2026 English Youth Championships Under 10 Girls
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15 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 07 Mar 2026 to 08 Mar 2026 in Nottingham, England. Top 10 Elo average was 0.
Kayal Vijay (🇬🇧 ENG, 0) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Mobai Lu (4.0) and Scarlett Sanderson (3.5). Vijay shared the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇬🇧Nottingham, England
Dates
07 Mar 2026 → 08 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Avg top 10
0
Participants
15
Federations · 1 represented
🇬🇧England×15
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
6
2
1
3
2
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 4.0/5. Vijay takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (12.5).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Kayal Vijay beat Mobai Lu (Black).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Mobai Lu won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kayal Vijay | * | 1 | ½ | — |
| 2Mobai Lu | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3Scarlett Sanderson | ½ | — | * | 1 |
| 4Dyuthi Sri Gampa | — | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vijay, Kayal | 0 | ENG | +8B | =10N | =3B | +2N | +7B | 4.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 11.75 | 1809 | +78.0 |
| 2 | Lu, Mobai | 0 | ENG | +11B | +15N | +6N | −1B | +4N | 4.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 7.00 | 1523 | +2.0 |
| 3 | Sanderson, Scarlett | 0 | ENG | =5N | +4B | =1N | =6B | +11N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 9.25 | 1664 | +6.4 |
| 4 | Gampa, Dyuthi Sri | 0 | ENG | +7B | −3N | +15B | +9N | −2B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 5.00 | 1576 | +7.2 |
| 5 | Maksak, Liubava | 0 | ENG | =3B | −7N | =14B | +15N | +6N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.75 | 1459 | -18.0 |
| 6 | Narayanan, Swetha | 0 | ENG | +9B | +12N | −2B | =3N | −5B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 5.75 | 1488 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Li, Alice | 0 | ENG | −4N | +5B | =11N | +8B | −1N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 6.25 | 1552 | -4.4 |
| 8 | Punjabi, Spriha | 0 | ENG | −1N | +13B | +10B | −7N | =9B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 4.75 | 1528 | -17.2 |
| 9 | Martirossian, Talea | 0 | ENG | −6N | +14B | +12N | −4B | =8N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 3.75 | 1564 | -6.0 |
| 10 | Oudet, Charlotte | 0 | ENG | +13N | =1B | −8N | −11B | =14N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1517 | -7.6 |
| 11 | Foakes, Annabel | 0 | ENG | −2N | F | =7B | +10N | −3B | 1.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.25 | 1476 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Chauhan, Shanaya | 0 | ENG | +14N | −6B | −9B | =13N | F | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.75 | 1524 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Sohal, Aneeksha | 0 | ENG | −10B | −8N | F | =12B | +15N | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.75 | 772 | -23.2 |
| 14 | Irie -Williams, Silk | 0 | ENG | −12B | −9N | =5N | F | =10B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.50 | 1450 | -17.2 |
| 15 | Cojocaru, Emma Medeea | 0 | ENG | F | −2B | −4N | −5B | −13B | 0.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 708 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Vijay, KayalENG+78.04.0 pts · #1
- 2Gampa, Dyuthi SriENG+7.23.0 pts · #5
- 3Sanderson, ScarlettENG+6.43.5 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Sohal, AneekshaENG-23.21.5 pts · #15
- 2Maksak, LiubavaENG-18.03.0 pts · #11
- 3Punjabi, SprihaENG-17.22.5 pts · #2