Northampton FIDE Congress - 28 and 29 March 2026 - U1900
12 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 28 Mar 2026 to 29 Mar 2026 in Northampton, England. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1353, and top seed was Dominique Conterno (🇬🇧 ENG, 1791).
Jonadab Oki (🇬🇧 ENG, 0) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Stellio Jerome (3.5) and Dominique Conterno (2.5). Oki shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Stellio Jerome (1684) beat Dominique Conterno (1791), a +107-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsJonadab Oki led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Dominique Conterno takes the sole lead (2.5/3).
Jonadab Oki lost to Stellio Jerome (White).
Jonadab Oki 3 wins (R3–R5)Stellio Jerome 3 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jonadab Oki | * | 0 | — | 1 |
| 2Stellio Jerome | 1 | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Sajan Ganger | — | ½ | * | 0 |
| 4Dominique Conterno | 0 | 0 | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oki, Jonadab | 0 | ENG | +9N | −2B | +11B | +5N | +3N | 4.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 6.00 | 1758 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Jerome, Stellio | 1684 | ENG | +12B | +1N | F | +3B | =4N | 3.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 7.75 | 1978 | +15.6 |
| 3 | Conterno, Dominique | 1791 | ENG | +8B | =6N | +4B | −2N | −1B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 5.00 | 1673 | -9.2 |
| 4 | Ganger, Sajan | 1780 | ENG | +11N | −5B | −3N | +9B | =2B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.75 | 1813 | +6.8 |
| 5 | Montanelli, Filippo J | 0 | ENG | =10B | +4N | F | −1B | +8N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.25 | 1696 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Peel, James | 1556 | ENG | F | =3B | −7N | =8B | +10N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.50 | 1701 | +11.0 |
| 7 | Leslie-Smith, Lance | 1738 | RSA | F | +10N | +6B | F | F | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.50 | 2365 | +10.8 |
| 8 | Lowe, Jason | 0 | ENG | −3N | +9B | F | =6N | −5B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1694 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Cooper, Ron | 1735 | ENG | −1B | −8N | +10B | −4N | F | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.50 | 1676 | -6.0 |
| 10 | Li, Alice | 1577 | ENG | =5N | −7B | −9N | F | −6B | 0.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.25 | 876 | -43.6 |
| 11 | Madden, Jason | 1664 | ENG | −4B | F | −1N | F | F | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 978 | -13.6 |
| 12 | FIDE 343410839 | 0 | — | −2N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 884 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Jerome, StellioENG+15.63.5 pts · #4
- 2Peel, JamesENG+11.02.0 pts · #6
- 3Leslie-Smith, LanceRSA+10.82.0 pts · #3
- 1Li, AliceENG-43.60.5 pts · #11
- 2Madden, JasonENG-13.60.0 pts · #12
- 3Conterno, DominiqueENG-9.22.5 pts · #5
- R4+107 Elo gap