Muswell Hill Chess February Half Term 2026 - Standard
Open SwissStandard
13 players participated in this 2-round tournament, held on 17 Feb 2026 in London N2, England. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1723, and top seed was Gary Kenworthy (🇬🇧 ENG, FM, 2188).
Christopher Clarke (🇬🇧 ENG, 1671) won with 2.0/2, ahead of Ashvini Pavalachandran (2.0) and Lee Dawson (1.0). Clarke shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇬🇧London N2, England
Dates
17 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 2 rounds
Titled players · 1
FM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇬🇧England×12
🇱🇰Sri Lanka×1
Top 3
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Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clarke, Christopher | 1671 | ENG | +8B | +4N | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2384 | +30.8 |
| 2 | Pavalachandran, Ashvini | 1853 | SRI | +12B | +3N | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2463 | +11.0 |
| 3 | Dawson, Lee | 1521 | ENG | +10N | −2B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 0.50 | 1686 | +7.4 |
| 4 | Thompson, David Nigel | 1510 | ENG | +9B | −1B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 0.50 | 1546 | +1.8 |
| 5 | Croasdale, Mark | 1744 | ENG | +7B | −6B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1953 | +8.8 |
| 6 | Kenworthy, GaryFM | 2188 | ENG | F | +5N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2588 | +1.6 |
| 7 | Llewellyn, Julian D | 1761 | ENG | −5N | +13B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 945 | -10.4 |
| 8 | Pride, Stephen C | 1657 | ENG | −1N | =11B | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 0.25 | 1355 | -15.4 |
| 9 | Sohal, Aneeksha | 1438 | ENG | −4N | =10B | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.25 | 1321 | -10.0 |
| 10 | Lewis, David | 1518 | ENG | −3B | =9N | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.25 | 1280 | -12.4 |
| 11 | Mulholland, Jenny | 1427 | ENG | F | =8N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1657 | +11.6 |
| 12 | OGorman, Brendan | 1804 | ENG | −2N | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1054 | -8.6 |
| 13 | Belay, Mikael | 0 | ENG | F | −7N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 961 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Clarke, ChristopherENG+30.82.0 pts · #1
- 2Mulholland, JennyENG+11.60.5 pts · #10
- 3Pavalachandran, AshviniSRI+11.02.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Pride, Stephen CENG-15.40.5 pts · #8
- 2Lewis, DavidENG-12.40.5 pts · #9
- 3Llewellyn, Julian DENG-10.41.0 pts · #11