178	2371	+12.8
71	FMO`Donnell, Conor	🇮🇪IRL	2294	1.0	2258	2133	-13.0
81	IMO`Gorman, Tom	🇮🇪IRL	2388	1.0	2426	2301	-3.4
79	Cont, Arya	🇬🇧ENG	2152	1.0	2329	2204	+1.6
66	GMWadsworth, Matthew J	🇬🇧ENG	2532	1.0	2319	2194	-12.6
63	FMWu, Li	🇮🇲IOM	2278	1.0	2259	2134	-11.6
80	FMHobson, Kenneth	🇬🇧ENG	2258	1.0	2345	2220	-3.4
75	IMSiva Mahadevan	🇮🇳IND	2457	1.0	2431	2306	-5.9
78	Gallana, Marco	🇮🇹ITA	2239	1.0	2397	2272	+2.6
73	Maciol, Ryszard	🇵🇱POL	2070	1.0	2268	2143	+3.8
64	Bowcott-Terry, Finlay	🇬🇧ENG	2257	1.0	2333	2208	-3.4
70	Franco, Gaston	🇦🇷ARG	2108	1.0	2219	2094	-1.8
67	Udovenko, Daniel	🇬🇧ENG	2020	1.0	2279	2279	+25.2
68	WGMToma, Katarzyna	🇬🇧ENG	2221	1.0	2183	2058	-13.0
62	FMBadacsonyi, Stanley	🇬🇧ENG	2288	1.0	2356	2356	+1.8
65	WCMCiocan, Maria-Alexandra	🇷🇴ROU	2002	1.0	2266	2141	+7.8
77	Bevis, Noah	🇬🇧ENG	2072	1.0	2144	2019	0.0
76	GMCherniaev, Alexander	🇬🇧ENG	2268	1.0	2357	2357	+2.4
69	CMFellowes, Billy	🇬🇧ENG	2106	1.0	2153	2153	+4.8
72	GMArakhamia-Grant, Ketevan	🇬🇧SCO	2308	1.0	2098	2098	-5.1
74	Patel, Zain	🇬🇧ENG	2054	1.0	1982	1982	-12.0
86	FMMoreby, James	🇬🇧ENG	2322	0.5	2363	2090	-16.8
82	FMSowray, Peter J	🇬🇧ENG	2135	0.5	2234	1961	-13.8
89	Brett, Andrew R	🇬🇧ENG	2024	0.5	2231	1958	-5.6
91	Carroll, Thomas	🇬🇧ENG	2182	0.5	2388	2115	-6.2
87	WIMFoisor, Mihaela-Veronica	🇷🇴ROU	2098	0.5	2180	1907	-13.6
84	FMWall, Tim P	🇬🇧ENG	2196	0.5	2340	2067	-7.8
88	FMNawalaniec, Adam	🇵🇱POL	2311	0.5	2393	2120	-13.6
95	Jaufarally, Nadia	🇬🇧ENG	1945	0.5	2121	1848	-7.4
96	FMVaidyanathan, Adithya	🇬🇧ENG	2310	0.5	2252	1979	-26.6
90	IMPigott, John C	🇬🇧ENG	2255	0.5	2318	2045	-7.7
92	GMParker, Jonathan F	🇬🇧ENG	2499	0.5	2442	2442	-0.8
93	FMBanerjee, Supratit	🇬🇧ENG	2323	0.5	2441	2441	+3.4
83	IMHan, Yichen	🇳🇱NED	2437	0.5	2454	2454	+0.2
85	IMD`Costa, Lorin	🇬🇧ENG	2370	0.5	2239	2239	-1.8
94	Pollack, Oscar	🇬🇧ENG	2128	0.5	2019	2019	-3.0
105	IMFitzsimons, David	🇮🇪IRL	2317	0.0	2366	1566	-13.1
97	Horton, Jamie A	🇬🇧ENG	2163	0.0	2232	1432	-24.6
99	WFMHariharan, Shambavi	🇬🇧ENG	2040	0.0	2201	1401	-30.8
102	WFMHng, Mei-En Emmanuelle	🇸🇬SGP	2132	0.0	2264	1464	-20.8
107	FMKhoury, Theo	🇬🇧ENG	2263	0.0	2453	1653	-22.8
103	GMPert, Nicholas	🇬🇧ENG	2504	0.0	2474	1674	-10.9
104	FMRogers, Jonathan W	🇬🇧ENG	2336	0.0	2310	1510	-32.0
98	Taylor, Adam A	🇬🇧ENG	2266	0.0	2238	1438	-11.4
100	FMLedger, Dave J	🇬🇧ENG	2126	0.0	2139	1339	-9.6
108	CMWillmoth, Robert F	🇬🇧ENG	2129	0.0	2052	1252	-12.2
101	Manley, Jon P	🇬🇧ENG	2068	0.0	2290	1490	-3.6
106	Baptie, Justin P	🇬🇧ENG	2092	0.0	2002	1202	-12.4
109	CMZhao, George	🇬🇧ENG	2004	0.0	2306	1506	-6.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Dicen, Elis DeneleWFMENG
+42.8
2.5 pts · #10
2Boswell, Jacob ConnorENG
+31.6
3.0 pts · #2
3Murawski, JanCMENG
+27.2
1.5 pts · #60

Top rating losers

1Rogers, Jonathan WFMENG
-32.0
0.0 pts · #104
2Hariharan, ShambaviWFMENG
-30.8
0.0 pts · #99
3Vaidyanathan, AdithyaFMENG
-26.6
0.5 pts · #96

Biggest upsets

R1+270 Elo gap
Udovenko, Daniel2020 beat FMBezuidenhout, Roland2290
R1+203 Elo gap
FMTaylor, Martin R2329 beat GMWadsworth, Matthew J2532
R2+170 Elo gap
FMHoffmann, Hendrik2166 beat FMRogers, Jonathan W2336