Southall FIDE Congress - 31 January to 1 February 2026 - U1600
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12 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 31 Jan 2026 to 01 Feb 2026 in Southall, England. Top 10 Elo average was 308, and top seed was Bartosz Cieslik (π΅π± POL, 1581).
Dimitris Kirkis (π¬π§ ENG, 0) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Daniel-Luca Olteanu (3.5). Kirkis shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.
Location
π¬π§Southall, England
Dates
31 Jan 2026 β 01 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 5 rounds
Avg top 10
308
Participants
12
Federations Β· 1 represented
π¬π§EnglandΓ7
Top 3
- π₯
- π₯
- π₯
How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 5 roundsDimitris Kirkis 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
7
3
2
3
1
R5βR5 Β· LEAD HELD
Dimitris Kirkis held the sole lead from R5 through R5 without losing it.
R4 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND
Dimitris Kirkis beat Daniel-Luca Olteanu (Black).
R3βR5 Β· WIN STREAK
Dimitris Kirkis won 3 in a row (R3βR5).
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dimitris Kirkis | * | 1 | β | 0 |
| 2Daniel-Luca Olteanu | 0 | * | Β½ | β |
| 3FIDE 343488161 | β | Β½ | * | β |
| 4Daiwik Solanki | 1 | β | β | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kirkis, Dimitris | 0 | ENG | +5B | β4N | +7B | +2N | +?B | 4.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 8.00 | 1615 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Olteanu, Daniel-Luca | 0 | ENG | +10N | +?B | =3N | β1B | +6N | 3.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.00 | 1574 | 0.0 |
| 3 | FIDE 343488161 | 0 | β | +7B | +?N | =2B | β?N | =?B | 3.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.75 | 1375 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Solanki, Daiwik | 0 | ENG | +?N | +1B | β?B | β?N | +9N | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.00 | 768 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Saxena, Prakhar | 1572 | ENG | β1N | +11B | =6N | +8B | β7N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.25 | 2287 | +15.6 |
| 6 | Lowe, Thomas | 0 | ENG | +8B | β?N | =5B | +?N | β2B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.25 | 1545 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 343488218 | 0 | β | β3N | +?B | β1N | F | +5B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.50 | 1588 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Thompson, David Nigel | 1510 | ENG | β6N | +10B | F | β5N | +11B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 768 | -7.8 |
| 9 | He, Hongqian | 0 | ENG | F | F | β?N | +11N | β4B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 754 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 343472257 | 0 | β | β2B | β8N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 687 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 343488498 | 0 | β | F | β5N | F | β9B | β8N | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 728 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 540046672 | 0 | β | β?N | β?B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 754 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Saxena, PrakharENG+15.62.5 pts Β· #3
- 2Solanki, DaiwikENG0.03.0 pts Β· #11
- 3Kirkis, DimitrisENG0.04.0 pts Β· #1
Top rating losers
- 1Thompson, David NigelENG-7.82.0 pts Β· #7
- 2Kirkis, DimitrisENG0.04.0 pts Β· #1
- 3Solanki, DaiwikENG0.03.0 pts Β· #11