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Southall FIDE Congress - 21, 22 February 2026 - U2400

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14 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 21 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in Southall, England. 1 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1956, and top seed was Junhao Xian (🇨🇳 CHN, 2192).

Harvey Li (🇬🇧 ENG, 1811) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Alfred Soulier (3.5) and Josh Sharma (3.5). Li shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Harvey Li (1811) beat Maria-Alexandra Ciocan (WCM, 1982), a +171-point gap.

Location
🇬🇧Southall, England
Dates
21 Feb 2026 → 22 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇨🇳Junhao Xian2192
Avg top 10
1,956
Participants
14
Titled players · 1
WCM×1
Federations · 6 represented
🇬🇧England×9
🇮🇹Italy×1
🇮🇳India×1
🇺🇸United States of America×1
🇨🇳China×1
🇷🇴Romania×1
Top 3
  • 🥇
    Harvey Li
    🇬🇧ENG·1811
    4.0pts·2168perf+91.2
  • 🥈
    Alfred Soulier
    🇬🇧ENG·2018
    3.5pts·2112perf+25.6
  • 🥉
    Josh Sharma
    🇬🇧ENG·2009
    3.5pts·2133perf+32.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Harvey Li led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders
4
2
2
3
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
Li4Soulier3.5Sharma3.5Xian3Ciocan3Mellis2
R5–R5 · LEAD HELD

Harvey Li held the sole lead from R5 through R5 without losing it.

R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Harvey Li lost to Alfred Soulier (Black).

R3–R5 · WIN STREAK

Harvey Li won 3 in a row (R3–R5).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Harvey Li*
0
——
2Alfred Soulier
1
*
½
½
3Josh Sharma—
½
*
½
4Junhao Xian—
½
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Li, Harvey1811ENG+7B−2N+13B+9N+4B4.010.011.07.502168+91.2
2Soulier, Alfred2018ENG=8N+1B=5N=3B+6N3.512.514.510.252112+25.6
3Sharma, Josh2009ENG+10B+13N=4B=2N=5B3.511.012.07.252133+32.8
4Ciocan, Maria-AlexandraWCM1982ROU+11B+9N=3N=5B−1N3.012.013.56.252004+3.2
5Xian, Junhao2192CHN=6B+14N=2B=4N=3N3.012.013.07.002030-18.8
6Rubeck, Jonathan1916ENG=5N=8BF+12N−2B2.010.010.04.001972+5.2
7Mellis, Alexander1961USA−1N=11B=12N+14B−8B2.09.010.02.501762-54.0
8Lee, Yuk Hei1890ENG=2B=6NF−10B+7N2.09.09.04.751945+12.0
9Hornsby, Albert1834ENGF−4B+11N−1B=10N1.510.010.02.251786-11.6
10Zacchigna, Davide1884ITA−3N−12BF+8N=9B1.58.58.52.751793-20.8
11Abhishek, Pradhan1816IND−4N=7N−9B+13BF1.57.57.52.001818-0.4
12Pradhan, Ayan1788ENG−13N+10N=7B−6BF1.56.56.52.501814+4.4
13Khakimov, Bobur1843ENG+12B−3B−1N−11N−14B1.010.511.51.501617-56.8
14Gajowniczek, Maks1864ENGF−5BF−7N+13N1.06.06.01.001874-0.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets
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