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2nd Folkestone FIDE Congress - U1750

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21 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 20 Mar 2026 to 22 Mar 2026 in Folkestone, England. 5 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1629, and top seed was Chris D Brown (🇬🇧 ENG, 1687).

Location
🇬🇧Folkestone, England
Dates
20 Mar 2026 → 22 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇬🇧Chris D Brown1687
Avg top 10
1,629
Participants
21
Federations · 5 represented
🇬🇧England×11
🇬🇧Scotland×1
🇮🇪Ireland×1
🇮🇳India×1
🇭🇰Hong Kong China×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

FIDE 343421318 led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
7
3
2
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD

FIDE 343421318 never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R1 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FIDE 343421318 beat Chris D Brown (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

FIDE 343421318 5 wins (R1–R5)Chris D Brown 4 wins (R2–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1FIDE 343421318*
1
2Chris D Brown
0
*
1
3Robert G Thompson
0
*
4FIDE 343493700*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1FIDE 3434213180+2B+4B+14N+3B+10N5.012.514.514.5017140.0
2Brown, Chris D1687ENG1N+20B+18N+6B+3N4.012.013.08.002409+15.6
3FIDE 3434544450+5B+8N+13B1N2B3.015.017.08.0016340.0
4Bean, David1660ENG+20B1N=5B+15N=6B3.012.513.55.502409+17.2
5FIDE 34349370003N+19B=4N+9B=7N3.011.512.56.5016700.0
6Thompson, Robert G0ENG+15B=13N+16B2N=4N3.010.512.05.5016220.0
7Eagle, Joe1681ENG13B=15N+8B+17N=5B3.09.511.06.751629-3.0
8Gustei, Constantin0ENG+19N3B7N+18B+16N3.08.59.53.5016220.0
9Hung, Tak Yuen Dennis1611HKGF+11N=10B5N+14B2.510.010.05.752361+17.2
10Christensen, Peter0ENGF+21B=9N+14B1B2.510.010.03.7516100.0
11Tewari, Siddhant1561IND=12N9B17B+21N+15B2.58.08.53.251376-25.6
12Wood, Peter C1659ENG=11B16NF+19N+13B2.57.07.04.251568-7.4
13Sloan, Cecil1582IRL+7N=6B3N=16B12N2.011.513.05.251634+4.4
14Dhinsa, Nav0ENG+18B+17N1B10N9N2.011.512.52.5016440.0
15FIDE 34346870506N=7B+21N4B11N1.511.512.02.0013610.0
16Gillard, Andrew L1562ENGF+12B6N=13N8B1.510.510.53.501813+26.4
17Ritchie, Paul1677ENG=21N14B+11N7B20N1.58.59.02.751492-14.8
18Twigg, Robert0ENG14NF2B8N+19B1.010.010.01.008870.0
19FIDE 45633008B5N+20N12B18N1.09.510.51.0016340.0
20O`Neill, Tom C1609SCO4N2N19BF+17B1.09.59.51.501550-4.6
21FIDE 3434545930=17B10N15B11BF0.58.08.00.7514260.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers