2026 English Youth Championships Extra Games
Open SwissStandard
13 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, and top seed was Dominic Czarnuch (🇬🇧 ENG, 1842).
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
13
Federations · 1 represented
🇬🇧England×9
Top 3
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- 🥈
- 🥉
How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 1.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 8 co-leaders at R4 to 9 at the finish.
Co-leaders
3
4
6
8
9
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 1.0/5. takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (0.0).
R3 · LATE SURGE
Andrejs Gorskovs was #11 at R3, climbed to #2 over the final stretch.
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIDE 343492746 | 0 | — | +?B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1514 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Gorskovs, Andrejs | 0 | ENG | F | F | F | +7B | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2579 | +11.2 |
| 3 | Vaidyanathan, Sathya | 0 | ENG | F | F | =4B | F | F | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1800 | -2.8 |
| 4 | Chapman, Luke | 0 | ENG | F | F | =3N | F | F | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1848 | +2.8 |
| 5 | McCumiskey, George | 0 | ENG | =?B | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1842 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Wierenga, Haijo Deyou | 0 | ENG | F | F | F | =?B | F | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1408 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Maheshwari, Shlok | 0 | ENG | F | F | F | −2N | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1146 | -11.2 |
| 8 | Chauhan, Shanaya | 0 | ENG | F | F | F | F | −?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 700 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 343473970 | 0 | — | F | F | −?B | F | F | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 824 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 343488684 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −?B | F | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 921 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 343492703 | 0 | — | F | F | −?N | F | F | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 613 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Solanki, Dhir | 0 | ENG | −?N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 931 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Bedford, Rudi | 0 | ENG | F | −?N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 906 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Gorskovs, AndrejsENG+11.21.0 pts · #2
- 2Chapman, LukeENG+2.80.5 pts · #5
- 3Bedford, RudiENG0.00.0 pts · #13
Top rating losers
- 1Maheshwari, ShlokENG-11.20.0 pts · #8
- 2Vaidyanathan, SathyaENG-2.80.5 pts · #3
- 3Bedford, RudiENG0.00.0 pts · #13