35th Frome Chess Congress - Minor (U1625)

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25 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 15 May 2026 to 17 May 2026 in Frome, England. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1623, and top seed was Natashane McCook (🇯🇲 JAM, 1698).

The biggest upset came in round 3: Adrian Cload (1574) beat Tim J Cutter (1682), a +108-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

🇯🇲Natashane McCook1698

Avg top 10

1,623

Participants

Federations · 2 represented

🇬🇧England×10

🇯🇲Jamaica×1

Top 3

🥇
FIDE 343496768
—
4.5pts·1594perf0.0
🥈
FIDE 343496164
—
3.5pts·1513perf0.0
🥉
Natashane McCook
🇯🇲JAM·1698
3.5pts·1829perf+13.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

FIDE 343496768 led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

4.5Cload3.5Raynes3.5McCook3.53.53.5— ex-leaders:led R5, #15led R3, #19

R5 · LEADER CHANGE17 May

FIDE 343496768 takes the sole lead (4.5/5).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FIDE 343496768 beat Adrian Cload (Black).

R3–R5 · WIN STREAK

FIDE 343496768 won 3 in a row (R3–R5).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FIDE 343496768	*	1	—	—
2Adrian Cload	0	*	—	—
3Barry Raynes	—	—	*	½
4Natashane McCook	—	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	FIDE 343496768	0	—	+?B	=7N	+12B	+4N	+2B	4.5	12.0	12.0	10.50	1594	0.0
2	FIDE 343496164	0	—	=9N	+23B	+7N	+6B	−1N	3.5	13.5	14.5	8.75	1513	0.0
3	McCook, Natashane	1698	JAM	=5N	=15B	+18N	+14B	=6N	3.5	11.0	13.0	8.50	1829	+13.2
4	Cload, Adrian	1574	ENG	=13N	+17B	+19N	−1B	+9N	3.5	11.0	13.0	7.50	1862	+42.8
5	Raynes, Barry	0	ENG	=3B	=10N	=13B	+23N	+15N	3.5	10.0	11.0	7.00	1643	0.0
6	FIDE 343411592	0	—	+?B	+?N	+?B	−2N	=3B	3.5	7.0	7.0	1.75	1698	0.0
7	FIDE 343496776	0	—	+14N	=1B	−2B	=16N	+12B	3.0	12.0	14.0	7.25	1685	0.0
8	FIDE 343456618	0	—	+22B	−?N	+21B	+?N	−?B	3.0	2.5	2.5	2.50	1707	0.0
9	Irie -Williams, Silk	1513	ENG	=2B	−12N	+22B	+13N	−4B	2.5	11.0	12.0	4.75	1574	+6.4
10	FIDE 343496725	0	—	F	=5B	=14N	=19B	+16N	2.5	9.5	9.5	5.75	1691	0.0
11	FIDE 487961	0	—	=20N	=13B	F	=12N	+?B	2.5	6.0	6.0	3.00	1573	0.0
12	FIDE 343496792	0	—	=18N	+9B	−1N	=11B	−7N	2.0	12.5	14.5	4.75	1533	0.0
13	Loyden, Gary	1573	ENG	=4B	=11N	=5N	−9B	=14N	2.0	12.0	14.0	5.75	1462	-8.8
14	Sun, Lydia	1674	ENG	−7B	+22N	=10B	−3N	=13B	2.0	11.0	12.0	3.25	1443	-24.4
15	Taplin, William	1597	ENG	F	=3N	=16B	+21N	−5B	2.0	10.5	10.5	4.25	1805	+33.6
16	Kocan, Barry A	1656	ENG	−17N	+24B	=15N	=7B	−10B	2.0	9.5	10.5	3.50	1597	-1.6
17	FIDE 343415040	0	—	+16B	−4N	−?B	−20N	+22B	2.0	8.5	8.5	3.00	1615	0.0
18	FIDE 343496750	0	—	=12B	=21N	−3B	−24N	+23B	2.0	8.0	9.0	2.75	1500	0.0
19	Cutter, Tim J	1682	ENG	F	+25N	−4B	=10N	=20B	2.0	8.0	8.0	2.25	1576	-11.6
20	FIDE 343467059	0	—	=11B	−?N	F	+17B	=19N	2.0	6.5	6.5	4.25	1682	0.0
21	Collis, Paul S	1687	ENG	F	=18B	−8N	−15B	+25N	1.5	7.0	7.0	1.00	1588	-10.8
22	FIDE 343496741	0	—	−8N	−14B	−9N	+25B	−17N	1.0	9.5	9.5	0.00	1463	0.0
23	FIDE 493651	0	—	F	−2N	+25B	−5B	−18N	1.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	1598	0.0
24	FIDE 343111329	0	—	−?B	−16N	F	+18B	−?N	1.0	4.0	4.0	2.00	856	0.0
25	Constable, Christine F	1578	ENG	F	−19B	−23N	−22N	−21B	0.0	5.5	5.5	0.00	885	-14.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Cload, AdrianENG
+42.8
3.5 pts · #1
2Taplin, WilliamENG
+33.6
2.0 pts · #2
3McCook, NatashaneJAM
+13.2
3.5 pts · #6

Top rating losers

1Sun, LydiaENG
-24.4
2.0 pts · #18
2Constable, Christine FENG
-14.2
0.0 pts · #25
3Cutter, Tim JENG
-11.6
2.0 pts · #11

Biggest upsets

R3+108 Elo gap
Cload, Adrian1574 beat Cutter, Tim J1682