2025-2026 Welsh Premier League Round 2
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22 players participated in this 2-round tournament, held on 07 Dec 2025 in Bridgend, Wales. 2 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2042, and top seed was Grzegorz Toczek (🇬🇧 WLS, FM, 2182).
Maurice McCarthy (🇬🇧 WLS, 0) won with 1.0/2, ahead of Rudy Van Kemenade (1.0) and Tim Kett (1.0).
Location
🇬🇧Bridgend, Wales
Dates
07 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Team · 2 rounds
Titled players · 2
FM×2
Federations · 4 represented
🇬🇧Wales×18
🇲🇽Mexico×1
🇨🇿Czech Republic×1
🇬🇧England×1
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McCarthy, Maurice | 🇬🇧WLS | 0 | 1.0 | 1758 | 2558 | +9.2 |
| 2 | Van Kemenade, Rudy | 🇬🇧WLS | 1933 | 1.0 | 1907 | 2707 | +10.0 |
| 3 | FMKett, Tim | 🇬🇧WLS | 2101 | 1.0 | 2188 | 2988 | +12.2 |
| 4 | Young, Alan | 🇬🇧WLS | 1951 | 1.0 | 1961 | 2761 | +9.2 |
| 5 | Vlkova, Anezka | 🇨🇿CZE | 1989 | 1.0 | 1934 | 2734 | +8.4 |
| 6 | Gibbons, Andrew | 🇬🇧WLS | 1950 | 1.0 | 1877 | 2677 | +7.8 |
| 7 | Pleasants, Allan J | 🇬🇧WLS | 2003 | 0.5 | 1986 | 1986 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Tapp, James | 🇬🇧ENG | 2013 | 0.5 | 2003 | 2003 | +0.2 |
| 9 | Heaven, Pete | 🇬🇧WLS | 2001 | 0.5 | 1998 | 1998 | -0.2 |
| 10 | Van Noorden, Nicolas | 🇬🇧WLS | 1951 | 0.5 | 1934 | 1934 | -0.8 |
| 11 | Jones, Derek | 🇬🇧WLS | 1928 | 0.5 | 1951 | 1951 | +0.4 |
| 12 | De La Cruz Loredo, Ivan | 🇲🇽MEX | 2096 | 0.5 | 2082 | 2082 | -0.4 |
| 13 | Brown, Thomas | 🇬🇧WLS | 2094 | 0.5 | 2096 | 2096 | +0.4 |
| 14 | Musson, Adam J | 🇬🇧WLS | 1984 | 0.5 | 1986 | 1986 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Harper, Gareth | 🇬🇧WLS | 0 | 0.5 | 1898 | 1898 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Weatherlake, John P | 🇬🇧WLS | 1880 | 0.0 | 1956 | 1156 | -7.8 |
| 17 | Prabhu, Vismith | 🇬🇧WLS | 1769 | 0.0 | 1965 | 1165 | -9.2 |
| 18 | Jukes, Sam | 🇬🇧WLS | 1937 | 0.0 | 1904 | 1104 | -10.0 |
| 19 | FMToczek, Grzegorz | 🇬🇧WLS | 2182 | 0.0 | 2109 | 1309 | -12.2 |
| 20 | Hatchett, Paul | 🇬🇧WLS | 1934 | 0.0 | 1989 | 1189 | -8.4 |
| 21 | Morris, Gareth | 🇬🇧WLS | 1961 | 0.0 | 1988 | 1188 | -9.2 |
| 22 | FIDE 1806815 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1884 | 1084 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kett, TimFMWLS+12.21.0 pts · #3
- 2Van Kemenade, RudyWLS+10.01.0 pts · #2
- 3Young, AlanWLS+9.21.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Toczek, GrzegorzFMWLS-12.20.0 pts · #19
- 2Jukes, SamWLS-10.00.0 pts · #18
- 3Morris, GarethWLS-9.20.0 pts · #21