2025 Birmingham Open Under 1750
Open SwissStandard
34 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 15 Nov 2025 to 16 Nov 2025 in Birmingham, England. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 0.
Theodore Caira (🇬🇧 ENG, 0) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Joseph Muxlow (4.0) and Preesh Gandhi (4.0). Caira won solo starting round 4.
Location
🇬🇧Birmingham, England
Dates
15 Nov 2025 → 16 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 80 Min. Incr. 10 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Avg top 10
0
Participants
34
Federations · 4 represented
🇬🇧England×30
🇮🇹Italy×1
🇬🇧Wales×1
🇨🇱Chile×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTheodore Caira led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
14
4
2
1
1
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
Theodore Caira never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Theodore Caira beat Joseph Muxlow (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Theodore Caira 5 wins (R1–R5)Joseph Muxlow 3 wins (R1–R3)Preesh Gandhi 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Theodore Caira | * | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2Joseph Muxlow | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Preesh Gandhi | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Daniel Dupuis | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caira, Theodore | 0 | ENG | +7N | +3B | +4N | +2B | +13N | 5.0 | 14.5 | 17.0 | 17.00 | 1793 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Muxlow, Joseph | 0 | WLS | +22N | +14B | +17N | −1N | +15B | 4.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 9.50 | 2342 | +26.4 |
| 3 | Gandhi, Preesh | 0 | ENG | +30N | −1N | +6B | +24B | +19N | 4.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 6.00 | 2368 | +29.2 |
| 4 | Heise Hidalgo, Claudia Sofia | 0 | CHI | +31N | +26B | −1B | =15N | +10B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.75 | 2377 | +15.2 |
| 5 | Dupuis, Daniel | 0 | ENG | +10B | =8N | =20B | =11N | +16B | 3.5 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 8.75 | 1812 | +65.6 |
| 6 | Findlay, Ben | 0 | ENG | +9N | =19B | −3N | +12B | =8B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 8.00 | 1673 | +23.6 |
| 7 | Blackwell, Matthew | 0 | ENG | −1B | +30N | +21B | =8N | =11B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 4.75 | 1777 | +3.2 |
| 8 | Chadaway, Stephen M | 0 | ENG | +12N | =5B | =24N | =7B | =6N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 7.75 | 1726 | +5.2 |
| 9 | Bessant, Craig | 0 | ENG | −6B | =29N | +32B | =17N | +14B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.00 | 1551 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Huang, Weidan | 0 | ENG | −5N | =12B | +27N | +22B | −4N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 4.25 | 1623 | +6.4 |
| 11 | Homer, Neil S | 0 | ENG | =13B | +21N | F | =5B | =7N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 6.50 | 1661 | -0.4 |
| 12 | Rose, Peter | 0 | ENG | −8B | =10N | +29B | −6N | +21B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 3.75 | 1528 | -33.6 |
| 13 | Jones, Daniel | 0 | ENG | =11N | +28B | F | +20N | −1B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.25 | 1774 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Mari, Peter | 0 | ENG | +33N | −2N | +25B | =19B | −9N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1740 | +12.6 |
| 15 | Montanelli, Filippo J | 0 | ENG | +29B | +25N | F | =4B | −2N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.25 | 1704 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Fancourt, Leslie J | 0 | ENG | −19N | +33B | +26N | =18B | −5N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.25 | 1676 | +6.4 |
| 17 | Fowkes, Sam A | 0 | ENG | F | +32N | −2B | =9B | +24N | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.50 | 1606 | +8.4 |
| 18 | Szwajkun, Richard | 0 | ENG | −26N | +31B | F | =16N | +20B | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.25 | 1890 | +7.4 |
| 19 | Keogh, Paul | 0 | ENG | +16B | =6N | F | =14N | −3B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 5.25 | 1578 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Rohman, Mohammed | 0 | ENG | +34N | =24B | =5N | −13B | −18N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.25 | 1602 | -23.2 |
| 21 | Sanderson, Scarlett | 0 | ENG | +27N | −11B | −7N | +31B | −12N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 1477 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Ursu, Alexander | 0 | ENG | −2B | +27B | F | −10N | +25N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 1515 | -18.0 |
| 23 | Patel, Diah | 0 | ENG | F | F | F | +25N | +28B | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2575 | +31.6 |
| 24 | Baravalle, Maurizio | 0 | ITA | F | =20N | =8B | −3N | −17B | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.50 | 1461 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Tipping, Joe | 0 | ENG | +28N | −15B | −14N | −23B | −22B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 1413 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Roche, John Jp | 0 | ENG | +18B | −4N | −16B | F | F | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.50 | 1558 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Prabhakaran, Anvikkashri | 0 | ENG | −21B | −22N | −10B | F | +30N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1479 | -15.6 |
| 28 | Watkinson, Phil K | 0 | ENG | −25B | −13N | F | +30B | −23N | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 1576 | -20.4 |
| 29 | Hughes, Sam | 0 | ENG | −15N | =9B | −12N | F | F | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.50 | 876 | -20.0 |
| 30 | Mehta, Zara | 0 | ENG | −3B | −7B | F | −28N | −27B | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 893 | -62.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 343482880 | 0 | — | −4B | −18N | F | −21N | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 907 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Attia, Ashraf | 0 | ENG | F | −17B | −9N | F | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 718 | -16.0 |
| 33 | Mottram, Paul | 0 | ENG | −14B | −16N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 760 | -28.0 |
| 34 | Brown, Stephanie | 0 | ENG | −20B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 956 | -7.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Dupuis, DanielENG+65.63.5 pts · #2
- 2Patel, DiahENG+31.62.0 pts · #26
- 3Gandhi, PreeshENG+29.24.0 pts · #10
Top rating losers
- 1Mehta, ZaraENG-62.00.0 pts · #34
- 2Rose, PeterENG-33.62.5 pts · #11
- 3Mottram, PaulENG-28.00.0 pts · #33