2025 Birmingham Open Under 1500
Open SwissStandard
15 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 15 Nov 2025 to 16 Nov 2025 in Birmingham, England. Top 10 Elo average was 0.
Elijah Rayment (🇬🇧 ENG, 0) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Ron Cooper (4.0). Rayment clinched sole first place in the final round.
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
15
Federations · 1 represented
🇬🇧England×12
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsElijah Rayment led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
8
4
1
1
1
R5 · LEADER CHANGE16 Nov
Elijah Rayment takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
FIDE 343482945 4 wins (R2–R5)Ron Cooper 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Elijah Rayment | * | — | 1 | 1 |
| 2FIDE 343482945 | — | * | — | — |
| 3Ron Cooper | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Prakhar Saxena | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rayment, Elijah | 0 | ENG | +11N | +4B | =8N | +?N | +2B | 4.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 9.00 | 1579 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Cooper, Ron | 0 | ENG | +7B | +12N | +?B | +6N | −1N | 4.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 6.50 | 1545 | 0.0 |
| 3 | FIDE 343482945 | 0 | — | −10N | +5B | +?N | +8B | +9B | 4.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 7.00 | 1516 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Saxena, Prakhar | 0 | ENG | +9B | −1N | =7B | =5N | +11B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 5.75 | 2296 | +16.8 |
| 5 | Babu, Abhinandan | 0 | ENG | =8B | −3N | +?N | =4B | +?N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.50 | 1553 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Szwajkun, Steve | 0 | ENG | +?B | +?N | F | −2B | +7N | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.50 | 1476 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Green, Malcolm | 0 | ENG | −2N | +14B | =4N | +?B | −6B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.50 | 1525 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 343482929 | 0 | — | =5N | +?B | =1B | −3N | −?B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.75 | 725 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Mehta, Hatle | 0 | ENG | −4N | +11B | F | +12B | −3N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 753 | -16.8 |
| 10 | Mykhnenko, Markas | 0 | ENG | +3B | −?N | +13B | F | F | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.00 | 725 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Ursu, Gheorghe | 0 | ENG | −1B | −9N | F | +?B | −4N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 725 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Hughes, Peter J | 0 | ENG | +14N | −2B | F | −9N | −13B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 696 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Crosby, Scott | 0 | ENG | −?B | F | −10N | −?B | +12N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 711 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 343482953 | 0 | — | −12B | −7N | F | −?B | −?B | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 696 | 0.0 |
| 15 | McLaughlan, Matthew | 0 | ENG | −?N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 656 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Saxena, PrakharENG+16.83.0 pts · #3
- 2Hughes, Peter JENG0.01.0 pts · #15
- 3Crosby, ScottENG0.01.0 pts · #12
Top rating losers
- 1Mehta, HatleENG-16.82.0 pts · #14
- 2Hughes, Peter JENG0.01.0 pts · #15
- 3Crosby, ScottENG0.01.0 pts · #12