56th Cotswold Chess Congress - Major (U1860)
Open SwissStandard
52 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 23 May 2026 to 25 May 2026 in Gloucester, England. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1806, and top seed was Tommy Wilkins (🇬🇧 ENG, 1864).
Tommy Wilkins (🇬🇧 ENG, 1864) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Carl Gartside (4.5) and Naveen Daniel George (4.5). Wilkins won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Colin G Vernon (1390) beat S Wyn Howells (1625), a +235-point gap.
Location
🇬🇧Gloucester, England
Dates
23 May 2026 → 25 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Federations · 4 represented
🇬🇧England×43
🇬🇧Wales×7
🇲🇾Malaysia×1
🇮🇪Ireland×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTommy Wilkins led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4–R6 · LEAD HELD
Tommy Wilkins never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Tommy Wilkins 5 wins (R1–R5)Evan Punshon 3 wins (R3–R5)James Guest 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Tommy Wilkins | * | — | — | — |
| 2Evan Punshon | — | * | — | ½ |
| 3James Guest | — | — | * | — |
| 4Dillon Rock Cooper | — | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilkins, Tommy | 1864 | ENG | +35B | +19N | +20B | +2N | +11B | =3N | 5.5 | 18.5 | 21.0 | 18.75 | 2070 | +40.8 |
| 2 | Gartside, Carl | 1773 | ENG | +26N | +13B | +37N | −1B | =5N | +12B | 4.5 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 14.25 | 1980 | +27.4 |
| 3 | George, Naveen Daniel | 1645 | MAS | +52N | −4B | +28N | +13B | +14N | =1B | 4.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 12.75 | 1963 | +38.2 |
| 4 | Rock Cooper, Dillon | 1805 | ENG | +50B | +3N | =11B | +33N | =7B | =6N | 4.5 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 14.00 | 1883 | +8.8 |
| 5 | Guest, James | 1854 | ENG | −32N | +10B | +30B | +37N | =2B | +7N | 4.5 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 14.75 | 1756 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Punshon, Evan | 1787 | ENG | =21N | =31B | +44N | +39B | +26N | =4B | 4.5 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 11.50 | 1866 | +57.6 |
| 7 | Shieh, Lisirui | 1718 | ENG | =34N | +45B | +38N | +14B | =4N | −5B | 4.0 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 10.50 | 1959 | +87.2 |
| 8 | Bourne, Patrick | 1556 | WLS | −19B | =40N | +50B | +22N | +20B | =15N | 4.0 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 9.75 | 1774 | +43.2 |
| 9 | Chidwick, Judd | 1737 | ENG | =41N | +29B | =12N | F | +31B | +11N | 4.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 11.75 | 1722 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Patel, Diah | 1634 | ENG | −22B | −5N | +51N | +47B | +38N | +25B | 4.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 6.50 | 1941 | +95.6 |
| 11 | Williams, Stephen | 1642 | WLS | +51N | +28B | =4N | +24B | −1N | −9B | 3.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 8.25 | 1931 | +28.0 |
| 12 | Daly, Grant | 1585 | ENG | +18N | =25B | =9B | =15N | +33B | −2N | 3.5 | 18.5 | 21.0 | 11.25 | 1735 | +6.0 |
| 13 | Hayes, Ian | 1738 | WLS | +23B | −2N | +42B | −3N | +43B | =16N | 3.5 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 8.75 | 1719 | -11.6 |
| 14 | Northam, Lawrence | 1846 | ENG | +40B | +17N | =33B | −7N | −3B | +30N | 3.5 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 9.25 | 1748 | -10.8 |
| 15 | Szwajkun, Richard | 1710 | ENG | F | +34B | =24N | =12B | +27N | =8B | 3.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 10.75 | 1835 | +11.0 |
| 16 | So, Mason | 1617 | ENG | −38N | =27B | +45N | +32B | =25N | =13B | 3.5 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 8.75 | 1686 | +15.2 |
| 17 | Webster, Vivien | 1699 | ENG | +46N | −14B | F | =30N | +23B | +21B | 3.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 8.75 | 1865 | +27.0 |
| 18 | Wilden, Rob E | 1723 | ENG | −12B | −23N | =49B | +46N | +42B | +33N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 6.50 | 1745 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Homer, Neil S | 1707 | ENG | +8N | −1B | −31N | =21B | =34N | +49B | 3.0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 7.75 | 1689 | +2.8 |
| 20 | Rice, Samuel | 1750 | ENG | +48N | +32B | −1N | −26B | −8N | +39B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 6.00 | 1625 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Condron, Leonardo | 1645 | ENG | =6B | =36N | =22B | =19N | +37B | −17N | 3.0 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 8.50 | 1685 | +21.2 |
| 22 | Tipper, David I | 1761 | ENG | +10N | −37B | =21N | −8B | +39N | =24B | 3.0 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 9.00 | 1653 | +4.8 |
| 23 | Cleverley, Tom A | 1604 | ENG | −13N | +18B | −39N | +28B | −17N | +37B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 8.50 | 1512 | -54.4 |
