Northampton FIDE Congress - 24 and 25 January 2026 - U1600
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15 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 24 Jan 2026 to 25 Jan 2026 in Northampton, England. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1390, and top seed was Vineet Sood (🇬🇧 ENG, 1717).
Rene Butler (🇬🇧 ENG, 1526) won with 4.0/7, ahead of Lachlan Harding Cornish (4.0) and Sammy Leaver (3.5). Butler shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇬🇧Northampton, England
Dates
24 Jan 2026 → 25 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Avg top 10
1,390
Participants
15
Federations · 3 represented
🇬🇧England×12
🇱🇺Luxembourg×1
🇷🇴Romania×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 4.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
5
4
2
3
2
2
2
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 4.0/7. Butler takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (14.5).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Rene Butler drew with Lachlan Harding Cornish (Black).
R1–R5 · UNBEATEN
Rene Butler went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rene Butler | * | ½ | ½ | 1 |
| 2Lachlan Harding Cornish | ½ | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Sammy Leaver | ½ | 0 | * | — |
| 4Ron Cooper | 0 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Butler, Rene | 1526 | ENG | +5B | =3N | +4B | =2N | +6N | F | F | 4.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 10.75 | 2314 | +19.4 |
| 2 | Harding Cornish, Lachlan | 0 | ENG | +13N | =4N | +3B | =1B | +5N | F | F | 4.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 10.50 | 1578 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Leaver, Sammy | 0 | ENG | +?N | =1B | −2N | −4N | +14B | +7N | F | 3.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.00 | 1532 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Saxena, Prakhar | 1568 | ENG | +6N | =2B | −1N | +3B | =13N | F | F | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 6.75 | 1522 | -7.6 |
| 5 | Cooper, Ron | 0 | ENG | −1N | +13B | +14N | +6B | −2B | F | F | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.50 | 1557 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Guest, Liam | 1459 | ENG | −4B | +14N | F | −5N | −1B | F | F | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 1407 | -8.0 |
| 7 | Machireddy, Sai Saathvik Reddy | 0 | ENG | F | F | F | F | F | −3B | +?B | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1737 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Hammond, Rob | 0 | ENG | F | F | F | F | F | +13N | F | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 1601 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Kasprowicz, Peter | 1628 | ENG | F | F | F | F | F | +14B | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2303 | +6.6 |
| 10 | Strugar, Ioan-Euzeb | 1646 | ROU | F | F | F | F | F | +15N | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2299 | +6.0 |
| 11 | Osmolovskii, Nikita | 1489 | LUX | +14B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2303 | +22.4 |
| 12 | FIDE 343489435 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | −?B | +?N | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 721 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Spearing, Nick | 1581 | ENG | −2B | −5N | F | F | =4B | −8B | F | 0.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.50 | 1568 | -0.8 |
| 14 | Sharma, Gavin | 1503 | ENG | −11N | −6B | −5B | F | −3N | −9N | F | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 715 | -58.0 |
| 15 | Osborn, Mark | 1499 | ENG | F | F | F | F | F | −10B | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 846 | -12.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Osmolovskii, NikitaLUX+22.41.0 pts · #10
- 2Butler, ReneENG+19.44.0 pts · #2
- 3Kasprowicz, PeterENG+6.61.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Sharma, GavinENG-58.00.0 pts · #13
- 2Osborn, MarkENG-12.00.0 pts · #14
- 3Guest, LiamENG-8.01.0 pts · #7