2nd Glossop Chess Congress - Open
Open SwissStandard
38 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 16 May 2026 to 17 May 2026 in Glossop, England. 4 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2178, and top seed was Keith C Arkell (🇬🇧 ENG, GM, 2397).
Keith C Arkell (🇬🇧 ENG, GM, 2397) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Paul Macklin (4.0) and Ali R Jaunooby (4.0). Arkell broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Yavuz Aydin Kocak (1528) beat Alan Hall (1778), a +250-point gap.
Location
🇬🇧Glossop, England
Dates
16 May 2026 → 17 May 2026
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 80 Min. Incr. 10 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 4
GM×1
FM×2
WCM×1
Federations · 6 represented
🇬🇧England×31
🇮🇹Italy×1
🇨🇳China×1
🇯🇵Japan×1
🇮🇳India×1
🇯🇪Jersey×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsGM Keith C Arkell led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
15
6
2
3
1
R5–R5 · LEAD HELD
GM Keith C Arkell held the sole lead from R5 through R5 without losing it.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
GM Keith C Arkell drew with FM Paul Macklin (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
GM Keith C Arkell 3 wins (R1–R3)FM Paul Macklin 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMKeith C Arkell | * | ½ | — | 1 |
| 2FMPaul Macklin | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Ieysaa Bin-Suhayl | — | — | * | — |
| 4Ali R Jaunooby | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arkell, Keith CGM | 2397 | ENG | +23B | +3N | +6B | =2N | +5B | 4.5 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 15.00 | 2508 | +5.0 |
| 2 | Macklin, PaulFM | 2295 | ENG | +22N | +8B | +7N | =1B | =9B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 11.75 | 2358 | +9.4 |
| 3 | Jaunooby, Ali R | 2077 | ENG | +38N | −1B | +10N | +13B | +7N | 4.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 8.50 | 2220 | +11.8 |
| 4 | Bin-Suhayl, Ieysaa | 2268 | ITA | +27B | =29N | =5B | +14B | +8N | 4.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 9.50 | 2260 | +0.2 |
| 5 | Malinovskii, Ilia | 2118 | ENG | +16N | +12B | =4N | +11B | −1N | 3.5 | 14.0 | 16.5 | 10.00 | 2226 | +16.0 |
| 6 | Xian, Junhao | 2237 | CHN | +15N | +31B | −1N | =12B | +23N | 3.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 7.25 | 2147 | -5.0 |
| 7 | Sooraj M R | 2147 | IND | +33B | +20N | −2B | +21N | −3B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 5.50 | 2088 | -5.8 |
| 8 | Surtees, Mike J | 2051 | ENG | +25B | −2N | +29B | +17N | −4B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 5.50 | 2069 | +5.6 |
| 9 | Norris, Ethan | 2101 | ENG | F | +10B | =13N | +15B | =2N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 8.75 | 2268 | +8.8 |
| 10 | Hart, John | 0 | ENG | +19B | −9N | −3B | +25N | +26B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 5.50 | 1927 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Starley, Robert | 2086 | ENG | +28B | +35N | F | −5N | +12B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.00 | 2082 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Taylor, John Paul | 1877 | ENG | +18B | −5N | +25B | =6N | −11N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 5.75 | 1961 | +9.4 |
| 13 | Siedielnikov, Leonid | 0 | ENG | =26B | +37N | =9B | −3N | =17B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 4.00 | 1733 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Allison, Mark S | 2030 | ENG | =24N | +34B | =21B | −4N | =15N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 4.25 | 1972 | -12.0 |
| 15 | Boganadham, Ved Sudeep | 1854 | ENG | −6B | +36N | +32B | −9N | =14B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 3.25 | 1928 | +15.6 |
| 16 | Gartside, Carl | 1759 | ENG | −5B | =18N | =37B | +30N | =21B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 4.00 | 1789 | +0.4 |
| 17 | Kocak, Yavuz Aydin | 1528 | ENG | −20B | +28N | +34N | −8B | =13N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 3.75 | 1746 | +25.6 |
| 18 | Maheshwari, Shlok | 1637 | ENG | −12N | =16B | =30N | +27B | =20N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 4.50 | 1850 | +43.2 |
| 19 | Sanada, Tetsuaki | 2047 | JPN | −10N | +26N | F | =20B | +22B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.50 | 2079 | +3.0 |
| 20 | Sullivan, Daniel | 1907 | ENG | +17N | −7B | F | =19N | =18B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.00 | 1840 | -5.0 |
| 21 | Hill, Jonathan S | 1987 | ENG | F | +24B | =14N | −7B | =16N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.50 | 1854 | -20.8 |
| 22 | Cheung, Leo | 1863 | ENG | −2B | −25N | +28B | +26N | −19N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 1712 | -34.4 |
| 23 | Riley, Chris | 1866 | ENG | −1N | +38B | F | +31N | −6B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.50 | 2058 | +33.2 |
| 24 | Sullivan, Luke | 0 | ENG | =14B | −21N | −26B | +32N | =31B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 3.50 | 1771 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Herd, Ewan | 1737 | ENG | −8N | +22B | −12N | −10B | =32N | 1.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 2.75 | 1768 | +2.8 |
| 26 | Bartlett, William | 1572 | ENG | =13N | −19B | +24N | −22B | −10N | 1.5 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 3.25 | 1118 | -9.2 |
| 27 | Burns, Martin J | 1858 | ENG | −4N | =30B | F | −18N | +33B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.25 | 1778 | -8.4 |
| 28 | FIDE 343495451 | 0 | — | −11N | −17B | −22N | +36B | =30B | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 1.25 | 1590 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Jackson, Oliver AFM | 2034 | ENG | +30B | =4B | −8N | F | F | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.50 | 1967 | -3.8 |
| 30 | FIDE 343496539 | 0 | — | −29N | =27N | =18B | −16B | =28N | 1.5 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 2.75 | 1629 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Wills, Tom | 1997 | ENG | +36B | −6N | F | −23B | =24N | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.50 | 1790 | -15.4 |
| 32 | Ashbrooke, MonikaWCM | 1628 | JCI | −35B | +33N | −15N | −24B | =25B | 1.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 2.25 | 1733 | +9.8 |
| 33 | Newell, David F | 1815 | ENG | −7N | −32B | =36N | +34B | −27N | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 1.25 | 1664 | -21.2 |
| 34 | Hall, Alan | 1778 | ENG | F | −14N | −17B | −33N | +36B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.50 | 1564 | -22.4 |
| 35 | Gardiner, Eric D | 1875 | ENG | +32N | −11B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.50 | 1857 | -0.8 |
| 36 | Holroyd-Doveton, Nathaniel | 1654 | ENG | −31N | −15B | =33B | −28N | −34N | 0.5 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 0.75 | 1539 | -9.6 |
| 37 | Moran, Ben | 0 | ENG | F | −13B | =16N | F | F | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.25 | 1759 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Virgin, Jack | 1742 | ENG | −3B | −23N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1172 | -18.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Maheshwari, ShlokENG+43.22.5 pts · #18
- 2Riley, ChrisENG+33.22.0 pts · #16
- 3Kocak, Yavuz AydinENG+25.62.5 pts · #30
Top rating losers
- 1Cheung, LeoENG-34.42.0 pts · #24
- 2Hall, AlanENG-22.41.0 pts · #33
- 3Newell, David FENG-21.21.5 pts · #20
Biggest upsets
- R3+250 Elo gap
- R4+221 Elo gap
- R2+187 Elo gap