Guildford FIDE Congress 2026 - Open

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47 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 10 Apr 2026 to 12 Apr 2026 in Guildford, England. 6 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2218, and top seed was Jonathan J. Ady (🇬🇧 ENG, FM, 2343).

Adam A Taylor (🇬🇧 ENG, 2266) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Graeme N Buckley (4.0) and Thomas Carroll (4.0). Taylor won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Lev Razhnou (1733) beat Patrick Damodaran (2038), a +305-point gap.

Location

🇬🇧Guildford, England

Dates

10 Apr 2026 → 12 Apr 2026

Time control

Standard: 35 Moves in 105 Min. / / 30 Min.

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇬🇧FMJonathan J. Ady2343

Avg top 10

2,218

Participants

Titled players · 6

IM×3

FM×2

CM×1

Federations · 6 represented

🇬🇧England×42

🇱🇺Luxembourg×1

🇮🇹Italy×1

FIDE (no federation)×1

🇮🇳India×1

🇯🇪Jersey×1

Top 3

🥇
Adam A Taylor
🇬🇧ENG·2266
4.5pts·2458perf+19.6
🥈
IMGraeme N Buckley
🇬🇧ENG·2259
4.0pts·2316perf+4.2
🥉
Thomas Carroll
🇬🇧ENG·2182
4.0pts·2235perf+8.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Adam A Taylor led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Taylor4.5Buckley4He4Carroll4Frostick3.5Price3.5

