Guildford FIDE Congress 2026 - Major
Open SwissStandard
57 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 10 Apr 2026 to 12 Apr 2026 in Guildford, England. 5 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1735, and top seed was Mark J Fulleylove (🇬🇧 ENG, 1782).
The biggest upset came in round 1: Vickie Lin (1592) beat Adrian D P Waldock (1757), a +165-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
Federations · 5 represented
🇬🇧England×40
🇬🇧Scotland×1
FIDE (no federation)×1
🇭🇰Hong Kong China×1
🇭🇷Croatia×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsFIDE 343425887 led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
17
8
2
1
1
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
FIDE 343425887 held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
FIDE 343425887 drew with FIDE 343425895 (White).
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
FIDE 343425887 won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FIDE 343425887 | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2FIDE 343425895 | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3FIDE 343495427 | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4FIDE 421375 | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIDE 343425887 | 0 | — | +22B | +?N | +2B | +12N | =3B | 4.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 11.50 | 1711 | 0.0 |
| 2 | FIDE 343495427 | 0 | — | +43N | +6B | −1N | +19B | +11N | 4.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 10.50 | 1697 | 0.0 |
| 3 | FIDE 343425895 | 0 | — | +23N | +32B | =25N | +7B | =1N | 4.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 11.50 | 1651 | 0.0 |
| 4 | FIDE 421375 | 0 | — | +48N | +30B | =11N | +18B | =5N | 4.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 9.25 | 1760 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Wallman, Martin J | 1732 | ENG | +57B | +36N | −12B | +15N | =4B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 7.00 | 1813 | +21.2 |
| 6 | Lin, Vickie | 1592 | ENG | +14B | −2N | +24B | =35N | +33B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 8.50 | 1941 | +52.4 |
| 7 | Webb, Samuel | 1702 | ENG | +29B | =19B | +30N | −3N | +31B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 7.75 | 1955 | +26.8 |
| 8 | FIDE 343467555 | 0 | — | F | +28B | +33N | =11B | +13N | 3.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 9.00 | 1795 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Tudorica, Gabriel Costin | 0 | ENG | =53B | =21N | +17B | =31N | +20B | 3.5 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 8.00 | 1613 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Crosswell, Neil | 1739 | ENG | F | +38B | =34N | +32B | +12N | 3.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 8.00 | 1897 | +22.4 |
| 11 | Barysenka, Anton | 0 | ENG | +39B | +15N | =4B | =8N | −2B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 8.75 | 1653 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Ananda, Sanjesh | 1691 | ENG | +56B | +13N | +5N | −1B | −10B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 6.50 | 1864 | +28.4 |
| 13 | Goodfellow, Russell Robert | 1775 | ENG | +50N | −12B | +23N | +25B | −8B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 6.00 | 1761 | -1.2 |
| 14 | Waldock, Adrian D P | 1757 | ENG | −6N | +37B | =43N | +45B | =16N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 5.75 | 1593 | -17.2 |
| 15 | Thompson, Oliver | 1635 | ENG | +47N | −11B | +55N | −5B | +30N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.50 | 1723 | +10.0 |
| 16 | Tarihalkar, Shrisha | 1680 | ENG | =20B | −31N | +44B | +50N | =14B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 5.25 | 1917 | +34.4 |
| 17 | Dean, Eskander | 1596 | ENG | −30N | +48B | −9N | +55B | +34N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.00 | 1726 | +14.4 |
| 18 | Saharkar, Sharvari | 1713 | ENG | F | +53N | +51B | −4N | +21B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.00 | 2426 | +45.6 |
| 19 | Fulleylove, Mark J | 1782 | ENG | +46B | =7N | =31B | −2N | =35B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 5.25 | 1788 | +0.8 |
| 20 | Hall, Joseph | 0 | ENG | =16N | −33B | +28N | +38B | −9N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 6.00 | 1680 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Konig, Jon | 1615 | ENG | F | =9B | +26N | +34B | −18N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 6.25 | 1825 | +16.8 |
| 22 | Reeve, Iain | 0 | ENG | −1N | −43B | +48N | +27B | =36N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 4.50 | 1600 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Lo, Kurtis | 1601 | ENG | −3B | +54N | −13B | +44N | =41B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 1671 | +10.8 |
| 24 | Birch, Megan | 1583 | ENG | +37N | −25B | −6N | =49B | +43N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1627 | +8.4 |
| 25 | FIDE 343446515 | 0 | — | +55B | +24N | =3B | −13N | F | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.50 | 1679 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Lawrence-Cade, Jack | 1676 | ENG | F | =44N | −21B | +37B | +32N | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.75 | 1647 | -6.4 |
