Northampton FIDE Congress - 28 February and 1 March 2026 - U1600
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12 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 28 Feb 2026 to 01 Mar 2026 in Northampton, England. Top 10 Elo average was 747, and top seed was Sai Saathvik Reddy Machireddy (🇬🇧 ENG, 1590).
Mohanaditya Poluru (🇬🇧 ENG, 0) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Oliver Saull (3.5) and Luca Feng (3.5). Poluru broke clear in the final round.
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
Federations · 1 represented
🇬🇧England×12
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsMohanaditya Poluru led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
Mohanaditya Poluru never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Mohanaditya Poluru beat Luca Feng (Black).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Mohanaditya Poluru won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mohanaditya Poluru | * | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2Luca Feng | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Oliver Saull | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Vassily M Sagyaman | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poluru, Mohanaditya | 0 | ENG | +11N | +10B | +3N | =5B | +2B | 4.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 9.50 | 1609 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Saull, Oliver | 0 | ENG | +12N | +6B | =5N | +10B | −1N | 3.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 5.00 | 1562 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Feng, Luca | 0 | ENG | =7N | +12B | −1B | +6N | +10N | 3.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.50 | 1562 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Sagyaman, Vassily M | 1528 | ENG | −6N | =7B | +11N | +8B | +5N | 3.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 6.00 | 2279 | +17.2 |
| 5 | Arun, Saiarya | 0 | ENG | +9B | +8N | =2B | =1N | −4B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 7.50 | 1494 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Yu, Jiwei | 0 | ENG | +4B | −2N | +7N | −3B | =9B | 2.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 6.25 | 1492 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Macleavy, Jamie | 0 | ENG | =3B | =4N | −6B | +9N | −8N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 5.00 | 1474 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Matilal, Tamal | 1479 | ENG | F | −5B | +12N | −4N | +7B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 1492 | +0.8 |
| 9 | Kamali, Kiyana | 1416 | ENG | −5N | +11B | −10N | −7B | =6N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.25 | 789 | -10.8 |
| 10 | Machireddy, Sai Saathvik Reddy | 1590 | ENG | F | −1N | +9B | −2N | −3B | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.50 | 2216 | +10.8 |
| 11 | Li, Pengxiang | 0 | ENG | −1B | −9N | −4B | F | F | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 672 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Li, Emmanuelle | 1456 | ENG | −2B | −3N | −8B | F | F | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 679 | -18.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Sagyaman, Vassily MENG+17.23.5 pts · #6
- 2Machireddy, Sai Saathvik ReddyENG+10.81.0 pts · #7
- 3Matilal, TamalENG+0.82.0 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1Li, EmmanuelleENG-18.80.0 pts · #11
- 2Kamali, KiyanaENG-10.81.5 pts · #10
- 3Li, PengxiangENG0.00.0 pts · #12