| 24 | Tarbuck, Laurence J M | 1740 | ENG | =29N | +41B | =15B | −11N | =30B | =22N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 8.00 | 1675 | -10.8 |
| 25 | Roychowdhury, Aashita | 1716 | ENG | =43B | =12N | +48B | =31N | =16B | −10N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 7.25 | 1630 | -2.8 |
| 26 | Singhal, Saket | 1644 | ENG | −2B | +49N | +36B | +20N | −6B | F | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 6.50 | 1611 | -1.8 |
| 27 | OGorman, Brendan | 1749 | ENG | −30B | =16N | +29B | +40N | −15B | =31N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 8.00 | 1679 | -12.4 |
| 28 | Stephen, Alaric | 1759 | ENG | +42B | −11N | −3B | −23N | +46B | +40N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 5.50 | 1697 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Williams, John A | 1607 | WLS | =24B | −9N | −27N | +45B | =32N | +38B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 6.25 | 1787 | +15.6 |
| 30 | Colledge, Dave | 1625 | ENG | +27N | =38B | −5N | =17B | =24N | −14B | 2.5 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 7.25 | 1725 | +14.0 |
| 31 | Probert, Malcolm | 1622 | WLS | F | =6N | +19B | =25B | −9N | =27B | 2.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 8.25 | 1780 | +14.2 |
| 32 | Fursman, Lynne | 1681 | ENG | +5B | −20N | =43B | −16N | =29B | =36N | 2.5 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 8.25 | 1465 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Fursman, Rob | 1748 | ENG | +47N | +44B | =14N | −4B | −12N | −18B | 2.5 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 4.75 | 1742 | -12.8 |
| 34 | Blencowe, Ian P | 1580 | ENG | =7B | −15N | −40B | +50N | =19B | =35N | 2.5 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 5.75 | 1649 | +0.6 |
| 35 | Wildsmith, Dexter | 1696 | ENG | −1N | =47B | =41N | =44B | =49N | =34B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 4.25 | 1660 | -32.8 |
| 36 | Horrigan, Michael | 1823 | ENG | =39N | =21B | −26N | =48B | =41N | =32B | 2.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 5.50 | 1589 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Wood, Sam | 1702 | ENG | +49B | +22N | −2B | −5B | −21N | −23N | 2.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 4.00 | 1637 | -36.8 |
| 38 | Chan, Karina | 1745 | ENG | +16B | =30N | −7B | =43N | −10B | −29N | 2.0 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 5.75 | 1478 | -54.4 |
| 39 | Condron, Harrison | 1658 | ENG | =36B | =43N | +23B | −6N | −22B | −20N | 2.0 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 5.25 | 1560 | -14.8 |
| 40 | Rogers, David R | 1664 | ENG | −14N | =8B | +34N | −27B | =44N | −28B | 2.0 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 5.25 | 1628 | -13.6 |
| 41 | Mussa, Adam | 1594 | ENG | =9B | −24N | =35B | =42N | =36B | F | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 5.50 | 1584 | -15.6 |
| 42 | O`dowd, Paul | 1632 | IRL | −28N | +52B | −13N | =41B | −18N | =44B | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 1.75 | 1723 | +20.0 |
| 43 | Brown, Stephanie | 1566 | ENG | =25N | =39B | =32N | =38B | −13N | F | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 4.75 | 1580 | +15.2 |
| 44 | Aggarwal, Aashi | 1523 | ENG | F | −33N | −6B | =35N | =40B | =42N | 1.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 3.25 | 1567 | -27.2 |
| 45 | Vernon, Colin G | 1390 | ENG | F | −7N | −16B | −29N | +47B | =46N | 1.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 2.25 | 1507 | -16.2 |
| 46 | Sengenberger, Sara | 1546 | ENG | −17B | =50N | =47N | −18B | −28N | =45B | 1.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 2.00 | 1588 | -27.2 |
| 47 | Howells, S Wyn | 1625 | WLS | −33B | =35N | =46B | −10N | −45N | =50B | 1.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 2.50 | 1501 | -28.6 |
| 48 | Williams, Peter | 1629 | ENG | −20B | +51B | −25N | =36N | F | F | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.25 | 1767 | +0.4 |
| 49 | Brown, Gary | 1551 | ENG | −37N | −26B | =18N | F | =35B | −19N | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 3.00 | 1386 | -73.6 |
| 50 | Williams, David J | 1656 | WLS | −4N | =46B | −8N | −34B | F | =47N | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 1.50 | 1462 | -32.8 |
| 51 | White, Ian R | 1766 | ENG | −11B | −48N | −10B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 862 | -94.0 |
| 52 | Bromilow, Edward T | 1782 | ENG | −3B | −42N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 855 | -26.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Patel, DiahENG+95.64.0 pts · #8
- 2Shieh, LisiruiENG+87.24.0 pts · #7
- 3Punshon, EvanENG+57.64.5 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1White, Ian RENG-94.00.0 pts · #52
- 2Brown, GaryENG-73.61.0 pts · #50
- 3Chan, KarinaENG-54.42.0 pts · #34
Biggest upsets
- R5+235 Elo gap
- R4+205 Elo gap
- R5+201 Elo gap