AlphaChess FIDE Classical - Ebony (U2400)
Open SwissStandard
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 (🇬🇧 ENG, 2115).
Arya Cont (🇬🇧 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
🇬🇧Potters Bar, England
Dates
21 Mar 2026 → 22 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 80 Min. Incr. 10 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 2
CM×1
WCM×1
Federations · 4 represented
🇬🇧England×11
🇲🇾Malaysia×1
🇫🇷France×1
🇹🇷Turkiye×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 3.5/5, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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4
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2
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 3.5/5. Cont takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (10.0).
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
Chee Sian Sebastien Chua won 3 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Arya Cont | * | — | — | ½ |
| 2Chee Sian Sebastien Chua | — | * | — | — |
| 3Vincent Sagues | — | — | * | — |
| 4Harvey Li | ½ | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cont, Arya | 2115 | ENG | =3N | +13B | −8B | +7N | +5B | 3.5 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 7.00 | 2087 | -2.0 |
| 2 | Chua, Chee Sian Sebastien | 2061 | MAS | +10N | +9B | F | +8N | =6B | 3.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 7.25 | 2249 | +15.4 |
| 3 | Li, Harvey | 1902 | ENG | =1B | −6N | +13N | =10B | +9N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 5.25 | 1981 | +21.2 |
| 4 | Sagues, Vincent | 1933 | FRA | +12N | =7B | F | =5N | +8B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 5.50 | 2122 | +19.4 |
| 5 | Erdemir, Ozan | 1799 | TUR | −8N | +10B | +9N | =4B | −1N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 5.50 | 1959 | +19.4 |
| 6 | Sajanani, Vikas | 1904 | ENG | F | +3B | +11N | F | =2N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 6.75 | 2189 | +21.0 |
| 7 | Davison, Chris | 1994 | ENG | +14B | =4N | F | −1B | +11N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.50 | 2015 | +2.2 |
| 8 | Yu, RockCM | 2108 | ENG | +5B | F | +1N | −2B | −4N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 6.00 | 1977 | -26.0 |
| 9 | Behr, Rufus | 1754 | ENG | +11B | −2N | −5B | +13N | −3B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 2.50 | 1815 | +13.6 |
| 10 | Saxena, Reyansh | 1884 | ENG | −2B | −5N | +12B | =3N | =13B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 2.75 | 1821 | -18.4 |
| 11 | Khakimov, Bobur | 1787 | ENG | −9N | +12B | −6B | +14N | −7B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1790 | +0.4 |
| 12 | Sheikh, AnumWCM | 1812 | ENG | −4B | −11N | −10N | F | +14B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1669 | -14.8 |
| 13 | Papneja, Vedant | 1889 | ENG | F | −1N | −3B | −9B | =10N | 0.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.00 | 1592 | -27.6 |
| 14 | Saxena, Advik | 1844 | ENG | −7N | F | F | −11B | −12N | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 1064 | -56.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Li, HarveyENG+21.23.0 pts · #4
- 2Sajanani, VikasENG+21.02.5 pts · #7
- 3Sagues, VincentFRA+19.43.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Saxena, AdvikENG-56.80.0 pts · #14
- 2Papneja, VedantENG-27.60.5 pts · #13
- 3Yu, RockCMENG-26.02.0 pts · #10
Biggest upsets
- R5+175 Elo gap
- R4+135 Elo gap