2026 English Youth Championships Under 14 Open
Open SwissStandard
36 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 07 Mar 2026 to 08 Mar 2026 in Nottingham, England. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2004, and top seed was Lion Lebedev (🇬🇧 ENG, CM, 2225).
Mahin Rughani (🇬🇧 ENG, 2073) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Arthur Kendall (4.0) and Patrick Damodaran (4.0). Rughani won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Ved Sudeep Boganadham (1754) beat Zack Norris (2145), a +391-point gap.
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
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇬🇧England×35
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsMahin Rughani led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
15
5
2
1
1
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
Mahin Rughani held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
Mahin Rughani won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mahin Rughani | * | — | — | ½ |
| 2Patrick Damodaran | — | * | — | — |
| 3Arthur Kendall | — | — | * | — |
| 4Zack Norris | ½ | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rughani, Mahin | 2073 | ENG | +9B | +18N | +29B | +6N | =4B | 4.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 12.25 | 2235 | +32.0 |
| 2 | Kendall, Arthur | 2052 | ENG | =17N | +25B | =10N | +13B | +12N | 4.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 10.75 | 2032 | -0.8 |
| 3 | Damodaran, Patrick | 2012 | ENG | +24B | +23N | −6B | +11N | +9B | 4.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 10.00 | 2021 | +4.0 |
| 4 | Norris, Zack | 2145 | ENG | −14N | +7B | +20N | +17B | =1N | 3.5 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 10.75 | 1997 | -25.2 |
| 5 | Lebedev, LionCM | 2225 | ENG | +8B | +13N | =11B | =12N | =6B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 16.0 | 11.25 | 2024 | -36.8 |
| 6 | Ding, Yicheng | 1841 | ENG | +35N | +34B | +3N | −1B | =5N | 3.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 5.75 | 2071 | +44.8 |
| 7 | Fyson, Max | 1925 | ENG | =31B | −4N | +26B | +30N | +18B | 3.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 6.50 | 1993 | +18.0 |
| 8 | Hazell, Peter | 1770 | ENG | −5N | +35B | +34N | =10B | +29N | 3.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 1946 | +33.2 |
| 9 | Sudagar, Vidhyuth Kavin | 1746 | ENG | −1N | +27B | +16N | +19B | −3N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 7.50 | 1942 | +38.0 |
| 10 | Gopikrishna, Ashwin | 1799 | ENG | +28B | =12N | =2B | =8N | =15B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 8.75 | 1915 | +31.2 |
| 11 | Humphreys, Benjamin | 1925 | ENG | +21N | +19B | =5N | −3B | =14N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 15.5 | 8.25 | 1973 | +12.0 |
| 12 | Shivakumar, Akshath | 1960 | ENG | +20N | =10B | +30N | =5B | −2B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 7.25 | 1987 | +8.0 |
| 13 | Kuchibhatla, Ishaan Sai | 1798 | ENG | +27N | −5B | +21N | −2N | +23B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 6.50 | 1912 | +15.6 |
| 14 | Boganadham, Ved Sudeep | 1754 | ENG | +4B | −29N | +23B | =15N | =11B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 8.50 | 1957 | +50.4 |
| 15 | Dairi, Ramsey | 1843 | ENG | +22N | =30B | =17N | =14B | =10N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 7.50 | 1818 | -6.4 |
| 16 | Saxena, Reyansh | 1884 | ENG | −23B | +28N | −9B | +32N | +24B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 5.00 | 1683 | -41.2 |
| 17 | Dhingra, Kanvansh | 1737 | ENG | =2B | +31N | =15B | −4N | =21B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 5.75 | 1894 | +35.2 |
| 18 | Nilim, Armaan | 1772 | ENG | +36N | −1B | +25N | =29B | −7N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.75 | 1770 | -3.6 |
| 19 | Johnson, Felix | 1798 | ENG | +32B | −11N | +24B | −9N | =20B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 4.25 | 1693 | -24.0 |
| 20 | Saxena, Samidh | 1722 | ENG | −12B | +32N | −4B | +33N | =19N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.25 | 1687 | -7.2 |
| 21 | Horwood, Torrey | 1716 | ENG | −11B | +33N | −13B | +34N | =17N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.25 | 1552 | -22.8 |
| 22 | Yeung, Jia-Arn | 1663 | ENG | −15B | =26N | +31B | −24N | +30B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 3.50 | 1774 | +30.4 |
| 23 | Mussa, Adam | 1666 | ENG | +16N | −3B | −14N | +25B | −13N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 5.00 | 1738 | +15.2 |
| 24 | Gandhi, Preesh | 1728 | ENG | −3N | +36B | −19N | +22B | −16N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.50 | 1646 | -17.6 |
| 25 | Skurko, Victor | 1590 | ENG | +26B | −2N | −18B | −23N | +34B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 1614 | +1.6 |
| 26 | Helsby, Matthew | 1799 | ENG | −25N | =22B | −7N | +27B | =31N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.75 | 1531 | -56.0 |
| 27 | Ren, Jason | 1477 | ENG | −13B | −9N | +28B | −26N | +32B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 1545 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Rozmus, Oliver | 1593 | ENG | −10N | −16B | −27N | +36B | +33N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 1042 | -15.6 |
| 29 | Czarnuch, Dominic | 1842 | ENG | F | +14B | −1N | =18N | −8B | 1.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 4.25 | 1755 | -21.2 |
| 30 | Misra, Anay | 1779 | ENG | +33B | =15N | −12B | −7B | −22N | 1.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 2.50 | 1526 | -45.2 |
| 31 | Kota, Ashwath Kumar | 1722 | ENG | =7N | −17B | −22N | F | =26B | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.75 | 1588 | -27.6 |
| 32 | FIDE 343459528 | 0 | — | −19N | −20B | +36N | −16B | −27N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 1002 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Khorrum, Shaheer | 0 | ENG | −30N | −21B | +35N | −20B | −28B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 1441 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Solanki, Dhir | 0 | ENG | F | −6N | −8B | −21B | −25N | 0.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 929 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Merwin Thompson, Jared | 1596 | ENG | −6B | −8N | −33B | F | F | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 1005 | -18.4 |
| 36 | Hamblett, Ryan | 0 | ENG | −18B | −24N | −32B | −28N | F | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 897 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Boganadham, Ved SudeepENG+50.43.0 pts · #10
- 2Ding, YichengENG+44.83.5 pts · #13
- 3Sudagar, Vidhyuth KavinENG+38.03.0 pts · #16
Top rating losers
- 1Helsby, MatthewENG-56.02.0 pts · #23
- 2Misra, AnayENG-45.21.5 pts · #29
- 3Saxena, ReyanshENG-41.23.0 pts · #18
Biggest upsets
- R1+391 Elo gap
- R1+218 Elo gap
- R1+209 Elo gap