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AlphaChess FIDE Classical - Ebony (U2400)

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14 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 21 Mar 2026 to 22 Mar 2026 in Potters Bar, England. 2 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1963, and top seed was Arya Cont (πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ ENG, 2115).

Arya Cont (πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ ENG, 2115) won with 3.5/5, ahead of Chee Sian Sebastien Chua (3.5) and Harvey Li (3.0). Cont won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Vincent Sagues (1933) beat Rock Yu (CM, 2108), a +175-point gap.

Location
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§Potters Bar, England
Dates
21 Mar 2026 β†’ 22 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 80 Min. Incr. 10 Sec. / /
System
Swiss Β· 5 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§Arya Cont2115
Avg top 10
1,963
Participants
14
Titled players Β· 2
CMΓ—1
WCMΓ—1
Federations Β· 4 represented
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§EnglandΓ—11
πŸ‡²πŸ‡ΎMalaysiaΓ—1
πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡·TurkiyeΓ—1
πŸ‡«πŸ‡·FranceΓ—1
Top 3
  • πŸ₯‡
    Arya Cont
    πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ENGΒ·2115
    3.5ptsΒ·2087perf-2.0
  • πŸ₯ˆ
    Chee Sian Sebastien Chua
    πŸ‡²πŸ‡ΎMASΒ·2061
    3.5ptsΒ·2249perf+15.4
  • πŸ₯‰
    Harvey Li
    πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ENGΒ·1902
    3.0ptsΒ·1981perf+21.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 5 rounds

Tight race until R5; 2 players tied at 3.5/5, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders
5
1
4
1
2
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
Cont3.5Chua3.5Sagues3Li3Erdemir2.5Davison2.5
R5 Β· TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 3.5/5. Cont takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (10.0).

R1–R4 Β· WIN STREAK

Chee Sian Sebastien Chua won 3 in a row (R1–R4).

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Arya Cont*β€”β€”
Β½
2Chee Sian Sebastien Chuaβ€”*β€”β€”
3Vincent Saguesβ€”β€”*β€”
4Harvey Li
Β½
β€”β€”*

Grille amΓ©ricaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Cont, Arya2115ENG=3N+13Bβˆ’8B+7N+5B3.510.010.57.002087-2.0
2Chua, Chee Sian Sebastien2061MAS+10N+9BF+8N=6B3.58.58.57.252249+15.4
3Li, Harvey1902ENG=1Bβˆ’6N+13N=10B+9N3.010.010.55.251981+21.2
4Sagues, Vincent1933FRA+12N=7BF=5N+8B3.08.08.05.502122+19.4
5Erdemir, Ozan1799TURβˆ’8N+10B+9N=4Bβˆ’1N2.510.512.55.501959+19.4
6Sajanani, Vikas1904ENGF+3B+11NF=2N2.58.58.56.752189+21.0
7Davison, Chris1994ENG+14B=4NFβˆ’1B+11N2.58.58.53.502015+2.2
8Yu, RockCM2108ENG+5BF+1Nβˆ’2Bβˆ’4N2.012.512.56.001977-26.0
9Behr, Rufus1754ENG+11Bβˆ’2Nβˆ’5B+13Nβˆ’3B2.011.011.52.501815+13.6
10Saxena, Reyansh1884ENGβˆ’2Bβˆ’5N+12B=3N=13B2.010.010.52.751821-18.4
11Khakimov, Bobur1787ENGβˆ’9N+12Bβˆ’6B+14Nβˆ’7B2.08.08.01.001790+0.4
12Sheikh, AnumWCM1812ENGβˆ’4Bβˆ’11Nβˆ’10NF+14B1.07.07.00.001669-14.8
13Papneja, Vedant1889ENGFβˆ’1Nβˆ’3Bβˆ’9B=10N0.510.510.51.001592-27.6
14Saxena, Advik1844ENGβˆ’7NFFβˆ’11Bβˆ’12N0.05.55.50.001064-56.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets β€” the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets
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