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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
Top seed
🇬🇧Ron Cooper1735
Avg top 10
780
Participants
21
Federations · 4 represented
🇬🇧England×9
🇮🇳India×1
🇱🇧Lebanon×1
🇭🇰Hong Kong China×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Tight 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
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
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
Player1234
1Oscar Butler*
½
1
2FIDE 343487530
½
*
1
3FIDE 343487513
0
*
4Ron Cooper
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1FIDE 3434875300+?N+4B+5N+6B=2N4.514.514.512.2514640.0
2Butler, Oscar0ENG+?N+?B+11B+3N=1B4.510.510.58.2516700.0
3Cooper, Ron1735ENG+19N+14B+6N2B+5N4.012.513.08.502244+5.2
4FIDE 3434875130+20B1N+18B+13N+11N4.09.510.05.5015170.0
5Morley, Ian1444ENG+18B+16N1B+8N3B3.013.014.05.50963-5.2
6Ghezzawi , Souheil0LBN+?B+?N3B1N+13B3.010.510.52.009630.0
7Mehta, Zara1485ENG+13B11N=16B+12N=9N3.09.010.56.251576+7.6
8FIDE 3434892140?N+?B+14N5B+10N3.07.57.54.5014620.0
9FIDE 3434930500F=12N+?B+17N=7B3.06.56.54.0015800.0
10Mehta, Hatle1479ENG=12B=17N=19B+16N8B2.58.08.53.501654+9.2
11Sathiesh Kumaar L0IND+21N+7B2NF4B2.013.514.03.502305+20.4
12Buxton, Richard1654ENG=10N=9B15N7B+20N2.010.511.03.251299-37.2
13FIDE 34349303307N+21B+?N4B6N2.010.510.50.507050.0
14FIDE 3434930410F3N8B+?N+17B2.08.58.51.509630.0
15FIDE 3434930250?B+?N+12BFF2.04.04.02.0016740.0
16Hawkes, Martin0ENGF5B=7N10B+21B1.59.09.02.0012030.0
17Lai, Pan Hei0HKGF=10B+?N9B14N1.57.57.51.2514790.0
18Harrison, Paul0ENG5N+19B4NFF1.07.57.50.506440.0
19FIDE 34346728803B18N=10NFF0.58.08.01.2514280.0
20FIDE 34346732604N?B=21NF12B0.56.56.50.258540.0
21Milne, Alexander0ENG11B13N=20BF16N0.56.06.50.256970.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets