2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 5-6

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99 players participated in this 2-round tournament, held from 07 Feb 2026 to 08 Feb 2026 in Coventry, England. 45 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2280, and top seed was Karol Kacprzak (🇵🇱 POL, FM, 2323).

Declan Shafi (🇬🇧 SCO, 2155) won with 2.0/2, ahead of John R Richardson (2.0) and Jonathan L B Blackburn (2.0).

The biggest upset came in round 1: Dashiell L Shaw (1991) beat Rahul Babu (CM, 2184), a +193-point gap.

Location

🇬🇧Coventry, England

Dates

07 Feb 2026 → 08 Feb 2026

Time control

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

System

Team · 2 rounds

Top seed

🇵🇱FMKarol Kacprzak2323

Avg top 10

2,280

Participants

Titled players · 45

IM×3

FM×16

CM×16

WFM×8

WCM×2

Federations · 8 represented

🇬🇧England×70

🇬🇧Scotland×9

🇬🇧Wales×5

🇵🇱Poland×3

🇮🇳India×2

🇲🇾Malaysia×2

🇸🇬Singapore×2

🇯🇵Japan×1

Top 3

🥇
Declan Shafi
🇬🇧SCO·2155
2.0pts·2923perf+18.4
🥈
FMJohn R Richardson
🇬🇧ENG·2199
2.0pts·2937perf+16.0
🥉
FMJonathan L B Blackburn
🇬🇧WLS·2223
2.0pts·2801perf+10.2

