Southall FIDE Congress - 21, 22 February 2026 - U1900
34 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 21 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in Southall, England. 6 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1782, and top seed was Marek Simon (🇵🇱 POL, 1842).
Marek Simon (🇵🇱 POL, 1842) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Timothy Watson (4.5) and Daniel Codd (4.0). Simon shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Philip Ongcachuy (1554) beat Julian D Llewellyn (1761), a +207-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 4.5/5. Simon takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (14.0).
Marek Simon drew with Timothy Watson (Black).
Marek Simon 3 wins (R1–R3)Timothy Watson 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Marek Simon | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2Timothy Watson | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Daniel Codd | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Francesco Poderico | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simon, Marek | 1842 | POL | +14B | +27N | +3B | =2N | +8B | 4.5 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 12.25 | 2075 | +17.6 |
| 2 | Watson, Timothy | 1765 | ENG | +31B | +20N | +6B | =1B | +5N | 4.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 10.75 | 1996 | +38.8 |
| 3 | Codd, Daniel | 1731 | ENG | +32B | +26N | −1N | +17B | +7N | 4.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 6.50 | 1892 | +39.2 |
| 4 | Poderico, Francesco | 1704 | ITA | =28N | =30B | +10B | +18N | +6B | 4.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 8.50 | 1904 | +24.6 |
| 5 | Soulier, Arne | 0 | ENG | +29B | +33N | =19B | +9N | −2B | 3.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.50 | 1756 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Vinoth, Varshyth | 1527 | ENG | +11B | +8N | −2N | +25B | −4N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 7.50 | 1774 | +65.6 |
| 7 | Agbaje, Samzu.o.h. | 1635 | SLE | +30B | +10N | =9B | =22N | −3B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 6.00 | 1854 | +58.8 |
| 8 | Sood, Vineet | 1728 | ENG | +21N | −6B | +26B | +19N | −1N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 5.50 | 1699 | -3.2 |
| 9 | Sipho, Donovan | 1781 | ENG | +25N | +17B | =7N | −5B | =23N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 6.00 | 1864 | +8.2 |
| 10 | Hayward, Alan | 1831 | ENG | +34N | −7B | −4N | +27B | +14B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 1736 | -11.8 |
| 11 | Acharya, Nikesh | 1677 | ENG | −6N | =25B | +28N | =15B | +17N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 4.50 | 1678 | +1.2 |
| 12 | Llewellyn, Julian D | 1761 | ENG | +18B | −24N | −14B | +20N | +19B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 10.5 | 6.00 | 1689 | -9.4 |
| 13 | Kiuru, Otto | 1758 | ENG | −17N | +34B | −18N | +31B | +21N | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1705 | -13.6 |
| 14 | Shiva, Shrishti | 1661 | ENG | −1N | +21B | +12N | =23B | −10N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 6.00 | 1770 | +28.4 |
| 15 | Bogerd, Ethan | 1667 | ENG | −20B | +32N | F | =11N | +18B | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.50 | 1727 | +12.0 |
| 16 | Miller, Craig | 1687 | ENG | −24B | +31N | −22B | =26N | +32B | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.75 | 1623 | -8.4 |
| 17 | Lin, Vickie | 1632 | ENG | +13B | −9N | +33B | −3N | −11B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 3.00 | 1660 | +7.6 |
| 18 | Singla, Keshav | 1634 | ENG | −12N | +29N | +13B | −4B | −15N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 3.50 | 1640 | +1.6 |
| 19 | Saharkar, Sharvari | 1649 | ENG | =22N | +28B | =5N | −8B | −12N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 3.25 | 1628 | -5.2 |
| 20 | Skurko, Victor | 1587 | ENG | +15N | −2B | −25N | −12B | +31N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.50 | 1623 | +8.8 |
| 21 | Zhang, Yichen | 1598 | ENG | −8B | −14N | +29B | +33N | −13B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.50 | 1635 | +9.6 |
| 22 | OGorman, Brendan | 1804 | ENG | =19B | F | +16N | =7B | F | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 5.00 | 1781 | -1.8 |
| 23 | Palav, Mayank | 1779 | ENG | F | F | +27B | =14N | =9B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.25 | 1826 | +7.2 |
| 24 | Ongcachuy, Philip | 1554 | ENG | +16N | +12B | F | F | F | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.50 | 2524 | +58.0 |
| 25 | Pepe, Salvatore | 1638 | ENG | −9B | =11N | +20B | −6N | −26B | 1.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 3.50 | 1462 | -23.8 |
| 26 | Lu, Mobai | 1483 | ENG | F | −3B | −8N | =16B | +25N | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.75 | 1609 | +23.6 |
| 27 | Konig, Jon | 1661 | ENG | F | −1B | −23N | −10N | =29B | 0.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.25 | 1469 | -16.4 |
| 28 | Ramundo, Giuseppe Joe | 1565 | ENG | =4B | −19N | −11B | F | F | 0.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1403 | -11.0 |
| 29 | Bhatt, Rishaan | 1671 | ENG | −5N | −18B | −21N | F | =27N | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.25 | 1358 | -46.8 |
| 30 | Razhnou, Lev | 1763 | FID | −7N | =4N | F | F | F | 0.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1477 | -30.0 |
| 31 | Watkinson, Colin | 1637 | IOM | −2N | −16B | F | −13N | −20B | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 899 | -34.2 |
| 32 | Chhabra, Vivaan | 1630 | ENG | −3N | −15B | F | F | −16N | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 895 | -49.2 |
| 33 | Madden, Jason | 1715 | ENG | F | −5B | −17N | −21B | F | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 815 | -51.2 |
| 34 | Pride, Stephen C | 1657 | ENG | −10B | −13N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 995 | -12.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Vinoth, VarshythENG+65.63.0 pts · #12
- 2Agbaje, Samzu.o.h.SLE+58.83.0 pts · #13
- 3Ongcachuy, PhilipENG+58.02.0 pts · #23
- 1Madden, JasonENG-51.20.0 pts · #32
- 2Chhabra, VivaanENG-49.20.0 pts · #34
- 3Bhatt, RishaanENG-46.80.5 pts · #27
- R2+207 Elo gap
- R2+201 Elo gap
- R2+196 Elo gap