Southall FIDE Congress - 28, 29 March 2026 - U2400
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13 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 28 Mar 2026 to 29 Mar 2026 in Southall, England. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1994, and top seed was Junhao Xian (🇨🇳 CHN, 2205).
Remy Rushbrooke (🇬🇧 ENG, 2136) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Junhao Xian (4.0) and Arnav Srivastava (3.5). Rushbrooke won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Ashwin Gopikrishna (1799) beat Jonathan Rubeck (1947), a +148-point gap.
Location
🇬🇧Southall, England
Dates
28 Mar 2026 → 29 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 3 represented
🇬🇧England×11
🇲🇾Malaysia×1
🇨🇳China×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsRemy Rushbrooke led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
5
3
1
1
1
R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
Remy Rushbrooke held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Remy Rushbrooke beat Junhao Xian (Black).
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
Remy Rushbrooke won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Remy Rushbrooke | * | 1 | ½ | 1 |
| 2Junhao Xian | 0 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Arnav Srivastava | ½ | 0 | * | — |
| 4Bohdan Terler | 0 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rushbrooke, Remy | 2136 | ENG | +6N | +7B | +2N | +4B | =3B | 4.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 12.25 | 2350 | +21.6 |
| 2 | Xian, Junhao | 2205 | CHN | +5B | +3N | −1B | +10N | +4N | 4.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 8.50 | 2223 | +3.2 |
| 3 | Srivastava, Arnav | 1993 | ENG | +10B | −2B | +8N | +7B | =1N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 6.25 | 2112 | +16.0 |
| 4 | Terler, Bohdan | 2020 | ENG | =8N | +11B | +6N | −1N | −2B | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 3.00 | 2007 | -3.6 |
| 5 | Nguyen, Lam Vy Le | 1931 | ENG | −2N | +8B | −7N | =6B | +10B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 1917 | -5.6 |
| 6 | Sajanani, Vikas | 1904 | ENG | −1B | +12N | −4B | =5N | =8B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.25 | 1894 | -2.0 |
| 7 | Gopikrishna, Ashwin | 1799 | ENG | +11B | −1N | +5B | −3N | F | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.50 | 2002 | +40.4 |
| 8 | Ding, Yicheng | 1841 | ENG | =4B | −5N | −3B | +11N | =6N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.25 | 1887 | +10.6 |
| 9 | Chua, Chee Sian Sebastien | 2061 | MAS | +12B | +13N | F | F | F | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2614 | +8.2 |
| 10 | Bates, Hubert | 1836 | ENG | −3N | F | F | −2B | −5N | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 1243 | -30.4 |
| 11 | Rubeck, Jonathan | 1947 | ENG | −7N | −4N | F | −8B | F | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1087 | -34.8 |
| 12 | Balmond, Tom | 1903 | ENG | −9N | −6B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1183 | -31.6 |
| 13 | Hill, Callum | 1726 | ENG | F | −9B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1261 | -4.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Gopikrishna, AshwinENG+40.42.0 pts · #6
- 2Rushbrooke, RemyENG+21.64.5 pts · #1
- 3Srivastava, ArnavENG+16.03.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Rubeck, JonathanENG-34.80.0 pts · #11
- 2Balmond, TomENG-31.60.0 pts · #13
- 3Bates, HubertENG-30.40.0 pts · #10
Biggest upsets
- R1+148 Elo gap
- R3+132 Elo gap
- R4+106 Elo gap