Coulsdon Chess Daytime Chess February 2026
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8 players participated in this 2-round tournament, held from 04 Feb 2026 to 25 Feb 2026 in Coulsdon, England. Top 10 Elo average was 954, and top seed was David C Clayton (🇬🇧 ENG, 1632).
Les Denford (🇬🇧 ENG, 0) won with 2.0/2, ahead of David C Clayton (2.0) and David J Howes (1.0). Denford won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
Location
🇬🇧Coulsdon, England
Dates
04 Feb 2026 → 25 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 2 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇬🇧England×7
Top 3
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Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denford, Les | 0 | ENG | +3N | +6N | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2354 | +45.6 |
| 2 | Clayton, David C | 1632 | ENG | +6B | +7N | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2275 | +11.8 |
| 3 | Howes, David J | 1588 | ENG | −1B | +8N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 703 | -12.8 |
| 4 | FIDE 343488188 | 0 | — | F | +?N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1526 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Aburrow, Michael | 1432 | ENG | +7B | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2247 | +9.8 |
| 6 | Woolley, Michael | 1470 | ENG | −2N | −1B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 767 | -16.6 |
| 7 | Wimble, Gary | 1511 | ENG | −5N | −2B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 741 | -30.0 |
| 8 | Shoulders, Andrew M | 0 | ENG | −?N | −3B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 756 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Denford, LesENG+45.62.0 pts · #1
- 2Clayton, David CENG+11.82.0 pts · #2
- 3Aburrow, MichaelENG+9.81.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Wimble, GaryENG-30.00.0 pts · #5
- 2Woolley, MichaelENG-16.60.0 pts · #8
- 3Howes, David JENG-12.81.0 pts · #6