Sheffield Christmas FIDE U1600
Open SwissStandard
10 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 28 Dec 2025 to 30 Dec 2025 in Sheffield, England. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 0, and top seed was Pavan Gowda Maddur Shivalingaiah (🇬🇧 ENG, 1591).
Tadeusz Gumulka (🇬🇧 ENG, 0) won with 4.5/6.
Location
🇬🇧Sheffield, England
Dates
28 Dec 2025 → 30 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 80 Min. Incr. 10 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Avg top 10
0
Participants
10
Federations · 2 represented
🇬🇧England×6
🇮🇳India×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsCo-leaders
7
2
8
4
1
1
R4–R6 · WIN STREAK
Tadeusz Gumulka won 3 in a row (R4–R6).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gumulka, Tadeusz | 0 | ENG | +?B | =?N | F | +4B | +5B | +?N | 4.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.00 | 1653 | -6.0 |
| 2 | FIDE 343486878 | 0 | — | =9B | −?N | +10B | −?N | +?B | +?N | 3.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1432 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Nripesh Niketan | 0 | IND | +?N | −?B | +?B | +?N | −?N | =?B | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1490 | 0.0 |
| 4 | FIDE 343487998 | 0 | — | −?B | +10N | +7B | −1N | −6N | +9B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.50 | 778 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Saha, Archisman | 0 | ENG | F | +?N | +?B | +?B | −1N | −?B | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1598 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Turner, Johnny | 0 | ENG | −?B | +?N | −?B | +?N | +4B | −?N | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 1500 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Kocak, Yavuz Aydin | 0 | ENG | −?N | +?B | −4N | F | −?B | +10B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1432 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 343487980 | 0 | — | −?B | F | −?N | +9N | −?B | +?N | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 1450 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Sahu, Theo | 0 | ENG | =2N | −?B | =?N | −8B | =?B | −4N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.75 | 1422 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Fairclough, Adam P | 0 | ENG | F | −4B | −2N | −?B | F | −7N | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 612 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Nripesh NiketanIND0.03.5 pts · #1
- 2Fairclough, Adam PENG0.00.0 pts · #9
- 3Kocak, Yavuz AydinENG0.02.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Gumulka, TadeuszENG-6.04.5 pts · #3
- 2Fairclough, Adam PENG0.00.0 pts · #9
- 3Nripesh NiketanIND0.03.5 pts · #1