2025 West Wales Open

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33 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 14 Nov 2025 to 16 Nov 2025 in Swansea, Wales. 2 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1988, and top seed was Sven P. Zeidler (🇬🇧 WLS, FM, 2100).

Alan Young (🇬🇧 WLS, 1951) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Sven P. Zeidler (4.0) and Tim Kett (3.5). Young won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Wutong Chen (1698) beat Allan J Pleasants (2003), a +305-point gap.

Location

🇬🇧Swansea, Wales

Dates

14 Nov 2025 → 16 Nov 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇬🇧FMSven P. Zeidler2100

Avg top 10

1,988

Participants

Titled players · 2

FM×2

Federations · 6 represented

🇬🇧Wales×20

🇬🇧England×6

🇮🇹Italy×2

🇺🇿Uzbekistan×2

🇵🇱Poland×1

🇨🇳China×1

Top 3

🥇
Alan Young
🇬🇧WLS·1951
5.0pts·2650perf+37.0
🥈
FMSven P. Zeidler
🇬🇧WLS·2100
4.0pts·2040perf-4.6
🥉
FMTim Kett
🇬🇧WLS·2094
3.5pts·2159perf+4.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Alan Young led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Young5Zeidler4Woodruff3.5Kett3.5Thomas3Jukes3

R4–R5 · LEAD HELD

Alan Young never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Alan Young 5 wins (R1–R5)FM Sven P. Zeidler 3 wins (R3–R5)

R3 · LATE SURGE

Adam C Woodruff was #11 at R3, climbed to #3 over the final stretch.

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Young, Alan	1951	WLS	+6N	+19B	+12N	+5B	+7N	5.0	11.5	13.5	13.50	2650	+37.0
2	Zeidler, Sven P.FM	2100	WLS	+15B	−5N	+23B	+8N	+6B	4.0	11.5	13.0	10.00	2040	-4.6
3	Kett, TimFM	2094	WLS	F	+17N	=25B	+11B	+5N	3.5	9.5	9.5	8.75	2159	+4.0
4	Woodruff, Adam C	2054	ENG	+28N	−11B	=13N	+24B	+16N	3.5	9.0	10.0	6.25	1914	-28.4
5	May, Adam J	1861	WLS	+29N	+2B	+7N	−1N	−3B	3.0	15.5	16.5	8.00	2015	+20.8
6	Chen, Wutong	1698	CHN	−1B	+30N	+9B	+26N	−2N	3.0	13.5	14.5	5.50	2010	+57.6
7	McCarthy, Maurice	1961	WLS	+14B	+16N	−5B	+25N	−1B	3.0	13.0	14.5	6.50	1917	-10.8
8	Jukes, Sam	1891	WLS	F	+20B	+11N	−2B	+14N	3.0	11.0	11.0	7.00	2041	+15.2
9	Underwood, Jon	1990	ENG	=20N	=13B	−6N	+30B	+19N	3.0	9.5	10.5	5.25	1729	-25.4
10	Thomas, Roy	1748	WLS	F	+21B	+19N	−22B	+12N	3.0	8.5	8.5	6.50	2055	+32.4
11	Brewer, Ben	1828	WLS	+18B	+4N	−8B	−3N	=17B	2.5	12.5	15.0	7.25	1849	+7.6
12	Van Kemenade, Rudy	1937	WLS	+31B	+23N	−1B	=14N	−10B	2.5	12.0	12.5	3.25	1769	-21.0
13	Plotnikov, Matvii	1710	ITA	F	=9N	=4B	=15N	+25B	2.5	10.5	10.5	6.00	2008	+29.4
14	Van Kemenade, Julie	1748	WLS	−7N	+32B	+28N	=12B	−8B	2.5	9.5	9.5	2.25	1798	+4.2
15	Plotnikov, Dmytro	1760	ITA	−2N	=29B	+33N	=13B	=24N	2.5	9.0	9.0	2.50	1766	-0.8
16	Zaporowski, Tomasz	1818	POL	+32N	−7B	=31N	+20B	−4B	2.5	9.0	9.0	2.25	1750	-8.2
17	Bahtiyorova, Nodirabegim	1757	UZB	F	−3B	+29N	+31B	=11N	2.5	7.5	7.5	2.75	1882	+23.6
18	Burton, Henry	1446	WLS	−11N	=28B	−20N	+33B	+31N	2.5	6.0	6.0	1.00	1719	+64.8
19	Sipho, Donovan	1793	ENG	+30B	−1N	−10B	+23N	−9B	2.0	12.5	13.5	2.50	1676	-12.2
20	Shevchenko, Danylo	1717	WLS	=9B	−8N	+18B	−16N	=27B	2.0	11.0	12.5	4.75	1677	-11.6
21	White, Chris R	1894	WLS	−23B	−10N	=26N	=29B	+30N	2.0	7.0	8.0	2.25	1594	-61.6
22	Westcott, Dale	1824	WLS	F	+27B	F	+10N	F	2.0	4.5	4.5	4.50	2473	+12.2
23	Di-Vetta, Andrew	1789	WLS	+21N	−12B	−2N	−19B	=28N	1.5	10.5	11.5	2.50	1746	-6.6
24	Howells, S Wyn	1722	WLS	F	−26B	+27N	−4N	=15B	1.5	9.0	9.0	2.75	1767	+2.0
25	Bakhtiyarov, Kamronbek	1847	UZB	F	+33B	=3N	−7B	−13N	1.5	9.0	9.0	1.75	1776	-16.8
26	Pleasants, Allan J	2003	WLS	F	+24N	=21B	−6B	F	1.5	6.5	6.5	2.50	1771	-17.0
27	Murthy, Arush	1599	WLS	F	−22N	−24B	+28B	=20N	1.5	6.5	6.5	2.00	1666	+12.4
28	McKenna, Joshua	1750	WLS	−4B	=18N	−14B	−27N	=23B	1.0	10.0	11.5	2.00	1486	-33.0
29	Pintea, Vlad	1611	ENG	−5B	=15N	−17B	=21N	F	1.0	10.0	10.0	2.25	1625	+2.0
30	Phaneuf, Devrim	1604	ENG	−19N	−6B	+32N	−9N	−21B	1.0	10.0	10.0	0.00	1044	0.0
31	Pintea, Ovidiu	1615	ENG	−12N	F	=16B	−17N	−18B	0.5	10.0	10.0	1.25	1418	-36.0
32	FIDE 1808540	0	—	−16B	−14N	−30B	F	F	0.0	7.0	7.0	0.00	983	0.0
33	Williams, John A	1686	WLS	F	−25N	−15B	−18N	F	0.0	6.5	6.5	0.00	884	-29.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Burton, HenryWLS
+64.8
2.5 pts · #9
2Chen, WutongCHN
+57.6
3.0 pts · #18
3Young, AlanWLS
+37.0
5.0 pts · #1

Top rating losers

1White, Chris RWLS
-61.6
2.0 pts · #27
2Pintea, OvidiuENG
-36.0
0.5 pts · #30
3McKenna, JoshuaWLS
-33.0
1.0 pts · #26

Biggest upsets

R4+305 Elo gap
Chen, Wutong1698 beat Pleasants, Allan J2003
R3+292 Elo gap
Chen, Wutong1698 beat Underwood, Jon1990
R4+240 Elo gap
Burton, Henry1446 beat Williams, John A1686