92nd Bristol Under 1800 Championship
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51 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 24 Apr 2026 to 26 Apr 2026 in Bristol, England. 5 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1698, and top seed was Alan Papier (🇬🇧 ENG, 1796).
Miles Howells (🇬🇧 ENG, 0) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Prakul Mahajan (4.0). Howells shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Grant Daly (1647) beat Timothy M Jones (1784), a +137-point gap.
Location
🇬🇧Bristol, England
Dates
24 Apr 2026 → 26 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 5 represented
🇬🇧England×34
🇬🇧Scotland×1
🇲🇾Malaysia×1
🇮🇳India×1
🇬🇧Wales×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsMiles Howells led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
17
8
3
4
1
R5–R5 · LEAD HELD
Miles Howells held the sole lead from R5 through R5 without losing it.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Miles Howells beat Prakul Mahajan (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Miles Howells 4 wins (R2–R5)Prakul Mahajan 3 wins (R1–R3)FIDE 343461670 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Miles Howells | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2Prakul Mahajan | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3FIDE 343461670 | — | — | * | ½ |
| 4Naveen Daniel George | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Howells, Miles | 0 | ENG | =15N | +43B | +28N | +2B | +?N | 4.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 8.50 | 1699 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Mahajan, Prakul | 0 | ENG | +9B | +25N | +12B | −1N | +?B | 4.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 8.50 | 1740 | 0.0 |
| 3 | FIDE 343461670 | 0 | — | +41B | +39N | +16B | =7N | =4B | 4.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 8.75 | 1672 | 0.0 |
| 4 | George, Naveen Daniel | 0 | MAS | =48N | +46B | +8N | +10B | =3N | 4.0 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 9.75 | 1931 | +18.4 |
| 5 | Tang, Carolus | 0 | ENG | −21B | +26N | +42B | +16N | +11B | 4.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 9.00 | 1741 | +7.2 |
| 6 | Rock Cooper, Dillon | 0 | ENG | +?B | −17N | +29B | +25N | +7B | 4.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 7.50 | 1731 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Munro, Charles | 0 | ENG | +49B | +18N | +11B | =3B | −6N | 3.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 8.00 | 1697 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Taylor, Noah | 0 | ENG | =35B | +21N | −4B | +39N | +12B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 7.25 | 1730 | -14.8 |
| 9 | Yuan, David | 1725 | ENG | −2N | +38B | +35N | =15B | +33N | 3.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 6.50 | 2491 | +18.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 343481833 | 0 | — | +26B | +40N | =17B | −4N | +?B | 3.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.50 | 1723 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Farina, Mauro | 0 | ENG | +19N | +14B | −7N | +36B | −5N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 7.50 | 1919 | +62.4 |
| 12 | Jithendra, Raina | 0 | ENG | +31N | +30B | −2N | +14B | −8N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 7.00 | 1787 | +10.6 |
| 13 | Wildsmith, Dexter | 0 | ENG | −14N | +19B | =18B | =24N | +25B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 7.75 | 1711 | -12.4 |
| 14 | Papier, Alan | 1796 | ENG | +13B | −11N | +21B | −12N | +40B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 6.50 | 1709 | -8.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 343414710 | 0 | — | =1B | +50N | =?B | =9N | =20B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 5.50 | 1729 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Daly, Grant | 1647 | ENG | +51N | +36B | −3N | −5B | +37N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 1826 | +14.2 |
| 17 | Picton, James | 0 | ENG | +47N | +6B | =10N | −?B | =23N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 7.50 | 866 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Loog, Tiiu | 1694 | ENG | +32N | −7B | =13N | =37B | +35N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 5.75 | 1962 | +39.6 |
| 19 | Leach, Lemuel | 1652 | ENG | −11B | −13N | +46N | +31B | +27N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 4.50 | 1486 | -25.6 |
| 20 | Marks, Peter | 0 | ENG | =27N | +37B | −?N | +28B | =15N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 6.00 | 866 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Charles, Steven | 0 | ENG | +5N | −8B | −14N | +30B | =34N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 7.00 | 1657 | +14.4 |
