Hamilton Open 2026
Open SwissStandard
70 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 02 Jan 2026 to 04 Jan 2026 in Hamilton, Scotland. 3 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2018, and top seed was Andrew N Greet (🇬🇧 SCO, IM, 2405).
Andrew N Greet (🇬🇧 SCO, IM, 2405) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Freddie Pick (4.0) and Derek McCormack (4.0). Greet won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Kyriakos McKenzie (1725) beat Derek McCormack (1927), a +202-point gap.
Location
🇬🇧Hamilton, Scotland
Dates
02 Jan 2026 → 04 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 3
IM×1
WCM×2
Federations · 3 represented
🇬🇧Scotland×61
🇬🇧England×2
🇨🇾Cyprus×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsIM Andrew N Greet led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
25
5
2
1
1
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
IM Andrew N Greet never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
IM Andrew N Greet 5 wins (R1–R5)Freddie Pick 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMAndrew N Greet | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2David A Robertson | — | * | — | ½ |
| 3Freddie Pick | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Rabindra Paul | — | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greet, Andrew NIM | 2405 | SCO | +14B | +7N | +6B | +2N | +12B | 5.0 | 14.0 | 17.0 | 17.00 | 2828 | +3.8 |
| 2 | Pick, Freddie | 1915 | ENG | +35N | +26B | +19N | −1B | +22N | 4.0 | 14.0 | 16.5 | 11.50 | 2219 | +36.6 |
| 3 | McCormack, Derek | 1927 | SCO | −16N | +18B | +42N | +27B | +17N | 4.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 11.00 | 1969 | +4.8 |
| 4 | Robertson, David A | 1966 | SCO | +44B | =15N | +41B | +34N | =5N | 4.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 10.00 | 2014 | +6.2 |
| 5 | Paul, Rabindra | 1906 | SCO | +51B | =24B | +61N | +13N | =4B | 4.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 9.00 | 2123 | +22.4 |
| 6 | Patton, Zachary | 1949 | SCO | +25N | +10B | −1N | =18B | +14B | 3.5 | 14.5 | 17.5 | 11.00 | 2009 | +4.4 |
| 7 | Lukhi, Neev | 1908 | SCO | +28N | −1B | +16N | +33B | =8B | 3.5 | 14.5 | 17.0 | 10.25 | 2036 | +30.8 |
| 8 | McKay, Jonathan | 1976 | SCO | −9N | +32B | +21N | +26B | =7N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 15.5 | 10.25 | 2161 | +14.4 |
| 9 | Maguire, Kevin | 0 | SCO | +8B | =13N | −12B | +50N | +30B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 9.00 | 1927 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Mitraka, Chrysoula-ParaskeviWCM | 1818 | SCO | +31B | −6N | +50B | =30N | +38B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 7.75 | 1950 | +27.2 |
| 11 | Campbell, Duncan A F | 1906 | SCO | =32N | −19B | +37N | +39B | +45N | 3.5 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 8.25 | 1827 | -6.2 |
| 12 | Malkin, Jamie | 2096 | SCO | F | +16B | +9N | +23B | −1N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 9.50 | 2128 | +3.6 |
| 13 | Irving, Neil | 1931 | SCO | +21N | =9B | +27N | −5B | =18N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 16.5 | 9.25 | 1804 | -9.6 |
| 14 | Smith, Harry E | 0 | SCO | −1N | +33B | +39N | +61B | −6N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 6.00 | 1878 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Thompson, Connor | 1848 | SCO | +22N | =4B | −23N | +66B | =29N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 7.50 | 1948 | +8.0 |
| 16 | McKenzie, Kyriakos | 1725 | SCO | +3B | −12N | −7B | +60N | +47B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 7.00 | 1852 | +16.0 |
| 17 | Vadalia, Jainill | 1991 | SCO | =36B | =20N | +31B | +41N | −3B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 7.25 | 1873 | -27.2 |
| 18 | Huang, Yushu | 1680 | SCO | +54B | −3N | +58B | =6N | =13B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 5.75 | 1810 | +25.6 |
