2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Rounds 5 and 6
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52 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held on 22 Feb 2026 in Dunfemline, Scotland. 5 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2147, and top seed was Ja Ophoff (🇿🇦 RSA, CM, 2253).
Walter Burnett (🇬🇧 SCO, 1913) won with 2.0/6, ahead of Andrew Burnett (2.0) and Andrew G Wright (2.0).
The biggest upset came in round 6: Philip S Muir (1888) beat Ian C. Robertson (2050), a +162-point gap.
Location
🇬🇧Dunfemline, Scotland
Dates
22 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Team · 6 rounds
Titled players · 5
IM×1
FM×2
CM×1
WFM×1
Federations · 7 represented
🇬🇧Scotland×43
🇺🇦Ukraine×2
🇬🇷Greece×2
🇩🇪Germany×1
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×1
🇿🇦South Africa×1
🇬🇧England×1
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burnett, Walter | 🇬🇧SCO | 1913 | 2.0 | 1961 | 2761 | +22.6 |
| 2 | FMBurnett, Andrew | 🇬🇧SCO | 2143 | 2.0 | 2093 | 2893 | +17.4 |
| 4 | Wright, Andrew G | 🇬🇧SCO | 2097 | 2.0 | 1990 | 2790 | +14.6 |
| 5 | Kudaibergen, Nurlykhan | 🇰🇿KAZ | 2146 | 2.0 | 2029 | 2829 | +13.8 |
| 7 | Madhavan, Sanjith | 🇬🇧SCO | 2142 | 2.0 | 1946 | 2746 | +10.0 |
| 3 | Munshi, Aryan | 🇬🇧SCO | 1874 | 2.0 | 1823 | 2623 | +17.2 |
| 6 | McCormack, Derek | 🇬🇧SCO | 1932 | 2.0 | 1792 | 2592 | +12.4 |
| 8 | Donohue, Tom | 🇬🇧SCO | 1933 | 2.0 | 1857 | 2657 | +16.0 |
| 17 | Blackford, Ross | 🇬🇧SCO | 2094 | 2.0 | 2050 | 2850 | +8.8 |
| 9 | McKay, Jonathan | 🇬🇧SCO | 1990 | 2.0 | 1970 | 2770 | +19.0 |
| 14 | FMThomson, Craig S M | 🇬🇧SCO | 2199 | 1.5 | 2023 | 2216 | +1.0 |
| 15 | Vadalia, Jainill | 🇬🇧SCO | 1964 | 1.5 | 1931 | 2124 | +16.4 |
| 25 | Spiers, William | 🇬🇧SCO | 1882 | 1.5 | 1935 | 2735 | +22.8 |
| 12 | Neave, George | 🇬🇧SCO | 2063 | 1.5 | 1997 | 2190 | +6.6 |
| 16 | Vasiliadis, Theodoros | 🇬🇷GRE | 1974 | 1.5 | 1966 | 2159 | +9.6 |
| 10 | Farrell, Neil | 🇬🇧SCO | 2123 | 1.5 | 2070 | 2263 | +7.2 |
| 11 | Vayanos,George Marwan | 🇬🇷GRE | 2103 | 1.5 | 1950 | 2143 | +2.4 |
| 13 | Savidge, Daniel | 🇬🇧ENG | 2097 | 1.5 | 2037 | 2230 | +7.2 |
| 18 | IMMuir, Andrew J | 🇬🇧SCO | 2149 | 1.0 | 2198 | 2198 | +1.3 |
| 28 | Minnican, Alan | 🇬🇧SCO | 2034 | 1.0 | 2046 | 2046 | +0.6 |
| 21 | Lothian, Robert | 🇬🇧SCO | 2017 | 1.0 | 2090 | 2090 | +4.0 |
| 22 | Tushynskyi, Volodymyr | 🇺🇦UKR | 2110 | 1.0 | 2010 | 2010 | -10.0 |
