2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 3-4

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98 players participated in this 2-round tournament, held from 10 Jan 2026 to 11 Jan 2026 in Coventry, England. 39 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2292, and top seed was Sophie Milliet (🇫🇷 FRA, IM, 2355).

Zhi Rong Benjamin Foo (🇸🇬 SGP, CM, 2187) won with 2.0/2, ahead of Ethan Sanitt (2.0) and Aron Saunders (2.0).

The biggest upset came in round 1: Om Reddy Jayar (1823) beat Koichi B Nicholas (2095), a +272-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

🇫🇷IMSophie Milliet2355

Avg top 10

2,292

Participants

Titled players · 39

IM×1

FM×13

CM×16

WGM×1

WFM×6

WCM×2

Federations · 8 represented

🇬🇧England×67

🇬🇧Scotland×9

🇬🇧Wales×6

🇫🇷France×2

🇮🇳India×2

🇵🇱Poland×2

🇲🇾Malaysia×1

🇯🇪Jersey×1

Top 3

🥇
CMZhi Rong Benjamin Foo
🇸🇬SGP·2187
2.0pts·2804perf+10.4
🥈
Ethan Sanitt
🇬🇧ENG·2082
2.0pts·2927perf+22.4
🥉
Aron Saunders
🇬🇧ENG·2201
2.0pts·2798perf+10.8

