Southall FIDE Congress - 23, 24 May 2026 - U2400
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37 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 23 May 2026 to 24 May 2026 in Southall, England. 8 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1945, and top seed was Junhao Xian (🇨🇳 CHN, 2225).
Junhao Xian (🇨🇳 CHN, 2225) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Zoltan Kovacs (3.5) and Paul J Colburn (3.5). Xian won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Rachel Yang (1504) beat Toprak Deniz Kemaoglu (1717), a +213-point gap.
Location
🇬🇧Southall, England
Dates
23 May 2026 → 24 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 8 represented
🇬🇧England×29
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×1
🇨🇳China×1
🇭🇺Hungary×1
🇫🇷France×1
🇨🇦Canada×1
🇭🇰Hong Kong China×1
🇹🇷Turkiye×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsJunhao Xian led from R3; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
10
3
1
1
1
R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
Junhao Xian never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
R1–R5 · WIN STREAK
Junhao Xian won 5 in a row (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Junhao Xian | * | — | 1 | 1 |
| 2Yicheng Ding | — | * | ½ | — |
| 3Reno Gobayashi | 0 | ½ | * | — |
| 4Paul J Colburn | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xian, Junhao | 2225 | CHN | +4N | +20B | +3N | +11B | +2N | 5.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 15.00 | 2691 | +13.4 |
| 2 | Kovacs, Zoltan | 2073 | HUN | +34N | =7B | +13N | +8B | −1B | 3.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 7.25 | 1995 | -4.8 |
| 3 | Colburn, Paul J | 1840 | ENG | +16N | +24B | −1B | +22N | =5B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 7.75 | 1966 | +15.0 |
| 4 | Gobayashi, Reno | 1715 | ENG | −1B | +26N | +28B | =6N | +22B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 6.25 | 1908 | +48.0 |
| 5 | Llewellyn, Julian D | 1833 | ENG | +27N | +12B | −11N | +10B | =3N | 3.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 8.25 | 1877 | +7.0 |
| 6 | Ding, Yicheng | 1815 | ENG | +35N | −11B | +30N | =4B | +9N | 3.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.75 | 1893 | +21.2 |
| 7 | Williams, Joseph | 1734 | ENG | +36B | =2N | −15B | +32N | +25B | 3.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.75 | 1964 | +54.8 |
| 8 | Brennan, Henry | 1870 | ENG | +14B | =25N | =17B | −2N | +21B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 6.50 | 1890 | +6.4 |
| 9 | O Brien, Thomas P | 1837 | ENG | =21B | +33N | +25B | =15N | −6B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 4.25 | 1846 | +3.2 |
| 10 | Duprey, Andrew | 1756 | ENG | F | +32B | +24N | −5N | +28B | 3.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 1831 | +16.0 |
| 11 | Rubeck, Jonathan | 1894 | ENG | F | +6N | +5B | −1N | =18B | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 8.25 | 1971 | +7.4 |
| 12 | Yang, Rachel | 1504 | ENG | +22B | −5N | =14B | −16N | +26B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 4.75 | 1711 | +52.0 |
| 13 | Kemaoglu, Muharrem | 1730 | TUR | =32N | +29B | −2B | +14N | −17B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 3.75 | 1737 | -1.8 |
| 14 | Chan, Harry | 1684 | ENG | −8N | +35B | =12N | −13B | +29N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.25 | 1597 | -20.4 |
| 15 | Figeac, Aurelien | 2090 | FRA | +23B | F | +7N | =9B | F | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 7.00 | 2030 | -2.2 |
| 16 | Acharya, Nikesh | 1683 | ENG | −3B | +36N | F | +12B | =24N | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.25 | 1741 | +12.0 |
| 17 | Flavell, Archie | 1961 | ENG | F | F | =8N | +23B | +13N | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 6.00 | 2040 | +5.4 |
| 18 | Chandrashekhar, Druha | 1631 | ENG | F | F | +19N | +20B | =11N | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.75 | 2110 | +71.2 |
| 19 | Sennaroglu, Djan | 1791 | ENG | =33B | =21N | −18B | =26N | +32B | 2.5 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 2.50 | 1619 | -45.2 |
| 20 | Fielding, Michael | 1825 | ENG | +26B | −1N | +21B | −18N | F | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.50 | 1787 | -6.0 |
| 21 | Shiva, Shrishti | 1651 | ENG | =9N | =19B | −20N | +37B | −8N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.75 | 1703 | +12.0 |
| 22 | Kemaoglu, Toprak Deniz | 1717 | CAN | −12N | +27B | +37N | −3B | −4N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.00 | 1579 | -36.8 |
| 23 | Sood, Vineet | 1701 | ENG | −15N | F | +33B | −17N | +27B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.50 | 1822 | +10.0 |
| 24 | Barbier-Ramaiah, Rohan Theo | 1628 | ENG | F | −3N | −10B | +33N | =16B | 1.5 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 1.75 | 1631 | -1.2 |
| 25 | Ng, Yi Him Ryan | 1720 | HKG | F | =8B | −9N | +29B | −7N | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.50 | 1541 | -12.4 |
| 26 | Ding, Yihua | 1640 | ENG | −20N | −4B | +34N | =19B | −12N | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.25 | 1509 | -35.2 |
| 27 | Lin, Vickie | 1644 | ENG | −5B | −22N | −29N | +34B | −23N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 1484 | -32.4 |
| 28 | Flaccavento, Marco | 1510 | ENG | F | F | −4N | +30B | −10N | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 1579 | +10.0 |
| 29 | Nurzhanov, Dias | 0 | KAZ | F | −13N | +27B | −25N | −14B | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 1502 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Green, Alfie | 1641 | ENG | F | F | −6B | −28N | +33B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.50 | 1514 | -20.8 |
| 31 | FIDE 343495923 | 0 | — | F | +34B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1477 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Vinoth, Varshyth | 1579 | ENG | =13B | −10N | F | −7B | −19N | 0.5 | 11.5 | 14.0 | 1.25 | 1431 | -23.6 |
| 33 | Horwood, Alexander | 1592 | ENG | =19N | −9B | −23N | −24B | −30N | 0.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 1.25 | 1354 | -46.8 |
| 34 | Grygorenko, Philip | 1457 | ENG | −2B | −31N | −26B | −27N | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 914 | -24.0 |
| 35 | Konig, Jon | 1632 | ENG | −6B | −14N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 950 | -13.8 |
| 36 | Ongcachuy, Philip | 1612 | ENG | −7N | −16B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 909 | -29.2 |
| 37 | Maksak, Liubava | 1552 | ENG | F | F | −22B | −21N | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 884 | -25.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Chandrashekhar, DruhaENG+71.22.5 pts · #15
- 2Williams, JosephENG+54.83.5 pts · #5
- 3Yang, RachelENG+52.02.5 pts · #16
Top rating losers
- 1Horwood, AlexanderENG-46.80.5 pts · #31
- 2Sennaroglu, DjanENG-45.22.5 pts · #12
- 3Kemaoglu, Toprak DenizCAN-36.82.0 pts · #21
Biggest upsets
- R1+213 Elo gap
- R4+194 Elo gap
- R3+160 Elo gap