| 19 | Skettos, Nicolas | 1940 | CYP | F | +11N | −2B | +42B | +32N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 8.00 | 2004 | +6.8 |
| 20 | Gunn-Russell, Charles | 1836 | SCO | F | =17B | +28N | +40N | =24B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 8.50 | 2010 | +28.0 |
| 21 | Rutherford, Kathleen | 1826 | SCO | −13B | +40N | −8B | +58N | +41B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 5.50 | 1759 | -5.2 |
| 22 | Bhatia, KanishkaWCM | 1999 | SCO | −15B | +53N | +62B | +36N | −2B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 5.00 | 1900 | -24.0 |
| 23 | Malkin, Kenneth | 1880 | SCO | F | +38N | +15B | −12N | +34B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 8.00 | 2038 | +16.2 |
| 24 | McNaught, Jordan J | 1895 | SCO | +43B | =5N | F | +45B | =20N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 7.50 | 2028 | +13.4 |
| 25 | Adam, Michael | 1810 | SCO | −6B | =34N | =30B | +48N | +57B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 6.00 | 1755 | -4.4 |
| 26 | Prabhu, Aadith | 1849 | SCO | +62B | −2N | +52B | −8N | +56B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 4.00 | 1832 | -3.2 |
| 27 | McCall, Rhys | 0 | SCO | +?B | +44N | −13B | −3N | +51B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.50 | 1885 | 0.0 |
| 28 | McGillivray, Calum | 1770 | SCO | −7B | +47N | −20B | +59N | +63B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1072 | -14.4 |
| 29 | Queen, Ewan | 0 | SCO | +68B | −31N | =53B | +43N | =15B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.25 | 1764 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Dey, Kinjal | 0 | SCO | =39N | +66B | =25N | =10B | −9N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 5.50 | 1814 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Al Dakl Alla, Humam | 1688 | SCO | −10N | +29B | −17N | +55B | =37N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 5.75 | 1668 | -4.8 |
| 32 | Murray, Frankie | 1715 | SCO | =11B | −8N | +47B | +52N | −19B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 5.25 | 1668 | -3.0 |
| 33 | McGregor, Donald | 1656 | SCO | +58B | −14N | +49B | −7N | =36B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 4.25 | 1734 | +11.6 |
| 34 | O Hanlon, Patrick | 1772 | SCO | +63N | =25B | +64N | −4B | −23N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 3.50 | 1787 | +21.6 |
| 35 | Lennox, Moray E S | 1794 | SCO | −2B | −41N | +54B | +49N | =40B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 4.75 | 1004 | -39.2 |
| 36 | Semenov, Igor | 1862 | SCO | =17N | =64B | +46N | −22B | =33N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 5.25 | 1785 | -17.6 |
| 37 | Fanning, Ian | 0 | SCO | +59B | −43N | −11B | +44N | =31B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 4.25 | 1693 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Donitova-Johnstone, Darima | 1766 | SCO | =64N | −23B | +55N | +46B | −10N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 1690 | -16.8 |
| 39 | FIDE 2417146 | 0 | — | =30B | +60N | −14B | −11N | +?B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.25 | 1106 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Phillips, James | 0 | SCO | +67N | −21B | +68N | −20B | =35N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.25 | 1546 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Reid, Caitlin | 1694 | SCO | +65N | +35B | −4N | −17B | −21N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 3.50 | 1701 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Montgomery, David C | 1709 | SCO | +48B | =52N | −3B | −19N | =46B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 3.75 | 1134 | -8.6 |
| 43 | Railwani, Tavish | 1772 | SCO | −24N | +37B | −45N | −29B | +58N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 3.50 | 1593 | -25.2 |
| 44 | Galbraith, David | 1753 | SCO | −4N | −27B | +65N | −37B | +59N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 2.00 | 1166 | -9.2 |
