2025 Birmingham Open Under 2000
Open SwissStandard
12 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 15 Nov 2025 to 16 Nov 2025 in Birmingham, England. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 0.
Kyle Reed (π¬π§ ENG, 0) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Piotr Alexander Arp (3.5) and Shlok Maheshwari (3.5). Reed won solo starting round 4.
Location
π¬π§Birmingham, England
Dates
15 Nov 2025 β 16 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 80 Min. Incr. 10 Sec. / /
System
Swiss Β· 5 rounds
Avg top 10
0
Participants
12
Federations Β· 2 represented
π¬π§EnglandΓ11
π©πͺGermanyΓ1
Top 3
- π₯
- π₯
- π₯
How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 5 roundsKyle Reed led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
3
1
2
1
1
R4 Β· LEADER CHANGE16 Nov
Kyle Reed takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
R2 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND
Kyle Reed beat Piotr Alexander Arp (White).
WIN STREAKS Β· 2 top finishers
Kyle Reed 3 wins (R2βR4)Shlok Maheshwari 3 wins (R2βR4)
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kyle Reed | * | 1 | Β½ | β |
| 2Piotr Alexander Arp | 0 | * | β | β |
| 3Shlok Maheshwari | Β½ | β | * | β |
| 4Alejandro Lopez-Martinez | β | β | β | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reed, Kyle | 0 | ENG | =7N | +2B | +6N | +5B | =3N | 4.0 | 12.5 | 15.0 | 12.00 | 2025 | +65.6 |
| 2 | Arp, Piotr Alexander | 0 | GER | +12B | β1N | +9B | +7N | =5B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 6.00 | 1876 | +3.2 |
| 3 | Maheshwari, Shlok | 0 | ENG | β9B | +12N | +11B | +6N | =1B | 3.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.50 | 1883 | +41.2 |
| 4 | Lopez-Martinez, Alejandro | 0 | ENG | =10N | β6B | +12N | +8B | +9N | 3.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 5.50 | 1899 | +22.8 |
| 5 | Vaidyanathan, Sathya | 0 | ENG | +11B | +9N | =7B | β1N | =2N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 6.00 | 1848 | +17.2 |
| 6 | Obi, Okwose Marc | 0 | ENG | =8B | +4N | β1B | β3B | +11N | 2.5 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 5.75 | 1758 | -9.6 |
| 7 | Tamilselvan, Tara | 0 | ENG | =1B | +8N | =5N | β2B | =10B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 7.00 | 1794 | +20.4 |
| 8 | Bhaduri, Aviraj | 0 | ENG | =6N | β7B | +10N | β4N | +12B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.25 | 1741 | -4.8 |
| 9 | Dziedzic, Tomek | 0 | ENG | +3N | β5B | β2N | +11B | β4B | 2.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 4.50 | 1709 | -31.6 |
| 10 | Van Schaik, Willem | 0 | ENG | =4B | β11N | β8B | +12B | =7N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.00 | 1639 | -42.8 |
| 11 | White, Nicholas E | 0 | ENG | β5N | +10B | β3N | β9N | β6B | 1.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 2.00 | 1553 | -18.8 |
| 12 | Chacko, Albert | 0 | ENG | β2N | β3B | β4B | β10N | β8N | 0.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 0.00 | 994 | -37.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Reed, KyleENG+65.64.0 pts Β· #1
- 2Maheshwari, ShlokENG+41.23.5 pts Β· #3
- 3Lopez-Martinez, AlejandroENG+22.83.5 pts Β· #4
Top rating losers
- 1Van Schaik, WillemENG-42.82.0 pts Β· #9
- 2Chacko, AlbertENG-37.60.0 pts Β· #12
- 3Dziedzic, TomekENG-31.62.0 pts Β· #10