2026 English Youth Championships Under 16 Girls
Open SwissStandard
7 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 07 Mar 2026 to 08 Mar 2026 in Nottingham, England. Top 10 Elo average was 1428, and top seed was Sameera Kodukula (🇬🇧 ENG, 1881).
Yihua Ding (🇬🇧 ENG, 1662) won with 3.5/5, ahead of Rose Burgess (2.5) and Evie Kirton (2.5). Ding won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Siyao Ou (1494) beat Diah Patel (1624), a +130-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
Federations · 1 represented
🇬🇧England×7
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsYihua Ding led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R3 · LEADER CHANGE07 Mar
Yihua Ding takes the sole lead (2.5/3).
R1 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Yihua Ding drew with Evie Kirton (White).
R1–R5 · UNBEATEN
Yihua Ding went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yihua Ding | * | ½ | 1 | ½ |
| 2Evie Kirton | ½ | * | 1 | ½ |
| 3Rose Burgess | 0 | 0 | * | ½ |
| 4Siyao Ou | ½ | ½ | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ding, Yihua | 1662 | ENG | =3B | +7N | +2B | =4N | =6B | 3.5 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 6.25 | 1807 | +30.0 |
| 2 | Burgess, Rose | 1756 | ENG | +6N | =4B | −1N | +5B | −3N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 4.75 | 1749 | -0.4 |
| 3 | Kirton, Evie | 0 | ENG | =1N | =5B | =4N | F | +2B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 6.50 | 1718 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Ou, Siyao | 1494 | ENG | F | =2N | =3B | =1B | +7N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.75 | 1806 | +48.8 |
| 5 | Kodukula, Sameera | 1881 | ENG | =7B | =3N | +6B | −2N | F | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.00 | 1654 | -33.2 |
| 6 | Ou, Siyuan | 1582 | ENG | −2B | F | −5N | +7B | =1N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.25 | 1644 | +10.0 |
| 7 | Patel, Diah | 1624 | ENG | =5N | −1B | F | −6N | −4B | 0.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 1332 | -55.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ou, SiyaoENG+48.82.5 pts · #4
- 2Ding, YihuaENG+30.03.5 pts · #1
- 3Ou, SiyuanENG+10.01.5 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Patel, DiahENG-55.20.5 pts · #7
- 2Kodukula, SameeraENG-33.22.0 pts · #6
- 3Burgess, RoseENG-0.42.5 pts · #3
Biggest upsets
- R5+130 Elo gap
- R4+125 Elo gap