| 27 | Green, Oliver | 0 | ENG | −36B | +57N | =35B | −22N | +46B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.50 | 1706 | -2.4 |
| 28 | Stevens, Chris A | 0 | ENG | =?B | −8N | −20B | +53N | +49N | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 1542 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Conyard, Jake | 0 | ENG | −7N | =46N | +?B | +40B | F | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.75 | 1660 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Abouchakra, Ibrahim | 1742 | ENG | +17B | −4N | −7B | +39N | −15B | 2.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 5.00 | 1631 | -24.4 |
| 31 | FIDE 343469574 | 0 | — | F | +16B | =19N | =9B | −7N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 6.00 | 1721 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Yu, Lik Hang | 1470 | HKG | +54B | −3N | +39B | −10N | −26B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 2.50 | 1544 | +10.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 343446493 | 0 | — | F | +20N | −8B | +43B | −6N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 1564 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Perks, Christopher | 1710 | ENG | =44B | +52N | =10B | −21N | −17B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 3.50 | 1542 | -46.0 |
| 35 | Gunn, Michael J | 1664 | ENG | F | =45B | =27N | =6B | =19N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.00 | 1696 | +2.6 |
| 36 | Jones, H Trevor | 1550 | ENG | +27N | −5B | =45N | F | =22B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.50 | 1709 | +17.2 |
| 37 | Lo, Keith | 1562 | ENG | −24B | −14N | +56B | −26N | +48B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 872 | -42.4 |
| 38 | FIDE 343495419 | 0 | — | F | −10N | +52B | −20N | +47B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.50 | 1650 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Li, Alice | 1591 | ENG | −11N | +47B | −32N | −30B | +56N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.50 | 806 | -38.4 |
| 40 | Aggarwal, Aashi | 1653 | ENG | F | −51N | +53B | −29N | +50B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.50 | 1750 | +15.6 |
| 41 | Bean, David | 1677 | ENG | =45N | F | F | +54B | =23N | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.50 | 1602 | -4.0 |
| 42 | Garrood, Anthony | 0 | ENG | F | +49B | F | F | +45N | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.50 | 1457 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Razhnova, Aryna | 1538 | FID | −2B | +22N | =14B | −33N | −24B | 1.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 4.00 | 1477 | -6.0 |
| 44 | Collins, Nigel | 1561 | ENG | =34N | =26B | −16N | −23B | =54N | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 2.50 | 1474 | -8.4 |
| 45 | Ricketts, Ethan | 0 | ENG | =41B | =35N | =36B | −14N | −42B | 1.5 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 1575 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Jurjevic, Robert | 1624 | CRO | −19N | =29B | =49N | =47B | −27N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 2.50 | 1371 | -36.4 |
| 47 | FIDE 343495400 | 0 | — | −15B | −39N | +57B | =46N | −38N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.75 | 1527 | 0.0 |
| 48 | FIDE 343433316 | 0 | — | −4B | −17N | −22B | +52N | −37N | 1.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 1.00 | 1448 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Graham, Aiden | 1437 | ENG | F | −42N | =46B | =24N | −28B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 1604 | +17.6 |
| 50 | Horlock, Peter J | 1616 | ENG | −13B | +56N | F | −16B | −40N | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 903 | -23.0 |
| 51 | Cole, David M | 1695 | ENG | F | +40B | −18N | F | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1683 | -1.2 |
| 52 | Ganesh, Shruthisriya | 1561 | ENG | F | −34B | −38N | −48B | +55N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 910 | -12.0 |
| 53 | Maksak, Liubava | 1567 | ENG | =9N | −18B | −40N | −28B | F | 0.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.75 | 883 | -27.2 |
| 54 | FIDE 343495397 | 0 | — | −32N | −23B | F | −41N | =44B | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.75 | 1256 | 0.0 |
| 55 | FIDE 343481124 | 0 | — | −25N | F | −15B | −17N | −52B | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 797 | 0.0 |
| 56 | Guerrero, Dan | 0 | ENG | −12N | −50B | −37N | F | −39B | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 815 | 0.0 |
| 57 | O`Neill, Tom C | 1604 | SCO | −5N | −27B | −47N | F | F | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 909 | -14.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Lin, VickieENG+52.43.5 pts · #11
- 2Saharkar, SharvariENG+45.63.0 pts · #3
- 3Tarihalkar, ShrishaENG+34.43.0 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Perks, ChristopherENG-46.02.0 pts · #20
- 2Lo, KeithENG-42.42.0 pts · #50
- 3Li, AliceENG-38.42.0 pts · #56
Biggest upsets
- R1+165 Elo gap
- R3+121 Elo gap
- R5+114 Elo gap