Southall FIDE Congress - 23, 24 May 2026 - U1600
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18 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 23 May 2026 to 24 May 2026 in Southall, England. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 608, and top seed was Jakub Walas (🇬🇧 ENG, 1591).
Guzel Maya Kemaoglu (🇨🇦 CAN, 0) won with 4.0/5. Kemaoglu won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
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
Avg top 10
608
Participants
18
Federations · 3 represented
🇬🇧England×8
🇮🇳India×1
🇨🇦Canada×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R4; 2 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
10
6
3
1
3
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
FIDE 343488218 held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 4.0/5. Kemaoglu takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (10.5).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
FIDE 343488218 beat Guzel Maya Kemaoglu (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FIDE 343488218 | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2Guzel Maya Kemaoglu | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3Prakhar Saxena | — | — | * | ½ |
| 4Kaya Renee Coutinho | — | 0 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kemaoglu, Guzel Maya | 0 | CAN | +?B | +3N | +?B | −2N | +6B | 4.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 6.50 | 1525 | 0.0 |
| 2 | FIDE 343488218 | 0 | — | +?N | +?B | +9N | +1B | −?N | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.00 | 1560 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Kaya Renee Coutinho | 1505 | IND | +11N | −1B | +12N | +9B | =4N | 3.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 7.75 | 1514 | +0.4 |
| 4 | Saxena, Prakhar | 1514 | ENG | +18B | −6N | +10B | +8N | =3B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 6.75 | 1505 | -0.4 |
| 5 | Bijibilla, Anish | 1493 | ENG | −8B | +18N | +15B | +6N | −7B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.50 | 771 | -15.6 |
| 6 | Wang, Noah Yinuo | 0 | ENG | +?N | +4B | +?N | −5B | −1N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.50 | 1532 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Machireddy, Sai Saathvik Reddy | 1571 | ENG | +16N | −13B | −14N | +11B | +5N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 6.00 | 2293 | +15.6 |
| 8 | FIDE 343496890 | 0 | — | +5N | −?B | +?N | −4B | +?N | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.00 | 1387 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 343491863 | 0 | — | +10B | +17N | −2B | −3N | −?B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.50 | 705 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Dirie, Elias | 0 | ENG | −9N | +11B | −4N | +?B | −12N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 714 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Lowe, Thomas | 0 | ENG | −3B | −10N | +?B | −7N | +18N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 738 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 343459455 | 0 | — | F | F | −3B | +15N | +10B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.50 | 705 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 343444490 | 0 | — | +?B | +7N | F | F | F | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 1591 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Pasula, Srishwan | 0 | ENG | F | F | +7B | −?B | +?N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 1550 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 343496938 | 0 | — | −?N | +16B | −5N | −12B | =?N | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 711 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 343492134 | 0 | — | −7B | −15N | +18B | −?N | F | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 771 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Ganesh, Shruthilaya | 0 | ENG | =?N | −9B | F | F | F | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1591 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 343494102 | 0 | — | −4N | −5B | −16N | F | −11B | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 704 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Machireddy, Sai Saathvik ReddyENG+15.63.0 pts · #4
- 2Kaya Renee CoutinhoIND+0.43.5 pts · #10
- 3Pasula, SrishwanENG0.02.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Bijibilla, AnishENG-15.63.0 pts · #15
- 2Saxena, PrakharENG-0.43.5 pts · #8
- 3Pasula, SrishwanENG0.02.0 pts · #6