R4–R5 · LEAD HELD

Adam A Taylor held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Adam A Taylor beat IM Graeme N Buckley (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Adam A Taylor 4 wins (R1–R4)IM Graeme N Buckley 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Adam A Taylor	*	1	—	½
2IMGraeme N Buckley	0	*	1	—
3CMTom Junde He	—	0	*	—
4Thomas Carroll	½	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Taylor, Adam A	2266	ENG	+27N	+13B	+5N	+2B	=3N	4.5	14.5	16.5	14.50	2458	+19.6
2	Buckley, Graeme NIM	2259	ENG	+17B	+9N	+4B	−1N	+14B	4.0	15.0	17.5	13.00	2316	+4.2
3	Carroll, Thomas	2182	ENG	+30N	+11B	+8N	=6B	=1B	4.0	15.0	17.0	13.00	2235	+8.4
4	He, Tom JundeCM	2205	ENG	+18N	+21B	−2N	+19B	+12N	4.0	12.0	14.5	10.50	2317	+29.3
5	Price, Gwilym	2174	ENG	+23B	+28N	−1B	+22N	=7B	3.5	13.0	15.0	8.75	2195	+4.6
6	Frostick, Clive A	2052	ENG	+32N	=16B	+34N	=3N	=10B	3.5	12.5	14.0	8.75	2213	+22.2
7	Lalic, Susan KIM	2195	ENG	+36B	=15N	+25B	=10N	=5N	3.5	12.0	13.5	8.50	2160	-1.2
8	Razhnou, Lev	1733	FID	+45B	+14N	−3B	+25N	=16N	3.5	12.0	12.5	7.00	2091	+65.2
9	Dishman, Matthew	1978	LUX	+20B	−2B	=18N	+26N	+35B	3.5	11.0	12.5	7.25	2015	+3.4
10	Povah, Nigel EIM	2245	ENG	=29N	+39B	+43N	=7B	=6N	3.5	10.0	11.0	6.50	2118	-10.8
11	Collyer, David	1942	ENG	+26B	−3N	=31B	+38N	+25B	3.5	10.0	11.0	6.00	1901	-3.4
12	Ady, Jonathan J.FM	2343	ENG	+40B	−25N	+15B	+28N	−4B	3.0	11.0	12.0	6.00	2217	-4.1
13	Foster, Timothy	1979	ENG	+33B	−1N	=44B	=31N	+26B	3.0	10.5	11.0	5.25	1880	-10.2
14	Damodaran, Patrick	2038	ENG	+44N	−8B	+47N	+27B	−2N	3.0	10.0	10.0	2.50	1942	-20.0
15	Rastogi, Nayan Keats	1964	ENG	+35N	=7B	−12N	=34B	+44N	3.0	9.5	10.0	4.50	2051	+20.8
16	Chapman, Terry P DFM	2243	ENG	+47B	=6N	F	+23N	=8B	3.0	9.5	9.5	6.00	2107	-9.2
17	Anjulan, Ashwin	1894	ENG	−2N	−20B	+46N	+18B	=19N	2.5	11.5	11.5	3.75	1931	+6.8
18	Pasqualetto, Lorenzo	1877	ITA	−4B	+41N	=9B	−17N	+38B	2.5	11.0	12.0	3.75	1911	+3.4
19	Wallace, Adrian D	2027	ENG	=37B	+38N	=22B	−4N	=17B	2.5	10.5	11.5	4.25	1904	-15.4
20	Jennis, Alistair	1775	ENG	−9N	+17N	−28B	+42B	=29N	2.5	10.0	11.0	4.50	1936	+42.4
21	Swiatkowski, Aram	1877	ENG	+41B	−4N	−26B	+39N	=23B	2.5	9.5	10.5	3.25	1989	+10.4
22	Pearson, Charlie	1869	ENG	F	+29B	=19N	−5B	+34N	2.5	9.5	9.5	4.75	2095	+46.0
23	Dupre, Paul D	1916	ENG	−5N	+46B	+45N	−16B	=21N	2.5	9.5	9.5	1.75	1939	+1.6
24	Bevis, Noah	2072	ENG	F	−34B	=35N	+45B	+27N	2.5	5.5	5.5	3.25	1888	-32.4
25	McFaul, Thomas	0	ENG	+31N	+12B	−7N	−8B	−11N	2.0	13.5	15.5	5.00	1931	0.0
26	Morgan, Michael J	0	ENG	−11N	+30B	+21N	−9B	−13N	2.0	12.5	14.5	4.50	1870	0.0
27	White, Chris	1828	ENG	−1B	+33N	+39B	−14N	−24B	2.0	12.0	13.0	3.00	1886	+4.2
28	Hasson, Peter	1983	ENG	F	−5B	+20N	−12B	+30N	2.0	11.0	11.0	4.50	2056	+6.2
29	Majca, Piotr	1905	ENG	=10B	−22N	−38B	+37N	=20B	2.0	10.0	11.0	4.50	1816	-27.6
30	Nguyen, Lam Vy Le	1931	ENG	−3B	−26N	+32B	+40N	−28B	2.0	10.0	11.0	3.00	1940	+0.8
31	Pradhan, Ayan	1804	ENG	−25B	+40N	=11N	=13B	F	2.0	9.5	9.5	4.25	2045	+38.8
32	Edipoglu, Berk	1755	ENG	−6B	F	−30N	+41B	+42N	2.0	7.5	7.5	2.00	1915	+32.0
33	Mayers, Tom	1757	ENG	−13N	−27B	=40B	=36N	+46B	2.0	7.5	7.5	1.25	1776	+4.0
34	Hunn, David	1896	ENG	F	+24N	−6B	=15N	−22B	1.5	11.5	11.5	4.00	1903	+0.2
35	Behr, Rufus	1768	ENG	−15B	+36N	=24B	F	−9N	1.5	10.5	11.5	2.75	1885	+21.2
36	Carpenter, Paul A	1875	JCI	−7N	−35B	=41N	=33B	=45N	1.5	8.0	8.5	1.75	1683	-27.0
37	Carter, Harry M	1836	ENG	=19N	−43B	−42N	−29B	+39N	1.5	6.5	7.5	2.25	1709	-33.6
38	Crisanto Roth, Feargus	1719	ENG	F	−19B	+29N	−11B	−18N	1.0	10.5	10.5	2.00	1745	+3.6
39	Gunawardana, Thivan Manamperi	1694	ENG	+42B	−10N	−27N	−21B	−37B	1.0	9.5	10.5	1.00	1670	-3.8
40	Swiatkowski, Dominik	1840	ENG	−12N	−31B	=33N	−30B	=41N	1.0	9.0	10.0	1.50	1658	-48.8
41	Radford, Danny	1757	ENG	−21N	−18B	=36B	−32N	=40B	1.0	8.5	9.5	1.25	1605	-36.4
42	Gosling, Marcus	1919	ENG	−39N	F	+37B	−20N	−32B	1.0	7.0	7.5	1.50	1571	-36.2
43	Masani, Matthew	1748	ENG	F	+37N	−10B	F	F	1.0	6.5	6.5	1.50	1991	+21.6
44	De Lange, Elijah	1693	ENG	−14B	F	=13N	F	−15B	0.5	10.0	10.0	1.50	1721	+2.4
45	Warner, Nicholas	1680	ENG	−8N	F	−23B	−24N	=36B	0.5	10.0	10.0	0.75	1577	-9.2
46	Katukuri, Aarav	1718	ENG	F	−23N	−17B	F	−33N	0.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	1056	-38.4
47	Abhishek, Pradhan	1835	IND	−16N	F	−14B	F	F	0.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	1337	-6.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Razhnou, LevFID
+65.2
3.5 pts · #14
2Pearson, CharlieENG
+46.0
2.5 pts · #13
3Jennis, AlistairENG
+42.4
2.5 pts · #18

Top rating losers

1Swiatkowski, DominikENG
-48.8
1.0 pts · #40
2Katukuri, AaravENG
-38.4
0.0 pts · #47
3Radford, DannyENG
-36.4
1.0 pts · #41

Biggest upsets

R2+305 Elo gap
Razhnou, Lev1733 beat Damodaran, Patrick2038
R1+225 Elo gap
Gunawardana, Thivan Manamperi1694 beat Gosling, Marcus1919
R3+186 Elo gap
Crisanto Roth, Feargus1719 beat Majca, Piotr1905