| 29 | Klingelhoefer, Jan Alfred | 🇩🇪GER | 1877 | 1.0 | 2065 | 2065 | +19.6 |
| 30 | FIDE 2418991 | — | 0 | 1.0 | 1843 | 1843 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Muir, Philip S | 🇬🇧SCO | 1888 | 1.0 | 2007 | 2007 | +12.4 |
| 24 | Sloan, Elliot S | 🇬🇧SCO | 1935 | 1.0 | 1877 | 1877 | -3.2 |
| 19 | WFMCooke, Suzie G. | 🇬🇧SCO | 1949 | 1.0 | 1849 | 1849 | -5.4 |
| 26 | CMOphoff, Ja | 🇿🇦RSA | 2253 | 1.0 | 2049 | 2049 | -10.0 |
| 27 | Hogg, Stephen William | 🇬🇧SCO | 1948 | 1.0 | 1987 | 1987 | +1.6 |
| 23 | Tweedie, Chris | 🇬🇧SCO | 2095 | 1.0 | 1874 | 2674 | +4.4 |
| 31 | Adam, Michael | 🇬🇧SCO | 1806 | 0.5 | 1941 | 1748 | -2.8 |
| 35 | McGeoch, Kenny R | 🇬🇧SCO | 1968 | 0.5 | 2004 | 1811 | -8.0 |
| 39 | Fleming, Neil | 🇬🇧SCO | 1891 | 0.5 | 2006 | 1813 | -7.6 |
| 32 | Drabych, Vladyslav | 🇺🇦UKR | 0 | 0.5 | 2100 | 1907 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Sharma, Devesh | 🇬🇧SCO | 2001 | 0.5 | 1996 | 1803 | -20.4 |
| 37 | Murray, Thomas W J | 🇬🇧SCO | 1785 | 0.5 | 1927 | 1734 | -4.8 |
| 38 | Irving, Neil | 🇬🇧SCO | 1921 | 0.5 | 1849 | 1656 | -13.8 |
| 40 | Mallick, Sai | 🇬🇧SCO | 1847 | 0.5 | 1824 | 1631 | -22.4 |
| 50 | Findlay, David John | 🇬🇧SCO | 2106 | 0.5 | 2123 | 1323 | -9.6 |
| 33 | Deighan, Matthew J | 🇬🇧SCO | 1774 | 0.5 | 1898 | 1705 | -3.4 |
| 34 | Spencer, Edwin A | 🇬🇧SCO | 2078 | 0.5 | 2001 | 2001 | -2.2 |
| 48 | McPherson, Shea | 🇬🇧SCO | 1799 | 0.0 | 1903 | 1103 | -28.8 |
| 52 | Thurtell, Craig | 🇬🇧SCO | 1908 | 0.0 | 1962 | 1162 | -34.4 |
| 41 | Hulme, William | 🇬🇧SCO | 1874 | 0.0 | 2120 | 1320 | -7.8 |
| 42 | Babin, Andre | 🇬🇧SCO | 1948 | 0.0 | 2200 | 1400 | -7.6 |
| 44 | Browning, Isaac | 🇬🇧SCO | 2037 | 0.0 | 2080 | 1280 | -17.8 |
| 47 | Robertson, Ian C. | 🇬🇧SCO | 2050 | 0.0 | 1991 | 1191 | -23.0 |
| 51 | Bhopal, Raj | 🇬🇧SCO | 2032 | 0.0 | 1934 | 1134 | -25.4 |
| 43 | Marks, Ian A | 🇬🇧SCO | 1875 | 0.0 | 2103 | 1303 | -8.4 |
| 46 | Grant, Jonathan I M | 🇬🇧SCO | 2102 | 0.0 | 2097 | 1297 | -10.2 |
| 45 | Emery, Keith | 🇬🇧SCO | 1837 | 0.0 | 2103 | 1303 | -3.6 |
| 49 | Campbell, Alistair | 🇬🇧SCO | 1872 | 0.0 | 1935 | 1135 | -8.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Spiers, WilliamSCO+22.81.5 pts · #25
- 2Burnett, WalterSCO+22.62.0 pts · #1
- 3Klingelhoefer, Jan AlfredGER+19.61.0 pts · #29
Top rating losers
- 1Thurtell, CraigSCO-34.40.0 pts · #52
- 2McPherson, SheaSCO-28.80.0 pts · #48
- 3Bhopal, RajSCO-25.40.0 pts · #51
Biggest upsets
- R6+162 Elo gap
- R6+155 Elo gap
- R6+104 Elo gap