Northampton FIDE Congress - 24 and 25 January 2026 - U2400
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17 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 24 Jan 2026 to 25 Jan 2026 in Northampton, England. 3 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2029, and top seed was Junhao Xian (🇨🇳 CHN, 2202).
Junhao Xian (🇨🇳 CHN, 2202) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Peter G Large (3.0) and Oleg Verbytski (3.0).
The biggest upset came in round 3: Rajan Ganger (2001) beat Steven Male Kawuma (FM, 2162), a +161-point gap.
Location
🇬🇧Northampton, England
Dates
24 Jan 2026 → 25 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 3
IM×1
FM×1
CM×1
Federations · 6 represented
🇬🇧England×12
🇮🇹Italy×1
🇺🇬Uganda×1
🇨🇳China×1
🇲🇹Malta×1
🇷🇴Romania×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsJunhao Xian led from R3; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
6
2
1
1
1
R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
Junhao Xian never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Junhao Xian beat IM Peter G Large (White).
R2–R5 · WIN STREAK
Junhao Xian won 4 in a row (R2–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Junhao Xian | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2IMPeter G Large | 0 | * | 1 | 0 |
| 3Alexander Hertog | 0 | 0 | * | — |
| 4Oleg Verbytski | 0 | 1 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xian, Junhao | 2202 | CHN | =15B | +4B | +7N | +3N | +2B | 4.5 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 11.75 | 2333 | +13.0 |
| 2 | Large, Peter GIM | 2197 | ENG | +9N | −3B | +4N | +10B | −1N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 7.00 | 2056 | -14.8 |
| 3 | Verbytski, Oleg | 2059 | ENG | +6B | +2N | F | −1B | +9N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 7.50 | 2173 | +27.6 |
| 4 | Hertog, Alexander | 1852 | ENG | +12B | −1N | −2B | +6N | +15B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 4.00 | 1968 | +28.4 |
| 5 | Patel, Devan | 1901 | ENG | F | F | +15N | +9B | +10N | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.50 | 2683 | +28.6 |
| 6 | Sood, Vineet | 1717 | ENG | −3N | =7B | +16N | −4B | +12N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 2.75 | 1809 | +10.8 |
| 7 | Gibson, Christopher A | 1887 | ENG | F | =6N | −1B | +17N | +14B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.25 | 1902 | +1.2 |
| 8 | Watson, Timothy | 1767 | ENG | −13N | =16B | −9N | +12B | +17B | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.25 | 1773 | -2.4 |
| 9 | Helsby, Matthew | 1804 | ENG | −2B | +12N | +8B | −5N | −3B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 3.50 | 1817 | -1.2 |
| 10 | Ganger, Rajan | 2001 | ENG | +17N | F | +11B | −2N | −5B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1977 | -1.4 |
| 11 | Kawuma, Steven MaleFM | 2162 | UGA | +16N | +13B | −10N | F | F | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.50 | 2109 | -1.8 |
| 12 | V, Krish | 1521 | ENG | −4N | −9B | +17B | −8N | −6B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 1517 | -1.8 |
| 13 | Bryant, HarryCM | 2189 | ENG | +8B | −11N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.50 | 1976 | -18.4 |
| 14 | Acharya, Nikesh | 0 | ENG | F | F | F | +16B | −7N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.50 | 1807 | +14.8 |
| 15 | Mizzi, Steve | 1842 | MLT | =1N | F | −5B | F | −4N | 0.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.25 | 1712 | -10.2 |
| 16 | Poderico, Francesco | 1726 | ITA | −11B | =8N | −6B | −14N | F | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.25 | 1496 | -22.4 |
| 17 | Strugar, Ioan-Euzeb | 1646 | ROU | −10B | F | −12N | −7B | −8N | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 994 | -26.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Patel, DevanENG+28.63.0 pts · #5
- 2Hertog, AlexanderENG+28.43.0 pts · #3
- 3Verbytski, OlegENG+27.63.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Strugar, Ioan-EuzebROU-26.40.0 pts · #17
- 2Poderico, FrancescoITA-22.40.5 pts · #16
- 3Bryant, HarryCMENG-18.41.0 pts · #13
Biggest upsets
- R3+161 Elo gap
- R2+138 Elo gap
- R3+125 Elo gap