Southall FIDE Congress - 21, 22 February 2026 - U1600
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11 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 21 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in Southall, England. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 456, and top seed was Liubava Maksak (🇬🇧 ENG, 1594).
Siddhant Vishal Khetan (🇮🇳 IND, 0) won with 3.0/5, ahead of Artem Miller (3.0) and Jai Hrithvik Adithya Are (2.5).
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
Federations · 3 represented
🇬🇧England×6
🇮🇳India×1
🇬🇧Wales×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 3.0/5, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 3.0/5. Khetan takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (4.0).
R2–R5 · WIN STREAK
Artem Miller won 3 in a row (R2–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Artem Miller | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2Siddhant Vishal Khetan | — | * | — | — |
| 3Alfie Green | — | — | * | — |
| 4Jai Hrithvik Adithya Are | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Siddhant Vishal Khetan | 0 | IND | +?B | =?N | F | =?B | +6N | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1556 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Miller, Artem | 0 | ENG | −?B | +?N | F | +3B | +?N | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.50 | 1536 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Are, Jai Hrithvik Adithya | 1437 | WLS | +9B | −6N | =7B | −2N | +8N | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.25 | 1591 | +8.4 |
| 4 | Green, Alfie | 1524 | ENG | +10B | −5N | =8B | +7N | F | 2.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.25 | 2391 | +23.6 |
| 5 | He, Hongqian | 0 | ENG | +?N | +4B | F | F | F | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.50 | 1583 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Vigneswaran, Lalitranjan | 0 | ENG | F | +3B | −?N | +9N | −1B | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.50 | 1505 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Maksak, Liubava | 1594 | ENG | F | F | =3N | −4B | +9B | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.25 | 1288 | -32.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 343491863 | 0 | — | +?B | −?N | =4N | F | −3B | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.25 | 1238 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 495603 | 0 | — | −3N | F | F | −6B | −7N | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 714 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 343491430 | 0 | — | −4N | −?B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 743 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Ganesh, Shruthilaya | 0 | ENG | −?B | −?N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 735 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Green, AlfieENG+23.62.5 pts · #5
- 2Are, Jai Hrithvik AdithyaWLS+8.42.5 pts · #8
- 3FIDE 4956030.00.0 pts · #11
Top rating losers
- 1Maksak, LiubavaENG-32.01.5 pts · #6
- 2FIDE 4956030.00.0 pts · #11
- 3Siddhant Vishal KhetanIND0.03.0 pts · #2