33rd Doncaster Congress - Open
Open SwissStandard
35 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 20 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in Doncaster, England. 3 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2128, and top seed was Hao(ZJ) Wang (🇨🇳 CHN, IM, 2418).
Maksym Larchikov (🇺🇦 UKR, 2137) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Joe Varley (4.0) and John M Potter (3.5).
The biggest upset came in round 1: Dmytro Plotnikov (1800) beat Alexandr Klimchik (2090), a +290-point gap.
Location
🇬🇧Doncaster, England
Dates
20 Feb 2026 → 22 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for game with 10 sec increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Avg top 10
2,128
Participants
35
Titled players · 3
GM×1
FM×1
CM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇬🇧England×25
🇮🇹Italy×2
🇬🇷Greece×2
🇮🇳India×2
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
🇭🇰Hong Kong China×1
🇸🇩Sudan×1
🇳🇬Nigeria×1
Top 3
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- 🥈
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
9
5
3
1
1
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 4.0/5. Larchikov takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (10.5).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Joe Varley 3 wins (R3–R5)Maksym Larchikov 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Joe Varley | * | — | — | — |
| 2Maksym Larchikov | — | * | 1 | — |
| 3John M Potter | — | 0 | * | — |
| 4Sooraj M R | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Larchikov, Maksym | 2137 | UKR | +21N | +6B | +3N | =11B | =?B | 4.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 9.25 | 2327 | +26.4 |
| 2 | Varley, Joe | 2013 | ENG | +27B | −?N | +29B | +16N | +7B | 4.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.00 | 2672 | +25.2 |
| 3 | Potter, John M | 2070 | ENG | +16B | +4N | −1B | +6N | =8B | 3.5 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 10.00 | 2156 | +11.4 |
| 4 | Rughani, Mahin | 2007 | ENG | +22N | −3B | +28N | +15B | =5N | 3.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 6.25 | 2030 | +11.6 |
| 5 | Sooraj M R | 2077 | IND | +7N | +15B | +31N | −?N | =4B | 3.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 7.75 | 2346 | +22.8 |
| 6 | Rich, AaronCM | 2006 | ENG | +34B | −1N | +12B | −3B | +15N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.50 | 2007 | +1.6 |
| 7 | Papneja, Vedant | 1877 | ENG | −5B | +27N | +20B | +13N | −2N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 5.00 | 2057 | +24.0 |
| 8 | Joseph, Patrick | 1982 | ENG | F | +18B | =11N | +10B | =3N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 8.00 | 2257 | +57.6 |
| 9 | Jeje, Ayodeji | 1981 | NGR | F | =23N | =25B | +17N | +11B | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 6.00 | 2195 | +44.0 |
| 10 | Surtees, Mike J | 2074 | ENG | +33B | +20N | −?B | −8N | +16B | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.00 | 2108 | +4.0 |
| 11 | Quaite, Toby | 2086 | ENG | =12B | +17N | =8B | =1N | −9N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 6.75 | 1992 | -24.8 |
| 12 | Siu, Kam Wa | 1927 | HKG | =11N | =14B | −6N | +34B | =20B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.25 | 1986 | +8.2 |
| 13 | Milson, Samuel A | 2047 | ENG | F | +30B | =26N | −7B | +24N | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.25 | 2068 | +2.2 |
| 14 | Klimchik, Alexandr | 2090 | ENG | −15N | =12N | =33B | =28B | +30N | 2.5 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 3.00 | 1844 | -60.0 |
| 15 | Plotnikov, Dmytro | 1800 | ITA | +14B | −5N | +35B | −4N | −6B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.50 | 1959 | +18.6 |
| 16 | Barwick, Carmel | 1902 | ENG | −3N | +22B | +34N | −2B | −10N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.50 | 1813 | -10.4 |
| 17 | Hepworth, Peter | 1934 | ENG | F | −11B | +32N | −9B | +35N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 1925 | -0.2 |
| 18 | Kershaw, Ewan | 2027 | ENG | F | −8N | +21B | +29N | F | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.50 | 1957 | -7.6 |
| 19 | Wills, Tom | 1985 | ENG | −?B | +33N | +23B | F | F | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2636 | +12.2 |
| 20 | Burnett, Jim | 2010 | ENG | F | −10B | −7N | +23B | =12N | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.75 | 1858 | -16.8 |
| 21 | Davis, Jim | 0 | ENG | −1B | F | −18N | +22B | =27N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 1780 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Findlay, Ben | 1529 | ENG | −4B | −16N | =27B | −21N | +33B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 1756 | +37.2 |
| 23 | Ter-gevorkian, Aram | 1904 | GRE | F | =9B | −19N | −20N | +28B | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.50 | 1869 | -4.4 |
| 24 | Ter Gevorkian, Edouardos | 1878 | GRE | F | −26B | +30N | =25N | −13B | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.75 | 1980 | +7.8 |
| 25 | Okhai, Shabir | 2082 | ENG | F | =28B | =9N | =24B | F | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.75 | 1903 | -13.8 |
| 26 | Southcott-Moyers, IndyFM | 2258 | ENG | F | +24N | =13B | F | F | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.75 | 2156 | -3.6 |
| 27 | Plotnikov, Matvii | 1776 | ITA | −2N | −7B | =22N | F | =21B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.50 | 1533 | -17.4 |
| 28 | Li, Xiaofan | 1849 | ENG | F | =25N | −4B | =14N | −23N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1828 | -2.4 |
| 29 | Turner, Lewis A | 1932 | ENG | F | +32B | −2N | −18B | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 1773 | -11.8 |
| 30 | Bramson, Mike | 1879 | ENG | F | −13N | −24B | +33N | −14B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.50 | 1753 | -13.2 |
| 31 | Hebden, Mark LGM | 2355 | ENG | F | +35N | −5B | F | F | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 2027 | -7.4 |
| 32 | Holi, Sief Al Din | 1655 | SUD | F | −29N | −17B | F | +34N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1743 | +5.8 |
| 33 | Graham, Oliver | 1768 | ENG | −10N | −19B | =14N | −30B | −22N | 0.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 1.25 | 1545 | -22.8 |
| 34 | Nripesh Niketan | 0 | IND | −6N | F | −16B | −12N | −32B | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 1073 | -53.6 |
| 35 | Erskine-Pereira, Jack | 1976 | ENG | F | −31B | −15N | F | −17B | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1230 | -27.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Joseph, PatrickENG+57.63.0 pts · #8
- 2Jeje, AyodejiNGR+44.03.0 pts · #9
- 3Findlay, BenENG+37.21.5 pts · #24
Top rating losers
- 1Klimchik, AlexandrENG-60.02.5 pts · #10
- 2Nripesh NiketanIND-53.60.0 pts · #35
- 3Erskine-Pereira, JackENG-27.60.0 pts · #34
Biggest upsets
- R1+290 Elo gap
- R3+278 Elo gap
- R5+239 Elo gap