| 22 | Mohit M | 0 | IND | −28N | −27B | =38N | +44B | +36N | 2.5 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 3.25 | 2584 | +32.4 |
| 23 | Drummond, Alastair | 0 | ENG | F | +33B | =27N | =?N | =17B | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.50 | 1788 | 0.0 |
| 24 | McGeeney, David | 0 | SCO | F | F | +49N | =13B | +29N | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.50 | 1926 | +21.2 |
| 25 | Ng, Nathan | 0 | ENG | +45N | −2B | +30N | −6B | −13N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 3.00 | 966 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Zuberi, Ismail | 0 | ENG | −10N | −5B | +32N | −38B | +46N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 2.50 | 1604 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Raynes, Barry | 0 | ENG | =20B | +22N | =23B | −?N | −19B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 5.25 | 1513 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Milicevic, Milan | 0 | ENG | +22B | =?N | −1B | −20N | =39B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 1651 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Buckell, David J | 1677 | ENG | −36N | +47B | −6N | +42B | −24B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 1.50 | 955 | -17.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 343493416 | 0 | — | +?B | −12N | −25B | −21N | +49B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 1525 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Gee, Bart | 0 | ENG | −12B | +?N | −?B | −19N | +41B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 1581 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Fearnhead, Joseph | 1611 | ENG | −18B | −41N | −26B | +50N | +47B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.50 | 828 | -38.4 |
| 33 | FIDE 343461778 | 0 | — | F | −23N | +50B | +?N | −9B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1703 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Marston, Alastair | 1706 | ENG | F | =42N | =39B | =40N | =21B | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.75 | 1607 | -10.8 |
| 35 | Mottram, Paul | 0 | ENG | =8N | F | −9B | +41N | −18B | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.75 | 1608 | -9.6 |
| 36 | Jones, Timothy M | 1784 | ENG | +29B | −16N | =40B | −11N | −22B | 1.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 2.50 | 1478 | -81.2 |
| 37 | FIDE 343490336 | 0 | — | F | −20N | +44B | =18N | −16B | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.50 | 1479 | 0.0 |
| 38 | White, Scott | 0 | ENG | −?B | −9N | =22B | +26N | −45B | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.25 | 1389 | 0.0 |
| 39 | FIDE 343494552 | 0 | — | F | −3B | =34N | −8B | =28N | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.00 | 1561 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Bain, Oliver | 0 | ENG | F | −10B | =36N | =34B | −14N | 1.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 1.75 | 1629 | -0.4 |
| 41 | Scorer, David M | 1563 | ENG | −3N | +32B | −43N | −35B | −31N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 1526 | -5.2 |
| 42 | FIDE 343462057 | 0 | — | F | =34B | −5N | −29N | =?B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1502 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Williams, Stephen | 1690 | WLS | F | −1N | +41B | F | F | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 2361 | +7.6 |
| 44 | FIDE 343486924 | 0 | — | F | −?B | −37N | −22N | +50B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 798 | 0.0 |
| 45 | FIDE 343494072 | 0 | — | −25B | −?N | −?B | F | +38N | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.50 | 935 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Jennings, Michael | 1447 | ENG | F | −4N | −19B | =47N | −26B | 0.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.25 | 869 | -17.6 |
| 47 | FIDE 343487785 | 0 | — | −17B | −29N | F | =46B | −32N | 0.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.25 | 1313 | 0.0 |
| 48 | Tye, Jack | 0 | ENG | =4B | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1685 | -2.4 |
| 49 | FIDE 343469159 | 0 | — | −7N | F | −24B | F | −30N | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 925 | 0.0 |
| 50 | FIDE 343463851 | 0 | — | F | −15B | −33N | −32B | −44N | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 811 | 0.0 |
| 51 | Manning, Ellis | 0 | ENG | −16B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 850 | -18.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Farina, MauroENG+62.43.0 pts · #3
- 2Loog, TiiuENG+39.63.0 pts · #4
- 3Mohit MIND+32.42.5 pts · #26
Top rating losers
- 1Jones, Timothy MENG-81.21.5 pts · #19
- 2Fearnhead, JosephENG-38.42.0 pts · #48
- 3Leach, LemuelENG-25.63.0 pts · #23
Biggest upsets
- R2+137 Elo gap