The Army and Navy Club Pall Mall FIDE Congress - Open
12 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 13 Mar 2026 to 15 Mar 2026 in London SW1, England. 2 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2000, and top seed was Rajat Makkar (🇫🇷 FRA, IM, 2418).
Rajat Makkar (🇫🇷 FRA, IM, 2418) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Alfie Onslow (3.0) and Alistair Hill (2.5). Makkar won solo starting round 2.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Mark Nagy-Miticzky (1806) beat Chris N Njotea (2041), a +235-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsIM Rajat Makkar led from R2; +2.0-point edge over the runner-up.
IM Rajat Makkar never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.
IM Rajat Makkar beat Alfie Onslow (Black).
IM Rajat Makkar won 5 in a row (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMRajat Makkar | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Alfie Onslow | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3CMManmay Chopra | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Vikas Sajanani | 0 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Makkar, RajatIM | 2418 | FRA | +7B | +3N | +5B | +2N | +4B | 5.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 11.50 | 2906 | +7.2 |
| 2 | Onslow, Alfie | 2176 | ENG | +4N | F | +3B | −1B | +9B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.00 | 2254 | +9.8 |
| 3 | Hill, Alistair | 2119 | ENG | +9N | −1B | −2N | +6N | =5B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 3.75 | 2075 | -4.4 |
| 4 | Sajanani, Vikas | 1904 | ENG | −2B | =6N | +7B | +9N | −1N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.25 | 2026 | +13.2 |
| 5 | Manmay ChopraCM | 2174 | IND | +6B | F | −1N | +7N | =3N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.75 | 2191 | +2.8 |
| 6 | Nagy-Miticzky, Mark | 1806 | HUN | −5N | =4B | +9N | −3B | +7N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.25 | 2008 | +46.8 |
| 7 | Njotea, Chris N | 2041 | ENG | −1N | +9B | −4N | −5B | −6B | 1.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 1781 | -33.6 |
| 8 | Lee, Seho | 1861 | ENG | F | F | F | F | +11N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2497 | +11.2 |
| 9 | Prince, Alan R | 1802 | ENG | −3B | −7N | −6B | −4B | −2N | 0.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 1209 | -25.6 |
| 10 | Mehdi, Ahmed | 0 | ENG | F | F | F | F | −?B | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1025 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Bishop, Geoffrey L | 1697 | ENG | F | F | F | F | −8B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1061 | -5.6 |
| 12 | FIDE 343490468 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | −?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 819 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Nagy-Miticzky, MarkHUN+46.82.5 pts · #6
- 2Sajanani, VikasENG+13.22.5 pts · #4
- 3Lee, SehoENG+11.21.0 pts · #7
- 1Njotea, Chris NENG-33.61.0 pts · #8
- 2Prince, Alan RENG-25.60.0 pts · #11
- 3Bishop, Geoffrey LENG-5.60.0 pts · #9
- R5+235 Elo gap
- R3+137 Elo gap