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Northampton FIDE Congress - 28 February and 1 March 2026 - U2400

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11 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 28 Feb 2026 to 01 Mar 2026 in Northampton, England. 1 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1874, and top seed was Miguel Arnulfo Zaragoza Alanis (🇲🇽 MEX, CM, 2149).

Miguel Arnulfo Zaragoza Alanis (🇲🇽 MEX, CM, 2149) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Matthew Helsby (4.0) and Timothy Watson (3.0). Zaragoza Alanis won solo starting round 2.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Timothy Watson (1765) beat Rajan Ganger (2000), a +235-point gap.

Location
🇬🇧Northampton, England
Dates
28 Feb 2026 → 01 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇲🇽CMMiguel Arnulfo Zaragoza Alanis2149
Avg top 10
1,874
Participants
11
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇬🇧England×9
🇮🇹Italy×1
🇲🇽Mexico×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

CM Miguel Arnulfo Zaragoza Alanis led from R2; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
5
1
1
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
Zaragoza Alanis4.5Helsby4Watson3Obi3Ganger2.5Waterfield2.5
R2–R5 · LEAD HELD

CM Miguel Arnulfo Zaragoza Alanis held the sole lead from R2 through R5 without losing it.

R1 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

CM Miguel Arnulfo Zaragoza Alanis beat Matthew Helsby (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

CM Miguel Arnulfo Zaragoza Alanis 4 wins (R1–R4)Matthew Helsby 4 wins (R2–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1CMMiguel Arnulfo Zaragoza Alanis*
1
—
1
2Matthew Helsby
0
*
1
—
3Timothy Watson—
0
*
½
4Okwose Marc Obi
0
—
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Zaragoza Alanis, Miguel ArnulfoCM2149MEX+2N+5B+8N+4B=7N4.511.513.012.002256+15.8
2Helsby, Matthew1799ENG−1B+9N+10B+3N+5B4.011.012.07.502063+51.6
3Watson, Timothy1765ENG+6N=7B=4N−2B+11N3.011.511.55.001927+43.2
4Obi, Okwose Marc1840ENG+9N=8N=3B−1N+10B3.010.011.04.251895+4.8
5Waterfield, Mark1890ENG+11B−1N=6N+9B−2N2.512.012.02.251866-3.2
6Ganger, Rajan2000ENG−3B+11N=5B−7N+9N2.58.58.52.251793-25.2
7Patel, Devan1929ENGF=3NF+6B=1B2.010.010.06.252096+13.2
8Dewangan, Aayush1989ENG+10N=4B−1BFF1.58.58.52.501802-19.6
9Acharya, Nikesh1677ENG−4B−2B+11N−5N−6B1.012.012.00.001607-16.3
10Thay, Remy0ENG−8BF−2N+11B−4N1.08.58.50.001641-26.0
11Poderico, Francesco1704ITA−5N−6B−9B−10N−3B0.09.010.00.001033-27.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets