35th Frome Chess Congress - Major (U2000)

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49 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 15 May 2026 to 17 May 2026 in Frome, England. 6 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1903, and top seed was Gary E Walker (🇬🇧 ENG, 1993).

Kyle Milton Caudill (🇺🇸 USA, 1773) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Philip Tarrant-Edwards (4.0) and George Miller (4.0). Caudill shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 3: David M Cole (1694) beat Stephen R Mitchell (1871), a +177-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

Top seed

🇬🇧Gary E Walker1993

Avg top 10

1,903

Participants

Federations · 6 represented

🇬🇧England×34

🇬🇧Wales×6

🇪🇸Spain×1

🇺🇦Ukraine×1

🇳🇴Norway×1

🇺🇸United States of America×1

Top 3

🥇
Kyle Milton Caudill
🇺🇸USA·1773
4.5pts·2642perf+47.6
🥈
Philip Tarrant-Edwards
🇬🇧ENG·1755
4.0pts·2015perf+27.4
🥉
George Miller
🇬🇧ENG·1831
4.0pts·2034perf+25.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Kyle Milton Caudill led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Caudill4.5Jukes4Miller4Lopatko4Tarrant-Edwards4Holmes3.5— ex-leaders:Caudillled R5, #19

R5 · LEADER CHANGE17 May

Kyle Milton Caudill takes the sole lead (4.5/5).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Sam Jukes 3 wins (R3–R5)George Miller 3 wins (R1–R3)

R5 · FORMER LEADER FALL

Kyle Milton Caudill held the sole lead at R5 but finished #19.

