Coulsdon Chess Daytime Chess May 2026
Open SwissStandard
11 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 06 May 2026 to 20 May 2026 in Coulsdon, England. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1239, and top seed was Chris I Howell (🇬🇧 ENG, 1834).
Chris I Howell (🇬🇧 ENG, 1834) won with 2.5/6, ahead of Les Denford (2.0) and Andrew M Shoulders (2.0). Howell won solo starting round 5.
Location
🇬🇧Coulsdon, England
Dates
06 May 2026 → 20 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇬🇧England×10
🇬🇧Wales×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsChris I Howell led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
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12
12
4
1
1
R5–R6 · LEAD HELD
Chris I Howell held the sole lead from R5 through R6 without losing it.
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Chris I Howell | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2Andrew M Shoulders | — | * | — | — |
| 3Les Denford | — | — | * | — |
| 4David J Howes | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Howell, Chris I | 1834 | ENG | F | F | F | +4N | =9B | +10B | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.75 | 2363 | +6.8 |
| 2 | Denford, Les | 1618 | ENG | F | F | F | F | +5N | +6B | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2271 | +24.4 |
| 3 | Shoulders, Andrew M | 0 | ENG | F | F | F | −5B | +10N | +8B | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.50 | 1509 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Howes, David J | 1562 | ENG | F | F | F | −1B | =8N | +5B | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.25 | 1580 | +0.6 |
| 5 | Aburrow, Michael | 1443 | ENG | F | F | F | +3N | −2B | −4N | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.00 | 790 | -12.2 |
| 6 | Lilwall, David | 1498 | ENG | F | F | F | +11B | −7N | −2N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1514 | +0.8 |
| 7 | Wimble, Gary | 0 | ENG | F | F | F | −?B | +6B | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 1563 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Woolley, Michael | 1462 | ENG | F | F | F | F | =4B | −3N | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 1562 | +2.8 |
| 9 | Sanchez Loureda, Jose | 0 | ENG | F | F | F | F | =1N | F | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 1834 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Khan, A Qaiyum | 1563 | ENG | F | F | F | F | −3B | −1N | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1034 | -3.4 |
| 11 | Merrifield, Peter | 1410 | WLS | F | F | F | −6N | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 698 | -7.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Denford, LesENG+24.42.0 pts · #3
- 2Howell, Chris IENG+6.82.5 pts · #1
- 3Woolley, MichaelENG+2.80.5 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Aburrow, MichaelENG-12.21.0 pts · #11
- 2Merrifield, PeterWLS-7.60.0 pts · #9
- 3Khan, A QaiyumENG-3.40.0 pts · #10