Yorkshire v Greater Manchester
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23 players participated in this 1-round tournament, held on 15 Nov 2025 in Sheffield, England. 3 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2101, and top seed was Tim Elgar (🇬🇧 ENG, 2188).
Alex Burke (🇬🇧 ENG, CM, 2013) won with 1.0/1, ahead of Robert Starley (1.0) and Danilo V. Soares (1.0).
The biggest upset came in round 1: Joel McBeath (1818) beat Joe Varley (2028), a +210-point gap.
Location
🇬🇧Sheffield, England
Dates
15 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 110 minutes for game with 10 sec increment from move 1
System
Team · 1 rounds
Titled players · 3
FM×1
CM×1
WCM×1
Federations · 4 represented
🇬🇧England×19
🇯🇵Japan×1
🇧🇷Brazil×1
🇭🇰Hong Kong China×1
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CMBurke, Alex | 🇬🇧ENG | 2013 | 1.0 | 1692 | 2492 | +5.2 |
| 2 | Starley, Robert | 🇬🇧ENG | 2068 | 1.0 | 1967 | 2767 | +7.2 |
| 3 | Soares, Danilo V. | 🇧🇷BRA | 2085 | 1.0 | 2172 | 2972 | +24.8 |
| 4 | Cooper, John G | 🇬🇧ENG | 2079 | 1.0 | 1860 | 2660 | +4.4 |
| 5 | FMNelson, Jonathan P | 🇬🇧ENG | 2102 | 1.0 | 1943 | 2743 | +5.8 |
| 6 | McBeath, Joel | 🇬🇧ENG | 1818 | 1.0 | 2028 | 2828 | +30.8 |
| 7 | Quaite, Toby | 🇬🇧ENG | 2072 | 1.0 | 2188 | 2988 | +26.4 |
| 8 | Ther, Mate | 🇬🇧ENG | 2057 | 1.0 | 1979 | 2779 | +7.8 |
| 9 | Shaw, Peter | 🇬🇧ENG | 2016 | 1.0 | 1682 | 2482 | +2.4 |
| 10 | Ganti, Shriaansh | 🇬🇧ENG | 2080 | 1.0 | 1984 | 2784 | +14.8 |
| 11 | Gill, Oliver | 🇬🇧ENG | 2111 | 0.5 | 2015 | 2015 | -2.6 |
| 12 | Rughani, Mahin | 🇬🇧ENG | 2015 | 0.5 | 2111 | 2111 | +5.2 |
| 13 | Sanada, Tetsuaki | 🇯🇵JPN | 1967 | 0.0 | 2068 | 1268 | -7.2 |
| 14 | Newell, David F | 🇬🇧ENG | 1860 | 0.0 | 2079 | 1279 | -4.4 |
| 15 | Townsend, M Paul | 🇬🇧ENG | 2172 | 0.0 | 2085 | 1285 | -12.4 |
| 16 | Wong, Chun Hei | 🇭🇰HKG | 1943 | 0.0 | 2102 | 1302 | -5.8 |
| 18 | Elgar, Tim | 🇬🇧ENG | 2188 | 0.0 | 2072 | 1272 | -26.4 |
| 19 | Varley, Joe | 🇬🇧ENG | 2028 | 0.0 | 1818 | 1018 | -15.4 |
| 20 | Zhu, Yaoyao | 🇬🇧ENG | 1979 | 0.0 | 2057 | 1257 | -7.8 |
| 21 | Yang, Andy | 🇬🇧ENG | 1682 | 0.0 | 2016 | 1216 | -4.8 |
| 22 | WCMAshton, Alannah | 🇬🇧ENG | 1983 | 0.0 | 2080 | 1280 | -14.8 |
| 23 | Marsh, Aram | 🇬🇧ENG | 1692 | 0.0 | 2014 | 1214 | -5.2 |
| 17 | FIDE 343483143 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 2035 | 1235 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1McBeath, JoelENG+30.81.0 pts · #6
- 2Quaite, TobyENG+26.41.0 pts · #7
- 3Soares, Danilo V.BRA+24.81.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Elgar, TimENG-26.40.0 pts · #18
- 2Varley, JoeENG-15.40.0 pts · #19
- 3Ashton, AlannahWCMENG-14.80.0 pts · #22
Biggest upsets
- R1+210 Elo gap
- R1+116 Elo gap