Standings

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#	Player	Fed	Elo	Pts	Avg opp.	Perf	Δ Elo
1	CMFoo, Zhi Rong Benjamin	🇸🇬SGP	2187	2.0	2004	2804	+10.4
4	Sanitt, Ethan	🇬🇧ENG	2082	2.0	2127	2927	+22.4
6	Saunders, Aron	🇬🇧ENG	2201	2.0	1998	2798	+10.8
7	Kovalskyi, Roman	🇺🇦UKR	2195	2.0	2148	2948	+17.6
2	Verbytski, Oleg	🇬🇧ENG	2059	2.0	1979	2779	+31.2
3	FMOlson, Hamish	🇬🇧SCO	2297	2.0	2156	2956	+13.0
5	FMVan Foreest, Machteld	🇳🇱NED	2330	2.0	2142	2942	+10.2
40	Hu, Junyan	🇬🇧ENG	1860	2.0	1849	2649	+19.2
42	Buckland, Louis	🇬🇧ENG	1883	2.0	1849	2649	+18.0
46	Taylor, William J	🇬🇧ENG	1989	2.0	1938	2738	+8.6
64	Rich, Ben S	🇬🇧ENG	1821	2.0	1938	2738	+13.2
13	FMRichardson, John R	🇬🇧ENG	2199	1.5	2232	2425	+11.8
22	Swanson, Stephen	🇬🇧SCO	2137	1.5	2140	2333	+10.2
29	Rughani, Mahin	🇬🇧ENG	1990	1.5	2078	2271	+29.6
16	Jones, Steven A	🇬🇧ENG	2227	1.5	2237	2430	+10.4
24	Lishoy Gengis Paratazham, Dildarav	🇬🇧ENG	2032	1.5	1950	2143	+10.3
9	FMGourlay, Iain	🇬🇧SCO	2288	1.5	2130	2323	+1.1
23	Vashisht-Pigem, Raman	🇬🇧ENG	2017	1.5	1989	2182	+17.2
30	IMMilliet, Sophie	🇫🇷FRA	2355	1.5	2176	2369	+0.3
12	CMBullen, Alex	🇬🇧WLS	2112	1.5	1977	2170	+3.0
21	WCMAshton, Alannah	🇬🇧ENG	1984	1.5	1911	2104	+12.0
27	Klimchik, Alexandr	🇬🇧ENG	2073	1.5	2047	2240	+16.8
31	CMWillmoth, Robert F	🇬🇧ENG	2129	1.5	2167	2360	+12.0
8	WFMWeersing, Abigail Riis	🇬🇧ENG	2045	1.5	2057	2250	+10.6
10	Birtwistle, Nigel	🇬🇧ENG	2020	1.5	2057	2250	+12.0
11	Brewer, Callum D	🇬🇧ENG	2163	1.5	2173	2366	+10.4
14	Woozeer, Seth	🇬🇧ENG	1819	1.5	1934	2127	+32.4
15	Honey, Luke Anthony	🇬🇧ENG	2033	1.5	2048	2241	+10.8
17	WFMRida, Ruqayyah	🇬🇧ENG	2068	1.5	2053	2246	+18.4
19	Kilambi, Venkata Ananth Akshay	🇬🇧ENG	2066	1.5	2048	2241	+18.0
26	Freeland, Alex	🇬🇧WLS	2036	1.5	1934	2127	+4.4
28	FMKacprzak, Kacper	🇵🇱POL	2303	1.5	2128	2321	+1.2
18	CMLentzos, Ioanis	🇬🇷GRE	2109	1.5	2142	2335	+11.8
20	FMKacprzak, Karol	🇵🇱POL	2323	1.5	2156	2349	+1.8
25	CMWillson, Ollie	🇬🇧ENG	2080	1.5	1935	2128	+2.2
34	Eedle, Eric F	🇬🇧ENG	2027	1.0	2121	2121	+5.0
49	FMMerriman, John	🇬🇧ENG	2244	1.0	2222	2222	-1.2
58	Shafi, Declan	🇬🇧SCO	2155	1.0	2096	2096	-3.2
59	Waller, Dan	🇬🇧ENG	2112	1.0	2021	2021	-4.8
44	James, Russell A	🇬🇧ENG	2102	1.0	2033	2033	-3.8
48	Snape, Ian L	🇬🇧ENG	2055	1.0	2071	2071	+1.0
57	Maton, Emily	🇬🇧ENG	2027	1.0	2050	2050	+1.2
63	WFMCooke, Suzie G.	🇬🇧SCO	1950	1.0	1928	1928	-1.2
39	CMRocco, Federico	🇬🇧ENG	2178	1.0	2168	2168	-0.6
51	FMBlackburn, Jonathan L B	🇬🇧WLS	2223	1.0	2266	2266	+2.4
33	White, Stuart A	🇬🇧SCO	2072	1.0	2012	2012	-3.0
37	CMGraham, David B	🇬🇧ENG	2123	1.0	2050	2050	-3.8
45	WCMCamp, Imogen A L	🇬🇧WLS	1945	1.0	1950	1950	+0.2
41	Tart, Peter K	🇬🇧ENG	1881	1.0	2012	2012	+6.6
53	WFMHryshchenko, Kamila	🇬🇧ENG	2109	1.0	2138	2138	+1.6
56	Shankar, Yashwardhan	🇬🇧SCO	1875	1.0	1950	1950	+8.0
60	FMRees, Ioan	🇬🇧WLS	2263	1.0	2126	2126	-7.4
