University of Warwick 1st Congress BCC Qualifier - U1500
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21 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 28 Feb 2026 to 01 Mar 2026 in Coventry, England. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 780, and top seed was Ron Cooper (🇬🇧 ENG, 1735).
The biggest upset came in round 4: Zara Mehta (1485) beat Richard Buxton (1654), a +169-point gap.
Location
🇬🇧Coventry, England
Dates
28 Feb 2026 → 01 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 4 represented
🇬🇧England×9
🇮🇳India×1
🇱🇧Lebanon×1
🇭🇰Hong Kong China×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
10
6
3
2
2
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 4.5/5. takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (14.5).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Oscar Butler drew with FIDE 343487530 (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Oscar Butler 4 wins (R1–R4)FIDE 343487530 4 wins (R1–R4)FIDE 343487513 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Oscar Butler | * | ½ | — | 1 |
| 2FIDE 343487530 | ½ | * | 1 | — |
| 3FIDE 343487513 | — | 0 | * | — |
| 4Ron Cooper | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIDE 343487530 | 0 | — | +?N | +4B | +5N | +6B | =2N | 4.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 12.25 | 1464 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Butler, Oscar | 0 | ENG | +?N | +?B | +11B | +3N | =1B | 4.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 8.25 | 1670 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Cooper, Ron | 1735 | ENG | +19N | +14B | +6N | −2B | +5N | 4.0 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 8.50 | 2244 | +5.2 |
| 4 | FIDE 343487513 | 0 | — | +20B | −1N | +18B | +13N | +11N | 4.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 5.50 | 1517 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Morley, Ian | 1444 | ENG | +18B | +16N | −1B | +8N | −3B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 5.50 | 963 | -5.2 |
| 6 | Ghezzawi , Souheil | 0 | LBN | +?B | +?N | −3B | −1N | +13B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 963 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Mehta, Zara | 1485 | ENG | +13B | −11N | =16B | +12N | =9N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 6.25 | 1576 | +7.6 |
| 8 | FIDE 343489214 | 0 | — | −?N | +?B | +14N | −5B | +10N | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.50 | 1462 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 343493050 | 0 | — | F | =12N | +?B | +17N | =7B | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.00 | 1580 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Mehta, Hatle | 1479 | ENG | =12B | =17N | =19B | +16N | −8B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 3.50 | 1654 | +9.2 |
| 11 | Sathiesh Kumaar L | 0 | IND | +21N | +7B | −2N | F | −4B | 2.0 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 3.50 | 2305 | +20.4 |
| 12 | Buxton, Richard | 1654 | ENG | =10N | =9B | −15N | −7B | +20N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 3.25 | 1299 | -37.2 |
| 13 | FIDE 343493033 | 0 | — | −7N | +21B | +?N | −4B | −6N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.50 | 705 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 343493041 | 0 | — | F | −3N | −8B | +?N | +17B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.50 | 963 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 343493025 | 0 | — | −?B | +?N | +12B | F | F | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1674 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Hawkes, Martin | 0 | ENG | F | −5B | =7N | −10B | +21B | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1203 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Lai, Pan Hei | 0 | HKG | F | =10B | +?N | −9B | −14N | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.25 | 1479 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Harrison, Paul | 0 | ENG | −5N | +19B | −4N | F | F | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.50 | 644 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 343467288 | 0 | — | −3B | −18N | =10N | F | F | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.25 | 1428 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 343467326 | 0 | — | −4N | −?B | =21N | F | −12B | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.25 | 854 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Milne, Alexander | 0 | ENG | −11B | −13N | =20B | F | −16N | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 0.25 | 697 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Sathiesh Kumaar LIND+20.42.0 pts · #8
- 2Mehta, HatleENG+9.22.5 pts · #11
- 3Mehta, ZaraENG+7.63.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Buxton, RichardENG-37.22.0 pts · #12
- 2Morley, IanENG-5.23.0 pts · #16
- 3Butler, OscarENG0.04.5 pts · #1
Biggest upsets
- R4+169 Elo gap