Eccles Classic Chess Event 26 April 2026
Open SwissStandard
20 players participated in this 2-round tournament, held on 26 Apr 2026 in Ecc'es, England. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 687, and top seed was Mike J Surtees (🇬🇧 ENG, 2079).
Dominic Bulman (🇬🇧 ENG, 1730) won with 2.0/2. Bulman won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
Location
🇬🇧Ecc'es, England
Dates
26 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 80 minutes for game with 15 sec increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 2 rounds
Avg top 10
687
Participants
20
Federations · 2 represented
🇬🇧England×7
🇹🇷Turkiye×1
Top 3
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Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulman, Dominic | 1730 | ENG | +16B | +8N | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2387 | +12.4 |
| 2 | FIDE 343444164 | 0 | — | +?N | +?B | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1685 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Gur, Gurbuz | 1690 | TUR | +10B | =4N | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 1.75 | 1862 | +4.6 |
| 4 | Rojas, Nicolas | 1862 | ENG | +9N | =3B | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 1.75 | 1690 | -9.2 |
| 5 | Boulden, David | 0 | ENG | =?B | +12N | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 1931 | 0.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 434914 | 0 | — | +?N | =?B | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1794 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 343477089 | 0 | — | +?N | =?N | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1868 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Palmer, Charles | 1587 | ENG | +13N | −1B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 0.50 | 930 | -12.4 |
| 9 | Chaffe, Matthew | 0 | ENG | −4B | +?N | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1062 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 343409318 | 0 | — | −3N | +?B | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 890 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 343495451 | 0 | — | −?B | +?N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1017 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 343477097 | 0 | — | =?N | −5B | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1697 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 1809776 | 0 | — | −8B | =?B | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 787 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 343439110 | 0 | — | =15B | −?N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1131 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Shortt, John | 0 | ENG | =14N | −?B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 897 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 343495435 | 0 | — | −1N | −?B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 874 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Coltman, Andre | 0 | ENG | −?B | −?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1118 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 343477119 | 0 | — | −?N | F | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 830 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 343495443 | 0 | — | −?B | F | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1279 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 343477348 | 0 | — | −?B | F | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 865 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Bulman, DominicENG+12.42.0 pts · #4
- 2Gur, GurbuzTUR+4.61.5 pts · #5
- 3FIDE 4349140.01.5 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Palmer, CharlesENG-12.41.0 pts · #13
- 2Rojas, NicolasENG-9.21.5 pts · #7
- 3Boulden, DavidENG0.01.5 pts · #8