Standings

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#	Player	Fed	Elo	Pts	Avg opp.	Perf	Δ Elo
5	Shafi, Declan	🇬🇧SCO	2155	2.0	2123	2923	+18.4
9	FMRichardson, John R	🇬🇧ENG	2199	2.0	2137	2937	+16.0
3	FMBlackburn, Jonathan L B	🇬🇧WLS	2223	2.0	2001	2801	+10.2
10	Klimchik, Alexandr	🇬🇧ENG	2073	2.0	1881	2681	+20.0
12	Onslow, Alfie	🇬🇧ENG	2163	2.0	2019	2819	+12.2
13	FMKacprzak, Kacper	🇵🇱POL	2303	2.0	2205	3005	+15.2
2	Rughani, Mahin	🇬🇧ENG	1990	2.0	2051	2851	+44.8
6	FMRees, Ioan	🇬🇧WLS	2263	2.0	2083	2883	+11.0
8	CMFoo, Zhi Rong Benjamin	🇸🇬SGP	2187	2.0	1956	2756	+8.4
11	WFMHryshchenko, Kamila	🇬🇧ENG	2109	2.0	2062	2862	+17.2
15	IMBradbury, Neil H	🇬🇧ENG	2146	2.0	2092	2892	+17.0
1	Handley, Michael R	🇬🇧ENG	2003	2.0	1933	2733	+16.2
4	FMPang, Ethan	🇬🇧ENG	2199	2.0	2232	3032	+21.8
7	Saunders, Aron	🇬🇧ENG	2201	2.0	2071	2871	+12.0
14	Nicholas, Koichi B	🇬🇧ENG	2095	2.0	1931	2731	+13.4
27	IMNavaratnam, Rohan Shan Tze	🇲🇾MAS	2293	1.5	2227	2420	+6.4
29	Larkin, Benjamin	🇬🇧ENG	2051	1.5	2110	2303	+14.0
31	FMCooksey, Paul S	🇬🇧ENG	2206	1.5	2186	2379	+9.0
32	CMBullen, Alex	🇬🇧WLS	2112	1.5	1952	2145	+1.4
17	Ethelontis, Alexandros N	🇬🇧ENG	1988	1.5	2109	2302	+17.2
18	Birtwistle, Nigel	🇬🇧ENG	2020	1.5	2004	2197	+8.6
26	Gallagher, Daniel GH	🇬🇧ENG	2277	1.5	2302	2495	+11.8
16	Rawlinson, Aidan M	🇬🇧ENG	2070	1.5	2037	2230	+8.0
19	FMBerry, Neil	🇬🇧SCO	2229	1.5	2189	2382	+8.0
23	Vyas, Alisha	🇬🇧ENG	1888	1.5	2018	2211	+17.0
30	Zhu, Yaoyao	🇬🇧ENG	1970	1.5	1947	2140	+7.0
22	McLean, Robert	🇬🇧ENG	2053	1.5	1917	2110	+3.2
33	WCMCamp, Imogen A L	🇬🇧WLS	1945	1.5	1951	2144	+10.4
21	WFMHng, Mei-Xian Eunice	🇸🇬SGP	2044	1.5	2052	2245	+10.4
34	Snape, Ian L	🇬🇧ENG	2055	1.5	2111	2304	+12.6
25	Kilambi, Venkata Ananth Akshay	🇬🇧ENG	2066	1.5	2116	2309	+30.0
28	Taylor, Adam A	🇬🇧ENG	2258	1.5	2086	2279	+1.0
20	CMJackson, Edward	🇬🇧ENG	2167	1.5	2083	2276	+6.4
24	CMLentzos, Ioanis	🇬🇷GRE	2109	1.5	2035	2228	+5.4
35	CMGurner, Jem	🇯🇪JCI	2077	1.0	2077	2077	+0.2
53	Pollack, Oscar	🇬🇧ENG	2141	1.0	2224	2224	+4.6
54	FMGourlay, Iain	🇬🇧SCO	2288	1.0	2220	2220	-1.9
55	FMWebb, Richard M	🇬🇧ENG	2186	1.0	2179	2179	+0.2
57	Brewer, Callum D	🇬🇧ENG	2163	1.0	2193	2193	+3.0
45	Rogacewicz, Mikolaj	🇵🇱POL	1995	1.0	1988	1988	-0.4
46	Shaw, Dashiell L	🇬🇧ENG	1991	1.0	2165	2165	+8.4
61	CMRocco, Federico	🇬🇧ENG	2178	1.0	2196	2196	+1.0
49	CMJosse, Mark	🇬🇧ENG	2094	1.0	2055	2055	-2.2
48	Homer, Stephen J	🇬🇧ENG	1988	1.0	1975	1975	-0.6
41	Heritage, Jamie	🇬🇧ENG	2038	1.0	2102	2102	+4.0
59	Woozeer, Seth	🇬🇧ENG	1819	1.0	1966	1966	+6.8
47	Sullivan, Daniel	🇬🇧ENG	1911	1.0	2051	2051	+6.4
36	Lishoy Gengis Paratazham, Dildarav	🇬🇧ENG	2032	1.0	2133	2133	-1.6
50	WFMRoy, Ali	🇬🇧SCO	1938	1.0	1917	1917	0.0
51	FMWall, Tim P	🇬🇧ENG	2206	1.0	2276	2276	+5.0
58	Swanson, Stephen	🇬🇧SCO	2137	1.0	2066	2066	-4.4
37	Turner, Lewis A	🇬🇧ENG	1945	1.0	1877	1877	-3.2
39	IMMcKay, Roderick M	🇬🇧SCO	2151	1.0	2046	2046	-2.9
