Scottish Women's Championship 2025
Open SwissStandard
6 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 07 Nov 2025 to 09 Nov 2025 in Hamilton, Scotland. 2 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1868, and top seed was Svetlana Sucikova (🇸🇰 SVK, WIM, 2164).
Kathleen Rutherford (🇬🇧 SCO, 1793) won with 3.5/5, ahead of Kanishka Bhatia (3.0) and Svetlana Sucikova (2.5). Rutherford won solo starting round 4.
Location
🇬🇧Hamilton, Scotland
Dates
07 Nov 2025 → 09 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 2
WIM×1
WCM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇬🇧Scotland×5
🇸🇰Slovakia×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsKathleen Rutherford led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE09 Nov
Kathleen Rutherford takes the sole lead (2.5/4).
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Kathleen Rutherford drew with WCM Kanishka Bhatia (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kathleen Rutherford | * | ½ | — | 1 |
| 2WCMKanishka Bhatia | ½ | * | 0 | ½ |
| 3WIMSvetlana Sucikova | — | 1 | * | ½ |
| 4Eve Clark | 0 | ½ | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rutherford, Kathleen | 1793 | SCO | F | +5B | =2N | +4B | +6N | 3.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.50 | 2149 | +32.6 |
| 2 | Bhatia, KanishkaWCM | 1995 | SCO | =4B | −3N | =1B | +6B | +5N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.00 | 1927 | -12.8 |
| 3 | Sucikova, SvetlanaWIM | 2164 | SVK | F | +2B | F | +5B | =4N | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.25 | 2179 | +1.4 |
| 4 | Clark, Eve | 1861 | SCO | =2N | F | =5N | −1N | =3B | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.50 | 1867 | -1.0 |
| 5 | Giulian, Rosemary A | 1863 | SCO | +6N | −1N | =4B | −3N | −2B | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.75 | 1720 | -19.0 |
| 6 | McCusker, Kirsty | 1532 | SCO | −5B | F | F | −2N | −1B | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1063 | -7.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Rutherford, KathleenSCO+32.63.5 pts · #1
- 2Sucikova, SvetlanaWIMSVK+1.42.5 pts · #3
- 3Clark, EveSCO-1.01.5 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Giulian, Rosemary ASCO-19.01.5 pts · #5
- 2Bhatia, KanishkaWCMSCO-12.83.0 pts · #2
- 3McCusker, KirstySCO-7.60.0 pts · #6