38	Bin-Suhayl, Ieysaa	🇮🇹ITA	2210	1.0	2148	2148	-3.4
47	Kolani, Arjun	🇬🇧ENG	2124	1.0	1989	1989	-7.2
50	Heritage, Jamie	🇬🇧ENG	2038	1.0	2103	2103	+3.6
52	FMBerry, Neil	🇬🇧SCO	2229	1.0	2126	2126	-5.4
61	CMZhang, Junyi	🇬🇧ENG	2171	1.0	2074	2074	-10.0
36	CMRich, Aaron	🇬🇧ENG	2028	1.0	2208	2208	+9.4
43	Zhu, Yaoyao	🇬🇧ENG	1970	1.0	2130	2130	+8.4
62	Om Reddy Jayar	🇮🇳IND	1823	1.0	2073	2073	+24.8
54	FMVarnam, Liam D	🇬🇧ENG	2130	1.0	2209	3009	+12.2
65	CMBlake, J Morgan	🇬🇧ENG	2050	1.0	1823	2623	+4.2
32	Roe, Simon J	🇬🇧ENG	2209	1.0	2131	2131	-4.4
55	Rawlinson, Aidan M	🇬🇧ENG	2070	1.0	2119	2119	+2.6
35	Onslow, Alfie	🇬🇧ENG	2163	1.0	2153	2953	+9.8
75	Chan, Sheng Liang Bernard	🇲🇾MAS	2099	0.5	2220	2027	-4.0
81	FMSouthcott-Moyers, Indy	🇬🇧ENG	2266	0.5	2310	2117	-7.6
70	Granat, Russell G	🇬🇧ENG	2142	0.5	2076	1883	-13.6
80	Sanada, Tetsuaki	🇯🇵JPN	1970	0.5	2091	1898	-3.6
67	Ackley, Peter J E	🇬🇧ENG	1980	0.5	2121	1928	-2.6
78	Gagan B R	🇮🇳IND	1908	0.5	2056	1863	-2.0
74	FMWebb, Richard M	🇬🇧ENG	2186	0.5	2128	1935	-13.0
73	Nicholas, Koichi B	🇬🇧ENG	2095	0.5	1947	1754	-17.2
76	Sullivan, Daniel	🇬🇧ENG	1911	0.5	1977	1784	-6.6
77	McCarthy, Kevin C	🇬🇧ENG	1915	0.5	1911	1718	-10.2
68	Terler, Bohdan	🇬🇧ENG	2115	0.5	2127	1934	-18.8
69	Bucher, Grant W	🇬🇧ENG	2055	0.5	2004	1811	-12.8
71	CMBurke, Alex	🇬🇧ENG	1991	0.5	2135	1942	-4.4
72	CMGurner, Jem	🇯🇪JCI	2077	0.5	2179	1986	-4.6
79	WGMNavrotescu, Andreea	🇫🇷FRA	2249	0.5	2161	1968	-14.8
66	Payne, Matthew J	🇬🇧ENG	2088	0.5	1970	1970	-3.2
85	WFMRoy, Ali	🇬🇧SCO	1938	0.0	1905	1105	-21.8
86	FIDE 343489052	—	0	0.0	1873	1073	0.0
90	FIDE 343489060	—	0	0.0	1905	1105	0.0
94	McBeath, Joel	🇬🇧ENG	1849	0.0	1873	1073	-37.2
82	Shek, Daniel	🇬🇧ENG	1840	0.0	2109	1309	-14.8
87	CMArnott, Jonathan W	🇬🇧ENG	2045	0.0	2310	1510	-7.2
96	CMBabu, Rahul	🇬🇧ENG	2184	0.0	2220	1420	-18.0
98	Larkin, Benjamin	🇬🇧ENG	2051	0.0	2132	1332	-15.8
93	Ethelontis, Alexandros N	🇬🇧ENG	1988	0.0	2092	1292	-14.4
83	CMDunn, Andrew	🇬🇧ENG	2032	0.0	2296	1496	-7.2
88	Milson, Samuel A	🇬🇧ENG	2068	0.0	2050	1250	-21.0
91	Baltrunas, Evaldas	🇬🇧ENG	2011	0.0	2033	1233	-18.8
95	Coates, Kenneth G	🇬🇧ENG	1917	0.0	1928	1128	-19.4
89	Vaddhireddy, Sai	🇬🇧ENG	1960	0.0	2096	1296	-12.8
92	Cave, Iwan	🇬🇧WLS	2153	0.0	2259	1459	-14.6
97	CMJackson, Edward	🇬🇧ENG	2167	0.0	2187	1387	-18.8
84	WFMSubramanian, Anusha	🇬🇧ENG	2132	0.0	2124	1324	-40.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Woozeer, SethENG
+32.4
1.5 pts · #14
2Verbytski, OlegENG
+31.2
2.0 pts · #2
3Rughani, MahinENG
+29.6
1.5 pts · #29

Top rating losers

1Subramanian, AnushaWFMENG
-40.8
0.0 pts · #84
2McBeath, JoelENG
-37.2
0.0 pts · #94
3Roy, AliWFMSCO
-21.8
0.0 pts · #85

Biggest upsets

R1+272 Elo gap
Om Reddy Jayar1823 beat Nicholas, Koichi B2095
R1+134 Elo gap
Rughani, Mahin1990 beat Kolani, Arjun2124
R2+126 Elo gap
Swanson, Stephen2137 beat FMRees, Ioan2263