2nd Folkestone FIDE Congress - U1750
Open SwissStandard
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
Federations · 5 represented
🇬🇧England×11
🇬🇧Scotland×1
🇮🇪Ireland×1
🇮🇳India×1
🇭🇰Hong Kong China×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsFIDE 343421318 led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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3
2
1
1
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| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FIDE 343421318 | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2Chris D Brown | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3Robert G Thompson | — | 0 | * | — |
| 4FIDE 343493700 | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIDE 343421318 | 0 | — | +2B | +4B | +14N | +3B | +10N | 5.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 14.50 | 1714 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Brown, Chris D | 1687 | ENG | −1N | +20B | +18N | +6B | +3N | 4.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 8.00 | 2409 | +15.6 |
| 3 | FIDE 343454445 | 0 | — | +5B | +8N | +13B | −1N | −2B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 8.00 | 1634 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Bean, David | 1660 | ENG | +20B | −1N | =5B | +15N | =6B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 5.50 | 2409 | +17.2 |
| 5 | FIDE 343493700 | 0 | — | −3N | +19B | =4N | +9B | =7N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 6.50 | 1670 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Thompson, Robert G | 0 | ENG | +15B | =13N | +16B | −2N | =4N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 5.50 | 1622 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Eagle, Joe | 1681 | ENG | −13B | =15N | +8B | +17N | =5B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 6.75 | 1629 | -3.0 |
| 8 | Gustei, Constantin | 0 | ENG | +19N | −3B | −7N | +18B | +16N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 3.50 | 1622 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Hung, Tak Yuen Dennis | 1611 | HKG | F | +11N | =10B | −5N | +14B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.75 | 2361 | +17.2 |
| 10 | Christensen, Peter | 0 | ENG | F | +21B | =9N | +14B | −1B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.75 | 1610 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Tewari, Siddhant | 1561 | IND | =12N | −9B | −17B | +21N | +15B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 3.25 | 1376 | -25.6 |
| 12 | Wood, Peter C | 1659 | ENG | =11B | −16N | F | +19N | +13B | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.25 | 1568 | -7.4 |
| 13 | Sloan, Cecil | 1582 | IRL | +7N | =6B | −3N | =16B | −12N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 5.25 | 1634 | +4.4 |
| 14 | Dhinsa, Nav | 0 | ENG | +18B | +17N | −1B | −10N | −9N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 2.50 | 1644 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 343468705 | 0 | — | −6N | =7B | +21N | −4B | −11N | 1.5 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 2.00 | 1361 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Gillard, Andrew L | 1562 | ENG | F | +12B | −6N | =13N | −8B | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.50 | 1813 | +26.4 |
| 17 | Ritchie, Paul | 1677 | ENG | =21N | −14B | +11N | −7B | −20N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 2.75 | 1492 | -14.8 |
| 18 | Twigg, Robert | 0 | ENG | −14N | F | −2B | −8N | +19B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 887 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 456330 | 0 | — | −8B | −5N | +20N | −12B | −18N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 1.00 | 1634 | 0.0 |
| 20 | O`Neill, Tom C | 1609 | SCO | −4N | −2N | −19B | F | +17B | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.50 | 1550 | -4.6 |
| 21 | FIDE 343454593 | 0 | — | =17B | −10N | −15B | −11B | F | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.75 | 1426 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Gillard, Andrew LENG+26.41.5 pts · #4
- 2Hung, Tak Yuen DennisHKG+17.22.5 pts · #9
- 3Bean, DavidENG+17.23.0 pts · #13
Top rating losers
- 1Tewari, SiddhantIND-25.62.5 pts · #17
- 2Ritchie, PaulENG-14.81.5 pts · #14
- 3Wood, Peter CENG-7.42.5 pts · #5