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Coulsdon Chess Daytime Chess April 2026

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11 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 15 Apr 2026 to 29 Apr 2026 in Coulsdon, England. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1246, and top seed was Chris I Howell (🇬🇧 ENG, 1834).

Michael Woolley (🇬🇧 ENG, 1462) won with 2.0/3, ahead of Michael Aburrow (2.0) and Les Denford (1.5). Woolley shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

Location
🇬🇧Coulsdon, England
Dates
15 Apr 2026 → 29 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 3 rounds
Top seed
🇬🇧Chris I Howell1834
Avg top 10
1,246
Participants
11
Federations · 2 represented
🇬🇧England×10
🇬🇧Wales×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 3 rounds

Tight race until R2; 2 players tied at 2.0/3, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders
3
1
2
11.52.53R1R2R3
Woolley2Aburrow2Denford1.5Howell1Clayton1Sanchez Loureda1
R2–R3 · LEAD HELD

Michael Woolley held the sole lead from R2 through R3 without losing it.

R3 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 2.0/3. Woolley takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (2.0).

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Woolley, Michael1462ENG+5B+4NF2.02.02.02.002210+8.2
2Aburrow, Michael1443ENG+4BF+5N2.02.02.02.002210+9.0
3Denford, Les1618ENG+10BF=9N1.50.50.50.251581-1.6
4Wimble, Gary0ENG−2N−1B+10N1.04.04.00.006610.0
5Merrifield, Peter1410WLS−1N+10B−2B1.04.04.00.00661-17.2
6Howell, Chris I1834ENGF+7NF1.01.01.01.002428+4.8
7Clayton, David C1628ENGF−6B+11N1.01.01.00.001665+1.6
8Sanchez Loureda, Jose0ENGF+9BF1.00.50.50.5016010.0
9Howes, David J1562ENGF−8N=3B0.52.52.50.751608+0.8
10Shoulders, Andrew M0ENG−3N−5N−4B0.02.53.50.007090.0
11Lilwall, David1498ENGFF−7B0.01.01.00.00828-6.4

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