2026 English Youth Championships Under 12 Girls
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12 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 07 Mar 2026 to 08 Mar 2026 in Nottingham, England. Top 10 Elo average was 141, and top seed was Daniella Dairi (🇬🇧 ENG, 1408).
Miheli Gunarathne (🇬🇧 ENG, 0) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Aashi Aggarwal (3.5) and Vickie Lin (3.5). Gunarathne clinched sole first place in the final round.
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
Federations · 1 represented
🇬🇧England×11
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsMiheli Gunarathne led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE08 Mar
Aashi Aggarwal takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Miheli Gunarathne lost to Aashi Aggarwal (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Miheli Gunarathne 3 wins (R1–R3)Aashi Aggarwal 3 wins (R2–R4)Vickie Lin 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Miheli Gunarathne | * | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Aashi Aggarwal | 1 | * | 0 | ½ |
| 3Vickie Lin | 0 | 1 | * | — |
| 4Eliza Blin | 0 | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gunarathne, Miheli | 0 | ENG | +3B | +10N | +5B | −2N | +4B | 4.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 10.50 | 1796 | +50.4 |
| 2 | Aggarwal, Aashi | 0 | ENG | =4N | +7B | +11N | +1B | −3N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 8.50 | 1705 | +28.8 |
| 3 | Lin, Vickie | 0 | ENG | −1N | =8B | +12N | +9B | +2B | 3.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 6.25 | 1606 | -6.0 |
| 4 | Blin, Eliza | 0 | ENG | =2B | =6N | +10B | +5N | −1N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 7.00 | 1582 | +24.4 |
| 5 | Gray, Anna | 0 | ENG | +11B | +9N | −1N | −4B | +7N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 1536 | -37.6 |
| 6 | Li, Emmanuelle | 0 | ENG | −7N | =4B | −8N | +11B | +9N | 2.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 3.50 | 1431 | -6.8 |
| 7 | Mukerjee, Shreenitya | 0 | ENG | +6B | −2N | −9B | +10N | −5B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.50 | 1465 | -25.2 |
| 8 | Mehta, Zara | 0 | ENG | −10B | =3N | +6B | F | F | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.25 | 1738 | +26.4 |
| 9 | FIDE 343475051 | 0 | — | F | −5B | +7N | −3N | −6B | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.00 | 1415 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Kaltenboeck, Anna | 0 | ENG | +8N | −1B | −4N | −7B | −12N | 1.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 1.50 | 1267 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Krishna, Medha | 0 | ENG | −5N | +12B | −2B | −6N | F | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 1352 | -31.2 |
| 12 | Dairi, Daniella | 1408 | ENG | F | −11N | −3B | F | +10B | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 768 | -23.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Gunarathne, MiheliENG+50.44.0 pts · #2
- 2Aggarwal, AashiENG+28.83.5 pts · #1
- 3Mehta, ZaraENG+26.41.5 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Gray, AnnaENG-37.63.0 pts · #5
- 2Krishna, MedhaENG-31.21.0 pts · #11
- 3Mukerjee, ShreenityaENG-25.22.0 pts · #9