AlphaChess FIDE Classical - Ebony (U2400) - May 2026
15 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 09 May 2026 to 10 May 2026 in Potters Bar, England. 2 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1927, and top seed was Junhao Xian (🇨🇳 CHN, 2237).
Junhao Xian (🇨🇳 CHN, 2237) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Wutong Chen (3.5) and Ivan Georgiev (3.5). Xian shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Wutong Chen (1832) beat Junhao Xian (2237), a +405-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsJunhao Xian led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Junhao Xian takes the sole lead (4.0/5).
Junhao Xian lost to Wutong Chen (Black).
Junhao Xian won 4 in a row (R2–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Junhao Xian | * | 0 | — | 1 |
| 2Wutong Chen | 1 | * | ½ | 0 |
| 3Ivan Georgiev | — | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4Ozan Erdemir | 0 | 1 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xian, Junhao | 2237 | CHN | −2N | +12B | +5B | +7N | +4B | 4.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 9.00 | 2073 | -11.6 |
| 2 | Chen, Wutong | 1832 | CHN | +1B | +7N | −4B | +6N | =3N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 10.25 | 2078 | +62.0 |
| 3 | Georgiev, Ivan | 1863 | BUL | =5B | +15N | +13B | =4N | =2B | 3.5 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 6.25 | 2027 | +21.2 |
| 4 | Erdemir, Ozan | 1818 | TUR | +11B | =6B | +2N | =3B | −1N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 8.00 | 1973 | +18.8 |
| 5 | Sennaroglu, Djan | 1791 | ENG | =3N | +10B | −1N | +9B | =8N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 6.25 | 2000 | +52.0 |
| 6 | Rubeck, Jonathan | 1894 | ENG | +12B | =4N | F | −2B | +10N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.00 | 1930 | +3.4 |
| 7 | Steenfatt, Niklas | 1843 | GER | +14N | −2B | +11N | −1B | −9N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 2.50 | 1818 | -11.6 |
| 8 | Sheikh, AnumWCM | 1780 | ENG | +9B | −13N | F | =10N | =5B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.25 | 1932 | +14.6 |
| 9 | Mayer, Daniel | 1957 | ENG | −8N | F | +15B | −5N | +7B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.50 | 1807 | -32.0 |
| 10 | Watson, Timothy | 1847 | ENG | F | −5N | +12N | =8B | −6B | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 1740 | -24.4 |
| 11 | Misquita Rodrigues, Raul | 1698 | ENG | −4N | F | −7B | =14B | +15N | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 1716 | +2.4 |
| 12 | Manrique Barrowman, Jorge | 1841 | ENG | −6N | −1N | −10B | =15B | =14N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 0.75 | 1663 | -47.6 |
| 13 | Yu, RockCM | 2134 | ENG | F | +8B | −3N | F | F | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.00 | 1822 | -28.8 |
| 14 | Saxena, Advik | 1736 | ENG | −7B | F | F | =11N | =12B | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.25 | 1669 | -10.4 |
| 15 | Little, Cameron | 1814 | ENG | F | −3B | −9N | =12N | −11B | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.50 | 1518 | -54.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Chen, WutongCHN+62.03.5 pts · #2
- 2Sennaroglu, DjanENG+52.03.0 pts · #5
- 3Georgiev, IvanBUL+21.23.5 pts · #3
- 1Little, CameronENG-54.40.5 pts · #15
- 2Manrique Barrowman, JorgeENG-47.61.0 pts · #14
- 3Mayer, DanielENG-32.02.0 pts · #8
- R1+405 Elo gap
- R3+271 Elo gap
- R1+177 Elo gap