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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

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Tight race until R4; 2 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders
10
6
3
1
3
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
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
Player1234
1FIDE 343488218*
1
——
2Guzel Maya Kemaoglu
0
*—
1
3Prakhar Saxena——*
½
4Kaya Renee Coutinho—
0
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Kemaoglu, Guzel Maya0CAN+?B+3N+?B−2N+6B4.010.510.56.5015250.0
2FIDE 3434882180—+?N+?B+9N+1B−?N4.06.06.06.0015600.0
3Kaya Renee Coutinho1505IND+11N−1B+12N+9B=4N3.511.513.57.751514+0.4
4Saxena, Prakhar1514ENG+18B−6N+10B+8N=3B3.511.511.56.751505-0.4
5Bijibilla, Anish1493ENG−8B+18N+15B+6N−7B3.010.510.54.50771-15.6
6Wang, Noah Yinuo0ENG+?N+4B+?N−5B−1N3.010.510.53.5015320.0
7Machireddy, Sai Saathvik Reddy1571ENG+16N−13B−14N+11B+5N3.09.010.06.002293+15.6
8FIDE 3434968900—+5N−?B+?N−4B+?N3.06.56.53.0013870.0
9FIDE 3434918630—+10B+17N−2B−3N−?B2.010.010.02.507050.0
10Dirie, Elias0ENG−9N+11B−4N+?B−12N2.09.59.52.007140.0
11Lowe, Thomas0ENG−3B−10N+?B−7N+18N2.08.58.50.007380.0
12FIDE 3434594550—FF−3B+15N+10B2.07.07.03.507050.0
13FIDE 3434444900—+?B+7NFFF2.03.03.03.0015910.0
14Pasula, Srishwan0ENGFF+7B−?B+?N2.03.03.03.0015500.0
15FIDE 3434969380—−?N+16B−5N−12B=?N1.56.06.01.007110.0
16FIDE 3434921340—−7B−15N+18B−?NF1.04.54.50.007710.0
17Ganesh, Shruthilaya0ENG=?N−9BFFF0.52.02.00.0015910.0
18FIDE 3434941020—−4N−5B−16NF−11B0.09.59.50.007040.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
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