Canterbury FIDE Standard - November 2025 - U1800
11 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 22 Nov 2025 to 23 Nov 2025 in Canterbury, England. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 660, and top seed was Dominic Czarnuch (🇬🇧 ENG, 1756).
Dushyanth Gan Nalabothula (🇬🇧 ENG, 0) won with 7.0/7, ahead of Dominic Czarnuch (4.5). Nalabothula won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Prakhar Saxena (1552) beat FIDE 343482937 (1672), a +120-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsDushyanth Gan Nalabothula led from R4; +2.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Dushyanth Gan Nalabothula never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +2.5 over the runner-up.
Dushyanth Gan Nalabothula beat Dominic Czarnuch (Black).
Dushyanth Gan Nalabothula won 7 in a row (R1–R7).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dushyanth Gan Nalabothula | * | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2Dominic Czarnuch | 0 | * | 1 | ½ |
| 3FIDE 343483453 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Joe Basquil | — | ½ | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nalabothula, Dushyanth Gan | 0 | ENG | +8B | +?B | +2N | +7B | +5N | +3N | +6B | 7.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 19.50 | 1702 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Czarnuch, Dominic | 1756 | ENG | +6B | +3N | −1B | +10N | F | =4B | +5N | 4.5 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 12.75 | 2353 | +9.6 |
| 3 | FIDE 343483453 | 0 | — | +5B | −2B | +4N | +6N | F | −1B | +11N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 9.50 | 1654 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Basquil, Joe | 0 | ENG | −9B | +11N | −3B | +8N | F | =2N | +?B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 4.25 | 1755 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Saxena, Prakhar | 1552 | ENG | −3N | +8B | −7N | +9B | −1B | +11N | −2B | 3.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 4.00 | 887 | -26.0 |
| 6 | Matthews, Ben | 0 | ENG | −2N | F | +9B | −3B | +?N | +8B | −1N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 4.00 | 955 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Emjam, Harsha Vardhan | 1618 | IND | +10B | +9N | +5B | −1N | F | F | F | 3.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 6.00 | 2353 | +8.2 |
| 8 | Varga Andrea-Alexandra | 0 | ROU | −1N | −5N | +11B | −4B | F | −6N | +9B | 2.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 2.00 | 753 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 343482317 | 0 | — | +4N | −7B | −6N | −5N | +11B | −?B | −8N | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 3.50 | 786 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 343468705 | 0 | — | −7N | F | +?B | −2B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 887 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 343482937 | 1672 | — | −?N | −4B | −8N | F | −9N | −5B | −3B | 0.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 753 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Czarnuch, DominicENG+9.64.5 pts · #4
- 2Emjam, Harsha VardhanIND+8.23.0 pts · #2
- 3Varga Andrea-AlexandraROU0.02.0 pts · #11
- 1Saxena, PrakharENG-26.03.0 pts · #9
- 2Basquil, JoeENG0.03.5 pts · #5
- 3Varga Andrea-AlexandraROU0.02.0 pts · #11
- R6+120 Elo gap