Southall FIDE Congress - 28, 29 March 2026 - U1900
21 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 28 Mar 2026 to 29 Mar 2026 in Southall, England. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1768, and top seed was Paul J Colburn (🇬🇧 ENG, 1870).
Tom Mayers (🇬🇧 ENG, 1758) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Andrew Duprey (4.0) and Tibo Rushbrooke (3.5). Mayers won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Giuseppe Joe Ramundo (1553) beat Paul J Colburn (1870), a +317-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.
2 players finish on 4.0/5. Mayers takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (10.5).
Tom Mayers 3 wins (R3–R5)Tibo Rushbrooke 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Tom Mayers | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2Andrew Duprey | — | * | 1 | ½ |
| 3Tibo Rushbrooke | — | 0 | * | ½ |
| 4Avinash Reddy | 0 | ½ | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mayers, Tom | 1758 | ENG | +8B | −6N | +7B | +17N | +4B | 4.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 9.50 | 1849 | +23.2 |
| 2 | Duprey, Andrew | 1715 | ENG | +18B | =4N | +15B | =6N | +3N | 4.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 8.75 | 1910 | +40.8 |
| 3 | Rushbrooke, Tibo | 1814 | ENG | +9B | +7N | +6B | =4N | −2B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 14.5 | 9.00 | 1821 | +1.8 |
| 4 | Avinash Reddy | 1775 | MAS | +5N | =2B | +12N | =3B | −1N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 8.75 | 1788 | +2.0 |
| 5 | Majumdar Ritam | 1616 | IND | −4B | +18N | −13B | +21N | +6B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.50 | 1564 | -4.4 |
| 6 | Karlmarx, Sarwayogan | 1539 | ENG | +10N | +1B | −3N | =2B | −5N | 2.5 | 14.5 | 17.0 | 8.50 | 1728 | +48.4 |
| 7 | Bedi, Devina | 1694 | ENG | +19N | −3B | −1N | +18B | =10N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 2.75 | 1497 | -27.6 |
| 8 | Vinoth, Varshyth | 1599 | ENG | −1N | +19B | −9N | +16B | =12N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 1570 | -7.6 |
| 9 | Singla, Keshav | 1636 | ENG | −3N | =16B | +8B | +15N | −14B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 4.75 | 1698 | +16.4 |
| 10 | Kiuru, Otto | 1738 | ENG | −6B | +11N | +21B | −13N | =7B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.75 | 1627 | -24.8 |
| 11 | Colburn, Paul J | 1870 | ENG | =12N | −10B | −16N | +19B | +20N | 2.5 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1588 | -29.8 |
| 12 | Lim, Yu-Chin (Peter) | 1679 | ENG | =11B | +20N | −4B | −14N | =8B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 1679 | -0.4 |
| 13 | Davletshin, Ildar | 1753 | ENG | F | F | +5N | +10B | F | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.50 | 2477 | +32.0 |
| 14 | Paulins, Michael | 1784 | ENG | F | F | F | +12B | +9N | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.50 | 2458 | +26.4 |
| 15 | Sood, Vineet | 1740 | ENG | +16N | =17B | −2N | −9B | F | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.25 | 1499 | -25.4 |
| 16 | Ramundo, Giuseppe Joe | 1553 | ENG | −15B | =9N | +11B | −8N | F | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.75 | 1624 | +5.6 |
| 17 | Gudovijus, Kestutis | 1437 | ENG | +20B | =15N | F | −1B | F | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.25 | 1742 | +21.6 |
| 18 | Bryant, Luke | 0 | ENG | −2N | −5B | =20B | −7N | =19N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 0.50 | 1366 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Chann, Nicholas Ryan | 0 | HKG | −7B | −8N | F | −11N | =18B | 0.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.50 | 921 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Georgoudis, Nikolas | 1728 | ENG | −17N | −12B | =18N | F | −11B | 0.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.50 | 862 | -69.2 |
| 21 | Bors, Boglarka Rebecca | 0 | ENG | F | F | −10N | −5B | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 877 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Karlmarx, SarwayoganENG+48.42.5 pts · #5
- 2Duprey, AndrewENG+40.84.0 pts · #3
- 3Davletshin, IldarENG+32.02.0 pts · #7
- 1Georgoudis, NikolasENG-69.20.5 pts · #19
- 2Colburn, Paul JENG-29.82.5 pts · #11
- 3Bedi, DevinaENG-27.62.5 pts · #18
- R3+317 Elo gap
- R1+291 Elo gap
- R2+219 Elo gap