Twickenham Youth Congress 2025
Open SwissStandard
13 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 29 Nov 2025 to 30 Nov 2025 in Twickenham, England. Top 10 Elo average was 500, and top seed was Liam Clery (π¬π§ ENG, 1779).
Liam Clery (π¬π§ ENG, 1779) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Hei Lok (4.0) and Jonathan Brennan (3.5). Clery won solo starting round 4.
Location
π¬π§Twickenham, England
Dates
29 Nov 2025 β 30 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 5 rounds
Federations Β· 1 represented
π¬π§EnglandΓ8
Top 3
- π₯
- π₯
- π₯
How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 5 roundsLiam Clery led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
7
4
2
1
1
R4βR5 Β· LEAD HELD
Liam Clery never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R2 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND
Liam Clery beat Hei Lok (Black).
WIN STREAKS Β· 3 top finishers
Liam Clery 5 wins (R1βR5)Hei Lok 3 wins (R3βR5)FIDE 343434908 3 wins (R2βR4)
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Liam Clery | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Hei Lok | 0 | * | β | β |
| 3FIDE 343434908 | 0 | β | * | Β½ |
| 4Jonathan Brennan | 0 | β | Β½ | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clery, Liam | 1779 | ENG | +4B | +2N | +9B | +3N | +6B | 5.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 15.50 | 2409 | +22.4 |
| 2 | Lok, Hei | 0 | ENG | +?N | β1B | +?N | +5B | +7N | 4.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.50 | 1695 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Brennan, Jonathan | 1618 | ENG | +7N | +5B | +11N | β1B | =4N | 3.5 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 9.25 | 979 | -11.6 |
| 4 | FIDE 343434908 | 0 | β | β1N | +13B | +10N | +9N | =3B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 5.75 | 1506 | 0.0 |
| 5 | FIDE 343460852 | 0 | β | +?B | β3N | +?B | β2N | +9B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 818 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Liu, Anbo | 1600 | ENG | β11N | =7B | +12N | +10B | β1N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 4.75 | 979 | -10.8 |
| 7 | FIDE 343439942 | 0 | β | β3B | =6N | +?B | +13N | β2B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.25 | 1416 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 343424732 | 0 | β | =12N | β11B | β?N | +?B | +?N | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 810 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Dudhe, Arjun | 0 | ENG | +10B | +?N | β1N | β4B | β5N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 2.00 | 979 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Cai, Catherine | 0 | ENG | β9N | +?B | β4B | β6N | +12B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.50 | 1605 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Fu, Tsz Long | 0 | ENG | +6B | +8N | β3B | F | F | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.00 | 1609 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Ganesh, Shruthilaya | 0 | ENG | =8B | β?N | β6B | +?B | β10N | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.25 | 1605 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 343486800 | 0 | β | β?B | β4N | F | β7B | β?N | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 810 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Clery, LiamENG+22.45.0 pts Β· #1
- 2Dudhe, ArjunENG0.02.0 pts Β· #13
- 3Lok, HeiENG0.04.0 pts Β· #4
Top rating losers
- 1Brennan, JonathanENG-11.63.5 pts Β· #10
- 2Liu, AnboENG-10.82.5 pts Β· #8
- 3Dudhe, ArjunENG0.02.0 pts Β· #13