Birmingham FIDE Congress - U2400
21 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 22 May 2026 to 24 May 2026 in Birmingham, England. 2 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2046, and top seed was Tom Junde He (🇬🇧 ENG, CM, 2298).
Sooraj M R (🇮🇳 IND, 2147) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Karan Kukreja (4.0) and Aaron Rich (3.5). R shared the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Andrew P McCumiskey (1963) beat Tom Junde He (CM, 2298), a +335-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Benjamin Larkin takes the sole lead (2.5/3).
2 players finish on 4.0/5. R takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (10.5).
Sooraj M R won 4 in a row (R2–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sooraj M R | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2Karan Kukreja | — | * | — | — |
| 3CMAaron Rich | — | — | * | — |
| 4Andrew P McCumiskey | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sooraj M R | 2147 | IND | F | +14B | +11N | +4B | +6N | 4.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.50 | 2761 | +21.0 |
| 2 | Kukreja, Karan | 1905 | ENG | +15N | =4B | =10N | +13B | +8N | 4.0 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 8.75 | 2135 | +28.8 |
| 3 | Rich, AaronCM | 2011 | ENG | +16B | −8N | =12B | +14N | +9B | 3.5 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 7.00 | 2013 | +0.6 |
| 4 | Larkin, Benjamin | 2054 | ENG | +12B | =2N | +8B | −1N | =5B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 8.00 | 2019 | -3.6 |
| 5 | Shivakumar, Akshath | 1993 | ENG | −8N | +18B | =7N | +11B | =4N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 6.50 | 1954 | -9.6 |
| 6 | McCumiskey, Andrew P | 1963 | ENG | −9B | +17N | +20N | +10B | −1B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 4.50 | 2059 | +23.6 |
| 7 | Obi, Okwose Marc | 1859 | ENG | =21B | =19N | =5B | +12N | =13N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 5.25 | 2051 | +25.8 |
| 8 | Marlow, Ben | 1825 | ENG | +5B | +3B | −4N | =9N | −2B | 2.5 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 7.75 | 1955 | +16.8 |
| 9 | Dhingra, Kanvansh | 1814 | ENG | +6N | =10B | =13N | =8B | −3N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 6.50 | 1929 | +30.8 |
| 10 | Pearson, Charlie | 1916 | ENG | +17B | =9N | =2B | −6N | =12B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 5.25 | 1861 | -14.8 |
| 11 | Tamilselvan, Tara | 1870 | ENG | =19B | +21N | −1B | −5N | +17B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 2000 | +32.8 |
| 12 | Roger, Michael | 1867 | SCO | −4N | +15B | =3N | −7B | =10N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 4.50 | 1845 | -6.8 |
| 13 | Jaszkiwskyj, Peter | 1932 | ENG | +18N | F | =9B | −2N | =7B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.75 | 1845 | -9.6 |
| 14 | Gunarathne, Senith Thenula | 1956 | ENG | F | −1N | +21B | −3B | +15N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1980 | +5.6 |
| 15 | Hu, Jason | 1746 | ENG | −2B | −12N | =16B | +18N | −14B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 1.75 | 1728 | -5.2 |
| 16 | Vaidyanathan, Sathya | 1856 | ENG | −3N | −20B | =15N | +17N | −18B | 1.5 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 1.75 | 1765 | -29.2 |
| 17 | Chen, Yechu | 1758 | ENG | −10N | −6B | +18N | −16B | −11N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 1.00 | 1641 | -27.6 |
| 18 | Caira, Theodore | 1800 | ENG | −13B | −5N | −17B | −15B | +16N | 1.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 1.50 | 1617 | -45.2 |
| 19 | James, Russell A | 2087 | ENG | =11N | =7B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.75 | 1865 | -11.4 |
| 20 | He, Tom JundeCM | 2298 | ENG | F | +16N | −6B | F | F | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.50 | 1931 | -32.0 |
| 21 | Sivaparan, Isai | 2015 | NOR | =7N | −11B | −14N | F | F | 0.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 1622 | -59.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Tamilselvan, TaraENG+32.82.5 pts · #11
- 2Dhingra, KanvanshENG+30.82.5 pts · #9
- 3Kukreja, KaranENG+28.84.0 pts · #2
- 1Sivaparan, IsaiNOR-59.20.5 pts · #21
- 2Caira, TheodoreENG-45.21.0 pts · #18
- 3He, Tom JundeCMENG-32.01.0 pts · #19
- R3+335 Elo gap
- R2+186 Elo gap
- R1+168 Elo gap