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Sheffield Christmas FIDE U2000

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26 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 28 Dec 2025 to 30 Dec 2025 in Sheffield, England. 5 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1852, and top seed was Tom Wills (πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ ENG, 1976).

Daniel Sullivan (πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ ENG, 1928) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Tom Wills (4.5) and Seth Woozeer (4.5). Sullivan broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Henry Burton (1511) beat Oliver Graham (1784), a +273-point gap.

Location
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§Sheffield, England
Dates
28 Dec 2025 β†’ 30 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 80 Min. Incr. 10 Sec. / /
System
Swiss Β· 6 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§Tom Wills1976
Avg top 10
1,852
Participants
26
Federations Β· 5 represented
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§EnglandΓ—21
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§WalesΓ—2
πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡©SudanΓ—1
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈUnited States of AmericaΓ—1
πŸ‡­πŸ‡°Hong Kong ChinaΓ—1
Top 3
  • πŸ₯‡
    Daniel Sullivan
    πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ENGΒ·1928
    5.0ptsΒ·2065perf+20.0
  • πŸ₯ˆ
    Tom Wills
    πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ENGΒ·1976
    4.5ptsΒ·2196perf+17.4
  • πŸ₯‰
    Seth Woozeer
    πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ENGΒ·1800
    4.5ptsΒ·1958perf+50.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 6 rounds

Daniel Sullivan led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 7 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.

Co-leaders
12
4
3
7
2
1
1.534.56R1R2R3R4R5R6
Sullivan5Woozeer4.5Wills4.5Saxena4Siu4Mize4
R6–R6 Β· LEAD HELD

Daniel Sullivan held the sole lead from R6 through R6 without losing it.

R4–R6 Β· WIN STREAK

Seth Woozeer won 3 in a row (R4–R6).

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Daniel Sullivan*β€”
Β½
1
2Seth Woozeerβ€”*
0
β€”
3Tom Wills
Β½
1
*β€”
4Samidh Saxena
0
β€”β€”*

Grille amΓ©ricaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Sullivan, Daniel1928ENG+20N+21B=7N=2B+6N+8B5.017.018.514.502065+20.0
2Wills, Tom1976ENGF+3B+10N=1N+4B+5N4.520.520.518.002196+17.4
3Woozeer, Seth1800ENG+23Bβˆ’2N=5B+9N+11B+7N4.518.519.513.001958+50.0
4Siu, Kam Wa1899HKG+24N+6B=8N=7Bβˆ’2N+10B4.018.519.511.501871-2.0
5Mize, Dylan1811USA+22N=8B=3N+15B+10Nβˆ’2B4.018.019.511.001901+12.2
6Saxena, Samidh1589ENG+11Bβˆ’4N+18B+24Nβˆ’1B+19N4.016.517.58.501909+97.2
7Obi, Okwose Marc1819ENG+13B+9N=1B=4N=8Nβˆ’3B3.520.523.512.751853+7.0
8McDonagh, Michael1931ENG+17B=5N=4B+12N=7Bβˆ’1N3.519.522.011.251882-6.6
9Singh, Amandeep1555ENG+15Nβˆ’7B=21Nβˆ’3B+20N+16B3.514.516.07.251779+68.8
10Alderton, Julian0ENG+19B+12Nβˆ’2B+11Nβˆ’5Bβˆ’4N3.018.520.58.0018230.0
11Brown, Geoffrey D1790ENGβˆ’6N+16B+26Nβˆ’10Bβˆ’3N+23B3.015.016.04.501630-16.2
12Crow, Steve1782ENG+25Nβˆ’10B+16Nβˆ’8B=17N=15B3.014.015.06.001766-0.6
13Leonard, Paul1659ENGβˆ’7Nβˆ’15BF+22N+25B+14N3.011.511.55.501736+21.2
14Burton, Henry1511WLSβˆ’21N+20Bβˆ’19N+26B+15Nβˆ’13B3.010.511.55.001639+31.2
15Graham, Oliver1784ENGβˆ’9B+13N+17Bβˆ’5Nβˆ’14B=12N2.516.519.07.001615-26.8
16Mari, Peter1495ENG+18Bβˆ’11Nβˆ’12B=23N+24Bβˆ’9N2.513.014.04.001639+20.0
17Cuaresma, Bien1711ENGβˆ’8N+23Bβˆ’15N+20B=12BF2.511.511.54.001766+14.4
18Howells, S Wyn1724WLSβˆ’16N+22Bβˆ’6N=19B=23N=26B2.511.012.03.501539-24.8
19Singh, Adamjeet1686ENGβˆ’10N=25B+14B=18NFβˆ’6B2.014.015.04.751594-18.0
20Holroyd-Doveton, Nathaniel1697ENGβˆ’1Bβˆ’14N=22Bβˆ’17Nβˆ’9B+24N1.515.516.51.751482-33.8
21Greatorex, Roger1739ENG+14Bβˆ’1N=9BFFF1.513.513.54.751666-5.4
22Roychowdhury, Aashita1657ENGβˆ’5Bβˆ’18N=20Nβˆ’13B=26N=25B1.512.013.01.751448-51.2
23Fraser, Chris1636ENGβˆ’3Nβˆ’17NF=16B=18Bβˆ’11N1.015.015.02.501464-20.8
24Holi, Sief Al Din1683SUDβˆ’4BF+25Nβˆ’6Bβˆ’16Nβˆ’20B1.013.013.01.001406-35.0
25Findlay, Ben1551ENGβˆ’12B=19Nβˆ’24BFβˆ’13N=22N1.010.510.51.751452-22.8
26Krajci, Marek0ENGFFβˆ’11Bβˆ’14N=22B=18N1.010.010.02.0014770.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets β€” the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
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Biggest upsets
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