35th Frome Chess Congress - Inter (U1750)
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40 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 15 May 2026 to 17 May 2026 in Frome, England. 5 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1755, and top seed was Dillon Rock Cooper (🇬🇧 ENG, 1857).
The biggest upset came in round 4: Ian Threlkeld (1496) beat Gerard T Hart (1694), a +198-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
Federations · 5 represented
🇬🇧England×29
🇬🇧Wales×3
🇪🇸Spain×1
🇲🇾Malaysia×1
🇬🇧Scotland×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
12
4
1
1
2
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 4.0/5. takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.0).
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
FIDE 484407 lost to FIDE 343496873 (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
FIDE 484407 3 wins (R3–R5)FIDE 343496873 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FIDE 484407 | * | 0 | — | — |
| 2FIDE 343496873 | 1 | * | — | ½ |
| 3Martin C Jones | — | — | * | — |
| 4John B Symons | — | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIDE 343496873 | 0 | — | +17N | +2N | +23B | =9B | =8B | 4.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 11.75 | 1723 | 0.0 |
| 2 | FIDE 484407 | 0 | — | +?N | −1B | +24N | +15B | +9N | 4.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 7.50 | 1844 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Jones, Martin C | 1783 | WLS | −10B | +7B | =13N | +25N | +12B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 10.00 | 1997 | +17.6 |
| 4 | Archer-Lock, Helen | 1706 | ENG | +31N | =12B | −9N | +32B | +16N | 3.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 7.00 | 1937 | +33.2 |
| 5 | Hennefeld, James | 0 | ENG | F | +26N | =11B | +23N | +10B | 3.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 8.50 | 1761 | 0.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 411060 | 0 | — | +14B | −23N | +33B | =21N | +24B | 3.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 7.75 | 1761 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Li, Alice | 1615 | ENG | =19B | −3N | +38B | +35N | +17N | 3.5 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 5.25 | 1739 | +13.2 |
| 8 | Symons, John B | 0 | ENG | F | +38N | +18B | +16B | =1N | 3.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 7.50 | 1742 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Drummond, Alastair | 0 | ENG | +28B | =18N | +4B | =1N | −2B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 8.75 | 1708 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 343496865 | 0 | — | +3N | +24B | =16N | =12B | −5N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 8.25 | 1800 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Swann, Ollie | 0 | ENG | =15N | +39B | =5N | =17B | =13N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 6.25 | 1779 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Farina, Mauro | 1682 | ENG | +40B | =4N | +35B | =10N | −3N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.25 | 1552 | -13.2 |
| 13 | Stout, Nicholas B | 1826 | ENG | −20B | +40N | =3B | +33N | =11B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.75 | 1542 | -30.0 |
| 14 | George, Naveen Daniel | 1678 | MAS | −6N | +31B | −15N | +36B | +30N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 4.50 | 1810 | +13.4 |
| 15 | Walker, Elmira | 1731 | ENG | =11B | =19N | +14B | −2N | =18B | 2.5 | 12.5 | 15.0 | 7.00 | 1850 | +6.0 |
| 16 | Papier, Alan | 1716 | ENG | +25B | +20N | =10B | −8N | −4B | 2.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 6.00 | 1763 | +4.0 |
| 17 | Roome, Gregory | 0 | ENG | −1B | +28N | +34B | =11N | −7B | 2.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 5.00 | 1666 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Bain, Oliver | 1635 | ENG | +29N | =9B | −8N | =27B | =15N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 5.75 | 1732 | +10.4 |
| 19 | Williamson, Oliver | 0 | ENG | =7N | =15B | =22N | −20B | +35B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 5.25 | 1604 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Morris-Weston, Robin T | 1687 | ENG | +13N | −16B | F | +19N | =21B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 6.75 | 1756 | +5.8 |
| 21 | Rogers, David R | 1727 | ENG | F | =22B | +37N | =6B | =20N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.25 | 1826 | +7.8 |
| 22 | Vilchez Diaz, Alejandro | 1731 | ESP | F | =21N | =19B | =26N | +23B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 5.50 | 1848 | +9.2 |
| 23 | Belinger, John | 1703 | ENG | +30N | +6B | −1N | −5B | −22N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 5.50 | 1614 | -9.2 |
| 24 | Rock Cooper, Dillon | 1857 | ENG | +32B | −10N | −2B | +34N | −6N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 3.00 | 2462 | +10.0 |
| 25 | Collins, Nigel | 1522 | ENG | −16N | +29B | =27N | −3B | =37N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.50 | 1536 | +1.2 |
| 26 | Plumb, Mick | 1739 | ENG | F | −5B | +39N | =22B | =27N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.75 | 1732 | -0.8 |
| 27 | Novakov, Oleksii | 1733 | ENG | F | =34N | =25B | =18N | =26B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.00 | 1640 | -19.6 |
| 28 | Ritchie, Paul | 1662 | ENG | −9N | −17B | +31N | +37B | F | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.50 | 2439 | +18.6 |
| 29 | White, Jon | 0 | ENG | −18B | −25N | =36N | +39B | =32N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 1.75 | 1328 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Threlkeld, Ian | 1496 | ENG | −23B | −32N | +40B | +38N | −14B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.50 | 1567 | +10.8 |
| 31 | Wilcox, Nigel | 1593 | ENG | −4B | −14N | −28B | +40N | =33B | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.75 | 882 | -45.2 |
| 32 | FIDE 343496857 | 0 | — | −24N | +30B | F | −4N | =29B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.00 | 1561 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Driver, Nicholas P | 0 | ENG | =36N | =37B | −6N | −13B | =31N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 1.75 | 1601 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Williams, Stephen | 1662 | WLS | F | =27B | −17N | −24B | +36N | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 1745 | +6.6 |
| 35 | Southall, Christopher M | 0 | ENG | F | +36B | −12N | −7B | −19N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 1523 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Probert, Malcolm | 1646 | WLS | =33B | −35N | =29B | −14N | −34B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 1.75 | 870 | -18.8 |
| 37 | Fraser, Roland | 1685 | SCO | F | =33N | −21B | −28N | =25B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.75 | 1364 | -47.6 |
| 38 | Hart, Gerard T | 1694 | ENG | F | −8B | −7N | −30B | =39N | 0.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.25 | 756 | -54.8 |
| 39 | Agostinelli, David | 0 | ENG | F | −11N | −26B | −29N | =38B | 0.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.25 | 1524 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Rushworth, Tim | 0 | ENG | −12N | −13B | −30N | −31B | F | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 849 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Archer-Lock, HelenENG+33.23.5 pts · #8
- 2Ritchie, PaulENG+18.62.0 pts · #14
- 3Jones, Martin CWLS+17.63.5 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Hart, Gerard TENG-54.80.5 pts · #39
- 2Fraser, RolandSCO-47.61.0 pts · #32
- 3Wilcox, NigelENG-45.21.5 pts · #40
Biggest upsets
- R4+198 Elo gap
- R1+139 Elo gap