2026 Coventry Open
Open SwissStandard
33 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 14 Feb 2026 to 15 Feb 2026 in Coventry, England. 1 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 0.
Junhao Xian (🇨🇳 CHN, 0) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Finlay Bowcott-Terry (4.0) and Zack Norris (4.0). Xian broke clear in the final round.
Location
🇬🇧Coventry, England
Dates
14 Feb 2026 → 15 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 80 Min. Incr. 10 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Avg top 10
0
Participants
33
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇬🇧England×25
🇬🇧Wales×2
🇺🇸United States of America×1
🇨🇳China×1
🇱🇰Sri Lanka×1
🇮🇹Italy×1
🇵🇭Philippines×1
🇲🇲Myanmar×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsJunhao Xian led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
15
6
3
2
1
R5–R5 · LEAD HELD
Junhao Xian never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Junhao Xian 5 wins (R1–R5)Zack Norris 3 wins (R1–R3)Joseph D Friar 4 wins (R2–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Junhao Xian | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2Zack Norris | — | * | — | 0 |
| 3Joseph D Friar | — | — | * | — |
| 4Finlay Bowcott-Terry | 0 | 1 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xian, Junhao | 0 | CHN | +28B | +16N | +17N | +6B | +2N | 5.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 12.00 | 2713 | +19.8 |
| 2 | Bowcott-Terry, Finlay | 0 | ENG | +19B | +27N | +4B | +3N | −1B | 4.0 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 11.50 | 2298 | +8.4 |
| 3 | Norris, Zack | 0 | ENG | +12N | +30B | +7N | −2B | +11B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 9.00 | 2241 | +25.2 |
| 4 | Bullen, AlexCM | 0 | WLS | +20N | +13B | −2N | +7B | +17N | 4.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 9.50 | 2174 | +8.4 |
| 5 | Friar, Joseph D | 0 | ENG | −16B | +28N | +18B | +9N | +8B | 4.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 9.00 | 2150 | +56.0 |
| 6 | Harrison, Oliver | 0 | ENG | +9B | +10N | F | −1N | +19B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 8.00 | 2209 | +37.6 |
| 7 | Patel, Keatan | 0 | ENG | +21B | +25N | −3B | −4N | +18B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 5.50 | 1969 | +4.8 |
| 8 | Maung Maung Latt | 0 | MYA | +23N | −17B | +15N | +10B | −5N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 7.00 | 1945 | -17.6 |
| 9 | Sagyaman, Francis William | 0 | PHI | −6N | +26B | +16N | −5B | +21N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 5.50 | 1941 | -8.2 |
| 10 | Baer, Bruce L | 0 | ENG | +26N | −6B | +14B | −8N | +20N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 6.00 | 2003 | +2.6 |
| 11 | Mason, Donald J | 0 | ENG | +24B | =18N | F | +12B | −3N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.00 | 1963 | -5.0 |
| 12 | Fearnhead, Benjamin | 0 | ENG | −3B | +31N | +25B | −11N | =23B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 2.75 | 1892 | +4.0 |
| 13 | Pyda, Arjun | 0 | ENG | +29B | −4N | =27B | −14N | +30B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 2.75 | 1965 | +19.0 |
| 14 | Sherwood, Gabriel | 0 | ENG | F | =15B | −10N | +13B | +32N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.25 | 2022 | +27.2 |
| 15 | Rubeck, Jonathan | 0 | ENG | F | =14N | −8B | +29N | +24B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.75 | 2005 | +9.2 |
| 16 | Sanchez, Eduardo J | 0 | ENG | +5N | −1B | −9B | =24N | =28B | 2.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 5.25 | 1866 | -3.6 |
| 17 | Singh, Guranshvir | 0 | ENG | F | +8N | −1B | +30N | −4B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 4.00 | 2082 | +54.8 |
| 18 | Tamilselvan, Tara | 0 | ENG | +22N | =11B | −5N | =32B | −7N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 3.50 | 1889 | +36.0 |
| 19 | Fowler, Jonathan | 0 | ENG | −2N | +23B | +21N | F | −6N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.50 | 1906 | +2.8 |
| 20 | Sahoo, Shivam | 0 | ENG | −4B | =29N | =24B | +25N | −10B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 2.75 | 1818 | -22.0 |
| 21 | Karangad, Mohit | 0 | ENG | −7N | +33B | −19B | +31N | −9B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.50 | 1845 | +12.8 |
| 22 | Faulkner, Adam | 0 | ENG | −18B | =24N | =29B | −23N | +31B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 1.75 | 1722 | -55.2 |
| 23 | Ranasinghe, R A Chaniru Chanudika | 0 | SRI | −8B | −19N | F | +22B | =12N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.25 | 1857 | +16.4 |
| 24 | Dhingra, Kanvansh | 0 | ENG | −11N | =22B | =20N | =16B | −15N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 1778 | +11.2 |
| 25 | Poderico, Francesco | 0 | ITA | +33N | −7B | −12N | −20B | =26N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.75 | 1765 | +6.6 |
| 26 | Naithani, Shaurya | 0 | USA | −10B | −9N | =31B | =28N | =25B | 1.5 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 1.50 | 1725 | -53.6 |
| 27 | Gillings, Matthew | 0 | ENG | +32N | −2B | =13N | F | F | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.75 | 2013 | +3.2 |
| 28 | Billings, Alexander J | 0 | ENG | −1N | −5B | F | =26B | =16N | 1.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.75 | 1785 | -13.2 |
| 29 | Lynch, Ethan | 0 | ENG | −13N | =20B | =22N | −15B | F | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1697 | -46.0 |
| 30 | Sullivan, Daniel | 0 | ENG | +31B | −3N | F | −17B | −13N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.50 | 1699 | -24.2 |
| 31 | Manickam, Saravanna Bava | 0 | ENG | −30N | −12B | =26N | −21B | −22N | 0.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 0.75 | 1524 | -32.0 |
| 32 | Szakmany, Bence | 0 | WLS | −27B | F | F | =18N | −14B | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1594 | -29.4 |
| 33 | Turner, Lewis A | 0 | ENG | −25B | −21N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 949 | -29.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Friar, Joseph DENG+56.04.0 pts · #3
- 2Singh, GuranshvirENG+54.82.0 pts · #19
- 3Harrison, OliverENG+37.63.0 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Faulkner, AdamENG-55.22.0 pts · #20
- 2Naithani, ShauryaUSA-53.61.5 pts · #24
- 3Lynch, EthanENG-46.01.0 pts · #28