60	Bin-Suhayl, Ieysaa	🇮🇹ITA	2210	1.0	2239	2239	+1.8
38	FMSivanandan, Bodhana	🇬🇧ENG	2185	1.0	2191	2191	+3.2
44	WFMCooke, Suzie G.	🇬🇧SCO	1950	1.0	1936	1936	-0.8
56	FMKacprzak, Karol	🇵🇱POL	2323	1.0	2259	2259	-3.2
42	Om Reddy Jayar	🇮🇳IND	1823	1.0	1909	1909	+6.8
43	WFMWeersing, Abigail Riis	🇬🇧ENG	2045	1.0	2146	2146	+5.0
52	FMThompson, Ian D	🇬🇧ENG	2044	1.0	2078	2078	+0.8
62	Price, Gwilym	🇬🇧ENG	2171	1.0	2056	2856	+6.8
40	FMVarnam, Liam D	🇬🇧ENG	2130	1.0	2128	2928	+9.6
63	Nakara Husain	🇮🇳IND	1804	0.5	2129	1936	+4.6
64	Mikalajunas, Kajus	🇬🇧ENG	2080	0.5	2202	2009	-7.2
70	CMWillmoth, Robert F	🇬🇧ENG	2129	0.5	2140	1947	-10.0
65	Duckers, Harvey L	🇬🇧ENG	1875	0.5	2073	1880	-1.0
69	CMRich, Aaron	🇬🇧ENG	2028	0.5	2122	1929	-4.2
73	CMBlake, J Morgan	🇬🇧ENG	2050	0.5	2048	1855	-10.8
76	Miller, Dominic	🇬🇧ENG	2091	0.5	2073	1880	-11.0
72	Ackley, Peter J E	🇬🇧ENG	1980	0.5	1938	1745	-12.8
77	Crawford, Owen	🇬🇧ENG	2141	0.5	2219	2026	-5.8
80	FMOlson, Hamish	🇬🇧SCO	2297	0.5	2292	2099	-11.0
66	WFMSubramanian, Anusha	🇬🇧ENG	2132	0.5	2232	2039	-4.8
67	CMBurke, Alex	🇬🇧ENG	1991	0.5	2023	1830	-18.4
78	CMGraham, David B	🇬🇧ENG	2123	0.5	2067	1874	-12.8
81	WFMNguyen, Thu Giang	🇦🇺AUS	2082	0.5	2047	1854	-13.0
74	Kovalskyi, Roman	🇺🇦UKR	2195	0.5	2149	1956	-11.4
68	Verbytski, Oleg	🇬🇧ENG	2059	0.5	2132	1939	-28.0
71	Sanada, Tetsuaki	🇯🇵JPN	1970	0.5	2041	1848	-7.8
79	Jones, Steven A	🇬🇧ENG	2227	0.5	2073	1880	-18.4
75	Baltrunas, Evaldas	🇬🇧ENG	2011	0.5	2063	2063	+2.2
96	Sanitt, Ethan	🇬🇧ENG	2082	0.0	2182	1382	-15.6
97	Keen, Maya	🇬🇧ENG	1765	0.0	2084	1284	-10.8
98	Maton, Emily	🇬🇧ENG	2027	0.0	2180	1380	-12.0
94	WCMAshton, Alannah	🇬🇧ENG	1984	0.0	2062	1262	-31.2
95	CMDunn, Andrew	🇬🇧ENG	2032	0.0	2202	1402	-10.8
99	CMArnott, Jonathan W	🇬🇧ENG	2045	0.0	2146	1346	-14.2
89	Tart, Peter K	🇬🇧ENG	1881	0.0	1960	1160	-16.0
90	Terler, Bohdan	🇬🇧ENG	2115	0.0	2113	1313	-38.4
91	WFMRida, Ruqayyah	🇬🇧ENG	2068	0.0	2130	1330	-32.4
92	Wilks, Simon	🇬🇧ENG	2103	0.0	2178	1378	-17.2
93	FMSouthcott-Moyers, Indy	🇬🇧ENG	2266	0.0	2192	1392	-23.6
83	Roe, Simon J	🇬🇧ENG	2209	0.0	2199	1399	-10.2
85	Chan, Sheng Liang Bernard	🇲🇾MAS	2099	0.0	2007	1207	-12.4
82	Granat, Russell G	🇬🇧ENG	2142	0.0	2105	1305	-21.4
87	Alizada, Eldar	🇬🇧ENG	2004	0.0	1976	1176	-21.6
84	CMBabu, Rahul	🇬🇧ENG	2184	0.0	2093	1293	-23.8
88	Shankar, Yashwardhan	🇬🇧SCO	1875	0.0	1922	1122	-36.0
86	CMRathbone-Jones, Ifan	🇬🇧WLS	2171	0.0	2224	1424	-8.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Rughani, MahinENG
+44.8
2.0 pts · #2
2Kilambi, Venkata Ananth AkshayENG
+30.0
1.5 pts · #25
3Pang, EthanFMENG
+21.8
2.0 pts · #4

Top rating losers

1Terler, BohdanENG
-38.4
0.0 pts · #90
2Shankar, YashwardhanSCO
-36.0
0.0 pts · #88
3Rida, RuqayyahWFMENG
-32.4
0.0 pts · #91

Biggest upsets

R1+193 Elo gap
Shaw, Dashiell L1991 beat CMBabu, Rahul2184
R2+126 Elo gap
Woozeer, Seth1819 beat Turner, Lewis A1945
R2+116 Elo gap
Vyas, Alisha1888 beat Alizada, Eldar2004