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Caudill, Kyle Milton	1773	USA	+35B	+22N	=14B	+6N	+7B	4.5	12.0	13.5	12.25	2642	+47.6
2	Tarrant-Edwards, Philip	1755	ENG	+37B	=7N	+11B	+12N	=8B	4.0	13.0	14.5	11.00	2015	+27.4
3	Miller, George	1831	ENG	+41N	+10B	+9B	−8N	+15B	4.0	12.0	13.0	9.50	2034	+25.0
4	Lopatko, Vasyl	1800	UKR	+46B	+24N	=6B	=15N	+27B	4.0	10.0	10.5	7.50	2048	+41.2
5	Jukes, Sam	1898	WLS	+40B	−14N	+35B	+16N	+9B	4.0	9.5	10.5	8.00	2664	+36.4
6	de Paula Camopy, Leonardo	0	ENG	+18N	+16B	=4N	−1B	+14N	3.5	13.5	16.0	9.50	1855	0.0
7	Thomas, Mark	1862	WLS	+23N	=2B	+17N	+14B	−1N	3.5	13.5	15.5	9.00	1763	-8.2
8	Holmes, Matthew A	1841	ENG	F	+20N	+26B	+3B	=2N	3.5	12.5	12.5	10.50	2142	+26.2
9	Egginton, David C	1917	ENG	+30N	+36B	−3N	+25B	−5N	3.0	12.0	13.5	5.50	1876	-9.2
10	Tang, Carolus	1701	ENG	+19B	−3N	=33B	=39N	+30B	3.0	10.5	12.0	6.25	1838	+28.8
11	Holland, Mac	1801	ENG	=17N	+49B	−2N	=29B	+23N	3.0	10.5	10.5	4.25	1659	-22.4
12	Morrison, John V	1785	ENG	F	+32N	+13B	−2B	+40N	3.0	10.0	10.0	6.00	1995	+44.0
13	Bush, Ian	1833	ENG	F	+43B	−12N	+17B	+26N	3.0	8.5	8.5	5.50	1962	+13.2
14	FIDE 421740	0	—	+44B	+5B	=1N	−7N	−6B	2.5	15.5	16.5	7.25	1823	0.0
15	Cole, David M	1694	ENG	F	+21N	+27B	=4B	−3N	2.5	12.5	12.5	6.50	1931	+50.0
16	Ashworth, Robert	1908	ENG	+32B	−6N	+31B	−5B	=29N	2.5	11.5	13.5	5.00	1849	-4.8
17	Hayes, Ian	1762	WLS	=11B	+34N	−7B	−13N	+36N	2.5	11.5	13.0	5.00	1759	-1.6
18	Jacob, Sydney J	1857	ENG	−6B	+44N	=28B	−20N	+42B	2.5	9.0	10.0	3.00	1821	-4.0
19	FIDE 343493688	0	—	−10N	F	+38B	+28N	=20B	2.5	9.0	9.0	4.75	1731	0.0
20	Moseley, Alan	1749	ENG	F	−8B	+47N	+18B	=19N	2.5	9.0	9.0	4.25	1905	+12.6
21	Redmill, Simon Matthew	1842	ENG	=25N	−15B	+43N	F	+31B	2.5	7.5	7.5	4.00	1776	-10.4
22	FIDE 343495052	0	—	+48N	−1B	F	+42N	=24B	2.5	7.5	7.5	2.00	1732	0.0
23	Binns, Anthony	0	ENG	−7B	−28N	+44B	+35N	−11B	2.0	10.0	11.0	2.50	1700	0.0
24	Zheng, Lucas	1646	WLS	F	−4B	=29N	+36B	=22N	2.0	10.0	10.0	3.75	1625	-1.6
25	Walker, Gary E	1993	ENG	=21B	=39N	+37B	−9N	−33B	2.0	9.0	10.5	3.50	1682	-64.8
26	Woodward, Tim F	1889	ENG	F	+47B	−8N	+34N	−13B	2.0	9.0	9.0	2.50	1801	-9.2
27	Mitchell, Stephen R	1871	ENG	F	+38B	−15N	+45B	−4N	2.0	9.0	9.0	2.50	1740	-14.0
28	Dean, Robert A	1697	ENG	−36N	+23B	=18N	−19B	=37N	2.0	8.5	10.0	4.00	1857	+4.2
29	Perrin, Richard D	1836	ENG	F	=42N	=24B	=11N	=16B	2.0	8.5	8.5	4.25	1783	-11.2
30	McKenna, Joshua	1780	WLS	−9B	−31N	+46N	+48B	−10N	2.0	8.5	8.5	0.50	1626	-12.4
31	Kirkman, Tim	0	ENG	−?N	+30B	−16N	+41B	−21N	2.0	8.0	8.0	3.00	1761	0.0
32	Little, Cameron	1814	ENG	−16N	−12B	=41N	=43B	+48N	2.0	7.5	7.5	1.00	1594	-45.6
33	Archer-Lock, Christopher J	1947	ENG	F	=45B	=10N	F	+25N	2.0	7.0	7.0	4.00	1947	+0.4
34	Hordnes, Niclas	1888	NOR	F	−17B	+49N	−26B	+45N	2.0	5.5	5.5	1.00	1682	-16.6
35	Harvey, Ga	1822	ENG	−1N	+48B	−5N	−23B	=38N	1.5	12.0	12.0	0.75	1516	-45.6
36	Cooper, Thomas	0	ENG	+28B	−9N	=42B	−24N	−17B	1.5	9.5	10.5	2.50	1611	0.0
37	FIDE 343496849	0	—	−2N	+46B	−25N	F	=28B	1.5	8.5	8.5	1.50	1683	0.0
38	Fernando, Manel	1695	ENG	F	−27N	−19N	+47B	=35B	1.5	6.5	6.5	1.25	1778	+6.4
39	Smith, David	1792	ENG	F	=25B	=45N	=10B	F	1.5	6.0	6.0	3.00	1822	+2.2
40	Goatcher, Matthew W	1807	ENG	−5N	+41B	F	F	−12B	1.0	10.0	10.0	1.00	1708	-16.0
41	Lanzer, Robert A	1815	ENG	−3B	−40N	=32B	−31N	=47N	1.0	9.0	9.5	1.25	1580	-48.8
42	Vilchez Ruiz, Francisco	1778	ESP	F	=29B	=36N	−22B	−18N	1.0	8.5	8.5	1.75	1654	-12.4
43	Kilambi, Aahna	1641	ENG	F	−13N	−21B	=32N	=44B	1.0	8.5	8.5	1.50	1599	-8.4
44	Miller, Craig	1679	ENG	−14N	−18B	−23N	=46B	=43N	1.0	8.0	8.5	0.75	1586	-7.6
45	Winter, Kevin	1771	ENG	F	=33N	=39B	−27N	−34B	1.0	7.5	7.5	1.75	1682	-8.8
46	Coldwell, Matthew	1636	ENG	−4N	−37N	−30B	=44N	F	0.5	8.5	8.5	0.50	1480	-21.2
47	Williams, John A	1641	WLS	F	−26N	−20B	−38N	=41B	0.5	7.0	7.0	0.50	1465	-14.6
48	FIDE 343496830	0	—	−22B	−35N	F	−30N	−32B	0.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	1005	0.0
49	Wright, Richard J	0	ENG	F	−11N	−34B	F	F	0.0	5.0	5.0	0.00	1045	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Cole, David MENG
+50.0
2.5 pts · #10
2Caudill, Kyle MiltonUSA
+47.6
4.5 pts · #19
3Morrison, John VENG
+44.0
3.0 pts · #6

Top rating losers

1Walker, Gary EENG
-64.8
2.0 pts · #37
2Lanzer, Robert AENG
-48.8
1.0 pts · #38
3Harvey, GaENG
-45.6
1.5 pts · #46

Biggest upsets

R3+177 Elo gap
Cole, David M1694 beat Mitchell, Stephen R1871
R2+148 Elo gap
Cole, David M1694 beat Redmill, Simon Matthew1842
R2+126 Elo gap
Hayes, Ian1762 beat Hordnes, Niclas1888