Bolton Easter 2026 - Open
Open SwissStandard
35 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 03 Apr 2026 to 05 Apr 2026 in Bolton, England. 2 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2079, and top seed was Paul Macklin (🇬🇧 ENG, FM, 2293).
Paul Macklin (🇬🇧 ENG, FM, 2293) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Tetsuaki Sanada (5.0) and Mahin Rughani (4.0). Macklin shared the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Daniel Okorafor (1827) beat Mike J Surtees (2079), a +252-point gap.
Location
🇬🇧Bolton, England
Dates
03 Apr 2026 → 05 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 110 minutes for game with 10 sec increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Titled players · 2
FM×2
Federations · 6 represented
🇬🇧England×28
🇺🇿Uzbekistan×2
🇨🇾Cyprus×1
🇨🇳China×1
🇯🇵Japan×1
🇬🇧Wales×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 2 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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3
1
2
3
2
R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 5.0/6. Macklin takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (18.5).
R2–R4 · WIN STREAK
Tetsuaki Sanada won 3 in a row (R2–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMPaul Macklin | * | — | 1 | 1 |
| 2Tetsuaki Sanada | — | * | — | ½ |
| 3Ethan Norris | 0 | — | * | ½ |
| 4Mahin Rughani | 0 | ½ | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macklin, PaulFM | 2293 | ENG | +25B | +4N | =11B | =7N | +5B | +3N | 5.0 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 17.25 | 2290 | +1.6 |
| 2 | Sanada, Tetsuaki | 2015 | JPN | =12B | +30N | +24B | +11N | =3B | +7N | 5.0 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 13.50 | 2240 | +32.4 |
| 3 | Rughani, Mahin | 2133 | ENG | +31N | +8B | +14B | =5N | =2N | −1B | 4.0 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 12.50 | 2123 | -1.2 |
| 4 | Bahtiyorova, Nodirabegim | 1867 | UZB | +6N | −1B | +13N | =22B | =16N | +15B | 4.0 | 18.0 | 20.5 | 12.75 | 2100 | +58.0 |
| 5 | Norris, Ethan | 2097 | ENG | =30B | +12N | +17N | =3B | −1N | +24B | 4.0 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 10.75 | 2117 | +4.2 |
| 6 | Kershaw, Ewan | 2033 | ENG | −4B | +33N | +34B | =14N | =29B | +13N | 4.0 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 6.50 | 1828 | -29.6 |
| 7 | Jaunooby, Ali R | 2064 | ENG | F | +25N | +26B | =1B | +15N | −2B | 3.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 9.50 | 2164 | +13.0 |
| 8 | De Silva, Sithun | 1955 | ENG | +33B | −3N | =9B | +20N | =11B | =10N | 3.5 | 16.5 | 17.0 | 8.00 | 2042 | +30.8 |
| 9 | Jackson, Oliver AFM | 2016 | ENG | −13N | +19B | =8N | +17B | −14B | +31N | 3.5 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 8.75 | 2238 | +17.6 |
| 10 | Doran, Chris | 1985 | ENG | =18N | −15B | +35N | =24B | +28N | =8B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 6.00 | 1854 | -16.8 |
| 11 | Cameron, Josh | 2006 | ENG | +19N | +28B | =1N | −2B | =8N | F | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 8.75 | 2023 | +2.0 |
| 12 | Cheung, Leo | 1835 | ENG | =2N | −5B | =21N | +18B | =22N | =17B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 19.5 | 9.00 | 1928 | +28.4 |
| 13 | Bench, Fred | 1861 | ENG | +9B | −16N | −4B | +27N | +21N | −6B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 8.00 | 1909 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Parker, Ethan | 0 | ENG | F | +22B | −3N | =6B | +9N | =16B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 9.50 | 2039 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Tyton, Adam | 1924 | ENG | =32B | +10N | +16B | =29N | −7B | −4N | 3.0 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 8.25 | 1980 | +7.6 |
| 16 | Liu,Yiyi | 2055 | CHN | F | +13B | −15N | +26N | =4B | =14N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 8.50 | 1910 | -11.6 |
| 17 | Hepworth, Peter | 1930 | ENG | +34N | F | −5B | −9N | +33B | +12N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 4.00 | 1909 | -1.8 |
| 18 | Newton, Ben | 1735 | ENG | =10B | −26N | =30B | −12N | +34B | =23B | 2.5 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 4.25 | 1763 | +5.6 |
| 19 | Okorafor, Daniel | 1827 | ENG | −11B | −9N | +25B | =30N | +20B | F | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 5.25 | 1976 | +38.4 |
| 20 | Surtees, Mike J | 2079 | ENG | −28N | =31B | +23N | −8B | −19N | +34B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 3.75 | 1815 | -28.4 |
| 21 | Lee, Daniel T | 1933 | ENG | F | F | =12B | +32N | −13B | +25N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 5.00 | 2064 | +13.2 |
| 22 | Li, Xiaofan | 1992 | ENG | +35B | −14N | =32B | =4N | =12B | F | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 4.25 | 1946 | +7.0 |
| 23 | Owen, Dennis | 1931 | ENG | =27B | =32N | −20B | =33N | =26B | =18N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 4.25 | 1773 | -16.8 |
| 24 | Bakhtiyarov, Kamronbek | 0 | UZB | =26B | F | −2N | =10N | +30B | −5N | 2.0 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 4.25 | 1909 | +3.6 |
| 25 | Vassiliou, Chris | 1907 | CYP | −1N | −7B | −19N | +35B | +27N | −21B | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 2.00 | 1736 | -22.8 |
| 26 | Wareing, John P | 1938 | ENG | =24N | +18B | −7N | −16B | =23N | −28B | 2.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 4.75 | 1863 | -10.0 |
| 27 | Bainbridge, Stuart G | 0 | ENG | =23N | −29B | =31N | −13B | −25B | +33N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 2.50 | 1798 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Nkwonta, Kelechukwu | 1870 | ENG | +20B | −11N | F | F | −10B | +26N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.50 | 2002 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Hopkins, Kit W | 1927 | ENG | F | +27N | F | =15B | =6N | F | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 5.50 | 1979 | +2.6 |
| 30 | Fishwick, George | 1871 | ENG | =5N | −2B | =18N | =19B | −24N | F | 1.5 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 4.50 | 1764 | -29.2 |
| 31 | Kobryn, Peter J | 1894 | ENG | −3B | =20N | =27B | =34N | F | −9B | 1.5 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 2.50 | 1803 | -5.8 |
| 32 | FIDE 343467458 | 0 | — | =15N | =23B | =22N | −21B | F | F | 1.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 4.00 | 1825 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Howells, S Wyn | 1689 | WLS | −8N | −6B | F | =23B | −17N | −27B | 0.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 1.25 | 1640 | -4.0 |
| 34 | Chaffe, Matthew | 0 | ENG | −17B | F | −6N | =31B | −18N | −20N | 0.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.75 | 1568 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Hamilton, Selwyn L L | 1762 | ENG | −22N | F | −10B | −25N | F | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1117 | -36.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Bahtiyorova, NodirabegimUZB+58.04.0 pts · #10
- 2Okorafor, DanielENG+38.42.5 pts · #11
- 3Sanada, TetsuakiJPN+32.45.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Hamilton, Selwyn L LENG-36.00.0 pts · #35
- 2Kershaw, EwanENG-29.64.0 pts · #24
- 3Fishwick, GeorgeENG-29.21.5 pts · #23
Biggest upsets
- R5+252 Elo gap
- R1+209 Elo gap
- R1+166 Elo gap