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Staffordshire Congress 2026 - Open

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13 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 27 Mar 2026 to 29 Mar 2026 in Stoke-on-Trent, England. 2 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2035, and top seed was Jacob Connor Boswell (🇬🇧 ENG, 2239).

Jonathan L B Blackburn (🇬🇧 WLS, FM, 2231) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Jacob Connor Boswell (4.0) and Mike J Surtees (3.0). Blackburn won solo starting round 3.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Ved Sudeep Boganadham (1754) beat Mike J Surtees (2088), a +334-point gap.

Location
🇬🇧Stoke-on-Trent, England
Dates
27 Mar 2026 → 29 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 100 Min. Incr. 10 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇬🇧Jacob Connor Boswell2239
Avg top 10
2,035
Participants
13
Titled players · 2
FM×1
CM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇬🇧England×10
🇬🇧Wales×2
🇭🇰Hong Kong China×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

FM Jonathan L B Blackburn led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
3
2
1
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
Blackburn5Boswell4Surtees3Wong2.5Gardiner2.5Ratcliffe2
R3–R5 · LEAD HELD

FM Jonathan L B Blackburn never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Jonathan L B Blackburn beat Jacob Connor Boswell (Black).

R1–R5 · WIN STREAK

FM Jonathan L B Blackburn won 5 in a row (R1–R5).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1FMJonathan L B Blackburn*
1
1
1
2Jacob Connor Boswell
0
*——
3Mike J Surtees
0
—*—
4Chun Hei Wong
0
——*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Blackburn, Jonathan L BFM2231WLS+6N+3B+2N+4B+7B5.011.513.513.502878+31.0
2Boswell, Jacob Connor2239ENG+5B+13N−1B+6N+8B4.011.511.56.502198-1.2
3Surtees, Mike J2088ENG+10B−1N+13B−8N+6B3.010.010.03.001999-9.4
4Wong, Chun Hei1970HKG=11N+9B+7B−1NF2.59.59.54.252139+17.2
5Gardiner, Harry1947ENG−2N−6B+11N+13B=10N2.57.57.51.001959+1.6
6Ratcliffe, James1932ENG−1B+5N+9N−2B−3N2.014.516.54.502004+14.4
7Rathbone-Jones, IfanCM2162WLSF+11B−4N+10B−1N2.09.09.01.502008-15.2
8Boganadham, Ved Sudeep1754ENGF=12B=10N+3B−2N2.08.58.53.752029+51.2
9Obi, Okwose Marc1874ENGF−4N−6B+11B+13N2.05.05.00.501902+3.0
10Barwick, Carmel1921ENG−3NF=8B−7N=5B1.09.59.52.251795-13.2
11Riley, Chris1910ENG=4B−7N−5B−9NF0.59.09.01.251666-44.4
12Edwards, Simon R1954ENGF=8NFFF0.52.02.01.001754-5.2
13Lambton, David1795ENGF−2B−3N−5N−9B0.011.511.50.001226-36.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets