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AlphaChess FIDE Classical - Ebony (U2400) - May 2026

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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.

Location
🇬🇧Potters Bar, England
Dates
09 May 2026 → 10 May 2026
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 80 Min. Incr. 10 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇨🇳Junhao Xian2237
Avg top 10
1,927
Participants
15
Titled players · 2
CM×1
WCM×1
Federations · 5 represented
🇬🇧England×10
🇨🇳China×2
🇧🇬Bulgaria×1
🇹🇷Turkiye×1
🇩🇪Germany×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Junhao 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.

Co-leaders
5
1
2
4
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5Xian takes lead
R5 · LEADER CHANGE10 May

Junhao Xian takes the sole lead (4.0/5).

R1 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Junhao Xian lost to Wutong Chen (Black).

R2–R5 · WIN STREAK

Junhao Xian won 4 in a row (R2–R5).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Xian, Junhao2237CHN2N+12B+5B+7N+4B4.011.512.59.002073-11.6
2Chen, Wutong1832CHN+1B+7N4B+6N=3N3.513.015.010.252078+62.0
3Georgiev, Ivan1863BUL=5B+15N+13B=4N=2B3.510.511.06.252027+21.2
4Erdemir, Ozan1818TUR+11B=6B+2N=3B1N3.013.515.08.001973+18.8
5Sennaroglu, Djan1791ENG=3N+10B1N+9B=8N3.011.513.06.252000+52.0
6Rubeck, Jonathan1894ENG+12B=4NF2B+10N2.59.09.04.001930+3.4
7Steenfatt, Niklas1843GER+14N2B+11N1B9N2.011.012.02.501818-11.6
8Sheikh, AnumWCM1780ENG+9B13NF=10N=5B2.07.57.54.251932+14.6
9Mayer, Daniel1957ENG8NF+15B5N+7B2.07.57.52.501807-32.0
10Watson, Timothy1847ENGF5N+12N=8B6B1.58.58.52.001740-24.4
11Misquita Rodrigues, Raul1698ENG4NF7B=14B+15N1.56.56.51.001716+2.4
12Manrique Barrowman, Jorge1841ENG6N1N10B=15B=14N1.09.09.50.751663-47.6
13Yu, RockCM2134ENGF+8B3NFF1.05.55.52.001822-28.8
14Saxena, Advik1736ENG7BFF=11N=12B1.04.54.51.251669-10.4
15Little, Cameron1814ENGF3B9N=12N11B0.58.08.00.501518-54.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets