2026 4NCL Bradford Congress Under 1700
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58 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 23 Jan 2026 to 25 Jan 2026 in Bradford, England. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1679, and top seed was Vidhyuth Kavin Sudagar (🇬🇧 ENG, 1697).
Vidhyuth Kavin Sudagar (🇬🇧 ENG, 1697) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Yi Him Ryan Ng (3.5) and John Gibbs (3.5). Sudagar won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Archisman Saha (1198) beat Bien Cuaresma (1612), a +414-point gap.
Location
🇬🇧Bradford, England
Dates
23 Jan 2026 → 25 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 4 represented
🇬🇧England×52
🇬🇧Scotland×1
🇮🇹Italy×1
🇭🇰Hong Kong China×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsVidhyuth Kavin Sudagar led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
Vidhyuth Kavin Sudagar never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
Vidhyuth Kavin Sudagar won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Vidhyuth Kavin Sudagar | * | — | — | — |
| 2Mike J Barnett | — | * | — | — |
| 3John Gibbs | — | — | * | ½ |
| 4Malcolm Jackson | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sudagar, Vidhyuth Kavin | 1697 | ENG | +55B | +32N | +13B | +2N | =4B | 4.5 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 10.75 | 2034 | +63.2 |
| 2 | Ng, Yi Him Ryan | 1680 | HKG | +31N | +6B | +8N | −1B | =3N | 3.5 | 15.0 | 17.5 | 11.25 | 1786 | +8.4 |
| 3 | Gibbs, John | 1612 | ENG | +56B | +14N | =5B | =9N | =2B | 3.5 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 8.75 | 1828 | +44.0 |
| 4 | Gillett, John | 1670 | ENG | F | +29B | +10N | +12B | =1N | 3.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 11.25 | 1952 | +42.0 |
| 5 | Tunnacliffe, Alan | 1654 | ENG | +51N | +18B | =3N | =15B | =7N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 9.00 | 1728 | -4.8 |
| 6 | Jerome, Stellio | 1604 | ENG | +33B | −2N | +52B | +28N | =9B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 7.25 | 1689 | +0.4 |
| 7 | Buckell, David J | 1596 | ENG | =41B | =27N | +33B | +14N | =5B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 8.75 | 1816 | +22.8 |
| 8 | Crow, Steve | 1620 | ENG | +35B | +45N | −2B | =16N | +25B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 7.50 | 1531 | -12.6 |
| 9 | Jackson, Malcolm | 1573 | ENG | +54N | =12B | +53N | =3B | =6N | 3.5 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 6.50 | 1772 | +13.2 |
| 10 | Moran, Ben | 1584 | ENG | +46N | +42B | −4B | =13N | +24N | 3.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 7.00 | 1658 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Barnett, Mike J | 1653 | ENG | F | +57B | +43N | =24B | +15N | 3.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 6.25 | 1655 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Walshaw, David | 1644 | ENG | +40B | =9N | +25B | −4N | =16B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 7.75 | 1581 | -12.0 |
| 13 | Carr, Harry | 1616 | ENG | +48N | +53B | −1N | =10B | =17N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 5.75 | 1678 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Ziu, Naman | 1692 | ENG | +23N | −3B | +39N | −7B | +52N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 6.00 | 1655 | -25.2 |
| 15 | Oliver, Peter J R | 1585 | ENG | +44B | =24N | +36B | =5N | −11B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 6.50 | 1810 | +29.2 |
| 16 | Jackson, Paul R | 1552 | ENG | =34N | =26B | +42N | =8B | =12N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 7.00 | 1755 | +1.4 |
| 17 | FIDE 343490298 | 1500 | — | −24B | +44N | +32B | =20N | =13B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 6.50 | 1681 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Atcheson, Daniel | 1600 | ENG | +37N | −5N | +27B | F | +36B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 6.50 | 1676 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Westhead, Daniel | 1547 | ENG | −36N | +37B | =26N | =21B | +34N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 11.5 | 6.75 | 1762 | +24.4 |
| 20 | Ashcroft, Ben | 1605 | ENG | =43N | +58B | =28N | =17B | =29N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 5.25 | 1601 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Rohman, Mohammed | 1576 | ENG | −25B | +41N | =54B | =19N | +35B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 5.25 | 1808 | +9.6 |
| 22 | Hooton, Kieran | 1472 | ENG | F | +38B | =24N | +34B | =26N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 6.50 | 1759 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Phillips, James | 1557 | SCO | −14B | +35N | =45B | =50N | +33B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 5.50 | 971 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Zappalaglio, Andrea | 1649 | ITA | +17N | =15B | =22B | =11N | −10B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 16.0 | 7.75 | 1627 | -1.2 |
| 25 | Saha, Archisman | 1198 | ENG | +21N | =34B | −12N | +38B | −8N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 6.00 | 1728 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Tait, Bill | 1670 | ENG | F | =16N | =19B | +41N | =22B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 6.00 | 1782 | -2.0 |
| 27 | So, Mason | 1414 | ENG | F | =7B | −18N | +47N | +32B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.25 | 1721 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Woodall, Liam | 1386 | ENG | F | +47N | =20B | −6B | +42N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.50 | 1669 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Briggs, Irina | 1573 | ENG | F | −4N | +56B | +54N | =20B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.50 | 867 | -17.6 |
| 30 | Stevenson, Frederick | 1473 | ENG | −32B | +55N | −38N | =42B | +48N | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 2.75 | 1585 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Castledine, John | 1550 | ENG | −2B | =56N | −41B | +55N | +54B | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 1.25 | 1532 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Weldon, James | 1628 | ENG | +30N | −1B | −17N | +57B | −27N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 3.00 | 1666 | -5.2 |
| 33 | Singh, Jatinder | 1410 | ENG | −6N | +51B | −7N | +39B | −23N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 3.00 | 1658 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Mohammed, Andeel | 1681 | ENG | =16B | =25N | +49B | −22N | −19B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 4.25 | 1707 | -2.0 |
| 35 | Hersey, Claire | 1449 | ENG | −8N | −23B | +46N | +51B | −21N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 2.50 | 1571 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Leonard, Paul | 1657 | ENG | +19B | F | −15N | +43B | −18N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.50 | 1710 | +8.8 |
| 37 | Scorer, David M | 1391 | ENG | −18B | −19N | +40B | =49N | =47B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 3.50 | 1552 | -1.6 |
| 38 | Cuaresma, Bien | 1612 | ENG | F | −22N | +30B | −25N | +41B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.00 | 2356 | +5.8 |
| 39 | Zigmond, Andrew | 1560 | ENG | −45B | +40N | −14B | −33N | +57N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 2.50 | 1710 | +2.2 |
| 40 | Kocak, Yavuz Aydin | 1479 | ENG | −12N | −39B | −37N | +58B | +51N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 1.50 | 1574 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Morgan, Peter | 1367 | ENG | =7N | −21B | +31N | −26B | −38N | 1.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 4.25 | 1403 | -24.8 |
| 42 | Frank, Colin | 1652 | ENG | +52B | −10N | −16B | =30N | −28B | 1.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 2.25 | 1697 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Morley, Ian | 1428 | ENG | =20B | +50N | −11B | −36N | F | 1.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 3.00 | 858 | -9.6 |
| 44 | Ghosh, Aranya | 1317 | ENG | −15N | −17B | −51N | =46B | +58N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 1.25 | 1507 | 0.0 |
| 45 | FIDE 564016218 | 1695 | — | +39N | −8B | =23N | F | F | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.50 | 1721 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Lee, Tony | 1286 | ENG | −10B | −52N | −35B | =44N | +56B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 1.25 | 852 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Ford, Chris W | 1589 | ENG | =58N | −28B | =57N | −27B | =37N | 1.5 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 1.50 | 1625 | -4.8 |
| 48 | Taylor, Anthony | 1442 | ENG | −13B | −49N | =55B | +56N | −30B | 1.5 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 0.75 | 1514 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Dee, Neil | 1559 | ENG | −53N | +48B | −34N | =37B | F | 1.5 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 2.50 | 1378 | -48.8 |
| 50 | FIDE 343490301 | 1610 | — | F | −43B | +58N | =23B | F | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1559 | 0.0 |
| 51 | Blower, Trevor R | 1542 | ENG | −5B | −33N | +44B | −35N | −40B | 1.0 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 1.50 | 947 | -12.4 |
| 52 | Fletcher, Ben J | 1525 | ENG | −42N | +46B | −6N | F | −14B | 1.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 1.50 | 928 | -16.0 |
| 53 | Faham, Hamidreza | 1695 | ENG | +49B | −13N | −9B | F | F | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.50 | 1707 | +4.0 |
| 54 | Hampton, Mike | 0 | ENG | −9B | F | =21N | −29B | −31N | 0.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.50 | 1409 | 0.0 |
| 55 | Mitchell, Ian | 1561 | ENG | −1N | −30B | =48N | −31B | F | 0.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.75 | 883 | -21.2 |
| 56 | Hicks, Noah | 1440 | ENG | −3N | =31B | −29N | −48B | −46N | 0.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 1.25 | 825 | 0.0 |
| 57 | Coleman, Patrick N | 1481 | ENG | F | −11N | =47B | −32N | −39B | 0.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.75 | 1405 | -34.8 |
| 58 | Hicks, Sean | 1349 | ENG | =47B | −20N | −50B | −40N | −44B | 0.5 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 0.75 | 1654 | -0.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Sudagar, Vidhyuth KavinENG+63.24.5 pts · #2
- 2Gibbs, JohnENG+44.03.5 pts · #5
- 3Gillett, JohnENG+42.03.5 pts · #8
Top rating losers
- 1Dee, NeilENG-48.81.5 pts · #44
- 2Coleman, Patrick NENG-34.80.5 pts · #48
- 3Ziu, NamanENG-25.23.0 pts · #17
Biggest upsets
- R4+414 Elo gap
- R1+378 Elo gap
- R5+266 Elo gap