2026 Coventry Open Under 1500
Open SwissStandard
19 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 14 Feb 2026 to 15 Feb 2026 in Coventry, England. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 0.
Location
π¬π§Coventry, England
Dates
14 Feb 2026 β 15 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 80 Min. Incr. 10 Sec. / /
System
Swiss Β· 5 rounds
Avg top 10
0
Participants
19
Federations Β· 2 represented
π¬π§EnglandΓ13
π¬π§ScotlandΓ1
Top 3
- π₯
- π₯
- π₯
How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 5 roundsTight race until R5; 3 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
Co-leaders
11
2
3
2
3
R5 Β· TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 4.0/5. takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (11.0).
WIN STREAKS Β· 2 top finishers
Jiwei Yu 4 wins (R2βR5)FIDE 343482880 3 wins (R2βR4)
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Markas Mykhnenko | * | β | Β½ | β |
| 2Jiwei Yu | β | * | β | 0 |
| 3FIDE 343482880 | Β½ | β | * | β |
| 4Chris Fraser | β | 1 | β | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIDE 343482880 | 0 | β | =12B | +14N | +?B | +6B | =2N | 4.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 8.00 | 1495 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Mykhnenko, Markas | 0 | ENG | +?B | +?N | =5B | +13N | =1B | 4.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 5.50 | 1523 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Yu, Jiwei | 0 | ENG | β4B | +18N | +?B | +?N | +?B | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 1547 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Fraser, Chris | 0 | ENG | +3N | =10B | F | +5N | +13B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 10.25 | 1643 | +1.4 |
| 5 | Pugaciauskas, Dominic | 0 | ENG | +?N | =6B | =2N | β4B | +16N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 5.50 | 815 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Khemoudj, Omar | 0 | ENG | +?B | =5N | +?B | β1N | =7B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 1763 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Cooper, Ron | 0 | ENG | =14B | =12N | =10N | +15B | =6N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 11.5 | 6.75 | 1454 | -28.8 |
| 8 | Tan, Yang | 0 | ENG | +18B | β13N | β12B | +?N | +?N | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 691 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Mandair, Aariyan | 0 | ENG | +?B | β?N | F | +?B | +10N | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.50 | 1432 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Amirthanathan, Adam | 0 | ENG | +17B | =4N | =7B | =11N | β9B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 6.50 | 1689 | +26.0 |
| 11 | Waugh, Norman | 0 | SCO | β?N | +15B | +16N | =10B | F | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.25 | 1412 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Hayward, Graham | 0 | ENG | =1N | =7B | +8N | F | F | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 6.50 | 1763 | +13.2 |
| 13 | Brown, Stephanie | 0 | ENG | +16N | +8B | F | β2B | β4N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 5.00 | 815 | -13.2 |
| 14 | Tsang, Ethan | 0 | ENG | =7N | β1B | β?N | +?B | =15N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.50 | 1763 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 343452507 | 0 | β | =?B | β11N | +?B | β7N | =14B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 963 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 343491189 | 0 | β | β13B | +?N | β11B | +?N | β5B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 687 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Arra, Rivansh | 0 | ENG | β10N | F | +?B | β?N | +?B | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 612 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 343477623 | 0 | β | β8N | β3B | F | +19N | β?B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 679 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 343489400 | 0 | β | β?B | β?N | β?N | β18B | +?N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 679 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Amirthanathan, AdamENG+26.02.5 pts Β· #4
- 2Hayward, GrahamENG+13.22.0 pts Β· #7
- 3Fraser, ChrisENG+1.43.5 pts Β· #2
Top rating losers
- 1Cooper, RonENG-28.83.0 pts Β· #5
- 2Brown, StephanieENG-13.22.0 pts Β· #15
- 3Khemoudj, OmarENG0.03.0 pts Β· #11