35th Frome Chess Congress - Open
Open SwissStandard
38 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 15 May 2026 to 17 May 2026 in Frome, England. 4 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2127, and top seed was Steven A Jones (🇬🇧 ENG, 2235).
Jan Murawski (🇬🇧 ENG, CM, 2186) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Steven A Jones (4.0) and Leon Nelson (3.5). Murawski won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Mark A Jones (1835) beat Patrick Damodaran (2069), a +234-point gap.
Location
🇬🇧Frome, England
Dates
15 May 2026 → 17 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 4
CM×3
WFM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇬🇧England×25
🇬🇧Wales×4
🇬🇧Scotland×2
🇨🇦Canada×2
🇹🇷Turkiye×1
🇧🇬Bulgaria×1
🇳🇬Nigeria×1
🇲🇾Malaysia×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsCM Jan Murawski led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
10
5
2
1
1
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
CM Jan Murawski held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
CM Jan Murawski beat Steven A Jones (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
CM Jan Murawski 4 wins (R1–R4)Steven A Jones 3 wins (R1–R3)CM Zack Norris 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMJan Murawski | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2Steven A Jones | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3CMZack Norris | — | — | * | — |
| 4Stuart A White | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murawski, JanCM | 2186 | ENG | +29B | +7N | +8B | +2N | =3N | 4.5 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 13.25 | 2411 | +37.6 |
| 2 | Jones, Steven A | 2235 | ENG | +5N | +17B | +16N | −1B | +9N | 4.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 10.50 | 2195 | -2.0 |
| 3 | Nelson, Leon | 1972 | ENG | +33N | +9B | F | +23N | =1B | 3.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 8.25 | 2316 | +61.6 |
| 4 | White, Stuart A | 2077 | SCO | −7B | +19N | +30B | +17N | =15N | 3.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 6.75 | 2250 | +14.0 |
| 5 | FIDE 343496814 | 0 | — | −2B | +36N | =35B | +14N | +22B | 3.5 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 5.25 | 1941 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Norris, ZackCM | 2184 | ENG | F | =21N | +18B | +16B | +11N | 3.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 8.00 | 2332 | +20.8 |
| 7 | Masters, Paul R | 0 | ENG | +4N | −1B | +10B | =26N | =8B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 9.00 | 2117 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Townsend, M Paul | 2153 | ENG | +20N | +22B | −1N | =11B | =7N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 7.00 | 2160 | +0.6 |
| 9 | De Coverly, Roger D | 1878 | ENG | +10B | −3N | +29B | +18N | −2B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 6.50 | 2119 | +30.8 |
| 10 | Davis, Colin | 2049 | ENG | −9N | +20B | −7N | +33B | +16N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 5.00 | 2115 | +7.0 |
| 11 | Ashworth, Michael | 2020 | ENG | =27B | +37N | +28B | =8N | −6B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 4.25 | 2055 | +5.2 |
| 12 | Damodaran, Patrick | 2069 | ENG | =14B | −28N | =27B | +32N | +17B | 3.0 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 5.50 | 1935 | -31.2 |
| 13 | Vashisht-Pigem, Raman | 2047 | ENG | F | +27N | −23B | +35N | +21B | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.00 | 2115 | +15.6 |
| 14 | Melling, Hugo | 1778 | ENG | =12N | =24B | =15N | −5B | +31N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 5.25 | 2104 | +63.6 |
| 15 | Kilambi, Venkata Ananth Akshay | 2050 | ENG | F | =30N | =14B | +28N | =4B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 5.25 | 1987 | -11.6 |
| 16 | Liu, Jacob | 1942 | ENG | +19B | +32N | −2B | −6N | −10B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 3.50 | 1928 | -6.4 |
| 17 | Young, Alan | 2000 | WLS | +35N | −2N | +31B | −4B | −12N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 2.00 | 1906 | -12.2 |
| 18 | Thomas, James | 2038 | ENG | =25N | +34B | −6N | −9B | =30N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 2.75 | 1872 | -44.4 |
| 19 | Kemaoglu, Muharrem | 1730 | TUR | −16N | −4B | +25N | =30B | =20N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 3.75 | 1900 | +18.8 |
| 20 | Helbig, Paul D | 2099 | ENG | −8B | −10N | +36B | =27N | =19B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 2.25 | 1765 | -33.0 |
| 21 | Coffey, Anthony | 1982 | SCO | F | =6B | =24N | +34B | −13N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.75 | 2069 | +18.0 |
| 22 | Bennett, Dominic L | 1954 | ENG | +36B | −8N | F | +24B | −5N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.50 | 2140 | +9.8 |
| 23 | Chua, Chee Sian Sebastien | 2087 | MAS | F | +25B | +13N | −3B | F | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.00 | 2086 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Ogunshola, Ben | 2127 | NGR | F | =14N | =21B | −22N | +27B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.75 | 1904 | -22.0 |
| 25 | Georgiev, Ivan | 1863 | BUL | =18B | −23N | −19B | +37N | =28B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 2.25 | 1834 | -4.8 |
| 26 | Richmond, JaneWFM | 2018 | WLS | F | =31N | +32B | =7B | F | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.75 | 1990 | -1.4 |
| 27 | May, Adam J | 1901 | WLS | =11N | −13B | =12N | =20B | −24N | 1.5 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 4.00 | 1923 | +2.6 |
| 28 | Jones, Mark A | 1835 | ENG | F | +12B | −11N | −15B | =25N | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1914 | +6.8 |
| 29 | Collyer, David | 1939 | ENG | −1N | +33B | −9N | −31B | =36N | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 1.25 | 1713 | -23.8 |
| 30 | Thurlow, Kevin JCM | 1877 | ENG | F | =15B | −4N | =19N | =18B | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.25 | 1887 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Georgiou, George | 1791 | ENG | F | =26B | −17N | +29N | −14B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.50 | 1847 | +9.6 |
| 32 | Clancy, Martin J | 1802 | ENG | +38N | −16B | −26N | −12B | =37B | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.25 | 1830 | +2.4 |
| 33 | Di-Vetta, Andrew | 1769 | WLS | −3B | −29N | F | −10N | +35B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.50 | 1726 | -5.0 |
| 34 | Bourne, Johnathan D | 1917 | ENG | F | −18N | +37B | −21N | F | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.50 | 1828 | -7.2 |
| 35 | Kemaoglu, Toprak Deniz | 1717 | CAN | −17B | F | =5N | −13B | −33N | 0.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.75 | 1139 | -28.4 |
| 36 | Kemaoglu, Guzel Maya | 0 | CAN | −22N | −5B | −20N | F | =29B | 0.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.75 | 1724 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Lawrence, Spencer | 1840 | ENG | F | −11B | −34N | −25B | =32N | 0.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.75 | 1579 | -23.4 |
| 38 | Hill, Andy | 2024 | ENG | −32B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1002 | -15.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Melling, HugoENG+63.62.5 pts · #13
- 2Nelson, LeonENG+61.63.5 pts · #4
- 3Murawski, JanCMENG+37.64.5 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Thomas, JamesENG-44.42.0 pts · #20
- 2Helbig, Paul DENG-33.02.0 pts · #32
- 3Damodaran, PatrickENG-31.23.0 pts · #9
Biggest upsets
- R2+234 Elo gap
- R1+222 Elo gap
- R4+173 Elo gap