| 45 | Mclellan, Ally | 1825 | SCO | F | +57N | +43B | −24N | −11B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.50 | 1805 | -4.0 |
| 46 | Lee, Oliver | 0 | SCO | =50B | +48N | −36B | −38N | =42N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 3.75 | 1547 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Mulholland, David | 0 | SCO | +69N | −28B | −32N | +70B | −16N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 937 | 0.0 |
| 48 | FIDE 4847059 | 0 | — | −42N | −46B | +69N | −25B | +65N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 960 | 0.0 |
| 49 | FIDE 2416271 | 0 | — | −53B | +59N | −33N | −35B | +68N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 932 | 0.0 |
| 50 | Cassidy, Bernard | 1623 | SCO | =46N | +56B | −10N | −9B | F | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.50 | 1744 | +12.8 |
| 51 | Thurtell, Craig | 1929 | SCO | −5N | −61B | =63N | +54B | −27N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 1106 | -21.2 |
| 52 | Phillips, Alexander | 0 | SCO | F | =42B | −26N | −32B | +66N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 1485 | 0.0 |
| 53 | Saunders, Benjamin | 1747 | SCO | +49N | −22B | =29N | F | F | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.50 | 1199 | -7.6 |
| 54 | FIDE 2418886 | 0 | — | −18N | =67B | −35N | −51N | +69B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.50 | 1001 | 0.0 |
| 55 | Robertson, Jim | 1568 | SCO | +70B | −62N | −38B | −31N | =60B | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.50 | 941 | -16.6 |
| 56 | Shopynskyi, Vladyslav | 1670 | SCO | F | −50N | =60B | +65B | −26N | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.50 | 936 | -33.6 |
| 57 | Shopynskyi, Petro | 1647 | SCO | F | −45B | =67N | +68B | −25N | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.50 | 1018 | -22.0 |
| 58 | Prabhu, Ainesh | 1433 | SCO | −33N | +69B | −18N | −21B | −43B | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 934 | -24.4 |
| 59 | Gong, Ray | 0 | SCO | −37N | −49B | +70N | −28B | −44B | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 962 | 0.0 |
| 60 | Shopynskyi, Mykola | 0 | SCO | F | −39B | =56N | −16B | =55N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.50 | 1530 | 0.0 |
| 61 | Bailey-Withers, Josh | 0 | ENG | F | +51N | −5B | −14N | F | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.50 | 1918 | 0.0 |
| 62 | Nield, Christopher | 1769 | SCO | −26N | +55B | −22N | F | F | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.50 | 1681 | -7.2 |
| 63 | Young, Callum R | 0 | SCO | −34B | =?N | =51B | F | −28N | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.75 | 1516 | 0.0 |
| 64 | Clark, Eve | 1840 | SCO | =38B | =36N | −34B | F | F | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.50 | 1640 | -16.0 |
| 65 | Yu, Andrew | 0 | SCO | −41B | +70N | −44B | −56N | −48B | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 906 | 0.0 |
| 66 | Yuan, Alice | 0 | SCO | F | −30N | +?B | −15N | −52B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1048 | 0.0 |
| 67 | McAleer, Thomas | 0 | SCO | −40B | =54N | =57B | F | F | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.50 | 1647 | 0.0 |
| 68 | FIDE 2418797 | 0 | — | −29N | F | −40B | −57N | −49B | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 847 | 0.0 |
| 69 | Stevenson, John | 0 | SCO | −47B | −58N | −48B | −?N | −54N | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 633 | 0.0 |
| 70 | FIDE 2414511 | 0 | — | −55N | −65B | −59B | −47N | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 769 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Pick, FreddieENG+36.64.0 pts · #2
- 2Lukhi, NeevSCO+30.83.5 pts · #4
- 3Gunn-Russell, CharlesSCO+28.03.0 pts · #23
Top rating losers
- 1Lennox, Moray E SSCO-39.22.5 pts · #69
- 2Shopynskyi, VladyslavSCO-33.61.5 pts · #53
- 3Vadalia, JainillSCO-27.23.0 pts · #11
Biggest upsets
- R1+202 Elo gap
- R1+151 Elo gap