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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
Top seed
🇬🇧Dillon Rock Cooper1857
Avg top 10
1,755
Participants
40
Federations · 5 represented
🇬🇧England×29
🇬🇧Wales×3
🇪🇸Spain×1
🇲🇾Malaysia×1
🇬🇧Scotland×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Tight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders
12
4
1
1
2
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
44Jones3.5Symons3.53.5Archer-Lock3.5— ex-leaders:led R3–R4, #28
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
Player1234
1FIDE 484407*
0
2FIDE 343496873
1
*
½
3Martin C Jones*
4John B Symons
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1FIDE 3434968730+17N+2N+23B=9B=8B4.013.015.011.7517230.0
2FIDE 4844070+?N1B+24N+15B+9N4.011.511.57.5018440.0
3Jones, Martin C1783WLS10B+7B=13N+25N+12B3.512.514.510.001997+17.6
4Archer-Lock, Helen1706ENG+31N=12B9N+32B+16N3.510.011.57.001937+33.2
5Hennefeld, James0ENGF+26N=11B+23N+10B3.510.010.08.5017610.0
6FIDE 4110600+14B23N+33B=21N+24B3.59.511.07.7517610.0
7Li, Alice1615ENG=19B3N+38B+35N+17N3.59.510.05.251739+13.2
8Symons, John B0ENGF+38N+18B+16B=1N3.59.59.57.5017420.0
9Drummond, Alastair0ENG+28B=18N+4B=1N2B3.014.016.08.7517080.0
10FIDE 3434968650+3N+24B=16N=12B5N3.012.514.58.2518000.0
11Swann, Ollie0ENG=15N+39B=5N=17B=13N3.011.512.06.2517790.0
12Farina, Mauro1682ENG+40B=4N+35B=10N3N3.011.011.04.251552-13.2
13Stout, Nicholas B1826ENG20B+40N=3B+33N=11B3.010.510.54.751542-30.0
14George, Naveen Daniel1678MAS6N+31B15N+36B+30N3.09.510.54.501810+13.4
15Walker, Elmira1731ENG=11B=19N+14B2N=18B2.512.515.07.001850+6.0
16Papier, Alan1716ENG+25B+20N=10B8N4B2.512.514.56.001763+4.0
17Roome, Gregory0ENG1B+28N+34B=11N7B2.512.514.05.0016660.0
18Bain, Oliver1635ENG+29N=9B8N=27B=15N2.511.013.05.751732+10.4
19Williamson, Oliver0ENG=7N=15B=22N20B+35B2.511.012.05.2516040.0
20Morris-Weston, Robin T1687ENG+13N16BF+19N=21B2.510.510.56.751756+5.8
21Rogers, David R1727ENGF=22B+37N=6B=20N2.59.59.55.251826+7.8
22Vilchez Diaz, Alejandro1731ESPF=21N=19B=26N+23B2.59.09.05.501848+9.2
23Belinger, John1703ENG+30N+6B1N5B22N2.013.515.55.501614-9.2
24Rock Cooper, Dillon1857ENG+32B10N2B+34N6N2.012.013.53.002462+10.0
25Collins, Nigel1522ENG16N+29B=27N3B=37N2.010.011.03.501536+1.2
26Plumb, Mick1739ENGF5B+39N=22B=27N2.08.58.52.751732-0.8
27Novakov, Oleksii1733ENGF=34N=25B=18N=26B2.08.08.04.001640-19.6
28Ritchie, Paul1662ENG9N17B+31N+37BF2.08.08.02.502439+18.6
29White, Jon0ENG18B25N=36N+39B=32N2.07.07.51.7513280.0
30Threlkeld, Ian1496ENG23B32N+40B+38N14B2.07.07.00.501567+10.8
31Wilcox, Nigel1593ENG4B14N28B+40N=33B1.510.010.00.75882-45.2
32FIDE 343496857024N+30BF4N=29B1.59.59.53.0015610.0
33Driver, Nicholas P0ENG=36N=37B6N13B=31N1.59.010.01.7516010.0
34Williams, Stephen1662WLSF=27B17N24B+36N1.57.57.52.001745+6.6
35Southall, Christopher M0ENGF+36B12N7B19N1.010.010.01.0015230.0
36Probert, Malcolm1646WLS=33B35N=29B14N34B1.08.09.01.75870-18.8
37Fraser, Roland1685SCOF=33N21B28N=25B1.08.08.01.751364-47.6
38Hart, Gerard T1694ENGF8B7N30B=39N0.59.59.50.25756-54.8
39Agostinelli, David0ENGF11N26B29N=38B0.57.57.50.2515240.0
40Rushworth, Tim0ENG12N13B30N31BF0.09.59.50.008490.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets