Birmingham FIDE Congress - U1600
Open SwissStandard
8 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 22 May 2026 to 24 May 2026 in Birmingham, England. Top 10 Elo average was 148, and top seed was George McCumiskey (🇬🇧 ENG, 1599).
Location
🇬🇧Birmingham, England
Dates
22 May 2026 → 24 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Avg top 10
148
Participants
8
Federations · 1 represented
🇬🇧England×5
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsCo-leaders
4
2
1
1
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R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
FIDE 343496369 beat Mahad Mohammed (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FIDE 343496369 | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2Mahad Mohammed | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Ufuk Kachak | — | — | * | 1 |
| 4Peter J Hughes | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIDE 343496369 | 0 | — | +?B | +2N | −?B | +?B | +?N | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 1602 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Mohammed, Mahad | 0 | ENG | +?N | −1B | +7N | +?B | −?B | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1552 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Kachak, Ufuk | 0 | ENG | F | +4B | =?N | −?N | +?B | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 1532 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Hughes, Peter J | 0 | ENG | +?B | −3N | −?B | +7N | −?B | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 766 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Garnsworthy, Riyaan | 0 | ENG | F | +8B | +6N | −?N | −?B | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.50 | 799 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Whetnall, Connor | 0 | ENG | F | =?N | −5B | −?B | +?N | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1599 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 343410839 | 1185 | — | F | −?N | −2B | −4B | +8N | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 732 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 343493017 | 0 | — | =?B | −5N | =?B | −?N | −7B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1599 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1FIDE 3434108390.01.0 pts · #6
- 2Kachak, UfukENG0.02.5 pts · #3
- 3Hughes, Peter JENG0.02.0 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1FIDE 3434108390.01.0 pts · #6
- 2Kachak, UfukENG0.02.5 pts · #3
- 3Hughes, Peter JENG0.02.0 pts · #7