AlphaChess: Christmas Edition - North London FIDE Classical Event - Holly (U1550)
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15 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 13 Dec 2025 to 14 Dec 2025 in London EN6, England. Top 10 Elo average was 444, and top seed was Aneeksha Sohal (🇬🇧 ENG, 1520).
Henry Pointon (🇬🇧 ENG, 0) won with 4.0/7. Pointon took the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇬🇧London EN6, England
Dates
13 Dec 2025 → 14 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 80 Min. Incr. 10 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇬🇧England×11
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 4.0/7, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 4.0/7. Pointon takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (8.0).
R1–R5 · UNBEATEN
FIDE 343481531 went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FIDE 343481531 | * | — | — | — |
| 2Henry Pointon | — | * | — | ½ |
| 3Bittor Ibanez | — | — | * | — |
| 4Johan Jefferson | — | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pointon, Henry | 0 | ENG | +15N | =4B | +?N | +7B | =5N | F | F | 4.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 5.00 | 1499 | 0.0 |
| 2 | FIDE 343481531 | 0 | — | +?N | =?B | =4N | +6B | +7N | F | F | 4.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.50 | 1510 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Ibanez, Bittor | 1428 | ENG | −4N | +14B | =8N | +11B | +6N | F | F | 3.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 5.00 | 2296 | +23.8 |
| 4 | Martirossian, Talea | 0 | ENG | +3B | =1N | =2B | +8N | −?B | F | F | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 9.50 | 1438 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Jefferson, Johan | 0 | ENG | +?N | +6B | F | =?N | =1B | F | F | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.00 | 1494 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Sohal, Aneeksha | 1520 | ENG | +9B | −5N | +12B | −2N | −3B | F | F | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 3.00 | 628 | -24.0 |
| 7 | Turnbull, Luc | 0 | ENG | +14N | F | +?B | −1N | −2B | F | −?B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.50 | 1465 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Buontempo, Annalisa | 0 | ENG | −?B | +12N | =3B | −4B | =?N | F | F | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.75 | 1326 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Demirezen, Kerem | 0 | ENG | −6N | +?B | −11N | +?B | −?N | F | F | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1365 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 343471021 | 0 | — | +12B | −?N | +?B | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 647 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Matilal, Tamal | 1491 | ENG | F | F | +9B | −3N | =14N | F | F | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.25 | 628 | -11.8 |
| 12 | FIDE 343478956 | 0 | — | −10N | −8B | −6N | F | +15N | F | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 701 | 0.0 |
| 13 | McCarthy, Alexandra | 0 | ENG | −?N | −?B | −?N | +15B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 679 | 0.0 |
| 14 | McCarthy, Katherine | 0 | ENG | −7B | −3N | F | −?N | =11B | F | F | 0.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.75 | 1267 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 558093400 | 0 | — | −1B | F | −?N | −13N | −12B | −?B | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 683 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ibanez, BittorENG+23.83.5 pts · #1
- 2Pointon, HenryENG0.04.0 pts · #6
- 3Buontempo, AnnalisaENG0.02.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Sohal, AneekshaENG-24.02.0 pts · #15
- 2Matilal, TamalENG-11.81.5 pts · #12
- 3Pointon, HenryENG0.04.0 pts · #6