Richardson Cup 2026 Semi-Final
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29 players participated in this 2-round tournament, held from 04 Apr 2026 to 25 Apr 2026 in Locations around Scotland, Scotland. 9 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2246, and top seed was Frederick Waldhausen Gordon (🇬🇧 SCO, IM, 2448).
Sven Stocklose (🇿🇦 RSA, 1994) won with 1.0/2, ahead of Devesh Sharma (1.0) and Louis Cheng (1.0).
The biggest upset came in round 2: Sven Stocklose (1994) beat Craig S M Thomson (FM, 2194), a +200-point gap.
Location
🇬🇧Locations around Scotland, Scotland
Dates
04 Apr 2026 → 25 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Team · 2 rounds
Titled players · 9
GM×1
IM×2
FM×3
CM×2
WFM×1
Federations · 6 represented
🇬🇧Scotland×21
🇬🇷Greece×3
🇿🇦South Africa×2
🇨🇾Cyprus×1
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
🇸🇪Sweden×1
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stocklose, Sven | 🇿🇦RSA | 1994 | 1.0 | 2194 | 2994 | +15.2 |
| 2 | Sharma, Devesh | 🇬🇧SCO | 2039 | 1.0 | 1772 | 2572 | +7.2 |
| 3 | Cheng, Louis | 🇬🇧SCO | 2078 | 1.0 | 1802 | 2602 | +6.8 |
| 4 | WFMCooke, Suzie G. | 🇬🇧SCO | 1927 | 1.0 | 1623 | 2423 | +2.8 |
| 5 | FMRuxton, Keith | 🇬🇧SCO | 2270 | 1.0 | 2115 | 2915 | +5.8 |
| 6 | Grant, Jonathan I M | 🇬🇧SCO | 2108 | 1.0 | 1893 | 2693 | +4.6 |
| 7 | CMDeepak Ambattu, Rithvik | 🇬🇧SCO | 2154 | 1.0 | 1952 | 2752 | +9.6 |
| 8 | IMWaldhausen Gordon, Frederick | 🇬🇧SCO | 2448 | 1.0 | 2227 | 3027 | +2.2 |
| 9 | IMMuir, Andrew J | 🇬🇧SCO | 2143 | 0.5 | 1891 | 1891 | -3.1 |
| 10 | Valden, Petros | 🇬🇷GRE | 2184 | 0.5 | 2011 | 2011 | -4.6 |
| 11 | Spencer, Edwin A | 🇬🇧SCO | 2075 | 0.5 | 2219 | 2219 | +3.8 |
| 12 | GMArakhamia-Grant, Ketevan | 🇬🇧SCO | 2308 | 0.5 | 2214 | 2214 | -1.3 |
| 13 | Bozinakis, Pavlos | 🇬🇷GRE | 2214 | 0.5 | 2308 | 2308 | +2.6 |
| 14 | McDonald, Ian | 🇬🇧SCO | 2011 | 0.5 | 2184 | 2184 | +4.6 |
| 15 | FMBerry, Neil | 🇬🇧SCO | 2244 | 0.5 | 2094 | 2094 | -4.0 |
| 16 | Findlay, David John | 🇬🇧SCO | 2094 | 0.5 | 2244 | 2244 | +4.0 |
| 17 | Blackford, Ross | 🇬🇧SCO | 2106 | 0.5 | 1955 | 1955 | -4.0 |
| 18 | MacQueen, Calum | 🇬🇧SCO | 2219 | 0.5 | 2075 | 2075 | -3.8 |
| 19 | Munshi, Aryan | 🇬🇧SCO | 1891 | 0.5 | 2143 | 2143 | +6.2 |
| 20 | Hogg, Stephen William | 🇬🇧SCO | 1955 | 0.5 | 2106 | 2106 | +4.0 |
| 21 | Skettos, Nicolas | 🇨🇾CYP | 1952 | 0.0 | 2154 | 1354 | -4.8 |
| 22 | CMOphoff, Ja | 🇿🇦RSA | 2227 | 0.0 | 2448 | 1648 | -4.4 |
| 23 | Kirilov, Kiril | 🇬🇧SCO | 1772 | 0.0 | 2039 | 1239 | -7.2 |
| 25 | McIntyre, John W | 🇬🇧SCO | 1893 | 0.0 | 2108 | 1308 | -9.2 |
| 26 | Hewitson, David | 🇸🇪SWE | 1802 | 0.0 | 2078 | 1278 | -3.4 |
| 27 | Vayanos,George Marwan | 🇬🇷GRE | 2115 | 0.0 | 2270 | 1470 | -5.8 |
| 28 | FMThomson, Craig S M | 🇬🇧SCO | 2194 | 0.0 | 1994 | 1194 | -15.2 |
| 29 | Paterson, Colin C | 🇬🇧SCO | 1623 | 0.0 | 1927 | 1127 | -5.6 |
| 24 | Drabych, Vladyslav | 🇺🇦UKR | 0 | 0.0 | 2049 | 1249 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Stocklose, SvenRSA+15.21.0 pts · #1
- 2Deepak Ambattu, RithvikCMSCO+9.61.0 pts · #7
- 3Sharma, DeveshSCO+7.21.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Thomson, Craig S MFMSCO-15.20.0 pts · #28
- 2McIntyre, John WSCO-9.20.0 pts · #25
- 3Kirilov, KirilSCO-7.20.0 pts · #23
Biggest upsets
- R2+200 Elo gap