Northampton FIDE Congress - 28 and 29 March 2026 - U2400
12 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 28 Mar 2026 to 29 Mar 2026 in Northampton, England. 1 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1914, and top seed was Peter G Large (🇬🇧 ENG, IM, 2182).
Peter G Large (🇬🇧 ENG, IM, 2182) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Graham E Borrowdale (3.0) and Jason M Dilley (3.0). Large won solo starting round 2.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Pradhan Abhishek (1816) beat Ryames Chan (1997), a +181-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsIM Peter G Large led from R2; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
IM Peter G Large never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
IM Peter G Large drew with Jason M Dilley (White).
IM Peter G Large went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMPeter G Large | * | ½ | ½ | 1 |
| 2Jason M Dilley | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Graham E Borrowdale | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4Pradhan Abhishek | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Large, Peter GIM | 2182 | ENG | +5B | +7N | =3B | +4N | =2B | 4.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 9.00 | 2182 | +0.8 |
| 2 | Borrowdale, Graham E | 1916 | ENG | +11B | −4N | =6B | +10N | =1N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.75 | 1923 | +0.2 |
| 3 | Dilley, Jason M | 1979 | ENG | =10N | +8B | =1N | +7B | −4B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 4.25 | 2013 | +5.6 |
| 4 | Ganger, Rajan | 2000 | ENG | =8N | +2B | F | −1B | +3N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 6.50 | 2062 | +6.4 |
| 5 | Abhishek, Pradhan | 1816 | IND | −1N | +10B | F | =6N | +7B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.75 | 2017 | +19.4 |
| 6 | Tamilselvan, Tara | 1774 | ENG | −7N | +11B | =2N | =5B | =8N | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.25 | 1793 | +2.4 |
| 7 | Chan, Ryames | 1997 | ENG | +6B | −1B | F | −3N | −5N | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.50 | 1745 | -52.4 |
| 8 | Pradhan, Ayan | 1793 | ENG | =4B | −3N | F | F | =6B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.50 | 1792 | -0.8 |
| 9 | Millward, Kevin P | 1943 | ENG | F | +12N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2464 | +3.2 |
| 10 | Poderico, Francesco | 1735 | ITA | =3B | −5N | F | −2B | F | 0.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.50 | 1631 | -7.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 34146423 | 0 | — | −2N | −6N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1045 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Madden, Jason | 1664 | ENG | F | −9B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1143 | -6.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Abhishek, PradhanIND+19.42.5 pts · #3
- 2Ganger, RajanENG+6.42.5 pts · #4
- 3Dilley, Jason MENG+5.63.0 pts · #2
- 1Chan, RyamesENG-52.41.0 pts · #8
- 2Poderico, FrancescoITA-7.00.5 pts · #10
- 3Madden, JasonENG-6.40.0 pts · #12
- R5+181 Elo gap